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The Art of War: Complete 13 Chapters
The Art of War: Complete 13 Chapters

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13: The Use of Spies (Dụng Gián)

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XIII.

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XIII.
THE USE OF SPIES
1.
Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching
them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on
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The Art of War: Complete 13 Chapters

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13: The Use of Spies (Dụng Gián)

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Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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XIII.
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THE USE OF SPIES
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1.
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Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching
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them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on
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1

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a

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From this reading Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching

and

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From this reading Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching

distances

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

drain

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entails

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great

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heavy

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

host

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From this reading Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching

hundred

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From this reading Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching

loss

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

marching

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From this reading Sun Tzŭ said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching

men

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OF

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From this reading THE USE OF SPIES

on

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

people

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

Raising

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said

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SPIES

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Sun

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THE

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them

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From this reading them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on

thousand

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Tzŭ

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USE

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From this reading THE USE OF SPIES

XIII

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From this reading XIII.

Chapter Quiz

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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 13: The Use of Spies (Dụng Gián)?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "XIII....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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Narrator: XIII.
Narrator: Then, when these spies are