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Tang Ju. They could judge a person's auspiciousness or misfortune. Ancient people did not exist, but because time has passed too long. Among the Five Emperors' reigns, there are no transmitted records of people; it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage. Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called auspicious; a petty person is called accessible. With regard to precipitous heights, if you
