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  1. 邱陵隄防必處其陽而右背之此兵之利地之助也
  2. 上雨水沫至欲涉者待其定也
  3. 凡地有絶澗天井天牢天羅天陷天𨻶必亟去之勿近也

and camp on hard ground, the army will be free from disease of every kind, and this will spell victory.

13. When you come to a hill or a bank, occupy the sunny side, with the slope on your right rear. Thus you will at once act for the benefit of your soldiers and utilize the natural advantages of the ground.

14. When, in consequence of heavy rains up-country, a river which you wish to ford is swollen and flecked with foam, you must wait until it subsides.

15. Country in which there are precipitous cliffs with torrents running between, deep natural hollows, confined places,

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