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Swords, shields and spears
Author: Daniel David
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The next day all the young Spartans lined up in neat rows with their thick black clothes glowing dimly, they were all equipped with three weapons; a large round shield on their left arms, a long spear tightly gripped on their right with a short sword at their waist. It was high noon and the heat from the sun was almost unbearable for the kids who have been standing under its intensity for hours, sweat soaked their clothes but they stood with determination. Inspectors in similar black clothes moved about watching them with canes on their hands.

"SHIELDS!!".

A loud voice rang out and the kids changed their stance with their bodies leaning forward and placing one foot ahead with their shields brought to their chins, this stance is mainly used by the Spartan infantry to withstand the clash against cavalries and aggressive barbarians, this stance was supposed to be performed with agility and also stability, but many mistakes were made by the kids and were met with the light touch of the ca
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