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“Having local spies means employing the services of the inhabitants of a district.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 13: The Use of Spies
Use local inhabitants.
What it means

Natives know the ground and mood no outsider sees; employ them for what only they know.

Use it todayFind the local inhabitant who knows the ground you are entering.
Today’s questionWhose local knowledge am I failing to employ?
#local-knowledge#sources#terrain
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