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7: TROOPS
A good leader will bring good fortune.
The Lines (base to top)
An army sent to battle
Embedded with the soldiers
Coming home in body bags
Forces mired in endless war
Plenty to search and destroy
One seeks to extend his rule
Tom's Commentary
Earth over water. Water flowing underground. Dangerous strength hidden from view.
The strong yang line is buried in the second place -- representing not the ruler who sends men off to war but the capable commander who does the best with what he's been given.
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