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 1 2|      long, which they call a pike, and a sword at their side,
 2 2|      a halberd in place of a pike, the shaft of which ((as
 3 2|     these (Germans) with the pike; and even if the latter
 4 2|    the German cannot use the pike against the enemy who is
 5 2|      the first passes of the pike: for in battles, as you
 6 2|  thrown to the ground by the pike, those on foot who remain
 7 2|      hand, the sword and the pike retain him. So that from
 8 2|      he responds less to the pike than the spur, I say that,
 9 2|      pikemen ought to have a pike, and those who guide the
10 3|   moves; for, armed with the pike and their swords useless ((
11 3|      use today, which is the pike, and the least part of those
12 3|      half arm lengths of the pike remain to the first rank.
13 3|      even six arm lengths of pike remain of use. For the same
14 5|    the drawing of a sword or pike, because disorderly people
15 7| enemy up to the point of the pike and of the sword. Nor would