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Castle defenders pouring hot sand through a murder-hole to injure the attackers below (infosec.pub)

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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I spilled hot sand all over myself watching the Normans assault the castle & a black-armored knight shouted 'this miscreant eating hot sand' & everyone intoned a Te Deum