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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
• Footage courtesy: HISTORY — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lCxDgCd7dc
• Footage courtesy: FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qoo0XqB2ps

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00:00Thousands of invading soldiers swarm the dark stone tunnels of the Derinquia Fortress.
00:05How do defenders block an entire army underground using only a massive half-ton circular stone?
00:12Most people assume enemies could just push the heavy boulder backward to break inside the shelter.
00:18Intricate counterweight pivots allowed defenders to remotely manipulate impenetrable subterranean barricades with minimal physical effort.
00:26Intricate counterweight pivots allowed defenders to remotely manipulate impenetrable subterranean barricades with minimal physical effort.

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