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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Henri wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> My opinion of the whole deal is simple. Why
throw your only addition weapon?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For several possible reasons:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A move that takes out my cloak and his rapier, even
if it only lasts for one half second, is a winning move.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A move that draws his eyes away from me, even if it
only lasts for one half second, is a winning move.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A move that hides what I'm doing completely, even
if it only lasts for one half second, is a winning move.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's a fun, flamboyant move.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's a period move. Di Grassi describes
throwing the cloak.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finally, a cloak in the hands of a fighter whose
not yet used to it can distract him more than his enemy. His best option
is to try to throw it on the enemy's rapier. If it succeeds, he wins the
fight. If he fails, then he still got rid of the distraction, by using the
cloak in a period fashion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay
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