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. Others found ladders in
nearby barns and shops and used them to climb the walls
more directly.
But the top was several feet wide, and this made a good
platform for the defenders. In several places, mud-slick piles
of earth from inside the compound had been used to bolster
the walls. The sloping surfaces of these served as easy routes
to the top, allowing many hill and gully dwarves to scram-
ble up.
The defenders fought resolutely. The Aghar of the Creep-
ing Wedgie, organized by Nomscul and Fester, found a new
use for their shields, conking the derro on the head as the en-
emy reached the top of the wall. The hill dwarves, inspired
by Fidelia Fireforge and Turq Hearthstone, used pitchforks,
shovels, and spears to strike at the derro climbing the lad-
ders. They learned to knock the poles aside and drive the
ladders toppling to the ground.
To the rear of the compound, more Theiwar hurled them-
selves with savage abandon against the barricaded win-
dows. They hacked the wooden barriers to pieces, flinging
themselves through the narrow openings this created. But,
within the vat-house, Basalt and Hildy directed an equally
savage defense
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