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'The Art of War teaches us not to rely on the likelihood of an enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking but rather on the fact that we've made our position unassailable.'
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Horus-Militia Staging Area,
Town Demori.
12:00 am.
Although Abdul-Lateef and Korede announced the operation would begin at 0200hrs, it actually began a couple of hours earlier than that.
Korede left the staging area with his Alpha platoon on the stroke of midnight.
The Alpha Platoon was composed of the teams from the Elite units of each of Horus' Corps; the Rangers of the Scout Rangers, the Shieldbearers of the Titan Guards, the Frogmen of the Marines, and the Bravos.
Eight teams of 55 troops loaded onto two infantry carrier trucks and left the camp.
