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If they overrun Kontum city, which is set on an open plateau and vulnerable to an attack, they will have sliced the country in half at its weakest point.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the Rex ploughs up New York Harbor seven days out of Naples on her maiden voyage in October, she will have sliced two full days from the southern run.

From Time Magazine Archive