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Twisting weakness into strength, one doomed fiber bound to a thousand others until nothing breaks.
opposite twistStrands twist one way, the rope another, locking tension
the ropewalkOld factories stretched a quarter-mile to lay long rope
ancient craftEgyptians twisted reed rope over 5,000 years ago
strength in unityNo single fiber is strong; the bundle is unbreakable
navy lifelineA warship needed dozens of miles of rigging