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Knight Fall

Six Words: Blade, Soldier, Interface, Top, Study, Laboratory

No one knew who the knight was, or how he came to be in the field where he was found covered under centuries of detritus. It is exceedingly rare to find a complete skeleton still encased in a full suit of armor. Once found though, arguments could commence about what to do with the knight, and about who had the right to make those decisions.

Eventually the decision about what to do with the knight had been made, although the arguments about who had the right to make the decision would never end. A name was now assigned to the knight. Hence forth, until some prior evidence is discovered, the knight is Sir Dung Beetle.

The archaeological forensics laboratory was excited about their new opportunity. They were one of the top archaeological laboratories in the world, although truth be known, there were only a handful of archaeological laboratories, so they were all one of the top archaeological laboratories. More than one PhD thesis has emerged from this study.

The examiners quickly determined that a blade pierced the soldier’s body at the interface between his breastplate and his arm. If the arm had been severed just a little bit more, this poor guy could have given himself a pat on the back.