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Cutting the Gordian Knot

Cutting the Gordian Knot

There's a story about when Alexander the Great came across a very complex knot tied in front of a temple with a legend that the person who could untie it would conquer all of Asia. He simply walked up to the knot, pulled out his sword, and sliced through it. This became known as "cutting the Gordian knot." Sometimes, things can't be accomplished in the usual way. He found a completely different way of playing that game.

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