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^^m Fig. 155. Movable Tower This attacking tower was rolled up to the wall of the besieged town after the moat had been filled up at the proper point. The soldiers then swarmed up the outside and over a bridge onto the wall. Skins of ani- mals were hung on the side to prevent the tower from being set on fire 390