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× Step diagonally around one corner so your sword is positioned to kill the roach, then swing around. Or, you can use "backswiping", which is listed on the Tips page. When a roach is directly to your right or left, you "backswipe" by stepping diagonally backwards.
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Slashing, whirling, diving, twirling,
Snapping, turning, rising, swirling,
Screeching, flipping, gliding, sliding,
The red hawk's dance of death.
.....the king of the skies.....