Turns out Les hasn't quite perfected the process that would reverse the effect just yet.
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Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
Star fortifications started in Italy, were perfected in France (especially by the prolific Vauban), and dominated the European military scene for the entire 17th and 18th centuries, giving Europe’s strategic cities and landscapes a distinctive architectural look.
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