《旧唐书·列传·卷一百零四》
刚捉住他时，命人折断他的胫骨，可是锤不断。
初执之，使折其胫，锤之不折。
When they first caught him, they ordered someone to break his shinbone, but the hammer could not break it.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 初执之，使折其胫，锤之不折。 [/INST] When they first caught him, they ordered someone to break his shinbone, but the hammer could not break it.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 初执之，使折其胫，锤之不折。
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When they first caught him, they ordered someone to break his shinbone, but the hammer could not break it.
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