《世说新语·惑溺》
于是借口有小偷，派人修理围堵。
乃托言有盗，令人修墙。
He then used the excuse of the thief and sent men to repair and block up the wall.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃托言有盗，令人修墙。 [/INST] He then used the excuse of the thief and sent men to repair and block up the wall.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃托言有盗，令人修墙。
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He then used the excuse of the thief and sent men to repair and block up the wall.
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