高额战争成本的压榨催生出一种新的社会形态，用“损耗殆尽之国家”这个词来形容也许是最贴切的，因为在这样的国家中军事已经从其他的所有社会功能里面将资源抽空殆尽。

The cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best termed a "depleted" state, in which the military has drained resources from all other social functions.

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最初这三种成本是混合在一起的：在早期社会形态中，人们几乎不怎么离开居住地，把信息传递给下一代，吃的也是自己种植生产的食物。

Initially 17, all were bundled together: early societies stayed where they were, passed down information to the next generation and ate what they grew.

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