Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 33 | "Why when View more quotes about first">first I came to Gor, more than seven years ago, did you not do this?" I asked. |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 30 | "So much the better," said Misk, "for the Men below the Mountains are then confused and fear us even more—but the members of the Caste of Initiates, we have found, will produce an explanation of why the city was destroyed. |
| 16 | 31 | They invent one and if it seems plausible they soon believe it. |
| 16 | 32 | For example, we allowed them to suppose that it was through some fault of yours—disrespect for Priest-Kings as I recall—that your city was destroyed". |
| 16 | 33 | "Why when first I came to Gor, more than seven years ago, did you not do this?" I asked. |
| 16 | 34 | "It was necessary to test you". |
| 16 | 35 | "And the siege of Ar," I asked, "and the Empire of Marlenus?" "They provided a suitable test," said Misk. |
| 16 | 36 | "From Sarm's point of view of course your utilization there was simply to curtail the spread of the Empire of Ar, for we prefer humans to dwell in isolated communities. |
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"So much the better," said Misk, "for the Men below the Mountains are then confused and fear us even more—but the members of the Caste of Initiates, we have found, will produce an explanation of why the city was destroyed.
They invent one and if it seems plausible they soon believe it.
For example, we allowed them to suppose that it was through some fault of yours—disrespect for Priest-Kings as I recall—that your city was destroyed".
"Why when first I came to Gor, more than seven years ago, did you not do this?" I asked.
"It was necessary to test you".
"And the siege of Ar," I asked, "and the Empire of Marlenus?" "They provided a suitable test," said Misk.
"From Sarm's point of view of course your utilization there was simply to curtail the spread of the Empire of Ar, for we prefer humans to dwell in isolated communities.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)