Book 12. (1 results) Beasts of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 25 | 111 | His interest View more quotes about tends">tends to lie in given geographical points and landmarks. |
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Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 25 | 108 | The lay of the land, the winds, the stars, help him with directions, as well as, of course, his own keenly developed sense of orientation, probably selected for in the harsh environment. |
| 25 | 109 | Distance he tends to measure in terms of sleeps. |
| 25 | 110 | Interestingly, in his descriptions and rude maps of terrain, scratched in the snow, he shows little awareness of or interest in land masses or shapes. |
| 25 | 111 | His interest tends to lie in given geographical points and landmarks. |
| 25 | 112 | The shape of a peninsula on which he may have a permanent camp, for example, is of less interest to him than is the direction and distance to the next nearest camp. |
| 25 | 113 | I suppose this makes sense. |
| 25 | 114 | If one had to choose between cartographical fidelity and arriving alive in the next camp perhaps one would sooner sacrifice the former excellence to the latter desideratum. |
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The lay of the land, the winds, the stars, help him with directions, as well as, of course, his own keenly developed sense of orientation, probably selected for in the harsh environment.
Distance he tends to measure in terms of sleeps.
Interestingly, in his descriptions and rude maps of terrain, scratched in the snow, he shows little awareness of or interest in land masses or shapes.
His interest tends to lie in given geographical points and landmarks.
The shape of a peninsula on which he may have a permanent camp, for example, is of less interest to him than is the direction and distance to the next nearest camp.
I suppose this makes sense.
If one had to choose between cartographical fidelity and arriving alive in the next camp perhaps one would sooner sacrifice the former excellence to the latter desideratum.
- (Beasts of Gor)