Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 12 | 136 | View more quotes about head">Head jerking and eyes glassy, the bird twitched and trembled uncontrollably—a cluster of spasmodic reflexes. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 12 | 133 | The beast had waited a moment too long; he had been too confident of his trapped quarry. |
| 12 | 134 | As he stalked forward, oblivious of the spear, I hurled the broad-headed weapon deep into his breast. |
| 12 | 135 | His legs gave way, and his body, wings outspread, sank to the granite flooring of the ledge. |
| 12 | 136 | Head jerking and eyes glassy, the bird twitched and trembled uncontrollably—a cluster of spasmodic reflexes. |
| 12 | 137 | He had died the instant the spear had entered his heart. |
| 12 | 138 | I withdrew the weapon and, using it as a lever, rolled the twitching body to the brink of the ledge and sent it flopping to the depths below. |
| 12 | 139 | I returned to the nest and salvaged what I could of the tarn harness and saddle. |
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The beast had waited a moment too long; he had been too confident of his trapped quarry.
As he stalked forward, oblivious of the spear, I hurled the broad-headed weapon deep into his breast.
His legs gave way, and his body, wings outspread, sank to the granite flooring of the ledge.
Head jerking and eyes glassy, the bird twitched and trembled uncontrollably—a cluster of spasmodic reflexes.
He had died the instant the spear had entered his heart.
I withdrew the weapon and, using it as a lever, rolled the twitching body to the brink of the ledge and sent it flopping to the depths below.
I returned to the nest and salvaged what I could of the tarn harness and saddle.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)