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Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)

Certain of the boxes which were unloaded, to my surprise, bore lettering in various languages of Earth. - (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 7, Sentence #116)
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7 116 View more quotes about certain">Certain of the boxes which were unloaded, to my surprise, bore lettering in various languages of Earth.

Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)

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7 113 "Hurry!" called the man with the Thief's scar, and those of the staff of the House, including even the tarnsmen, stood lined before the panel and received various goods which they placed in the carrying baskets.
7 114 I alone did not participate in this work.
7 115 I did, however, observe it carefully.
7 116 Certain of the boxes which were unloaded, to my surprise, bore lettering in various languages of Earth.
7 117 I recognized English, and French and German, something that was presumably Arabic, and other boxes which were marked with characters doubtless either Chinese or Japanese.
7 118 I suspected, however, that the goods in these boxes might not all be those of Earth.
7 119 I suspected rather that in some of these boxes at least might be goods from the ships of Others, transported by way of Earth, in ships to be piloted by men.
"Hurry!" called the man with the Thief's scar, and those of the staff of the House, including even the tarnsmen, stood lined before the panel and received various goods which they placed in the carrying baskets. I alone did not participate in this work. I did, however, observe it carefully. Certain of the boxes which were unloaded, to my surprise, bore lettering in various languages of Earth. I recognized English, and French and German, something that was presumably Arabic, and other boxes which were marked with characters doubtless either Chinese or Japanese. I suspected, however, that the goods in these boxes might not all be those of Earth. I suspected rather that in some of these boxes at least might be goods from the ships of Others, transported by way of Earth, in ships to be piloted by men. - (Assassin of Gor)