Book 24. (1 results) Vagabonds of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 27 | 5 | Then, instead of supporting one's View more quotes about weight">weight, with a give of some inches, it seems, suddenly to grasp the ankles, and then gravity begins its slow work. |
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Book 24. (7 results) Vagabonds of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 27 | 2 | It was now high, about his waist. |
| 27 | 3 | It is not hard to stumble into such sand. |
| 27 | 4 | One might wade into it, unwittingly. |
| 27 | 5 | Then, instead of supporting one's weight, with a give of some inches, it seems, suddenly to grasp the ankles, and then gravity begins its slow work. |
| 27 | 6 | Most quicksand, of course, is not particularly dangerous, as often one can turn about and scramble back, out of it, or reach in one's struggles a more solid footing, or its edge, or it is only two or three feet deep. |
| 27 | 7 | It is extremely dangerous, of course, in certain expanses and depths. |
| 27 | 8 | For example, if one is several feet into a pool of it before one realizes this, one might be trapped, too, of course, if the sand is deep, deeper than the height of the trapped organism. |
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It was now high, about his waist.
It is not hard to stumble into such sand.
One might wade into it, unwittingly.
Then, instead of supporting one's weight, with a give of some inches, it seems, suddenly to grasp the ankles, and then gravity begins its slow work.
Most quicksand, of course, is not particularly dangerous, as often one can turn about and scramble back, out of it, or reach in one's struggles a more solid footing, or its edge, or it is only two or three feet deep.
It is extremely dangerous, of course, in certain expanses and depths.
For example, if one is several feet into a pool of it before one realizes this, one might be trapped, too, of course, if the sand is deep, deeper than the height of the trapped organism.
- (Vagabonds of Gor)