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Indeed, many seem to regard reading as an accomplishment ill befitting decent, serious folks, an accomplishment more appropriate, at least, to the high castes than to theirs. - (Prize of Gor, Chapter 22, Sentence #206)

Would a verr or kaiila be permitted to write of herself in the first person? Sometimes, perhaps. Speaking of illiteracy, however, it should be noted that illiteracy is not that uncommon on Gor. For example, many Goreans of low caste are illiterate. Indeed, many seem to regard reading as an accomplishment ill befitting decent, serious folks, an accomplishment more appropriate, at least, to the high castes than to theirs. Interestingly, too, many of the warriors, and that is a high caste, pride themselves on an inability to read, seeing that homely, and somewhat magical, skill, as one not for them, if not actually beneath them. And some who can read pretend to ignorance of the skill. To return to our proper narrative: The lot numbers of slaves would be called out, and then, too, the circles to which they must report. - (Prize of Gor)