Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 12 | 182 | When a View more quotes about slave">slave, or even a free woman, is disparaged as a "she-tarsk," the smaller animal, the common tarsk, is invariably in mind. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 12 | 179 | When I first came to Gor I saw a tapestry depicting the tarn hunting of such beasts, and, from the sizes involved, I had thought the tapestry to be based on some fantasy or myth. |
| 12 | 180 | Only later did I discover that there were beasts of such a size. |
| 12 | 181 | The common tarsk, on the other hand, is much smaller. |
| 12 | 182 | When a slave, or even a free woman, is disparaged as a "she-tarsk," the smaller animal, the common tarsk, is invariably in mind. |
| 12 | 183 | Otherwise the metaphor would be unintelligible. |
| 12 | 184 | Indeed, many Goreans have never seen the forest tarsk, and many do not know of its existence. |
| 12 | 185 | The forest bosk tends to be territorial, and, as I have already suggested, it can be quite dangerous. |
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When I first came to Gor I saw a tapestry depicting the tarn hunting of such beasts, and, from the sizes involved, I had thought the tapestry to be based on some fantasy or myth.
Only later did I discover that there were beasts of such a size.
The common tarsk, on the other hand, is much smaller.
When a slave, or even a free woman, is disparaged as a "she-tarsk," the smaller animal, the common tarsk, is invariably in mind.
Otherwise the metaphor would be unintelligible.
Indeed, many Goreans have never seen the forest tarsk, and many do not know of its existence.
The forest bosk tends to be territorial, and, as I have already suggested, it can be quite dangerous.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)