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Were it not for the ruination of her walls, thousands might have been unable to escape the city, to the open fields beyond. - (Smugglers of Gor, Chapter 6, Sentence #84)

Marlenus, Ubar of Ubars, it was said, had returned to Ar. In any event, several of the coastal cities and towns, and, in particular, Brundisium, were now filled with what might, I suppose, be accounted refugees. It was claimed by some that the retreat from Ar had been a rout, precipitous and disorderly, and, in some cases, even disciplined troops had cast aside their shields and fled for their lives. Were it not for the ruination of her walls, thousands might have been unable to escape the city, to the open fields beyond. Countless dead would have been heaped at the gates. As it was, men of Ar tried to prevent the remnants of the occupying forces fleeing and hundreds of sympathizers and collaborators from leaving the city. Bands of mercenaries not quartered outside the city often had to fight their way to the countryside. - (Smugglers of Gor)