Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 45 | 34 | "That is impossible," said View more quotes about pertinax">Pertinax. |
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Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 45 | 31 | Long ago, in the Nest of Priest-Kings, in the Nest War, I was familiar with such things, the flat, circular transportation disks which could be used to speedily negotiate the vast intricate corridors and halls of the nest. |
| 45 | 32 | I had even managed such a device. |
| 45 | 33 | "It utilizes gravity," I said, "countering its drag, minimizing and maximizing its effects, shaping its geodesics". |
| 45 | 34 | "That is impossible," said Pertinax. |
| 45 | 35 | "There is no way to control gravity". |
| 45 | 36 | "Once," I said, "there may have been no way to control water, fire, or wind, or other forces". |
| 45 | 37 | "It is impossible," said Pertinax. |
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Long ago, in the Nest of Priest-Kings, in the Nest War, I was familiar with such things, the flat, circular transportation disks which could be used to speedily negotiate the vast intricate corridors and halls of the nest.
I had even managed such a device.
"It utilizes gravity," I said, "countering its drag, minimizing and maximizing its effects, shaping its geodesics".
"That is impossible," said Pertinax.
"There is no way to control gravity".
"Once," I said, "there may have been no way to control water, fire, or wind, or other forces".
"It is impossible," said Pertinax.
- (Rebels of Gor)