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In any event, the winter, in the year in question, apparently set in early, and unexpectedly, and with ferocity. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 49, Sentence #105)

I was told of an incident along these lines, the seeming paradoxicality of matters, that took place in a winter campaign, unusual for Goreans, as the favored time of war, as that of most sports, is the warmer weather. Indeed, most campaigns begin in the spring, and may continue through the summer and early fall. One advantage of extending a campaign to the early fall is that, at that time, the enemy's sa-tarna is ready for harvest. In any event, the winter, in the year in question, apparently set in early, and unexpectedly, and with ferocity. A blizzard, with its bitter cold, fierce winds, and blinding snow enveloped the two armies, not only postponing hostilities, but rendering the most tentative efforts at reconnaissance impractical. Dispatched scouts might be disoriented and lost in the storm, and freeze, or even, under the conditions, might wander, distraught and aimless, into the enemy camp itself. In any event, as the account goes, these warring armies were not the only creatures discomfited by the sudden, unexpected cruelty of the weather. - (Plunder of Gor)