Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 17 | 7 | A week ago, Aglaia and I, on our way to fetch posters, had been abroad, View more quotes about beside">beside the Yellow Canal, when she had cried out, pointing to her left at the water. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 17 | 4 | To be sure, if the bridges, which are invariably of wood, and which are usually light, carved, ornate, arched, narrow, and colorful, and lanterned at night, were destroyed, the city would become a defensible maze of fortified islands. |
| 17 | 5 | This makes it hard to take the city, even to set it afire. |
| 17 | 6 | A judicious burning or destruction of bridges can also isolate portions of the city, which may trap, and deny retreat, to invasive, hostile forces. |
| 17 | 7 | A week ago, Aglaia and I, on our way to fetch posters, had been abroad, beside the Yellow Canal, when she had cried out, pointing to her left at the water. |
| 17 | 8 | "Look, Zia!" she cried. |
| 17 | 9 | "Look!" "What?" I cried, hurrying to the side of the canal. |
| 17 | 10 | "It is gone now," she said. |
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To be sure, if the bridges, which are invariably of wood, and which are usually light, carved, ornate, arched, narrow, and colorful, and lanterned at night, were destroyed, the city would become a defensible maze of fortified islands.
This makes it hard to take the city, even to set it afire.
A judicious burning or destruction of bridges can also isolate portions of the city, which may trap, and deny retreat, to invasive, hostile forces.
A week ago, Aglaia and I, on our way to fetch posters, had been abroad, beside the Yellow Canal, when she had cried out, pointing to her left at the water.
"Look, Zia!" she cried.
"Look!" "What?" I cried, hurrying to the side of the canal.
"It is gone now," she said.
- (Quarry of Gor)