Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 95 | I could find no seam or flap in the envelope. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 92 | It resembled some now outdated View more quotes about english">English script, but I knew too little about such things to hazard much of a guess at the date. |
| 1 | 93 | Something about the lettering reminded me of that on a colonial charter, a page of which had been photocopied for an illustration in one of my books. |
| 1 | 94 | Seventeenth century perhaps? The lettering itself seemed to be inset in the envelope, bonded in its metallic structure. |
| 1 | 95 | I could find no seam or flap in the envelope. |
| 1 | 96 | I tried to crease the envelope with my thumbnail, but failed. |
| 1 | 97 | Feeling rather foolish, I took out the can opener I had used on the chili can and attempted to force the metal point through the envelope. |
| 1 | 98 | Light as the envelope seemed to be, it resisted the point as if I were trying to open an anvil. |
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It resembled some now outdated English script, but I knew too little about such things to hazard much of a guess at the date.
Something about the lettering reminded me of that on a colonial charter, a page of which had been photocopied for an illustration in one of my books.
Seventeenth century perhaps? The lettering itself seemed to be inset in the envelope, bonded in its metallic structure.
I could find no seam or flap in the envelope.
I tried to crease the envelope with my thumbnail, but failed.
Feeling rather foolish, I took out the can opener I had used on the chili can and attempted to force the metal point through the envelope.
Light as the envelope seemed to be, it resisted the point as if I were trying to open an anvil.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)