Book 12. (1 results) Beasts of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 12 | 218 | A ship caught in the ice, if not constantly cut and chopped free, its men on the ice itself, can become solidly frozen, arrested, in the ice; then it is at the mercy of pressures and bucklings; the ice, grinding, shifting, can shatter a ship, breaking it apart like a lacing of frozen, brittle twigs. |
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Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 12 | 215 | Gorean ships, however, seldom run afoul of them. |
| 12 | 216 | They are, generally, very shallow-drafted, which permits them to come much closer to such ice without the danger that would threaten deeper-keeled craft; too, the Gorean ship, because of the shallow draft, can occasionally run up on such ice, sliding onto it, rather than breaking apart when it strikes it; too, the Gorean vessel, because it is usually light in weight, tends to be extremely responsive to its helm or helms, this permitting such obstacles to be avoided on shorter notice than would be possible with a heavier more sluggish vessel; too, Gorean vessels, except when manned by those of Torvaldsland and the northern islands, usually beach at night; thus, when visibility is poor, they are not abroad; if they do not beach they will sometimes lower their masts and yards and throw over their anchors; that most Gorean ships are oared vessels, too, gives the crewmen recourse in an emergency; they are not at the mercy of the wind and they can, if necessary, back the ship off the ice; lastly, few Gorean ships ply the northern waters in the months of darkness; sufficiently far north, of course, the sea freezes in the winter. |
| 12 | 217 | A much greater danger to Gorean shipping than the iceberg is the sea itself, when it begins to freeze. |
| 12 | 218 | A ship caught in the ice, if not constantly cut and chopped free, its men on the ice itself, can become solidly frozen, arrested, in the ice; then it is at the mercy of pressures and bucklings; the ice, grinding, shifting, can shatter a ship, breaking it apart like a lacing of frozen, brittle twigs. |
| 12 | 219 | "Har-ta!" said Imnak to the girls. |
| 12 | 220 | "Har-ta!" The expression 'Har-ta' is Gorean. |
| 12 | 221 | 'Faster! Faster!" He spoke sometimes to them in his own tongue, and sometimes in Gorean. |
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Gorean ships, however, seldom run afoul of them.
They are, generally, very shallow-drafted, which permits them to come much closer to such ice without the danger that would threaten deeper-keeled craft; too, the Gorean ship, because of the shallow draft, can occasionally run up on such ice, sliding onto it, rather than breaking apart when it strikes it; too, the Gorean vessel, because it is usually light in weight, tends to be extremely responsive to its helm or helms, this permitting such obstacles to be avoided on shorter notice than would be possible with a heavier more sluggish vessel; too, Gorean vessels, except when manned by those of Torvaldsland and the northern islands, usually beach at night; thus, when visibility is poor, they are not abroad; if they do not beach they will sometimes lower their masts and yards and throw over their anchors; that most Gorean ships are oared vessels, too, gives the crewmen recourse in an emergency; they are not at the mercy of the wind and they can, if necessary, back the ship off the ice; lastly, few Gorean ships ply the northern waters in the months of darkness; sufficiently far north, of course, the sea freezes in the winter.
A much greater danger to Gorean shipping than the iceberg is the sea itself, when it begins to freeze.
A ship caught in the ice, if not constantly cut and chopped free, its men on the ice itself, can become solidly frozen, arrested, in the ice; then it is at the mercy of pressures and bucklings; the ice, grinding, shifting, can shatter a ship, breaking it apart like a lacing of frozen, brittle twigs.
"Har-ta!" said Imnak to the girls.
"Har-ta!" The expression 'Har-ta' is Gorean.
'Faster! Faster!" He spoke sometimes to them in his own tongue, and sometimes in Gorean.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter 12)