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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)

Chapter # Sentence # Quote
6 26 I raced to the pile of stones at the center of the platform, the girl's screaming in my ears.
6 27 From a short distance away I heard the shouts of men and the clank of arms as warriors raced up the stairs to the roof.
6 28 Which was the Home Stone? I kicked apart the rocks.
6 29 One of them must be the Home Stone of Ar, but which? How could I tell it from the others, the Home Stones of those cities which had fallen to Ar? Yes! It would be the one that would be red with Ka-la-na, that would be sprinkled with the seeds of grain! I felt the stones in frenzy, but several were damp and dotted with the grains of Sa-Tarna.
6 30 I felt the heavily robed figure dragging me back, tearing at my shoulders and throat with her nails, pitting against me all the fury of her enraged body.
6 31 I swung back, forcing her from me.
6 32 She fell to her knees and suddenly crawled to one of the stones, seized it up, and turned to flee.
I raced to the pile of stones at the center of the platform, the girl's screaming in my ears. From a short distance away I heard the shouts of men and the clank of arms as warriors raced up the stairs to the roof. Which was the Home Stone? I kicked apart the rocks. One of them must be the Home Stone of Ar, but which? How could I tell it from the others, the Home Stones of those cities which had fallen to Ar? Yes! It would be the one that would be red with Ka-la-na, that would be sprinkled with the seeds of grain! I felt the stones in frenzy, but several were damp and dotted with the grains of Sa-Tarna. I felt the heavily robed figure dragging me back, tearing at my shoulders and throat with her nails, pitting against me all the fury of her enraged body. I swung back, forcing her from me. She fell to her knees and suddenly crawled to one of the stones, seized it up, and turned to flee. - (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )