I had also, of course, removed it later from that place when I had carried it to the holding of Policrates.
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Carefully, I removed one of the heavy granite blocks of stone, building stone, rectangular, some six inches by six inches, by eighteen inches, from the tiered pile of stones.
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It was building stone brought in by a quarry galley several weeks ago.
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The intended purchaser had defaulted on his contract and the stone was to be stored over the winter, beside the quarry warehouse, until the following spring, when it was to be auctioned.
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In the spring prices tend to be highest on such materials.
"It is here," I said, "that I put the topaz".
It was true that I had put it there.
I had also, of course, removed it later from that place when I had carried it to the holding of Policrates.
Carefully, I removed one of the heavy granite blocks of stone, building stone, rectangular, some six inches by six inches, by eighteen inches, from the tiered pile of stones.
It was building stone brought in by a quarry galley several weeks ago.
The intended purchaser had defaulted on his contract and the stone was to be stored over the winter, beside the quarry warehouse, until the following spring, when it was to be auctioned.
In the spring prices tend to be highest on such materials.
- (Rogue of Gor, Chapter )