Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 440 | Two hands and two eyes constitute a larger unit, called a "Kur" or "Beast," which is commanded by a leader, or Blood. |
| 1 | 441 | Twelve such units constitute a Band, commanded again by a Blood, though of higher rank. |
| 1 | 442 | Twelve bands, again commanded by a Blood, of yet higher rank, constitute a March. |
| 1 | 443 | Twelve Marches is said to constitute a people. |
| 1 | 444 | These divisors and multiples have to do with, it seems, a base-twelve mathematics, itself perhaps indexed historically to the six digits of one of the creature's prehensile appendages". |
| 1 | 445 | "Why is the leader spoken of as a Blood?" asked Samos. |
| 1 | 446 | "It seems to have been an ancient belief among such creatures," I said, "that thought was a function of the blood, rather than of the brain, a terminology which has apparently lingered in their common speech. |
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Two hands and two eyes constitute a larger unit, called a "Kur" or "Beast," which is commanded by a leader, or Blood.
Twelve such units constitute a Band, commanded again by a Blood, though of higher rank.
Twelve bands, again commanded by a Blood, of yet higher rank, constitute a March.
Twelve Marches is said to constitute a people.
These divisors and multiples have to do with, it seems, a base-twelve mathematics, itself perhaps indexed historically to the six digits of one of the creature's prehensile appendages".
"Why is the leader spoken of as a Blood?" asked Samos.
"It seems to have been an ancient belief among such creatures," I said, "that thought was a function of the blood, rather than of the brain, a terminology which has apparently lingered in their common speech.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )