"It would be better," I said, "to get a good night's sleep".
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"Yes," said Kamchak, "but I am Tuchuk—so I will get drunk".
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"Very well," I said, "then I, too, shall get drunk".
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We then spat to determine who would bargain for a bottle of paga.
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By starting from the side and turning his head quickly, Kamchak bested me by some eighteen inches.
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In the light of his skill my own effort seemed depressingly naive, quite simple-minded, unimaginative and straightforward.
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I had not known about the head-twisting trick.
"It would be better," I said, "to get a good night's sleep".
"Yes," said Kamchak, "but I am Tuchuk—so I will get drunk".
"Very well," I said, "then I, too, shall get drunk".
We then spat to determine who would bargain for a bottle of paga.
By starting from the side and turning his head quickly, Kamchak bested me by some eighteen inches.
In the light of his skill my own effort seemed depressingly naive, quite simple-minded, unimaginative and straightforward.
I had not known about the head-twisting trick.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )