Book 17. (1 results) Savages of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 15 | 12 | The code in mirror signals, conveyed by the pacing and number of flashes, is very similar to that of the smoke signals. |
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Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 15 | 9 | It is, rather, informational. |
| 15 | 10 | It is doing little more than marking our passage". |
| 15 | 11 | Such signals are common on the plains, but perhaps not so common as mirror signals. |
| 15 | 12 | The code in mirror signals, conveyed by the pacing and number of flashes, is very similar to that of the smoke signals. |
| 15 | 13 | The signals, incidentally, are not a substitution cipher, for the languages of the red savages, not being written languages, in any conventional sense, do not have a standardized alphabet or syllabary. |
| 15 | 14 | The signals, of which there are some fifty or sixty, have conventionalized meanings, such as 'We are Kaiila', 'Who are you?', 'Go back', 'We have counted coup' and 'We are returning to camp'. |
| 15 | 15 | The common smoke signal is produced by placing greenery, such as branches, leaves or grass, on a fire. |
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It is, rather, informational.
It is doing little more than marking our passage".
Such signals are common on the plains, but perhaps not so common as mirror signals.
The code in mirror signals, conveyed by the pacing and number of flashes, is very similar to that of the smoke signals.
The signals, incidentally, are not a substitution cipher, for the languages of the red savages, not being written languages, in any conventional sense, do not have a standardized alphabet or syllabary.
The signals, of which there are some fifty or sixty, have conventionalized meanings, such as 'We are Kaiila', 'Who are you?', 'Go back', 'We have counted coup' and 'We are returning to camp'.
The common smoke signal is produced by placing greenery, such as branches, leaves or grass, on a fire.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter 15)