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Better surely to be the silked love slave of a private master about whose feet one learns to curl lovingly than to spend long Ahn over tubs of scalding water, or, yoked, bent over, again and again, miserable, carrying water to mine slaves, or standing aching, seemingly endlessly, at a loom to which one is chained. - (Players of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #927)

On the other hand, work slaves, such as are used in public laundries, or in the mines, or mills, are often shorn. Presumably this makes them appear more uniform, and may assist in discipline. Too, it makes these forms of slavery, and similar forms, less desirable to them. Better surely to be the silked love slave of a private master about whose feet one learns to curl lovingly than to spend long Ahn over tubs of scalding water, or, yoked, bent over, again and again, miserable, carrying water to mine slaves, or standing aching, seemingly endlessly, at a loom to which one is chained. Shearing is also done, often, when a lengthy transportation on a slave ship is anticipated, as a protection against vermin. There is a market for hair, incidentally, for wigs, falls, and such. Female hair is also prized, incidentally, for catapult ropes. - (Players of Gor, Chapter 2)