Book 22. (7 results) Dancer of Gor (Context Quote)
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24
Similarly, of course, such camps presumably had other values, as well.
7
25
Space outside of a city's walls is usually cheaper to rent than space within its walls.
7
26
Too, such camps may be moved about, making them more versatile commercially.
7
27
For example, they may be shifted to areas where women, perhaps because of large-scale raids or the falls of cities, may suddenly be abundant and cheap, and to areas, too, where there may be an unusual increase in retail demand.
7
28
It also made them, I suppose, more difficult to trace, if anyone were interested in doing that sort of thing.
7
29
A disadvantage of such camps is that they are more vulnerable to attack than if they were located in, say, housings or courts within a city's walls.
7
30
On the other hand, they are usually located quite near cities, usually within the sight of their walls, and this tends to reduce to some extent the likelihood of such attacks.
Similarly, of course, such camps presumably had other values, as well.
Space outside of a city's walls is usually cheaper to rent than space within its walls.
Too, such camps may be moved about, making them more versatile commercially.
For example, they may be shifted to areas where women, perhaps because of large-scale raids or the falls of cities, may suddenly be abundant and cheap, and to areas, too, where there may be an unusual increase in retail demand.
It also made them, I suppose, more difficult to trace, if anyone were interested in doing that sort of thing.
A disadvantage of such camps is that they are more vulnerable to attack than if they were located in, say, housings or courts within a city's walls.
On the other hand, they are usually located quite near cities, usually within the sight of their walls, and this tends to reduce to some extent the likelihood of such attacks.
- (Dancer of Gor, Chapter )