Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 63 | It won't be safe here". |
| 13 | 64 | The figure seemed to shrink backward and grow smaller in its yellow rags. |
| 13 | 65 | Pointing to its shadowed, concealed face, it whispered, "The Holy Disease". |
| 13 | 66 | That was the literal translation of dar-kosis—the Holy Disease—or, equivalently, the Sacred Affliction. |
| 13 | 67 | The disease is named that because it is regarded as being holy to the Priest-Kings, and those who suffer from it are regarded as consecrated to the Priest-Kings. |
| 13 | 68 | Accordingly, it is regarded as heresy to shed their blood. |
| 13 | 69 | On the other hand, the Afflicted, as they are called, have little to fear from their fellow men. |
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It won't be safe here".
The figure seemed to shrink backward and grow smaller in its yellow rags.
Pointing to its shadowed, concealed face, it whispered, "The Holy Disease".
That was the literal translation of dar-kosis—the Holy Disease—or, equivalently, the Sacred Affliction.
The disease is named that because it is regarded as being holy to the Priest-Kings, and those who suffer from it are regarded as consecrated to the Priest-Kings.
Accordingly, it is regarded as heresy to shed their blood.
On the other hand, the Afflicted, as they are called, have little to fear from their fellow men.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )