Book 23. (1 results) Renegades of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 7 | When groups are traveling together the wagons are often arranged in a circle, end to end, tongues inward, narrowing gaps between the "sections" of the improvised rampart, and chained together, the front axle of one wagon chained to the rear axle of the next, the camp, and the draft animals, and any accompanying livestock, within the circle. |
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Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 4 | "You could not afford them, if they did," said the first man. |
| 1 | 5 | "We will camp on the lee side," said another, "and water the beasts in the moat". |
| 1 | 6 | "Wagons will already be circled there," said another. |
| 1 | 7 | When groups are traveling together the wagons are often arranged in a circle, end to end, tongues inward, narrowing gaps between the "sections" of the improvised rampart, and chained together, the front axle of one wagon chained to the rear axle of the next, the camp, and the draft animals, and any accompanying livestock, within the circle. |
| 1 | 8 | This forms a wagon fort or laager. |
| 1 | 9 | The circle contains more interior space than any other geometrical figure, so the camp is thus as large as possible, given the number of wagons. |
| 1 | 10 | Too, as every point on the circumference is normally visible from, and equidistant from, the center, this facilitates defense, for example, the prompt and pertinent deployment of reserves. |
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"You could not afford them, if they did," said the first man.
"We will camp on the lee side," said another, "and water the beasts in the moat".
"Wagons will already be circled there," said another.
When groups are traveling together the wagons are often arranged in a circle, end to end, tongues inward, narrowing gaps between the "sections" of the improvised rampart, and chained together, the front axle of one wagon chained to the rear axle of the next, the camp, and the draft animals, and any accompanying livestock, within the circle.
This forms a wagon fort or laager.
The circle contains more interior space than any other geometrical figure, so the camp is thus as large as possible, given the number of wagons.
Too, as every point on the circumference is normally visible from, and equidistant from, the center, this facilitates defense, for example, the prompt and pertinent deployment of reserves.
- (Renegades of Gor, Chapter 1)