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And during the day we had normal duties, guarding portals and such, or, when assigned them, rounds, usually in public areas, as today, where the inscribing of the delka would be more likely to be noticed. - (Magicians of Gor, Chapter 11, Sentence #329)

I had not known these things. I myself had not seen much evidence of this sort of thing. To be sure, Marcus and I usually prowled in the darkness, protected from suspicion by our armbands, as though we might be on duty. And during the day we had normal duties, guarding portals and such, or, when assigned them, rounds, usually in public areas, as today, where the inscribing of the delka would be more likely to be noticed. I suspected these delkas were mostly to be found in the alleys and the back streets of Ar. "The scratching of the delka," I said, "might even be permitted, as an outlet for meaningless defiance, as a futile token of protest from those too helpless or weak to do more". "I am sure you are right, for the most part," said the captain. - (Magicians of Gor, Chapter 11)