"She was taken from me by confiscation in Ar," he said.
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"Yes?" said Selius Arconious, warily.
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"Now I surely acknowledge that the confiscation was within the letter of the law, given the current sorry state of Ar and the ordinances of the occupation; and I acknowledge further that she has been out of my hands for more than the number of days which, in Merchant law, legitimate her seizure and claiming by another, and I recognize, further, of course, that she has passed through one or more hands in this time, as his or their slave, and that she was honestly purchased in open auction, in good faith, from her actual and completely legitimate owner, the state of Cos".
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"You see then," said Selius Arconious, "that you no longer have any claim to her".
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"Of course not," said Portus Canio.
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"That is clear.
"Let us consider the matter," said Portus Canio.
"She was taken from me by confiscation in Ar," he said.
"Yes?" said Selius Arconious, warily.
"Now I surely acknowledge that the confiscation was within the letter of the law, given the current sorry state of Ar and the ordinances of the occupation; and I acknowledge further that she has been out of my hands for more than the number of days which, in Merchant law, legitimate her seizure and claiming by another, and I recognize, further, of course, that she has passed through one or more hands in this time, as his or their slave, and that she was honestly purchased in open auction, in good faith, from her actual and completely legitimate owner, the state of Cos".
"You see then," said Selius Arconious, "that you no longer have any claim to her".
"Of course not," said Portus Canio.
"That is clear.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )