Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155 | Surely small ships, at least, manned by humans, have frequently enough, of late, penetrated the atmosphere of Gor. |
| 1 | 156 | Many, apparently detected, have been ignored. |
| 1 | 157 | Others, pursued, have eluded their pursuers. |
| 1 | 158 | I personally suspect that this lapse of attentiveness or this seemingly tolerant permissiveness, or this seeming lack of zeal, on the part of priest-kings, and their ships, presumably mostly automated and remotely controlled, has less to do with technological limitations than with some reordering of priorities in the Sardar, perhaps even with an acceptance of the general harmlessness of the ships involved, and a disinterest in their common cargoes. |
| 1 | 159 | It may be a simple matter of balancing costs. |
| 1 | 160 | It is hard to know. |
| 1 | 161 | Our information is clearly incomplete, and conjectural. |
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Surely small ships, at least, manned by humans, have frequently enough, of late, penetrated the atmosphere of Gor.
Many, apparently detected, have been ignored.
Others, pursued, have eluded their pursuers.
I personally suspect that this lapse of attentiveness or this seemingly tolerant permissiveness, or this seeming lack of zeal, on the part of priest-kings, and their ships, presumably mostly automated and remotely controlled, has less to do with technological limitations than with some reordering of priorities in the Sardar, perhaps even with an acceptance of the general harmlessness of the ships involved, and a disinterest in their common cargoes.
It may be a simple matter of balancing costs.
It is hard to know.
Our information is clearly incomplete, and conjectural.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )