As a warrior, or as anyone actually, who might be concerned with such things, Cabot had some sense of the value of remaining both alert and undetected, while in certain milieus.
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One moves with some stealth, naturally, often taking advantage of cover, and one tends to be very alive to one's surroundings, as the smallest suggestion of something perhaps seen, the tiniest sound perhaps heard, the faintest odor perhaps discerned, may be burdened with significance.
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Similarly, to the extent possible, one avoids the breaking of branches, the tearing of leaves from a bush, the crushing of a twig, the dislodging of pebbles or debris, such things.
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A stone turned, for example, may reveal a dampness for better than an ahn, which bespeaks its recent movement.
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The edging of a footprint, its sharpness or lack of sharpness, may have its tale to tell.
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The tiny tracks of a night insect across the footprint may be a chronometer of passage.
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Commonly it helps to utilize snow-free, windswept rocks, but there were few to be encountered in his journey, save in the vicinity of the womb tunnel.
As a warrior, or as anyone actually, who might be concerned with such things, Cabot had some sense of the value of remaining both alert and undetected, while in certain milieus.
One moves with some stealth, naturally, often taking advantage of cover, and one tends to be very alive to one's surroundings, as the smallest suggestion of something perhaps seen, the tiniest sound perhaps heard, the faintest odor perhaps discerned, may be burdened with significance.
Similarly, to the extent possible, one avoids the breaking of branches, the tearing of leaves from a bush, the crushing of a twig, the dislodging of pebbles or debris, such things.
A stone turned, for example, may reveal a dampness for better than an ahn, which bespeaks its recent movement.
The edging of a footprint, its sharpness or lack of sharpness, may have its tale to tell.
The tiny tracks of a night insect across the footprint may be a chronometer of passage.
Commonly it helps to utilize snow-free, windswept rocks, but there were few to be encountered in his journey, save in the vicinity of the womb tunnel.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )