Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 15 | 76 | The brand, too, is covered by the common tunic, whereas the piercing of ears is exposed to all, to the contempt of free women and the interest and stimulation of men. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 73 | Slave brands are familiar, and taken for granted. |
| 15 | 74 | They are routine in the marking of a slave. |
| 15 | 75 | The piercing of ears is not. |
| 15 | 76 | The brand, too, is covered by the common tunic, whereas the piercing of ears is exposed to all, to the contempt of free women and the interest and stimulation of men. |
| 15 | 77 | This is cultural, of course, and Earth girls whose ears are pierced , something they have generally thought little of, are often startled when they are brought to Gor, to learn how this tiny thing, to which they have usually attached little importance, at least consciously or explicitly, can provoke unusual interest and lust in males. |
| 15 | 78 | Certainly the mounting of earrings in a slave's ears can adorn her nicely. |
| 15 | 79 | But, too, the puncturing of the softness of the lobes by the rigid bars anchoring the adornments has its symbolic bespeakments. |
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Slave brands are familiar, and taken for granted.
They are routine in the marking of a slave.
The piercing of ears is not.
The brand, too, is covered by the common tunic, whereas the piercing of ears is exposed to all, to the contempt of free women and the interest and stimulation of men.
This is cultural, of course, and Earth girls whose ears are pierced , something they have generally thought little of, are often startled when they are brought to Gor, to learn how this tiny thing, to which they have usually attached little importance, at least consciously or explicitly, can provoke unusual interest and lust in males.
Certainly the mounting of earrings in a slave's ears can adorn her nicely.
But, too, the puncturing of the softness of the lobes by the rigid bars anchoring the adornments has its symbolic bespeakments.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 15)