Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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191
The great ship itself, made possible by Tur wood and bracing, would be something like a hundred and ten yards from stem to stern, and, abeam, some forty yards.
9
192
It had nine decks.
9
193
The tarn areas occupied almost the whole of three decks, as noted, each being some seventy yards in length and some thirty yards in width.
9
194
Unlike many of the tarn cots in the cities, which are lofty and allow room for perches at various heights, the ceilings of these areas were not more than five yards in height.
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195
This, despite the width and length of each, gave each an enclosing, cramped aspect.
9
196
There were three rows of wooden-barred cages, or stalls, in each area, each extending for much of the length of the cot area, these three rows being separated by two aisles.
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197
An open space was provided fore and aft in each cot area, in which some birds were chained in place, and others, in effect, bound, wings pinioned by ropes, beaks strapped shut, save for feeding.
The great ship itself, made possible by Tur wood and bracing, would be something like a hundred and ten yards from stem to stern, and, abeam, some forty yards.
It had nine decks.
The tarn areas occupied almost the whole of three decks, as noted, each being some seventy yards in length and some thirty yards in width.
Unlike many of the tarn cots in the cities, which are lofty and allow room for perches at various heights, the ceilings of these areas were not more than five yards in height.
This, despite the width and length of each, gave each an enclosing, cramped aspect.
There were three rows of wooden-barred cages, or stalls, in each area, each extending for much of the length of the cot area, these three rows being separated by two aisles.
An open space was provided fore and aft in each cot area, in which some birds were chained in place, and others, in effect, bound, wings pinioned by ropes, beaks strapped shut, save for feeding.
- (Mariners of Gor, Chapter )