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The simplest and humblest village, and even the most primitive hut in that village, perhaps only a cone of straw, will contain its own Home Stone, as will the fantastically appointed chambers of the Administrator of so great a city as Ar. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #54)

It is almost as if the city itself were identified with the home stone, as if it were to the city what life is to a man. The myths of these matters have it that while the home stone survives, so, too, must the city. But not only is it the case that each city has its home stone. The simplest and humblest village, and even the most primitive hut in that village, perhaps only a cone of straw, will contain its own home stone, as will the fantastically appointed chambers of the Administrator of so great a city as Ar. My home stone was the home stone of Ko-ro-ba, that city to which I had seven years ago pledged my sword. I was now eager to return to my city. In the bundle, wrapped inside the tunic and cloak, I found the shoulder belt, sheath and short sword of the Goreans. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter 2)