Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 71 | It is used for controlling tarns, the gigantic hawklike saddlebirds of Gor. |
| 2 | 72 | Indeed, the birds are conditioned to respond to the goad, almost from the egg. |
| 2 | 73 | The tarn-whistle, as one might expect, is used to summon the bird. |
| 2 | 74 | Usually, the most highly trained tarns will respond to only one note, that sounded by the whistle of their master. |
| 2 | 75 | There is nothing surprising in this inasmuch as each bird is trained, by the Caste of Tarn Keepers, to respond to a different note. |
| 2 | 76 | When the tarn is presented to a warrior, or sold to one, the whistle accompanies the bird. |
| 2 | 77 | Needless to say, the whistle is important and carefully guarded, for should it be lost or fall into the hands of an enemy the warrior has, for all practical purposes, lost his mount. |
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It is used for controlling tarns, the gigantic hawklike saddlebirds of Gor.
Indeed, the birds are conditioned to respond to the goad, almost from the egg.
The tarn-whistle, as one might expect, is used to summon the bird.
Usually, the most highly trained tarns will respond to only one note, that sounded by the whistle of their master.
There is nothing surprising in this inasmuch as each bird is trained, by the Caste of Tarn Keepers, to respond to a different note.
When the tarn is presented to a warrior, or sold to one, the whistle accompanies the bird.
Needless to say, the whistle is important and carefully guarded, for should it be lost or fall into the hands of an enemy the warrior has, for all practical purposes, lost his mount.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )