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Book 32. (1 results) Smugglers of Gor (Individual Quote)

It is not that unusual to find individuals, particularly in what are spoken of as the "lower castes," who cannot, or do not, read. - (Smugglers of Gor, Chapter 20, Sentence #228)
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20 228 It is not that unusual to find individuals, particularly in what are spoken of as the "lower castes," who cannot, or do not, read.

Book 32. (7 results) Smugglers of Gor (Context Quote)

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20 225 I was awakened, from time to time, by bursts of thunder, but, each time, I went back to sleep.
20 226 In the morning the day's roster would be posted, and Relia, as was customary, would read it, aloud.
20 227 I was not the only one in the kennel, incidentally, who was unable to read.
20 228 It is not that unusual to find individuals, particularly in what are spoken of as the "lower castes," who cannot, or do not, read.
20 229 Indeed, some Goreans are too proud to read, even some of the "higher castes".
20 230 Many men at arms, for example, pride themselves on their illiteracy, regarding reading as a pursuit more appropriate to merchants and scribes than to those of the "scarlet caste".
20 231 Rich men, too, may hire a reader, or one to write letters for them, and such.
I was awakened, from time to time, by bursts of thunder, but, each time, I went back to sleep. In the morning the day's roster would be posted, and Relia, as was customary, would read it, aloud. I was not the only one in the kennel, incidentally, who was unable to read. It is not that unusual to find individuals, particularly in what are spoken of as the "lower castes," who cannot, or do not, read. Indeed, some Goreans are too proud to read, even some of the "higher castes". Many men at arms, for example, pride themselves on their illiteracy, regarding reading as a pursuit more appropriate to merchants and scribes than to those of the "scarlet caste". Rich men, too, may hire a reader, or one to write letters for them, and such. - (Smugglers of Gor, Chapter 20)