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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)

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2 189 "You do not know that," I said.
2 190 "No," admitted my father.
2 191 "I do not know it".
2 192 My father then explained to me something of the legends of the priest-kings, and I gathered that they seemed to be true to this degree at least—that the priest-kings could destroy or control whatever they wished, that they were, in effect, the divinities of this world.
2 193 It was supposed that they were aware of all that transpired on their planet, but, if so, I was informed that they seemed, on the whole, to take little note of it.
2 194 It was rumored, according to my father, that they cultivated holiness in their mountains, and in their contemplation could not be concerned with the realities and evils of the outside and unimportant world.
2 195 They were, so to speak, absentee divinities, existent but remote, not to be bothered with the fears and turmoil of the mortals beyond their mountains.
"You do not know that," I said. "No," admitted my father. "I do not know it". My father then explained to me something of the legends of the priest-kings, and I gathered that they seemed to be true to this degree at least—that the priest-kings could destroy or control whatever they wished, that they were, in effect, the divinities of this world. It was supposed that they were aware of all that transpired on their planet, but, if so, I was informed that they seemed, on the whole, to take little note of it. It was rumored, according to my father, that they cultivated holiness in their mountains, and in their contemplation could not be concerned with the realities and evils of the outside and unimportant world. They were, so to speak, absentee divinities, existent but remote, not to be bothered with the fears and turmoil of the mortals beyond their mountains. - (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )