He had told me to throw myself upon it, to avoid my shame, to frustrate for once the will of the mighty priest-kings of Gor.
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"No, Friend," I said to the remains of the former warrior of Ar.
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"No, I shall not throw myself upon my sword.
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Nor shall I grovel to the priest-kings nor live the life of shame they have allotted to me".
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I lifted the sword toward the valley where Ko-ro-ba had stood.
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"Long ago," I said, "I pledged this sword to the service of Ko-ro-ba.
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It remains so pledged".
He had told me to throw myself upon it, to avoid my shame, to frustrate for once the will of the mighty priest-kings of Gor.
"No, Friend," I said to the remains of the former warrior of Ar.
"No, I shall not throw myself upon my sword.
Nor shall I grovel to the priest-kings nor live the life of shame they have allotted to me".
I lifted the sword toward the valley where Ko-ro-ba had stood.
"Long ago," I said, "I pledged this sword to the service of Ko-ro-ba.
It remains so pledged".
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )