Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 8 | 820 | Surely, if, at the sturdy, narrow bow of the corsair, invisible, just below the surface of the water, fixed in place, there was a beak or snout of metal, it would have some purpose. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 8 | 817 | "You know of rams?" he said. |
| 8 | 818 | "Very little," I said. |
| 8 | 819 | I had understood something of this sort from Euphrosyne. |
| 8 | 820 | Surely, if, at the sturdy, narrow bow of the corsair, invisible, just below the surface of the water, fixed in place, there was a beak or snout of metal, it would have some purpose. |
| 8 | 821 | It seemed clear that such an object, moving with its ship, sped swiftly against the planking of another vessel, might inflict damage, perhaps considerable damage. |
| 8 | 822 | "No," he said, "they will want our ship, and its cargo". |
| 8 | 823 | I realized that I was a portion of the cargo. |
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"You know of rams?" he said.
"Very little," I said.
I had understood something of this sort from Euphrosyne.
Surely, if, at the sturdy, narrow bow of the corsair, invisible, just below the surface of the water, fixed in place, there was a beak or snout of metal, it would have some purpose.
It seemed clear that such an object, moving with its ship, sped swiftly against the planking of another vessel, might inflict damage, perhaps considerable damage.
"No," he said, "they will want our ship, and its cargo".
I realized that I was a portion of the cargo.
- (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 8)