Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | 36 | It can be imposed in a variety of ways. |
| 45 | 37 | The troops deemed guilty of insubordination, cowardice, or such are divided into groups, commonly of ten, but sometimes less or more. |
| 45 | 38 | Most commonly a gambling takes place, with cards, marked stones, a drawing of straws, and such. |
| 45 | 39 | The man who loses in the gambling is then put to death by his fellows. |
| 45 | 40 | Commonly this is done with stones or clubs, so that the observing troops, better armed, can enforce the killing, and kill the entire group, should the 'guilty group' be recalcitrant or reluctant to carry out the decimation, which reluctance, incidentally, seldom occurs. |
| 45 | 41 | Commonly the majority of the group, say, nine out of ten, rejoicing in their survival are only too happy to finish the matter and return to duty. |
| 45 | 42 | There is some point to decimation, hideous as it may seem. |
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It can be imposed in a variety of ways.
The troops deemed guilty of insubordination, cowardice, or such are divided into groups, commonly of ten, but sometimes less or more.
Most commonly a gambling takes place, with cards, marked stones, a drawing of straws, and such.
The man who loses in the gambling is then put to death by his fellows.
Commonly this is done with stones or clubs, so that the observing troops, better armed, can enforce the killing, and kill the entire group, should the 'guilty group' be recalcitrant or reluctant to carry out the decimation, which reluctance, incidentally, seldom occurs.
Commonly the majority of the group, say, nine out of ten, rejoicing in their survival are only too happy to finish the matter and return to duty.
There is some point to decimation, hideous as it may seem.
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter )