With one hand he held the folds together, lest the wind should lift the cloth and reveal his face, and with the other hand, he clutched the rail on the bridge, as if uncomfortable, uneasy at the height.
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A slight rain had begun to fall.
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"tal," I said to the man, lifting my arm in the common Gorean greeting.
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"tal," he responded, not taking his arm from the rail.
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He approached me, more closely than I liked.
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"You are a stranger in this city," he said.
His face was concealed in the folds of his robe.
With one hand he held the folds together, lest the wind should lift the cloth and reveal his face, and with the other hand, he clutched the rail on the bridge, as if uncomfortable, uneasy at the height.
A slight rain had begun to fall.
"tal," I said to the man, lifting my arm in the common Gorean greeting.
"tal," he responded, not taking his arm from the rail.
He approached me, more closely than I liked.
"You are a stranger in this city," he said.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )