I wondered if they would understand that such an action was beneath the hand of a truly free man, and that the men who fought them—who had conquered on this windy and cold night, who had fought like larls in the darkness of the tunnels below, who had not sought their own safety but the liberation of their fellows—were such men.
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I leaped to the windlass and raised my arms, the darkness of the central shaft looming beneath me.
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There was silence.
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"men of Tharna," I cried, "and of the Cities of Gor, you are free!" There was a great cheer.
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"Word of our deeds even now hurries to the Palace of the Tatrix," I cried.
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"Let her tremble!" cried Kron of Tharna in a terrible voice.
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"Think, Kron of Tharna," I cried, "soon tarnsmen will fly from the walls of Tharna and the infantry will move against us".
I wondered if they would understand that such an action was beneath the hand of a truly free man, and that the men who fought them—who had conquered on this windy and cold night, who had fought like larls in the darkness of the tunnels below, who had not sought their own safety but the liberation of their fellows—were such men.
I leaped to the windlass and raised my arms, the darkness of the central shaft looming beneath me.
There was silence.
"men of Tharna," I cried, "and of the Cities of Gor, you are free!" There was a great cheer.
"Word of our deeds even now hurries to the Palace of the Tatrix," I cried.
"Let her tremble!" cried Kron of Tharna in a terrible voice.
"Think, Kron of Tharna," I cried, "soon tarnsmen will fly from the walls of Tharna and the infantry will move against us".
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )