Book 10. (7 results) Tribesmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 414 | "This is Ibn Saran, salt merchant of the river port of Kasra," said Samos. |
| 1 | 415 | The red salt of Kasra, so called from its port of embarkation, was famed on Gor. |
| 1 | 416 | It was brought from secret pits and mines, actually, deep in the interior, bound in heavy cylinders on the backs of pack kaiila. |
| 1 | 417 | Each cylinder, roped to others, weighed in the neighborhood of ten stone, or some forty pounds, a Gorean "Weight". |
| 1 | 418 | A strong kaiila could carry sixteen such cylinders, but the normal load was ten. |
| 1 | 419 | Even numbers are carried, of course, that the load is balanced. |
| 1 | 420 | A poorly loaded kaiila can carry far less weight than one on whom the burden is intelligently distributed. |
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"This is Ibn Saran, salt merchant of the river port of Kasra," said Samos.
The red salt of Kasra, so called from its port of embarkation, was famed on Gor.
It was brought from secret pits and mines, actually, deep in the interior, bound in heavy cylinders on the backs of pack kaiila.
Each cylinder, roped to others, weighed in the neighborhood of ten stone, or some forty pounds, a Gorean "Weight".
A strong kaiila could carry sixteen such cylinders, but the normal load was ten.
Even numbers are carried, of course, that the load is balanced.
A poorly loaded kaiila can carry far less weight than one on whom the burden is intelligently distributed.
- (Tribesmen of Gor, Chapter )