Her head fell and her voice became almost inaudible.
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"Though I was Tatrix of Tharna," she said, "I wanted to lie at your feet on the scarlet rug, I wanted to be bound with yellow cords".
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I recalled that she had said something of a rug and cords in the council chamber of Tharna, when she had seemed consumed with rage, when it seemed she wanted to lash the flesh from my bones.
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"What is the significance of the rug and cords?" I asked.
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"In ancient days, in Tharna," said Lara, "things were different than they are today".
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And then, in the slaver's tent, Lara, who had been Tatrix of Tharna, told me something of the strange history of her city.
"I desired you".
Her head fell and her voice became almost inaudible.
"Though I was Tatrix of Tharna," she said, "I wanted to lie at your feet on the scarlet rug, I wanted to be bound with yellow cords".
I recalled that she had said something of a rug and cords in the council chamber of Tharna, when she had seemed consumed with rage, when it seemed she wanted to lash the flesh from my bones.
"What is the significance of the rug and cords?" I asked.
"In ancient days, in Tharna," said Lara, "things were different than they are today".
And then, in the slaver's tent, Lara, who had been Tatrix of Tharna, told me something of the strange history of her city.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )