Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 13 | At last, with a wild cry of rage, the tarn returned to the cylinder. |
| 4 | 14 | I seized the short mounting ladder swinging wildly from the saddle and climbed it, seating myself in the saddle, fastening the broad purple belt that would keep me from tumbling to my death. |
| 4 | 15 | The tarn is guided by virtue of a throat strap, to which are attached, normally, six leather streamers, or reins, which are fixed in a metal ring on the forward portion of the saddle. |
| 4 | 16 | The reins are of different colors, but one learns them by ring position and not color. |
| 4 | 17 | Each of the reins attaches to a small ring on the throat strap, and the rings are spaced evenly. |
| 4 | 18 | Accordingly, the mechanics are simple. |
| 4 | 19 | One draws on the streamer, or rein, which is attached to the ring most nearly approximating the direction in which one wishes to go. |
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At last, with a wild cry of rage, the tarn returned to the cylinder.
I seized the short mounting ladder swinging wildly from the saddle and climbed it, seating myself in the saddle, fastening the broad purple belt that would keep me from tumbling to my death.
The tarn is guided by virtue of a throat strap, to which are attached, normally, six leather streamers, or reins, which are fixed in a metal ring on the forward portion of the saddle.
The reins are of different colors, but one learns them by ring position and not color.
Each of the reins attaches to a small ring on the throat strap, and the rings are spaced evenly.
Accordingly, the mechanics are simple.
One draws on the streamer, or rein, which is attached to the ring most nearly approximating the direction in which one wishes to go.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )