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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)

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24 52 It was still coming, somewhere back there in the darkness, slowly, patiently, implacably, like the coming of winter or the weathering of a stone.
24 53 I wondered at the nature of the beetle's pursuit of his prey.
24 54 How horrible I thought it would be to be trapped in these tunnels, waiting for the beetle, able to avoid it perhaps for hours, perhaps days, but not daring to sleep or to stop, not knowing if one were going down a blind passage, if the beetle were suddenly to confront one at the next turn.
24 55 No, I supposed the beetle did not need speed in its tunnels.
24 56 I set Vika down.
24 57 I leaned the Mul-Torch against the side of the passage.
24 58 And yet it seemed strange to me to think of the beetle as pursuing its prey in these tunnels for hours, perhaps days.
It was still coming, somewhere back there in the darkness, slowly, patiently, implacably, like the coming of winter or the weathering of a stone. I wondered at the nature of the beetle's pursuit of his prey. How horrible I thought it would be to be trapped in these tunnels, waiting for the beetle, able to avoid it perhaps for hours, perhaps days, but not daring to sleep or to stop, not knowing if one were going down a blind passage, if the beetle were suddenly to confront one at the next turn. No, I supposed the beetle did not need speed in its tunnels. I set Vika down. I leaned the Mul-Torch against the side of the passage. And yet it seemed strange to me to think of the beetle as pursuing its prey in these tunnels for hours, perhaps days. - (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )