Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 24 | 59 | It seemed foolish, unlikely, a puzzle of nature. |
| 24 | 60 | But I myself had seen its body and knew now that it was incapable of prolonged, rapid movement. |
| 24 | 61 | How was it then, I asked myself, that such a slow, awkward, clumsy creature, no matter how formidable at close range, could capture and slay an organism as alert and swift as a priest-king? I moved Vika's limbs and rubbed her hands to see if I could restore her circulation to a more normal level. |
| 24 | 62 | Bending my ear to her heart I was pleased to detect its faint beat. |
| 24 | 63 | Holding her wrist I sensed a tiny movement of blood in her veins. |
| 24 | 64 | There did not seem to be much air in the tunnels of the Golden Beetle. |
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And yet it seemed strange to me to think of the Beetle as pursuing its prey in these tunnels for hours, perhaps days.
It seemed foolish, unlikely, a puzzle of nature.
But I myself had seen its body and knew now that it was incapable of prolonged, rapid movement.
How was it then, I asked myself, that such a slow, awkward, clumsy creature, no matter how formidable at close range, could capture and slay an organism as alert and swift as a priest-king? I moved Vika's limbs and rubbed her hands to see if I could restore her circulation to a more normal level.
Bending my ear to her heart I was pleased to detect its faint beat.
Holding her wrist I sensed a tiny movement of blood in her veins.
There did not seem to be much air in the tunnels of the Golden Beetle.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )