Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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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.
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Bending my ear to her heart I was pleased to detect its faint beat.
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63
Holding her wrist I sensed a tiny movement of blood in her veins.
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64
There did not seem to be much air in the tunnels of the Golden beetle.
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I supposed they were not ventilated as well as the tunnels of the Priest-Kings.
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66
There was an odor in the tunnels of the Golden beetle, perhaps of its spoor or various exudates.
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The odor seemed somewhat oppressive.
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.
I supposed they were not ventilated as well as the tunnels of the Priest-Kings.
There was an odor in the tunnels of the Golden beetle, perhaps of its spoor or various exudates.
The odor seemed somewhat oppressive.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )