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

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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.
24 65 I supposed they were not ventilated as well as the tunnels of the Priest-Kings.
24 66 There was an odor in the tunnels of the Golden beetle, perhaps of its spoor or various exudates.
24 67 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 )