"Tuchuk sleen!" "May I introduce," inquired Saphrar, "Ha-Keel of Port Kar, chief of the mercenary tarnsmen".
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"Is it known to Saphrar," I inquired, "that you have received gold from the Tuchuks?" "Of course," said Ha-Keel.
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"You think perhaps," said Saphrar, chuckling, "that I might object—and that thus you might sow discord amongst us, your enemies.
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But know, Tarl Cabot, that I am a merchant and understand men and the meaning of gold—I no more object to Ha-Keel dealing with Tuchuks than I would to the fact that water freezes and fire burns—and that no one ever leaves the Yellow Pool of Turia alive".
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I did not follow the reference to the Yellow Pool of Turia.
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I glanced, however, at Harold, and it seemed he had suddenly paled.
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"How is it," I asked, "that Ha-Keel of Port Kar wears about his neck a tarn disk from the city of Ar?" "I was once of Ar," said scarred Ha-Keel.
"Tuchuk sleen!" "May I introduce," inquired Saphrar, "Ha-Keel of Port Kar, chief of the mercenary tarnsmen".
"Is it known to Saphrar," I inquired, "that you have received gold from the Tuchuks?" "Of course," said Ha-Keel.
"You think perhaps," said Saphrar, chuckling, "that I might object—and that thus you might sow discord amongst us, your enemies.
But know, Tarl Cabot, that I am a merchant and understand men and the meaning of gold—I no more object to Ha-Keel dealing with Tuchuks than I would to the fact that water freezes and fire burns—and that no one ever leaves the Yellow Pool of Turia alive".
I did not follow the reference to the Yellow Pool of Turia.
I glanced, however, at Harold, and it seemed he had suddenly paled.
"How is it," I asked, "that Ha-Keel of Port Kar wears about his neck a tarn disk from the city of Ar?" "I was once of Ar," said scarred Ha-Keel.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )