Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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It is thought that the pitch and the branches of the Brak Bush discourage the entry of bad luck into the houses of the citizens.
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During the days of the Waiting Hand the streets are almost deserted, and in the Houses there is much fasting, and little conversation, and no song.
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Rations even in the House of Cernus were halved during this period.
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paga and Ka-la-na were not served.
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The slaves in the pens received almost nothing.
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Then, at dawn, on the first day of En'Kara, in the name of the city, the Administrator of Ar, or a Ubar if it be Ubar, greets the sun, welcoming it to Ar on the first day of the New Year.
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The great bars suspended about the walls of the city then ring out for more than an Ahn with their din, and the doors of the city burst open and the people crowd out onto the bridges, clad in the splendor of their finest, singing and laughing.
It is thought that the pitch and the branches of the Brak Bush discourage the entry of bad luck into the houses of the citizens.
During the days of the Waiting Hand the streets are almost deserted, and in the Houses there is much fasting, and little conversation, and no song.
Rations even in the House of Cernus were halved during this period.
paga and Ka-la-na were not served.
The slaves in the pens received almost nothing.
Then, at dawn, on the first day of En'Kara, in the name of the city, the Administrator of Ar, or a Ubar if it be Ubar, greets the sun, welcoming it to Ar on the first day of the New Year.
The great bars suspended about the walls of the city then ring out for more than an Ahn with their din, and the doors of the city burst open and the people crowd out onto the bridges, clad in the splendor of their finest, singing and laughing.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter )