There are, however, some factors which tend to reduce the hopelessness of the situation.
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One is the fairs at the Sardar Mountains, which occur four times a year and are numbered chronologically.
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The other is that sometimes cities are willing to add, in their records, beside their own dating, the dating of Ar, which is Gor's greatest city.
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Chronology in Ar is figured, happily enough, not from its Administrator Lists, but from its mythical founding by the first man on Gor, a hero whom the priest-kings are said to have formed from the mud of the earth and the blood of tarns.
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Time is reckoned "Contasta Ar," or "from the founding of Ar".
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The current year, according to the calendar of Ar, if it is of interest, is 10,117.
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Actually I would suppose that Ar may not be a third of that age.
There are, however, some factors which tend to reduce the hopelessness of the situation.
One is the fairs at the Sardar Mountains, which occur four times a year and are numbered chronologically.
The other is that sometimes cities are willing to add, in their records, beside their own dating, the dating of Ar, which is Gor's greatest city.
Chronology in Ar is figured, happily enough, not from its Administrator Lists, but from its mythical founding by the first man on Gor, a hero whom the priest-kings are said to have formed from the mud of the earth and the blood of tarns.
Time is reckoned "Contasta Ar," or "from the founding of Ar".
The current year, according to the calendar of Ar, if it is of interest, is 10,117.
Actually I would suppose that Ar may not be a third of that age.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )