Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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2
36
As I entered I heard the mournful tolling of the huge, hollow metal bar which stands some way from the gate.
2
37
I had heard the tolling before, and knew that it signified that yet another mortal had entered the Sardar.
2
38
It was a depressing sound, and not made less so by my realization that in this case it was I who had entered the mountains.
2
39
As I listened it occurred to me that the purpose of the bar might not be simply to inform the men of the fair that the Sardar had been entered but to inform the priest-kings as well.
2
40
I looked behind myself in time to see the great gate close.
2
41
It shut without a sound.
2
42
The journey to the Hall of priest-kings was not as difficult as I had anticipated.
As I entered I heard the mournful tolling of the huge, hollow metal bar which stands some way from the gate.
I had heard the tolling before, and knew that it signified that yet another mortal had entered the Sardar.
It was a depressing sound, and not made less so by my realization that in this case it was I who had entered the mountains.
As I listened it occurred to me that the purpose of the bar might not be simply to inform the men of the fair that the Sardar had been entered but to inform the priest-kings as well.
I looked behind myself in time to see the great gate close.
It shut without a sound.
The journey to the Hall of priest-kings was not as difficult as I had anticipated.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )