Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 6 | 348 | This is commonly View more quotes about used">used only in moving east or upstream from Schendi. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 6 | 345 | This is to control the river and protect the port. |
| 6 | 346 | A result, of course, of the narrowing, the amount of water involved being the same, is an increase in the velocity of the flow. |
| 6 | 347 | In moving upstream from Schendi there is a bypass, rather like a lock system, which provides a calm road for shipping until the Nyoka can be joined. |
| 6 | 348 | This is commonly used only in moving east or upstream from Schendi. |
| 6 | 349 | The bypass, or "hook," as it is called, enters the Nyoka with rather than against its current. |
| 6 | 350 | One then brings one's boat about and, by wind or oar, proceeds upstream. |
| 6 | 351 | The smell of spices, particularly cinnamon and cloves, was now quite strong. |
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This is to control the river and protect the port.
A result, of course, of the narrowing, the amount of water involved being the same, is an increase in the velocity of the flow.
In moving upstream from Schendi there is a bypass, rather like a lock system, which provides a calm road for shipping until the Nyoka can be joined.
This is commonly used only in moving east or upstream from Schendi.
The bypass, or "hook," as it is called, enters the Nyoka with rather than against its current.
One then brings one's boat about and, by wind or oar, proceeds upstream.
The smell of spices, particularly cinnamon and cloves, was now quite strong.
- (Explorers of Gor)