Book 14. (1 results) Fighting Slave of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 19 | 8 | The concave surfaces of the gunni View more quotes about face">face the user of the devices, and the handles are recessed within these surfaces. |
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Book 14. (7 results) Fighting Slave of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 5 | I stayed close to the beam. |
| 19 | 6 | The fist moves most swiftly and has the greatest power within the first six inches of its motion, with the back and arm behind it. |
| 19 | 7 | Too, it is similar to the loosened arrow, which has its greatest swiftness, and maximum striking power, immediately after being sprung from the string, immediately after leaving the bow. |
| 19 | 8 | The concave surfaces of the gunni face the user of the devices, and the handles are recessed within these surfaces. |
| 19 | 9 | The outer surfaces, or striking surfaces of the gunni are usually shallowly rounded, being slightly convex. |
| 19 | 10 | This tends to prevent excessive splintering of the beam. |
| 19 | 11 | The blows thus, in a sense, compress and pack the beam, causing it to last longer, until it finally, after a few finishing blows, shatters. |
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I stayed close to the beam.
The fist moves most swiftly and has the greatest power within the first six inches of its motion, with the back and arm behind it.
Too, it is similar to the loosened arrow, which has its greatest swiftness, and maximum striking power, immediately after being sprung from the string, immediately after leaving the bow.
The concave surfaces of the gunni face the user of the devices, and the handles are recessed within these surfaces.
The outer surfaces, or striking surfaces of the gunni are usually shallowly rounded, being slightly convex.
This tends to prevent excessive splintering of the beam.
The blows thus, in a sense, compress and pack the beam, causing it to last longer, until it finally, after a few finishing blows, shatters.
- (Fighting Slave of Gor)