Book 15. (1 results) Rogue of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 31 | 139 | It is not easy to raise the View more quotes about gate">gate. |
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Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 31 | 136 | We reversed our position at the poles, stepping under them and then standing, turning the chain swivels, to which the chains on our collars were attached. |
| 31 | 137 | We were now in position to brake the gate, in its lowering. |
| 31 | 138 | I, then, like several of the others, the holding pawl now engaged, put my head down on the bar, resting. |
| 31 | 139 | It is not easy to raise the gate. |
| 31 | 140 | Outside I supposed that one or more ships, river galleys, might be gracefully entering or leaving the lakelike courtyard of the holding of Policrates. |
| 31 | 141 | The signal to raise or lower the gate is given by a guard on the wall, at the west gate tower, one of two towers flanking the sea gate. |
| 31 | 142 | It is a voice signal. |
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We reversed our position at the poles, stepping under them and then standing, turning the chain swivels, to which the chains on our collars were attached.
We were now in position to brake the gate, in its lowering.
I, then, like several of the others, the holding pawl now engaged, put my head down on the bar, resting.
It is not easy to raise the gate.
Outside I supposed that one or more ships, river galleys, might be gracefully entering or leaving the lakelike courtyard of the holding of Policrates.
The signal to raise or lower the gate is given by a guard on the wall, at the west gate tower, one of two towers flanking the sea gate.
It is a voice signal.
- (Rogue of Gor)