Book 16. (1 results) Guardsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 301 | The greatest danger to a swimmer, View more quotes about usually">usually, is the grating together of hulls, behind the blades. |
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Book 16. (7 results) Guardsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 298 | I dove under the ship. |
| 16 | 299 | The greatest danger to a swimmer, incidentally, is not the blade itself, for its lower curve is usually at least a foot out of the water, and it is not difficult to avoid it. |
| 16 | 300 | Indeed, one may even go between the blade and the ship on which it is mounted, if one wishes. |
| 16 | 301 | The greatest danger to a swimmer, usually, is the grating together of hulls, behind the blades. |
| 16 | 302 | Few captains are so skillful as to manage a clean, parallel shearing. |
| 16 | 303 | Both ships are moving, and the angles vary instant by instant. |
| 16 | 304 | Looking above me, up through the water, I saw the long, lean hull of the attacking vessel pass overhead. |
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I dove under the ship.
The greatest danger to a swimmer, incidentally, is not the blade itself, for its lower curve is usually at least a foot out of the water, and it is not difficult to avoid it.
Indeed, one may even go between the blade and the ship on which it is mounted, if one wishes.
The greatest danger to a swimmer, usually, is the grating together of hulls, behind the blades.
Few captains are so skillful as to manage a clean, parallel shearing.
Both ships are moving, and the angles vary instant by instant.
Looking above me, up through the water, I saw the long, lean hull of the attacking vessel pass overhead.
- (Guardsman of Gor)