Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 95 | "A part of the View more quotes about metal">metal has been cut or trimmed away. |
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 92 | "Do you see how this part of the object, at the edge, seems flatter, or straight, different from the rest of the object's circumference?" "Yes," I said. |
| 1 | 93 | To be sure, one had to look closely to see it. |
| 1 | 94 | "This object has been clipped, or shaved," he said. |
| 1 | 95 | "A part of the metal has been cut or trimmed away. |
| 1 | 96 | In this fashion, if that is not noted, or the object is not weighed, it might be accepted for, say, a certain face value, the individual responsible for this meanwhile pocketing the clipped or shaved metal. |
| 1 | 97 | If this is done over a period of time, with many coins, of course, the individual could accumulate, in metal value, a value equivalent perhaps to one or more of the original objects". |
| 1 | 98 | "Metal value?" I asked. |
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"Do you see how this part of the object, at the edge, seems flatter, or straight, different from the rest of the object's circumference?" "Yes," I said.
To be sure, one had to look closely to see it.
"This object has been clipped, or shaved," he said.
"A part of the metal has been cut or trimmed away.
In this fashion, if that is not noted, or the object is not weighed, it might be accepted for, say, a certain face value, the individual responsible for this meanwhile pocketing the clipped or shaved metal.
If this is done over a period of time, with many coins, of course, the individual could accumulate, in metal value, a value equivalent perhaps to one or more of the original objects".
"Metal value?" I asked.
- (Kajira of Gor)