Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 192 | As the thin, View more quotes about sharp">sharp beam struck the face of the compass, my heart stopped. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 189 | The silent but intense explosion of the envelope into flames had caused me momentarily to become confused—that and the sudden return to the darkness from the hideous glaring light of the disintegrating envelope. |
| 1 | 190 | My compass would get me out. |
| 1 | 191 | With my flashlight I examined it. |
| 1 | 192 | As the thin, sharp beam struck the face of the compass, my heart stopped. |
| 1 | 193 | The needle was spinning crazily, and oscillating backward and forward, as if the laws of nature had suddenly been abridged in its vicinity. |
| 1 | 194 | For the first time since I had opened the envelope, I began to lose my control. |
| 1 | 195 | The compass had been my anchor and trust. |
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The silent but intense explosion of the envelope into flames had caused me momentarily to become confused—that and the sudden return to the darkness from the hideous glaring light of the disintegrating envelope.
My compass would get me out.
With my flashlight I examined it.
As the thin, sharp beam struck the face of the compass, my heart stopped.
The needle was spinning crazily, and oscillating backward and forward, as if the laws of nature had suddenly been abridged in its vicinity.
For the first time since I had opened the envelope, I began to lose my control.
The compass had been my anchor and trust.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)