Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 5 | 78 | "The problem is to reconstruct the knot after it has been untied". |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 5 | 75 | Only he can tie it, and, more importantly, only he View more quotes about knows">knows the reverse turns by which that knot, provided it has been untouched, is untied". |
| 5 | 76 | "Anyone then," said Elizabeth, "could untie the knot". |
| 5 | 77 | "Surely," I said. |
| 5 | 78 | "The problem is to reconstruct the knot after it has been untied". |
| 5 | 79 | "The owner of the compartment," said Elizabeth, "returning to the compartment and untying the knot can tell immediately whether or not it is his own knot". |
| 5 | 80 | "Correct," I said. |
| 5 | 81 | "And thus he knows," said Elizabeth, "whether or not the compartment has been entered in his absence". |
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Only he can tie it, and, more importantly, only he knows the reverse turns by which that knot, provided it has been untouched, is untied".
"Anyone then," said Elizabeth, "could untie the knot".
"Surely," I said.
"The problem is to reconstruct the knot after it has been untied".
"The owner of the compartment," said Elizabeth, "returning to the compartment and untying the knot can tell immediately whether or not it is his own knot".
"Correct," I said.
"And thus he knows," said Elizabeth, "whether or not the compartment has been entered in his absence".
- (Assassin of Gor)