Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 13 | 279 | I View more quotes about wondered">wondered why the bird, as is usual, it now being rather old, surely past its racing prime, had not been destroyed. |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 13 | 276 | "Yes," I said, "I am familiar with tarns". |
| 13 | 277 | "I am drunk," said Mip, fondling the bird's beak. |
| 13 | 278 | It thrust its head forward. |
| 13 | 279 | I wondered why the bird, as is usual, it now being rather old, surely past its racing prime, had not been destroyed. |
| 13 | 280 | Perhaps it had been preserved as an act of sentiment, for such is not unknown among the partisans of the factions. |
| 13 | 281 | On the other hand, the business managers of the factions have little sentiment, and an unprofitable tarn, like an unprofitable or useless slave, is customarily sold or destroyed. |
| 13 | 282 | "The night," I said, "is beautiful". |
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"Yes," I said, "I am familiar with tarns".
"I am drunk," said Mip, fondling the bird's beak.
It thrust its head forward.
I wondered why the bird, as is usual, it now being rather old, surely past its racing prime, had not been destroyed.
Perhaps it had been preserved as an act of sentiment, for such is not unknown among the partisans of the factions.
On the other hand, the business managers of the factions have little sentiment, and an unprofitable tarn, like an unprofitable or useless slave, is customarily sold or destroyed.
"The night," I said, "is beautiful".
- (Assassin of Gor)