Book 23. (1 results) Renegades of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 17 | 628 | I could not, View more quotes about thus">thus, in any simple fashion, even with the beams and planks about, in the rubble, thrust anything behind it, crosswise, say, behind the horns, to prevent its withdrawal. |
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Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 17 | 625 | Then it was splintered like a twig as the huge head burst again inward. |
| 17 | 626 | I threw the bit of a spear away. |
| 17 | 627 | The head of the ram was so constructed, and the horns on it so curved back, that it was unlikely, given the forces involved, that it could become lodged in the door. |
| 17 | 628 | I could not, thus, in any simple fashion, even with the beams and planks about, in the rubble, thrust anything behind it, crosswise, say, behind the horns, to prevent its withdrawal. |
| 17 | 629 | The sand was useless. |
| 17 | 630 | The rock, however, suggested a temporary expedient. |
| 17 | 631 | "Hold the ram!" I heard, from outside. |
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Then it was splintered like a twig as the huge head burst again inward.
I threw the bit of a spear away.
The head of the ram was so constructed, and the horns on it so curved back, that it was unlikely, given the forces involved, that it could become lodged in the door.
I could not, thus, in any simple fashion, even with the beams and planks about, in the rubble, thrust anything behind it, crosswise, say, behind the horns, to prevent its withdrawal.
The sand was useless.
The rock, however, suggested a temporary expedient.
"Hold the ram!" I heard, from outside.
- (Renegades of Gor)