Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 141 | Then the View more quotes about birds">birds would throw their weight again on the ropes, bringing another flashing wrench of agony. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 138 | The birds were pulling against one another, stabilized in their flight, each trying to pull away from the other. |
| 14 | 139 | Now and again there would be a moment's giddy respite from the pain as one or the other of the birds failed to keep the ropes taut. |
| 14 | 140 | I could hear the curses of the tarnsmen above me and saw once or twice the flash of the striking tarn-goad. |
| 14 | 141 | Then the birds would throw their weight again on the ropes, bringing another flashing wrench of agony. |
| 14 | 142 | Then, suddenly, there was a ripping sound as one of the wrist ropes broke. |
| 14 | 143 | Without thinking, but responding blindly, with a surge of joy, I seized the other wrist rope and tried to force it over the wrist. |
| 14 | 144 | When the bird drew again, there was a sharp pain as flesh was torn from my hand, but the rope darted off into the darkness, and I was swinging by my ankles from the other ropes. |
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The birds were pulling against one another, stabilized in their flight, each trying to pull away from the other.
Now and again there would be a moment's giddy respite from the pain as one or the other of the birds failed to keep the ropes taut.
I could hear the curses of the tarnsmen above me and saw once or twice the flash of the striking tarn-goad.
Then the birds would throw their weight again on the ropes, bringing another flashing wrench of agony.
Then, suddenly, there was a ripping sound as one of the wrist ropes broke.
Without thinking, but responding blindly, with a surge of joy, I seized the other wrist rope and tried to force it over the wrist.
When the bird drew again, there was a sharp pain as flesh was torn from my hand, but the rope darted off into the darkness, and I was swinging by my ankles from the other ropes.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)