Book 23. (1 results) Renegades of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 24 | 691 | It is not View more quotes about merely">merely that it would be, in virtue of its commonness, the most likely coin for such a purpose, but, rather, that custom prescribed its use in such contexts. |
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Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 24 | 688 | "Do not be concerned," said the keeper to Publia. |
| 24 | 689 | "You are a pretty little tarsk, you know". |
| 24 | 690 | It was quite possibly no accident that a copper tarsk had been used. |
| 24 | 691 | It is not merely that it would be, in virtue of its commonness, the most likely coin for such a purpose, but, rather, that custom prescribed its use in such contexts. |
| 24 | 692 | Goreans tend to be very sensitive to matters of ritual, tradition, custom, symbolism, and such. |
| 24 | 693 | Accordingly, in allotting decisions amongst slaves to chance a low-denomination coin is preferred, this symbolic of the slave's worthlessness, even if she is a high slave who might actually sell for golden tarn disks. |
| 24 | 694 | This symbolism, that of the low-denomination coin, would not be lost on the two girls, as both were Gorean. |
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"Do not be concerned," said the keeper to Publia.
"You are a pretty little tarsk, you know".
It was quite possibly no accident that a copper tarsk had been used.
It is not merely that it would be, in virtue of its commonness, the most likely coin for such a purpose, but, rather, that custom prescribed its use in such contexts.
Goreans tend to be very sensitive to matters of ritual, tradition, custom, symbolism, and such.
Accordingly, in allotting decisions amongst slaves to chance a low-denomination coin is preferred, this symbolic of the slave's worthlessness, even if she is a high slave who might actually sell for golden tarn disks.
This symbolism, that of the low-denomination coin, would not be lost on the two girls, as both were Gorean.
- (Renegades of Gor)