Book 28. (1 results) Kur of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 56 | 65 | The Kur, we note, can function efficiently, and comfortably, in View more quotes about both">both light and darkness, provided the darkness is not absolute. |
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Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 56 | 62 | More importantly, the Kur might emerge suddenly from the darkness of caves into bright sunlight, to hunt, and, say, the sleen might similarly emerge suddenly from darkness, though commonly from its burrow. |
| 56 | 63 | It seems reasonably clear then that the Nameless One, in its wisdom, or its blind, adventitious lotteries, casting its cards as it pleased, favored swift optical adjustments in the Kur, and the sleen, and doubtless in several other forms of life, as well. |
| 56 | 64 | The sleen, incidentally, is predominantly a nocturnal animal. |
| 56 | 65 | The Kur, we note, can function efficiently, and comfortably, in both light and darkness, provided the darkness is not absolute. |
| 56 | 66 | In this respect the Kur is clearly superior to the human, at least. |
| 56 | 67 | As the human is predominantly a diurnal animal, its dark vision is, we suppose, relatively unimportant. |
| 56 | 68 | To be sure, it can make adjustments to varying light conditions, but, as noted, these adjustments are relatively slow, or slow, at least, compared to those of the Kur and sleen. |
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More importantly, the Kur might emerge suddenly from the darkness of caves into bright sunlight, to hunt, and, say, the sleen might similarly emerge suddenly from darkness, though commonly from its burrow.
It seems reasonably clear then that the Nameless One, in its wisdom, or its blind, adventitious lotteries, casting its cards as it pleased, favored swift optical adjustments in the Kur, and the sleen, and doubtless in several other forms of life, as well.
The sleen, incidentally, is predominantly a nocturnal animal.
The Kur, we note, can function efficiently, and comfortably, in both light and darkness, provided the darkness is not absolute.
In this respect the Kur is clearly superior to the human, at least.
As the human is predominantly a diurnal animal, its dark vision is, we suppose, relatively unimportant.
To be sure, it can make adjustments to varying light conditions, but, as noted, these adjustments are relatively slow, or slow, at least, compared to those of the Kur and sleen.
- (Kur of Gor)