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How can the eye see itself, and even in water, or burnished plates, or bright mirrors, it sees but an image of itself, and who knows what lies behind it? "Tarnsmen," said Lord Nishida, "have been recruited from better than two dozen cities". - (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 16, Sentence #268)

Lord Nishida, I did not doubt, was well aware of the nature of men. I wondered if he were well aware of my nature, perhaps more so than I. One stands close to one's self. How can the eye see itself, and even in water, or burnished plates, or bright mirrors, it sees but an image of itself, and who knows what lies behind it? "Tarnsmen," said Lord Nishida, "have been recruited from better than two dozen cities". "I do not understand," I said. "If the commander of an army had fallen," said Lord Nishida, "would that not be an ideal time to attack?" "Surely," I said, and shuddered. At that moment, from high above, I heard the war horn of Ichiro, signaling the alarm, and then the signal to mount. - (Swordsmen of Gor)