Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 97 | "Out View more quotes about oars">oars! Row! Move!" The galley of Seremides kept its original heading, dictated by its towing ropes, while we were still, towing ropes slack, now almost across his bow, rocking in the water. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 94 | "Move, slackard!" "Keep your distance!" cried Pertinax. |
| 14 | 95 | Seremides' galley began to move toward ours. |
| 14 | 96 | "To port!" he called to us. |
| 14 | 97 | "Out oars! Row! Move!" The galley of Seremides kept its original heading, dictated by its towing ropes, while we were still, towing ropes slack, now almost across his bow, rocking in the water. |
| 14 | 98 | "Poles!" cried Pertinax, and men seized up the launching poles, used in thrusting a galley from a wharf, cushioning her approach to a wharf, holding her away from rocks, or such. |
| 14 | 99 | It is customary that there be three such poles, as you of the port know, one for the bow, one amidships, one aft. |
| 14 | 100 | "Back oars!" cried Seremides, alarmed. |
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"Move, slackard!" "Keep your distance!" cried Pertinax.
Seremides' galley began to move toward ours.
"To port!" he called to us.
"Out oars! Row! Move!" The galley of Seremides kept its original heading, dictated by its towing ropes, while we were still, towing ropes slack, now almost across his bow, rocking in the water.
"Poles!" cried Pertinax, and men seized up the launching poles, used in thrusting a galley from a wharf, cushioning her approach to a wharf, holding her away from rocks, or such.
It is customary that there be three such poles, as you of the port know, one for the bow, one amidships, one aft.
"Back oars!" cried Seremides, alarmed.
- (Mariners of Gor)