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Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)

Our men backed to the moving hull of the great ship, turning, grasping the rope rungs of the boarding nets. - (Mariners of Gor, Chapter 16, Sentence #319)
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16 319 Our men backed to the View more quotes about moving">moving hull of the great ship, turning, grasping the rope rungs of the boarding nets.

Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)

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16 316 Within a handful of Ehn forty riders of the tarn cavalry were at the rail, each armed with the small Tuchuk bow, used by the tarn cavalry, a weapon of considerable power, which may be swept easily from one side of a saddle to the other.
16 317 "Now," said Cabot, "sound the recall".
16 318 The ship's bar rang the recall.
16 319 Our men backed to the moving hull of the great ship, turning, grasping the rope rungs of the boarding nets.
16 320 The enemy rushed forward, but only some yards, before turning back, stumbling over falling bodies, riddled by arrows.
16 321 The retreat of our armsmen had been satisfactorily covered.
16 322 "Hard to port! All canvas!" called Aëtius from the stern castle.
Within a handful of Ehn forty riders of the tarn cavalry were at the rail, each armed with the small Tuchuk bow, used by the tarn cavalry, a weapon of considerable power, which may be swept easily from one side of a saddle to the other. "Now," said Cabot, "sound the recall". The ship's bar rang the recall. Our men backed to the moving hull of the great ship, turning, grasping the rope rungs of the boarding nets. The enemy rushed forward, but only some yards, before turning back, stumbling over falling bodies, riddled by arrows. The retreat of our armsmen had been satisfactorily covered. "Hard to port! All canvas!" called Aëtius from the stern castle. - (Mariners of Gor)