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| 12 | 4 | As an View more quotes about animal">animal I was permitted to drink only from the lower basin, but there was no difficulty in filling the buckets in the upper basin, and we invariably did so, as it was deeper and fresher. |
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| 12 | 1 | I dipped the first of the two buckets into the fountain of Aiakos, where I usually drew water. |
| 12 | 2 | It is at the intersection of Clive and Emerald, and is the nearest fountain to the shop of Epicrates. |
| 12 | 3 | It, as many fountains, has two basins, water flowing first into the high basin, and then running over to the lower basin. |
| 12 | 4 | As an animal I was permitted to drink only from the lower basin, but there was no difficulty in filling the buckets in the upper basin, and we invariably did so, as it was deeper and fresher. |
| 12 | 5 | The water entered the fountain through eight spouts, oriented to the eight major points of the Gorean compass. |
| 12 | 6 | Below each spout, on the adjacent stone rim, there are two shallow depressions, or worn areas, the one on the right deeper than that on the left. |
| 12 | 7 | This difference takes place over generations, as right-handed persons tend to brace the right hand on the rim while leaning over to drink, and left-handed persons tend to place their weight on the left hand as they lean forward to drink. |