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I had been reminded that a lapse from position, however slight, is not acceptable. I was grateful, of course, that the men had not seen fit to lash us. Looking ahead, I saw a figure emerging from the forest, in the green which I would come later to recognize as that of the foresters. He lifted his hand, and said, "Tal," and approached us. He conferred, briefly, with the chief of our armsmen. I had the sense that signs and countersigns might have been exchanged. The newcomer seemed particularly interested in the two large boxes which had been lowered carefully on ropes over the ship's side, and then carried to shore. - (Smugglers of Gor)