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Might not the rice wither and die in that darkness? Who knows the temper and appetite of the iron dragon? How long it has been since it has last flown! What if it is angry? What if it is hungry? What if it is insatiable? Might it not alight upon the palaces of Yamada as well as upon the holding of Temmu? Might its claws not tear the land and cast it into the sea, might not its jaws seize the sun and devour it, plunging the world into darkness?" "If the bones and shells were read in the holding," I said, "I would expect them to foretell the jeopardy of the house of Yamada, should the iron dragon emerge from its den". - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 11, Sentence #249)

"That sounds convenient," I said. "Why should this worry Lord Yamada?" "Who knows what will occur should the iron dragon spread its wings?" asked Tajima. "Its shadow might lie upon the islands. Might not the rice wither and die in that darkness? Who knows the temper and appetite of the iron dragon? How long it has been since it has last flown! What if it is angry? What if it is hungry? What if it is insatiable? Might it not alight upon the palaces of Yamada as well as upon the holding of Temmu? Might its claws not tear the land and cast it into the sea, might not its jaws seize the sun and devour it, plunging the world into darkness?" "If the bones and shells were read in the holding," I said, "I would expect them to foretell the jeopardy of the house of Yamada, should the iron dragon emerge from its den". "It is hard sometimes to understand the bones and shells," said Tajima. "Dear friend," I said, "you are not native to this world, no more than I. The world from which we derive may in many ways be thoughtless, foolish, shallow, decadent, materialistic, and cruel, but it is, at least, a world in which there are no iron dragons". - (Rebels of Gor)