Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 23 | 208 | The arrows are View more quotes about often">often brightly colored, and even beribboned. |
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Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 23 | 205 | Obviously the expression, "path of a thousand arrows," is something of a metaphor, as there would seldom be a thousand arrows employed. |
| 23 | 206 | The procedure, of course, is to relay a message by a number of flighted arrows, the message secured from one arrow, and affixed to the next, and so on. |
| 23 | 207 | As the chain which is no stronger than its weakest length, this device, too, can be unreliable, as the succession of arrows might be interrupted in any number of ways. |
| 23 | 208 | The arrows are often brightly colored, and even beribboned. |
| 23 | 209 | And sometimes whistling arrows are used, much like those which convey signals, initiate attacks, and such. |
| 23 | 210 | Under certain field conditions, naturally enough, one prefers stealth and silence. |
| 23 | 211 | "I see no way to do this," he said. |
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Obviously the expression, "path of a thousand arrows," is something of a metaphor, as there would seldom be a thousand arrows employed.
The procedure, of course, is to relay a message by a number of flighted arrows, the message secured from one arrow, and affixed to the next, and so on.
As the chain which is no stronger than its weakest length, this device, too, can be unreliable, as the succession of arrows might be interrupted in any number of ways.
The arrows are often brightly colored, and even beribboned.
And sometimes whistling arrows are used, much like those which convey signals, initiate attacks, and such.
Under certain field conditions, naturally enough, one prefers stealth and silence.
"I see no way to do this," he said.
- (Rebels of Gor)