Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 30 | 96 | The problematicity View more quotes about involved">involved here is obvious. |
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Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 30 | 93 | Much depends on trust, of course. |
| 30 | 94 | For example is it not surprising, if one stops to consider it, that something of value, say, a fukuro of rice, or a slave, might be exchanged for a tiny piece of metal, of whatever sort? I had heard of one city in which the state had issued small black leather packets sewn shut, which packets were alleged to contain a golden tarsk. |
| 30 | 95 | It was a capital offense in that state not to accept, and value, such a packet as containing a golden tarsk, and it was a capital offense, as well, to open such a packet, to see if it actually contained such a tarsk. |
| 30 | 96 | The problematicity involved here is obvious. |
| 30 | 97 | The packet contains a gold tarsk or not. |
| 30 | 98 | If it does, the packet is unnecessary. |
| 30 | 99 | Just use the gold tarsk. |
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Much depends on trust, of course.
For example is it not surprising, if one stops to consider it, that something of value, say, a fukuro of rice, or a slave, might be exchanged for a tiny piece of metal, of whatever sort? I had heard of one city in which the state had issued small black leather packets sewn shut, which packets were alleged to contain a golden tarsk.
It was a capital offense in that state not to accept, and value, such a packet as containing a golden tarsk, and it was a capital offense, as well, to open such a packet, to see if it actually contained such a tarsk.
The problematicity involved here is obvious.
The packet contains a gold tarsk or not.
If it does, the packet is unnecessary.
Just use the gold tarsk.
- (Rebels of Gor)