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Too, I suspected that vital parts of the machinery would be sealed away from the curious, and armed in such a way that any attempt to examine them would result in the destruction of the equipment and, doubtless, the release of a quantity of lethal energy, either in radiation or explosiveness, which would destroy the prying beings who might presume to acquaint themselves with a forbidden technology. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 50, Sentence #135)

Where a device utilizes gravity, its fuel is always at hand. No mighty tanks of propellant need fill storage yards. Too, Priest-Kings would not be likely to entrust Kurii with a sophisticated technological apparatus unfamiliar to them which might be dangerous or difficult for them to control and manipulate. Too, I suspected that vital parts of the machinery would be sealed away from the curious, and armed in such a way that any attempt to examine them would result in the destruction of the equipment and, doubtless, the release of a quantity of lethal energy, either in radiation or explosiveness, which would destroy the prying beings who might presume to acquaint themselves with a forbidden technology. Indeed, a version of the blasting flame death itself might be linked to such an unauthorized inquiry. I was pleased to see the food and water, enough to sustain even life forms as large and voracious as Kurii. This portion of the palace, with its door and supplies, might form a defensible redoubt capable of resisting intrusion for days. - (Rebels of Gor)