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This absence of the usual diurnal clutter, such a massive jumble of goods, attendant on these obvious mercantile precautions, made the walkway and piers, of course, seem even more spacious, lonely, and frightening. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 32, Sentence #15)

The many crates, barrels, boxes, bales, and such piled about the walkway and piers during the day were no longer in evidence, having been stowed on the ships or shut away in the warehouses. Unprotected objects, as is well known, if deemed of value, may find themselves relocated during the hours of darkness. Ela, they are wont to vanish. This absence of the usual diurnal clutter, such a massive jumble of goods, attendant on these obvious mercantile precautions, made the walkway and piers, of course, seem even more spacious, lonely, and frightening. On the other hand, my master, I am sure, welcomed such an arrangement, particularly this night. In any event, we stayed near the center of the walkway, away from the buildings and shadows. In such a way it is not easy for one to be approached, unnoticed. - (Plunder of Gor)