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In bara, one goes to one's belly, one's head facing to the left, one's wrists crossed behind one, and one's ankles crossed, as well. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 8, Sentence #855)

There are several Gorean slave positions, of which bara was one. I had, of course, been trained in these positions, which must be assumed instantly and unquestioningly upon the command of any free person. They are designed with various purposes in mind; instantly placing oneself in positions in which one is helpless and vulnerable; positions of abject submission in which one's bondage is made clear to all; positions of display; positions facilitating appraisal, and such. In bara, one goes to one's belly, one's head facing to the left, one's wrists crossed behind one, and one's ankles crossed, as well. In such a position a slave may be quickly and conveniently bound, helplessly bound, hand and foot. All of these positions, both symbolic and practical, have certain things in common; for example, in all of them, the slave is presented as, and is understood as, both by herself and by others, a slave, and only a slave. "The corsair," I said, "is putting down a long boat". - (Quarry of Gor)