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One supposes this is to maximize the Ahn of daylight, and thus economize on candles and tharlarion oil, used mostly in lamps and lanterns. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 24, Sentence #109)

"Take off her clothes, fit her with a house collar, and put her in a pen with the others," said Samos, "those being readied for tomorrow's sales, that in the Lesser Al-ka Market". It was now the late afternoon of my fourth day on the shelf. Most Gorean shops open early, often in the vicinity of dawn, and close, Ahn later, in the early to late afternoon. One supposes this is to maximize the Ahn of daylight, and thus economize on candles and tharlarion oil, used mostly in lamps and lanterns. To be sure, taverns, brothels, eating houses, and some markets, slave markets, in particular, are open to the public at night. The Lesser Al-ka Market, however, was not one of these. Some homeowners mount small lamps at their gates or portals, presumably to discourage predation. - (Quarry of Gor)