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Perhaps whatever had the force and power to twist thick bars of metal, unhinging so mighty a barrier as the Delta Gate, did not require the dim light of a tiny lantern to be aware of our presence. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 26, Sentence #58)

We had not, as I previously noted, lit the small lantern on the prow of our canal boat. Would it not have been wise to do so, that it might have served to mark our position, announcing our arrival, so to speak, that of a party at last responding to a conjectured invitation? On the other hand, who knew who or what might see that light, and with what consequences? Dangers lurk in the marshes. I think that Bruno of Torcadino, assessing considerations, thought it best to do without the light. Perhaps whatever had the force and power to twist thick bars of metal, unhinging so mighty a barrier as the Delta Gate, did not require the dim light of a tiny lantern to be aware of our presence. Could I have done so I would have cried out, for something rose up under the canal boat, lifting it a foot from the water, and tipping it to the side, and then, scraping the bottom of the boat, it slithered away, to the right. "Steady," said Bruno of Torcadino, his hand on the oar. Shortly thereafter we came on a large stand of rence, made our way through it, and came to a clearing, like a lake in the marshes. - (Quarry of Gor)