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Then, would there not be time to reach the parapet, crush resistance, and reach the safety of the waiting barges? I and the other slaves, by means of a narrow, obscure stairway, one of those different from the open, broader stairwells which a column of men might ascend abreast, had now reached the inner vestibule of the holding, adjacent to the outer vestibule, that closest to the canal gate. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 42, Sentence #12)

"There would be more than enough to retake the parapet and reach the barges". I was alarmed to hear this, for I feared that Addison Steele, Florian, Miles, and the others would be swept aside in a routed enemy's frantic effort to reach the safety of the barges at the foot of the wall. But perhaps Pa-Kur's martial acumen and force of will would somehow manage to consolidate the enemy and delay its withdrawal until its mission was completed. Then, would there not be time to reach the parapet, crush resistance, and reach the safety of the waiting barges? I and the other slaves, by means of a narrow, obscure stairway, one of those different from the open, broader stairwells which a column of men might ascend abreast, had now reached the inner vestibule of the holding, adjacent to the outer vestibule, that closest to the canal gate. I was the last to reach it, and be admitted through the hastily constructed barricade which essentially sealed it off from the holding as a whole, for, being bound, I had been obliged to move with great care on the steep, narrow stairs. "Be with the other slaves," had said a man, gesturing to the side of the inner vestibule. I had then hurried, belled, to join the others, kneeling in the shadows. - (Quarry of Gor)