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The ax strokes in the gunwales were not fresh; the burned spots were wrong; a ship fire burns in sheets, not splotches; I conjecture a lighted torch had been held to the hull here and there, and briefly, for the resin and tar between the planks had not run. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 5, Sentence #14)

"I did not know," I said, "but indications were plentiful. It was alleged the attack had occurred two days ago. But it is not likely that a vessel in its seeming condition could have remained afloat for more than an Ahn. The ax strokes in the gunwales were not fresh; the burned spots were wrong; a ship fire burns in sheets, not splotches; I conjecture a lighted torch had been held to the hull here and there, and briefly, for the resin and tar between the planks had not run. Too, if you looked closely, you would have noted a submerged towing ring just below the water line at the supposedly damaged prow. I suspect that our supposedly pathetic derelict has been placed athwart the course of more than one vessel". "I fear we only looked upon the distraught women with compassion," said Clitus. - (Avengers of Gor)