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I had dispatched the Dorna to the Cove of Harpalos, which location was to be favored because of its congenial harbor authorities, no friends of Cos; its proximity to Sybaris, the apparent headquarters of the corsairs; and its precincts having been previously, fruitlessly, searched by the corsairs. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 25, Sentence #18)

After the vote of the two urns I had withdrawn from Nicosia. To my disappointment, the islands' Peasantry had not responded, stirred by Aktis' pleadings, flooding to the ruins of Nicosia to organize for a common, redoubtable defense of their lives, property, and land. Only four had come, including the last, Xanthos, of the village of Seleukos. I had dispatched the Dorna to the Cove of Harpalos, which location was to be favored because of its congenial harbor authorities, no friends of Cos; its proximity to Sybaris, the apparent headquarters of the corsairs; and its precincts having been previously, fruitlessly, searched by the corsairs. I hoped that they would not return, and, should they return, it seemed their approach, as before, given the terrain, could be detected in time to clear the harbor. I had left two men at Nicosia to receive reports from our dispersed spies, and redirect their future reports to the Cove of Harpalos. "I have come here," I said, "thinking about the corsair fleet. - (Avengers of Gor)