Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 52 | 15 | But, masts View more quotes about down">down, it can be difficult amongst the waves of gleaming Thassa to detect the presence of a swift, shallow-drafted Gorean fighting ship. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 52 | 12 | The mast is always lowered when battle is imminent. |
| 52 | 13 | I had stationed Thurnock on the stern deck, with a glass of the Builders, to scan the horizon aft. |
| 52 | 14 | I was sure that the two unharmed corsairs we had sighted near the coast, their masts now down, now that they would be past the waters in which the hith was feared, must be close. |
| 52 | 15 | But, masts down, it can be difficult amongst the waves of gleaming Thassa to detect the presence of a swift, shallow-drafted Gorean fighting ship. |
| 52 | 16 | This feature, naturally, conditions naval actions. |
| 52 | 17 | It facilitates advantages to be found in stealth, for example, in stalking, surprise, and evasion. |
| 52 | 18 | "Our rendezvous is kept," said Clitus. |
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The mast is always lowered when battle is imminent.
I had stationed Thurnock on the stern deck, with a glass of the Builders, to scan the horizon aft.
I was sure that the two unharmed corsairs we had sighted near the coast, their masts now down, now that they would be past the waters in which the hith was feared, must be close.
But, masts down, it can be difficult amongst the waves of gleaming Thassa to detect the presence of a swift, shallow-drafted Gorean fighting ship.
This feature, naturally, conditions naval actions.
It facilitates advantages to be found in stealth, for example, in stalking, surprise, and evasion.
"Our rendezvous is kept," said Clitus.
- (Avengers of Gor)