Book 2. (1 results) Outlaw of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 18 | 162 | Then as suddenly as it had View more quotes about begun">begun, the cataract ceased. |
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Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 18 | 159 | It roared down the shaft, pounding on the men. |
| 18 | 160 | Some lost their footing, and bodies were wedged in the shaft. |
| 18 | 161 | It was impossible to breathe, to move, to see. |
| 18 | 162 | Then as suddenly as it had begun, the cataract ceased. |
| 18 | 163 | Above, whoever worked the valve must have grown impatient and thrown it open completely, or perhaps the sudden torrent of water had been intended as a gesture of mercy to drown any survivors quickly. |
| 18 | 164 | As soon as I had caught my breath, I shook the sopping hair from my eyes. |
| 18 | 165 | I peered up into the sodden blackness, crowded with chained bodies. |
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It roared down the shaft, pounding on the men.
Some lost their footing, and bodies were wedged in the shaft.
It was impossible to breathe, to move, to see.
Then as suddenly as it had begun, the cataract ceased.
Above, whoever worked the valve must have grown impatient and thrown it open completely, or perhaps the sudden torrent of water had been intended as a gesture of mercy to drown any survivors quickly.
As soon as I had caught my breath, I shook the sopping hair from my eyes.
I peered up into the sodden blackness, crowded with chained bodies.
- (Outlaw of Gor)