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Book 1. (4 results) Tarnsman of Gor

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17 40 That evening emissaries were exchanged, and, by means of notes and conferences, conditions of surrender were arranged.
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17 80 "One of the conditions of the surrender," he said.
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18 33 "That was not in the conditions of surrender," said the officer.
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19 31 It seemed that the conditions of surrender meant little to the horde and that it was determined to enter the city, now and in the full panoply of war.
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Book 3. (4 results) Priest-Kings of Gor

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1 26 This manuscript, the third, was received, according to Smith, under substantially the same unusual conditions as the second, conditions which he kindly delineated in a preface contributed to that volume.
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14 77 The Mul-Fungus, as far as I can tell, is not much different from the fungus, raised under ideal conditions from specially selected spores, which graces the feed troughs of the Priest-Kings themselves, a tiny sample of which was once given me by Misk.
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33 4 The speed of our return journey was not due primarily to the fact that we were now on the whole descending, though this helped, but rather to the gravitational reduction which made it possible for me, Vika in my arms, to move with a swift disregard for what, under more normal conditions, would have ...
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33 87 I had hoped that I might have used those moments, that priceless opportunity, before the men of Gor realized the restoration of gravity and normal conditions was occurring, to command them to give up their warlike ways and turn to the pursuit of peace and brotherhood, but the moment, before I realiz...
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Book 4. (4 results) Nomads of Gor

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2 89 I suspected that this might be due to the hostilities and bickerings of the peoples among themselves; where people did not wish to unite, where they relished their autonomy, where they nursed old grievances and sang the glories of vengeance raids, where they considered all others, even those of the ...
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2 107 The head of the kaiila bears two large eyes, one on each side, but these eyes are triply lidded, probably an adaptation to the environment which occasionally is wracked by severe storms of wind and dust; the adaptation, actually a transparent third lid, permits the animal to move as it wishes under ...
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2 108 The kaiila is most dangerous under such conditions, and, as if it knew this, often uses such times for its hunt.
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10 453 The fact that the saber is not a common weapon of Wagon Peoples is a reflection of the style, nature and conditions of warfare to which they are accustomed, a matter of choice on their part rather than the result of either ignorance or technological limitation.
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor

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3 186 Under other conditions I would have left at this point, but as I held the gold piece in question I knew that I would have to remain until the end, which, as some consolation, would be but shortly now.
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5 355 "Even in the ships," he said, "killing is not discouraged except under conditions of battle or when the functioning of the vessel might be impaired".
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15 101 The training of slaves and criminals for these fights, and the acquisition and training of the beasts is a large business in Ar, there being training schools for men, and compounds where the beasts, captured on expeditions to various parts of Gor and shipped to Ar, may be kept and taught to kill und...
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18 411 Indeed, it seemed probable that he had lived under these miserable conditions for a long time.
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19 5 Many were the furious Gorean slave girls who found themselves, early in the Love Feast, forced to ascend the block while buyers were still waiting, before the larger quantities of gold would be spent, to be sold for prices less than they might otherwise have won for themselves under the conditions o...
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19 142 An extremely good price, under relatively normal market conditions, for a truly beautiful woman of High Caste tends to be about thirty pieces of gold, though some go as high as forty, and fifty is not unknown; these prices, for women of low caste, may be approximately halved.
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21 296 The Gorean phalanx, like its predecessors of Earth, consisted of lines of massed spearmen, carrying spears of different lengths, forming a wall of points; it attacked on the run, preferably on a downgrade, a military avalanche, on its own terrain and under optimum conditions, invincible; the Torian ...
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Book 6. (13 results) Raiders of Gor

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3 13 Incidentally, when the island is to be moved under siege conditions, divers leave the island by means of the wells and, in groups of two and three, attempt to cut a path in the direction of escape; such divers, of course, often fall prey to underwater predators and to the spears of enemies, who thru...
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8 109 These defensive conditions dictated that the offense, putatively the male population of one or perhaps two rence communities, say, some seventy or eighty men, would most likely attack at either the first or the last of the barges, where they would have but one front on which to attack and little, or...
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9 109 Further, of course, it is next to impossible to bring large bodies of armed men through the delta of the Vosk, or, under the conditions of the marsh, to supply them or maintain them in a protracted siege.
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10 176 A society in which each is expected to succeed, and is placed under conditions where most must fail, would be incomprehensible, irrational, to most Goreans.
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14 76 The slaves, eager for the capture of the vessel by one of my ships, could scarcely be expected to row with their full strength, and the masters, knowing full well the ship might be taken, feared, under the conditions obtaining, to seriously abuse or slay the chained oarsmen.
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14 77 The principal alternatives, under these conditions, open to the men of Cos and Tyros would then seem to be, first, to use free oarsmen, which was not, however, traditional on round ships, or, second, to increase the ram-ship escort for round ships.
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14 79 On the other hand, the treasure fleet, under any conditions, would have a heavy escort, which it did.
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14 84 Thus, the odds, which might have been prohibitive under normal conditions, of seventy ships to thirty, I suspected I had reduced to something like forty, or perhaps fifty, to thirty.
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14 86 I had no intention of engaging except under conditions of either equality or, preferably, superiority.
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14 324 They were slower than the ram-ships and, under any conditions, little match for them.
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14 472 The seventeen ships are not to enter battle unless accompanied by the Dorna, and under no conditions, if battle ensues, are any of my ships to move more than four pasangs from the fleet".
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17 71 This strategy, however, we expected would work, under the present conditions, to our advantage.
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17 133 The lateen-rigged galley, whether a round ship or a ram-ship, although it can furl its sail, cannot well let out and take in sail; it is not a square-rigged craft; accordingly she carries different sails for different conditions; the yard itself, from the mast, is lowered and hoisted, sails being re...
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Book 8. (3 results) Hunters of Gor

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2 84 Sand may be added or removed, to effect the optimum conditions for either stability or speed.
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12 80 The alliance, of course, would be understood, on all sides, as not altering the political conditions obtaining between the cities.
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18 459 They cannot sail as close to the wind as the southern ships with lateen rigging, but, on the other hand, the square sail makes it possible to do with a single sail, taking in and letting out canvas, as opposed to several sails, which are attached to and removed from the yard, which is raised and low...
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Book 9. (2 results) Marauders of Gor

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4 16 There is often not enough food under any conditions, particularly in northern Torvaldsland, and famine is not unknown.
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13 424 There was not a man in the hall but knew that his kinsman, a distant cousin, Finn Broadbelt, whom the Forkbeard had slain, had fallen in fair duel, and that wergild should not have been levied; and there was not a man in that hall but knew that the Blue Tooth had decreed, even were such justified, a...
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Book 10. (1 results) Tribesmen of Gor

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4 42 The sand kaiila, or desert kaiila, is a kaiila, and handles similarly, but it is not identically the same animal which is indigenous, domestic and wild, in the middle latitudes of Gor's southern hemisphere; that animal, used as a mount by the Wagon Peoples, is not found in the northern hemisphere of...
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Book 11. (3 results) Slave Girl of Gor

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2 718 These things vary, I learned, from city to city, and depend, also, on such matters as context and conditions.
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4 214 Only twice, even under these conditions, and given our objectives, did I feel the needle.
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25 146 "Add to this," said he, "the convenience of a simple substitution cipher, the absence of the necessity for a code book, the lack of need for cipher wheels or deciphering tables, and you have an arrangement of circumstances which maximizes not only security but, under the appropriate conditions, ease...
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Book 12. (4 results) Beasts of Gor

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4 121 There was a movement among some of the younger players to divide the sand in such a way that each player would have one Ahn for the first twenty moves, and one Ahn for the second twenty moves, subject to the same forfeiture conditions as the two-Ahn clock.
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4 126 Also, it was felt preferable by many for a player to be able to decide for himself, under the conditions of a given game, the duration of his speculations on a given move.
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27 108 In different light conditions these curtains and streaks can appear violet or red or orange depending on their height.
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35 543 Differences among them in the swiftness with which the various proficiency levels are attained are functions, generally, of native aptitude and exposure conditions.
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Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor

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12 355 I thought she could probably survive in a paga tavern, under real conditions, not those artificial conditions under which she had served in the tavern of Pembe, the Golden Kailiauk, though doubtless she would be often beaten in the beginning.
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Book 14. (8 results) Fighting Slave of Gor

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18 56 "As a full stable slave," he asked, "subject to all the conditions and strictures of such?" "Yes," she said.
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19 415 "And, further, it specifies that under certain conditions she is to be granted certain freedoms of observation and movement.
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19 417 "What are these conditions under which she is to be granted movement and freedom of observation?" I inquired.
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19 418 "Conditions deemed pertinent to the cognizance of a certain male slave's whereabouts and activities," he said.
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22 719 I conjectured that Tenalion thought it likely that the Lady Florence, too, under similar circumstances and conditions, might prove superb slave meat.
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28 50 "Your conditions?" "They are two," she said.
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32 191 Nor is there any reason they should; they are not free women, inert and ignorant, jealous of their freedom, determined to retain their personal sovereignty under any and all conditions, women occasionally, one supposes bravely and nobly, submitting to, resignedly enduring, the boredoms of perfunctor...
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34 164 Their values, of course, as that of other domestic animals, tend to fluctuate with market conditions.
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Book 15. (4 results) Rogue of Gor

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4 477 Thus, one supposes, when some free women meet a free male, even under the most innocuous and benign of conditions, at banquets, in the market, at public gatherings, at the song dramas, and so on, they must realize, doubtless uneasily somewhere beneath their cumbersome robes and veils, that they are ...
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11 395 The Goreans, for example, have not been conditioned to exalt thirst, or to wonder if it is morally permissible to drink water, and, if so, under what conditions and subject to what restrictions.
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23 126 He must, in order to protect himself, under such conditions, bring his blade back through a greater arc, and with additional speed and pressure.
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24 391 Here we may distinguish between two concepts of slavery, that which can be imposed and constitutes an absolute and legal condition, and that which is instinctual and innate, which, under certain conditions, can be manifested and released.
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Book 16. (4 results) Guardsman of Gor

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17 249 "You understand the conditions?" she asked.
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17 600 It is not surprising, then, that the girls, under the conditions obtaining, strive to be pleasing.
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19 1015 They are subject to considerable variance, being functions of many factors, such as the girl herself, her intelligence, and training and beauty, the money in the economy, the conditions of supply and demand, and even the market in which she is sold and the time of year that she is put upon the block...
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20 1420 And yet how this fragile architecture of denial and frustration can, under certain stimulus conditions, almost instantaneously collapse, and can never again be restored or rebuilt.
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Book 17. (4 results) Savages of Gor

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1 402 Their accommodation to shifting light conditions is also much more rapid than is that of the human.
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6 37 It is speculated that some of these smaller herds may be subherds of larger herds, separating from the major herd at certain points during the season, depending on such conditions as forage and water.
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13 1467 ' Separate words, these, are used for the separate properties or conditions.
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13 1468 Both conditions, so to speak, are accorded a similar status.
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Book 18. (12 results) Blood Brothers of Gor

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4 157 They are used not only to lift the cover into place, to adjust it, and remove it, but also in the regulation of the flaps at the apex of the lodge, altering or adjusting the smoke hole, in effect, dependent on temperature and wind conditions.
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12 473 "I informed them of my willingness to form acquaintances, and specified to them the strict conditions to which these relationships, absolute equality, and such, would be subject".
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17 107 "Mahpiyasapa, even under these conditions, does not have her brought to him.
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17 108 Even under these conditions he still regards her as Canka's woman.
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33 222 "Are these, and other such conditions, acceptable to you?" I asked.
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39 178 "There are risks in all conditions," she said.
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43 229 "Under such conditions would you still care to speak?" I asked.
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43 416 The mode of their delivery we had rehearsed several times, under similar conditions, with Mira.
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44 464 Some riders near the barricade, halted in their charge, seeing the impossibility of advance under the current conditions, were trying to back their beasts from the barricade.
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54 304 The tenancy was subject to certain conditions, recorded suitably on two hides, each bearing the marks of the appropriate signatories.
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54 306 The two major conditions specified on the hides were that the tenancy was subject to review, to be followed by revocation or renewal, every tenth winter, and that the numbers of individuals in the tenancy were to be strictly limited, any excess in population to be removed by emigration to the lands ...
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54 310 The community of those who had been Waniyanpi, of course, was not identified with a particular area of land, and certainly not with a territory occupied under the conditions of a leased tenancy.
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor

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6 520 Moreover, on Gor, for the first time, so to speak, I had discovered the nature of food, that food for which I so sorely hungered, and the exact conditions, the exclusive conditions, perhaps so humiliating and degrading to me, yet exalting, under which it might be obtained.
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2 553 Even under ideal conditions, fully conscious, and with an abundance of possible rescuers in the vicinity, any girl confined and gagged as expertly as I was would be able to do very little to call attention to her captivity.
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6 748 Under such conditions I suspected I would train quite well.
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21 9 I rejoiced that Speusippus was not more fastidious about the conditions of my confinement.
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32 290 In such a situation, men might, I supposed, make their appraisals and determinations under almost ideal conditions.
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32 291 The conditions would be almost as favorable as those of a slave market.
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36 1631 "In a normal market, under normal conditions, of course".
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Book 20. (4 results) Players of Gor

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2 489 "I would not consider playing under such conditions," I said.
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2 523 "Under the conditions you propose," I said, "I would not accept a win from you, if you were Centius of Cos".
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7 123 "Under what conditions?" I asked.
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16 1152 "Recall my conditions, and intentions!" "I do," said the player.
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor

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3 479 "On what conditions?" he asked.
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4 27 They often find themselves temporarily within the borders of a town's or city's lands, usually about their fringes, but sometimes, depending on the weather and grazing conditions, much deeper within them.
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16 959 Our conditions then, I assure you, will be far deeper and more biological than respect.
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16 1146 She might also, of course, have been put out for punishment, but, given the current conditions in the city, that seemed unlikely.
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16 1249 "Under certain conditions, perhaps," I said.
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25 337 And if the auction does not turn out well, because of foul weather, poor timing, considerable competition, market conditions, or such, one could be ruined.
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29 41 It is generally better to complain loudly and frequently, keeping the fellow on the defensive, so that the very thought of having the rent raised under such conditions would seem an unthinkable, outrageous affront.
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Book 22. (8 results) Dancer of Gor

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6 597 I supposed under certain conditions we all sounded the same.
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7 3 "It will depend on the conditions of the market," said another.
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8 363 I suppose it was a sound commercial decision, given the conditions current in their area.
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10 418 "Even under normal conditions," he said, "a silver tarsk would be a very high price to pay for a semitrained girl".
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11 1325 Here, of course, in a Gorean alcove, and given our conditions, he free, I a collared slave, who must submit and obey, there was just such a totalistic context.
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11 1611 My needs, and my reality, were now revealing its lack of soundness, its historical eccentricity, indexed to outmoded ideologies and conditions, its idiosyncrasy, its absurdity, making it obsolete, and overthrowing it.
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17 256 It was as though I had suddenly found myself marvelously transported to the past, and one in which I must helplessly meet its conditions, and obey it, and on its own terms, and perfectly, not mine.
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23 98 Tarn traffic, because of the conditions of war, and alarms of war, was currently extremely restricted in the vicinity of Venna, as, I took it, it also was in the vicinity of Ar.
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Book 23. (17 results) Renegades of Gor

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2 418 It began as a free woman's kiss but, as I held her, and pressed her to me, and she then pressed herself to me, it ended as a kiss which, though doubtless still that of a free woman, hinted at unmistakable latencies within her, that she might, under suitable conditions of helplessness and submission,...
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6 750 Under the current conditions, of course, it would be difficult to get such materiel into Ar's Station.
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12 139 "But my intent seemed quickly grasped," she said, "for shortly thereafter, with food, concealed under the cloth, in the bottom of the basket, were questions pertaining to conditions in the city".
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12 166 "I protected myself in my bargaining against such possibilities," she said, "demanding, as conditions of my cooperation, not only riches but my safety and freedom".
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13 232 "I wish that we had met under different conditions," she said, "in the fields, or in my own bed, I awakening, finding myself gagged and roped there".
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16 51 This device also, however, tends to be ineffective except under rather optimum, special conditions.
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16 57 It takes great courage, incidentally, to climb such a rope in daylight under battle conditions.
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16 370 "To be sure," I said, "the condition of the natural slave, like that of the legal slave, can be difficult to conceal, particularly under certain stimulus conditions.
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16 372 It can be shown by such things as her profound psychological dispositions to selflessly serve and love, her desire for, and response to, male domination, her understanding of chains and the whip, the quickening, deepening and intensification of her sexuality under conditions of bondage, her happines...
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17 29 The second great pole was tied on two crosspoles and, by ten men on each crosspole, was thrust in place as soon as that bridge fell, and was held at an angle, like a railing, its sturdy barrier diverting the stream of attackers, causing many on the outside edge to be buffeted by their comrades to th...
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17 507 Under certain conditions, this may be an acceptable cost, but it is not likely to be so if one expects to have use for the sword in the near future.
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17 691 In a place such as the citadel, under the conditions of war, one is normally very careful about closed doors.
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20 407 Too, the river galley, for those whom it might interest, is normally shorter masted than a Thassa galley, seldom has more than one mast, and seldom carries the varieties of sails, changed on the yard according to wind conditions, that are carried by a Thassa galley.
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21 1237 Indeed, Gorean free women of affluence, and sometimes even those with relatively modest means, might have, depending on the market conditions and the cheapness of the girls, one or more female serving slaves.
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21 1323 "Doubtless in the morning they will be willing and eager to leave the cages, under any conditions," said Calliodorus.
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24 131 I had given Ephialtes my permission, of course, to do much with the women as he wished, for example, renting them, trading them, selling them, reducing them to bondage, and so on, as the conditions of the market might seem to make most judicious.
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24 139 Poor Liomache, held there on her chain, helpless, would be exposed to the scrutiny of anyone who passed by, and under the conditions, it was almost certain that several would pass by.
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Book 24. (10 results) Vagabonds of Gor

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17 215 These peak times are also in part, it is thought, a function of a combination of natural factors, having to do with conditions in the delta, such as temperature and humidity, and, in particular, the relative stability of such conditions.
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13 155 Too, you can well imagine the conditions within the cabin, the heat, and such, if the shutters were closed".
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14 88 "I would go to great lengths to maintain lines of communication, particularly under the conditions of the delta".
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17 346 Speaking under conditions of imposed silence, of course, even so much as a word, is a cause for discipline.
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19 972 "And if I take you with me as a free woman," I said, "what conditions would you impose?" "Few," she said.
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19 978 "I impose no conditions!" she cried.
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19 983 "I impose no conditions," she said.
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19 1156 It expresses, defines and clarifies conditions.
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27 443 "I am speaking of the difficulty of practicing restraint in the presence of objects of incredible desirability," I said, "even on the part of trained beasts, particularly under certain conditions".
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47 86 A standard price in an average market under normal conditions would run from a few copper tarsks for a nice kettle-and-mat girl to one to five silver tarsks for an average pleasure slave.
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Book 25. (4 results) Magicians of Gor

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1 318 But the city was now under the governance of the regent, Gnieus Lelius, who, I had little doubt, might have efficiently managed a well-ordered polity under normal conditions, but was an unlikely leader in a time of darkness, crisis and terror.
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18 545 "Under those conditions you leave me no choice".
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21 531 To be sure, much depended on the conditions of the market at the time.
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21 534 Again, of course, much depends on market conditions.
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Book 26. (8 results) Witness of Gor

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4 72 And could they be really such men? And, if so, what consequences might that entail for one such as myself? How could one such as I, given what I was, possibly relate to such creatures? In what modalities, on what conditions, would it be possible to do so? I put my hands about my body, again.
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4 153 Sometimes that the tongue one speaks is not native to one is revealed by so little as an occasional slip in pronunciation, say, the shifting treatment of a consonant, perhaps under conditions of stress, such as anger, or fear.
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8 23 Under such conditions, you must understand, such as we learn quickly.
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9 234 This value, of course, as I recognized, would be likely to fluctuate with various market conditions.
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13 41 To be sure, it can be performed under many quite different circumstances and conditions.
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21 14 The true woman is a biological concept, relative to a species, its nature, and the conditions germane to its fulfillment".
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24 155 It requires a strong man under such conditions to keep it from being whipped from its boot.
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42 148 Indeed, slaves are commonly forbidden to touch money except under certain conditions, as when being sent to the market, and so on.
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Book 27. (8 results) Prize of Gor

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4 367 Clearly it is a physical process and, like other physical processes, it would be subject to various conditions, conditions susceptible to manipulation, or alteration, in various ways".
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27 1487 The human female longs for the fullest satisfaction of her nature and needs, and nature has dictated its conditions, those under which, and only under which, this satisfaction can be obtained, conditions which, articulated, refined and enhanced in a civilized context, are institutionalized as the re...
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13 544 It would depend of course, on conditions in the market, and what men were willing to pay.
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17 1191 Indeed, Ellen knew that, should historical conditions change on Earth, human slavery, with its various values, and its capacity to solve various social problems, might be reinstituted, might rise again.
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18 361 Then she realized that her value on this world was not a function of her value elsewhere, under different conditions.
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19 763 As what I am I now have a value and it will be determined by my beauty, which I have reason to believe is considerable, the desire of men, and the conditions of the market.
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25 853 Unwilling though she might have been to reveal her arousal under such conditions, it had doubtless been clear enough from the state of her body.
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25 872 One may then take note, under favorable conditions, of merchandise in which one might be interested.
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Book 28. (4 results) Kur of Gor

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5 352 "The farms are largely automated," said Arcesilaus, "though conditions must be monitored.
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5 354 "Out industrial cylinder," said Pyrrhus, "has several divisions in which work may be efficiently accomplished, some of it, when appropriate, under degravitized conditions".
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56 68 To be sure, it can make adjustments to varying light conditions, but, as noted, these adjustments are relatively slow, or slow, at least, compared to those of the Kur and sleen.
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67 91 They would not, of course, be entirely meteorological, for this was a steel world, and weathers and climates, droughts and storms, light and darkness, heat and cold, or the initial conditions for such, which might then produce their natural consequences, could be planned and produced, both with resp...
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Book 29. (8 results) Swordsmen of Gor

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7 66 They are a softer wood, and, less rigid, more flexible, are more inclined to bend with the wind and the yard, and so, under certain conditions, violent conditions, less likely to snap.
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1 293 Three other such related worlds were the Hunting World, used for Kur sport, the Industrial World, in which its manufacturing was accomplished, and the Agricultural World, in which a variety of crops were raised under controlled conditions, largely by automation.
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2 110 Both of these conditions militate against the breeding of slaves, except in special cases, usually exotics, where the rarity is thought to justify the attendant expenditures.
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18 175 To be sure, other theories might be proposed, too, for example that warfare conducted under such conditions might tend to improve the species, selecting for, say, intelligence, quickness, agility, and so on.
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23 184 She was not a camp slave intended to be generally available, at least under certain conditions at certain times.
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30 12 Usually the Gorean ship carries three or more sails, to be fastened, as needed, to the long, sloping yard, depending on wind conditions.
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30 17 The square sails, reefed according to conditions, are all-weather sails, permanent sails.
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38 182 They, in their beauty and appropriateness, make perfectly clear relationships and conditions which are momentous.
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Book 30. (5 results) Mariners of Gor

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1 320 Meanwhile, Talena, in her disgrace and fury, conspired with malcontents and traitors who, given the absence of Marlenus, and the unsettled conditions in the city, wished to come to power in Ar.
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3 462 Most masters, subject, of course, to conditions of weather and terrain, keep their girls barefoot.
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9 330 Escape even under ideal conditions, given our presumed location, would have been unlikely.
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31 11 Most of the men, given the identificatory markings on sacks and boxes, carefully checked and recorded, accepted this explanation, and even welcomed the removal of their wealth from the ship, and its storing closer at hand, under conditions of greater security.
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37 59 Whereas many masters do accord their girls a standing permission to speak, many others do not, but expect the slave, under normal conditions, at least, to request permission to speak, before speaking.
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Book 31. (12 results) Conspirators of Gor

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46 70 Too, how, under the obtaining conditions, could one proceed, how meet and plan? How could one contact others? Might not even something as seemingly innocent as a pack of cards be suspect? How could one recruit? Who, under these conditions, would join such a perilous enterprise? Two men, in earnest c...
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7 51 If there was a human nature, had it been fabricated, truly, so recently? Might it not have been formed in other times and other places, a consequence of other conditions, as an entailment of alternative realities? Might we have been formed for one world and precipitated into another, a quite differe...
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7 168 I sensed myself on a threshold, tottering on a brink, between conditions and realities, between what I was and what, for years, I had been told I should be, what, for years, I had pretended to be.
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7 503 "Market conditions change, orders vary, what is wanted at one time is not wanted at another time, what sold yesterday may not sell today, what sells today may not sell tomorrow".
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8 229 It is natural then for the loser to blame not himself but the course, the starter, the conditions, the judge, the rules of the race, even that there is a race, at all.
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11 137 Some tharlarion, usually found in rivers, or along shores, are squat, heavy, sinuous, patient, and capable, under certain conditions, of brief bursts of speed.
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11 206 Sometimes it is difficult to pass a free male, under certain conditions, without a kiss or a slap.
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20 26 Under both conditions it is more likely to weaken and crack from the strain of haulage.
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33 87 In any event the Kurii, who seemed to tolerate a wide variety of atmospheric conditions with equanimity, had apparently arranged the Cave's temperature and humidity with the comfort of humans in mind.
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42 17 Grendel tended to enjoy open vistas and the sun; most Kurii, it seemed, felt more at ease in closed spaces and conditions of reduced light.
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49 118 With this in mind, and the conviction that a private access, which might be utilized under certain conditions, as well as a public access, generally available, to the housing of the ship would be likely, Grendel addressed himself, over several Ahn, to the walls and flooring of the ship's housing.
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49 128 These preparations, too, might have proceeded more apace had conditions in the Cave been more settled.
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Book 32. (4 results) Smugglers of Gor

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4 45 It is common, time permitting, the market conditions appropriate, to isolate such items, in their boxes or cages, for some days before their sale.
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14 131 "One supposes," he said, "one might expect courage from one of such a caste, perhaps a willingness, under certain conditions, to accept risks, perhaps serious risks, if the end in view might justify such an acceptance.
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19 58 "Conditions permitting," he said.
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38 209 Too, woman's hair is excellent for catapult cordage, as it retains its strength and tensility indefinitely, and that under a variety of weather conditions and temperatures.
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Book 33. (12 results) Rebels of Gor

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6 64 Accordingly, my lord, and yours, Lord Yamada, Shogun of the Islands, is willing, under certain conditions, to grant full amnesty to all rebels".
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6 140 "You spoke of conditions," said Lord Nishida.
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6 152 "The conditions are simple," said Tyrtaios.
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7 103 On the other hand, under conditions of scarcity, amounting to the brink of starvation, slaves, certainly objects of value, might, as might others, say, the men of the garrison, perish and be lost.
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7 176 "Lord Yamada," he said, "seems to be well apprised of conditions within the holding".
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10 60 Perhaps, I thought to myself, that there be conditions of maximum visibility.
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12 23 She is well aware that she is an object, a commodity, and that her value is as quantifiable, objectively, given market conditions and buyers, as that of other objects, or commodities, for example, in terms of coins, tarsks, sa-tarna, rice, or such.
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20 386 "There would likely be questions, conditions, negotiations, and such".
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23 210 Under certain field conditions, naturally enough, one prefers stealth and silence.
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32 37 Were there a hundred men outside, or ten, who, concealed, shifted about and distributed their fire? Were there a hundred men outside, or ten, who applied themselves efficiently, under conditions of limited vision, on a covered bridge, in a pass, or at the rear door of an inn not far from the North R...
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54 26 Although the two bodies had been arranged so as to suggest the semblance of life, an appearance which might be maintained almost indefinitely in the dark, even a casual perusal under better conditions, even from a distance, would quickly dispel that illusion.
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54 116 "Under what conditions does the beast wake?" I asked.
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Book 34. (8 results) Plunder of Gor

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25 21 Who knows what lurks in the darkness, what might emerge from the night? Too, skills and strengths honed in, and augmented under, adverse conditions prepare one well for the tests of the common day.
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27 22 Those of war galleys, the long ships or knife ships, are commonly raised and lowered, depending on wind, and battle conditions.
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32 32 The smallest moon could not be detected, and it was not always easy to note, even under better conditions.
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49 107 Dispatched scouts might be disoriented and lost in the storm, and freeze, or even, under the conditions, might wander, distraught and aimless, into the enemy camp itself.
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49 276 One does what one can, in what conditions obtain.
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52 95 "Now we must arrange sensitive matters, such as the time, place, and conditions of the exchange".
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53 159 "The conditions are satisfactory?" asked Surtak.
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69 17 One might claim capture rights; one might index a recovery fee to conditions as to the slave's punishment, and so on, a high fee, even a prohibitive or exorbitant one if a severe punishment was in prospect, which an owner would be unwilling or unable to pay, a low fee if some lenience were granted.
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Book 35. (2 results) Quarry of Gor

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32 61 I do have some sense as to how speech could be restored to you, that is, under what conditions it could be restored to you, but, again, I understand very little of the mechanics involved".
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36 135 It would have been very difficult to speak to her under those conditions.
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Book 36. (14 results) Avengers of Gor

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4 43 Given appropriate visual conditions, the sender may elect to indicate group by utilizing one hand, usually the right hand, and the letter within the group by utilizing the other hand, usually the left hand.
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5 74 In battle conditions the mast is lowered.
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5 79 A ship with two or three rowing decks favored speed over maneuverability, but, in battle conditions, would be likely to find it difficult to turn and close with smaller ships, lighter and more responsive to their helms.
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26 17 Under such conditions, the oarsmen, facing the stern, unable to see behind them, must resist the almost irresistible impulse to look behind them, even to leap from the bench.
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31 75 "Under certain conditions," I said, "short marches may no longer seem short".
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33 8 "I have emerged from the palisade," he said, "under conditions of parley".
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33 14 "That was one of my conditions," I said.
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33 16 "I set the conditions as I please," I said.
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33 22 "Another of my conditions," I reminded him.
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52 16 This feature, naturally, conditions naval actions.
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53 15 "They are in a position to impose harsh conditions," said Clitus.
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53 16 "Their position is such that they need not impose conditions, at all," I said.
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54 20 They prefer a living keleustes who can see the benches and heed the action of the oars and, consequently, adjust the beat, subtly, as necessary, to optimize the performance of the vessel, subject to actual conditions.
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57 144 "Under the best of conditions, the rhythms of a deck, with its pitching and rolling, however subtle and gentle, is not to their liking".
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