Chapter 1: A Handful of Earth

"The word has spread from the city, carried by all the rational creatures, whether they crawl or fly or swim." The insect lifted one foreleg, the sensory hairs trembling on my shoulder. "There is great rejoicing on Gor, but not in the city of Ar." "I lost the Home Stone," I said. "I was tricked by her I suppose to be the daughter of the Ubar ... ................
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