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The path was steep but its ascent, here and there, was
lightened by high steps. I have never cared to have an enemy above me, nor did I
now, but I told myself that my spear might more easily find a vulnerable spot if
the larl leapt downwards toward me than if I were above and had only the base of
its neck as my best target. From above I would try to sever the vertebrae. The
larl's skull is an even more difficult cast, for its head is almost continually
in motion. Moreover, it possesses an unobtrusive bony ridge which runs from its
four nasal slits to the beginnings of the backbone. This ridge can be penetrated
by the spear but anything less than a perfect cast will result in the weapon's
being deflected through the cheek of the animal, inflicting a cruel but
unimportant wound. On the other hand if I were under the larl I would have a
brief but clean strike at the great, pounding, eight-valved heart that lies in
the center of its breast.
Priest-Kings of Gor
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