ANSWERS - June 2000

Kryptoquizz Solutions:

KRYPTOQUIZZES:

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H J L R P S D V O T Z A U Y G N X E K W B I Q M F C

JBW WVPEP QHK AOWWAP VGNP SGE WVP UPY GS PHEWV; WVPF SPHEPR WG AOKWPY, SGE 
WVPF UODVW VPHE HYLOPYW REBUK.

BUT THERE WAS LITTLE HOPE FOR THE MEN OF EARTH; THEY FEARED TO LISTEN, FOR 
THEY MIGHT HEAR ANCIENT DRUMS.



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J N T X A Q K S Z W C I P V F B Y L U R G D O H M E

SFO BLATZFGU JVX NAJGRZQGI...ZU J OFPJV, SFO GVUGLBLZUZVK RSJR J DZRJI PJV, 
OZRSFGR TFPBLFPZUA, UZPBIM OZUSAU RF FOV UGTS J QJVRJURZT, XAIZTZFGU 
TLAJRGLA, SFO GVUGLBLZUZVK RSJR SA OZUSAU ZV RSA QGII JVX KIFLZFGU SAJR FQ 
SZU NIFFX RF FDALOSAIP, XADFGL, XFPZVJRA JVX PJURAL SAL.

HOW PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL...IS A WOMAN, HOW UNSURPRISING THAT A VITAL MAN, 
WITHOUT COMPROMISE, SIMPLY WISHES TO OWN SUCH A FANTASTIC, DELICIOUS 
CREATURE, HOW UNSURPRISING THAT HE WISHES IN THE FULL AND GLORIOUS HEAT OF 
HIS BLOOD TO OVERWHELM, DEVOUR, DOMINATE AND MASTER HER.




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F I M S B R Z L T X O Q G U C W E A Y V H P K J N D

GBU ABYWBMVBS RABB KCGBU, VLBN SBYTABS, RCHZLV RCA, YCHZLV FUS ABQTYLBS 
VLBTA RBGFQB YQFPBY.

MEN RESPECTED FREE WOMEN, THEY DESIRED, FOUGHT FOR, SOUGHT AND RELISHED 
THEIR FEMALE SLAVES.


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E H N T J V U A Q M S R D X Y F Z I C W O L P B K G

WAJ FIQTJ YV E VIJJ PYDEX QC WAJ FIQTJ YU E PYDEX PAY VJJRC AJICJRV WY HJ 
WAJ JZOER YV E DEX.  WAJ FIQTJ YU E CRELJ UQIR QC WAJ FIQTJ YU WAJ UQIR PAY 
SXYPC WAEW XY YWAJI QC WAJ JZOER YV AJICJRV.

THE PRIDE OF A FREE WOMAN IS THE PRIDE OF A WOMAN WHO FEELS HERSELF TO BE 
THE EQUAL OF A MAN.  THE PRIDE OF A SLAVE GIRL IS THE PRIDE OF THE GIRL WHO 
KNOWS THAT NO OTHER WOMAN IS THE EQUAL OF HERSELF.




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G L Q U C W K O Z V B N X T E I M D J Y F R A S P H

ETC KGZTJ G RZQYEDP; ETC NEJCJ GT CTCXP.

ONE GAINS A VICTORY; ONE LOSES AN ENEMY.

TRIVIA

1)  Human beings do this differently in a technological society than in a 
    nontechnological society.
        1)  Move  (page 9)

2)  After long centuries, man on Earth had finally created this.
        2)  A society in which he had no essential place (page 10)

3)  Name the five terms for slave chains given in the book, and how they 
    differ from each other.
        3)  Common, march, trekking (all the same chain, placement is 
            determined by the height of the girl) Display, selling 
            (same chain, placement is determined by how the girls 
            are to be displayed for the best selling positions.  
            This can be done by either aesthetic or psychological 
            methods.)  (page 14)

4)  "May your water bags never be empty. May you always have water" 
    is a common expression of parting in the Tahari.  
    It is accompanied by what?
        4)  Bowing twice and brushing twice the palm of the 
            hands (page 21)

5)  Men of the Tahari would eat with only one hand.  
    What is the reason given?
        5)  They only eat with the hand which weilding steel, 
            could take blood. (page 23)

6)  What is an ornately barred, low-ceilinged cage called?
        6)  Stimulation Cage (page 24)

7)  This is not wasted at an oases.
        7)  Land which can grow food (page 40)

8)  These are enough to convince a man of Thentis or Ar that 
    the roof of his mouth and his tongue were being torn out 
    of his head.
        8)  Peppers and spices (page 46)

9)  The city of Tor and the Tahari share this in common
        9)  The water is slightly salty and unclear (page 57)

10)  This makes men of the Tahari brothers
        10)  Touching the tongue to the salt of sweat on the 
             right wrists (page 60)

11)  Chronometers on Gor differ from Earth in what way?
        11)  The hands move counter-clockwise (page 61)

12)  This thrills a woman.
        12)  To be looked upon by a man of power.  (page 101)

13)  This is taken under torture.
        13)  The testimony of slaves.  (page 111)

14)  How did the Taharic alphabet differ from the common 
     Gorean alphabet?
        14)  Only 4 of the 9 vowels were scripted. (page 116)

15)  These are not permitted at Klima.  Why?
        15)  Women, lest men kill one another for them (page 118)

16)  These traits are said to make the best slaves.
        16)  Brilliance, Imagination, and Beauty (page 128)

17)  In the Tahari, this would make you a guest of someone
        17)  Sharing their water (page 143)

18)  What was the Silk War?  Why was it called this?
        18)  A War waged for the control of caravan routes, 
             for the rights to levy raider tribute on journeying 
             merchants. It was called the Silk War because that 
             was when Turian silk first started being imported 
             in bulk to the Tahari communities.  (page 151)

19)  What is a zad?
        19)  A broad-winged, black and white bird with a yellow, 
             narrow, hooked beak.  (page 232)

20)  Can you name eight creatures that live in the brine of the Klima Salt 
     Mine?
        20)  Protozoons, Rotifers, Flatworms, Isopods, White Crayfish,
             Lelts, Salamanders, and the Salt Shark.  (page 249)

21)  Men will seek this, though they may not always see it.
        21)  The Truth (page 256)

22)  This marks a slave even more than a brand or collar.
        22)  Begging to be freed (page 350)

IN EACH OF THE LISTS BELOW, DETERMINE WHICH APPEARED IN THE 
BOOK, AND WHICH APPEARED ONLY IN THE PUZZLE MAKER'S IMAGINATION

FIND THE OASIS'S LISTED IN THE BOOK:

Oasis of Nine Wells
Oasis of the Red Salt
Oasis of Dawns Break
Oasis of the Stones of Silver
Oasis of the Fighting Kailla
Oasis of the Two Scimitars
Oasis of the Eastern Wind
Oasis of the Sand Sleen
Oasis of the Desert Storm
Oasis of the Battle of Red Rock
Oasis of the Brine Pit
Oasis of the Flapping Tent
Oasis of the Four Palms

SOLUTION:

Oasis of the Nine Wells (page 82)
Oasis of the Stone of Silver (page 94)
Oasis of the two Scimitars (page 151)
Oasis of the Sand Sleen (page 152)
Oasis of the Battle of Red Rock (page 172)
Oasis of the Four Palms (page 270)

FIND THE TRIBE NAMES OF THE TAHARI:

Kavars                  Atari
Ta`Kara                 Keshina
Burkah                  Bakahs
Kor                     Leilani
Char                    Kahuna
Kashani                 Aretei
Lemuri                  Tashid
Oasaruni                Luraz
Raviri                  Feelini
Ti                      Faranti
Zever                   Arani
Tituni                  Tajuks

SOLUTION:

Kavars
Ta`kara
Bakahs
Char
Kashani
Aretai
Luraz
Tashid
Raviri
Ti
Zever
Arani
Tajuks
(page 343)

LOGIC PROBLEM:

When Tarl entered the Tahari he travelled to four places, (okay, really, he travelled to more than four, but for the sake of the puzzle it's four). In each place he found a different item. Discover from the clues the order in which he travelled to each place, and what he found there.

1) Nine Wells was the second place Tarl visited.

2) He visited the Kasbah of the Salt Ubar immediately after obtaining Vella.

3) The first place Tarl visited was neither The Oasis of the Two Scimitars, nor the place where he obtained the ring.

4) He found the Steel Tower immediately before he found salt.

5) The third place he visited was either Klima or the place where he found Vella.

LOGIC SOLUTION:

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