ANSWERS - September 2000

Kryptoquizz Solutions:

KRYPTOQUIZZES:

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

SLAVERY IS NOT A MERE CONDITION; IT IS A KIND OF LIFE.  THE WOMAN IS NOT 
SIMPLY SLAVE WHEN YOU SEIZE HER AND THROW HER TO YOUR FEET.  SHE IS SLAVE, 
TOO, BEFORE THIS, AND AFTER THIS, SUBJECT TO YOUR WILL, AND KNOWING IT.  
THERE IS A WHOLENESS, A FULLNESS, A BEAUTY IN A WOMAN'S BEING A SLAVE. (PAGE 
312)

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

IT MAY SEEM HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT THE MAN WHO TRULY CARES FOR HIS SLAVE IS 
OFTEN RATHER STRICT WITH HER; HE CARES FOR HER ENOUGH TO BE STRONG; 
SOMETIMES SHE MAY RESENT OR HATE HIM BUT, TOO, SHE IS INORDINATELY PROUD OF 
HIM, FOR WHAT HE MAKES HER DO, AND BE, AND SHE LOVES HIM FOR HIS STRENGTH 
AND HIS WILL; IN HER HEART SHE KNOWS SHE IS THE SLAVE OF SUCH A MAN; HOW CAN 
SHE NOT LOVE THE MAN WHO PROVES TO BE HER MASTER?  (PAGE 317)

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

THERE WAS A BEAUTY AND A MENACE IN THESE GIGANTIC STRUCTURES, FASHIONED BY 
THE BITTER GNAWING OF THE WIND AND THE UPHEAVALS OF THE SEA STIRRING BENEATH 
US. (PAGE 319)

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

IF WE WERE TO DIE BENEATH THE FANGS OF THE SLEEN I WOULD BE TORN APART AS A 
FREE MAN, AND SHE AS A SLAVE.  IT IS WHAT WE WERE.  (PAGE 329)

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

ONE DOES NOT KNOW, TRULY, WHAT IT IS TO STAND, UNTIL ONE HAS FALLEN. (PAGE 
340)

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

A BEAUTIFUL SLAVE GIRL, OF COURSE, HAS NO OFFICIAL OR LEGAL POWER.  YET IT 
WOULD BE NAIVE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE WEIGHT AND INFLUENCE OF HER BEAUTY, HER 
VULNERABILITY AND SERVICE.  (PAGE 341)

TRIVIA:

1)  Red Hunters were permissive with children, seldom
    scolding or striking them. 
     Tarl says the reason for this is what?

        1)  They protect them.  Soon enough children 
           would learn, until then let them be children
          (page 266)


2)  When one slave girl is beaten by another the 
   loser commonly finds herself forced to do this.
    What does it provide?

        2)  Call her Mistress, obey and serve the 
            stronger girl.  Helps to keep order 
            among female slaves (page 272)

3)  Tarl explains to Arlene that when a man entertains 
    a free woman a slave must do this.

        3)  Remain in the background, a mere instrument
            of serving.  In no way detract from the 
            impression or effect the free woman desires 
            to create, or compete with the free woman 
            in any way.  (page 276)

4)  What is said to be the concern of free women and 
    not slaves?

        4)  To be interesting (page 279)

5)  Tarl says that two type of Kur are:  the one who 
    is only a beast and the type that is more than beast.
    How are they different?

        5)  One type of Kur is terribly dangerous, 
           the other is an incomparable foe. (page 292)

6)  Petty lying, pilfering, and such, where the master
     is not directly concerned or affected is tolerated
     and encouraged in slaves.  Why?

        6)  It is evidence the girl is learning to 
           be a slave, petty jealousies and resentments
           make girls easier to control, and though the
           master is the ultimate arbitrater for slave 
           disputes, he will normally refrain from 
           interferring in slave squabbles.  (page 300)

7)  The emotional fulfillments of slavery extend beyond this.

        7)  Masterly depredations and disciplines (page 313)

8)  Why is it importanat to melt ice thoroughly in your 
    mouth before swallowing it?

        8)  To preserve body heat and prevent shock 
            to the system (page 32)

9)  Why does a red hunter stand on the runners of 
    his sled from time to time and look behind him?

        9)  To check for anything following and to 
            show him what the country will look like 
            on the return trip (page 321)

10)  This is a unique and effective way to kill sleen.
    *Note:  The description of this is not for the weak 
     of stomach :)

        10)  Thrust meat on the blade of a knife, then 
             thrust the handle of the knife into a hole 
             in the ice, pour water about the handle 
             freezing it in place.  The sleen will be 
             cut attempting to get the meat and either
             bleed to death licking at the meat and blood
             on the blade, or be attacked by other sleen.
             (page 329-330)

11)  What are the codes?

        11)  They are nothing and everything.  They are 
             a bit of noise and the steel of the heart.
             They are meaningless, and all significant.
             They are the difference.  Without the codes,
             men would be Kurii (page 340)

12)  What is it to be a warrior?

        12)  It is to keep the codes  (page 340)

13)  This can sometimes make a difference between life 
     and death for a warrior.

        13)  Actue observation, retention, recognition 
             and comprehension of detail (page 351)

14)  Kurii are divided into four sexes, which are?

        14)  The dominant - equivalent to the human male
             which kills and mates 

             The type which resembles the dominant but 
             does not kill or mate

             The egg carrier - fertilizes the offspring

             The blood nurser - develops the fertilized 
             eggs and delivers the young  (page 368-370)

15)  In times of danger Gorean slaves are chained or 
     confined for this reason.

        15)  So they may in no way effect the outcome 
             of whatever action may ensue.  (page 398)

16)  Tarl says this is a pleasant game.

        16)  That women with deep feminine needs are 
             mercilessly exploited by Gorean men 
             (page 433)

17)  All the wealth on earth could not do this for Audrey.

        17)  Buy her a collar, or a brand  (page 440)

18)  Tarl warns Arlene to beware of how she speaks of 
     men, but does not punish her for doing it. 
     What response did she give that prevented the 
     punishment, and also made Tarl somewhat irritable?

        18)  She is not punished for doing so because
             of her response:  "Is a slave not expected 
             to tell the truth?"  (page 273)

LOGIC PROBLEM:

AKKO--SHIRT TAIL--HRIMGAR CAMP--"EIGHT SLEEN ATE MY SLEEN"
KADLUK--THUNDER--THUNDERING TABUK CAMP--"DON'T SLIDE DOWN THE SNOWY CANYON 
YOU MIGHT HURT YOUR BUTT"
KARJUK--ARROW--COPPER CLIFFS CAMP--"I BUILT A FIRE AND FELL THROUGH THE ICE"
NAARTOK--FAT BELLY--FLOWERING TUNDRA CAMP--"NO FOOD AND A BUSTED HARPOON"
IMNAK--STEEP MOUNTAIN--BRIGHT STONES CAMP--"I WROTE MY NAME IN EARLY SNOW"

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