Early morning hours
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During the early morning hours before dawn, men
drawing carts move through the smaller cobblestoned streets of the city making
deliveries of various goods.
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The grains & flours needed for the days
business are brought to the shops of the Bakers from the larger storage
buildings of the grain merchants.
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Charcoal, needed in every home for warmth, is
delivered from home to home by the men of the Charcoal Makers.
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Peasant men deliver needed produce to the public
kitchens, inns, and taverns. Other produce they bring to the city markets,
setting up their offerings as the sun rises.
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As the sun rises, men emerge from their homes,
extinguishing the oil lamps that light the common areas and the shops of the
various castes begin to open.
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The Chandler shops make & sell candles.
Metal Workers shops sell their metal goods, Perfumers sell their perfumes in
their shops.
The Sun Gate opens.
Mid morning hours
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The butchers offer meats to the city residents
at their stalls in the market.
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The public laundries are open for clothes to be
dropped off and cleaned
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Free Women, when moving about the city, proudly
conceal all but the bridge of their nose and their eyes from the view of
others.
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The Initiates open the temples and many men
visit the temples to petition the Priest Kings for favors.
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Tarn wire, if the city is in danger, glistens
overhead in the sunlight
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The Library opens.
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Men visit the Barber shops near the city square
for hair cuts and to be shaved.
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Some men spend time listening to the cases being
argued in the city courts.
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Paga slaves wander the crowded areas, searching
for men to entice back to their Masters' tavern.
Through the day
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The city's Public baths open and throughout the
day men and women gather separately to socialize in the baths.
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For the men of Gor, a 2 Ahn lunch break is not
uncommon.
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Slave girls owned by Private Masters are seen
shopping, taking clothes to the laundry, and traveling about the city.
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Kaissa is played in the streets and on the high
bridges. Tournaments and competitions are sponsored by amateur organizations.
Men check the scores posted on the large boards near the central Cylinder or
square.
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The Paga Taverns are open, serving a simple meal
and paga.
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Men discuss phiosophy & current events in
the city square and paga taverns.
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Slave rentals are arranged in the city square
for service at evening dinners, parties & such.
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Races & games, in summer months, are held in
the Stadiums in the afternoon sun.
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Tarnsmen patrol the city and surroundings in
groups of three through the day and night.
Evening
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The Paga Taverns become more crowded and
livelier. Many men enjoy gambling in the taverns.
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Coin girls are sent to the streets of the city
around dusk to earn coin for their Masters.
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Concerts and plays are held in the theaters and
amphitheaters of the city.
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Private dinner parties are often held.
Night
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Men direct male slaves through the streets to
collect the large terra cotta vats of waste, carting the refuse of the city on
wagons outside the city walls to be dumped in the carnarium
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Drunks carouse & sing here & there on
their way home from the taverns.
