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       The Policing of Black Beans
   DIR By: Scribe
       Date: August 28, 2022, 10:54 am
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       The plants from which its seeds are obtained apparently grow
       favorably, perhaps even most favorably, on the slopes of the
       Thentis Mountains, an area under the jurisdiction of the
       mountain city of Thentis. The trade in black wine is closely
       controlled by the so-called "vintners" of Thentis. For example,
       it is forbidden to take viable black-wine seeds or plants from
       the vicinity of Thentis. And, as one would suppose, the sale of
       the roasted seeds from which the black wine is brewed is
       carefully supervised and regulated. Doubtless some smuggling
       occurs. Where such plants are found, illegitimately planted, at
       least from the point of view of the Thentis "vintners," they are
       uprooted and destroyed. Similarly, smugglers, if apprehended,
       are often dealt with harshly, by impalement, or servitude in the
       mines, quarries, or galleys. This policing is commonly done by
       representatives of the "vintners" of Thentis, but it is
       sometimes hired out to the caste of Assassins, which constitutes
       the nearest thing to an international police force on Gor, a
       force subject neither to the constraints of walls, borders, or
       Home Stones. Most public eating establishments cannot afford to
       serve black wine. There are several cases where a female slave
       has been exchanged for a cup of the beverage. Needless to say,
       the serving of this beverage at our small collation, or feast,
       was an indication of the formidable wealth, and widely ranging
       connections, of Decius Albus, trade advisor to the Ubar of Ar, a
       man named Marlenus. Whereas the plants from which the seeds, or
       beans, for black wine are brewed may have been native to Gor, I
       rather suspected that their world of origin might have lain far
       away, perhaps on another world.
       Plunder of Gor     Book 34     Pages 403 - 404
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