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The lake is very wide. The roar from the Shenwu Falls is deafening. The waters fall hundreds of feet before cascading into the swirling currents below. Beyond the area of the waterfall the lake is strangely still. A writhing mist hangs suspended in the air. The mist is strangely luminous and allows you to see the foul yellow water beneath. Around the edge of the lake, the ground is completely bare; you cannot see a single living thing. You empty Shan's Backpack and discover the following items:

- Enough food for 3 Meals
- Small Vial of Laumspur (restores 2 ENDURANCE points)
- 2 Torches
- Coil of Rope
- Tinderbox

If you wish to keep any of these items, mark them on your Action Chart.6

The mist gives off an acrid, choking vapour that racks your lungs. Coughing, you survey the sheer cliffs, towering ramparts of stone that stretch to the east and west in a vast semicircle. Directly above these cliffs is the Azanam, your final goal.

If you have the Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, turn to 143.

If you wish to explore the basin and the area around Lake Shenwu, turn to 68.

If you wish to try to find a way of scaling the cliffs, turn to 118.

[6] You cannot keep Shan's Backpack. Any items you decide to keep must be transferred to your own Backpack, or perhaps to your Herb Pouch if you have one and want to keep the Small Vial of Laumspur.

Concept copyright © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.
Text copyright © 1985 Ian Page.