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Standing in the centre of the large clearing, hemmed in on all sides by giant Azawood trees and clumps of sprawling undergrowth, you stand and catch your breath. A look around the glade reveals a number of holes in the floor--entrances, no doubt, to similar shafts to the one you have left.

In a relentless tide, hundreds of Cave Mantiz pour out of these holes and stream towards you. Suddenly a pair of waving antennae appears in the entrance of a shaft close to where you stand.

If you wish to fire a bolt from your Wizard's Staff into the shaft by your feet, turn to 158.

If you wish to dash straight into the undergrowth, turn to 232.

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