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As you enter, a bell rings and a small man in a padded leather jerkin bids you welcome. He is busy polishing a rusty suit of armour with a wire brush. The price of his weapons are displayed on a wooden board above the counter:

- Swords 4 Gold Crowns each
- Daggers 2 Gold Crown each
- Broadswords 7 Gold Crowns each
- Short Swords 3 Gold Crowns each
- Warhammers 6 Gold Crowns each
- Spears 5 Gold Crowns each
- Maces 4 Gold Crowns each
- Axes 3 Gold Crowns each
- Quarterstaffs 3 Gold Crowns each

You may purchase any of the above weapons if you have enough money to do so. The weaponsmith will also buy any Weapons that you may already have for 1 Gold Crown less than the price shown on his wooden board. Mark any necessary changes on your Action Chart before bidding him goodnight and returning to the street.

At the end of Oxyoke Way, on your right you find a large stable and coach station. It is now very dark and you must find somewhere to spend the night. Climbing a ladder at the side of the building, you spend a comfortable night hidden in the hay-loft.

Turn to 32.

Text copyright © 1984 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1984 Gary Chalk.