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The knight points to the woods behind you and says in a gruff voice, 'There is your shelter.'

Before you can reply, he has stepped back into the tower and bolted the heavy door. The forest here is very dense and the undergrowth is a tangle of weeds and briars. It will prove impossible to enter the wood on horseback, so you must abandon your mount before continuing on foot.

Turn to 244.

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