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You pass through the archway and into the main street. Immediately, the gatekeeper rings a cracked bell and hurries down the stairs of his guardroom to charge at you in a raging fury. He wields his broken sword with little skill but he seems possessed of unnatural strength and savagery.

If you choose to fight, you must fight the Gatekeeper to the death.

Gatekeeper: COMBAT SKILL 10 ENDURANCE 28

If you wish to avoid the combat completely, turn to 92.

If you win the combat, turn to 158.

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