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You have covered less than twenty yards when you arrive at the foot of another staircase. You ascend to the top where you see a faint light in the distance, spreading along the floor of the dirt-encrusted passage. It is another portal. Through the opening, you can see an old man huddled in the corner of a cell twenty feet below. His hair is matted and the dirt that clings to his blue robes almost obscures the crescents and stars embroidered on them.

If you wish to call to the old man, turn to 247.

If you wish to continue along the passage, turn to 30.

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