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You carefully make your way across the temple floor until you are standing next to the altar. The statue seems cold and lifeless, but you sense that someone or something is trapped within. You can almost hear their desperate cries for release.

If you wish to strike the statue with a weapon, turn to 150.

If you do not possess a weapon, or if you wish to leave the temple, head towards the northern archway by turning to 306.

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