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You manage to hang on to the struggling child, and remove a bone dagger from his boot to prevent him stabbing you in the back.

The Ice Barbarians have drawn themselves up into a circle around you, but they dare not attack while you are holding one of their children as a hostage. Holding the bone dagger to the child's throat, you slowly inch your way towards the sledge. You soon realize that you will never be able to outdistance them on a loaded sledge. You will have to think of something--and quickly.

If you wish to cut the equipment loose, free the Ice Barbarian child, and escape on the unloaded sledge, turn to 190.

If you wish to cut loose the equipment but keep the boy with you as a hostage during your escape, turn to 33.

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