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The door crashes shut, sealing the exit to the passage outside. Gradually you become aware of a vibration in the floor; but it lasts for only a few seconds and is followed by a dull click. Your gaze is drawn back to the black monolith. A crack has appeared in its surface. It runs the entire circumference of the slab and it is getting wider and wider.

If you wish to prepare for combat, turn to 217.

If you decide to press yourself into a corner of the chamber, and take cover beneath your cloak, turn to 7.

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