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You have surprised the Kalkoth, and manage to kill one of them before they can turn and fight back. The remaining two beasts attack one at a time, trying to sting you with their barbed tongues.

Kalkoth 1: COMBAT SKILL 11 ENDURANCE 35

Kalkoth 2: COMBAT SKILL 10 ENDURANCE 32

If you lose any ENDURANCE points during this combat, turn immediately to 66.

If you win the combat without losing any ENDURANCE points, turn to 25.

You may evade the fight by turning to 277.17

[17] Even when conducting an extra combat round for evading, you are still subject to turning to Section 66 if you lose any ENDURANCE.

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