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You manage to remove most of the hardened wax that covers the stopper, and ease the reluctant seal from the fragile glass stem.

If you have the Kai Discipline of Animal Kinship or if you have reached the Kai rank of Aspirant (you are skilled in six Kai Disciplines) or above, turn to 156.

If you do not possess this Kai Discipline, or if you have not yet reached the required Kai rank, you are suspicious of the dank mouldy smell of this liquid. You quickly put the Vial down. Now return to 10 and choose your next course of action.

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