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You have taken just one step into the cavern when a blow on the back of your head knocks you senseless. You were seen at the junction by two guards who prepared this ambush for you. Your equipment is taken and your unconscious body bound by Barraka's men, who throw you into a cell.

You are unable to stop the sacrifice. When the time comes for your cell door to open, it is the bony hand of a skeleton that turns the key.

Your life and your mission end here.

Text copyright © 1985 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1985 Gary Chalk.