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You are halfway down the stairs when the guard realizes what you are doing. He leaps to his feet and unsheathes his sword; you cannot evade him now and you must fight to the death.

Armoury Guard: COMBAT SKILL 16 ENDURANCE 22

If you in the combat, you may search his body, and turn to 52.

If you would rather ignore the body and enter the armoury, turn to 140.

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