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The house smells strongly of burnt incense. You enter a narrow hallway lined with chairs and walk slowly along the central aisle towards a fountain, flanked by a pair of massive orange-red pillars. A man, dressed from head to toe in black, appears from behind the left-hand pillar and walks towards you.

Suddenly, you hear Maouk's men enter the Plaza, and cast an anxious glance towards the open door. The man sees you are nervous and silently points to a cellar door.

If you wish to hide in the cellar, turn to 16.

If you wish to leave the hallway, return to the plaza by turning to 99.

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