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'By the Gods!' cries Banedon. 'A vaxeler!'

The old man's face is a mask of green putrescent sores. The pupils of his eyes are yellow, and his ragged grey lips hang in tatters. Banedon grabs your arm and pulls you away from the wretched man.

'He has vaxelus, Lone Wolf, a terrible disease that rots the skin. It is highly contagious--our lives are in peril.'

If you possess some Oede herb, you may give it to the poor vaxeler by turning to 321.

If you do not have any Oede, or if you do not wish to give it to the man, you can flee the cave with Banedon, by turning to 270.

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