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At the bottom of the stairs, a wooden door braced with iron blocks the entrance to the scented garden. Frantically you twist the handle, but it does not open--the door is locked. Then a couple of palace guards appear on the bridge above; they see you and unsling their heavy crossbows.

If you possess a Copper Key, turn to 246.

If you do not possess this item, you can try to climb over the door by turning to 301.

Alternatively, you can run back up the stairs and attempt to attack the guards before they load and fire their crossbows by turning to 375.

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