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The door clicks shut behind you. It takes a few seconds for your eyes to grow accustomed to the dimly lit interior, but the room appears to be the antechamber of a larger hall. Following the faint sound of voices, you pass through an archway, along a corridor and into the main hall. Gathered about a circular table of gleaming steel, a group of elderly men are poring over books, star charts and astral maps and engrossed in discussion. Globes of blue-white fire hang motionless in the air above them to illuminate their work. The old men do not see you until you are close to their steel table. Their reaction to your sudden appearance is astonishing--they look as though they have seen a ghost. There are yelps of shock and startled expressions; sweat forms on their brows. The sight is too much for one old man, who swoons and faints, falling limply across his books and maps. Only one man remains calm and collected.

If you have ever visited a hut on Raider's Road in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, turn to 233.

If you have never been to this place, turn to 6.

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