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The sharp crack of splintering wood fills your ears as you are thrown bodily through the air. The stinking cobblestones of the jetty greet your return to earth, and instinctively you roll on landing to lessen the shock of impact. You are winded but otherwise unharmed. Staggering to your feet, you see two rough-hewn staircases at the far end of the jetty: one ascends to a cave-like entrance in the sheer rock wall; the other leads down to a tiny beach covered with boulders and black sand.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, turn to 251.

If you wish to climb the staircase to the entrance above, turn to 82.

If you wish to descend to the beach below, turn to 30.

Text copyright © 1986 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1986 Gary Chalk.