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As the tip of your weapon flicks the lever down, you feel a surge of water engulf your arm. The flow is reversed: the statue is sucking water from the chamber at a tremendous rate. Your weapon is torn from your hand (remember to erase it from your Action Chart), but you manage to wrench your arm clear and swim to the surface uninjured.

Within minutes, the water drops to the level of the statue's mouth and remains there. Suddenly, the door emits a click and is forced wide open by the weight of the remaining water pressing upon it.

Turn to 172.

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