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The rats are unafraid of the water. They hurl themselves at you, clawing and biting at your back as you push the coracle out into the icy cold lake. Tumbling into the little boat, you swiftly despatch the most determined of the rodents before paddling away from the bay. You have covered barely a hundred yards when the coracle lists heavily to one side. The rats have chewed through the wood below the waterline and you are sinking fast.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, turn to 234.

If you do not possess this skill, or do not wish to use it, turn to 325

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