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Your hand strikes something invisible set close to the edge of the pit--the beginning of a magically hidden bridge. Your fingers tell you that it is a plank, for it feels very thin and narrow. Suddenly the footsteps halt. There is a piercing crack, like that of a whip, and an angry red weal opens across the back of your hand (lose 2 ENDURANCE points). You sense his presence, but you cannot see the enemy who dealt you this wound.

If you wish to step on to the invisible bridge, turn to 166.

If you wish to try to fight your unseen enemy, turn to 257.

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