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You sense that your wound has become infected with korovax bacillus, which infest the soil of northern Talestria. Talestrian korovax is a virulent disease--only your Kai skill is delaying its swift and terrible effect. Unless you treat the wound within two days with Tincture of Oxydine or Oede herb, the muscles of your chest wall will suffer uncontrollable spasms. Then the inability to control your breathing will kill you within minutes.16

Owing to loss of blood you must now reduce your ENDURANCE by a further 6 points before continuing your ride to Tharro.

Turn to 318.

[16] If you possess either herb, you may now use it to cure the korovax infection.

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Gary Chalk.