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Gradually the causeway descends into the stinking mire, delivering you back to the ankle-deep ooze. A chilling howl drifts across the swamp from the north, and for a few fleeting seconds, all the scuttling and slithering and other small noises cannot be heard.

You are hungry and must now eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

Turn to 56.

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