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The arrow slices a wedge out of its shoulder and disappears into the dark, striking another of the beasts lurking in the undergrowth. The boar-faced Ghagrim ignores his bleeding shoulder and continues to advance, licking the blade of his rusty sword as he closes to attack.

Ghagrim: COMBAT SKILL 23 ENDURANCE 38

You can evade combat after three rounds; turn to 309.

If you win the combat, turn to 9.

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