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Beyond the staircase lies a circular parapet which overlooks a huge, cavernous crater. It is filled with thousands of human slaves toiling with pick and shovel deep in the sulphurous heart of Torgar. Their bodies are filthy and covered with sweat despite a freezing wind, which howls in the depths like a hungry wolf. Drakkarim overseers urge them to greater effort, and the crack of their whips is answered by the slaves' anguished cries of pain.

Angered by what you have seen, you leave the parapet and enter a dimly lit passage that descends to a door of black steel. A twist of the handle reveals that it is locked.

If you have a Black Key, turn to 80.

If you have a Skeleton Key, turn to 219.

If you possess neither of these Special Items, turn to 130.

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Brian Williams.