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You dig your heels into the flanks of your horse but he reacts sluggishly: his senses have been dulled by the heady aroma of the flowers and he has barely enough strength to canter. A whirring sound fills your ears and instinctively you flatten yourself against the horse's neck as the sound grows louder. A bolas, three solid metal balls connected by strong cords tied together in the shape of a letter 'Y', skims your scalp and smashes into the base of the gorge. Frantically you urge your horse onwards, but he stumbles and his forelegs buckle beneath him. You are thrown forward and concussed as your head hits the ground: lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

If you possess a Bullwhip, turn to 214.

If you do not have this Special Item, turn to 327.

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