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Just as you catch up with your men, a mass of leather-clad Hammerlanders emerge from the cottages, rending the air with their howling battle-cries. They strike from every side, catching you like helpless fish in a barrel.

If you wish to stand and fight your attackers, turn to 288.

If you wish to try to escape from this ambush, turn to 16.

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