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Using your index finger you inscribe the symbols into the soft surface of the square, but, as soon as you remove your hand, the symbols fade. Suddenly a crackling surge of electrical power arcs from a slot in the portal's stone surround. It catches you full on the chest and flings you several feet through the air: lose 10 ENDURANCE points.

If you survive this severe shock, turn back to 25 and study the remaining symbols very carefully before you attempt to open the door again.

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