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Strewn around the entrance to the fissure are the bleached and shattered bones of what was once a formidable creature. Nervously you reach for a weapon as you approach the narrow gap and peer into its lightless depths. A strange smell, sweet and unwholesome, wafts out of the inky blackness and stops you dead in your tracks. But the deafening roar of the approaching tornado makes you swallow your fear and enter. Cautiously you descend into the dark, your weapon held poised to counter a sudden attack.

If you have a Kalte Firesphere, a Lantern, or a Torch and Tinderbox, and wish to use any of them, turn to 61.

If you do not possess any of these items or do not wish to use them but still wish to advance deeper into the fissure to avoid the raging tornado, turn to 313.

If you choose not to advance but to stay where you are, turn to 236.

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