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Part of the heavy boom glances off your shoulder, making you lose your balance and fall to your knees: lose 2 ENDURANCE points. The wound causes you to react sluggishly to the burning canvas now draped over your body and, in a matter of seconds, the flames and smoke completely engulf you. Instinctively, you fight to free yourself, then suddenly you realize that your clothes are unaffected by the blaze, and that the tongues of fire that are licking your hands and face cause you no pain whatsoever. Without haste or urgency you cast aside the blazing sailcloth and emerge unburned.

Turn to 101.

Text copyright © 1988 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1988 Brian Williams.