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You load and take aim at the beast's massive head, as it swings low across the deck, smashing and crushing all before it. Its scaly hide looks as tough as steel plate and you search desperately for a part that may be vulnerable to an arrow. Your heart pounds and your face is drenched in cold sweat as the Xargath, its jaws agape, swings back its head and lunges straight at you.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control and Divination, turn to 186.

If you do not possess both these skills, turn to 12.

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