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Your powerful senses warn you that the entrance to a secret chamber lies directly behind the threadbare tapestry. You sense also that this concealed place harbours a magical being who, at present, is unaware that you have entered the crypt. Forewarned by your Kai skills, you step behind the chair and quietly unsheathe your weapon, using it to push aside the tapestry. You reveal a secret door which you know to be unlocked. Beyond it your acute hearing detects the sound of a voice, distinctly non-human, muttering the words of an evil incantation.

If you wish to use your advantage of surprise, you can burst into the secret room and launch a lightning attack. Turn to 176.

If you choose to avoid a confrontation, you can leave the crypt by turning to 7.

Text copyright © 1991 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1991 Brian Williams.