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Soon you arrive at a circular chamber. There is a huge hole in the roof and another hole, equally large, in the middle of the floor. Carefully you approach the perimeter of this hole and stare down into a deep, dark shaft. It passes through countless levels of the citadel, below and above. The edge of the shaft is overgrown with ivy-like creepers, and a tangle of thorny vines hang down from the levels high above.

If you wish to climb these vines to another level of the citadel, above the one you are currently on, turn to 288.

If you choose to ignore the shaft and continue along an adjoining tunnel, turn to 59.

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