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You face the portal and shape your mouth in readiness to emit the power-word battle spell, as taught to you by your trusted friend, Lord Rimoah.

'Gloar!'

The word slams into the portal's lock like an invisible hammer before reverberating around the walls of this confined chamber. A spider's web of cracks appear in the surface of the portal and, when you place your shoulder to it and push hard, the lock breaks and the door gives way.

Turn to 11.

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