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The brigand captain screams aloud and clutches at the fatal wound you have dealt him. His eyes glaze over, and as he falls dead at your feet, you see some of his men emerging from the surrounding pines. Rather than fight them, you decide it better to escape whilst you still can. You take to your heels, pausing only to snatch up the captain's satchel as you leave. The brigands give chase, but they soon lose you among the dense pines and give up the pursuit.

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