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The Demoness laughs with disdain at your inability to answer her riddle. She denounces you as unworthy of her presence and says that, although she will derive little pleasure from it, she is now going to have to kill you.

Demoness Shamath (in the guise of Gnekasha the Worm-thrall): COMBAT SKILL 55 ENDURANCE 42

If you win this combat, turn to 148.

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