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1487 lines
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#6200
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In The Forest~
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The trail ends here where the mountains begin abruptly.
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Looking up, you note that the climb would be rough,
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hazardous, and probably not worth the effort; the energy
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barrier continues up the mountain side out of sight. The
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only exit is back to the east.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6201
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In The Forest~
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To the west the mountains rise high up, rocky and
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lifeless. The trail you are walking on heads west
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to the end of the forest, and back east. Each way the
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strange energy barrier stands just to the north,
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inscrutable, magical, and impenetrable.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6202
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In The Forest~
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This trail runs parallel to the energy barrier to your
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north, seemingly all the way up to the mountains to the
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west that form the boundries of this valley. Walking
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along, you scare a small squirrel, which leaps through
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the barrier without a second thought! Your hand is still
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repulsed by the magical field, however.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6203
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In The Forest~
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The northern pathway stops abruptly here, halted by
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some sort of glowing energy barrier running through the
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woods. A game trail, seemingly well traveled, runs east-
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west along the magical barrier's length. Very strange.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6204
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In The Forest~
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The energy barrier runs through the woods on its east-
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west course here, just north of the trail you are walking
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on. A faint humming seems to eminate from the glowing
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field, pushing the normal sounds of the forest into the
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background. For a short moment, you wonder if the field
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is keeping something in, or you out. It makes you
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wonder...
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6205
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In The Forest~
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The energy field makes a sudden ninety-degree turn
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here, running to the north and west out of sight through
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the thickening woods. The trail you are on curves to
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skirt the edge of the magical barrier in either direction.
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Curious... who or what is keeping this field in place,
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and for what purpose?
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6206
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In The Forest~
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The woods thicken here, and surpisingly, you see a tree
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completely cut in half by the magical barrier running
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north-south here. The tree looks healthy and unaffected
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by the energy field passing right through its center.
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Odd...
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6207
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In The Forest~
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The magical energy barrier runs straight north-south,
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unaffected by dips in the grounds, intervening rocks and
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trees, everything. From the north, you hear a faint
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rushing noise above the humming of the field. The trail
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you are on continues to the north and south, only a few
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feet away from the barrier it follows.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6208
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In The Forest~
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Here the field changes color, becoming almost
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transparent. Beyond, you think you can make out a few
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shapes, but nothing too terribly distinct. From the north
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comes the rushing sound of water, and through the trees
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you believe you can see a river cutting through the
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forest. The trail you are on leads north-south through
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the woods, following the energy barrier all along its
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length.
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barrier energy~
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You can see a clearing beyond, the barrier not fully blocking
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out the area behind. You think it might be possible to push
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your way through, if the damn thing doesn't kill you first.
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#6209
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The River's Edge~
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A river flows through the forest here, its water clean
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and clear. The energy barrier runs right out into the
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middle of the river, and then makes another ninety-degree
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turn to the west. The water seems to have no problem
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penetrating the magical field, however.
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The river seems too wide and too swift to cross here.
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It appears the only way to go is back to the south.
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barrier energy~
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You can faintly see the woods continue beyond it, but it
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seems there's no way through. The field rises high up
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into the air, and seems to form a ceiling above the woods,
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preventing a flying entrance. You'd also bet it extends
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deep into the ground.
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#6210
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Just Passing Through...~
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The energy barrier seems to push against you
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ineffectively as you shove your way through it. All your
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hairs stick up on your body from the static electricity,
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and electric shocks sting your body from every metallic
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piece of equipment you are carrying. You think with a
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final shove, you can break through to the other side...
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#6211
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By The Barrier~
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To the west the magical energy barrier crackles and
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hums to itself, almost looking harmless. Almost -- all
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around on the ground are charred corpses and bodies.
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Several poles with skulls on top face to the west, warning
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travellers on the forest paths away from here. The air
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smells of death and decay, and the air is very still. You
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feel uncomfortable.
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corpse body bodies corpses skull skulls~
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Demi-human, from the size. The foreheads slop down to a
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blocky brow, and the braincase seems rather small. On
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a hunch, you check one of the feet of a torched body.
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Cloven, like a pig's... Orcs.
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#6212
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A Clearing In The Forest~
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Several trails in the forest intersect here in a small
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clearing. The dirt seems matted down, and you see many
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footprints in the soil. Nearby you hear a bird's chirp
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abruptly cut off in a loud squawk, and then silence. The
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paths seem well-traveled, the undergrowth matted down and
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the foilage hacked away to leave plenty of room or a
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traveller to pass in every cardinal direction, excepting
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the west path seems fairly overgrown...
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You feel watched.
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foot footprint footprints print prints~
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Cloven hoofs, two feet... they walk erect whatever they are.
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#6213
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A Forest Trail~
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The northern trail winds through the trees, heading
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from a forest clearings to the south to where there appears
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to be a river's edge to the north. This trail appears to
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be well-used and you spot many tracks in the earth. Again
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the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and you wonder
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if you're being spied upon.
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#6214
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The River's Edge~
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A beautiful river flows swiftly by, the current looking
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quite dangerous in fact. Out in the center of the river
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you spot the energy barrier enclosure... no way out here.
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Looking up, you see a bird fly right through the barrier
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overhead and wonder as to the force field's nature. This
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path leads south into the forest, and westwards along the
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river's edge.
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#6215
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The River's Edge~
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The river flows on its course, unhampered by the energy
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barrier passing right down its center for as far as you
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can see in both directions. The path you are on travels
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along the length of the river to the east and west
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inbetween the water and the forest's edge. Once again you
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shiver and feel that unmistakeable sense that you are
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being watched. Disturbing.
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#6216
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The River's Edge~
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A large out-cropping of rock blocks this path along the
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river to the west, and you don't spot any way around it;
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the woods are too thick to the south, the river too swift
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to the north, the magical barrier above you. This is a
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nice area, however, as evidenced by the amount of traffic
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this path gets. From the marks in the grass, you guess
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that this is a favored resting spot.
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#6217
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A Forest Trail~
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This well-used forest trail leads south. Among the
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foot-tracks in the dirt, you spot a few animal tracks as
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well, leading you to believe that these trails are used by
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hunters. Why would they be enclosed in this manner,
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however?
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There is a clearing to the north, and the path
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continues to the south.
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#6218
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A Forest Trail~
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This trail leads north-south... obviously a gaming
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trail. The woods, mostly deciduous trees with the
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accompanying ground foilage, crowd in to either side.
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A shrub to your left shows a fresh cutting wound...
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looks like a sharp object like a knife or machete did
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the damage.
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A crackle in the leaves spins you around, to see
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nothing. Something is watching you, you feel it.
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Where?
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#6219
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A Forest Trail~
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The trail changes direction here, turning to the north
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and west. A large tree to your south bears an interesting
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artifact; a rusty arrowhead embedded in the wood. It
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looks as if the arrow had been broken off at the head,
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the wood scratched at, and the arrowhead left behind.
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Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be much of interest in
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this particular section of the woods.
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#6220
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A Forest Trail~
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This is a winding east-west path through the thickening
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forest. The grass along the path is matted down from
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frequent traffic. The path continues to the east, and
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there seems to be a small clearing to the west.
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A faint noise makes you stand stock still. You could
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have sworn you heard a voice nearby. Whatever it was, it
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wasn't speaking common.
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#6221
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A Small Clearing~
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In the middle of this small clearing in the forest is a
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fairly large rock sticking up out of the ground. Paths
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lead away to the east, west, and south from here. The
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trees above block out the sky fairly effectively, also
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blotting out the glowing energy barrier above your head.
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rock boulder~
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There is dried blood on it.
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#6222
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A Forest Trail~
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A smaller northern path leads away from the main east-
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west trail here towards a clearing. The main path leads
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windingly around the trees to the east and west, the woods
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blocking out whatever may be ahead. Again you get that
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strange feeling of being watched.
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#6223
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A Forest Trail~
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The trail leads east and west here through the forest.
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To the west you spot an area where a smaller path breaks
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off from the main track. Eastwards seems to be another
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small clearing that seems to be well used; there are many
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tracks leading in that direction.
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#6224
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The Dead End~
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The ground has been cleared of vegetation in this small
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clearing, and several large, man-made salt licks lie on
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the ground and stand on poles here. There are many animal
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tracks in the earth -- the salt licks must attract
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wildlife for miles around. You think this would be a good
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place to hide and wait for dinner if you were a hunter...
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#6225
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A Forest Trail~
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This trail leads east-west through the forest foilage,
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around the trees and up and down the slight rises. The
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area is quiet and serene, except for the energy barrier
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keeping you in to the south. For just a moment, you wonder
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if you're still being watched...
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#6226
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A Forest Trail~
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The trail bends here, leading away to the north and
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east. Far off the the distance you hear the squawk of a
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large bird-of-prey searching the skies for a meal. The
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ferns around you rustle gently in the light breeze.
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Somehow, the threatening aura that pervades over the rest
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of the area seems absent here. You feel almost relaxed...
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#6227
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A Forest Trail~
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A bend in the forest trail allows you to go east and
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north here. To the east you spot a small clearing, while
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northwards this trail seems to join a much larger one
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leading through the woods. On the ground is half of a
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broken knife handle, made of bone and dried leather,
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useless now. You wonder if the owner is watching you
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now -- something certainly is.
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#6228
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A Forest Trail~
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This path leads from the main clearing to the west to
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intersect with a north-south path just to the east. A
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small sapling on the north side of the trail has a rope
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tied around one of its top branches; an unused snare
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evidently. You still feel as if you're being watched in
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the back of your mind, and adrenaline pumps into your
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brain like a lightning fuzz.
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#6229
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A Forest Trail~
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A north-south trail leads through the woods here, with
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a small side trail leading off to the east. The trees
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provide adequate cover from the sky, but through a few
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holes in the foilage you spot the magical barrier above
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you, keeping you from escaping by flight. You feel
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slightly captured.
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#6230
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A Forest Trail~
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Two trails come together here, a large northern path
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heading away from tracks leading to the east and west.
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The western path seems to be the most traveled, and the
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east hardly at all. There seems to be less trees around
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here... it seems as if many have been cut down by some
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sort of crude tools. This land clearing appears to be
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especially true to the east.
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#6231
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A Clearing~
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The trees have been cut down around here, and many of
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the trunks hollowed out with sharp stones and lined with
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treated leather to make almost-waterproof tubs. A foul
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smelling brown fluid, tannin evidently, fills many of
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these, soaking into various bits and pieces of animal
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hides. Crude, but workable.
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~
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#6232
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A Forest Trail~
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The trail is widening to the west, where the path leads
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all the way up to the side of the mountains that enclose
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this valley. Many of the trees have been cut down around
|
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here, and it definitely looks as if the forest is ending.
|
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Eastwards the trail leads on into the thick of the forest.
|
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A small split off trail leads away to the south here.
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#6233
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A Forest Trail~
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The ground is growing more rocky here. The trees and
|
|
other foilage in the forest grow sparse here, finding it
|
|
hard to find purchase in the soil. The forest ends just
|
|
to the west, with the trail you are on leading right on up
|
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to the side of the mountains. A side trail leads south
|
|
here, and the trail also leads back into the thick of the
|
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forest to the east.
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D1
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#6234
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A Rocky Trail~
|
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The ground is getting very rocky here, causing the
|
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trees of the woods to become more sparse. Several bushes
|
|
have found purchase in the soil, but not near enough to
|
|
block free movement in this area. The trail leads on up
|
|
to what appears to be a cave in the side of the mountain
|
|
to the west, and a side trail runs along the forest's edge
|
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to the north. To the east, the trail runs deep into the
|
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forest out of sight.
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#6235
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A Forest Trail~
|
|
The trail you are on bends around a large double-
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trunked tree and leads away to the north and west. The
|
|
green canopy of leaves overhead make this area fairly dark
|
|
and ominous, and that creepy 'watched' feeling returns to
|
|
hit you with full force.
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~
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62 0 3
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D2
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#6236
|
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A Forest Trail~
|
|
The trail continues here to the east and west, with a
|
|
small trail splitting off towards a large clearing to the
|
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south. Two wooden poles with skulls on top warn you away
|
|
from the south, and succeed in making you feel quite
|
|
uncomfortable. Strange...
|
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~
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62 0 3
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D1
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#6237
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A Large Clearing~
|
|
The earth has been upturned many times here, and
|
|
several white rocks stick up from the ground in odd
|
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positions.
|
|
Graveyard.
|
|
This must be where they bury their dead -- just dig a
|
|
hole and throw the corpse inside, ignoring any previous
|
|
occupants in the ground. How uncivilized... you hope you
|
|
aren't taken care of in this matter when your time
|
|
comes...
|
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~
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62 0 2
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D0
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#6238
|
|
A Forest Trail~
|
|
The trail splits here, one fork heading north towards
|
|
the rushing sounds of a river, and west where the forest
|
|
seems to be thinning out a lot. A sudden motion out of
|
|
the corner of your eye catches your eyes, and you turn
|
|
your head. Nothing, there's nothing there at all.
|
|
You wonder if you're being stalked.
|
|
~
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0 -1 6239
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D1
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0 -1 6236
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D3
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#6239
|
|
A River's Edge~
|
|
The river flows swiftly on its course to the north.
|
|
The trail you are on leads on by the water's edge to the
|
|
west, and back into the forest to the south. A large
|
|
boulder is just to the west, blocking all travel in that
|
|
direction. Out in the center of the river, the 'roof' of
|
|
the energy field meets the northern 'wall'. The water
|
|
passes right on through the magical barrier, however...
|
|
the barrier is obviously porous to some materials.
|
|
~
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62 0 2
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D2
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0 -1 6238
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D3
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~
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#6240
|
|
A River's Edge~
|
|
The river pours down the side of the mountains to the
|
|
west, originating from a large hole in the face of one of
|
|
the sheer rock protuberances. The energy barrier climbs
|
|
right up the mountain, and seals off any means of escape
|
|
by that means. The trail you are on runs by the side of
|
|
the river to the east, and a path leads by the forest side
|
|
to the south.
|
|
~
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62 0 2
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D1
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D2
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#6241
|
|
A Rocky Trail~
|
|
The forest is just to your west, with a side trail
|
|
leading deep inside from here. The main trail you are on,
|
|
however, heads north towards the river, and south near
|
|
where a trail leads up to a cave in the mountain side.
|
|
There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to capture your
|
|
attention here...
|
|
~
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62 0 4
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D1
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0 -1 6238
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D2
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#6242
|
|
A Cave Entrance~
|
|
You are half blinded by the differences of the outdoors
|
|
illumination and the pure darkness of the cave. A deep,
|
|
cloying stench flows out from the cave mouth; the smells
|
|
of decay, unwashed bodies, and sickness in one roiling
|
|
odor. Your stomach turns involuntarily, and you wonder
|
|
about going back down the hill to the east, instead of
|
|
going even further down the western tunnel.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 5
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D1
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D3
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#6243
|
|
A Tunnel Forking~
|
|
The tunnel forks here, one branch leading north, the
|
|
other west. Additionally, you can head back outside to
|
|
the east, which seems like a very good idea to your
|
|
tortured nasal passages. Your eyes water from the stench,
|
|
and you clench your left hand tightly to keep control of
|
|
your bile.
|
|
Forcing your eyes open, you notice the warning signs
|
|
painted around the tunnel to the north.
|
|
~
|
|
62 ad 4
|
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D0
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D1
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0 -1 6242
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D3
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|
E
|
|
painting sign signs~
|
|
They are orcish, and you could swear they were all warning
|
|
symbols.
|
|
~
|
|
S
|
|
#6244
|
|
A Tunnel~
|
|
The floor is slick with the humidity that boils out of
|
|
the lower reaches of this cave, bringing that most awful
|
|
smell with it. Again, you consider saving your nose the
|
|
trip west and down the tunnel, and heading back east to
|
|
the cave entrance.
|
|
~
|
|
62 ad 4
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D1
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D3
|
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~
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#6245
|
|
A Tunnel~
|
|
The tunnel takes a deep dip here, and opens up into a
|
|
largish cave to the west. There seems to be a few faint
|
|
lights from inside, and you hear some heavy breathing and
|
|
low grunts from that direction. The cave entrance to the
|
|
east seems far too far away for your comfort...
|
|
~
|
|
62 ad 5
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D1
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#6246
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
Heaps of rotting meat and cups of near-drinkable water
|
|
sit here; the orc food stores. You stand here and wonder
|
|
in near-disbelief at how the orcs could find this stuff
|
|
palatable. They're orcs; its their nature and their
|
|
stomachs you guess. Oddly enough, you don't even care to
|
|
catalog what they have available -- there's no chance you're
|
|
going to take any of this...
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 4
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#6247
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
A single corpse lies here, well away from a pile of
|
|
similars to the east. There are several sharpened stakes
|
|
and rocks sitting about conveniently. The way the corpse
|
|
is lying, the stone next to its hand... this is a suicide
|
|
area! You look down upon the orc and comprehend its
|
|
suffering in its twisted form. How sad.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 4
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0 -1 6250
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D3
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~
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#6248
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
There are bodies here... corpses. Orcs, the lot of
|
|
them, every single one of them horribly disfigured in
|
|
some senseless way; one whose arms were removed, another
|
|
who lacks anything that could sensibly be called a face.
|
|
A few twitch feebly with the last remains of life, the
|
|
rest just decompose. The dim sense of horror budding in
|
|
your head blossoms as you realize the pile in the corner
|
|
consists of dead orc children awaiting burial.
|
|
~
|
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62 cd 4
|
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|
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#6249
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
A few sleeping pallets, made of moldy straw and
|
|
stinking furs are arranged around a small firepit here.
|
|
A wooden cup, carved by a crude tool and cruder hands
|
|
sits near the ashes filled with water you consider
|
|
undrinkable. Somewhere to the east you hear an orc
|
|
child's whining cry, and a voice hushes it urgently.
|
|
Beware, orcs! Adventurers are here! Hide your children!
|
|
~
|
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62 d 4
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0 -1 6250
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D2
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#6250
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
Several grass sleeping pallets are here, clustered
|
|
around the remains of an old fire. The sloping of the
|
|
cave's ceiling allow for smoke ventilation towards the
|
|
surface in here you note, lucky for the orcs. A few
|
|
strings of burnt meat still hang over the fire, untended
|
|
and uneaten. On the floor near your feet you spy a small,
|
|
twisted piece of wire... one orc's idea of a treasured ring,
|
|
no doubt. Kicking the trinket away, you try to push the
|
|
pity out of your heart for these wretches.
|
|
~
|
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62 d 4
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0 -1 6251
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D2
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0 -1 6253
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D3
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|
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0 -1 6249
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#6251
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
You are standing just inside a largish cave, about a
|
|
hundred feet in diameter. A few dim make-shift lanterns
|
|
burning animal fat illuminate the area, just enough so you
|
|
can see the rotted food on the floor, and a few bodies
|
|
sprawled throughout the whole area. Your disgust quickly
|
|
turns to horror as you see a horrible creature, half...
|
|
well, half something and half orc dash between two
|
|
stalagmites.
|
|
~
|
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62 d 4
|
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0 -1 6245
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D2
|
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|
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0 -1 6254
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D3
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S
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#6252
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
This must be the orc chief's area. There's an old
|
|
prize -- a stolen timeworn human armchair sitting near
|
|
the south wall as a throne. A mammoth sleeping pallet
|
|
made of piled furs is nearby. Next to that is the pile
|
|
of orc treasure; a pile of well-polished coppers. You
|
|
look at the pile of worthless coins and wonder at the
|
|
image of orcish raiders.
|
|
These orcs aren't raiders, they are victims.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 4
|
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D0
|
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0 -1 6249
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D1
|
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~
|
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~
|
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0 -1 6253
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S
|
|
#6253
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
Many sleeping pallets are arranged near the walls, each
|
|
made of heavy fur padding for comfort and warmth. Many
|
|
are covered with blood and other, unidentifiable
|
|
substances. Looking around, your only coherent thought
|
|
is, 'Don't want to know... don't want to know...'
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 4
|
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D0
|
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|
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~
|
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0 -1 6250
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D1
|
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|
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~
|
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0 -1 6254
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D3
|
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~
|
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~
|
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0 -1 6252
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S
|
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#6254
|
|
A Cave~
|
|
This area of the cave is one vast orc sickroom.
|
|
Mutated and mangled orcs lie on the floor, seeming quiet,
|
|
lifeless. They're not even worth your time, you think,
|
|
unless you've the mercy to put them out of their misery.
|
|
You look at the corruption of nature's design and
|
|
wonder what forces are at work here... the barrier, the
|
|
orcs... What's going on here?
|
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~
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62 d 4
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D0
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0 -1 6251
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D3
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0 -1 6253
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#6255
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A Tunnel~
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This forking off from the mail tunnel seems odd; the
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walls are strangely smooth, as if they were carved out by
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forces unknown. The end is abrupt and short, but there is
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a steel door inset in the wall of the west side of the
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tunnel. The smell from the lower tunnel doesn't seem
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nearly as bad here... this might be a good place to rest
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and catch your breath.
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~
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62 acd 4
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D2
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0 -1 6243
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D3
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A large steel door. There seems to be no hinges or knob,
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but there is a small keyhole in the exact center of it.
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~
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door steel~
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2 6200 6256
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#6256
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A Tunnel~
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This section of man-made tunnel heads north from here,
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doors on either side. A few glowing spots on the ceiling
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illuminate the area to almost a daylight level. From the
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north you hear some horrible cries of pain and anguish
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that make you cringe inside and think twice about heading
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in that direction.
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~
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62 d 0
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D0
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~
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0 -1 6258
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D1
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~
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door steel~
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2 6200 6255
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D3
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This is a normal, wooden door.
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~
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door wooden~
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1 -1 6257
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#6257
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A Bedroom~
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This is a bedroom, catered to someone with a definite
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sense of taste. There's a chest of drawers made of a
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solid section of oak tree. In fact, most of the furniture
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here has that 'natural look' about it. The bed is filled
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with soft down with an ornate table lamp close by. Nice
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place.
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~
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62 d 0
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D1
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A normal, wooden door.
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door wooden~
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1 -1 6256
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S
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#6258
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A Tunnel~
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This tunnel opens up into a large room to the north,
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and to the south, leads towards a set of doors. The light
|
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is crisp and bright, clearly showing the lack of tool
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marks on the hewn walls... magic? The room just ahead is
|
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large, and also well-lighted, giving it an almost clinical
|
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atmosphere. Somewhere in the recesses of that room
|
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something cries out in a horrible crackling voice. Not
|
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good.
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~
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62 d 0
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D0
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~
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~
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0 -1 6266
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D2
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~
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0 -1 6256
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S
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#6259
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The Laboratory~
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A full fledge operating table is set up here, outfitted
|
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with a full set of restraints. A ledge nearby has a whole
|
|
array of sterile medical equipment on it, covered over by
|
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a clear lid. There's a drain in the floor with gradients
|
|
leading to it to carry away the blood. For some reason,
|
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you don't imagine this as a voluntary operating theatre...
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~
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62 d 0
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D1
|
|
~
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~
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0 -1 6260
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D2
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~
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~
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0 -1 6262
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S
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#6260
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The Laboratory~
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Another table is set up will all sorts of alchemical
|
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apparatus here, vials and beakers, distillation equipment
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and et cetera. The stuff looks expensive, but bulky and
|
|
fragile; not good treasure to cart away with you at all.
|
|
~
|
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62 d 0
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D1
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A steel cell door.
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|
~
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|
door steel~
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1 6200 6261
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|
D2
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|
~
|
|
~
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0 -1 6263
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|
D3
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|
~
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|
~
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|
0 -1 6259
|
|
S
|
|
#6261
|
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A Cage~
|
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This is a small, dirty cage, with only a bucket for
|
|
wastes, another bucket for food, and a dirty towel for a
|
|
bed. The whole room has a terrible stench about it.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D3
|
|
A steel cell door.
|
|
~
|
|
door steel~
|
|
1 6200 6260
|
|
S
|
|
#6262
|
|
The Laboratory~
|
|
Some small cages sit here, containing many different
|
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types of rodents. Leaning down to look better, you are
|
|
very surprised as a tiny, common garden mouse growls at
|
|
you and tries to rip your face off through the bars.
|
|
There are some bulges on its back, and it doesn't seem to
|
|
be in a very good mood. It quivers some, not fully in
|
|
control of its motor functions. Poor thing.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D0
|
|
~
|
|
~
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0 -1 6259
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|
D1
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6263
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|
D2
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6265
|
|
S
|
|
#6263
|
|
The Laboratory~
|
|
A rack stands near the cages on the eastern wall,
|
|
filled with shackles and manacles, bullwhips and worse.
|
|
They all look well-used. You give a shiver, and carry on.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D0
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6260
|
|
D1
|
|
A steel cell door.
|
|
~
|
|
door cell~
|
|
1 6200 6264
|
|
D2
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6266
|
|
D3
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6262
|
|
S
|
|
#6264
|
|
A Cage~
|
|
This is a small, dirty cage, with only a bucket for
|
|
wastes, another bucket for food, and a dirty towel for a
|
|
bed. The whole room has a terrible stench about it.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D3
|
|
A steel cell door.
|
|
~
|
|
door steel~
|
|
1 6200 6263
|
|
S
|
|
#6265
|
|
The Laboratory~
|
|
This is the southwest corner of the lab. There's no
|
|
equipment here, merely several pairs of heavy steel
|
|
shackles on the southern wall. There's also some a few
|
|
small bloodstains on the floor beneath the shackles.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D0
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6262
|
|
D1
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6266
|
|
S
|
|
#6266
|
|
The Laboratory~
|
|
This is a fairly roomy laboratory that extends to the
|
|
north, with cages set on the east side of the room. A
|
|
metal table here is empty, although you can see some
|
|
outlines in the dust that suggest books had laid here
|
|
once.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D0
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6263
|
|
D1
|
|
A steel cell door.
|
|
~
|
|
cell door~
|
|
1 6200 6267
|
|
D2
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6258
|
|
D3
|
|
~
|
|
~
|
|
0 -1 6265
|
|
S
|
|
#6267
|
|
A Cage~
|
|
This is a small, dirty cage, with only a bucket for
|
|
wastes, another bucket for food, and a dirty towel for a
|
|
bed. The whole room has a terrible stench about it.
|
|
~
|
|
62 d 0
|
|
D3
|
|
A steel cell door.
|
|
~
|
|
door cell~
|
|
1 6200 6266
|
|
S
|
|
$
|