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- <p>You grasp the frightened guard in a secure head-lock and threaten to break his neck if he does not answer your questions. He immediately promises to tell you everything he knows. He says that the new Zakhan fears that you are an assassin, sent by his enemies in the west. He claims to hate the new Zakhan himself. He is only a simple jailer, he says, and knows nothing more.</p>
+ <p>You grasp the frightened guard in a secure head-lock and threaten to break his neck if he does not answer your questions. He immediately promises to tell you everything he knows. He says that the new Zakhan fears that you are an assassin, sent by his enemies in the west. He claims to hate the new Zakhan himself. He is only a simple gaoler, he says, and knows nothing more.</p>
<choice idref="sect39">If you have the Kai Discipline of Sixth Sense, <link-text>turn to 39</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect9">If you do not possess this skill, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>falls, but</quote> with <quote>falls but</quote> and <quote>indifference, and</quote> with <quote>indifference and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>bodies and</quote> with <quote>bodies, and</quote> and <quote>chest as</quote> with <quote>chest are as</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>7-9</quote> with <quote>7-12</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>7<ch.endash/>9</quote> with <quote>7<ch.endash/>12</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect199">198</a>) Replaced <quote>jailer</quote> with <quote>gaoler</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>gold, but</quote> with <quote>gold but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>gold, and</quote> with <quote>gold and</quote> and <quote>street, and</quote> with <quote>street and</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>market-place</quote> with <quote>marketplace</quote></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>) Replaced <quote>Vordak but</quote> with <quote>Vordak, but</quote> and <quote>blood, and</quote> with <quote>blood and</quote>.</p>
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<p>You enter a wide street where black iron lanterns swing above the doors of shops and houses, their oily black smoke staining the walls and adding a pall of gloom to the darkening sky. The street descends towards the River Quarl, where flatboats lie moored at the rich merchant wharfs. Quarlen stands at the most northerly point on the river that can be navigated by boat and barge, and it is here that the river meets the caravan routes to Casiorn and the Lastlands, so ensuring the future of the town.</p>
- <p>At the approach to a wide stone bridge, you see an impressive-looking hostelry, with stables and out-houses. A painted shield hangs above the courtyard gate proudly displaying its name:</p>
+ <p>At the approach to a wide stone bridge, you see an impressive-looking hostelry, with stables and outhouses. A painted shield hangs above the courtyard gate proudly displaying its name:</p>
<signpost>THE BARREL BRIDGE TAVERN</signpost>
<p>The moment you enter the courtyard, a stableboy appears from nowhere and bids you welcome. He takes charge of your horse and shows you the door to the tavern hall. It is crowded, despite the early hour, and a roaring fire blazes in its great stone hearth. The smell of roasting beef makes your mouth water, reminding you that you have not eaten today.</p>
<choice idref="sect91">If you do not have any Gold Crowns, <link-text>turn to 91</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You remove your hand and uncover the proud countenance of King Ulnar V stamped on the face of the coin.</p>
<p><quote>Well done, Prarg. You<ch.apos/>ve guessed correctly,</quote> you say, and press the Gold Crown back into your pouch. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ll stand the first watch<ch.emdash/>you get some sleep. We<ch.apos/>ve a long march ahead of us tomorrow and you<ch.apos/>ll need all your strength.</quote></p>
<p>Prarg breaths a sigh of relief, and while he settles himself down to sleep in the relative comfort of the boat, you pull your cloak about you and climb to the top of Bear Rock where you begin your lonely vigil.</p>
- <p>For hours you sit on this windswept boulder, staring out through a curtain of swirling snow at the surrounding timberline. Despite your fatigue you stay alert and your iron discipline pays off when, shortly before midnight, you sense movement at the forest<ch.apos/>s edge. Then your super-keen Kai senses detect an animal scent on the cold air which you recognize immediately: it is Akataz.</p>
+ <p>For hours you sit on this windswept boulder, staring out through a curtain of swirling snow at the surrounding timber-line. Despite your fatigue you stay alert and your iron discipline pays off when, shortly before midnight, you sense movement at the forest<ch.apos/>s edge. Then your super-keen Kai senses detect an animal scent on the cold air which you recognize immediately: it is Akataz.</p>
<choice idref="sect163"><link-text>Turn to 163</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Prarg is understandably happy to accept your offer to stand the first watch. While he settles himself down to sleep in the relative comfort of the boat, you pull your cloak about you and climb to the top of Bear Rock where you begin your lonely vigil. For hours you sit on this windswept boulder, staring out through a curtain of swirling snow at the surrounding timberline. Despite your fatigue you stay alert and your iron discipline pays off when, shortly before midnight, you sense movement at the forest<ch.apos/>s edge. Then your super-keen Kai senses detect an animal scent on the cold air which you recognize immediately: it is Akataz.</p>
+ <p>Prarg is understandably happy to accept your offer to stand the first watch. While he settles himself down to sleep in the relative comfort of the boat, you pull your cloak about you and climb to the top of Bear Rock where you begin your lonely vigil. For hours you sit on this windswept boulder, staring out through a curtain of swirling snow at the surrounding timber-line. Despite your fatigue you stay alert and your iron discipline pays off when, shortly before midnight, you sense movement at the forest<ch.apos/>s edge. Then your super-keen Kai senses detect an animal scent on the cold air which you recognize immediately: it is Akataz.</p>
<choice idref="sect163"><link-text>Turn to 163</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote> and <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>. Replaced <quote>strike, then</quote> with <quote>strike; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>consumate</quote> with <quote>consummate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect115">115</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect117">118</a>) Replaced <quote>timberline</quote> with <quote>timber-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>) Removed <quote> (or higher)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote>. Replaced <quote>wintery</quote> with <quote>wintry</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>distented</quote> with <quote>distended</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect304">304</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote> and <quote>backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>. Replaced <quote>click, then</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia>; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>inate</quote> with <quote>innate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Removed the quotation marks and dashes around <quote>Sense Evil</quote>. Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect117">309</a>) Replaced <quote>timberline</quote> with <quote>timber-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>) Replaced <quote>area and, aided</quote> with <quote>area, and aided</quote> and <quote>larger, unit</quote> with <quote>larger unit</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>but, as</quote> with <quote>but as</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>) Replaced <quote>face and, within</quote> with <quote>face, and within</quote>.</p>