>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL64
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	The crowd roar with excitement the moment you strike 
Š	your killing blow. Dromodon staggers back, blood 
Š	trickling freely from his mouth, and he spits a curse 
Š	with his dying breath before crashing to the sand.
	The crowd erupt with wild elation and the guardsmen 
Š	are hard pressed to keep them from rushing headlong 
Š	into the arena. Dromodon's corpse is dragged 
Š	unceremoniously away and, amidst screams and cheers, 
Š	you are ushered before Torvax. He praises you for 
Š	your fighting skill and bravery and he offers you the 
Š	post of principal of his gladiator school in 
Š	Ferufezan. Politely you decline. It is customary for 
Š	the winner of the final combat of the circus to be 
Š	granted one request, and you ask that you my be 
Š	allowed to go free. Torvax nods in agreement. He is 
Š	grieved by the loss of his warrior-slave Malduz, but 
Š	he does not hold you responsible for his death. 
	
	Before he instructs his men to escort you to the 
Š	gates of the arena and let you go free, he hands you 
Š	a silk pouch containing 20 Gold Crowns. (If you had a 
Š	Bow confiscated before the combat with Dromodon, this 
Š	is returned to you on your way out of the arena)


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