>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	For an hour you ride without daring to stop in case 
Š	the slaver has dispatched his henchmen to pursue you. 
Š	The hills keep the interior of this country hidden 
Š	from view until you reach a broad-based canyon 
Š	bisected by a meandering stream.	The threat of pursuit 
Š	has now passed and so you halt here to slake your 
Š	thirst before continuing your long ride south. 
	
	Beyond the canyon, the road crosses a rolling coastal 
Š	plain which lies at the eastern edge of the Dry Main 
Š	- Vassagonia's vast desert. The undulations of its 
Š	windswept sands give this great sun-bleached 
Š	emptiness the appearance of a vast yellow sea that 
Š	seems to stretch away into infinity. You feel a 
Š	disturbing unease as you stare across this wilderness
	for there is nothing to break the view, and nothing 
Š	that could offer you a place to hide should the need 
Š	arise.

	As dusk approaches you are pleased to see that the 
Š	road bears to the east and passes within sight of the 
Š	ocean. The heat of the day has now surrendered to a 
Š	biting night wind that makes your horse and your 
Š	companions shiver. Mindful of their need for shelter, 
Š	you leave the road and scout the rugged coastline in 
Š	search of a cave in which to spend the night. Your 
Š	tracking skills lead you to a dry cave that is ideal 
Š	and you camp here and build a fire from driftwood. 
Š	Over a meal of roasted crabmeat the conversation 
Š	turns to Oriah and your fears for her safety. Later 
Š	this night, as you sit the first watch, you offer a 
Š	prayer to the Goddess Ishir to protect her and keep 
Š	her safe. You have a strong feeling that the young 
Š	woman is still alive and that one day, sometime in 
Š	the future, your paths are destined to cross once 
Š	more. 
	
	After a few hours, Sligh wakes from his slumber to 
Š	take his turn keeping watch at the mouth of the cave.
	Gladly you hand over the duty to him and settle down 
Š	for some much needed sleep (you may restore 3 
Š	ENDURANCE points).
	

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