>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>co No.298
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	You land on your back with a jolt that leaves you 
Š	gasping for breath, yet you sustain no injury from 
Š	your fall. You have landed on a bale of silk, one of 
Š	dozens stacked in this cargo hold. Above, framed in 
Š	the open hatchway, you can see the creature getting 
Š	ready to leap. Quickly you roll off the bale as it 
Š	drops into the hold, and your speedy action saves you 
Š	from its deadly talons as maniacally the creature 
Š	slashes the silk bale to ribbons.

	Hissing like an angry snake, it leaps after you and 
Š	lashes out again. This time it rakes its talons along 
Š	the wooden wall of the hull, barely inches above your 
Š	head. The tips of these razor-sharp claws become 
Š	embedded deeply in the timbers and for a few moments 
Š	the creature is held fast.
	
	
	If you wish to attack the creature while its talons 
Š	are stuck firmly in the hull, turn to  â82â
	
	If you choose to use this opportunity to try to evade 
Š	the creature, turn to  â143â