>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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		â304â

	Beyond the arch is a narrow brick walkway which 
Š	borders the river. You hurry along this unlit 
Š	footpath until you come to a flight of steps that 
Š	lead to a flagstoned loading area crowded with 
Š	soldiers and wagons. By keeping low and moving from 
Š	one wagon to the next, you and Karvas are able to 
Š	cross this concourse undetected. 
	
	Soon you come to a stone bridge that traverses the 
Š	River Tehda. You hurry across and enter a wide avenue 
Š	which leads to the city's east quarter. Grimy two-
Š	storied houses of carved hardwood pass by on either 
Š	side, silent behind their bolts and shutters. At the 
Š	end of the avenue you almost collide with a patrol of 
Š	armed guards who are marching towards the river, and 
Š	hurriedly you are forced to take cover in a 
Š	timberyard to avoid being seen. You watch the ten-
Š	strong patrol as it marches past, and note that these 
Š	men are clad in black quilted tunics with wide silk 
Š	leggings, and they are armed with curved swords and 
Š	hand-axes. They are almond-eyed and they all have 
Š	shiny black hair that is tied in a knot at the nape 
Š	of their necks. Their leader, a stocky bull-necked 
Š	sergeant, wears the emblem of Sejanoz emblazoned upon 
Š	a scarlet arm band. Patiently you wait for them to 
Š	reach the river, but when they do, you see another 
Š	patrol come marching along the avenue from the 
Š	opposite direction. The east quarter of Bakhasa is a 
Š	busy place, even at this late hour. Rather than risk 
Š	being seen and captured, you decide to remain hidden 
Š	here in the timberyard and attempt to get a few hours 
Š	sleep before dawn.

	Unless you possess the discipline of Grand Hunt-
Š	mastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 ENDURANCE 
Š	points.


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