<p>Your ability in each of these five individual skills is measured in skill points. You begin with 3 points per skill. Before starting the adventure, you may allocate an additional 4 skill points to your list of five Survival Skills. These 4 extra points can be used to improve one or more of your five skills. During your adventure, all five skills will be severely tested; therefore the higher the individual skill level, the better your chances of survival. You may allocate your 4 additional points entirely how you like.</p>
<p>When you have decided where to allocate your 4 additional skill points, make a note of the totals in the Survival Skills section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (In your first adventure, your total number of skill points should be 19: five skills x 3 points each = 15, plus 4 additional skill points = 19 points.)</p>
- <p>If you complete successfully the mission set in Book 1 of the Freeway Warrior series, you may add an additional 4 points to your Survival Skills in Book 2. These additional points, together with any equipment and provisions that you possess at the end of Book 1, may then be used in the next <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventure, which is called <bookref series="fw" book="02smr"><cite>Slaughter Mountain Run</cite></bookref>.</p>
+ <p>If you complete successfully the mission set in Book 1 of the <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> series, you may add an additional 4 points to your Survival Skills in Book 2. These additional points, together with any equipment and provisions that you possess at the end of Book 1, may then be used in the next <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventure, which is called <bookref series="fw" book="02smr"><cite>Slaughter Mountain Run</cite></bookref>.</p>
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<p>Suddenly a starburst of pain explodes in your head and your mouth fills with a thick, hot liquid. You have been hit in the face by a sniper<ch.apos/>s bullet, fired from a diner on the other side of the highway, and your wound is fatal. Death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Westbrook.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Westbrook.</deadend>
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- <p>The scratches that cover the walls of the trench indicate that it was excavated entirely by hand. You scan the surrounding landscape through your lenses, hoping to find some clue as to the identity of the person who dug the trench. Almost immediately you notice a group advancing towards you from the north. Slowly you increase the magnification until the figures become clear: two scrawny-looking men are leading a pack of five Alsatian hounds in your direction.</p>
+ <p>The scratches that cover the walls of the trench indicate that it was excavated entirely by hand. You scan the surrounding landscape, hoping to find some clue as to the identity of the person who dug the trench. Almost immediately you notice a group advancing towards you from the north. Slowly you increase the magnification until the figures become clear: two scrawny-looking men are leading a pack of five Alsatian hounds in your direction.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> (0 equals zero).</p>
<choice idref="sect232">If the number you have picked is less than or equal to your current Perception skill level, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect309">If it is greater than your current Perception skill level, <link-text>turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A deafening roar fills the bar as both barrels of a Browning Citori GII shotgun are discharged almost simultaneously. The heavy loads rip through the front of the counter and hit you in the side, spinning your body with the numbing force of their impact, and dislodging most of the rickety shelves that line the wall. The last thing you see, as darkness descends, is a jumble of bottles and glasses cascading towards your face.</p>
- <p>Your life and your journey end here in Cross Plains.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life and your journey end here in Cross Plains.</deadend>
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<p>You try to throw yourself to the ground but before you reach it you are hit in the side and spun out into the open. A starburst of pain explodes in your head and the taste of blood fills your mouth. You have been hit in the face by a tracer shell and death is virtually instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Colorado City.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Colorado City.</deadend>
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<p>You fight to control your car but you are powerless to prevent it from crashing through the parapet of the bridge. The shock of the impact, when it hits the surface of the lake thirty feet below, renders you unconscious. Slowly the toxic waters of Lake Worth fill your lungs and, painlessly, you drown.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your journey end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>You are within a few feet of the top when suddenly you lose your footing and plummet once more into the gully. This time the fall proves fatal; you crash head-first into the rocky base and shatter your skull. Death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Your life and your journey end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>Frantically you search your Medi-kit for an ampoule of snake bite serum, but to your horror you discover that it is the one medicament that you do not possess. The pain in your leg begins to fade, to be replaced by a numbness that spreads rapidly throughout your lower body. Soon you are paralysed from the chest down and unable to drag yourself out of the blazing sun. In less than an hour you fall victim to heatstroke and lapse into an unconsciousness from which you never awaken.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Lake Thomas.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Lake Thomas.</deadend>
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<p>Suddenly your windshield shatters and you feel something burn deep into your chest. The broken glass spins before your eyes and a terrifying numbness spreads from your chest to your limbs. Kate screams in terror; then silence engulfs you as your roadster slams into the side of a derelict gas station and explodes in a brilliant ball of orange flame.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here in Coahoma.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here in Coahoma.</deadend>
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<p>You fight to maintain your grip, but the injuries sustained by your legs as you are dragged along the freeway sap the very last of your strength. Your grip fails and you fall beneath the rear wheels of the bus: death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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<p>Suddenly a starburst of pain explodes in your head and your mouth fills with a thick, hot liquid. You have been hit in the face by three of the sniper<ch.apos/>s bullets. Your wounds are fatal; death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Colorado City.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Colorado City.</deadend>
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<p>You study the rows of numbers carefully, looking for a pattern. By tapping on the keypad the number that is missing from the last row, you will release the lock and open the door.</p>
- <p>When you think you know the missing number, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the entry</a></when><otherwise>turn to the entry</otherwise></choose> that bears that number.<footref id="sect152-1" idref="sect152-1-foot"/></p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect20">When you think you know the missing number, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the entry</a></when><otherwise>turn to the entry</otherwise></choose> that bears that number.<footref id="sect152-1" idref="sect152-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect171">If you cannot work out the correct answer, <link-text>turn to 171</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Frantically you fumble for the grenade, but in your panic you knock it off the seat and it rolls into the passenger foot well, beyond the reach of your outstretched hand. Suddenly there is a tremendous flash and you are thrown into the air. Then darkness engulfs you and you cease to think or feel or be.</p>
- <p>Your journey and your life end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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<p>You grab his wrist but you have mistimed your action and you cannot maintain your grip. He breaks free and, with a maniacal scream, plunges the dagger deep into your unprotected chest. Red hot pain fills your body, but the agony is soon replaced by a terrifying numbness. The last thing you see is the triumphant smile fixed on your killer<ch.apos/>s face.</p>
- <p>Your life and your journey end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>You study the rows of numbers carefully, looking for a pattern. By tapping on the keypad the number that is missing from the last row, you will release the lock and open the door.</p>
- <p>When you think you know the missing number <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the entry</a></when><otherwise>turn to the entry</otherwise></choose> that bears that number.<footref id="sect255-1" idref="sect255-1-foot"/></p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect98">When you think you know the missing number <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the entry</a></when><otherwise>turn to the entry</otherwise></choose> that bears that number.<footref id="sect255-1" idref="sect255-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect194">If you cannot work out the correct answer, <link-text>turn to 194</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You attempt to dodge the gunfire, but your legs are too weak to propel you quickly enough. Three of the six shots hit you in the body, wounding you fatally. As your life<ch.apos/>s blood ebbs away and darkness encroaches, you see the flash of the explosion that destroys your roadster.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Lake Sweetwater.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Lake Sweetwater.</deadend>
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<p>The gunshots are unbearably loud in the confines of the diner. A starburst of pain explodes in your head: you have been hit in the face by two 9mm bullets. They penetrate your skull, causing death instantly.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Westbrook.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at Westbrook.</deadend>
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<p>A cold sweat bathes your face as you rip open your Medi-kit and inspect the vaccines and serums. Fear turns to panic when you discover that you have no Dysalomine, the anti-rabies vaccine. Terrified of what will happen to you if you are unable to find some Dysalomine in the next few days, you jump into your roadster and race back to the colony.</p>
<p>Your worst fears are realized when you discover that there is no Dysalomine aboard the bus. Immediately, Uncle Jonas organizes a search of nearby towns in the hope of discovering a supply in a hospital or derelict drug store, but all attempts prove fruitless.</p>
<p>Ten days later, unable to drink due to fever and muscle spasms, you slip into a coma from which you never regain consciousness.</p>
- <p>Your life and your journey end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>The harsh staccato of the biker<ch.apos/>s machine pistol fills your ears and a starburst of pain explodes in your chest and head. Darkness engulfs you as you tumble to the ground, cut down by a deadly swathe of hollow-nosed bullets.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your journey end here at Santo.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your journey end here at Santo.</deadend>
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<p>Frozen by the terrifying sight of the car spinning towards your windshield, you fail to react quickly enough. The wreckage slams into the driving compartment of your roadster, killing you instantly.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your journey end here at Lake Worth.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your journey end here at Lake Worth.</deadend>
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<p>You get to your feet and start off towards the platform at the centre of the bridge, weaving back and forth as you run in order to present the advancing clansmen with a difficult target. But you have covered barely twenty yards when the fatigue of your ordeal suddenly catches up with you. You cannot catch your breath and your legs feel like they are clothed in lead. You stumble and fall. For a while you crawl on your hands and knees; then you stagger painfully to your feet as you near the platform. The colony screams encouragement from the other side of the river, inspiring you to greater effort, but suddenly a line of bullets cuts across your path and you feel a terrible pain in your back. Rapidly the pain fades, giving way to a numbness that spreads through the lower half of your body. Unable to feel your legs, you are helpless to prevent yourself from falling off the edge of the platform into the Colorado River.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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<p>You freeze with the sudden realization that you are a sniper<ch.apos/>s target. Mentally you will your hands to turn the wheel, yet physically they refuse to respond. You see a second flash, brighter than the first, and feel something punch you hard in the chest. The bridge and the road ahead begin to spin before your eyes, and a terrifying numbness spreads from your chest to your limbs. Before your car slams into a pillar of the bridge and explodes in a brilliant ball of orange flames, you have already surrendered to death.</p>
- <p>Your journey and your life end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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<p>You stagger away from the nest, clutching your hand to your chest and cursing your bad luck. Then the horror of what has befallen you registers and frantically you search your Medi-kit for an ampoule of anti-toxin. Fear knots your stomach when you discover that it is the one medicament that you do not possess. The pain in your hand begins to fade, to be replaced by a numbness that spreads rapidly throughout your body. Soon you are completely paralysed and unable to drag yourself out of the blazing sun. In less than an hour you fall victim to heatstroke and lapse into an unconsciousness from which you never awaken.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your journey and your life end here on the banks of the Colorado River.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here on the banks of the Colorado River.</deadend>
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<p>Desperately you brake and spin the wheel in an attempt to avoid hitting the wreck, but your action causes the front brakes to overheat and seize. The tyres fail to grip on the loose stony surface and, with an ear-piercing screech, you slam sideways into the ambulance and turn over. The impact splits the gas tank wide open and a friction spark ignites the fuel, transforming your car in the blink of an eye into a huge, blazing fireball.</p>
- <p>Your life and your journey end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>Seething with anger you watch as the remaining biker climbs astride his machine and kicks it into life. You rush forward in a brave but hopeless attempt to save Kate from being abducted: the Maverick clansman accelerates away before you can even get near. As you watch his fleeing form disappear into the night, you promise yourself that you will get Kate back, no matter what it takes. You run towards your roadster, determined to follow him and rescue Kate, but your plans are frustrated when the bus pulls up close by and Cutter shouts a warning. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s a whole mess o<ch.apos/> lights headin<ch.apos/> this way, Cal. I<ch.apos/>m sure it<ch.apos/>s the Lions. We<ch.apos/>ve got to move now or they<ch.apos/>ll catch us before we get inside Big Spring.</quote> Reluctantly you agree with Cutter. It would be madness to drive alone into the Detroit Lions.</p>
<p>The convoy enters the fortified gates of Big Spring and receives a rapturous welcome from the colonists of the settlement. The mood is celebratory, for your arrival marks the start of an alliance that is destined to grow stronger over the forthcoming months. You have completed the first stage of your difficult journey and, although your achievement is overshadowed by Kate<ch.apos/>s abduction, your mission is a success.</p>
- <p>For you, Cal Phoenix, champion and protector of Dallas Colony 1, the journey continues in Book 2 of the Freeway Warrior series, entitled:</p>
+ <p>For you, Cal Phoenix, champion and protector of Dallas Colony 1, the journey continues in Book 2 of the <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> series, entitled:</p>
<p><cite><bookref series="fw" book="02smr">Slaughter Mountain Run</bookref></cite></p>
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<p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced <quote>if you pick a O</quote> with <quote>if you pick a 0</quote>. Replaced <quote>On pages 6 and 7 you will find an <a idref="action">Action Chart</a></quote> with <quote>An <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> has been supplied</quote>. Replaced <quote>the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> at the back of this book</quote> with <quote>the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a></quote>. Replaced <quote>zero</quote> with <quote>zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>survival skills</quote> with <quote>Survival Skills</quote>. Replaced <quote>adventure you</quote> with <quote>adventure, you</quote>. Removed <quote>For ease of use during play it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote>. Replaced <quote>point the blunt end of it on to</quote> with <quote>point the blunt end of it onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sskills">Survival Skills</a>) Replaced <quote>motorcycles and</quote> with <quote>motorcycles, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>shotguns and</quote> with <quote>shotguns, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>reflexes and</quote> with <quote>reflexes, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>education and</quote> with <quote>education, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>tested, therefore</quote> with <quote>tested; therefore</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sskills">Survival Skills</a>) Replaced <quote>motorcycles and</quote> with <quote>motorcycles, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>shotguns and</quote> with <quote>shotguns, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>reflexes and</quote> with <quote>reflexes, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>education and</quote> with <quote>education, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>tested, therefore</quote> with <quote>tested; therefore</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>map of Central Texas</quote> with <quote>Map of Central Texas</quote>. Replaced <quote>potassium iodine</quote> with <quote>potassium iodide</quote>. Replaced <quote>H.E. (High Explosive) Grenade</quote> with <quote>HE (High Explosive) Grenade</quote>. Replaced <quote>C.B. Radio</quote> with <quote>CB RADIO</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Canteen and</quote> with <quote>Canteen, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>radioactivity) and</quote> with <quote>radioactivity), and</quote>. Set in initial capital letters the items in the equipment list, in the missile weapons list, and the table of showing initial ammunition. Replaced <quote>The maximum number of close combat weapons you may carry is <em>two</em></quote> with <quote>The maximum number of close combat weapons you may carry is <em>two</em>, though you may only wield one at any time</quote>. Replaced <quote>on which hangs</quote> with <quote>on which hang</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack, and</quote> with <quote>Backpack and</quote>. Replaced <quote>items) your</quote> with <quote>items), your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>indian</quote> with <quote>Indian</quote>. Replaced <quote>give, then</quote> with <quote>give; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>head first</quote> with <quote>head-first</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>the fight lasts</quote> with <quote>you win the fight in</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>alsatian hounds</quote> with <quote>Alsatian hounds</quote>. Replaced <quote>equal to, or less than, your</quote> with <quote>less than or equal to your</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>alsatian hounds</quote> with <quote>Alsatian hounds</quote>. Replaced <quote>equal to, or less than, your</quote> with <quote>less than or equal to your</quote>. Replaced <quote>landscape through your lenses</quote> with <quote>landscape</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>under way</quote> with <quote>underway</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 20</quote> with <quote>Interstate 20</quote> for accuracy and consistency with later books.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>Every little helps</quote> with <quote>Every little bit helps</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>) Replaced <quote>indian</quote> with <quote>Indian</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect349">349</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) Added missing period after <quote>from your total</quote>. Replaced <quote>cross-refer</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>. Replaced <quote>Combat Results Table</quote> with <quote>Close Combat Results Table</quote>. Replaced <quote>zero <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, this</quote> with <quote>zero <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points or below; this</quote>.</p>
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