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</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2010</year><month>11</month><day>12</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2018</year><month>2</month><day>15</day></date>
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<p>You are Cal Phoenix, the Freeway Warrior, champion and protector of Dallas Colony One. From the sanctuary of Big Spring your convoy of survivors begins the next stage of its life-or-death exodus: a journey to the fortified border town of El Paso, a destination that lies hundreds of miles beyond the sun-scorched wasteland of West Texas. In <strong><cite>Slaughter Mountain Run</cite></strong>, your mission is to rescue Kate Norton from the clutches of your arch enemy<ch.emdash/>the HAVOC leader Mad Dog Michigan. You have just seven days to free her and to rendezvous with the colony before it runs the gauntlet of fire that protects the only mountain road to El Paso.</p>
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<dd>Mohamed Sha<ch.apos/>Aidil</dd>
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+ <dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
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<line>Jonathan Blake</line>
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<p>Six months after you arrived at DC1, the colony was faced with a major crisis. A heat wave was causing a drought that threatened to destroy the food supply. Crops were failing and the colony<ch.apos/>s artesian well, its only source of uncontaminated water, was beginning to dry up. The drought was also provoking more attacks from the city punks, who were desperate for food and water. Their common need had united them and now they posed a very real threat to the security of DC1.</p>
- <p>It was the last day of May, 2020, when Pop Ewell made radio contact with another colony who were based in the city of Big Spring, 300 miles west of McKinney. Their situation was completely the reverse of DC1<ch.apos/>s: they had food and water in plentiful supply but they were desperately short of fuel. They told of their contact with survivors in Tucson, Arizona, who were also without fuel. The Tucson colony reported that the territories west of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada had been spared the worst effects of the radioactive blizzards that had devastated the rest of the country and, miraculously, much of southern California was still widely populated. In fact, it had survived the last eight years virtually intact. When you heard the news you could hardly believe your ears. Perhaps your family was still alive. After all that had happened, there was now a real hope that one day you might be reunited with them.</p>
+ <p>It was the last day of May 2020, when Pop Ewell made radio contact with another colony who were based in the city of Big Spring, 300 miles west of McKinney. Their situation was completely the reverse of DC1<ch.apos/>s: they had food and water in plentiful supply but they were desperately short of fuel. They told of their contact with survivors in Tucson, Arizona, who were also without fuel. The Tucson colony reported that the territories west of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada had been spared the worst effects of the radioactive blizzards that had devastated the rest of the country and, miraculously, much of southern California was still widely populated. In fact, it had survived the last eight years virtually intact. When you heard the news you could hardly believe your ears. Perhaps your family was still alive. After all that had happened, there was now a real hope that one day you might be reunited with them.</p>
<p>A meeting was held to decide how best to deal with the crisis facing DC1. Everyone agreed that to stay at McKinney would lead eventually to death, either slowly from starvation or suddenly at the hands of the murderous city gangs. The only choice open to DC1 was to try to reach California; only there lay real hope for the future of the colony. The decision was relayed to the survivors at Big Spring and a deal was struck to rendezvous with them as soon as possible. DC1 would refuel them in exchange for food and water, and together they would join up with the Tucson colony for the final stage of the journey to California.</p>
<p>Careful preparations were made for the long trek, and three vehicles were chosen to make up the convoy: the school bus, your customized roadster, and a gasolene tanker laden with 5000 gallons of petroleum siphoned from underground storage tanks at the Ewell ranch. Supplies of food and water were adequate but the colony lacked sufficient firearms and ammunition with which to defend itself. So, on the day before the convoy was due to leave, one of the colonists was sent north to search the town of Sherman for weapons. He radioed back to say that he had found a cache of hunting rifles and ammunition, but that his truck had broken down and he was stranded in the town. He had also found a survivor<ch.emdash/>a beautiful teenage girl<ch.emdash/>and he requested that you be sent to Sherman to pick them up. As soon as you arrived you were ambushed by the scouts of a brutal gang of bikers known as the Detroit Lions and, in the ensuing gun battle, you killed Stinger<ch.emdash/>the scouts<ch.apos/> leader.</p>
<p>Later, you learned that the girl, Kate Norton, was the sole survivor of a Kansas City colony, which had been attacked and wiped out by the Detroit Lions. The Lions<ch.apos/> leader, who calls himself <quote>Mad Dog Michigan</quote>, had taken a liking to her and spared her life. Mad Dog had once been a high-ranking HAVOC agent. He had escaped from Pontiac Deep Pen near Detroit, and he and his gang, most of whom were also HAVOC escapees, were heading for the Fort Hood Military Reserve near Killeen, Texas, the largest armoury in the whole of the United States. There he hoped to find enough weapons to equip the other HAVOC clans who were now in control of cities all along the eastern seaboard. Kate had managed to steal a motorcycle and escape from their camp, but Mad Dog had been determined to get her back. He sent his brother<ch.emdash/>Stinger<ch.emdash/>and a handful of his best scouts to track her down. They had finally caught up with her at Sherman.</p>
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<p>Before embarking on your adventure, you must first determine your personal characteristics and the weapons and provisions with which you are equipped. An <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> has been supplied on which to record and amend these details as the adventure unfolds.</p>
- <p>Your personal characteristics comprise two basic attributes: <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. To discover your initial <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ>, take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point the blunt end of it onto the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick a 0 it counts as zero. Add 10 to the number you have picked and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> section of your
Action Chart (for example, if your pencil falls on the number 5 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, you have a <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> total of 15). When you fight an enemy in hand-to-hand combat, your <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> will be measured against that of your enemy, so a high score in this section is desirable.</p>
+ <p>Your personal characteristics comprise two basic attributes: <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. To discover your initial <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ>, take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point the blunt end of it onto the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick a 0 it counts as zero. Add 10 to the number you have picked and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> section of your
<a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (for example, if your pencil falls on the number 5 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, you have a <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> total of 15). When you fight an enemy in hand-to-hand combat, your <typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ> will be measured against that of your enemy, so a high score in this section is desirable.</p>
<p>To discover your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> level, repeat the process, but this time add 20 to the number you have picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (for example, if your pencil falls on the number 8 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, you have a total <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score of 28). If you are wounded in combat, or injured at any other time during your adventure, you will lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If, at any time, your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total falls to zero or below, you are dead and the adventure is over. You can regain lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points during the course of the adventure, but your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> level can never rise above your initial score.</p>
<section class="frontmatter-separate" id="sskills">
<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>.</p>
<p>(If this is your first <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> 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 2 of the Freeway Warrior series, you may add an additional 4 points to your Survival Skills in Book 3. These additional points, together with any equipment and provisions that you possess at the end of Book 2, may then be used in the next <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventure, which is called <bookref series="fw" book="03toz"><cite>The Omega Zone</cite></bookref>.</p>
+ <p>If you complete successfully the mission set in Book 2 of the <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> series, you may add an additional 4 points to your Survival Skills in Book 3. These additional points, together with any equipment and provisions that you possess at the end of Book 2, may then be used in the next <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventure, which is called <bookref series="fw" book="03toz"><cite>The Omega Zone</cite></bookref>.</p>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="weapons-1-foot" idref="weapons-1">
<p>It is reasonably clear that the Machine Pistol should not be used if you have fewer than 6 rounds of 9mm ammunition.</p>
- <p>For some readers, however, it may seem counterintuitive to have ammunition left but be unable to use the weapon. We suggest to these readers that when 9mm ammunition falls below 6 rounds, the Machine Pistol can be treated as a Pistol (cf. <a idref="sect333">Section 333</a>). While this is not a perfect solution, it is a reasonable compromise.</p>
+ <p>For some readers, however, it may seem counterintuitive to have ammunition left but be unable to use the weapon. We suggest to these readers that when 9mm ammunition falls below 6 rounds, the Machine Pistol can be treated as a Pistol (cf. <bookref series="fw" book="01hh" section="sect333">Section 333 of <cite>Highway Holocaust</cite></bookref>). While this is not a perfect solution, it is a reasonable compromise.</p>
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</footnotes>
<li>Shotgun</li>
<li>Rifle</li>
</ul>
- <p>Unless you are continuing to use weapons from a previous
Freeway Warrior book, you begin your adventure armed with only one of these weapons. Make your choice and then record the weapon you have chosen, together with its calibre and rate of fire details, in the Missile Weapons section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>Unless you are continuing to use weapons from a previous
<cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> book, you begin your adventure armed with only one of these weapons. Make your choice and then record the weapon you have chosen, together with its calibre and rate of fire details, in the Missile Weapons section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<p>In order to be able to use a missile weapon, you must have sufficient ammunition of the correct calibre. The following list shows the calibre of each weapon, the amount that is used every time the weapon is fired, and the number of rounds that you possess at the start of your adventure:</p>
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<p>Throughout a long and moonless night, the colony loads up and manhandles into line the vehicles that are to transport you west to Tucson. Preparations for the breakout did not begin until an hour after sundown, for Amex Gold has men positioned on nearby Signal Mountain with orders to observe and report all activity within Big Spring. These lookouts are especially vigilant; their leader is expecting the colony to attempt an escape and they know that their lives will be forfeit should they fail to predict exactly when it will occur.</p>
- <p>In near-blackness you service and refuel your roadster by sense of touch alone, while all around you the chill night air is alive with movement and whispering as your fellow colonists furtively attend to their allotted tasks. Although you cannot see them you know exactly the positions of the five other road vehicles that comprise the convoy. At the head of the line, twenty paces back from the west freeway gate, is the armoured tow truck that will lead the breakout. The driver is <quote>Pecos</quote> Pete Tyler, and beside him you can picture his brother Rex riding shotgun. In the open back of their truck is Rickenbacker, a former flying circus stunt pilot, who has chosen to ride out in the open so that he can look after <quote>Icarus</quote><ch.emdash/>his motorized hang glider<ch.emdash/>which by now he will have carefully dismantled and strapped aboard. Next in line are two Amcorp Landcruisers<ch.emdash/>solar-assisted road buses that carry the Big Spring colonists, and behind them is positioned the gasolene tanker with Uncle Jonas at the wheel. The DC1 school bus is next and your roadster last, the back marker until the convoy is clear of Big Spring.</p>
+ <p>In near-blackness you service and refuel your roadster by sense of touch alone, while all around you the chill night air is alive with movement and whispering as your fellow colonists furtively attend to their allotted tasks. Although you cannot see them, you know exactly the positions of the five other road vehicles that comprise the convoy. At the head of the line, twenty paces back from the west freeway gate, is the armoured tow truck that will lead the breakout. The driver is <quote>Pecos</quote> Pete Tyler, and beside him you can picture his brother Rex riding shotgun. In the open back of their truck is Rickenbacker, a former flying circus stunt pilot, who has chosen to ride out in the open so that he can look after <quote>Icarus</quote><ch.emdash/>his motorized hang glider<ch.emdash/>which by now he will have carefully dismantled and strapped aboard. Next in line are two Amcorp Landcruisers<ch.emdash/>solar-assisted road buses that carry the Big Spring colonists, and behind them is positioned the gasolene tanker with Uncle Jonas at the wheel. The DC1 school bus is next and your roadster last, the back marker until the convoy is clear of Big Spring.</p>
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<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>ve decided I<ch.apos/>m not goin<ch.apos/> to Tucson with the convoy,</quote> you reply, your voice steady and resolute. <quote>I<ch.apos/>m not gonna abandon Kate. I<ch.apos/>m the only hope she<ch.apos/>s got of cuttin<ch.apos/> loose o<ch.apos/> that psychopath Mad Dog Michigan, and I<ch.apos/>m not gonna betray that hope. He<ch.apos/>s sure to have taken her with him to San Angelo, and I<ch.apos/>ve thought out a plan to spring her from there while he<ch.apos/>s busy fixin<ch.apos/> a deal with the Angelinos gang.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I understand how you feel, Cal,</quote> says Cutter, sympathetically, <quote>but you<ch.apos/>ve a duty to the rest o<ch.apos/> the colony that you can<ch.apos/>t just ignore. You<ch.apos/>re the convoy scout, the convoy<ch.apos/>s eyes and ears. We<ch.apos/>re gonna need you to get us across the mountains in one piece.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Rickenbacker in his micro-glider can scout for the convoy. With a CB on board he could stay in radio contact with Pop and be your eyes in the sky. He<ch.apos/>d make the best scout the convoy could ask for,</quote> you reply, convincingly.</p>
- <p>Cutter stares at you in silence then, begrudgingly, he nods in agreement. <quote>OK, Cal. As soon as we<ch.apos/>re safely away from here I<ch.apos/>ll talk to the others and get them to listen to your plan. But first we<ch.apos/>ve gotta concern ourselves with gettin<ch.apos/> out o<ch.apos/> here in one piece<ch.emdash/>agreed?</quote></p>
+ <p>Cutter stares at you in silence. Begrudgingly, he nods in agreement. <quote>OK, Cal. As soon as we<ch.apos/>re safely away from here I<ch.apos/>ll talk to the others and get them to listen to your plan. But first we<ch.apos/>ve gotta concern ourselves with gettin<ch.apos/> out o<ch.apos/> here in one piece<ch.emdash/>agreed?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Agreed,</quote> you reply, relieved that at last you have told someone your decision to rescue Kate.</p>
<p>Suddenly the discordant blare of an auto horn splits the silence: it is Pecos Pete<ch.apos/>s signal to the other drivers to start their engines. Quickly you return to your roadster and, as you fire up its engine, you see the twin tail lights of the school bus shrinking in the dark as it heads towards the now-open freeway gate. The breakout has begun.</p>
<choice idref="sect293"><link-text>Turn to 293</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The crack of your pistol shot is echoed by the clansman<ch.apos/>s shocked scream. He drops the knife and clutches his hands to his wound before crashing lifelessly to the floor. With fear in their eyes, the other two reach for their pistols as they back away hastily from the guard<ch.apos/>s bloodstained body.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You chamber a round and take aim at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than thirty yards away when you squeeze off your first shot and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
+ <p>You chamber a round and take aim at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than thirty yards away when you squeeze off your first shot and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
<choice idref="sect176">If you have sufficient ammunition and wish to fire again, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you do not have sufficient ammunition to fire a second time, or if you choose not to fire, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>12</title></meta>
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- <p>For three long, hot, tedious hours you sit watching the two clansmen through your binoculars (during which time you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You see them finish their meal and then attend to the repair of one of their motorcycle engines. You are beginning to fear that they have no intention of ever leaving the bridge, when another biker appears atop a ridge of high ground on the far side of the river. He approaches them and stops briefly to talk. Then the two clansmen mount their machines and follow him back across the bridge, accelerating away to the south.</p>
+ <p>For three long, hot, tedious hours you sit watching the two clansmen (during which time you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You see them finish their meal and then attend to the repair of one of their motorcycle engines. You are beginning to fear that they have no intention of ever leaving the bridge, when another biker appears atop a ridge of high ground on the far side of the river. He approaches them and stops briefly to talk. Then the two clansmen mount their machines and follow him back across the bridge, accelerating away to the south.</p>
<p>Once you are sure that it is safe to continue, you start your engine and drive towards the bridge. As you approach the entrance you see the remains of the clansmen<ch.apos/>s campfire, its ashes still smouldering.</p>
<choice idref="sect111">If you wish to stop and search the area around the campfire, <link-text>turn to 111</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect213">If you decide to cross the bridge and press on towards San Angelo, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A hail of automatic rifle fire tears into the sides and rear of the jeep as you crash your way through the barrier and accelerate across the open ground. You are twenty yards from the safety of the southern ruins when two bullets penetrate the jeep<ch.apos/>s gasolene tank.</p>
<p>The steel-jacketed rounds cause a spark that ignites the fuel, and, in one chilling instant, the vehicle is transformed into a blazing fireball. A kaleidoscope of shapes assails your eyes as the jeep somersaults end-over-end, before you are engulfed by a wave of searing white heat that kills you instantly.</p>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life come to an end here in San Angelo.</deadend>
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<meta><title>15</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
<p>Facing you, on the far side of the stadium, is the glass-fronted observation block that was once used by television and radio commentators. Your curiosity is aroused by it when you notice that the door to the block is heavily guarded. Fixedly you stare at its full-length windows and count five occupants: four clansmen and one blonde-haired girl. You cannot see her face clearly, but you know that she is Kate Norton.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The bullets whine as they ricochet off the side of the Chevrolet and pass within inches of your body. You reach cover and Kate tosses her machine pistol to you over the side of the roadster. You catch it near the ground, but before you can draw back the firing bolt and return fire, you spot the outline of a man standing away to your right. He is armed with a pistol and he has you dead in his sights.</p>
<p><quote>Do like the man said, buddy, or take your last breath,</quote> he says, and reluctantly you let the G-12 slip to the ground.</p>
<p><quote>Ain<ch.apos/>t no good you hidin<ch.apos/> in there, honey,</quote> says the voice from the pay booth. There is a pause, and then slowly Kate climbs out of the car and stands beside you.</p>
- <p>The man with the pistol is tall and muscular and dressed in green army fatigues. His blond hair is cropped close to his head and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses. With his pistol still aimed at your heart, he walks slowly towards you, stopping at the entrance to the pay booth. Two more men in uniform emerge from the doorway<ch.emdash/>the rifleman and one other, armed with a sawn-off shotgun.</p>
+ <p>The man with the pistol is tall and muscular and dressed in green army fatigues. His blond hair is cropped close to his head and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses. With his pistol still aimed at your heart, he walks slowly towards you, stopping at the entrance to the pay booth. Two more men in uniform emerge from the doorway<ch.emdash/>the rifleman and one other who is armed with a sawn-off shotgun.</p>
<p><quote>They don<ch.apos/>t look like clan punks, Sarge,</quote> says the rifleman.</p>
<p><quote>We<ch.apos/>re not,</quote> interrupts Kate. <quote>We<ch.apos/>re running from the clans.</quote></p>
<p>Bemused, the blond-haired man scratches his chin and turns to say something quietly to his two companions. It is then that you notice the faded sergeant stripes and the circular globe-of-the-world emblem that adorn his sleeve. Instantly you recognize the latter: it is the emblem of the World Defence League. At length, he turns to face you once more and says, in a friendlier tone, <quote>I think you two had better tell us your story.</quote></p>
<meta><title>18</title></meta>
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- <p>The clansman is no more than ten feet away when you spring up from your hiding place and bring your barrel to bear. Your gunfire catches him in the side and spins him backwards to the slippery floor. For a moment he shudders, and then falls still as his last breath escapes from between his blood-flecked lips. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>The clansman is no more than ten feet away when you spring up from your hiding place and bring your barrel to bear. Your gunfire catches him in the side and spins him backwards to the slippery floor. For a moment he shudders, and then falls still as his last breath escapes from between his blood-flecked lips. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Kate moves forward to check that he is dead and to search his body. She keeps what she needs: his machine pistol, a quantity of ammunition, and his water canteen, and offers the rest of his possessions to you:</p>
<ul>
<li>Enough food for one Meal</li>
<meta><title>19</title></meta>
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- <p>Your gunfire catches the fleeing clansman in the neck and lifts him clean out of the saddle. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) In your rear-view mirror you see him bounce off the highway, roll over, and then disappear from view amongst a tangle of dead sagebrush at the side of the road. His bike continues in a straight line for almost a minute until, with a loud crash, it finally flips end-over-end and bursts into flames.</p>
- <p>Less than a mile along the highway you happen upon a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87, running directly across your path. You join it, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching the outskirts of Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire catches the fleeing clansman in the neck and lifts him clean out of the saddle. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) In your rear-view mirror you see him bounce off the highway, roll over, and then disappear from view amongst a tangle of dead sagebrush at the side of the road. His bike continues in a straight line for almost a minute until, with a loud crash, it finally flips end-over-end and bursts into flames.</p>
+ <p>Less than a mile along the highway you happen upon a deserted stretch of
Highway 87, running directly across your path. You join it, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching the outskirts of Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The only way you can hope to avoid being hit by the missile is by taking evasive action immediately.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Driving and Perception skill scores.</p>
<choice idref="sect182">If your total score is 10 or less, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect326">If your total score is 11-15, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect326">If your total score is 11<ch.endash/>15, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect108">If your total score is 16 or more, <link-text>turn to 108</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The deadly bullets miss you by inches and you dive to the floor in case the unseen gunman decides to fire again. Then you hear running footsteps approaching, and as they get louder, you raise your weapon and fire at the door. There is a scream from inside the kitchen, and you hear a body fall heavily to the tiled floor amid a crash of broken glass and crockery. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>The deadly bullets miss you by inches and you dive to the floor in case the unseen gunman decides to fire again. Then you hear running footsteps approaching, and as they get louder, you raise your weapon and fire at the door. There is a scream from inside the kitchen, and you hear a body fall heavily to the tiled floor amid a crash of broken glass and crockery. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Just inside the door you discover the body of a clansman. Judging from the long-horned skull that you find painted on the back of his leather vest, you have just laid to rest your first Angelino. On the floor nearby you find his weapons and equipment: a Machine Pistol (containing eighteen rounds of 9mm ammunition) and a Backpack, which holds the following items:</p>
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<li><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ></li>
<meta><title>26</title></meta>
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- <p>You pull the trigger and immediately duck your head behind the roadster<ch.apos/>s reinforced steel door. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) The speed of your reflexes saves you from being hit by the Maverick<ch.apos/>s gunfire as, in the throes of death, he empties his pistol into the side of your car.</p>
+ <p>You pull the trigger and immediately duck your head behind the roadster<ch.apos/>s reinforced steel door. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) The speed of your reflexes saves you from being hit by the Maverick<ch.apos/>s gunfire as, in the throes of death, he empties his pistol into the side of your car.</p>
<p>With the screams of the other clansmen ringing in your ears, you force yourself to concentrate on restarting your roadster. This time, despite an almost overwhelming urge to stamp the pedal straight through the floor, you take your foot off the gas as you turn the ignition switch. The move works<ch.emdash/>the engine roars back to life<ch.emdash/>and within seconds you are accelerating away from the Mavericks with your eyes glued firmly on the convoy<ch.apos/>s tail lights, glowing red in the distance. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the school bus and pass beyond range of the clansmen<ch.apos/>s guns.</p>
<choice idref="sect312"><link-text>Turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You pull back and release the slide of your pistol, feeding a bullet into the breech, and then take careful aim at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than twenty yards away when you squeeze off your first shot and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
+ <p>You pull back and release the slide of your pistol, feeding a bullet into the breech, and then take careful aim at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than twenty yards away when you squeeze off your first shot and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
<choice idref="sect176">If you have sufficient ammunition and wish to fire again, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you do not have sufficient ammunition to fire a second time, or if you choose not to fire, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>An agonizing pain cuts into your chest and the warm taste of blood fills your mouth. Then the pain gives way to a terrifying numbness that robs you of all sensation. In a moment you see the sniper working another round into the chamber of his rifle. Then he points the muzzle at your head and darkness engulfs you.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here in Brogado.</deadend>
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<p>You stamp on the brake pedal and spin the wheel to the right, causing your car to twist about and slide sideways along the highway. The sudden shriek of your tyres and the sight of your roadster hurtling towards him broadside on makes the clansman panic. He empties his magazine yet not one of the armour-piercing loads hits your roadster. Horrified, he fumbles to reload his weapon, but before he can do so, he is hit by the rear of your car and sent tumbling over the side of the bridge.</p>
- <p>His confederate has managed to start his bike and is racing across to the other side. You slam the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay him a visit. Beyond the bridge you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge and, as you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Freeway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
+ <p>His confederate has managed to start his bike and is racing across to the other side. You slam the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay him a visit. Beyond the bridge you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge and, as you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Highway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
<choice idref="sect327">If you wish to draw a missile weapon and fire at the biker while you are pursuing him, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you decide to try to ram him off the road, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>33</title></meta>
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- <p>Quickly you stop the car and peer through your binoculars at the little town of Christoval.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you stop the car and peer at the little town of Christoval.</p>
<p><quote>Can y<ch.apos/>see what<ch.apos/>s kickin<ch.apos/> up that dust?</quote> asks Kate.</p>
<p><quote>Looks like a pack of wild coyote fighting among themselves,</quote> you reply, as you focus on the action taking place at the centre of the town.</p>
<p><quote>Hey, Cal,</quote> she replies, tugging at your sleeve, <quote>that ain<ch.apos/>t the dust I<ch.apos/>m talkin<ch.apos/> about.</quote></p>
- <p>Lowering your lenses, you turn to see her pointing back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need binoculars to be able to see that it is being kicked up by a pack of bikers, who have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>Lowering your magnifying device, you turn to see her pointing back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need a magnifying device to be able to see that it is being kicked up by a pack of bikers, who have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
<p><quote>I think it<ch.apos/>s time we were movin<ch.apos/> on,</quote> says Kate, uneasily.</p>
<p><quote>I think you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, as hurriedly you reach for the ignition switch.</p>
<choice idref="sect310"><link-text>Turn to 310</link-text>.</choice>
<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>d drop it!</quote> you shout.</p>
<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>ll drop you!</quote> he screams in reply, and draws the cleaver back in preparation to throw it at your chest.</p>
<p>You shoot once and hit the clansman in the head, the force of your gunfire spinning his body across the kitchen floor and killing him instantly. Slowly you lower your smoking barrel and walk forward to search the body of your would-be attacker.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect126"><link-text>Turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>40</title></meta>
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- <p>On a count of three you step out into the corridor, raise your pistol, and fix your sights on the guard who is standing to the left of the stairs. You fire a body shot and see him twist backwards, clutching his chest. (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) Then you swing across to his partner, knowing only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively. But his reactions prove razor-sharp, and when you do get him in your sights you are shocked to find that you are staring at the muzzle of a machine pistol.</p>
+ <p>On a count of three you step out into the corridor, raise your pistol, and fix your sights on the guard who is standing to the left of the stairs. You fire a body shot and see him twist backwards, clutching his chest. (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Then you swing across to his partner, knowing only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively. But his reactions prove razor-sharp, and when you do get him in your sights you are shocked to find that you are staring at the muzzle of a machine pistol.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth skill score, and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect297">If your total score is 18 or less, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect197">If your total score is 19 or more, <link-text>turn to 197</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Although you cannot identify these clansmen, you estimate that their pack is more than 400 riders strong. It would be disastrous for the convoy to run head-on into a group of such size, and you hurry back to the colony as quickly as you can to break the bad news.</p>
- <p>With a pack of bikers approaching from the north, a large Mexican clan crossing the border to the south and the threat of a Maverick ambush to the west, the prospects of reaching El Paso unscathed now look decidedly unpromising. With no time to discuss the situation at length, the convoy reverts to the original plan: to stay on Interstate 10 and approach El Paso from the west. It is the shortest, most direct route, even though there is a very real chance of falling prey to a Maverick ambush.</p>
+ <p>With a pack of bikers approaching from the north, a large Mexican clan crossing the border to the south and the threat of a Maverick ambush to the west, the prospects of reaching El Paso unscathed now look decidedly unpromising. With no time to discuss the situation at length, the convoy reverts to the original plan: to stay on Interstate 10 and approach El Paso from the east. It is the shortest, most direct route, even though there is a very real chance of falling prey to a Maverick ambush.</p>
<choice idref="sect250"><link-text>Turn to 250</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The sharp report of your rifle is echoed by the clansman<ch.apos/>s shocked scream as your bullet passes straight through his body and punches a hole in the observation window behind. He drops his knife and clutches his hands to his wound before crashing lifelessly to the floor. With fear in their eyes, the other two reach for their holstered pistols as hurriedly they back away from the guard<ch.apos/>s bloodstained body.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>50</title></meta>
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- <p>Sergeant Haskell is only too willing to speak to his command unit at El Paso. He gives his call sign Palmito Four Zero<ch.emdash/>and as soon as it is confirmed as valid, the El Paso garrison relays news of what is happening in their area. Parts of the city and the military reserve are under siege from HAVOC-led Mexican clansmen. They warn that Fabens is a Mexican base, and that they have barricaded the east freeway approach to that town. In closing, they tell you to contact them again if you make it through Fabens. They do not sound very optimistic.</p>
+ <p>Sergeant Haskell is only too willing to speak to his command unit at El Paso. He gives his call sign<ch.emdash/>Palmito Four Zero<ch.emdash/>and as soon as it is confirmed as valid, the El Paso garrison relays news of what is happening in their area. Parts of the city and the military reserve are under siege from HAVOC-led Mexican clansmen. They warn that Fabens is a Mexican base, and that they have barricaded the east freeway approach to that town. In closing, they tell you to contact them again if you make it through Fabens. They do not sound very optimistic.</p>
<choice idref="sect80"><link-text>Turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you steer away from the pump house, you look in your mirror to see the biker speeding towards the apex of the roof. He is within a few inches of the top when it suddenly caves in beneath his front wheel and he is flung head-first over the handlebars. With a scream of terror he cartwheels through the air and lands heavily on his back at the edge of the freeway. Winded by the fall, he cannot summon enough strength to roll away as his bike comes crashing down upon him.</p>
- <p>Certain in the knowledge that he could not possibly have survived such a terrible crash, you return to the highway and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. You join the
freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Certain in the knowledge that he could not possibly have survived such a terrible crash, you return to the highway and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. You join the
highway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>62</title></meta>
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- <p>At such close range, the blast from your shotgun virtually rips the clansman in two. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) With a gurgling scream he crashes down in the middle of the table before rolling lifelessly to the floor. Hurriedly the other two reach for their pistols as, with fear in their eyes, they back away from the clansman<ch.apos/>s torn and bloodstained body.</p>
+ <p>At such close range, the blast from your shotgun virtually rips the clansman in two. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) With a gurgling scream he crashes down in the middle of the table before rolling lifelessly to the floor. Hurriedly the other two reach for their pistols as, with fear in their eyes, they back away from the clansman<ch.apos/>s torn and bloodstained body.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You perch yourself near the top of the wall and pick out a building on the opposite side of the killing zone: it is the ruins of a fire station. You tell Kate that, when she is running, she should focus all her thoughts and efforts on getting inside that place as quickly as she can. With the clan patrol growing ever nearer, you whisper to Kate to get ready to run.</p>
<p>Add together your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score and your Stealth skill score. (Note: If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> is low and you are heavily encumbered, it may be advisable to discard some of your Backpack Items in order to increase your Stealth skill level.)</p>
<choice idref="sect117">If your total is 10 or less, <link-text>turn to 117</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect295">If your total is 11-16, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect295">If your total is 11<ch.endash/>16, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect334">If your total is 17 or more, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You keep as still as you can and try not to breathe as a Detroit Lion clansman rummages through a tool box less than four feet from where you are hiding. Fortunately, he finds what he is looking for quickly, returns to the cab, and restarts the engine. Shortly the truck stops once again, but this time you notice that it has drawn up alongside three others in a section of the stadium that has been turned into a pits area. You slip away from the truck before the driver disembarks, and make your way through the crowds of clan mechanics and riders towards an empty section of the arena.</p>
- <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
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<p>It feels good to be able to drive once more at a speed that is faster than the brisk walking pace to which you have limited yourself over the past fifty fuel-conscious miles. It is also a great relief not to have to walk the thirty miles to Kent, for they are mostly uphill where the freeway traverses the northern slopes of the Davis Mountains. During this part of your journey you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
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<p>You reach Kent late in the afternoon. At this hour the dusty little town lies in the shadow of the Apache Mountains, and, after spending hours in the relentless glare of the sun, you are thankful for the cooling shade. You have arrived a day ahead of your planned rendezvous with the convoy. The highway and surrounding area show no sign of their having arrived before you, so you decide to try to relax here while you wait for the convoy to show.</p>
<choice idref="sect172"><link-text>Turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The sound of their engines is getting louder with every passing second and yet you are unable to find a safe way down to the river bed<ch.emdash/>it is far too steep. Desperately, you drive back and forth along the edge of the bank until a volley of shots echoes across the plain and the first of the clansmen<ch.apos/>s bullets start to whistle past. You have been seen.</p>
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<p>Quickly you abandon your attempt to hide and steer your roadster back onto the freeway in a frantic bid to outrun the pack. The fastest bikes give chase and relentlessly they pursue you until the leader is within twenty yards of your tail. With mounting fear, you glance in your rear-view mirror to see him draw a stubby-barrelled weapon from a tube strapped to the fuel tank. At first you think it is a sawn-off shotgun, but then you recognize the weapon and your heart sinks. It is a D-40<ch.emdash/>a laser sighted grenade launcher. You see the muzzle flash, and then moments later there is a deafening explosion. The last sensation you feel is that of being hurled skyward, surrounded by fire and fragments of your roadster.</p>
<deadend>The armour-piercing grenade has penetrated the trunk and exploded the spare fuel tanks you were carrying. Tragically, your mission and your life end here.</deadend>
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<li>Nine rounds of 9mm-calibre ammunition</li>
<li>Four rounds of 12-gauge ammunition</li>
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- <p>You may take only one of these calibres. When you have made your choice, remember to amend your Ammo Pouch record accordingly.</p>
+ <p>You may take only one of these calibres. When you have made your choice, remember to amend your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a> record accordingly.</p>
<choice idref="sect134"><link-text>Turn to 134</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>82</title></meta>
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- <p>You press your lenses to your eyes and focus on the distant ridge. Two men are climbing towards the crest of Black Peak, and although you cannot identify them, you can see that they are carrying rifles. They reach the crest, pause briefly to stare at the freeway, and then continue across to the far side and disappear from sight.</p>
+ <p>You focus your sight on the distant ridge. Two men are climbing towards the crest of Black Peak, and although you cannot identify them, you can see that they are carrying rifles. They reach the crest, pause briefly to stare at the freeway, and then continue across to the far side and disappear from sight.</p>
<p>You return to your roadster and keep a watchful eye on the ridge as you wait for the convoy to close up the gap. Then, when the vehicles are once again visible in your driving mirror, you continue along the freeway. Anxiously you expect an ambush to take place at any time, but, in spite of your fears, an attack does not materialize.</p>
<p>At length you see the stores and houses of Van Horn appear on the road ahead. The town looks deserted but you decide to take no chances. You bring the convoy to a halt within a mile of the town limits and, accompanied by Sergeant Haskell, you leave your roadster and enter on foot to check that it is safe for the convoy to pass through.</p>
<p>The tumbledown buildings are deathly quiet as you walk along the main street of Van Horn, and you notice nothing out of the ordinary until you reach a bar near the centre of the town. A motorcycle is parked beside the entrance, its fuel tank emblazoned with the ace-of-spades emblem of the Mavericks clan. You decide to search the bar and, if possible, try to capture and question the bike<ch.apos/>s owner. Haskell suggests that it would be a good idea if one of you were to enter by the rear door and you nod in agreement.</p>
<meta><title>85</title></meta>
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- <p>All the houses and stores of this forgotten town have collapsed long ago, all, that is, except for two. Both of these sorry, sand-blown shells stand on either side of an alley at the edge of town, and it is here that you decide to park your roadster. Quickly you discover that the buildings were once a hardware store and a tiny, one-pump gas station.</p>
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+ <p>All the houses and stores of this forgotten town have collapsed long ago<ch.emdash/>all, that is, except for two. Both of these sorry, sand-blown shells stand on either side of an alley at the edge of town, and it is here that you decide to park your roadster. Quickly you discover that the buildings were once a hardware store and a tiny, one-pump gas station.</p>
<choice idref="sect141">If you wish to investigate the derelict hardware store, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect183">If you wish to take a closer look at the gas station, <link-text>turn to 183</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>95</title></meta>
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- <p>Simultaneously you step into the corridor and raise your rifle to your shoulder. The guard to the left of the staircase sees you but has no time to shout a warning before your bullet finds its mark. (Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) He spins backwards and falls heavily at the foot of the stairs as you work another round into the breach. Then you swing the barrel towards his partner, knowing only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively, but by the time you have him in your sights you are shocked to find that you are staring into the muzzle of his machine pistol.</p>
+ <p>Simultaneously you step into the corridor and raise your rifle to your shoulder. The guard to the left of the staircase sees you but has no time to shout a warning before your bullet finds its mark. (Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) He spins backwards and falls heavily at the foot of the stairs as you work another round into the breach. Then you swing the barrel towards his partner, knowing only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively, but by the time you have him in your sights you are shocked to find that you are staring into the muzzle of his machine pistol.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth skill score and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect297">If your total score is 19 or less, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect197">If your total score is 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 197</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The biker laughs as he opens fire. Vivid yellow muzzle flashes and a stream of empty cartridge cases pour from the side of his assault rifle. Then the bullets strike home, punching a line of frosted holes through the toughened windshield. Fragments of flying glass graze your face {lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) but miraculously the bullets fail to find you. He empties his entire magazine into the front of your roadster yet still it comes screaming towards him. Horrified, he fumbles to reload his weapon, but before he can do so, he is hit by your front fender and sent spinning over the side of the bridge.</p>
- <p>Meanwhile, his confederate has managed to start his bike and is now racing across to the other side. You wrench the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay the Lions an unexpected visit. Beyond the bridge, you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge. As you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Freeway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
+ <p>Meanwhile, his confederate has managed to start his bike and is now racing across to the other side. You wrench the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay the Lions an unexpected visit. Beyond the bridge, you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge. As you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Highway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
<choice idref="sect327">If you wish to draw a missile weapon and fire at the biker while you are pursuing him, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you wish to try to ram him off the road, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Uncle Jonas hands you a Signal Flare to use once the breach has been blown. You tell the others to watch for your flare. When they see it, they are to start their engines, drive through the Fabens barricade in breakout formation, and not stop until they reach El Paso.</p>
+ <p>(Add the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<choice idref="sect345"><link-text>Turn to 345</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>What little of Sterling City that survived the icy, post-holocaust years has long since been gutted or looted by gangs of roving clansmen. Many have left their mark, sprayed on the sides of auto wrecks or scrawled in jagged letters across warehouse walls.</p>
<p>You bring your roadster to a halt and survey the ruins for some sign of life. The place reminds you of the city punk zones of Fort Worth, and, as you scour the shadowy doorways, an uneasy feeling grows in the pit of your stomach.</p>
- <choice idref="sect57">If you wish to stay on the freeway and drive through Sterling City, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect285">If you decide to leave the freeway and make a detour around the town, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect57">If you wish to stay on the highway and drive through Sterling City, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect285">If you decide to leave the highway and make a detour around the town, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Their eyes widen with a mixture of awe and avarice when you produce the bottle of bourbon from your Backpack. Greedily, the short clansman snatches it from your hands and takes a large gulp of the liquor. Then his partner takes a swig, replaces the cap, and grins delightedly.</p>
- <p><quote>You jus<ch.apos/> bought yourself a grandstand seat, fella,</quote> he says, slipping the bottle inside a satchel he carries slung over his shoulder. His companion eyes him with distrust, and begrudgingly he agrees to help you into the stadium. Once more you climb the pile of rubble, but this time you are accompanied by the two clansmen. They help you over the wall and then return to the avenue, chuckling and celebrating their good fortune.</p>
- <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p><quote>You jus<ch.apos/> bought yourself a grandstand seat, fella,</quote> he says, slipping the bottle inside a satchel he carries slung over his shoulder. His companion eyes him with distrust, and begrudgingly he agrees to help you into the stadium. Once more you climb the pile of rubble, but this time you are accompanied by the two clansmen. They help you over the wall and then return to the avenue, chuckling and celebrating their good fortune. (Erase the <typ class="item">Bottle of Bourbon</typ> from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
+ <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
<p>Facing you, on the far side of the stadium, is the glass-fronted observation block that was once used by television and radio commentators. Your curiosity is aroused by it when you notice that the door to the block is heavily guarded. Fixedly you stare at its full-length windows and count five occupants: four clansmen and one blonde-haired girl. You cannot see her face clearly, but you know that the girl you are looking at is Kate Norton.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>103</title></meta>
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- <p>Your gunfire hits the sniper in the chest and flings him against the wall. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) With a gurgling groan, he slides to the floor and rolls over onto his crimson-stained stomach, his rifle still clutched in his hands. (If you wish to keep this weapon, you discover that it contains eight rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.)</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire hits the sniper in the chest and flings him against the wall. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) With a gurgling groan, he slides to the floor and rolls over onto his crimson-stained stomach, his rifle still clutched in his hands. (If you wish to keep this weapon, you discover that it contains eight rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.)</p>
<p>You shout an <quote>all clear</quote> to the others in the street below and then turn to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect239"><link-text>Turn to 239</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A bullet smacks into the passenger door and another ricochets loudly off the hardened steel plates that protect the headrest and back of your driving seat. The sound makes you flinch involuntarily, but you suppress your fear and force yourself to concentrate. You take your foot off the gas as you turn the ignition switch, despite an almost overwhelming urge to stamp the pedal straight through the floor. Too much gas would flood the engine for sure, leaving you stranded, a sitting duck for those Mavericks who are now beginning to close in on all sides.</p>
- <p>Your restraint pays off; the engine roars into life and within seconds you are accelerating away from the barricade, your eyes glued firmly on the convoy<ch.apos/>s tail lights. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the school bus and pass beyond the range of the Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns.</p>
+ <p>Your restraint pays off; the engine roars into life and within seconds you are accelerating away from the barricade, your eyes glued firmly on the convoy<ch.apos/>s tail lights. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the school bus and pass beyond the range of the Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns.</p>
<choice idref="sect312"><link-text>Turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>At such close range, your burst of automatic fire lifts the heavy clansman clean off his feet. He screams, and with a crash he lands on his back in the middle of the table, before rolling lifelessly to the floor. The other two reach for their pistols as hurriedly they back away from the clansman<ch.apos/>s bloodstained body.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect335"><link-text>Turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The scorched bones of a coyote lie scattered around the ashes of the campfire, the remnants of the meal that you watched the two clansmen share. Where their motorcycles were parked you discover a <typ class="item">Leather Face Mask</typ>. If you decide to keep this item, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
- <p>Satisfied that nothing of importance has been missed, you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Satisfied that nothing of importance has been missed, you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are twenty yards out from the wall when a burst of machine gun fire echoes across the open ground. Bullets graze the rubble just a few feet ahead and ricochet into the air with a piercing whine. Kate looks over her shoulder and begins to slow her pace to allow you to catch up, but you scream at her to keep running and she obeys your command.</p>
<p>When you are halfway across the gap, a wave of exhaustion descends on you like a lead blanket. Painfully your thigh muscles tighten until, in the throes of cramp, you stumble and fall. Desperately you try to rise but more shots ring out and you feel something sharp and searing, like a red-hot dagger, pierce your side. Your vision swims in and out of focus and the last thing you see, before total darkness descends, is Kate as she reaches the fire station.</p>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here in San Angelo.</deadend>
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<p><quote>This should open the gate nice and wide,</quote> says Haskell, as he takes the Leviathan from your hands and settles himself into position at the edge of the freeway.</p>
<p><quote>Stand clear!</quote> he shouts, and then releases the trigger mechanism and sends the high explosive missile screaming towards the centre of the barricade.</p>
+ <p>(Erase both the <typ class="item">Leviathan Missile</typ> and the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ>from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. Remember to restore 2 Stealth points now that you are no longer encumbered with the Leviathan.)</p>
<choice idref="sect350"><link-text>Turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
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+ <table>
+ <caption>Each dial is divided into thirds like a pie. Going anticlockwise around each dial, the first segment is in the lower right of the dial, the second segment is at the top, and the third segment is on the lower left.</caption>
+ <tr>
+ <td><ch.nbsp/></td>
+ <th scope="col">First Segment</th>
+ <th scope="col">Second Segment</th>
+ <th scope="col">Third Segment</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row">First Dial</th>
+ <td>26</td>
+ <td>32</td>
+ <td>48</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row">Second Dial</th>
+ <td>24</td>
+ <td>13</td>
+ <td>16</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row">Third Dial</th>
+ <td>64</td>
+ <td>96</td>
+ <td>[adjustable numbers]</td>
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<choice idref="sect226">If you cannot solve the security code, <link-text>turn to 226</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It takes you an hour to dismantle, clean, and replace the fuel filter, during which time you must take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed due to dehydration.</p>
<p>The fault rectified, the engine starts sweetly the first time you touch the ignition. You accelerate away but within a few minutes you see something in the distance that makes you slow to a snail<ch.apos/>s pace.</p>
<p>It is a girder bridge that carries the highway across the North Concho River. The bridge is intact and passable, but you are worried by the sight of a lazy plume of wood smoke rising from a spot near its approach ramp.</p>
- <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
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<li><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ></li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
</ul>
- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>142</title></meta>
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- <p>Quickly you check your magazine and cock the firing bolt as the first clansman scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than twenty-five yards away when you squeeze off your first burst of fire and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his own machine pistol blazing furiously at his hip.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you check your magazine and cock the firing bolt as the first clansman scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than twenty-five yards away when you squeeze off your first burst of fire and bring him crashing to the ground. (Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stealthy approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his own machine pistol blazing furiously at his hip.</p>
<choice idref="sect176">If you have sufficient ammunition and wish to fire again, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you do not have sufficient ammunition to fire a second time, or if you choose not to fire, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<li><typ class="item">Leather Face Mask</typ></li>
<li><typ class="item">Rope</typ></li>
</ul>
- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Then wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Then wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The coarse staccato sound of a machine pistol and the sight of a clansman<ch.apos/>s grinning face are the last sensations you experience as a dozen bullets rip into your chest. Mercifully, the bullets deliver a quick and painless death.</p>
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<deadend>Your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<meta><title>153</title></meta>
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- <p>You pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your visit passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open freeway, heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your visit passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open highway, heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>When you first see San Angelo, the sun is a quarter hidden below the skyline, its soft red glow reflecting upon a cluster of tall buildings that stand at the city<ch.apos/>s centre. They are the ravaged shells of banks and state offices that were the pride of this once-prosperous city before <quote>The Day</quote>. Surrounding them, for many miles, is a sea of dust and rubble. Your skin prickles when you realize that this is all that remains of the city<ch.apos/>s suburbs, an area that once was home to more than a million Texans.</p>
- <p>You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and the northern freeway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you make a wide detour around the city limits and try an approach from the south.</p>
+
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+
+ <p>You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and the northern highway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you make a wide detour around the city limits and try an approach from the south.</p>
<p>It takes nearly two hours to reach the south side of San Angelo, by which time night has fallen. Fortunately, your decision to go south has paid off: this section of the city is virtually uninhabited by the Angelinos and your approach goes undetected.</p>
<p>Hidden by the darkness, you are able to get within a mile of the downtown area before you encounter any sign of clan activity. You know that if your rescue of Kate is to be successful you must not allow your roadster to fall into enemy hands, and with this thought in mind, you search for somewhere safe to leave it while you venture into the downtown area on foot.</p>
<p>An underground parking lot situated below the looted ruins of a Sears megamarket provides just such a safe haven, and it is here that you hide your car. You are tired after the rigours of your journey, so you decide to get a few hours<ch.apos/> sleep and attempt your rescue at first light.</p>
<meta><title>156</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You act purely on instinct, yet the speed and precision of your actions are enough to save your life. Skilfully you decelerate, using the roadster<ch.apos/>s gears and brakes in unison to prevent the car from ramming into the panel truck. Then, before the engine stalls or the surviving Mavericks are able to close in, you pump the gas and take off once more, your eyes now glued firmly on the tail lights of the school bus. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the convoy and pass beyond the range of the Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns.</p>
+ <p>You act purely on instinct, yet the speed and precision of your actions are enough to save your life. Skilfully you decelerate, using the roadster<ch.apos/>s gears and brakes in unison to prevent the car from ramming into the panel truck. Then, before the engine stalls or the surviving Mavericks are able to close in, you pump the gas and take off once more, your eyes now glued firmly on the tail lights of the school bus. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the convoy and pass beyond the range of the Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns.</p>
<choice idref="sect312"><link-text>Turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The clansman<ch.apos/>s eyes widen with a mixture of awe and avarice when you produce the bottle of bourbon from your Backpack. Greedily he snatches it from your hands, pulls the cork, and up-ends the bottle into his mouth. Five gulps later he replaces the cork and grins delightedly.</p>
<p><quote>You jus<ch.apos/> bought yourself a grandstand seat, fella,</quote> he says, hiding the bottle inside his jacket.</p>
<p>Still grinning, he returns to the cab and restarts the engine. Shortly the truck stops once again, but this time it is parked alongside three others in a section of the stadium that has been turned into a pits area. You leave the truck and slip away through the crowds of mechanics and riders towards an empty section of the arena.</p>
- <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
<p>Facing you, on the far side of the stadium, is the glass-fronted observation block that was once used by television and radio commentators. Your curiosity is aroused by it when you notice that the door to the block is heavily guarded. Fixedly you stare at its full-length windows and count five occupants: four clansmen and one blonde-haired girl. You cannot see her face clearly, but you know that she is Kate Norton.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You plan to use the siren to lure the guards away from the stairs to a place where you can ambush them. To your left is an open doorway and quickly you slip inside to avoid being seen. You find that it leads to an empty locker room, and here you remove the siren from your pack and set its volume switch to maximum before pushing it outside into the corridor. Then you take your missile weapon and use its barrel to reach out and trigger the siren.</p>
- <p>In the confines of the corridor the sound is deafening. Immediately the two guards come rushing forward to investigate, and, as they appear outside the locker room, you raise your gun and fire. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) The Detroit Lion opens his mouth but his dying scream is lost in the siren<ch.apos/>s blare. The Angelino survives your gunfire and leaps through the doorway to kick your weapon from your hands. Instinctively you reach for a close combat weapon as the burly Angelino unsheathes his hunting knife and attacks.</p>
+ <p>In the confines of the corridor the sound is deafening. Immediately the two guards come rushing forward to investigate, and, as they appear outside the locker room, you raise your gun and fire. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) The Detroit Lion opens his mouth but his dying scream is lost in the siren<ch.apos/>s blare. The Angelino survives your gunfire and leaps through the doorway to kick your weapon from your hands. Instinctively you reach for a close combat weapon as the burly Angelino unsheathes his hunting knife and attacks.</p>
<combat><enemy>Purple Haze</enemy><enemy-attribute class="closecombatskill">18</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">27</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect121">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>167</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>For seventeen miles you follow the 137 south. The surface of the highway is so poor that were it not for the line of shattered telegraph poles that run parallel to the road, you would find it impossible to tell the difference between the highway and the open ground. It takes you an hour to reach a junction where the remains of another highway, the 158, cuts east/west across your path. Its condition is marginally better and, for the first time since you left Stanton, you are able to increase your speed to thirty miles per hour as you head east towards Sterling City. From there you will make your way along Freeway 87 to San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>For seventeen miles you follow the 137 south. The surface of the highway is so poor that were it not for the line of shattered telegraph poles that run parallel to the road, you would find it impossible to tell the difference between the highway and the open ground. It takes you an hour to reach a junction where the remains of another highway, the 158, cuts east/west across your path. Its condition is marginally better and, for the first time since you left Stanton, you are able to increase your speed to thirty miles per hour as you head east towards Sterling City. From there you will make your way along Highway 87 to San Angelo.</p>
<p>It is nearly noon when you see a ramshackle town appear out of the heat haze that dances on the road ahead. Now the temperature is well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and, as you drive along its deserted main street, you think about stopping to rest for a while in the shade.</p>
<choice idref="sect85">If you decide to stop at this town, <link-text>turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect290">If you choose not to stop but to continue driving to Sterling City, <link-text>turn to 290</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You slow your roadster to a halt and, with your hand held to your forehead to shield your eyes from the glare of the evening sun, you try to discern the source of the dust cloud.</p>
<p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s no good,</quote> you say in frustration. <quote>I can<ch.apos/>t tell what<ch.apos/>s going down in that town.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Me neither,</quote> says Kate, <quote>but I<ch.apos/>ve got a pretty good idea what<ch.apos/>s going on back there.</quote></p>
- <p>She points back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need binoculars to be able to tell that the dust is being stirred up by a pack of bikers that have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>She points back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need a magnifying device to be able to tell that the dust is being stirred up by a pack of bikers that have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
<p><quote>I think it<ch.apos/>s time we were movin<ch.apos/> on,</quote> says Kate, uneasily.</p>
<p><quote>I think you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, as, hurriedly, you reach for the ignition switch. <quote>Let<ch.apos/>s detour around this town and follow the river. We can pick up the highway again at Eldorado.</quote></p>
<p><quote>OK,</quote> she replies, <quote>but step on it Cal. Those bikes are movin<ch.apos/> real fast.</quote></p>
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<p>The sniper fires as he turns and his bullet drills deep into your chest. You feel yourself lifted into the air, and the warm taste of blood gushes into your mouth. Then you hit the floor and the momentary pain gives way to a terrifying numbness that robs you of all sensation. In a moment, you see the sniper working another round into the chamber of his rifle. Then he points the muzzle at your head and a total darkness engulfs your vision.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here in Brogado.</deadend>
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<p>Bullets rip into the tyre rack and whistle past you on all sides as the clansman rushes your position. Calmly you stay hidden until you hear his gun stop in mid-burst, and then you spring to your feet and fire at point-blank range, hitting him in the chest. He doubles up, falls forward, and lands in a lifeless heap at your feet.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect308"><link-text>Turn to 308</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>178</title></meta>
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- <p>With tyres screeching, you turn onto the bridge and gun your car across it at top speed. Beyond the span you find a secondary road that has barely survived the post-disaster years. A sign flashes past, identifying it as Road 1989, but you fail to see this number as you fight to avoid the boulders that lay strewn in your path.</p>
+ <p>With tyres screeching, you turn onto the bridge and gun your car across it at top speed. Beyond the span you find a secondary road that has barely survived the post-disaster years. A sign flashes past, identifying it as Road 1989, but you fail to see this number as you fight to avoid the boulders that lie strewn in your path.</p>
<p>Kate has drawn her pistol and is firing over her shoulder at a biker, who is closing fast. A pair of belt-fed machine guns are mounted atop the headlamp of his motorcycle, and he fires them in devastating bursts whenever the roadster fills his sights.</p>
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<p>So concerted is the fire that you are both forced to cower in your armour-backed seats to avoid being hit. Then another sign appears on the road ahead, pointing to a winding dirt track that leads away to the left. It reads:</p>
<signpost>TO THE CAVERNS OF SONORA</signpost>
- <p>You are desperate to avoid the machine gunning biker and so decide to take the track. At least its winding course will give him less opportunity to riddle the trunk with bullets.</p>
+ <p>You are desperate to avoid the machine-gunning biker and so decide to take the track. At least its winding course will give him less opportunity to riddle the trunk with bullets.</p>
<choice idref="sect24"><link-text>Turn to 24</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>181</title></meta>
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- <p>You step sideways into the corridor with your shotgun held at waist level. The guard to the left of the staircase sees you and tries to shout a warning but his words are lost in the boom of your gunfire. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) The force of the shot flings him against the wall, and as you swing the barrel towards his partner, you know only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively. But his partner<ch.apos/>s reactions prove razor-sharp, and as you focus on him you are shocked to find yourself staring into the muzzle of his machine pistol.</p>
+ <p>You step sideways into the corridor with your shotgun held at waist level. The guard to the left of the staircase sees you and tries to shout a warning but his words are lost in the boom of your gunfire. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) The force of the shot flings him against the wall, and as you swing the barrel towards his partner, you know only too well that you must make your second shot count just as effectively. But his partner<ch.apos/>s reactions prove razor-sharp, and as you focus on him you are shocked to find yourself staring into the muzzle of his machine pistol.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth skill score and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect297">If your total score is 15 or less, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect197">If your total score is 16 or more, <link-text>turn to 197</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>182</title></meta>
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- <p>You pull on the steering wheel and swerve heavily to the left in order to avoid the missile, but you cannot prevent it from hitting your car. The armoured tip penetrates the engine compartment, entering from below the wheel arch and exploding in the middle of the fuel injection system. In a split second, your roadster is transformed into a ball of flame: death is instantaneous.</p>
+ <p>You pull on the steering wheel and swerve heavily to the left in order to avoid the missile, but you cannot prevent it from hitting your car. The armoured tip penetrates the engine compartment, entering from below the wheel arch and exploding in the middle of the fuel injection system. In a split second, your roadster is transformed into a ball of flame; death is instantaneous.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at the foot of Slaughter Mountain.</deadend>
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<li>Machine Pistol (containing twelve rounds of 9mm ammunition)</li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
</ul>
- <p>Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>You may also retrieve the weapon that the clansman shot out of your hands.</p>
+ <p>Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>192</title></meta>
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- <p>The biker stands up as he approaches the ramp. Then, as his machine takes to the air, he pulls back on the handlebars and throws his weight forward over the front wheel. Man and motorcycle soar through the sky, and then make a perfect rear wheel landing at the edge of the freeway.</p>
+ <p>The biker stands up as he approaches the ramp. Then, as his machine takes to the air, he pulls back on the handlebars and throws his weight forward over the front wheel. Man and motorcycle soar through the sky, and then make a perfect rear wheel landing at the edge of the highway.</p>
<p>Confident that you can match his feat of daring, you accelerate towards the pump house and brace yourself as the front wheels begin to rise. Unfortunately, the roof is not strong enough to support the weight of your car and it collapses before you are airborne. Horrified, you watch as the front of your roadster nosedives into the ditch, pitching the car end-over-end. Then a searing flash of white light engulfs your vision as the fuel tank ruptures and explodes.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your life and your journey end here.</deadend>
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<p>In what is a split-second reaction, you throw yourself to the ground as the guard opens fire: it is a move that saves your life. Soft-nosed bullets whistle past your head and ricochet off the walls as you struggle to bring your gun to bear once more. You squeeze off a snap shot and immediately the machine gun fire ceases as the guard, mortally wounded, keels over backwards and slumps to the ground. Now you are back on your feet and rushing forwards, but as you reach the iron staircase and begin to climb, you see the observation room door start to swing open.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect268"><link-text>Turn to 268</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hurl the grenade, but it glances off the edge of an auto wreck and is deflected away from the ammunition chest. It explodes with a brilliant white flash that illuminates the barricade and draws the clansmen<ch.apos/>s attention to your position. Frantically you run for the safety of the yucca forest, but before you have taken a dozen steps, you are cut down by a long burst of automatic fire.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here at the Fabens barricade.</deadend>
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<meta><title>199</title></meta>
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- <p>Nervously the clansman glances over his shoulder as you close in for the kill. His red-rimmed eyes stare fearfully from his dusty face as he struggles to coax more power from his failing machine. Then, in desperation, he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You are determined not to let the clansman escape, and so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>Nervously the clansman glances over his shoulder as you close in for the kill. His red-rimmed eyes stare fearfully from his dusty face as he struggles to coax more power from his failing machine. Then, in desperation, he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You are determined not to let the clansman escape, and so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across it. He veers away, and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house appears, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>200</title></meta>
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- <p>Six black-clad bikers are riding along Interstate 10 towards the rest stop. Affixed to the rear of their saddles are long, whiplash aerials, which are topped with black pennons that bear a lion<ch.apos/>s head symbol. You stare at these small black flags and a tingle runs down your spine: it is the emblem of the Detroit Lions clan.</p>
+ <p>Six black-clad bikers are riding along Interstate 10 towards the rest stop. Affixed to the rear of their saddles are long, whiplash aerials, which are topped with black pennons that bear a lion<ch.apos/>s-head symbol. You stare at these small black flags and a tingle runs down your spine: it is the emblem of the Detroit Lions clan.</p>
<p>The bikers catch sight of your roadster and bring their machines to a halt a hundred yards from the rest stop. Then all six spread out and, using the rocks and boulders that litter the landscape, they make their way forward slowly. Sergeant Haskell orders Gunter and Knott to take cover and open fire at the advancing clansmen; they must not be allowed to capture or destroy the fuel tank.</p>
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<meta><title>205</title></meta>
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- <p>Beyond Sterling City the freeway follows a wide, dust-filled gully that was once the North Concho River. You are staring at this dead watercourse, trying to imagine what the river must have looked like before <quote>The Day</quote>, when a road sign flashes past. You stop the car and turn back to read it. It says:</p>
+ <p>Beyond Sterling City the highway follows a wide, dust-filled gully that was once the North Concho River. You are staring at this dead watercourse, trying to imagine what the river must have looked like before <quote>The Day</quote>, when a road sign flashes past. You stop the car and turn back to read it. It says:</p>
<signpost>BROOME<ch.emdash/>2 MILES</signpost>
<choice idref="sect220">If you possess a <typ class="item">CB Radio</typ>, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>ll take these two,</quote> he says. <quote>You can keep the rest o<ch.apos/> the junk.</quote></p>
<p>Erase from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> those items which you have noted in the second and third sections of your Backpack Items list. These are the items chosen by the clansman in return for free passage into the stadium. If you possess less than two Backpack Items, you must erase either two Medi-kit units or one close combat weapon instead.</p>
<p>With a smile on his face, the clansman pockets your bribe and returns to the cab. He restarts the truck but shortly it stops once again. He has drawn up alongside three other trucks in a section of the stadium that has been turned into a pits area. You leave the truck and slip away through the crowds of clan mechanics and riders towards an empty section of the enclosure.</p>
- <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film that you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p>From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film that you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be fought out in deadly earnest.</p>
<p>Facing you, on the far side of the stadium, is the glass-fronted observation block that was once used by television and radio commentators. Your curiosity is aroused by it when you notice that the door to the block is heavily guarded. Fixedly you stare at its full-length windows and count five occupants: four clansmen and one blonde-haired girl. You cannot see her face clearly, but you know that she is Kate Norton.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>208</title></meta>
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- <p>With your pulse racing, you raise the binoculars to your eyes and focus on the approaching bikers. They ride machines bedecked with a strange symbol: a priest or some other holy man, dressed in flowing white robes, with a halo above his head. It looks a curiously pious symbol for a clan to adopt, until you remember that before <quote>The Day</quote>, the name of the professional football team based in New Orleans was <quote>the Saints</quote>. Suddenly you realize that this pack of riders, some 400<ch.endash/>500 strong, are the New Orleans clan that Mad Dog Michigan sent for. It would be disastrous for the convoy to run head-on into a group of this size, and you hurry back to the colony as quickly as you can to break the bad news.</p>
- <p>With the New Orleans clan approaching from the north, a large Mexican clan crossing the border to the south, and the threat of a Maverick ambush to the west, the prospects of reaching El Paso unscathed now look decidedly unpromising. With no time to discuss the situation at length, the convoy reverts to the original plan: to stay on Interstate 10 and approach El Paso from the west. It is the shortest, most direct route, even though there is a very real chance of falling prey to a Maverick ambush.</p>
+ <p>With your pulse racing, you focus on the approaching bikers. They ride machines bedecked with a strange symbol: a priest or some other holy man, dressed in flowing white robes, with a halo above his head. It looks a curiously pious symbol for a clan to adopt, until you remember that before <quote>The Day</quote>, the name of the professional football team based in New Orleans was the <quote>Saints</quote>. Suddenly you realize that this pack of riders, some 400<ch.endash/>500 strong, are the New Orleans clan that Mad Dog Michigan sent for. It would be disastrous for the convoy to run head-on into a group of this size, and you hurry back to the colony as quickly as you can to break the bad news.</p>
+ <p>With the New Orleans clan approaching from the north, a large Mexican clan crossing the border to the south, and the threat of a Maverick ambush to the west, the prospects of reaching El Paso unscathed now look decidedly unpromising. With no time to discuss the situation at length, the convoy reverts to the original plan: to stay on Interstate 10 and approach El Paso from the east. It is the shortest, most direct route, even though there is a very real chance of falling prey to a Maverick ambush.</p>
<choice idref="sect250"><link-text>Turn to 250</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Expectantly you keep an eye on your rear-view mirror as you power your roadster along the rock-strewn asphalt of Highway 277. You are convinced that the Angelinos will soon be on your tail, yet you have covered fifteen miles and still there is nothing to indicate that you are being pursued. You are beginning to relax when Kate points to a small town in the distance. It is built around a bridge that crosses a stream of shallow black water that was once known as the South Concho River. Near the middle of this town, on the highway approach to the bridge, is a rising cloud of dust.</p>
- <choice idref="sect33">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect169">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect33">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect169">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>213</title></meta>
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- <p>Once across the North Concho River you begin your journey to San Angelo in earnest. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you reach a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Once across the North Concho River you begin your journey to San Angelo in earnest. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you reach a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>214</title></meta>
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- <p>The clansman<ch.apos/>s footsteps seem unbearably loud as you wait for the moment to launch your ambush. You check that your G-12 is <quote>safety off</quote> and set to burst fire then, as the footsteps halt, you rise up from your hiding place and open fire.</p>
+ <p>The clansman<ch.apos/>s footsteps seem unbearably loud as you wait for the moment to launch your ambush. You check that your G-12 is <quote>safety off</quote> and set to burst fire. As the footsteps halt, you rise up from your hiding place and open fire.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Shooting skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect292">If your total score is 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect18">If your total score is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
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- <meta><title>216</title></meta>
+ <meta><title>216</title></meta>
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<p>You return to find Kate sitting on the hood of the roadster, sifting through a box of items she has found. She, too, has been unable to find any fuel, but she has salvaged enough food for a decent evening meal.</p>
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<p>The time Sergeant Haskell used to observe the barricade was well spent. He noticed that the Mexican clansmen have positioned an anti-tank weapon behind it, which doubtless they will bring into action if it is needed. Littered around it are several dozen boxes of shells. If one of those boxes were to explode, it would set off the others and destroy most of the central section of the barricade. Haskell has an incendiary grenade which would do the job, but in order to make sure that it landed in the correct place<ch.emdash/>in one of the boxes of ammunition<ch.emdash/>one of you would have to go to the barricade and place it there. Neither of you are keen to volunteer for this mission, so you decide to settle it on the toss of a coin. Sergeant Haskell calls and, unfortunately, you lose.</p>
- <p>Haskell gives you the incendiary grenade and you hand him your signal flare. Then, when the Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest, you leave the cover of the yucca forest and creep towards the barricade.</p>
+ <p>Haskell gives you the incendiary grenade and you hand him your signal flare. Then, when the Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest, you leave the cover of the yucca forest and creep towards the barricade. (Erase the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<p>Ten yards from the wall of cars you see an opportunity to throw your grenade into an open ammunition chest.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect198">If your total score is 5 or less, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>221</title></meta>
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- <p>You draw the thin saw-cord through the closed hasp of the padlock and work it back and forth. You have made barely a dozen strokes when the metal saw-cord snaps with a loud
ping (erase this item from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
+ <p>You draw the thin saw-cord through the closed hasp of the padlock and work it back and forth. You have made barely a dozen strokes when the metal saw-cord snaps with a loud
<onomatopoeia>ping</onomatopoeia> (erase this item from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<choice idref="sect236">If you possess an <typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and wish to use it to blow open the door, <link-text>turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect188">If you wish to abandon your attempt to gain entry to the building, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>223</title></meta>
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- <p>Slowly you raise your gun and press the muzzle against the centre of the door as the muffled footsteps come closer and closer. They stop, and for a few agonizing seconds all you can hear is the relentless pounding of your heart. You are very tense and, when you see the handle start to turn, you snatch the trigger and blast a hole clean through the door. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>Slowly you raise your gun and press the muzzle against the centre of the door as the muffled footsteps come closer and closer. They stop, and for a few agonizing seconds all you can hear is the relentless pounding of your heart. You are very tense and, when you see the handle start to turn, you snatch the trigger and blast a hole clean through the door. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>In the cramped confines of the store room your gunfire is deafening. Yet above its roar you hear the scream of a clansman as he catches the blast full in the chest. You get ready to fire again, in case he was not searching alone, but when you kick open the door and spring out, you find only one Angelino, and he is lying dead in the middle of the workshop floor.</p>
<choice idref="sect336"><link-text>Turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>230</title></meta>
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- <p>You drive away from the construction site and pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your departure passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open freeway heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You drive away from the construction site and pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your departure passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open highway heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect288"><link-text>Turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>While you do your best to staunch the bleeding, Haskell continues to question the Maverick. Finally, on the brink of death, the clansman changes his mind and begins to speak. He says that he is a Maverick outrider, a scout, one of a large group sent here to ambush the Big Spring colony. While drunk, he fell off his bike and broke his leg. Unable to ride, his fellow scouts left him here with the promise that he would be collected when they returned. His group are fighting a Mexican clan near Sierra Blanca. He says that the Mexicans are trying to steal their supplies.</p>
<p>Haskell asks him about Mad Dog Michigan, but he refuses to answer. A trickle of blood escapes from his lips and, with his dying breath, he says: <quote>Mad Dog<ch.apos/>ll make sure you never get through<ch.ellips/></quote></p>
+ <p>(Remember to deduct a Medi-kit unit from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<choice idref="sect147"><link-text>Turn to 147</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your gunfire hits the Maverick in the midriff, forcing him to his knees. His first shot misses you, and through clenched teeth he spits out a curse as he struggles to raise his pistol for a second attempt. He is on the brink of death, and rather than waste precious ammunition, you choose not to fire again. It proves to be a fatal mistake.</p>
<p>His pistol is not a standard factory model; it is a weapon that has been customized to fire in fully-automatic mode. With his last ounce of strength he thumbs the selector to auto, and, as he falls forward, he empties the fourteen-round magazine in your direction. Sharp, stinging cores of pain erupt in a line across your chest as the 9mm bullets find their mark. The pain is unbearable, and seems to fill your entire body, but it soon gives way to a numbness that robs you of all sensation. Within a space of a few seconds you slip from consciousness and into a sleep from which you will never awaken.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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<p>Reluctantly, you let your gun slip to the ground as the muzzle of a rifle emerges from the darkened doorway.</p>
<p><quote>You too, honey,</quote> says the disembodied voice, and Kate obeys, tossing her machine pistol out of the car so that it lands deliberately near your feet.</p>
<p><quote>Don<ch.apos/>t even think about it,</quote> says another voice, away to your right.</p>
- <p>From behind a wrecked auto steps a tall, muscular man, dressed in green army fatigues. His blond hair is cropped close to his head and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses. Pistol in hand, he walks slowly towards you, and then stops at the entrance to the pay booth. Two more men in uniform emerge from the doorway<ch.emdash/>the rifleman and one other<ch.emdash/>armed with a sawn-off shotgun.</p>
+ <p>From behind a wrecked auto steps a tall, muscular man, dressed in green army fatigues. His blond hair is cropped close to his head and his eyes are hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses. Pistol in hand, he walks slowly towards you, and then stops at the entrance to the pay booth. Two more men in uniform emerge from the doorway<ch.emdash/>the rifleman and one other who is armed with a sawn-off shotgun.</p>
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<p>You jab the barrel of your gun into the clansman<ch.apos/>s ribs and squeeze the trigger. At point blank range the effect is awesome: he is torn away from Kate and spun around like a top. His whirling dance of death finally comes to a halt when he hits the wall of the alley in which you are standing.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect76"><link-text>Turn to 76</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>While he was firing, unbeknown to you, the clansman moved forward and he is now lying flat on his stomach behind the rear wheel of his motorcycle. So when you return fire it is aimed at the wrong place and it rattles harmlessly off the iron bridge support where you first saw him take cover. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Before you realize your error, he opens up once again and sweeps the gully with a long burst of automatic fire. Pain lances your forearm and shoulder as you stop two of his twenty high-velocity bullets.</p>
+ <p>While he was firing, unbeknown to you, the clansman moved forward and he is now lying flat on his stomach behind the rear wheel of his motorcycle. So when you return fire it is aimed at the wrong place and it rattles harmlessly off the iron bridge support where you first saw him take cover. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Before you realize your error, he opens up once again and sweeps the gully with a long burst of automatic fire. Pain lances your forearm and shoulder as you stop two of his twenty high-velocity bullets.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> (in this instance 0 equals 10) and add 1 point. The total is equivalent to the number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points you must lose as a result of your wounds.</p>
<choice idref="sect332">If you have survived the shooting, <link-text>turn to 332</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You try to dodge behind the stalagmites to avoid the clansman<ch.apos/>s fire, but your reflexes are dulled by fatigue and your movements are uncertain. A line of bullets punctures your chest and the taste of blood fills your mouth. As you fall to the ground, strangely you feel no pain, only an irresistible desire to sleep.</p>
<p>Moments later the clansman falls victim to Kate<ch.apos/>s pistol, but it is a shot you do not hear, for you have already slipped into the timeless embrace of death.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here in the caverns of Sonora.</deadend>
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<p>A cloud of fearful anticipation hangs over the convoy as it passes through Van Horn and begins the journey to Sierra Blanca. You feel especially vulnerable as the freeway approaches the narrow mountain pass between Devil Ridge and Slaughter Mountain. Even the names of these landmarks serve to increase your dread of what could happen there.</p>
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<p>You are a little over five miles from Van Horn when you hear gunfire in the distance, and see a pall of black smoke rising into the cloudless sky. At its base, the buildings of a tiny town called Allamoore are feeding the flames, and in the pass beyond this burning town, a gun battle is raging between the Mavericks and a group of invading Mexican clansmen. You assess the situation and decide that the best hope for the convoy lies in speed and surprise. If you can drive straight through this battle zone while both sides are busy shooting at each other, the convoy will be long gone before either side can redirect all its firepower.</p>
<p>With trepidation, the colony agrees to your plan and the convoy is drawn up into its break-out formation, with Pete Tyler<ch.apos/>s tow truck leading the way.</p>
<choice idref="sect20"><link-text>Turn to 20</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>As you fight to regain control of your roadster, you glimpse in your rear-view mirror your rifle hitting the road and disintegrating on impact (erase this gun from your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>). The biker throws back his head and laughs as he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. Angered by the loss of your weapon, but still determined not to let the clansman escape, you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>As you fight to regain control of your roadster, you glimpse in your rear-view mirror your rifle hitting the road and disintegrating on impact (erase this gun from your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>). The biker throws back his head and laughs as he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. Angered by the loss of your weapon, but still determined not to let the clansman escape, you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
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<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across. At the last minute, he veers away and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house appears, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<p>One building stands out from all the others: it is the ruins of a fire station. There is still no sign of the clansmen, so together you agree to make a dash for that building. You tell Kate that, when she is running, she should focus all her thoughts and efforts on getting inside the place as quickly as possible. If anything happens, on no account should she stop for you.</p>
<p>Add together your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score and your Stealth skill score. (Note: If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> is low and you are heavily encumbered, it may be advisable to discard some of your Backpack Items in order to increase your Stealth skill level.)</p>
<choice idref="sect117">If your total is 10 or less, <link-text>turn to 117</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect295">If your total is 11-16, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect295">If your total is 11<ch.endash/>16, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect334">If your total is 17 or more, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You shoot less than a second before the Maverick discharges his pistol, yet your aim is deadly accurate. You deal him a fatal wound to the head that spins him sideways with the force of its impact. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Unfortunately, the pistol in his hand is not a standard factory model: it is a weapon he has customized to fire in fully-automatic mode. The selector is set to auto and, as he falls to the ground, he squeezes the trigger and empties the fourteen-round magazine in a line across your car.</p>
- <p>A sharp, stinging core of pain erupts in your left arm as one of the 9mm bullets finds its mark: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. With determination, you force yourself to ignore the agonizing pain and concentrate instead on escaping from the clutches of the other Maverick clansmen. Again, you attempt to start the car, but this time you take your foot off the gas as you turn the ignition switch, despite an almost overwhelming urge to stamp the pedal straight through the floor. The move works<ch.emdash/>the engine roars back to life<ch.emdash/>and within seconds you are accelerating away from the barricade, your eyes glued firmly to the convoy<ch.apos/>s tail lights. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the school bus and pass beyond range of the Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns.</p>
+ <p>You shoot less than a second before the Maverick discharges his pistol, yet your aim is deadly accurate. You deal him a fatal wound to the head that spins him sideways with the force of its impact. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Unfortunately, the pistol in his hand is not a standard factory model: it is a weapon he has customized to fire in fully-automatic mode. The selector is set to auto and, as he falls to the ground, he squeezes the trigger and empties the fourteen-round magazine in a line across your car.</p>
+ <p>A sharp, stinging core of pain erupts in your left arm as one of the 9mm bullets finds its mark: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. With determination, you force yourself to ignore the agonizing pain and concentrate instead on escaping from the clutches of the other Maverick clansmen. Again, you attempt to start the car, but this time you take your foot off the gas as you turn the ignition switch, despite an almost overwhelming urge to stamp the pedal straight through the floor. The move works<ch.emdash/>the engine roars back to life<ch.emdash/>and within seconds you are accelerating away from the barricade, your eyes glued firmly to the convoy<ch.apos/>s tail lights. A few poorly aimed bullets chase your escape but you soon catch up with the school bus and pass beyond range of the Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns.</p>
<choice idref="sect312"><link-text>Turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It comes as a relief to discover that the town of Sierra Blanca is deserted. Here the convoy halts to assess the damage and treat those who were wounded during the run. Cutter is among those who need treatment, having stopped a bullet in his left forearm. However, although you can tell he is in considerable pain, he does his best to hide it.</p>
<p>Kate greets you with a kiss that leaves you in no doubt about how pleased she is to see you alive and in one piece. Together you go to the school bus for some food and water (restore 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points), and while you are there, you listen to Pop Ewell as he tries to make radio contact with the WDL unit in El Paso. After several attempts, he manages to raise them, but they refuse to acknowledge his call unless he gives a WDL security call sign, a sort of radio password that will prove he is not a clansman trying to trick his way into the city stronghold.</p>
- <p><quote>Cal, will you go an<ch.apos/> fetch Sergeant Haskell. I think we<ch.apos/>ll be needin<ch.apos/> his help to solve this,</quote> says Pop, and eagerly you oblige.</p>
+ <p><quote>Cal, will you go an<ch.apos/> fetch Sergeant Haskell? I think we<ch.apos/>ll be needin<ch.apos/> his help to solve this,</quote> says Pop, and eagerly you oblige.</p>
<choice idref="sect50"><link-text>Turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>261</title></meta>
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- <p>You manage to pull yourself over the wall and gain access to the stadium without being seen. From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in Ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be run in deadly earnest.</p>
+ <p>You manage to pull yourself over the wall and gain access to the stadium without being seen. From a position high among the tiers, you look down at the rows of empty seats that encircle the dusty arena and observe the preparations taking place around the perimeter track. This stadium once hosted international sporting events, many of which were televised and beamed live around the world. Now it plays host to a sporting event of a very different kind. The Angelinos have challenged the Lions to put forward four of their best riders for a twenty-lap motorcycle race around the arena. The track itself reminds you of an old film you saw when you were a child, a film about the wild chariot races that took place in ancient Rome. Today<ch.apos/>s event is meant to be a friendly challenge to celebrate the signing of their alliance, but with clan honour at stake the race will undoubtedly be run in deadly earnest.</p>
<p>Facing you, on the far side of the stadium, is the glass-fronted observation block that was once used by television and radio commentators. Your curiosity is aroused when you notice that the door to the block is heavily guarded. Fixedly you stare at its full-length windows and count five occupants: four clansmen and one blonde-haired girl. You cannot see her face clearly, but you have a strong feeling that the girl is Kate Norton.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You feel a jolt against your shoulder as one of the clansmen stubs his toe against the raised edge of the cover and is sent sprawling to the ground. Quickly you try to replace the hatch but it is roughly pulled aside by the angry Angelino. The instant he sees your face, he draws his pistol and empties it into the shaft. Pain erupts in your head and chest as seven heavy .45-calibre slugs knock you off the ladder. The last thing you hear, as you plummet into the darkness, is Kate<ch.apos/>s echoing scream of horror.</p>
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<deadend>Your journey and your life end here.</deadend>
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- <p>You raise your head and take aim at the bridge, but before you squeeze the trigger you notice that the clansman is no longer there: he has changed his position. He is now lying flat on his stomach behind the rear wheel of his motorcycle. Swiftly you swing around and open fire at the bike. Your gunfire rips into the rear tyre and catches the clansman full in the face, killing him instantly. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>You raise your head and take aim at the bridge, but before you squeeze the trigger you notice that the clansman is no longer there: he has changed his position. He is now lying flat on his stomach behind the rear wheel of his motorcycle. Swiftly you swing around and open fire at the bike. Your gunfire rips into the rear tyre and catches the clansman full in the face, killing him instantly. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Before you bury them you search both bodies and the bikes, and discover the following useful items:</p>
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<li>Pistol (containing four rounds of 9mm ammunition)</li>
<li><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ></li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
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- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete your grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete your grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>At the far end of a block of derelict stores is a blue, star-shaped sign that marks the site of a Lone Star gas station. You hurry along the dusty street, hopeful of finding some fuel, but you are met with disappointment. All the security caps have been sawn off the gasolene storage tanks and not a drop of their precious contents remains.</p>
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<p>The gas station itself has been ransacked and nothing of value remains, but at the rear of the building you discover something that stirs your curiosity. It is a large storage facility with heavy double doors, which are chained and padlocked.</p>
<choice idref="sect123">If you possess <typ class="item">Bolt Cutters</typ>, <link-text>turn to 123</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect94">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>268</title></meta>
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- <p>Drawing on your reserves of nervous energy, you race up the last few steps and lash out at the door with the sole of your boot. The door flies wide open and slams against the wall, sending the red-headed clansman who was about to investigate the noise, sprawling flat on his back.</p>
+ <p>Drawing on your reserves of nervous energy, you race up the last few steps and lash out at the door with the sole of your boot. The door flies wide open and slams against the wall, sending the red-headed clansman who was about to investigate the noise sprawling flat on his back.</p>
<p>Inside the observation room you see two men<ch.emdash/>one dressed in a flamboyant mix of bright colours and the other attired in sombre black<ch.emdash/>seated at a table with a map of the United States spread before them. A muscular clansman, his chest criss-crossed with cartridge belts, stands behind the man in black and beyond him, huddled in the corner of the room, is Kate. Clearly she has suffered at the hands of Mad Dog Michigan and the sight of her bruised face and her pained, despairing expression stirs you to a fit of rage.</p>
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<p>Your escape from the building goes unnoticed by the few clan patrols that are operating in the area. Mekong Mike has brought most of his men up to the central and northern sectors, partly as a show of strength to Mad Dog Michigan and partly as a precaution in case Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s talk of an alliance turns out to be a bluff, and he is really here to try to take over the city.</p>
<p>The further you venture north, the more clan activity you find, and you are forced to stay hidden for longer periods as you snake your way through the ruins towards the centre of the stronghold. You are working on the assumption that Kate is with Mad Dog Michigan, and he is likely to be found where the number of clansmen is greatest.</p>
- <p>It is shortly before noon when you catch sight of a building that dominates the centre of San Angelo<ch.emdash/>the Reagan Memorial Stadium. Scores of motorcycles and their riders are gathered around its entrance where two large, tattered banners are fluttering symbolically in the breeze. One bears the lion<ch.apos/>s head mark of the Detroit Lions clan; the other is emblazoned with the long-horned steer skull symbol of the Angelinos clan. From your location opposite the entrance you overhear two Angelinos talking. You learn that some sort of motorcycle race is to take place here this afternoon, to celebrate the signing of a pact between the two clans. Now you feel sure that Mad Dog and Kate are here somewhere inside the stadium, and you apply yourself to finding a way in.</p>
+ <p>It is shortly before noon when you catch sight of a building that dominates the centre of San Angelo<ch.emdash/>the Reagan Memorial Stadium. Scores of motorcycles and their riders are gathered around its entrance where two large, tattered banners are fluttering symbolically in the breeze. One bears the lion<ch.apos/>s-head mark of the Detroit Lions clan; the other is emblazoned with the long-horned-steer skull symbol of the Angelinos clan. From your location opposite the entrance you overhear two Angelinos talking. You learn that some sort of motorcycle race is to take place here this afternoon, to celebrate the signing of a pact between the two clans. Now you feel sure that Mad Dog and Kate are here somewhere inside the stadium, and you apply yourself to finding a way in.</p>
<p>After watching the entrance for over an hour, only two options appear open to you. You can try to hide in one of the trucks that are carrying spares for the clansmen<ch.apos/>s bikes, in the hope that they will enter the stadium before the race; or you can attempt to scale the stadium wall at one of the many places where it has partially collapsed.</p>
<choice idref="sect299">If you decide to try to stow away in one of the service trucks, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect93">If you decide to attempt to climb over the wall, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You move out into the corridor, your G-12 machine pistol held chest high, ready to fire. Your finger grazes the trigger and a burst of automatic fire sweeps the guards in a deadly figure-of-eight pattern, dropping them in a tangled heap at the foot of the stairs.</p>
- <p>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect143"><link-text>Turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You have reached the place where the highway passes through the Finlay Mountains, and from this high point you have a commanding view over the valley and salt lakes beyond. You stop to survey the scene and, to your horror, you see a huge group of clansmen riding across the valley, heading towards Van Horn.</p>
- <choice idref="sect208">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect41">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect208">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect41">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The unmistakable roar of motorcycle engines is coming from the direction of Broome, and, as you focus on that distant town, you see a tell-tale cloud of dust rising above its ruins. You know that it can only be a large pack of clansmen and that you must find somewhere to hide yourself and your roadster before they show up.</p>
- <p>The dried-out bed of the North Concho River offers the only feasible place to take cover from the approaching bikers. Quickly you pull off the freeway and search for a place to enter the river bed as the first of the bikers comes riding out of the town.</p>
+ <p>The dried-out bed of the North Concho River offers the only feasible place to take cover from the approaching bikers. Quickly you pull off the highway and search for a place to enter the river bed as the first of the bikers comes riding out of the town.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Perception skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If your total score is 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect329">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 329</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Both bullets hit you with deadly accuracy: one in the head and the other in the heart. Death is instantaneous.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here at Fort Stockton.</deadend>
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<meta><title>281</title></meta>
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- <p>You decide to leave Fort Stockton at dawn the following morning, but the weather deteriorates, putting a swift end to your plans. All day and all night the town is hit by lightning storms and tornadoes, forcing you to remain in the basement of the motel. It is not until the morning of the sixth day of your mission that the tornadoes blow themselves out and you are able to leave the town in safety.</p>
+ <p>You decide to leave Fort Stockton at dawn the following morning, but the weather deteriorates, putting a swift end to your plans. For two days and nights the town is hit by lightning storms and tornadoes, forcing you to remain in the basement of the motel. It is not until the morning of the seventh day of your mission (one day before your planned rendezvous with the convoy) that the tornadoes blow themselves out and you are able to leave the town in safety.</p>
<p>With Kate beside you, and the three marines clinging to the hood and trunk of your roadster, you crawl the twenty-three miles from Fort Stockton to the Balmorhea rest stop that Haskell found on your map. It is located at the entrance to a pass through the Barrilla Mountains and at first glance it appears to have suffered extensive damage in the recent storms. You bring the roadster to a halt with your fuel tank virtually empty, and it is with great trepidation that you and Sergeant Haskell go to inspect the fuel storage tanks while Kate and the others watch the road.</p>
<p>Of the eight underground fuel tanks located beneath the gas station area, only one looks promising. Of the others, six are empty and one is contaminated with diesel oil. A coded security valve locks the access pipe to the tank and, after a brief examination, you realize that the code must be cracked if you are to get at the contents. Any attempt to break off or cut through the valve would be sure to cause a spark that would blow the tank, and whoever was tampering with it, sky high.</p>
<p>You are studying the valve when you hear Marine Gunter shout a warning: <quote>Clansmen on the freeway!</quote></p>
<meta><title>285</title></meta>
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- <p>You leave the freeway and drive due east across the dusty plain. In the distance you can see a derelict ranch house and traces of a highway that pass close by. You are about to drive past the ranch when you notice a pick-up truck parked outside an adjoining barn. Judging by the condition of the vehicle<ch.apos/>s bodywork it is still serviceable.</p>
+ <p>You leave the highway and drive due east across the dusty plain. In the distance you can see a derelict ranch house and traces of a highway that pass close by. You are about to drive past the ranch when you notice a pick-up truck parked outside an adjoining barn. Judging by the condition of the vehicle<ch.apos/>s bodywork it is still serviceable.</p>
<choice idref="sect149">If you wish to take a closer look at the pick-up truck, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect303">If you decide to ignore the truck and press on with your detour around Sterling City, <link-text>turn to 303</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>In a fit of panic, the archer releases his bowstring and sends his primitive arrow whistling towards your chest.</p>
<p>Add your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to your Stealth skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">If your total score is 12 or less, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect60">If it is 13-18, <link-text>turn to 60</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect60">If it is 13<ch.endash/>18, <link-text>turn to 60</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If it is 19 or more, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>When you first see San Angelo, the sun is a quarter hidden below the skyline, its soft red glow reflecting upon a cluster of tall buildings that stand at the city<ch.apos/>s centre. They are the ravaged shells of banks and state offices that were the pride of this once-prosperous city before <quote>The Day</quote>. Surrounding them, for many miles, is a sea of dust and rubble. Your skin prickles when you realize that this is all that remains of the city<ch.apos/>s suburbs, an area that was once home to more than a million Texans.</p>
- <p>You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and that the northern freeway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you decide to make a wide detour around the city limits and try to approach from the south.</p>
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+ <p>You are about to drive towards the centre when you notice that a fortified wall has been erected around the tall buildings of the downtown area, and that the northern highway approaches are controlled by roadblocks. It would be near-suicidal to approach any closer, so you decide to make a wide detour around the city limits and try to approach from the south.</p>
<p>It takes you nearly two hours to reach the south side of San Angelo, by which time night has fallen. Fortunately, your decision to go south pays off; this section of the city is virtually uninhabited by the Angelinos and your approach goes undetected. Hidden by the darkness, you are able to get within a mile of the downtown area before you encounter any sign of clan activity. You know that if your rescue of Kate is to be successful you must not allow your roadster to fall into enemy hands, and with this in mind, you search for somewhere safe to leave it while you venture into the downtown area on foot.</p>
<p>An underground parking lot situated below the looted ruins of a Sears megamarket provides just such a safe haven, and it is here that you hide your car. You are tired after the rigours of your journey, so you decide to get a few hours<ch.apos/> sleep and attempt your rescue at first light.</p>
<choice idref="sect29"><link-text>Turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Eventually, the clansmen return to their motorcycles and ride out of Eldorado, heading south. With the immediate threat now gone, you decide to remain where you are and snatch a few hours<ch.apos/> sleep before continuing your journey at dawn.</p>
- <p>In the clear light of early morning you can see for miles across the rocky plain that surrounds the highway south of Eldorado. It appears empty, although you remain on the alert every second of your drive to Sonora, the next town marked on your <a idref="map">map</a>, for it is in this direction that the Angelinos came when they left Eldorado last night. You are less than a mile from the ruins of Sonora when you are greeted by the welcome sight of Interstate 10, stretching east-to-west across your path. This is the freeway that you hope will take you all the way to your rendezvous with the colony at Kent, and then on through the mountains to El Paso.</p>
+ <p>In the clear light of early morning you can see for miles across the rocky plain that surrounds the highway south of Eldorado. It appears empty, although you remain on the alert every second of your drive to Sonora, the next town marked on your <a idref="map">map</a>, for it is in this direction that the Angelinos were heading when they left Eldorado last night. You are less than a mile from the ruins of Sonora when you are greeted by the welcome sight of Interstate 10, stretching east-to-west across your path. This is the freeway that you hope will take you all the way to your rendezvous with the colony at Kent, and then on through the mountains to El Paso.</p>
<p>You join the freeway and enjoy the feel of a firmer, clearer road surface beneath your wheels as you begin the long drive west. Still you can see no sign of the Angelinos, and Kate voices her hope that they have decided to search Sonora, thinking you may have hidden there last night. You want to agree with her, but suddenly, in the distance, you see something that proves her wrong.</p>
<choice idref="sect306"><link-text>Turn to 306</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>292</title></meta>
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- <p>Your ambush catches the clansman by surprise. But your aim is poor, and although your gunfire wings him and makes him cry out in pain, it does not prevent him from returning a burst of fire at your position. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>Your ambush catches the clansman by surprise. But your aim is poor, and although your gunfire wings him and makes him cry out in pain, it does not prevent him from returning a burst of fire at your position. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Add your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to your Stealth skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect247">If your total score is 17 or less, <link-text>turn to 247</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect71">If your total score is 18 or more, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>294</title></meta>
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- <p>You tell Uncle Jonas and the others to watch for your flare. You will fire it as soon as a breach has been made in the barricade. When they see it, they are to start their engines, drive through the barricade in break-out formation and stop for nothing until they reach El Paso.</p>
+ <p>You tell Uncle Jonas and the others to watch for your flare. You will fire it as soon as a breach has been made in the barricade. When they see it, they are to start their engines, drive through the barricade in break-out formation, and stop for nothing until they reach El Paso.</p>
<choice idref="sect345"><link-text>Turn to 345</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>296</title></meta>
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- <p>You pull over to the side of the road and focus your lenses on the distant bridge. Two clansmen, both stripped to the waist, are roasting something on a spit that is suspended over a small campfire. Their motorcycles are parked beside them, nose-to-tail across the road, so that they obstruct the entrance to the bridge. The two men appear to be occupied with the cooking of their meal and are, for now, unaware of your presence.</p>
+ <p>You pull over to the side of the road and focus on the distant bridge. Two clansmen, both stripped to the waist, are roasting something on a spit that is suspended over a small campfire. Their motorcycles are parked beside them, nose-to-tail across the road so that they obstruct the entrance to the bridge. The two men appear to be occupied with the cooking of their meal and are, for now, unaware of your presence.</p>
<choice idref="sect175">If you wish to launch a surprise attack on these two clansmen, <link-text>turn to 175</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect12">If you prefer to stay where you are and wait for them to leave the bridge, <link-text>turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>An agonizing pain cuts across your chest and the warm taste of blood fills your mouth. Then the terrible pain gives way to a terrifying numbness. For a moment the corridor swims in and out of focus, and then darkness engulfs you as you relinquish your hold on life.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here in San Angelo.</deadend>
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<p>It feels good to be able to drive once more at a speed that is faster than the brisk walking pace to which you have limited yourself over the past twenty-five fuel-conscious miles. It is also a great relief not to have to walk the fifty or so miles to Kent, for they are mostly uphill, as the freeway passes through the ruined town of Brogado and traverses the northern slopes of the Davis Mountains. During this part of your journey you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
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<p>You reach Kent shortly after noon, a day ahead of your planned time of rendezvous with the convoy. The highway and surrounding area show no sign of their having arrived before you, so you decide to try to relax here and recoup your strength while you wait for the convoy to show.</p>
<choice idref="sect172"><link-text>Turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>303</title></meta>
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- <p>You complete your detour of Sterling city without incident and rejoin Freeway 87 a few miles south of the town. The hour you spent driving across the dusty plain has made you very thirsty, and you must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You complete your detour around Sterling city without incident and rejoin Highway 87 a few miles south of the town. The hour you spent driving across the dusty plain has made you very thirsty, and you must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The freeway follows a wide, rock-strewn gully that was once the North Concho River. You are staring at this dead watercourse, trying to imagine what the river must have looked like before <quote>The Day</quote>, when a road sign flashes past. You stop the car and turn back to read it. It says:</p>
<signpost>BROOME<ch.emdash/>2 MILES</signpost>
<choice idref="sect220">If you possess a <typ class="item">CB Radio</typ>, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You bring your car to a halt at the side of the road and approach Black Peak on foot. However, you have not gone very far when the ground becomes too steep to continue without the use of climbing aids. Unless you can find a track you will be forced to abandon your investigation.</p>
- <choice idref="sect82">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect82">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You step away from the clansman<ch.apos/>s body and run to where Kate is standing. She looks a little shell-shocked but is otherwise unharmed, and together you return to the front of the service area in time to see the sole surviving Detroit Lion making a speedy escape back along the freeway.</p>
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<p>Sergeant Haskell and his men cheer his retreat, and then conduct a search of those who did not get away. Although few personal possessions are found, they do recover some weapons and ammunition and you are offered a choice of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Machine Pistol</li>
<p><quote>What were you up to?</quote> growls the shorter of two ugly-looking Detroit Lions who have appeared suddenly and are now standing over you.</p>
<p><quote>Why ain<ch.apos/>t you using the North Gate, eh? That<ch.apos/>s where the Angelinos are supposed to be meetin<ch.apos/>.</quote></p>
<p>Stiffly you clamber to your feet and begin to brush away the thick layer of dust that covers you completely, until you realize that it is the dust that is concealing the fact that you are not an Angelino.</p>
- <p><quote>I<ch.apos/>m an Angelino who jus<ch.apos/> wants t<ch.apos/>see the race. I<ch.apos/>m supposed to be patrolling the south zone, but ain<ch.apos/>t nothin<ch.apos/> ever happens down there. Gimme a break you guys, will ya?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>I<ch.apos/>m an Angelino who jus<ch.apos/> wants t<ch.apos/>see the race. I<ch.apos/>m supposed to be patrolling the south zone, but ain<ch.apos/>t nothin<ch.apos/> ever happens down there. Gimme a break, you guys, will ya?</quote></p>
<p>A grin spreads slowly across the faces of the two Lions as they see a chance to make some easy pickings. They agree to get you into the stadium, but at a price; you will have to bribe them.</p>
<choice idref="sect102">If you possess a <typ class="item">Bottle of Bourbon</typ>, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>316</title></meta>
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- <p>The heat and flames force you back from the entrance, and as you reach the centre of the hall, you look around desperately for another way out but every exit is now ablaze.</p>
+ <p>The heat and flames force you back from the entrance, and as you reach the centre of the hall, you look around desperately for another way out, but every exit is now ablaze.</p>
<p>Using a heavy rug from the floor, you cover Kate<ch.apos/>s head and tell her to make a dash for the main door. Bravely she obeys your command without hesitation, and she succeeds in escaping through the tunnel of flame and out into the street beyond. Heartened by her success, you raise your jacket over your head, take a deep breath, and sprint after her.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth skill score.</p>
<choice idref="sect139">If your total score is 7 or less, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>318</title></meta>
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- <p>Your gunfire misses the clansman by a wide mark, causing him to throw back his head and laugh. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Then he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You set your weapon aside, but you are as determined as ever not to let the clansman escape, so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire misses the clansman by a wide mark, causing him to throw back his head and laugh. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Then he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You set your weapon aside, but you are as determined as ever not to let the clansman escape, so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across. At the last minute he veers away and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house looms, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>319</title></meta>
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- <p>Swiftly you pump a cartridge into the breech of your shotgun and level the barrel at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than fifteen yards away when you fire your first shot, bringing him tumbling to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stalking approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
+ <p>Swiftly you pump a cartridge into the breech of your shotgun and level the barrel at the first clansman as he scurries between the rocks that litter the edge of the service area. He is less than fifteen yards away when you fire your first shot, bringing him tumbling to the ground. (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) His partner hesitates, and then abandons his stalking approach and comes running towards you, screaming hysterically, his machine pistol blazing at his hip.</p>
<choice idref="sect176">If you have sufficient ammunition and wish to fire again, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you do not have sufficient ammunition to fire a second time, or if you choose not to fire, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Something sharp punches you in the stomach and nausea washes over you in a wave that leaves you gasping for breath. Fearfully you clasp your hand to your midriff and feel warm blood oozing between your fingers, yet you feel no pain. Aware that you have been shot and that the shock of your wound is numbing your senses, you force yourself to get clear of the door in case the unseen gunman fires again.</p>
<p>You have taken just five steps when your vision begins to dim and your legs refuse to support your weight. You fall forwards and hit the floor face-first, but still you feel nothing, save the creeping numbness that slowly robs you of the will to live.</p>
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<deadend>Tragically, your mission and your life end here at San Angelo.</deadend>
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<meta><title>328</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect328-1-foot" idref="sect328-1">
+ <p>This Stealth penalty is probably in addition to the penalty for carrying more than 3 Backpack Items (e.g. if the Leviathan Missile is your fourth Backpack Item, you incur a 3-point penalty rather than just 2). Alternatively, you may read it to mean that the Leviathan Missile gives a 2-point penalty irrespective of how many other Backpack Items you are carrying.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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- <p>Sergeant Haskell and yourself dispatch the clansmen with a volley of well-aimed shots (erase two rounds from your Ammo Pouch) before taking a closer look at what they were transporting. You discover several crates and lockers filled with munitions: mortars, anti-tank weapons, heavy machine guns and the like. However, you cannot find any ammunition for these weapons. You are about to set fire to the truck, to prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of other clansmen, when you discover one item that could be of some use after all.</p>
+ <p>You and Sergeant Haskell dispatch the clansmen with a volley of well-aimed shots (erase two rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>) before taking a closer look at what they were transporting. You discover several crates and lockers filled with munitions: mortars, anti-tank weapons, heavy machine guns, and the like. However, you cannot find any ammunition for these weapons. You are about to set fire to the truck, to prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of other clansmen, when you discover one item that could be of some use after all.</p>
<p>In a sealed locker at the bottom of the heap, you discover a portable Leviathan ground-to-air missile, a weapon with approximately eight times the destructive power of a bazooka.</p>
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- <p>If you wish to keep this <typ class="item">Leviathan Missile</typ>, you must reduce your Stealth score by 2 points due to its size and weight.</p>
+ <p>If you wish to keep this <typ class="item">Leviathan Missile</typ>, you must reduce your Stealth score by 2 points due to its size and weight.<footref id="sect328-1" idref="sect328-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect114">To continue, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>329</title></meta>
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- <p>Fighting back your fear, you try to ignore the sound of the engines and concentrate instead on finding a place where you can descend the steep bank and enter the river bed. Your determination pays off and you are able to get yourself and your roadster under cover before the clansmen are close enough to spot you. With bated breath you watch as the pack, fifty riders strong, roars along the freeway. The sight of them passing raises your spirits a little, for at least there will now be fifty fewer to face when you reach San Angelo.</p>
- <p>When the pack is nothing but a cloud of dust on the northern horizon, you start up your engine and head back onto the freeway towards Broome.</p>
+ <p>Fighting back your fear, you try to ignore the sound of the engines and concentrate instead on finding a place where you can descend the steep bank and enter the river bed. Your determination pays off and you are able to get yourself and your roadster under cover before the clansmen are close enough to spot you. With bated breath you watch as the pack, fifty riders strong, roars along the highway. The sight of them passing raises your spirits a little, for at least there will now be fifty fewer to face when you reach San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>When the pack is nothing but a cloud of dust on the northern horizon, you start up your engine and head back onto the highway towards Broome.</p>
<choice idref="sect153"><link-text>Turn to 153</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>342</title></meta>
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- <p>Hurriedly you leave the car lot and return to the freeway. You pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your departure passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open freeway heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Hurriedly you leave the car lot and return to the highway. You pass between the shattered stores and houses of Broome with your nerves on edge, half-expecting to run into a clan patrol or fall prey to an ambush. Yet your departure passes without incident and soon you find yourself back on the open highway heading southeast to San Angelo. You are hungry, and during your drive you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect288"><link-text>Turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Repeatedly you pump the gas pedal and, gradually, after a bout of coughing and popping, the engine clears and begins to pick up speed. Confident that the fault has rectified itself, you relax and accelerate away.</p>
<p>You have driven ten miles when, on the horizon, you see a girder bridge appear. It carries the highway across the North Concho River, and, although it appears to be intact and passable, you are worried by the sight of a lazy plume of wood smoke that is rising close to its approach ramp.</p>
- <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>348</title></meta>
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- <p>You unshoulder your gun and take aim in one swift, fluid movement. The clansman is drawing back the bolt of his G-12 when you unleash a round, catching him full in the chest. The force of your gunfire lifts him off the kitchen floor and kills him instantly. Slowly you lower your smoking barrel and walk forward to search the body of your would-be killer. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>You unshoulder your gun and take aim in one swift, fluid movement. The clansman is drawing back the bolt of his G-12 when you unleash a round, catching him full in the chest. The force of your gunfire lifts him off the kitchen floor and kills him instantly. Slowly you lower your smoking barrel and walk forward to search the body of your would-be killer. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Judging from the long-horned skull painted on the back of his leather vest, you have just laid to rest your first Angelino. On the floor nearby you find his weapons and equipment: a Machine Pistol (containing eighteen rounds of 9mm ammunition) and a Backpack, which holds the following items:</p>
<ul>
<li><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ></li>
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<p>There is a brilliant flash followed by a thunderous explosion that rips a wide hole in the centre of the barricade. Those clansmen who have survived the blast run in confusion as the hot remnants of their mighty wall rain down on their heads. Haskell fires the flare, and within a few minutes the convoy appears, thundering along the freeway with the tow truck in the lead. You climb back into your roadster and follow in their wake as they stream through the shattered barricade and on towards El Paso unchallenged.</p>
<p>You receive a warm welcome from the WDL troops, who are defending the city and the military reserve. Then you celebrate the success of your mission and your bold defeat of the Mexican clansmen at the Fabens barricade.</p>
- <p>You have indeed earned the right to celebrate, for you have freed Kate from her abductors and reached El Paso, thereby achieving everything you set out to do when you left Big Spring one week ago.</p>
+ <p>You have indeed earned the right to celebrate, for you have freed Kate from her abductors and reached El Paso, thereby achieving everything you set out to do when you left Big Spring eight days ago.</p>
<p>The celebrations continue in El Paso for several days until the victorious mood is soured by the arrival of Mad Dog Michigan and an army of clansmen over a thousand strong. He has persuaded the Mexicans to join his cause and now they surround El Paso with a ring of steel.</p>
<p>Mad Dog has promised to avenge the death of his brother. Now he reaffirms that vow and delivers the additional threat that neither you, nor any of your colony, will ever get out of El Paso alive.</p>
- <p>For you, Cal Phoenix, the chance to defy Mad Dog Michigan<ch.apos/>s threat and continue your life-or-death journey to California awaits you in Book 3 of the Freeway Warrior series entitled:</p>
+ <p>For you, Cal Phoenix, the chance to defy Mad Dog Michigan<ch.apos/>s threat and continue your life-or-death journey to California awaits you in Book 3 of the <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> series entitled:</p>
<p><cite><bookref series="fw" book="03toz">The Omega Zone</bookref></cite></p>
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<p>(<a idref="dtd">Dateline to Disaster</a>) Replaced <quote>training and</quote> with <quote>training, and</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>USSR and</quote> with <quote>USSR, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>cable and</quote> with <quote>cable, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>destined</quote> with <quote>slated</quote>. Replaced <quote>declare emergency</quote> with <quote>declare an emergency</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC attempt</quote> with <quote>HAVOC attempts</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC hijack a WDL news satellite and broadcast a chilling ultimatum</quote> with <quote>HAVOC hijacks a WDL news satellite and broadcasts a chilling ultimatum</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC refuse</quote> with <quote>HAVOC refuses</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC repeat their demand and extend deadline</quote> with <quote>HAVOC repeats its demand and extends deadline</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC enact their</quote> with <quote>HAVOC enacts its</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>re-establish</quote> with <quote>reestablish</quote>. Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Freeway Warrior<ch.rsquot/>.</quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Freeway Warrior<ch.rsquot/>.</quote>. Replaced <quote>fuel, food or water</quote> with <quote>fuel, food, or water</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Mavericks<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Mavericks<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly enlarged</quote> with <quote>newly-enlarged</quote>. Replaced <quote>steep and</quote> with <quote>steep, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>shelter and</quote> with <quote>shelter, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>posts and</quote> with <quote>posts, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>faced, perhaps</quote> with <quote>faced, or perhaps</quote>. Replaced <quote>on 3 January 2012, that</quote> with <quote>on 3 January 2012 that</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>re-establish</quote> with <quote>reestablish</quote>. Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Freeway Warrior<ch.rsquot/>.</quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Freeway Warrior<ch.rsquot/>.</quote>. Replaced <quote>fuel, food or water</quote> with <quote>fuel, food, or water</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Mavericks<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Mavericks<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly enlarged</quote> with <quote>newly-enlarged</quote>. Replaced <quote>steep and</quote> with <quote>steep, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>shelter and</quote> with <quote>shelter, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>posts and</quote> with <quote>posts, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>faced, perhaps</quote> with <quote>faced, or perhaps</quote>. Replaced <quote>on 3 January 2012, that</quote> with <quote>on 3 January 2012 that</quote>. Replaced <quote>May, 2020</quote> with <quote>May 2020</quote>.</p>
<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 Action Chart</quote> with <quote>An Action Chart has been supplied</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Random Number Table at the back of this book</quote> with <quote>the Random Number Table</quote>. Replaced <quote>zero</quote> with <quote>zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>survival skills</quote> with <quote>Survival Skills</quote>. Removed <quote>For ease of use during play it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote>. Replaced <quote>adventure you</quote> with <quote>adventure, you</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sierra Nevada mountains</quote> with <quote>mountains of the Sierra Nevada</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 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 Western Texas</quote> with <quote>Map of Western Texas</quote>. Replaced <quote>potassium iodine</quote> with <quote>potassium iodide</quote>. Replaced <quote>C.B.</quote> with <quote>CB</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>. Replaced <quote>SOLAR TORCH</quote> with <quote>Solar Torch</quote>. Replaced <quote>GRENADE</quote> with <quote>Grenade</quote>. Replaced <quote>BINOCULARS</quote> with <quote>Binoculars</quote>. Replaced <quote>COMPASS</quote> with <quote>Compass</quote>. Replaced <quote>RADIO</quote> with <quote>Radio</quote>. Replaced <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>. Replaced <quote>THREE MEALS</quote> with <quote>3 Meals</quote>. Replaced <quote>FLEXIBLE SAW</quote> with <quote>Flexible Saw</quote>. Replaced <quote>SIGNAL FLARE</quote> with <quote>Signal Flare</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="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>map of Western Texas</quote> with <quote>Map of Western Texas</quote>. Replaced <quote>potassium iodine</quote> with <quote>potassium iodide</quote>. Replaced <quote>C.B.</quote> with <quote>CB</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>. Replaced <quote>SOLAR TORCH</quote> with <quote>Solar Torch</quote>. Replaced <quote>GRENADE</quote> with <quote>Grenade</quote>. Replaced <quote>BINOCULARS</quote> with <quote>Binoculars</quote>. Replaced <quote>COMPASS</quote> with <quote>Compass</quote>. Replaced <quote>RADIO</quote> with <quote>Radio</quote>. Replaced <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>. Replaced <quote>THREE MEALS</quote> with <quote>3 Meals</quote>. Replaced <quote>FLEXIBLE SAW</quote> with <quote>Flexible Saw</quote>. Replaced <quote>SIGNAL FLARE</quote> with <quote>Signal Flare</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>. Replaced <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="weapons">Weapons</a>) 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>possess rounds of the wrong calibre</quote> with <quote>possess only rounds of the wrong calibre</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Close Combat Rules</a>) Replaced <quote>cross-refer</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>. Replaced <quote>zero</quote> with <quote>zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>as <ch.plus/>1 If </quote> with <quote>as <ch.plus/>1. If </quote>. Replaced <quote>are reduced to zero, at which point the one whose score is zero is declared dead.</quote> with <quote>are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead.</quote>. Replaced <quote>with a reduced ENDURANCE point score</quote> with <quote>with his ENDURANCE points possibly reduced</quote>. Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of the book</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>roadbuses</quote> with <quote>road buses</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>roadbuses</quote> with <quote>road buses</quote>. Replaced <quote>silence then, begrudgingly</quote> with <quote>silence. Begrudgingly</quote>. Replaced <quote>see them you know</quote> with <quote>see them, you know</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect5">5</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>rear, then</quote> with <quote>rear, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>monumentous</quote> with <quote>monumental</quote>. Replaced <quote>spears and</quote> with <quote>spears, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not have one, or have exhausted your ammunition</quote> with <quote>If you do not have one, have exhausted your ammunition, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote> Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote> Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Removed <quote>through your binoculars</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect344">Section 344</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>bar, then</quote> with <quote>bar; then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect16">16</a>) Replaced <quote>pause, then</quote> with <quote>pause, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>shudders, then</quote> with <quote>shudders, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>ammunition and his</quote> with <quote>ammunition, and his</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect16">16</a>) Replaced <quote>pause, then</quote> with <quote>pause, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>one other, armed with</quote> with <quote>one other who is armed with</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>shudders, then</quote> with <quote>shudders, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>ammunition and his</quote> with <quote>ammunition, and his</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) Replaced <quote>Allamore</quote> with <quote>Allamoore</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>) Replaced <quote>back-handed</quote> with <quote>backhanded</quote>. Replaced <quote>your punch, therefore</quote> with <quote>your punch; therefore</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>Small blanket</quote> with <quote>Small Blanket</quote>. Replaced <quote>Medi-kits units</quote> with <quote>Medi-kit units</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>unleash a round of fire at the door</quote> with <quote>fire at the door</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>Small blanket</quote> with <quote>Small Blanket</quote>. Replaced <quote>Medi-kits units</quote> with <quote>Medi-kit units</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>unleash a round of fire at the door</quote> with <quote>fire at the door</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect24">24</a>) Replaced <quote>women and</quote> with <quote>women, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>drawn taught</quote> with <quote>drawn taut</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect25">25</a>) Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach, then</quote> with <quote>breech, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach, then</quote> with <quote>breech, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>bushwack</quote> with <quote>bushwhack</quote>. Replaced <quote>ace of spades emblem</quote> with <quote>ace-of-spades emblem</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>sleeve; <ch.lsquot/>that</quote> with <quote>sleeve, <ch.lsquot/>that</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>sleeve; <ch.lsquot/>that</quote> with <quote>sleeve, <ch.lsquot/>that</quote>. Replaced <quote>peer through your binoculars at</quote> with <quote>peer at</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect211">Section 211</a>). Replaced <quote>You do not need binoculars</quote> with <quote>You do not need a magnifying device</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lowering your lenses</quote> with <quote>Lowering your magnifying device</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>spindly legged</quote> with <quote>spindly-legged</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>) Replaced <quote>manouevre</quote> with <quote>manoeuvre</quote>. Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one; maximum equals four)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: four rounds)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>darkness, then</quote> with <quote>darkness, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>hollow and pitches the</quote> with <quote>hollow, pitching the</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>from the west</quote> with <quote>from the east</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>Smith and Wesson</quote> with <quote>Smith <ch.ampersand/> Wesson</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>. Replaced <quote>says Kate and starts</quote> with <quote>says Kate, and she starts</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>join the freeway</quote> with <quote>join the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>Freeway 10</quote> with <quote>Interstate 10</quote> for accuracy and consistency with later books.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect64">64</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect66">66</a>) Replaced <quote>out-run</quote> with <quote>outrun</quote>. Replaced <quote>approach, then</quote> with <quote>approach, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>ammunition and his</quote> with <quote>ammunition, and his</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>flash, then</quote> with <quote>flash, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>the first thing you see</quote> with <quote>the first things you see</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>freeway, then</quote> with <quote>freeway, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>freeway, then</quote> with <quote>freeway, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>You press your lenses to your eyes and focus on</quote> with <quote>You focus your sight on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect304">Section 304</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>aim and</quote> with <quote>aim, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>rifle, then</quote> with <quote>rifle, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>long ago, all, that</quote> with <quote>long ago<ch.emdash/>all, that</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>re-align and</quote> with <quote>re-align, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <quote>opens, then</quote> with <quote>opens, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>H.E. Grenade, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ>, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ> and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>bow string</quote> with <quote>bowstring</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Added <quote>(Add the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced each occurence of <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect101">101</a>) Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>re-align and</quote> with <quote>re-align, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Added <quote>(Erase the <typ class="item">Bottle of Bourbon</typ> from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns</quote> with <quote>Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect117">117</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>) Added <quote>(Erase both the <typ class="item">Leviathan Missile</typ> and the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ>from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. Remember to restore 2 Stealth points now that you are no longer encumbered with the Leviathan.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>Plastic tube</quote> with <quote>Plastic Tube</quote>. Replaced <quote>Four rounds of 12-gauge Shotgun shells</quote> with <quote>Four rounds of 12-gauge ammunition</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>driving, despite</quote> with <quote>driving despite</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>Coupe</quote> with <quote>Coup<ch.eacute/></quote>. Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>clean and</quote> with <quote>clean, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>take 2 Drinks or lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote> with <quote>take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>Coupe</quote> with <quote>Coup<ch.eacute/></quote>. Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>clean and</quote> with <quote>clean, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>take 2 Drinks or lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote> with <quote>take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>jack and</quote> with <quote>jack, and</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>ammunition, and</quote> with <quote>ammunition and</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>. Replaced <quote>give them</quote> with <quote>give all of them</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>breath, then</quote> with <quote>breath, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>breath, then</quote> with <quote>breath, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>the open freeway</quote> with <quote>the open highway</quote>. Replaced <quote>the northern freeway</quote> with <quote>the northern highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>) Replaced <quote>Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns</quote> with <quote>Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>despatches</quote> with <quote>dispatches</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>) Replaced <quote>large contingent have</quote> with <quote>large contingent of them have</quote>. Replaced <quote>Seem<ch.apos/>s to me</quote> with <quote>Seems to me</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>the road you would</quote> with <quote>the road, you would</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>the road you would</quote> with <quote>the road, you would</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote>colony are</quote> with <quote>colony is</quote>. Replaced <quote>the truck</quote> with <quote>the trunk</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>) Replaced <quote>frustration, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>frustration. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>) Replaced <quote>frustration, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>frustration. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>You do not need binoculars</quote> with <quote>You do not need a magnifying device</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>mid-burst, then</quote> with <quote>mid-burst, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>forward and</quote> with <quote>forward, and</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>mid-burst, then</quote> with <quote>mid-burst, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>forward and</quote> with <quote>forward, and</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or have insufficient ammunition</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, have insufficient ammunition, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>machine-gunning</quote> with <quote>machine gunning</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>that lay strewn</quote> with <quote>that lie strewn</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one; maximum equals four)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: four rounds)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect182">182</a>) Replaced <quote>flame: death</quote> with <quote>flame; death</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>) Replaced <quote>syphoned</quote> with <quote>siphoned</quote>. Replaced <quote>Crowbar [2]</quote> with <quote>Crowbar (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hammer [2]</quote> with <quote>Hammer (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>disappeared, then</quote> with <quote>disappeared, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>. Added <quote>You may also retrieve the weapon that the clansman shot out of your hands.</quote> for clarity.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>at who</quote> with <quote>at whom</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>jack and</quote> with <quote>jack, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire, or do not wish to use it</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>lion<ch.apos/>s head symbol</quote> with <quote>lion<ch.apos/>s-head symbol</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>) Replaced <quote>first, then</quote> with <quote>first, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Saints<ch.rsquot/>.</quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Saints<ch.rsquot/>.</quote>. Replaced <quote>you raise the binoculars to your eyes and focus on</quote> with <quote>you focus on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope <a idref="sect274">Section 274</a>). Replaced <quote>from the west</quote> with <quote>from the east</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>ace of spades emblem</quote> with <quote>ace-of-spades emblem</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>) Replaced <quote>burst fire then, as the</quote> with <quote>burst fire. As the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>line, and the sheer force of the rushing wind whipping around the end of the rifle<ch.apos/>s barrel, make</quote> with <quote>line<ch.emdash/>and the sheer force of the rushing wind whipping around the end of the rifle<ch.apos/>s barrel<ch.emdash/>make</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>when the number of Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote> with <quote>when the Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>when the number of Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote> with <quote>when the Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote>. Added <quote>(Erase the <typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>static, then</quote> with <quote>static, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect221">221</a>) Replaced <quote>ping</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>ping</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect224">224</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>syphoning</quote> with <quote>siphoning</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>. Replaced <quote>the open freeway</quote> with <quote>the open highway</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a Medi-kit unit from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Applied bold style to <quote>Foil Blanket</quote>. Replaced <quote>Fire Axe [3]</quote> with <quote>Fire Axe (3)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>pull the pin and</quote> with <quote>pull the pin, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) Replaced <quote>you, then</quote> with <quote>you, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) Replaced <quote>you, then</quote> with <quote>you, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>one other<ch.emdash/>armed with</quote> with <quote>one other who is armed with</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) Replaced <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>is awesome; he is</quote> with <quote>is awesome: he is</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>is awesome; he is</quote> with <quote>is awesome: he is</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>curses, then</quote> with <quote>curses, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>Allamore</quote> with <quote>Allamoore</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>weapons list</quote> with <quote>Weapons List</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>weapons list</quote> with <quote>Weapons List</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>Apache mountains</quote> with <quote>Apache Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Maverick<ch.apos/>s guns</quote> with <quote>Mavericks<ch.apos/> guns</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>) Replaced <quote>fetch Sergeant Haskell.</quote> with <quote>fetch Sergeant Haskell?</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>) Replaced <quote>Ancient Rome</quote> with <quote>ancient Rome</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>newly elected</quote> with <quote>newly-elected</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>) Replaced <quote>dispairing</quote> with <quote>despairing</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiet, then</quote> with <quote>quiet, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or do not have sufficient ammunition to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, do not have sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>) Replaced <quote>dispairing</quote> with <quote>despairing</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiet, then</quote> with <quote>quiet, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or do not have sufficient ammunition to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, do not have sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>noise, sprawling</quote> with <quote>noise sprawling</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>lion<ch.apos/>s head mark</quote> with <quote>lion<ch.apos/>s-head mark</quote>. Replaced <quote>long-horned steer skull symbol</quote> with <quote>long-horned-steer skull symbol</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamide</quote> with <quote>sulfonamide</quote>. Replaced <quote>at who</quote> with <quote>at whom</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>wheels and then</quote> with <quote>wheels, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>perception skill</quote> with <quote>Perception skill</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>perception skill</quote> with <quote>Perception skill</quote>. Replaced <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>read weal</quote> with <quote>red weal</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one; maximum equals four)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one burst; maximum: four bursts)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>For two days and nights the town is hit</quote> with <quote>All day and all night the town is hit</quote>. The convoy breaks out of Big Spring prior to daybreak and that morning Cal drives south to San Angelo, arriving at dusk. He spends the night in the basement of the Sears Megamarket. On day two, Cal rescues Kate and escapes from San Angelo. They spend that night in Eldorado [or fall asleep while driving through the night and crash]. The next day [day three], Cal and Kate drive to Bakersfield. They spend that night in the library there. On day four, they reach Fort Stockton and meet the WDL soldiers. At the beginning of <a idref="sect281">Section 281</a>, it mentions that the weather deteriorates at dawn the following morning which would be day five. So, two days and two nights of bad weather would mean that the heroes cannot leave until the morning of day <em>seven</em>. If it is day seven, however, that throws off the arrival at Kent which happens on day six, i.e. the day prior to the scheduled rendezvous with the convoy on day seven. It also throws off the statement in <a idref="sect350">Section 350</a> that the adventure lasted one week. Therefore, amending the bad weather to one day and night rather than day six to day seven seems to be the best fix.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth day of your mission</quote> with <quote>seventh day of your mission (one day before your planned rendezvous with the convoy)</quote>. The convoy breaks out of Big Spring prior to daybreak and that morning Cal drives south to San Angelo, arriving at dusk. He spends the night in the basement of the Sears Megamarket. On day two, Cal rescues Kate and escapes from San Angelo. They spend that night in Eldorado (or fall asleep while driving through the night and crash). The next day (day three), Cal and Kate drive to Bakersfield. They spend that night in the library there. On day four, they reach Fort Stockton and meet the WDL soldiers. At the beginning of <a idref="sect281">Section 281</a>, it mentions that the weather deteriorates at dawn the following morning which would be day five. So, two days and two nights of bad weather would mean that the heroes cannot leave until the morning of day <em>seven</em>. Therefore, amending the description of the timeline in this way seems to be the best fix.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or lack sufficient ammunition to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, lack sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>) Replaced <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>hand, causes</quote> with <quote>hand causes</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>) Replaced <quote>bow string</quote> with <quote>bowstring</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>the northern freeway</quote> with <quote>the northern highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>Sterling county line</quote> with <quote>Sterling County line</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 2010</quote> with <quote>Interstate 20</quote> for accuracy and consistency with later books.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>formation and</quote> with <quote>formation, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>Half-way</quote> with <quote>Halfway</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>focus your lenses on</quote> with <quote>focus on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect344">Section 344</a>). Replaced <quote>road, so that</quote> with <quote>road so that</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>focus, then</quote> with <quote>focus, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>) Replaced <quote>someobody</quote> with <quote>somebody</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>) Replaced <quote>Rifle, and</quote> with <quote>Rifle and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>. Replaced <quote>detour of</quote> with <quote>detour around</quote> in harmony with all other occurrences in this book.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect304">304</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>pass, and</quote> with <quote>pass and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>retreat, then</quote> with <quote>retreat, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>a choice from</quote> with <quote>a choice of</quote> since there is no reason why Cal may take only one item from the list.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>) Replaced <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>) Replaced <quote>Loxoscees reclusa</quote> with <quote>Loxoceles Reclusa</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>Freeway 2010</quote> with <quote>Interstate 20</quote> for accuracy and consistency with later books.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>room and quickly</quote> with <quote>room, and quickly</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced section references. The original text directed the reader to sections <a idref="sect161">161</a> and <a idref="sect207">207</a>; however, those references are the result of being apprehended by a single clansman in section <a idref="sect115">115</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>deep breath and</quote> with <quote>deep breath, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced section references. The original text directed the reader to sections <a idref="sect161">161</a> and <a idref="sect207">207</a>; however, those references are the result of being apprehended by a single clansman in section <a idref="sect115">115</a>. Replaced <quote>break you guys</quote> with <quote>break, you guys</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>deep breath and</quote> with <quote>deep breath, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>way out but</quote> with <quote>way out, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>discard your weapon</quote> with <quote>set your weapon aside</quote> to avoid ambiguity. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>. Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>discard your weapon</quote> with <quote>set your weapon aside</quote> to avoid ambiguity. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>. Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamide</quote> with <quote>sulfonamide</quote>. Replaced <quote>the 1 point</quote> with <quote>the 3 points</quote> (cf. <a idref="medikit">the Medi-kit section</a> of the rules).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect321">321</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>aim and</quote> with <quote>aim, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>the pack, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>pack are</quote> with <quote>pack is</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>. Replaced <quote>machine guns and</quote> with <quote>machine guns, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sergeant Haskell and yourself dispatch</quote> with <quote>You and Sergeant Haskell</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>the pack, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>pack are</quote> with <quote>pack is</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>aim and</quote> with <quote>aim, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>) Replaced <quote>botton</quote> with <quote>bottom</quote>. Replaced <quote>other, then</quote> with <quote>other, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>seconds, then</quote> with <quote>seconds, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ></quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and wish to use it</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>) Replaced <quote>close combat skill</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">CLOSE COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>door, then</quote> with <quote>door, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>barge it</quote> with <quote>barge into it</quote>. Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>. Replaced <quote>the freeway</quote> with <quote>the highway</quote>. Replaced <quote>the open freeway</quote> with <quote>the open highway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>this weapon</quote> with <quote>this Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>H.E. Grenade, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>checkered</quote> with <quote>chequered</quote>. Replaced <quote>these items</quote> with <quote>these items, or if you do not wish to use them</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ>, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Siren</typ>, and wish to use it</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Siren</typ> and a missile weapon and wish to use them</quote> because the subsequent section assumes you are carrying a missile weapon.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>THE OMEGA ZONE</quote> with <quote><cite><bookref series="fw" book="03toz">The Omega Zone</bookref></cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>Mad Dog Michigan, and an</quote> with <quote>Mad Dog Michigan and an</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>THE OMEGA ZONE</quote> with <quote><cite><bookref series="fw" book="03toz">The Omega Zone</bookref></cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>Mad Dog Michigan, and an</quote> with <quote>Mad Dog Michigan and an</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>one week ago</quote> with <quote>eight days ago</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) 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 ENDURANCE points, this</quote> with <quote>zero ENDURANCE points or below; this</quote>.</p>
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- <li><a idref="sect30">Section 30</a></li>
- <li><a idref="sect85">Section 85</a></li>
- <li><a idref="sect129">Section 129</a></li>
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+ <li><a idref="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a></li> <!--small 3-->
+ <li><a idref="sect1">Section 1</a></li> <!--small 1-->
+ <li><a idref="sect14">Section 14</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect30">Section 30</a></li> <!--small 4-->
+ <li><a idref="sect31">Section 31</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect69">Section 69</a></li> <!--small 7-->
+ <li><a idref="sect82">Section 82</a></li> <!--small 4-->
+ <li><a idref="sect74">Section 74</a></li> <!--small 6-->
+ <li><a idref="sect110">Section 110</a></li> <!--small 9-->
+ <li><a idref="sect117">Section 117</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect129">Section 129</a></li> <!--small 2-->
+ <li><a idref="sect134">Section 134</a></li> <!--small 12-->
+ <li><a idref="sect151">Section 151</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect153">Section 153</a></li> <!--small 5-->
+ <li><a idref="sect170">Section 170</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect196">Section 196</a></li> <!--small 9-->
+ <li><a idref="sect198">Section 198</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect200">Section 200</a></li> <!--small 11-->
+ <li><a idref="sect210">Section 210</a></li> <!--small 4-->
+ <li><a idref="sect235">Section 235</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect247">Section 247</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect250">Section 250</a></li> <!--small 7-->
+ <li><a idref="sect251">Section 251</a></li> <!--small 6-->
+ <li><a idref="sect263">Section 263</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect267">Section 267</a></li> <!--small 9-->
+ <li><a idref="sect278">Section 278</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect288">Section 288</a></li> <!--small 5-->
+ <li><a idref="sect297">Section 297</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect300">Section 300</a></li> <!--small 7-->
+ <li><a idref="sect308">Section 308</a></li> <!--small 8-->
+ <li><a idref="sect322">Section 322</a></li> <!--small 10-->
+ <li><a idref="sect350">Section 350</a></li> <!--small 3-->
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