&inclusion.brian.williams.bio.fw;
</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2010</year><month>10</month><day>29</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2018</year><month>2</month><day>15</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are Cal Phoenix, the Freeway Warrior, champion and protector of Dallas Colony One. The third stage of your life-or-death exodus to the California coast takes your colony of survivors across the wastelands of New Mexico and Arizona, a region still blighted by lethal radioactivity. Can you find the safe route through to the sanctuary of Tucson, or will you and your people perish in the desolation of <strong><cite>The Omega Zone</cite></strong>?</p>
</description>
<dt>Coordination</dt>
<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
<dt>Special Thanks</dt>
- <dd>Jeff Dougan, James Durrant</dd>
+ <dd>Jeff Dougan, James Durrant, Alan Schlieper, Steven Sharp</dd>
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<p><quote>Pop</quote> Ewell, the seventy-year-old grandfather of the Ewell family, was the leader of this small colony of survivors, and it was he who had urged Uncle Jonas to join them when they had first made radio contact. The colony numbered less than a dozen at the time of your arrival, yet as the airwaves became clearer and new contacts were made, this number had soon more than doubled to twenty-five. It was decided that a name was needed to identify the settlement and <quote>Dallas Colony One</quote> was adopted, <quote>DC1</quote> for short. From that day on, everyone worked hard to make DC1 a secure haven for those seeking refuge from the hostile wastelands and marauding city gangs.</p>
<p><quote>Cutter</quote> Jacks was one such refugee. Before <quote>The Day</quote> he had been chief mechanic at the International Grand Prix Circuit near Lake Dallas, and his incredible skill and knowledge of engines was soon to prove invaluable to the colony. He taught you how to drive, and from a pile of old wrecks that you helped him salvage from the circuit, he built you a powerful, customized car. You used it to patrol the highways north of the city, keeping a lookout for gangs of city punks who frequently mounted raids to steal or destroy DC1<ch.apos/>s supplies. Cutter also taught you to shoot, and it was your natural prowess with a gun and your skill behind the wheel that were to earn you the begrudging respect of your enemies, who took to calling you the <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote>.</p>
- <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. 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: it had survived the last eight years virtually intact. When you heard the news you could hardly believe your ears. Perhaps your family were still alive. After all that had happened, there was now a real hope that one day you might be reunited with them.</p>
+ <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. 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: it had survived the last eight years virtually intact. When you heard the news you could hardly believe your ears. Perhaps your family were 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 to eventual 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 give them fuel 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. 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 go 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<ch.emdash/>Kate Norton<ch.emdash/>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 was once a high-ranking HAVOC agent who 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 was 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, and they had finally caught up with her at Sherman.</p>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="equipmnt-1-foot" idref="equipmnt-1">
- <p>If you have already completed any of the the previous <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventures, it is unclear whether you may replenish your supplies before starting this adventure or whether you can only carry over the supplies you carried at the end of the previous adventure. It seems reasonable that you would be able to restock your supplies while in El Paso.</p>
+ <p>If you have already completed any of the previous <cite>Freeway Warrior</cite> adventures, it is unclear whether you may replenish your supplies before starting this adventure or whether you can only carry over the supplies you carried at the end of the previous adventure. It seems reasonable that you would be able to restock your supplies while in El Paso.</p>
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<meta><title>4</title></meta>
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- <p>Your target falls to the ground, but you cannot be sure if he has been hit or if he is diving for cover. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) You move away from the window in case he tries to return fire, and with nerves on edge, you wait a full minute before chancing another glance out of the window. The assassin is nowhere to be seen, and you fear that he may have gained access to the courthouse. With gun in hand, you peer into the passage outside, and then through the banisters at the entrance and lobby below: all are empty.</p>
+ <p>Your target falls to the ground, but you cannot be sure if he has been hit or if he is diving for cover. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) You move away from the window in case he tries to return fire, and with nerves on edge, you wait a full minute before chancing another glance out of the window. The assassin is nowhere to be seen, and you fear that he may have gained access to the courthouse. With gun in hand, you peer into the passage outside, and then through the banisters at the entrance and lobby below: all are empty.</p>
<p>You decide to make your escape from the courthouse while you can. The passage leads to a fire exit. Through a crack in the door, you see that the yard outside is empty, so you push open the locking bar and pass through. You have taken only a few steps from the door when the assassin rushes around the corner of the courthouse with his rifle in his hand.</p>
<choice idref="sect181">If you possess sufficient ammunition for one round of fire, <link-text>turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect270">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Again the siren blares from above the east gate but this time it is an alarm signal. Knott responds by slamming his foot to the floor and steering the lumbering truck towards the west gate. Harsh voices curse, and then gunshots ring out.</p>
<p><quote>Get down!</quote> shouts Captain Frankland, as the bullets rip through the thin canvas covering and ricochet off the rear of the driver<ch.apos/>s cab. Instantly you flatten yourself to the floor, which leaps and shudders against your cheek as the truck rams into the west gate. The rot-infested doors offer little resistance: they are wrenched from their hinges and sent spinning through the air to disintegrate on landing.</p>
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<p>More shots are fired but none seem to find their target. You risk a glance over the tailgate to see the race track receding into the distance. In the street outside the track, a handful of determined Angelino clansmen are kick-starting their motorcycles in readiness to pursue you. You know just how dangerous these bikers can be, so you raise your gun and rest its barrel on the tailgate, waiting for the clansmen to come within range.</p>
<choice idref="sect42"><link-text>Turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>A bright yellow bulldozer, its earth scoop lowered, is on a collision course with the truck.</description>
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<p>Inadvertently, your fall saves your life. Another shot passes over your head barely a second after you stumble, missing you by a hand<ch.apos/>s breadth. The imminent danger clears your mind and you race towards the trees with a determination to survive. Knott encourages you to increase your speed and you pray that you will reach cover before the sniper has a chance to slip another round into the breech of his rifle.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. (Note: If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score 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="sect57">If your total score is 15 or less, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16-19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16<ch.endash/>19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If it is 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Collision with the barrier has damaged Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s car: a section of the front fender is buckled against the wheel, slowing it considerably. In your deadly duel, his supercharged car no longer has the advantage of speed. However, even though it is damaged, it still possesses enough power to enable him to catch you.</p>
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<p>In the distance a bridge is fast approaching. It crosses a channelled drainageway, fed by the Pantano Wash. An Amcorp Landcruiser, one of the colony<ch.apos/>s vehicles, has broken down and been abandoned on its approach ramp. The bus blocks two lanes of the freeway, leaving just enough room for one vehicle to pass.</p>
<p>The two of you speed towards this narrow gap, neck and neck, each determined to be the first to get across. Desperate to beat you, Mad Dog brings his speedster dangerously close. You are three seconds away from the gap when he rams your door.</p>
<p>Add your Driving skill total to your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add it to your total.</p>
<choice idref="sect220">If your total score is 21 or less, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect105">If your total score is 22-28, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect105">If your total score is 22<ch.endash/>28, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect70">If your total score is 29 or more, <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Dawn is breaking and you can see the highway continuing due south, deeper into the mountains, leading you away from all hope of an early rendezvous with the colony. The further you go, the poorer the road surface becomes until all your skill and concentration are required to avoid crashing.</p>
<p>Add together your Driving skill total and current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect184">If your total score is 13 or less, <link-text>turn to 184</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect258">If it is 14-18, <link-text>turn to 258</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect258">If it is 14<ch.endash/>18, <link-text>turn to 258</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect336">If it is 19 or more, <link-text>turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>19</title></meta>
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- <p>Your gunfire blows open the front tyre and sends the motorcycle skidding away to your left, missing the pump by inches. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) With a screech of buckled metal it crashes down on its side, rolls over and over, and then slams into the gas station wall. Cautiously you approach the tangled, smoking wreckage with your gun poised. You are still very wary of this maniacal rider even though the chances of his surviving such a terrible crash must be slim indeed.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire blows open the front tyre and sends the motorcycle skidding away to your left, missing the pump by inches. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) With a screech of buckled metal it crashes down on its side, rolls over and over, and then slams into the gas station wall. Cautiously you approach the tangled, smoking wreckage with your gun poised. You are still very wary of this maniacal rider even though the chances of his surviving such a terrible crash must be slim indeed.</p>
<p>As you expected, the rider is dead. A close examination of his broken body reveals that he was already dead before his machine hit the ground. He was killed by a ricocheting bullet as he sped over the bridge, and his body, slumped over the handlebars, kept the machine balanced in an upright and fixed line.</p>
<p>Thinking of how close you came to death makes you break out in a cold sweat. Uneasily you wipe your forehead with the back of your trembling hand as you turn and walk away from the dead clansman and his shattered bike.</p>
<choice idref="sect209"><link-text>Turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You scream a warning to Kate and together you duck your heads as Mad Dog opens fire with his machine pistol. Your swift action saves you both from decapitation. The bullets pass over the driving compartment and you escape unscathed.</p>
- <p>Knowing that your enemy has only one hand on the wheel of his speeding car, you nudge the side of his speedster, tempting him to retaliate. Then, when he rises to your challenge, you brake heavily and, because he is still holding his machine pistol, he fails to react in time to prevent his car from crossing in front of you and hitting the central barrier. Metal twists and sparks fly from his fender as he scrapes along the crash barrier at nearly 100 miles an hour. You put your foot down and overtake him on the left, powering your roadster away as he fights to extricate himself from the barrier<ch.apos/>s magnet-like grip.</p>
+ <p>Knowing that your enemy has only one hand on the wheel of his speeding car, you nudge the side of his speedster, tempting him to retaliate. Then, when he rises to your challenge, you brake heavily and, because he is still holding his machine pistol, he fails to react in time to prevent his car from crossing in front of you and hitting the central barrier. Metal twists and sparks fly from his fender as he scrapes along the crash barrier at nearly 100 miles an hour. You put your foot down and overtake him on the right, powering your roadster away as he fights to extricate himself from the barrier<ch.apos/>s magnet-like grip.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With the clansman<ch.apos/>s position fixed in your mind, you spring up from behind the tailgate and raise your gun to fire. The truck is bumping along the highway, making it impossible to take accurate aim, but for an instant he fills your sights and immediately you pull the trigger.</p>
- <p>Your shooting proves deadly accurate: the bullet hits him in the forehead, killing him before he can transmit his radio message. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Haskell looks at you and grins. He is clearly impressed by your marksmanship. He is about to congratulate you when the truck decelerates. When it stops, Captain Frankland leaves the cab and comes around to the back to check that you are both all right.</p>
+ <p>Your shooting proves deadly accurate: the bullet hits him in the forehead, killing him before he can transmit his radio message. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Haskell looks at you and grins. He is clearly impressed by your marksmanship. He is about to congratulate you when the truck decelerates. When it stops, Captain Frankland leaves the cab and comes around to the back to check that you are both all right.</p>
<p><quote>We<ch.apos/>re fine,</quote> you reply. <quote>Bruised, but otherwise just fine.</quote></p>
<p>You help the captain climb over the tailgate. Then, as soon as he is aboard, Knott restarts the engine and you continue on your journey west along Highway 9.</p>
<choice idref="sect326"><link-text>Turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The clansmen are training their spotlight directly into your eyes, effectively blinding you, and you are not able to steer the jeep out of their path until the last moment. The pick-up glances the rear and the sudden jolt makes you hit your head on the steering column: lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point.</p>
<p>Despite your injury, you regain control of the jeep quickly and bring it back onto the highway. Captain Frankland is standing behind you, manning the heavy machine gun, and, as the pick-up completes a spectacular 180-degree turn and comes racing back, he cocks the weapon and opens fire.</p>
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<p>The heavy-calibre rounds riddle the engine and tear the cab to shreds. The truck starts to skid, and then there is a tremendous <onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia> as the fuel tank explodes. As you accelerate onto the freeway, you glance in the driving mirror to see a huge ball of billowing orange flame engulf the remains of the truck and its passengers.</p>
<choice idref="sect178"><link-text>Turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You fire, but your aim is too high and your shot passes harmlessly over the head of the leading biker. His passenger replies by levelling his pistol, resting it on his shoulder, and squeezing off three rounds in rapid succession. The first slug clips your right shoulder and sends you reeling backwards<ch.emdash/>lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Immediately, the captain and Sergeant Haskell rush to your aid. Captain Frankland attends to your wound, (erase one Medi-kit unit from your Backpack), while the sergeant picks up your gun and returns fire at the pursuing bikers (erase from your Ammo Pouch the quantity of ammunition that is equal to one round of fire). Above the roar of the engines you hear the leading rider scream out in pain: Haskell has wounded him in the hand, severing a finger. He loses control, swerves violently to the left, somersaults, and then his machine bursts into flame.</p>
+ <p>Immediately, the captain and Sergeant Haskell rush to your aid. Captain Frankland attends to your wound, (erase one Medi-kit unit from your Backpack), while the sergeant picks up your gun and returns fire at the pursuing bikers (erase from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a> the quantity of ammunition that is equal to one round of fire). Above the roar of the engines you hear the leading rider scream out in pain: Haskell has wounded him in the hand, severing a finger. He loses control, swerves violently to the left, somersaults, and then his machine bursts into flame.</p>
<p>The incident scares the other riders sufficiently for them to pull back to a safe distance. They continue to tail the truck, but at least they are now out of range.</p>
<choice idref="sect149"><link-text>Turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You stand up and take hold of the heavy machine gun as Captain Frankland drives off towards the west side of Lordsburg. Haskell locates an ammunition box and helps you to thread a belt of .50-calibre shells into the breech.</p>
<p>Most of Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s clansmen are concentrated around the block of buildings where the truck was discovered, but there are some, most notably the Detroit Lions scouts, who have taken up lookout positions in other parts of the town. You pass two or three of them on your way through Lordsburg, yet they seem to ignore you. The jeep, with its clan markings, and the darkness enable you to pass them without challenge.</p>
<p>It is not until you begin your approach to the access ramp of Interstate 10 that you encounter any problem. Soon after your truck was found, Mad Dog dispatched a unit of scouts in a pick-up to guard the freeway ramp, just in case. It was a smart move. When these scouts see you approaching, they switch on a spotlight mounted on the roof of the pick-up above the driver<ch.apos/>s seat, catching you in its beam. When a radio call confirms that you are not what you seem, they accelerate towards you in an attempt to run you off the road.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Shooting skill total.</p>
<choice idref="sect143">If your total score is 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect293">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 293</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The sun has dipped below the western skyline and an eerie twilight bathes the ruined buildings of Lordsburg as you drive into the town. The tracks show that the convoy stopped here, but it must have been a brief visit for the town is now deserted. The fatigue of the mission is beginning to catch up with everyone, and all of you are having difficulty staying awake. The captain decides to camp here overnight and follow the convoy<ch.apos/>s trail at first light.</p>
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<p>A place to sleep is chosen at random from among the stores and offices that line the main street and the truck is parked in an adjacent alley. You enter to discover that your overnight accommodation was once a video arcade. Scores of video machines line the aisles, standing side-by-side like tombstones in an electronic cemetery. Their screens are blank but their titles are familiar, and they remind you of the hours you spent playing similar machines at home in California before <quote>The Day</quote>.</p>
<p>Much to your relief, Sergeant Haskell volunteers to take the first watch. Before you sleep, you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect236"><link-text>Turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>Clansmen and their women dance drunkenly around the fires.</description>
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<p>Nervously you wipe your palms then pump a shell into the breech of your Remington Brushmaster. A quick glance confirms that the safety catch is off. Then you tense yourself in preparation for this dangerous run.</p>
<p>Slowly you count down from five and, the moment your count is complete, you leap to your feet and race up the steps. As you clear the crater you mark your destination and sprint towards it, whilst simultaneously covering yourself by firing your shotgun at the sniper<ch.apos/>s position.</p>
- <p>Add together your Stealth Skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your shotgun (minimum: one round; maximum: five rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch).</p>
+ <p>Add together your Stealth Skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your shotgun (minimum: one round; maximum: five rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>).</p>
<choice idref="sect249">If your total score is now 11 or less, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If your total score is 12 or more, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>On the other side of the truck, there is another sharp crack, followed by the trailing sound of a rifle shot echoing across the surrounding mountains.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Stealth and Perception skill totals.</p>
<choice idref="sect347">If your total score is 12 or less, <link-text>turn to 347</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect10">If your total is 13-16, <link-text>turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect10">If your total is 13<ch.endash/>16, <link-text>turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect291">If it is 17 or more, <link-text>turn to 291</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Ready?</quote></p>
<p>Marine Knott nods his head, his jaw taut with concentration as he acknowledges your question.</p>
<p><quote>OK then. Let<ch.apos/>s go,</quote> you whisper, as you ease yourself over the rampart, using only your elbows and knees to propel you away from the safety of Fort Bliss.</p>
- <p>Anxiously, the captain and Sergeant Haskell watch as the two of you crawl across the broken ground, their weapons ready to give covering fire should the enemy see you approaching. The faint moonlight serves both to help and hinder your progress as you inch your way towards your first goal: an elevated section of Freeway 54. Clan snipers are known to occupy this vantage point, and you are painfully aware that not until you are directly beneath the raised highway itself will you be beyond the reach of their high-powered rifles.</p>
+ <p>Anxiously, the captain and Sergeant Haskell watch as the two of you crawl across the broken ground, their weapons ready to give covering fire should the enemy see you approaching. The faint moonlight serves both to help and hinder your progress as you inch your way towards your first goal: an elevated section of Highway 54. Clan snipers are known to occupy this vantage point, and you are painfully aware that not until you are directly beneath the raised highway itself will you be beyond the reach of their high-powered rifles.</p>
<p>Minutes pass like hours until you make it to the comparative safety of a shallow ditch that runs parallel to the concrete freeway supports. Knott arrives while you are scanning the dark, arch-like gaps between the concrete pillars, searching for the enemy, and immediately he points out a threat. Three clansmen are positioned behind a mound of rubble less than twenty yards away to your right. You study them, silently cursing your luck, for they are Detroit Lions; getting past these clansmen is not going to be easy.</p>
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<p>As you enter the town, you see a clan motorcycle parked in front of the gas station. Two men are crouched nearby, studying tracks in the dust made by the truck<ch.apos/>s tyres.</p>
<p><quote>We can<ch.apos/>t let these two get away,</quote> says Knott, as you approach the station stealthily. <quote>If they bring the others down on us before we<ch.apos/>ve fixed the truck, we<ch.apos/>ll be lucky to see the colony again.</quote></p>
<p>The two men are so interested in the tracks that they fail to notice you run across the street and take cover behind the gas station wall. Then the first clansman straightens himself and begins to walk towards the bike, while his partner remains kneeling on the ground, sifting through the remnants of the materials Haskell used to repair the truck<ch.apos/>s gas tank.</p>
- <p><quote>We gotta take <ch.apos/>em now, and we gotta take <ch.lsquot/>em quietly,</quote> whispers Knott, as he unsheathes his combat knife. <quote>There may be others in the neighbourhood. It<ch.apos/>s too risky to start shooting.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>We gotta take <ch.apos/>em now, and we gotta take <ch.rsquot/>em quietly,</quote> whispers Knott, as he unsheathes his combat knife. <quote>There may be others in the neighbourhood. It<ch.apos/>s too risky to start shooting.</quote></p>
<p>The second clansman is now rising to his feet. Knott pats your forearm and motions you to move with him as he gets ready to launch the ambush.</p>
<choice idref="sect251">If you wish to attack the clansman who is standing beside the motorcycle, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect88">If you wish to attack the clansman who is rising to his feet, <link-text>turn to 88</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You ready yourself and rise to one knee, your gun coming up at the same time in one smooth, fluid motion. A clansman fills your sights and you snatch the trigger; the gun recoils and you see him buckle and fall. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Then you scan for another target and find one, but before you can shoot, he falls to a burst of fire from Sergeant Haskell<ch.apos/>s machine pistol. Inspired by your action, the others join in the firefight and quickly dispatch the remaining clansmen. Then you hear the captain barking the order, <quote>Follow me!</quote> and see Knott and Haskell leaving the wall to run after him. He is heading towards a fire escape ladder on the far side of the roof. You pause just long enough to retrieve your Backpack and belt, and then you hurry after them before they disappear.</p>
+ <p>You ready yourself and rise to one knee, your gun coming up at the same time in one smooth, fluid motion. A clansman fills your sights and you snatch the trigger; the gun recoils and you see him buckle and fall. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Then you scan for another target and find one, but before you can shoot, he falls to a burst of fire from Sergeant Haskell<ch.apos/>s machine pistol. Inspired by your action, the others join in the firefight and quickly dispatch the remaining clansmen. Then you hear the captain barking the order, <quote>Follow me!</quote> and see Knott and Haskell leaving the wall to run after him. He is heading towards a fire escape ladder on the far side of the roof. You pause just long enough to retrieve your Backpack and belt, and then you hurry after them before they disappear.</p>
<choice idref="sect151"><link-text>Turn to 151</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the jeep speeds away from Lordsburg, you watch the blazing wreckage disappear slowly into the night. You are half-expecting a horde of clansmen to come roaring out of the town in hot pursuit, but as you make your escape there is no sign of any clan activity.</p>
<p>You cover fifteen miles, reaching the intersection with Highway 80, when the jeep runs out of fuel. The captain lets it cruise to the side of the freeway, and as soon as it stops he leaps out and walks around to the back to unhook a large fuel can that is strapped to the spare tyre.</p>
<p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s your turn to drive, Cal,</quote> he says, as he shakes the can. You obey this command and settle yourself in the driving seat while he pours the contents into the jeep<ch.apos/>s empty tank. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s about two gallons in this,</quote> he says, as the precious gas sloshes into the filler pipe. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s not going to get us very far.</quote></p>
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<p>The captain is pouring in the last few drops of the spare gas when suddenly you discover why you were not followed out of Lordsburg.</p>
<choice idref="sect309"><link-text>Turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You sleep deeply but not for very long: the truck comes to a stop barely an hour after you closed your eyes, and you are woken by the sudden lack of movement. <quote>Where are we?</quote> you ask, shielding your bleary eyes from the glare of the early morning sunlight.</p>
- <p><quote>Bout a mile from the border,</quote> says the captain, as he pulls open the tailgate latch and lets the heavy section swing down noisily. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s trouble up ahead. You two had better take a look for y<ch.apos/>selves.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.rsquot/>Bout a mile from the border,</quote> says the captain, as he pulls open the tailgate latch and lets the heavy section swing down noisily. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s trouble up ahead. You two had better take a look for y<ch.apos/>selves.</quote></p>
<p>You and Sergeant Haskell stretch your aching limbs, and then ease yourselves down from the truck to take a look at your surroundings. You have stopped on a boulder-strewn highway that descends towards a town occupying a narrow mountain pass. North, beyond the sun-bleached buildings, the peaks of the Florida Mountains dominate the skyline. To the west of the town, another highway branches away at a junction that is marked with a battered road sign.</p>
<choice idref="sect126">If you possess a pair of <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect232">If you possess neither of these Backpack Items, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>I think they were waiting to hear some good news from an agent they sent after us,</quote> you reply, as you walk together towards the place where Kate has parked your roadster. <quote>They<ch.apos/>ve a long wait if they<ch.apos/>re still expecting him to call.</quote></p>
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<p>Kate looks at you with a puzzled expression, and you recount in detail the events that befell the team during the escape from Ciudad Juarez. As you drive out of Benson, you tell her how Frankland, Haskell, and Knott met their deaths, and how you avenged them in your showdown with their murderer, Helmut Varken, at the Tombstone courthouse.</p>
<p><quote>What d<ch.apos/>you think<ch.apos/>s gonna happen when Mad Dog finds out that you<ch.apos/>ve killed Varken?</quote> she asks, nervously.</p>
- <p><quote>Well, he ain<ch.apos/>t gonna be happy, that<ch.apos/>s f<ch.apos/>sure, especially after what we did at Ciudad. I don<ch.apos/>t know what he<ch.apos/>ll do. I guess we<ch.apos/>ll just have to wait an<ch.apos/> see.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Well, he ain<ch.apos/>t gonna be happy, that<ch.apos/>s f<ch.apos/>sure, especially after what we did at Juarez. I don<ch.apos/>t know what he<ch.apos/>ll do. I guess we<ch.apos/>ll just have to wait an<ch.apos/> see.</quote></p>
<p>Unfortunately, you do not have to wait long.</p>
<choice idref="sect252"><link-text>Turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You scream as Mad Dog opens fire with his machine pistol, and slam your foot on the brake pedal. Your swift action saves you from death but you do not escape unscathed. One bullet clips your forearm and another grazes your neck: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Knowing that your enemy has only one hand on the wheel of his speeding car, you nudge the side of his speedster, tempting him to retaliate, and then, when he rises to your challenge, you brake heavily. Because he is still holding his machine pistol, he fails to react in time to prevent his car from crossing in front of you and hitting the central barrier. Metal twists and sparks fly from his fender as he scrapes along the crash barrier at nearly 100 miles an hour. You put your foot down and overtake him on the left, powering your roadster away as he fights to extricate himself from the barrier<ch.apos/>s magnet-like grip.</p>
+ <p>Knowing that your enemy has only one hand on the wheel of his speeding car, you nudge the side of his speedster, tempting him to retaliate, and then, when he rises to your challenge, you brake heavily. Because he is still holding his machine pistol, he fails to react in time to prevent his car from crossing in front of you and hitting the central barrier. Metal twists and sparks fly from his fender as he scrapes along the crash barrier at nearly 100 miles an hour. You put your foot down and overtake him on the right, powering your roadster away as he fights to extricate himself from the barrier<ch.apos/>s magnet-like grip.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>The clansman avoids the blow and retaliates with a punch to your body.</description>
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- <p>The incessant noise of the dogs is making your stomach churn. Then you catch sight of them<ch.emdash/>two slack-jowled bloodhounds<ch.emdash/>padding their way across the Montana Road with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
+ <p>The incessant noise of the dogs is making your stomach churn. Then you catch sight of them<ch.emdash/>two slack-jowled bloodhounds<ch.emdash/>padding their way across Montana Avenue with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
<p><quote>Run for it!</quote> you hiss, pointing towards the ruins. Knott turns and sprints away. As soon as he is clear of the ditch, the dogs begin to bark wildly, alerting their handlers to your position. You scramble out and follow your partner, praying that you will reach cover before the clansmen see you and open fire. Your prayers are answered. In his haste the clansman drops his flashlight, and before he can retrieve it and switch it on, you follow Knott through the open door of a derelict building.</p>
<p><quote>We stand a better chance if we split up,</quote> you say, casting an anxious glance over your shoulder at the yellow light that is now streaming through the doorway. <quote>But remember<ch.emdash/>meet up at the bridge as planned.</quote></p>
<p>The torchlight illuminates the interior sufficiently for you to be able to make out two possible exits: a carpeted staircase leading to the first floor, and another leading down to the basement.</p>
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<p>By keeping strictly to the alleys and side streets you are able to make your way deep into the heart of the city, avoiding the numerous clan patrols. At length you reach the banks of the Rio Grande and follow the river westwards towards your rendezvous destination. Your early encounters with Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s men have delayed you and now, as you hurry along the walkways and plazas bordering the river, you are fearful that you will arrive too late to join the others. You are hurrying along a walled sidewalk when you catch sight of the Stanton Street Toll Bridge less than 400 yards away. You are confident that it is the right bridge for it is the only one still intact. A glance at your wristwatch shows that you have less than ten minutes to spare.</p>
- <p>You are about to break into a run when suddenly you hear a noise behind you that makes you freeze: it is the sound of a pistol being cocked. Instinctively you reach for your gun as you spin around to face your potential attacker, but your fear quickly evaporates when you see the familiar face of Marine Knott peering at you from over the walkway wall.</p>
- <p><quote>You<ch.apos/>re getting a touch careless, Cal,</quote> he says, as he holsters his pistol and clambers over the wall to join you.</p>
- <p><quote>Yeah, you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, self-consciously. <quote>I oughta know by now. Better late than dead, right?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Right,</quote> he says, and slaps you reassuringly on the back. <quote>The bridge is over there. It<ch.apos/>ll only take a few minutes to reach it. If all<ch.apos/>s well, the captain and Sergeant Haskell should be there already waitin<ch.apos/> for us.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>The bridge is over there,</quote> Marine Knott says. <quote>It<ch.apos/>ll only take a few minutes to reach it. If all<ch.apos/>s well, the captain and Sergeant Haskell should be there already waitin<ch.apos/> for us.</quote></p>
<p>You set off, soon reaching a cluster of old US immigration offices standing at the approach to the bridge. As Knott predicted, Frankland and Haskell are waiting for you to show and, as you approach the buildings, they call you over to join them. They have already scouted the bridge and determined that there are four clan guards on the bridge itself, but none at all on the service walkway that runs beneath it.</p>
<p><quote>We<ch.apos/>ve less than an hour before the explosives are due to arrive,</quote> says the captain, checking his watch. <quote>Is everyone ready?</quote></p>
<p>You nod in unison. <quote>OK then. Let<ch.apos/>s go!</quote></p>
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<p>The clansmen are armed with assault rifles, which they empty at the truck. Bullets ricochet from the rear and whistle past on every side, forcing you to duck behind the tailgate for cover. Your reflexes save you from being hit, but as you duck for cover, you catch your chin on the edge of the tailgate, splitting the skin: lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point.</p>
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<p>The firing stops and you raise your head in time to see the clan leader running into the middle of the highway, his hand outstretched to pick up a walkie-talkie that must have dropped from his pocket. He could attempt to radio another clan outpost, perhaps in Mimbres or even nearer, and forewarn them of your arrival.</p>
<choice idref="sect22">If you wish to attempt to shoot the clansman to prevent him from using his radio, <link-text>turn to 22</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect335">If you have insufficient ammunition, or if you do not wish to fire at him, <link-text>turn to 335</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You fire and hit the Angelino clansman in the side as he roars past your hiding place, sending him tumbling from his machine to hit the ground in a cloud of dust. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) It is not until the dust settles and your heartbeat begins to slow that you realize that you have been wounded.</p>
+ <p>You fire and hit the Angelino clansman in the side as he roars past your hiding place, sending him tumbling from his machine to hit the ground in a cloud of dust. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) It is not until the dust settles and your heartbeat begins to slow that you realize that you have been wounded.</p>
<p>A neat hole in your jacket sleeve marks the entry point of a machine pistol bullet. Fortunately, it is a clean wound and there is very little bleeding, the slug having passed through the muscle of your inner forearm, missing the bone by a hair<ch.apos/>s breadth: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Soon the feeling returns and your arm begins to ache viciously. Marine Knott helps you to clean and bandage the wound while the others search the clansmen<ch.apos/>s bodies.</p>
<choice idref="sect209"><link-text>Turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The commander dives aside fast enough to avoid being hit, but one of his men is not so lucky. As he runs around the corner, he catches your gunfire full in the chest and is thrown backwards to the ground. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>The commander dives aside fast enough to avoid being hit, but one of his men is not so lucky. As he runs around the corner, he catches your gunfire full in the chest and is thrown backwards to the ground. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>Angered by your attempt to kill him, the hard-faced clan commander unslings his rifle and throws himself down behind the man you have just shot, using his body as a shield.</p>
<choice idref="sect78">If you wish to fire at the commander before he can fire at you, <link-text>turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>After considering the situation, Captain Frankland calls the team together in a room at the rear of the derelict caf<ch.eacute/>. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ve got two options, men,</quote> he says, quietly. <quote>Either we ambush the trucks before they reach the race track, or we hit <ch.lsquot/>em once they<ch.apos/>re inside. What d<ch.apos/>you think, sergeant?</quote></p>
+ <p>After considering the situation, Captain Frankland calls the team together in a room at the rear of the derelict caf<ch.eacute/>. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ve got two options, men,</quote> he says, quietly. <quote>Either we ambush the trucks before they reach the race track, or we hit <ch.rsquot/>em once they<ch.apos/>re inside. What d<ch.apos/>you think, sergeant?</quote></p>
<p>Haskell shifts uneasily, his face lined with concentration. <quote>I think we<ch.apos/>re gonna have t<ch.apos/> blow them once they<ch.apos/>re inside, sir. We don<ch.apos/>t know for sure which direction they<ch.apos/>ll approach from, and, considerin<ch.apos/> what they<ch.apos/>ve got on board, I doubt if they<ch.apos/>ll stop for anything until they<ch.apos/>re safe inside Michigan<ch.apos/>s HQ.</quote> You nod in agreement, as does Marine Knott.</p>
- <p><quote>Very well then. If we can<ch.apos/>t ambush <ch.lsquot/>em on the outside, we<ch.apos/>ll have to get inside the track and destroy <ch.lsquot/>em there. It<ch.apos/>ll make our chances of escape a whole lot shorter, but I agree with you<ch.emdash/>I reckon we have no choice.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Very well then. If we can<ch.apos/>t ambush <ch.rsquot/>em on the outside, we<ch.apos/>ll have to get inside the track and destroy <ch.rsquot/>em there. It<ch.apos/>ll make our chances of escape a whole lot shorter, but I agree with you<ch.emdash/>I reckon we have no choice.</quote></p>
<p>Having decided on a plan of action, Sergeant Haskell distributes the mines, one to each man. <quote>Set the timers to five minutes,</quote> he says, and demonstrates how to do this using his own charge. <quote>They<ch.apos/>re magnetic, so try to fix them to the fuel tank if possible. Failing that, place them as near to the explosives as you can get.</quote></p>
<p>You examine the heavy, saucer-like device and then carefully set its clockwork timer, according to Haskell<ch.apos/>s instructions. Finally, you flick across the safety cover so that it protects the detonator button, and slip the mine inside your Backpack.</p>
<p>Record the <typ class="item">Contact Mine</typ> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Backpack Item. If you already possess the maximum quota of Backpack Items, you must discard one article in its favour.</p>
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<p>An old US Mail panel truck is the only vehicle in the Post Office parking lot. Its tyres have rotted, its battery is dead, and its engine is so full of dust that it will never work again. However, it still has some gasolene left in its fuel tank. The truck may not carry you anywhere but you cannot readily abandon its fuel.</p>
<p>You look for some means of collecting the gas, and discover an empty fuel can lying in the cab. However, you are still faced with the problem of getting the gasolene out of the truck<ch.apos/>s fuel tank.</p>
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- <p>After ten hours<ch.apos/> deep, uninterrupted sleep, you wake feeling thoroughly refreshed: restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. The barricade is still intact and, once it is dismantled, you arm yourself before investigating the six other buildings that comprise the town. All of them are empty and show no signs of having been entered during the night, prompting you to believe that you may, at least for the time being , have given the assassin the slip.</p>
+ <p>After ten hours<ch.apos/> deep, uninterrupted sleep, you wake feeling thoroughly refreshed: restore 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. The barricade is still intact and, once it is dismantled, you arm yourself before investigating the six other buildings that comprise the town. All of them are empty and show no signs of having been entered during the night, prompting you to believe that you may, at least for the time being, have given the assassin the slip.</p>
<p>In a shack behind the diner you discover a motorcycle that is in a serviceable condition. The tyres are sound and the gas tank is over half full with gasolene, but its oil level is very low. As you kick start the engine you can only hope that it will get you as far as Tucson before breaking down.</p>
<p>After studying the <a idref="map">map</a> you mount your new vehicle and set off, heading north along Highway 666. You have ridden only seven miles when a collapsed bridge forces you to change direction and travel west along an unmarked mountain road. You enjoy the cool breeze whipping through your hair as you ride at speed along this empty trail, and you cover more than twenty miles before coming to a small town where a sign proclaims:</p>
<signpost>GLEESON WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS</signpost>
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<p>You give your enemy your undivided attention, for he is a formidable opponent. Also, he presents a difficult target: he is partially hidden behind the brick pillar of a hardware store, and his black suit merges readily with the shadows. Despite these disadvantages, you know that this may be your only chance to put an end to his pursuit and avenge the lives of your three dead comrades.</p>
- <p>You watch as be completes the reloading of his rifle. Then he shoulders the weapon and takes up a pair of binocular-like field glasses, which hang from a strap around his neck. He places these bulky lenses to his visor and methodically scans the surrounding rooftops. This seems a curious thing to do as the buildings are very close: surely he does not need binoculars to be able to see if anyone is standing on top of them?</p>
+ <p>You watch as he completes the reloading of his rifle. Then he shoulders the weapon and takes up a pair of binocular-like field glasses, which hang from a strap around his neck. He places these bulky lenses to his visor and methodically scans the surrounding rooftops. This seems a curious thing to do as the buildings are very close: surely he does not need binoculars to be able to see if anyone is standing on top of them?</p>
<p>You prepare your own weapon and get ready to take aim. Then a chill stabs your heart as he scans the first floor windows of the courthouse and you realize that he is not using a regular pair of binoculars: they are sophisticated, high-resolution, image intensifiers.</p>
<p>Immediately you duck back from the window, but you cannot help but fear that he has already located your position.</p>
<choice idref="sect327"><link-text>Turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You fire, and above the roar of the engines you hear the leading rider scream out in pain. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Your gunfire has wounded him in the hand, severing two fingers. He loses control of his machine, which swerves violently to the left, somersaults, and then bursts into flame.</p>
+ <p>You fire, and above the roar of the engines you hear the leading rider scream out in pain. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Your gunfire has wounded him in the hand, severing two fingers. He loses control of his machine, which swerves violently to the left, somersaults, and then bursts into flame.</p>
<p>The incident scares the other riders sufficiently for them to pull back to a safe distance. They continue to tail the truck, but at least they are now out of range.</p>
<choice idref="sect149"><link-text>Turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
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<description><quote>I<ch.apos/>m gonna get you for this!</quote> he screams, and comes running at you, wielding a crowbar in his bony hand.</description>
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<p>Your engine responds and you surge ahead, avoiding Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s attack by a few feet. You glance in your mirror to see him swerve across the freeway, but his car is equipped with a supercharged V-12 engine, more powerful than your own, and within a few seconds he comes roaring alongside. As he draws level, his electric passenger window glides down and you find yourself staring at the barrel of his machine pistol.</p>
<p>Add together your Perception skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect193">If your total score is 15 or less, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect87">If your total is 16-20, <link-text>turn to 87</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect87">If your total is 16<ch.endash/>20, <link-text>turn to 87</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect21">If it is 21 or more, <link-text>turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Nervously you wipe your sweaty palms on the front of your T-shirt before checking to see that there is a live round in the breech of your rifle. Then, once you are sure that your equipment is secure, you tense yourself to begin this dangerous run.</p>
<p>Slowly you count down from five and, the moment your count is complete, you leap to your feet and race up the steps. As you clear the crater, you mark your destination and sprint towards it, whilst simultaneously covering yourself by firing your rifle at the sniper<ch.apos/>s position.</p>
- <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your gun (minimum: one round; maximum: three rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch).</p>
+ <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your gun (minimum: one round; maximum: three rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>).</p>
<choice idref="sect249">If your total score is now 13 or less, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If your total score is 14 or more, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Marine Knott takes the wheel with the captain riding beside him in the cab. Meanwhile, you and the sergeant climb in the back and take up firing positions at the tailgate. Steadily Knott drives towards Columbus, keeping the speed down to avoid arousing too much suspicion. You are sixty yards from the barricade when the captain shouts through the cab partition: <quote>Hold on men<ch.emdash/>we<ch.apos/>re going in!</quote></p>
<p>You exchange an anxious glance with Sergeant Haskell as the engine roars and the truck picks up speed.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect188">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect244">If the number is 4<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 244</link-text>.</choice>
<p>Inadvertently, your fall saves your life. A shot passes over your head a second after you stumble, missing you by a hand<ch.apos/>s breadth. The imminent danger clears your mind and you race towards the trees with a determination to survive. Knott encourages you to increase your speed and you pray that you will reach cover before the sniper has a chance to slip another round into the breech of his rifle.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. (Note: If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score 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 total.)</p>
<choice idref="sect57">If your total score is 15 or less, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16-19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16<ch.endash/>19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If it is 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The tracks lead to a drug store at the centre of the town. It looks as if Kate parked your car here and went inside the store, for there are two lines of foot- prints in the dust, running from the street to the front door.</p>
+ <p>The tracks lead to a drug store at the centre of the town. It looks as if Kate parked your car here and went inside the store, for there are two lines of footprints in the dust, running from the street to the front door.</p>
<p>The others wait in the truck while you enter the store. Following in Kate<ch.apos/>s footsteps, you arrive at some empty places on the store<ch.apos/>s shelves. She was after medical supplies, although she was selective about what she took. The shelves still hold a few medicines and other medical supplies<ch.emdash/>enough for two Medi-kit units. (If you wish to keep these, remember to mark them on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<p>Having satisfied your curiosity, you go back to the truck and tell the others what you have found. Captain Frankland is anxious to reach Lordsburg before dark, so he orders Knott to turn the truck around and head back to Interstate 10.</p>
<choice idref="sect33"><link-text>Turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You twist the ignition key and pump the gas pedal; you feel a surge of relief when you hear the jeep<ch.apos/>s sturdy engine growl throatily. A flick of a switch brings the headlights to life and then you are off, accelerating along a narrow street opposite the bus depot that leads to the west side of town.</p>
<p>Most of Mad Dog<ch.apos/>s clansmen are concentrated around the block of buildings where the truck was discovered, but there are some, most notably the Detroit Lions<ch.apos/> scouts, who have taken up lookout positions in other parts of the town. You pass two or three of them on your way through Lordsburg, yet they seem to ignore you. The jeep<ch.emdash/>with its clan markings<ch.emdash/>and the darkness, enable you to pass them without challenge.</p>
<p>It is not until you begin your approach to the access ramp of Interstate 10 that you encounter any problem. Soon after your truck was found, Mad Dog dispatched a unit of scouts in a pick-up to guard the freeway ramp, just in case. It was a smart move. When the scouts see you approaching, they switch on a spotlight mounted on the roof of the pick-up, above the driver<ch.apos/>s seat, and catch you in its beam. When a radio call confirms that you are not what you seem, they accelerate towards you in an attempt to run you off the road.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Driving skill total.</p>
<choice idref="sect205">If your total score is 3 or less, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect25">If it is 4<ch.endash/>7, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>The heavy-calibre rounds riddle the engine and tear the cab to shreds.</description>
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<p>You pull back the slide of your Beretta just far enough to check that there is a bullet in the breech; then you tense yourself in preparation for this dangerous run.</p>
<p>Slowly you count down from five and, the moment your count is complete, you leap to your feet and race up the steps. As you clear the crater, you mark your destination and sprint towards it, whilst simultaneously covering yourself by firing your pistol at the sniper<ch.apos/>s position.</p>
- <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your pistol (minimum: one round; maximum: eight rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch).</p>
+ <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every round you choose to fire from your pistol (minimum: one round; maximum: eight rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>).</p>
<choice idref="sect249">If your total score is now 13 or less, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If your total score is 14 or more, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Yessir!</quote> Knott replies.</p>
<p>As the dust-blown stores and houses of the derelict Mexican town trail away behind the truck, it becomes obvious that the place is deserted. Knott arrives at the same conclusion and decreases speed as he prepares to turn off the main highway. The truck crosses a bridge then swings to the right and stops beside a store that lost its roof long ago.</p>
<p><quote>They<ch.apos/>re still with us, captain,</quote> said Haskell, staring across the dry river bed at the group of headlights, as the bikers enter the town.</p>
- <p><quote>Not for long,</quote> Frankland growls, his voice harsh and determined. <quote>Spread out and find some cover. We<ch.apos/>ll take <ch.lsquot/>em as they come over the bridge.</quote></p>
- <p>Quickly you move away from the truck and scour the darkness, straining your eyes to find a place to hide that also has an unobstructed view of the bridge. You can see only two such places, both far from ideal. One is a gas pump, standing on the forecourt of a gas station directly opposite the bridge: the other is an industrial trash can, abandoned at the side of the bridge<ch.apos/>s exit ramp.</p>
+ <p><quote>Not for long,</quote> Frankland growls, his voice harsh and determined. <quote>Spread out and find some cover. We<ch.apos/>ll take <ch.rsquot/>em as they come over the bridge.</quote></p>
+ <p>Quickly you move away from the truck and scour the darkness, straining your eyes to find a place to hide that also has an unobstructed view of the bridge. You can see only two such places, both far from ideal. One is a gas pump, standing on the forecourt of a gas station directly opposite the bridge; the other is an industrial trash can, abandoned at the side of the bridge<ch.apos/>s exit ramp.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to take cover behind the gas pump, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect317">If you decide to place yourself inside the trash can, <link-text>turn to 317</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>For a few seconds you stand entranced, not knowing for sure whether you are dead or alive. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Then, as the warm breeze clears the lingering gun smoke, you see the body of the assassin lying motionless beside the courthouse wall. You are filled with a great sense of relief, as if a huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Then the shock of your encounter takes hold of your body and you begin to shiver uncontrollably. You must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>For a few seconds you stand entranced, not knowing for sure whether you are dead or alive. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Then, as the warm breeze clears the lingering gun smoke, you see the body of the assassin lying motionless beside the courthouse wall. You are filled with a great sense of relief, as if a huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Then the shock of your encounter takes hold of your body and you begin to shiver uncontrollably. You must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>With grim curiosity you move forward to search the body. You pull off his helmet and stare at the face of this killer. At once you recognize the cruel, angular features: he is Helmut Varken, a top HAVOC assassin who achieved infamy on 1 May, 2008 when he assassinated both the President of the United States, and the General Secretary of the Supreme Soviet at an emergency summit meeting in Rome. HAVOC was proud of his ignoble feat, and when by chance they leaked his identity, his photograph appeared on every television screen and on the front page of every newspaper around the world. You were only seven years old at the time, but the image of his face became synonymous with the evil that HAVOC represented, and it etched itself indelibly upon your mind.</p>
<p>As your pulse returns to normal, you begin to search his bloodstained body. You are disappointed to find that his air-con suit has been irreparably damaged, but you discover more than enough useful items to compensate for the loss:</p>
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- <p>You fire, hitting the Angelino clansman in the side as he roars past your hiding place, and sending him tumbling from his machine to hit the ground in a cloud of dust. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) It is not until the dust settles and your pulse slows that you realize just how close you came to being killed.</p>
+ <p>You fire, hitting the Angelino clansman in the side as he roars past your hiding place, and sending him tumbling from his machine to hit the ground in a cloud of dust. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) It is not until the dust settles and your pulse slows that you realize just how close you came to being killed.</p>
<p>Seven neat indentations run in a line across the trash can, marking the place where the biker<ch.apos/>s machine pistol bullets ricocheted off the thick steel plate. They are barely an inch below the top of the rim. Had he aimed a fraction higher, the bullets would have hit you for sure.</p>
<p>Thinking of how close you came to death makes you break out in a cold sweat. Uneasily you wipe your forehead with the back of your trembling hand as you climb out of the trash can and walk away from the bridge.</p>
<choice idref="sect209"><link-text>Turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>Four trucks roar through the east gate and screech to a halt.</description>
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<p>You and the captain leave Knott to pay his last respects and walk back to the pick-up to consider your next course of action. Mad Dog Michigan is known to have snipers at his disposal, former HAVOC assassins who operated under him in the years before <quote>The Day</quote>. If it was one of those professionals who killed Haskell, the chances are that he will not stop until he has finished you all off.</p>
<p><quote>We<ch.apos/>ve gotta keep moving if we<ch.apos/>re to stay out of range of this assassin,</quote> says Captain Frankland, as he stares across the landscape. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve had experience of these murderers in the past. They<ch.apos/>re totally ruthless and totally professional.</quote></p>
<p>Then, as if in answer to his words and your fears, another gunshot echoes across the pine-clad mountains.</p>
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<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect340">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 340</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If the number is 4<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>Slowly he climbs off his machine, pausing briefly to adjust the controls of his air-conditioned riding suit.</description>
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<description>The clansman half-turns before you land your blow.</description>
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<p>You leave behind the blazing wreckage as you speed away from Lordsburg on Interstate 10. You are expecting to be followed, yet, as the town slowly vanishes into the night, there is no sign of a clan pursuit.</p>
<p>You cover fifteen miles, reaching the intersection with Highway 80, when the jeep runs out of fuel. You let it cruise to the side of the freeway. As soon as you stop, Captain Frankland unhooks a large fuel can that is strapped to the rear of the jeep and shakes it.</p>
<p><quote>There<ch.apos/>s about two gallons in this,</quote> he says, as he flicks open the cap and pours the contents into the jeep<ch.apos/>s empty tank. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s not going to get us very far.</quote></p>
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<p>As the captain pours the last of the spare gas into the jeep, suddenly you discover why you were not followed out of Lordsburg.</p>
<choice idref="sect309"><link-text>Turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The temperature continues to rise as the truck makes its way along the remains of Highway 81, across a vast and spectacular landscape. It is nearly noon when you reach a winding, steep-sided canyon<ch.emdash/>part of the great continental divide. Its multi-banded strata of rocks provide a dramatic splash of colour in this sun-bleached mountain wasteland.</p>
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<p><quote>The colony should be in Deming about now,</quote> says the Captain, glancing at his wristwatch. <quote>When we reach the Interstate, we<ch.apos/>ll stop and wait for them there. No sense travelling in this heat if we can help it.</quote></p>
<p>He has barely finished talking when there is a loud <onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia>. The floor shudders, and then the engine starts to cough and splutter. Knott groans loudly, fearing the worst, and desperately pumps the gas pedal to keep the engine from stalling. For half a mile the truck lurches along the highway like a drunken kangaroo, until the engine utters its last cough and stops.</p>
<p>An examination of the engine soon reveals the problem<ch.emdash/>a cracked electronic ignition unit. Knott recalls seeing one of these lying on a workbench back at the Hachita gas station, and curses himself for not having taken it. At least a replacement part is within reach. Knott volunteers to return to the town, ten miles away, and asks for someone to accompany him.</p>
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<p>When you can no longer see the highway for trees, you rise to your feet and scurry deeper into the forest. Here the air is heavy and still, and the heat is stifling, but at least the trees protect you from the midday sun. For two hours you ascend the pine-clad slopes of the Pedregosa Mountains, wending your way steadily westwards towards peaks that are hidden from sight.</p>
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<p>Throughout your weary trek, you exchange less than a dozen words with Marine Knott. The grief and the shock you feel play on your mind, and no matter how hard you try to shake them the images of your companions<ch.apos/> final moments keep repeating in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. Eventually you come to terms with your sense of bereavement, but you cannot escape the ever-present fear that the sniper is somewhere nearby.</p>
<p>By mid-afternoon you discover a trail that cuts through the scrub growing in abundance on the higher slopes. The trail is a welcome discovery, for the scrub is twisted and tough, gnarled, and deep-rooted, and difficult to climb. You have been following the trail for less than an hour when it starts to ascend very steeply towards a rugged outcrop of rock.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your Field Craft skill total.</p>
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<p><quote>OK, Cal,</quote> says the captain. <quote>Me and the sergeant<ch.apos/>ll take the scenic route. We<ch.apos/>ll go first. Give us time to clear the zone then wait five minutes before you and Knott make your move. Is that clear?</quote></p>
<p><quote>No problem,</quote> you reply, confidently. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ll meet up at the toll bridge at 0100 hours.</quote></p>
- <p>With bated breath you watch as the two soldiers slip over the perimeter wall and crawl away from the safety of Fort Bliss. Expertly they merge with the broken wasteland so that you soon find it impossible to track their path, leading to an elevated section of Freeway 54. Fifteen minutes later, all is still as quiet as the grave. You are sure that they have made it across the zone by now, and so you motion to Marine Knott to follow as you lower yourself head-first over the rampart and propel yourself across the rocky ground using only your elbows and knees.</p>
- <p>The faint moonlight serves both to help and hinder your progress as you inch your way towards the Montana Road, a highway that runs 100 yards in front of, and parallel to, the clansmen<ch.apos/>s position. Every move you make is slow and deliberate as though the ground were strewn with eggs, so urgent is the need to prevent dust from betraying your position. Eventually you reach a shallow ditch bordering the highway and you use it as cover as you advance towards a group of ruined buildings at the edge of the city. You are less than twenty yards from the ruins when you are frozen by the sound of howling dogs. They are clan bloodhounds and they have picked up your scent on the warm night air.</p>
+ <p>With bated breath you watch as the two soldiers slip over the perimeter wall and crawl away from the safety of Fort Bliss. Expertly they merge with the broken wasteland so that you soon find it impossible to track their path, which leads to an elevated section of Highway 54. Fifteen minutes later, all is still as quiet as the grave. You are sure that they have made it across the zone by now, and so you motion to Marine Knott to follow as you lower yourself head-first over the rampart and propel yourself across the rocky ground using only your elbows and knees.</p>
+ <p>The faint moonlight serves both to help and hinder your progress as you inch your way towards Montana Avenue, a highway that runs 100 yards in front of, and parallel to, the clansmen<ch.apos/>s position. Every move you make is slow and deliberate as though the ground were strewn with eggs, so urgent is the need to prevent dust from betraying your position. Eventually you reach a shallow ditch bordering the highway and you use it as cover as you advance towards a group of ruined buildings at the edge of the city. You are less than twenty yards from the ruins when you are frozen by the sound of howling dogs. They are clan bloodhounds and they have picked up your scent on the warm night air.</p>
<p>With your pulse racing, you peer over the edge of the ditch, seeking to catch a clear view of the enemy. You cannot see them, but you can hear them approaching fast. You must act quickly if you are to avoid being caught by the hounds and their handlers.</p>
<choice idref="sect109">If you possess at least one Meal<ch.apos/>s worth of food and wish to use it to delay the hounds, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect89">If you do not possess any food, or if you do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 89</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The man enters the room, his pistol poised to shoot should either of you be foolish enough to think you can overpower him. He motions you to move back against the far wall, and when you comply, he calls to his companions, who are hiding below the floor.</p>
- <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s OK, Jack, I got <ch.lsquot/>em covered. You can bring everyone up now.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s OK, Jack, I got <ch.rsquot/>em covered. You can bring everyone up now.</quote></p>
<p>One by one, a family colony of survivors climbs the stairs and files into the room. The first to appear is a man in his mid-thirties, lean and clean-shaven, yet bearing a striking resemblance to the man with the gun. He is followed by two women of about the same age; then two children appear: a boy aged about eight and a girl aged eleven or so.</p>
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<p>The captain leads the team through the buildings of the immigration control compound, and on towards the iron-framed service walkway. The gate to this section is locked but its rusty padlock is soon dealt with and stealthily you make your crossing. Below your feet, through the cage-like steel floor of the walkway, the waters of the Rio Grande glint in the moonlight. To your right lie the ruined remains of the Cordova Bridge. Its central span collapsed during the post-holocaust years, and the debris now forms an island of broken concrete that parts the waters near the middle of the river. The noisy rush of the water passing over this isle obscures the sound of your footfalls as the team hurries across the walkway towards the Mexican side of the border.</p>
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<p>You are less than twenty yards from the exit gate when the captain signals a halt. Silently he points to the end of the walkway, where two clan sentries are standing guard with their backs to the river. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ve gotta deal with these two quickly and quietly,</quote> he whispers, as he reaches to his boot and unsheathes his black-bladed combat knife.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect67">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 67</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You fire, and almost immediately throw yourself to the floor of the truck, hoping to avoid your enemy<ch.apos/>s counterfire. Fortunately, your move proves unnecessarily cautious: your burst of fire hits the clan commander in the head, killing him instantly. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</p>
+ <p>You fire, and almost immediately throw yourself to the floor of the truck, hoping to avoid your enemy<ch.apos/>s return fire. Fortunately, your move proves unnecessarily cautious: your burst of fire hits the clan commander in the head, killing him instantly. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</p>
<p>His death travels like a shock wave through the other clansmen, bringing them to an abrupt halt. They abort their attack and fall back, a few of them stopping just long enough to pick up and bear his lifeless body away from the street.</p>
<p>While there is a lull in the firing, you seize the chance to help Knott and Captain Frankland clear away the debris that is blocking your escape. A thick, wooden pole, which once supported overhead electricity cables in this part of town, is jammed between the wheel and the truck<ch.apos/>s front fender. With your help they are able to shift it, and Knott returns to the cab and starts the engine first time. Then, as he brings the truck over the mound, you and the captain leap onto the tailgate and pull yourselves aboard.</p>
<p>The street ends at a piece of wasteland but a few hundred yards beyond it lies a highway running east to west. The captain peers through the cab<ch.apos/>s partition window and gives an ironic laugh when he sees the highway.</p>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>Captain Frankland asks you to take a closer look at the engine.</description>
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<description>When Knott<ch.apos/>s bloodstained tunic is found nearby, they laugh and howl like victorious jackals.</description>
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- <p>Your gunfire catches the clansman in the upper chest and sends him spinning across the room. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) He hits the far wall, rebounds, and then drops to his knees, his hands scrabbling all the while to maintain a grip on his weapon. He is determined to kill you but, as he struggles to raise his machine pistol, death robs him of the chance to avenge himself.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire catches the clansman in the upper chest and sends him spinning across the room. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) He hits the far wall, rebounds, and then drops to his knees, his hands scrabbling all the while to maintain a grip on his weapon. He is determined to kill you but, as he struggles to raise his machine pistol, death robs him of the chance to avenge himself.</p>
<p>You scramble out from under the table to see the bloodhound scurrying away through the open door. Aware that the noise will have alerted the dead man<ch.apos/>s confederates, you waste no time in forcing open the window and leaving the building via the fire escape stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect158"><link-text>Turn to 158</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Nervously you glance over your shoulder as the howling grows louder. Then you catch sight of them, two slack-jowled bloodhounds, padding their way across the Montana Road with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
+ <p>Nervously you glance over your shoulder as the howling grows louder. Then you catch sight of them, two slack-jowled bloodhounds, padding their way across Montana Avenue with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
<p>You are beginning to fear the worst when suddenly both dogs smell the meat and bound towards it. The clansmen curse them, but, before they can pull them away from their meal, you and Knott reach the open door of a derelict building and slip inside unseen. Although the interior is dark and dusty, you are able to discover an exit on the far side of the building and escape before the enemy has a chance to catch up.</p>
<choice idref="sect93"><link-text>Turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Marine Knott begins his descent to the basement while you race up the stairs to a landing on the first floor where a corridor stretches away into the darkness. To your right is a door, slightly ajar, which bears the faded words <quote>EL PASO JOURNAL<ch.emdash/>NEWS ROOM</quote> on its panelled wood surface. You enter to discover a large, dusty room cluttered with desks and computer terminals. A fire escape sign catches your eye: it is positioned above a window on the far side of the room.</p>
+ <p>Marine Knott begins his descent to the basement while you race up the stairs to a landing on the first floor where a corridor stretches away into the darkness. To your right is a door, slightly ajar, which bears the faded words <signpost>EL PASO JOURNAL<ch.emdash/>NEWS ROOM</signpost> on its panelled wood surface. You enter to discover a large, dusty room cluttered with desks and computer terminals. A fire escape sign catches your eye: it is positioned above a window on the far side of the room.</p>
<p>A noise on the stairs makes your heart skip a beat: someone is approaching. Hurriedly you weave your way through the maze of office furniture, taking great pains to avoid making a noise, only to discover that the fire escape window is jammed shut. A light shines across the door and you hear the snuffling whine of a bloodhound in the corridor outside.</p>
<choice idref="sect153">If you wish to smash the glass and escape through the window, <link-text>turn to 153</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect9">If you decide to hide among the desks, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The truck hits the wall of cars with a tremendous crash that sends a violent shudder through the floor. Angry voices and the sharp crackle of automatic gunfire can be heard amidst the roar of the engine as the truck lurches through the enemy line and accelerates along the main street. The air becomes livid with the sounds of singing bullets. They pierce the canvas and shatter against the cage-like frame. An occasional fragment singes your skin but otherwise you escape unharmed.</p>
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<p>Now Haskell is at the tailgate, returning fire at the clansmen who are guarding the barricade, forcing them to quit shooting and dive for cover. You move to join him but you are distracted when you feel the truck decelerating. A glance over your shoulder in the direction of the cab window soon reveals why Knott is slowing down.</p>
<choice idref="sect7"><link-text>Turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>The car accelerates and you catch sight of the driver<ch.apos/>s snarling face.</description>
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<p>Confident that the clansmen are too shaken to be able to shoot straight, you laugh with disdain at their attempt to hit the truck. Unfortunately, they are armed with high-powered, M-10 assault rifles that are fitted with telescopic sights. Moreover all three men are expert shots.</p>
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<p>A withering hail of bullets hits you in a line across your chest and sends you tumbling backwards to crash against the cab. You feel no pain, for two of the rounds have pierced your heart. Death is instantaneous.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your life and your mission end here on Highway 9.</deadend>
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<p>Steadily the highway climbs towards a pass, beyond which there is a hairpin bend. You manage to negotiate it safely, only to find that a rockfall has partially blocked the road less than twenty yards beyond the bend. Your driving instinct warns you not to brake heavily for fear of sending the jeep into a skid, so you try to steer around the mound of fallen rock without slowing down. Your tactics work: you clear the mound with inches to spare. Unluckily, as you straighten the steering wheel, you strike a stray boulder and the jeep is brought to a grinding halt.</p>
<p><quote>The front running gear<ch.apos/>s wrecked,</quote> says Captain Frankland, despondently, as he inspects the damage. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s no way we<ch.apos/>ll get any further in this vehicle.</quote></p>
- <p>The situation looks bleak: the clansmen are likely to show up at any time and they are sure to catch you now that the jeep is wrecked. Then an idea occurs to you that might just throw them off your trail. If you were to set fire to the jeep and push it into the deep canyon that borders this section of the mountain road, the sight of the burning wreckage might convince them that you had met with a fatal accident. The others agree that it is worth a try and immediately set about preparing the jeep. Together you manhandle it to the edge of the road, and then light a rag, which Haskell has stuffed into the gasolene filter pipe. Once it is burning, you give one last push and send the vehicle careering over the edge into the canyon 300 feet below. After the resounding crash, you hear the clansmen approaching and you quickly take cover among the boulders. To make it seem more realistic Marine Knott drops his bloodstained tunic at the edge of the road before he takes cover, seconds before the first riders appear on the scene.</p>
+ <p>The situation looks bleak: the clansmen are likely to show up at any time and they are sure to catch you now that the jeep is wrecked. Then an idea occurs to you that might just throw them off your trail. If you were to set fire to the jeep and push it into the deep canyon that borders this section of the mountain road, the sight of the burning wreckage might convince them that you had met with a fatal accident. The others agree that it is worth a try and immediately set about preparing the jeep. Together you manhandle it to the edge of the road, and then light a rag, which Haskell has stuffed into the gasolene filler pipe. Once it is burning, you give one last push and send the vehicle careering over the edge into the canyon 300 feet below. After the resounding crash, you hear the clansmen approaching and you quickly take cover among the boulders. To make it seem more realistic Marine Knott drops his bloodstained tunic at the edge of the road before he takes cover, seconds before the first riders appear on the scene.</p>
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<choice idref="sect227"><link-text>Turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Coarse shouts and whooping screams of delight echo from behind the building: the clansmen have discovered the truck. The news is relayed to Mad Dog Michigan stirring him to a fearful rage. <quote>They<ch.apos/>re here, I know it!</quote> he screams, demonically. <quote>Find them! Find them! I want them dead!</quote></p>
+ <p>Coarse shouts and whooping screams of delight echo from behind the building: the clansmen have discovered the truck. The news is relayed to Mad Dog Michigan, stirring him to a fearful rage. <quote>They<ch.apos/>re here, I know it!</quote> he screams, demonically. <quote>Find them! Find them! I want them dead!</quote></p>
<p>He paces the main street, shaking his fist at the buildings on either side, demanding that his men fulfil his lust for revenge. They storm the building on which you hide and at once you begin looking for a way out.</p>
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<p>The fire escape offers no solution: its ladder descends to the main street. There is only one way off the roof and that is to jump to the neighbouring building fifteen feet away. After jamming the roof door to delay the clansmen for as long as possible, the captain leads the escape. The others throw their guns and equipment across and then make the jump safely. You are making the run-up to your jump when you hear a loud burst of gunfire and see the roof door collapse, shot off its hinges.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score (ignoring any encumbrance penalties you have due to the number of Backpack Items you possess). Now pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add this figure to your score.</p>
<choice idref="sect45">If your total score is 18 or less, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect349">If your total is 19-22, <link-text>turn to 349</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect349">If your total is 19<ch.endash/>22, <link-text>turn to 349</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect130">If it is 23 or more, <link-text>turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The howling grows louder. Then you catch sight of them, two slack-jowled bloodhounds, padding their way across the Montana Road with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
+ <p>The howling grows louder. Then you catch sight of them, two slack-jowled bloodhounds, padding their way across Montana Avenue with two clansmen close behind. One of the men is carrying a machine pistol, the other a long-handled flashlight.</p>
<p>One of the dogs smells the meat and bounds towards it, but the other ignores his brother and continues to lead his torch-wielding handler straight towards you. He sees you, and begins to bark wildly, alerting his handler to your presence.</p>
<p><quote>Run for it!</quote> you hiss. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ve been seen!</quote></p>
<p>Knott increases his speed and you follow him, praying that you will reach cover before the clansmen open fire. Your prayers are answered. In his haste, the clansman drops his flashlight, and before he can retrieve it and switch it on, you follow Knott through the open door of a derelict building.</p>
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- <p>You fire a snap shot from the hip and send one of the clansmen somersaulting backwards out of the truck. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) But before you can get a bead on his confederate, he leaps head-first from the tailgate and pulls you to the floor. Desperately you wrestle to get free, but your gun is dashed from your grasp and you steel yourself for a tough hand-to-hand combat.</p>
+ <p>You fire a snap shot from the hip and send one of the clansmen somersaulting backwards out of the truck. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) But before you can get a bead on his confederate, he leaps head-first from the tailgate and pulls you to the floor. Desperately you wrestle to get free, but your gun is dashed from your grasp and you steel yourself for a tough hand-to-hand combat.</p>
<combat><enemy>Gator</enemy><enemy-attribute class="closecombatskill">15</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">26</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Owing to the speed of your enemy<ch.apos/>s attack, you are unable to use a close combat weapon until the second round of the fight.</p>
<choice idref="sect117">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 117</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You freeze for an instant, and then raise your hands above your head slowly in a desperate attempt to save yourself by surrendering to the assassin. Unfortunately, your actions do not impress the cold-hearted murderer.</p>
- <p>With horror you see the muzzle of his rifle spit a core of yellow flame, and then an agonizing pain erupts in the middle of your forehead. The impact lifts your feet off the ground, sending you sprawling against the courthouse wall. The pain disappears to be replaced by a numbness that clouds your vision and drains the last of your strength from your unfeeling limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you have no hope of winning.</p>
+ <p>With horror you see the muzzle of his rifle spit a cone of yellow flame, and then an agonizing pain erupts in the middle of your forehead. The impact lifts your feet off the ground, sending you sprawling against the courthouse wall. The pain disappears to be replaced by a numbness that clouds your vision and drains the last of your strength from your unfeeling limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you have no hope of winning.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Tombstone, Arizona.</deadend>
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<p>The moment you bring the roadster back onto the freeway, Mad Dog draws up alongside. Kate empties her pistol at his head, but the clan leader just laughs: his speedster is equipped with bullet-proof glass and the slugs fail to penetrate. He sneers, and draws his finger across his throat before swerving towards you in an attempt to ram you off the road.</p>
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<p>If you are to avoid this ramming attack, you must take swift evasive action.</p>
<choice idref="sect121">If you wish to accelerate, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect260">If you choose to brake heavily, <link-text>turn to 260</link-text>.</choice>
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<description>Three clan lookouts walk slowly across the highway. Their leader raises a pudgy hand.</description>
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- <p>Your gunfire catches the Angelino clansman in the side and sends him tumbling from his machine. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Simultaneously, however, you are hit by his burst of machine pistol fire, which knocks you off your feet. Pain fills your chest and a terrifying greyness clouds your vision. You hear voices, those of Sergeant Haskell and Marine Knott, but you cannot make out what they are saying.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire catches the Angelino clansman in the side and sends him tumbling from his machine. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Simultaneously, however, you are hit by his burst of machine pistol fire, which knocks you off your feet. Pain fills your chest and a terrifying greyness clouds your vision. You hear voices, those of Sergeant Haskell and Marine Knott, but you cannot make out what they are saying.</p>
<p>Swiftly the pain subsides and, despite your efforts to stay conscious, you drift off into a sleep from which you will never awaken.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Mexico.</deadend>
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<p>Inadvertently, your fall saves your life. A shot passes over your head a second after you stumble, missing you by a hand<ch.apos/>s breadth. The imminent danger clears your mind and you race towards the trees with a determination to survive. Knott encourages you to increase your speed and you pray that you will reach cover before the sniper has a chance to slip another round into the breech of his rifle.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. (Note: If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score 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 total.)</p>
<choice idref="sect57">If your total score is 15 or less, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16-19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect83">If it is 16<ch.endash/>19, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If it is 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As they approach, the clansmen train their spotlight on the jeep<ch.apos/>s windscreen in an attempt to blind Captain Frankland. Despite the glare, he controls the vehicle admirably, veering away at the last moment to avoid collision with the oncoming truck. As the pick-up flashes past, you swing around and open fire at its trunk.</p>
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<p>The heavy-calibre rounds riddle the running gear and tear the back tyres to shreds. It sends the truck into a violent skid, and then there is a tremendous <onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia> as the fuel tank explodes. As the captain accelerates away onto the freeway, you watch in silence as a huge ball of billowing orange flame engulfs the remains of the truck and its passengers.</p>
<choice idref="sect75"><link-text>Turn to 75</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your gunfire hits the clan leader in the chest, killing him outright. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Realization of his death passes like a shock wave through the other clansmen, bringing them to an abrupt halt. They abort their attack and fall back, a few stopping just long enough to pick up and bear his lifeless body away from the street.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire hits the clan leader in the chest, killing him outright. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) Realization of his death passes like a shock wave through the other clansmen, bringing them to an abrupt halt. They abort their attack and fall back, a few stopping just long enough to pick up and bear his lifeless body away from the street.</p>
<p>While there is a lull in the firing, you seize the chance to help Knott and Captain Frankland clear away the debris that is blocking your escape. A thick, wooden pole, which once supported overhead electricity cables in this part of town, is jammed between the wheel and the truck<ch.apos/>s front fender. With your help, they are at last able to shift it and Knott returns to the cab and starts the engine first time. As he brings the truck over the mound, you and the captain leap onto the tailgate and pull yourselves aboard.</p>
<p>The street ends at a piece of wasteland but a few hundred yards beyond it lies a highway, running east to west. The captain peers through the cab<ch.apos/>s partition window and gives an ironic laugh when he sees the highway.</p>
<p><quote>Make for that road and head west,</quote> he commands, and Knott obeys. Then he turns to the sergeant and says, <quote>It looks like you<ch.apos/>re finally outvoted, Haskell. Seems we<ch.apos/>re on our way to Mimbres.</quote></p>
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<p>It stares down at you, widens with shock, and then disappears from view. Cursing your luck, you start to move back from the door and have retreated a few yards when something else appears, something that makes you gulp with fear. It is the barrel of a semi-automatic pistol, and it is pointed at your chest.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.</p>
<choice idref="sect113">If your total score is 12 or less, <link-text>turn to 113</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect266">If your total is 13-19, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
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<choice idref="sect222">If it is 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 222</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The dog begins to whine excitedly. He lopes into the room, following the trail of your scent towards the window where he paces back and forth until his master calls him to heel. Quickly he obeys, the scars on his body bearing testimony to past punishments for reacting too slowly to his master<ch.apos/>s command. You hear the clansman approaching, and then see him standing at the window staring out at the fire escape. Thoughtfully he scratches his unshaven chin, and then calls his dog once more and turns to leave.</p>
<p>Add together your Stealth and Field Craft totals. Then pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> (in this instance 0 = 10).</p>
- <choice idref="sect297">If your total skill score is less than or equal to the number you have picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect84">If your total skill score is greater than the number you picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, <link-text>turn to 84</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect297">If your total skill score is less than or equal to the number you have picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, <link-text>turn to 84</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect84">If your total skill score is greater than the number you picked from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You draw back the bolt of your G-12 and make a quick check of the magazine to ensure that you have sufficient bullets to cover yourself. Then, with your pulse pounding loudly in your ears, you get ready to run to the forest.</p>
<p>Slowly you count down from five and, the moment your count is complete, you leap to your feet and scramble up the steps. As you clear the crater, you fix your destination and sprint towards it, your machine pistol blazing at your hip.</p>
- <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every burst you choose to fire from your machine pistol (minimum: one burst; maximum: five bursts. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch).</p>
+ <p>Add together your Stealth skill total and your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. To this total add 1 point for every burst you choose to fire from your machine pistol (minimum: one burst; maximum: five bursts. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>).</p>
<choice idref="sect249">If your total score is now 12 or less, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If your total score is 13 or more, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your gunfire is accurate<ch.emdash/>it hits the biker in the head<ch.emdash/>but it does not divert his machine. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) The fact is, the biker is already dead, killed by a ricocheting bullet as he sped over the bridge. He is slumped forward over the handlebars in a racing pose, his right hand locked on the throttle and his weight balanced to keep his machine upright and fixed in a straight line.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire is accurate<ch.emdash/>it hits the biker in the head<ch.emdash/>but it does not divert his machine. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) The fact is, the biker is already dead, killed by a ricocheting bullet as he sped over the bridge. He is slumped forward over the handlebars in a racing pose, his right hand locked on the throttle and his weight balanced to keep his machine upright and fixed in a straight line.</p>
<p>In desperation you scramble to your feet to throw yourself out of the path of the bike, but you have left it too late. With a fearful crash, the motorcycle ploughs into the gas pump and explodes in a ball of bright flame. The last thing you see is a blinding yellow flash as you are engulfed by the blazing inferno. Death is instantaneous.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Mexico.</deadend>
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<p>You raise your left hand to shield your eyes from the glare of the spotlight. They are trying to blind you as they approach, but you are more than a match for them. You shout to the others to hold tight and, when they are nearly upon you, you swerve aside, bringing the jeep to a controlled halt at the edge of the highway.</p>
<p>Captain Frankland is the first to recover and quickly mans the heavy machine gun. The pick-up completes a spectacular 180-degree turn and comes racing back, but he is waiting for them. They are thirty yards away when he cocks the weapon and opens fire.</p>
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<p>The heavy-calibre rounds riddle the engine and tear the cab to shreds. The truck starts to skid, and then there is a tremendous <onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia> as the fuel tank explodes. As you accelerate onto the freeway, you glance in the driving mirror to see a huge ball of billowing orange flame engulf the remains of the truck and its passengers.</p>
<choice idref="sect178"><link-text>Turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The more you think about your predicament, the more you realize how futile it is to try to outrun them. Even if you were able to defeat all the scouts, Mad Dog Michigan would simply send more and more until his lust for vengeance had finally been sated. Then an idea occurs to you that might just throw him off your trail for good. If you were able to convince the enemy that you were dead, it would put an end to their pursuit. You share your thoughts with the others and they agree with your reasoning.</p>
<p><quote>You<ch.apos/>re right, Cal. We<ch.apos/>ll have to stage an accident and convince the clansmen that we<ch.apos/>ve all been killed,</quote> says Captain Frankland.</p>
<p>Soon you reach a part of the mountains where a deep canyon borders the road. Here you bring the jeep to a halt and immediately set about preparing the <quote>accident</quote>. You push the vehicle to the edge of the road, and then light a rag, which Haskell has stuffed into the gasolene filler pipe. It ignites and once it is burning you give the jeep a push and send it careering over the edge into the canyon 300 feet below. After the resounding crash, you hear the clansmen approaching and you quickly take cover behind some boulders. To make it seem more realistic, Marine Knott drops his bloodstained tunic at the edge of the road before he joins you, seconds before the first clansmen appear on the scene.</p>
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- <p>At such close range, your gunfire shatters the wooden lock (remember to erase the appropriate amount of ammunition from your Ammo Pouch). As the smoke clears, you call Knott to support your attack, and then you run forward and kick open the door.</p>
+ <p>At such close range, your gunfire shatters the wooden lock (remember to erase the appropriate amount of ammunition from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>). As the smoke clears, you call Knott to support your attack, and then you run forward and kick open the door.</p>
<p>It slams back against the wall and immediately you step aside to allow Knott to rush into the room beyond, crouching in combat stance, his pistol held before him, ready to fire. No shots are fired, and when you enter the room, you discover that the bearded man has vanished.</p>
<choice idref="sect233"><link-text>Turn to 233</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The truck slams through the wall of cars with a tremendous crash. The impact sends a violent shudder through the floor but the truck is slowed very little by the collision. Once clear of the barricade, Knott accelerates along the main street and you hear angry voices and the sharp crackle of automatic gunfire amidst the roar of the vehicle<ch.apos/>s engine. The air becomes livid with the sound of singing bullets, which pierce the canvas and shatter against the truck<ch.apos/>s cage-like frame. An occasional fragment singes your skin but otherwise you and the sergeant escape unharmed.</p>
- <p>Haskell is at the tailgate, returning fire at the clansmen who were guarding the barricade, forcing them to quit their shooting and dive for cover. You join him and focus your sights on the doorways of the passing stores, where sleepy-eyed clansmen are stumbling into the street to investigate the commotion. (Erase from your Ammo Pouch ammunition equivalent to one round of fire.)</p>
+ <p>Haskell is at the tailgate, returning fire at the clansmen who were guarding the barricade, forcing them to quit their shooting and dive for cover. You join him and focus your sights on the doorways of the passing stores, where sleepy-eyed clansmen are stumbling into the street to investigate the commotion. (Erase from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a> ammunition equivalent to one round of fire.)</p>
<p>You are starting to feel confident that you have beaten the clansmen when you feel the truck decelerating. A glance over your shoulder in the direction of the cab window reveals why Knott is slowing down. A bright yellow bulldozer, with its earth scoop lowered, is trundling along the main street towards you. The captain screams an order and Knott obeys. He spins the steering wheel and sends the truck screeching sharply to the left towards a narrow side street. His quick reactions and driving skill have saved you from the bulldozer, but immediately you are confronted by a new hazard.</p>
<p>Several of the houses that back on to this street have collapsed, and the debris has formed a huge, uneven mound that blocks your path. Knott, confident that the truck is capable of scaling this obstacle, shifts the selector into all-wheel drive and stamps his foot on the gas pedal. Amid a whine of gears, the truck accelerates towards the mountain of bricks and shattered timbers. You hit the mound at speed and the truck lurches towards the peak, but, less than five feet from the top, the truck shudders to a halt.</p>
<p>Knott and the captain both leap from the cab desperate to clear away the debris that has jammed the front wheels. As they begin their work, three clansmen come running around the corner, firing their weapons as they sprint towards the truck. Haskell answers them with a burst of fire that fells the leading two and sends the survivor scurrying for cover. This does little to deter the attack: more clansmen are appearing by the second, and, judging by their blood-curdling screams, they do not intend to take prisoners.</p>
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- <p>Your gunfire impacts against the pillar and instinctively you pull away from the window in case the assassin attempts to return fire. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) A few seconds later, there is a crash of breaking glass and you catch sight of something vaguely resembling a can of food as it flies through the window and bounces on the carpeted floor. Immediately there is a flash and a stream of sickly, cream-coloured gas shoots from its base. As the gas rapidly fills the room, your throat tightens and your eyes stream. A wave of nausea hits you and you rush frantically from the room before it fills to the ceiling with noxious tear gas: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire impacts against the pillar and instinctively you pull away from the window in case the assassin attempts to return fire. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.) A few seconds later, there is a crash of breaking glass and you catch sight of something vaguely resembling a can of food as it flies through the window and bounces on the carpeted floor. Immediately there is a flash and a stream of sickly, cream-coloured gas shoots from its base. As the gas rapidly fills the room, your throat tightens and your eyes stream. A wave of nausea hits you and you rush frantically from the room before it fills to the ceiling with noxious tear gas: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Coughing and retching, you stagger along the corridor until you come to a fire exit at the rear of the building. Desperate for clean air, you kick its locking bar and stumble out into the courthouse yard. You have taken just two steps when the assassin comes rushing around the corner of the courthouse, his rifle in his hand.</p>
<choice idref="sect181">If you have sufficient ammunition for one round of fire, <link-text>turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect270">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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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>syphoned</quote> with <quote>siphoned</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>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly enlarged</quote> with <quote>newly-enlarged</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sierra Nevada mountains</quote> with <quote>mountains of the Sierra Nevada</quote>. Replaced <quote>shelter and</quote> with <quote>shelter, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>posts and</quote> with <quote>posts, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Mavericks and</quote> with <quote>Mavericks, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>faced<ch.emdash/>or perhaps because of them<ch.emdash/>you</quote> with <quote>faced, or perhaps because of them, you</quote>. Replaced <quote>on 3 January 2012, that</quote> with <quote>on 3 January 2012 that</quote>. Replaced <quote>moment on every waking</quote> with <quote>moment on, every waking</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>re-establish</quote> with <quote>reestablish</quote>. Replaced <quote>syphoned</quote> with <quote>siphoned</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>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly enlarged</quote> with <quote>newly-enlarged</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sierra Nevada mountains</quote> with <quote>mountains of the Sierra Nevada</quote>. Replaced <quote>shelter and</quote> with <quote>shelter, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>posts and</quote> with <quote>posts, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Mavericks and</quote> with <quote>Mavericks, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>faced<ch.emdash/>or perhaps because of them<ch.emdash/>you</quote> with <quote>faced, or perhaps because of them, you</quote>. Replaced <quote>on 3 January 2012, that</quote> with <quote>on 3 January 2012 that</quote>. Replaced <quote>moment on every waking</quote> with <quote>moment on, every waking</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>.</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><ch.plus/> 1) He</quote> with <quote><ch.plus/>1). He</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="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><ch.plus/> 1) He</quote> with <quote><ch.plus/>1). He</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 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point score</quote> with <quote>with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points possibly reduced</quote>. Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of the book</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>Cruces, then</quote> with <quote>Cruces, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote> make you way</quote> with <quote>make your way</quote>. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>outside, then</quote> with <quote>outside, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>leads to a staircase, at the bottom of which is a fire exit</quote> with <quote>leads to a fire exit</quote> as you can only reach this section by <em>not</em> climbing the stairs in <a idref="sect298">Section 298</a>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>outside, then</quote> with <quote>outside, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>leads to a staircase, at the bottom of which is a fire exit</quote> with <quote>leads to a fire exit</quote> as you can only reach this section by <em>not</em> climbing the stairs in <a idref="sect298">Section 298</a>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect5">5</a>) Replaced <quote>curse, then</quote> with <quote>curse, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>shock, then</quote> with <quote>shock, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>) Replaced <quote>stalls, then</quote> with <quote>stalls; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>Pantona Wash</quote> with <quote>Pantano Wash</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>nearby, then</quote> with <quote>nearby; then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If the fight lasts</quote> with <quote>If you win and the fight lasts</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>plateau, towards</quote> with <quote>plateau towards</quote>. Replaced <quote>plateau, under</quote> with <quote>plateau under</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Replaced <quote>over, then</quote> with <quote>over, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>reply; <ch.lsquot/>bruised</quote> with <quote>reply. <ch.lsquot/>Bruised</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Replaced <quote>over, then</quote> with <quote>over, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>) Replaced <quote>overtake him on the left</quote> with <quote>overtake him on the right</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>reply; <ch.lsquot/>bruised</quote> with <quote>reply. <ch.lsquot/>Bruised</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>equal to, or less than, the</quote> with <quote>less than or equal to the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect25">25</a>) Replaced each occurrence of <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>equipment then</quote> with <quote>equipment and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>despatched</quote> with <quote>dispatched</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>spyhole</quote> with <quote>spy-hole</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>motorcyle</quote> with <quote>motorcycle</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>shot-shell</quote> with <quote>shell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals five rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: five rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>shot-shell</quote> with <quote>shell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals five rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: five rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>OK men</quote> with <quote>OK, men</quote>. Replaced <quote>Frankland; <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>Frankland. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Look<ch.apos/>s like</quote> with <quote>Looks like</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>Within a minute he has made a hole large enough to of the truck, there is another sharp crack</quote> with <quote>On the other side of the truck, there is another sharp crack</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Replaced <quote>The colony have</quote> with <quote>The colony has</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>much-needed</quote> with <quote>much needed</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote>OK then, let<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>OK then. Let<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Added a paragraph break between <quote>Ready?<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Marine Knott nods his head</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote>OK then, let<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>OK then. Let<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Added a paragraph break between <quote>Ready?<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Marine Knott nods his head</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 54</quote> with <quote>Highway 54</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>spyhole</quote> with <quote>spy-hole</quote>. Replaced <quote>dimly-lit</quote> with <quote>dimly lit</quote>. Replaced <quote>lock, and</quote> with <quote>lock and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>. Replaced <quote>belt, then</quote> with <quote>belt, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>. Replaced <quote>belt, then</quote> with <quote>belt, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) Replaced <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ>, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Tennon Saw, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Tenon Saw</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>) Replaced <quote>you mission</quote> with <quote>your mission</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>clear, then</quote> with <quote>clear, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>days or</quote> with <quote>days, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>) Replaced <quote>limbs, then</quote> with <quote>limbs, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess a pair of <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess a pair of <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this Backpack item</quote> with <quote>If you possess neither of these Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>Haskell and</quote> with <quote>Haskell, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>Haskell and</quote> with <quote>Haskell, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>at Ciudad</quote> with <quote>at Juarez</quote> to reflect common parlance.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>silently and</quote> with <quote>silently, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bowie Knife [3]</quote> with <quote>Bowie Knife (3)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>sideways, then</quote> with <quote>sideways, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>brighter, then</quote> with <quote>brighter, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>three, then</quote> with <quote>three, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>overtake him on the left</quote> with <quote>overtake him on the right</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Replaced <quote>If the fight lasts six rounds or more,</quote> with <quote>If the fight lasts to a sixth round</quote>. Replaced <quote>turn to 11</quote> with <quote>turn immediately to 11</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Montana Road</quote> with <quote>Montana Avenue</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>syphoning</quote> with <quote>siphoning</quote>. Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <ch.lsquot/>You are about to break into a run when suddenly you hear a noise behind you that makes you freeze: it is the sound of a pistol being cocked. Instinctively you reach for your gun as you spin around to face your potential attacker, but your fear quickly evaporates when you see the familiar face of Marine Knott peering at you from over the walkway wall.</p>
+ <p><quote>You<ch.apos/>re getting a touch careless, Cal,</quote> he says, as he holsters his pistol and clambers over the wall to join you.</p>
+ <p><quote>Yeah, you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, self-consciously. <quote>I oughta know by now. Better late than dead, right?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Right,</quote> he says, and slaps you reassuringly on the back. <quote>The bridge is over there. It<ch.apos/>ll only take a few minutes to reach it. If all<ch.apos/>s well, the captain and Sergeant Haskell should be there already waitin<ch.apos/> for us.</quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.rsquot/> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><quote>The bridge is over there,</quote> Marine Knott says. <quote>It<ch.apos/>ll only take a few minutes to reach it. If all<ch.apos/>s well, the captain and Sergeant Haskell should be there already waitin<ch.apos/> for us.</quote><ch.thinspace/></quote></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Replaced <quote>If is is 11 or more</quote> with <quote>If it is 11 or more</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>Swisshelm Mountain</quote> with <quote>Swisshelm Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>reassurringly</quote> with <quote>reassuringly</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky; then</quote> in both the section and the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect106">106</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Replaced <quote>motorcyle</quote> with <quote>motorcycle</quote>. Replaced <quote>rockface, then</quote> with <quote>rock-face, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>limbs, then</quote> with <quote>limbs, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>) Replaced <quote>As the team are preparing</quote> with <quote>As the team prepares</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals three rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: three rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals three rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: three rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect126">126</a>) Replaced <quote>your binoculars</quote> with <quote>your magnifying device</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect80">Section 80</a>). Replaced <quote>to focus your lenses on</quote> with <quote>to focus on</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>) Replaced <quote>them, then</quote> with <quote>them, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>equipment then</quote> with <quote>equipment and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>segeant, I<ch.apos/>ll</quote> with <quote>sergeant. I<ch.apos/>ll</quote>. Added a paragraph break between <quote>understood?<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Sargeant Haskell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>What the<ch.ellips/></quote> with <quote>What the<ch.ellips/>?</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals eight rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: eight rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach, then</quote> with <quote>breech; then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>gunsmoke</quote> with <quote>gun smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC were</quote> with <quote>HAVOC was</quote>. Replaced <quote>eight years old</quote> with <quote>seven years old</quote> as Cal was born on Thanksgiving Day 2000, which is in November, so could not be eight years old on 1 May 2008. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals eight rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: eight rounds. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach, then</quote> with <quote>breech; then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>bridge: the</quote> with <quote>bridge; the</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>gunsmoke</quote> with <quote>gun smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>HAVOC were</quote> with <quote>HAVOC was</quote>. Replaced <quote>eight years old</quote> with <quote>seven years old</quote> as Cal was born on Thanksgiving Day 2000, which is in November, so could not be eight years old on 1 May 2008. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>Hunting Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Hunting Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bowie Knife [3]</quote> with <quote>Bowie Knife (3)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>It it is</quote> with <quote>If it is</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>) Replaced <quote>contact, then</quote> with <quote>contact; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>evilly, then</quote> with <quote>evilly, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect188">188</a>) Replaced <quote>noise, then</quote> with <quote>noise, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>clansmen, and</quote> with <quote>clansmen and</quote>. Replaced <quote>or are</quote> with <quote>or if you are</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>pineclad</quote> with <quote>pine-clad</quote>. Replaced <quote>gnarled and</quote> with <quote>gnarled, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 54</quote> with <quote>Highway 54</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Montana Road</quote> with <quote>Montana Avenue</quote>. Replaced <quote>path, leading to</quote> with <quote>path, which leads to</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>units or</quote> with <quote>units, or</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hammer [2]</quote> with <quote>Hammer (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect193">193</a>) Replaced <quote>neck and</quote> with <quote>neck, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly repaired</quote> with <quote>newly-repaired</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote>are the terrified screams</quote> with <quote>is the terrified screams</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack, then</quote> with <quote>Backpack and belt, and then</quote> (cf. <a idref="sect306">Section 306</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>) Replaced <quote>much-needed</quote> with <quote>much needed</quote>. Replaced <quote>to the west</quote> with <quote>to the east</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Replaced <quote>counter-fire</quote> with <quote>counterfire</quote>. 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="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Replaced <quote>counter-fire</quote> with <quote>return fire</quote>. 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="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>What the<ch.ellips/></quote> with <quote>What the<ch.ellips/>?</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>landcruiser</quote> with <quote>Landcruiser</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>) Replaced <quote>spyhole</quote> with <quote>spy-hole</quote>. Replaced <quote>lock, and</quote> with <quote>lock and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced <quote>you Action Chart</quote> with <quote>your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a></quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>motorcyle</quote> with <quote>motorcycle</quote>. Replaced <quote>over, then</quote> with <quote>over, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>rebounds, then</quote> with <quote>rebounds, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>rebounds, then</quote> with <quote>rebounds, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Replaced <quote>Knott, and</quote> with <quote>Knott and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Montana Road</quote> with <quote>Montana Avenue</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) Replaced <quote>If, after this accident, you are still alive</quote> with <quote>If you are still alive after this accident</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Replaced <quote>water canteen and</quote> with <quote>water canteen, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) Replaced <quote>binouclars</quote> with <quote>binoculars</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>) Replaced <quote>flash, then</quote> with <quote>flash, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) Replaced <quote>a handful of faded family photographs stands</quote> with <quote>a handful of faded family photographs stand</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>machine gunfire</quote> with <quote>machine gun fire</quote>. Replaced <quote>minutes, then</quote> with <quote>minutes; then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Pantona Wash</quote> with <quote>Pantano Wash</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Replaced <quote>filter pipe</quote> with <quote>filler pipe</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>) Replaced <quote>torchbeam</quote> with <quote>torch<ch.apos/>s beam</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>spins, then</quote> with <quote>spins, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect263">263</a>) Replaced <quote>your lenses</quote> with <quote>your magnifying device</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>encumberance</quote> with <quote>encumbrance</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>. Replaced <quote>alerting its handler</quote> with <quote>alerting his handler</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>encumberance</quote> with <quote>encumbrance</quote>. Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>Michigan stirring him</quote> with <quote>Michigan, stirring him</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>) Replaced <quote>pistol; the</quote> with <quote>pistol, the</quote>. Replaced <quote>alerting its handler</quote> with <quote>alerting his handler</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Montana Road</quote> with <quote>Montana Avenue</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>spyhole</quote> with <quote>spy-hole</quote>. Replaced <quote>lock, and</quote> with <quote>lock and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>instant, then</quote> with <quote>instant, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>flame, then</quote> with <quote>flame, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>instant, then</quote> with <quote>instant, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>flame, then</quote> with <quote>flame, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>core of yellow flame</quote> with <quote>cone of yellow flame</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>) Replaced <quote>weapon, then</quote> with <quote>weapon; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Replaced <quote>f<ch.apos/> sure</quote> with <quote>f<ch.apos/>sure</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>one a.m.</quote> with <quote>1 a.m.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>) Replaced <quote>chest, then</quote> with <quote>chest; then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) Replaced <quote>floor, then</quote> with <quote>floor, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>silence, then</quote> with <quote>silence, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. 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="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. 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="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>Ahead the</quote> with <quote>Ahead, the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>) Replaced <quote>Cochise county</quote> with <quote>Cochise County</quote>. Replaced <quote>newly acquired</quote> with <quote>newly-acquired</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote>flash, then</quote> with <quote>flash, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>Half-way</quote> with <quote>Halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>stationary, then</quote> with <quote>stationary, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>away, then</quote> with <quote>away, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If the fight</quote> with <quote>If you win and the fight</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>spyhole</quote> with <quote>spy-hole</quote>. Replaced <quote>shock, then</quote> with <quote>shock, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>chin, then</quote> with <quote>chin, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>approaching, then</quote> with <quote>approaching, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>equal to, or less than, the</quote> with <quote>less than or equal to the</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>chin, then</quote> with <quote>chin, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>approaching, then</quote> with <quote>approaching, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>equal to, or less than, the</quote> with <quote>less than or equal to the</quote>. Swapped the section numbers in the choices to send the first to <a idref="sect84">Section 84</a> and the second to <a idref="sect297">Section 297</a> so that the player is not penalised for having high Stealth and Fieldcraft values.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>Bowie Knife [3]</quote> with <quote>Bowie Knife (3)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>clansman, to</quote> with <quote>clansman to</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals five rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one burst; maximum: five bursts. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one round; maximum equals five rounds)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one burst; maximum: five bursts. Remember to deduct this number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your <a idref="action">Ammo Pouch</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>skid, then</quote> with <quote>skid, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>) Replaced <quote>down, then</quote> with <quote>down, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>) Replaced <quote>drawbolt</quote> with <quote>bolt</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>Note. If</quote> with <quote>Note: If</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>attack, then</quote> with <quote>attack, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>commotion (erase</quote> with <quote>commotion. (Erase</quote>. Replaced <quote>fire).</quote> with <quote>fire.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>come to a flight of stairs that descends to a fire exit</quote> with <quote>come to a fire exit</quote> as you can only reach this section by <em>not</em> climbing the stairs in <a idref="sect298">Section 298</a>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>come to a flight of stairs that descends to a fire exit</quote> with <quote>come to a fire exit</quote> as you can only reach this section by <em>not</em> climbing the stairs in <a idref="sect298">Section 298</a>. 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>Haskell and</quote> with <quote>Haskell, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>CALIFORNIA COUNTDOWN</quote> with <quote><cite><bookref series="fw" book="04cc">California Countdown</bookref></cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>question, and the final part of your exodus to California, await</quote> with <quote>question<ch.emdash/>and the final part of your exodus to California<ch.emdash/>await</quote>. Replaced <quote>colony are</quote> with <quote>colony is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Pantona Bridge</quote> with <quote>Pantano Bridge</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway Warrior</quote> with <quote><cite>Freeway Warrior</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) 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>
+ <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 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, this</quote> with <quote>zero <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points or below; this</quote>.</p>
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+ <li><a idref="sect25">25</a>, <a idref="sect293">293</a>, <a idref="sect330">330</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect30">30</a>, <a idref="sect142">142</a></li>
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+ <li><a idref="sect75">75</a>, <a idref="sect108">108</a>, <a idref="sect178">178</a></li>
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+ <li><a idref="sect95">95</a>, <a idref="sect244">244</a>, <a idref="sect255">255</a></li>
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