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- <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1994 Joe Dever.</line>
- <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1994 Brian Williams.</line>
+ <line>Text <ch.copy/> 1994 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations <ch.copy/> 1994 Brian Williams.</line>
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+ <p>Text <ch.copy/> 1994 Joe Dever. Illustrations <ch.copy/> 1994 Brian Williams.</p>
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<p>Sesketera succeeds in fending off your Arrow and, with breathtaking speed, he lunges forwards and cleaves your Bow in two with the blade of his spear (delete this weapon from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<p>You drop the sundered halves of your shattered Bow and leap back to avoid a sudden whirlwind flurry of thrusts and sweeps that threaten to decapitate you. Hurriedly you unsheathe your Kai Weapon and the <onomatopoeia>clang</onomatopoeia> of striking metal echoes throughout the hall as you parry Sesketera<ch.apos/>s relentless rain of blows. Then the sharp report of your colliding weapons is answered by the dull ringing of a bell in a distant part of the citadel. It is an alarm bell, and it is announcing your escape from the dungeons of the gaol.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Sesketera (with Medallion of Weaponskill)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">53</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Sesketera <em>(with Medallion of Weaponskill)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">53</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect215">Conduct this combat in the normal way for 2 rounds only. If you are still alive after two rounds, do not continue the fight. <link-text>Turn instead to Section 215</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>On entering the racetrack you and your companion make your way through the crowds to the parade enclosures. Melchar is keen to bet on the favourite<ch.emdash/>Forlu-zhan<ch.emdash/>but he wants to view the other runners before placing his wager with Wrok the Bookmaker. Having satisfied himself that the favourite will win, he goes off to the betting ring while you stay at the enclosure and watch the guanza lope past. As Forlu-zhan passes by, your Magnakai Discipline of Animal Control tells you that something is wrong. You sense that the favourite has been drugged with a mild tincture of graveweed and that he will be incapable of winning the race. Quickly you hurry to the betting ring to stop Melchar placing his wager. He is about to hand over his money when you catch up with him and tell him what you know. Melchar cancels his bet and Wrok the Bookmaker glares at you with undisguised hatred. He signals to a group of his henchmen and swiftly they surround you both. The moment the race begins you and Melchar are grabbed from behind and manhandled out of the betting ring. Wrok<ch.apos/>s henchmen bundle you into a tack room below the public stands, but before they can lock the door, you draw your weapon and attack them.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Wrok<ch.apos/>s Henchmen (6)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>6 Wrok<ch.apos/>s Henchmen</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect206">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Sesketera rushes at you and launches a whirlwind flurry of thrusts and sweeps that force you away from Oriah<ch.apos/>s unconscious body. You unsheathe your Kai Weapon and the <onomatopoeia>clang</onomatopoeia> of striking metal echoes throughout the hall as you parry his relentless rain of blows. Suddenly the sharp report of your colliding weapons is answered by the dull ringing of a bell in a distant part of the citadel. It is an alarm bell, and it is announcing your escape from the dungeons of the gaol.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Sesketera (with Medallion of Weaponskill)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">53</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Sesketera <em>(with Medallion of Weaponskill)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">53</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect215">Conduct this combat in the normal way for two rounds only. If you are still alive after two rounds, do not continue the fight. <link-text>Turn instead to Section 215.</link-text></choice>
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- <combat><enemy>Masama Street-thugs (6)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>6 Masama Street-thugs</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect7">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>by, then</quote> with <quote>by, and then</quote>. Removed quotation marks from around the thought-speech.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>) Replaced <quote>belt pouch</quote> with <quote>Belt Pouch</quote>. Replaced <quote>voice, <ch.lsquot/>Let me</quote> with <quote>voice. <ch.lsquot/>Let me</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect109">109</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>dismal mood of its natives and the large number of street beggars leaves</quote> with <quote>dismal mood of its natives and the large number of street beggars leave</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Captain</quote> with <quote>the captain</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>Nobels</quote> with <quote>Nobles</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>Nobels</quote> with <quote>Nobles</quote>. Replaced <quote>Wrok<ch.apos/>s Henchmen (6)</quote> with <quote>6 Wrok<ch.apos/>s Henchmen</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>parallel with</quote> with <quote>parallel to</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Captain</quote> with <quote>the captain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>. Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>Nobels</quote> with <quote>Nobles</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Removed the dashes around <quote><spell>Levitation</spell></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>jailers</quote> with <quote>gaolers</quote>. Replaced <quote>jailer</quote> with <quote>gaoler</quote>. Replaced <quote>suddenly appear</quote> with <quote>suddenly appears</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>) Replaced <quote>jade green</quote> with <quote>jade-green</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lourdanian</quote> with <quote>Lourdenian</quote>. Replaced <quote>emporiums</quote> with <quote>emporia</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>drunk or</quote> with <quote>drunk, or</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>drunk or</quote> with <quote>drunk, or</quote>. Replaced <quote>Masama Street-thugs (6)</quote> with <quote>6 Masama Street-thugs</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Nobels</quote> with <quote>Nobles</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>tavernkeeper</quote> with <quote>tavern-keeper</quote>. Replaced <quote>The Captain</quote> with <quote>The captain</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Captain</quote> with <quote>the captain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
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