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- <p>For three long, hot, tedious hours you sit watching the two clansmen through your binoculars (during which time you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You see them finish their meal and then attend to the repair of one of their motorcycle engines. You are beginning to fear that they have no intention of ever leaving the bridge, when another biker appears atop a ridge of high ground on the far side of the river. He approaches them and stops briefly to talk. Then the two clansmen mount their machines and follow him back across the bridge, accelerating away to the south.</p>
+ <p>For three long, hot, tedious hours you sit watching the two clansmen (during which time you must take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). You see them finish their meal and then attend to the repair of one of their motorcycle engines. You are beginning to fear that they have no intention of ever leaving the bridge, when another biker appears atop a ridge of high ground on the far side of the river. He approaches them and stops briefly to talk. Then the two clansmen mount their machines and follow him back across the bridge, accelerating away to the south.</p>
<p>Once you are sure that it is safe to continue, you start your engine and drive towards the bridge. As you approach the entrance you see the remains of the clansmen<ch.apos/>s campfire, its ashes still smouldering.</p>
<choice idref="sect111">If you wish to stop and search the area around the campfire, <link-text>turn to 111</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect213">If you decide to cross the bridge and press on towards San Angelo, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your gunfire catches the fleeing clansman in the neck and lifts him clean out of the saddle. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) In your rear-view mirror you see him bounce off the highway, roll over, and then disappear from view amongst a tangle of dead sagebrush at the side of the road. His bike continues in a straight line for almost a minute until, with a loud crash, it finally flips end-over-end and bursts into flames.</p>
- <p>Less than a mile along the highway you happen upon a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87, running directly across your path. You join it, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching the outskirts of Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Less than a mile along the highway you happen upon a deserted stretch of
Highway 87, running directly across your path. You join it, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching the outskirts of Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You stamp on the brake pedal and spin the wheel to the right, causing your car to twist about and slide sideways along the highway. The sudden shriek of your tyres and the sight of your roadster hurtling towards him broadside on makes the clansman panic. He empties his magazine yet not one of the armour-piercing loads hits your roadster. Horrified, he fumbles to reload his weapon, but before he can do so, he is hit by the rear of your car and sent tumbling over the side of the bridge.</p>
- <p>His confederate has managed to start his bike and is racing across to the other side. You slam the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay him a visit. Beyond the bridge you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge and, as you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Freeway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
+ <p>His confederate has managed to start his bike and is racing across to the other side. You slam the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay him a visit. Beyond the bridge you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge and, as you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Highway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
<choice idref="sect327">If you wish to draw a missile weapon and fire at the biker while you are pursuing him, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you decide to try to ram him off the road, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Quickly you stop the car and peer through your binoculars at the little town of Christoval.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you stop the car and peer at the little town of Christoval.</p>
<p><quote>Can y<ch.apos/>see what<ch.apos/>s kickin<ch.apos/> up that dust?</quote> asks Kate.</p>
<p><quote>Looks like a pack of wild coyote fighting among themselves,</quote> you reply, as you focus on the action taking place at the centre of the town.</p>
<p><quote>Hey, Cal,</quote> she replies, tugging at your sleeve, <quote>that ain<ch.apos/>t the dust I<ch.apos/>m talkin<ch.apos/> about.</quote></p>
- <p>Lowering your lenses, you turn to see her pointing back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need binoculars to be able to see that it is being kicked up by a pack of bikers, who have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>Lowering your magnifying device, you turn to see her pointing back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need a magnifying device to be able to see that it is being kicked up by a pack of bikers, who have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
<p><quote>I think it<ch.apos/>s time we were movin<ch.apos/> on,</quote> says Kate, uneasily.</p>
<p><quote>I think you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, as hurriedly you reach for the ignition switch.</p>
<choice idref="sect310"><link-text>Turn to 310</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You press your lenses to your eyes and focus on the distant ridge. Two men are climbing towards the crest of Black Peak, and although you cannot identify them, you can see that they are carrying rifles. They reach the crest, pause briefly to stare at the freeway, and then continue across to the far side and disappear from sight.</p>
+ <p>You focus your sight on the distant ridge. Two men are climbing towards the crest of Black Peak, and although you cannot identify them, you can see that they are carrying rifles. They reach the crest, pause briefly to stare at the freeway, and then continue across to the far side and disappear from sight.</p>
<p>You return to your roadster and keep a watchful eye on the ridge as you wait for the convoy to close up the gap. Then, when the vehicles are once again visible in your driving mirror, you continue along the freeway. Anxiously you expect an ambush to take place at any time, but, in spite of your fears, an attack does not materialize.</p>
<p>At length you see the stores and houses of Van Horn appear on the road ahead. The town looks deserted but you decide to take no chances. You bring the convoy to a halt within a mile of the town limits and, accompanied by Sergeant Haskell, you leave your roadster and enter on foot to check that it is safe for the convoy to pass through.</p>
<p>The tumbledown buildings are deathly quiet as you walk along the main street of Van Horn, and you notice nothing out of the ordinary until you reach a bar near the centre of the town. A motorcycle is parked beside the entrance, its fuel tank emblazoned with the ace-of-spades emblem of the Mavericks clan. You decide to search the bar and, if possible, try to capture and question the bike<ch.apos/>s owner. Haskell suggests that it would be a good idea if one of you were to enter by the rear door and you nod in agreement.</p>
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<p>The biker laughs as he opens fire. Vivid yellow muzzle flashes and a stream of empty cartridge cases pour from the side of his assault rifle. Then the bullets strike home, punching a line of frosted holes through the toughened windshield. Fragments of flying glass graze your face {lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) but miraculously the bullets fail to find you. He empties his entire magazine into the front of your roadster yet still it comes screaming towards him. Horrified, he fumbles to reload his weapon, but before he can do so, he is hit by your front fender and sent spinning over the side of the bridge.</p>
- <p>Meanwhile, his confederate has managed to start his bike and is now racing across to the other side. You wrench the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay the Lions an unexpected visit. Beyond the bridge, you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge. As you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Freeway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
+ <p>Meanwhile, his confederate has managed to start his bike and is now racing across to the other side. You wrench the gear shift into low and give chase, determined to prevent him from warning Mad Dog Michigan that you are coming to pay the Lions an unexpected visit. Beyond the bridge, you chase the biker up a steep incline to the top of a ridge. As you crest the top, you see him gunning his machine towards Highway 87, less than half a mile away.</p>
<choice idref="sect327">If you wish to draw a missile weapon and fire at the biker while you are pursuing him, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you wish to try to ram him off the road, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The scorched bones of a coyote lie scattered around the ashes of the campfire, the remnants of the meal that you watched the two clansmen share. Where their motorcycles were parked you discover a <typ class="item">Leather Face Mask</typ>. If you decide to keep this item, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
- <p>Satisfied that nothing of importance has been missed, you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Satisfied that nothing of importance has been missed, you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It takes you an hour to dismantle, clean, and replace the fuel filter, during which time you must take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed due to dehydration.</p>
<p>The fault rectified, the engine starts sweetly the first time you touch the ignition. You accelerate away but within a few minutes you see something in the distance that makes you slow to a snail<ch.apos/>s pace.</p>
<p>It is a girder bridge that carries the highway across the North Concho River. The bridge is intact and passable, but you are worried by the sight of a lazy plume of wood smoke rising from a spot near its approach ramp.</p>
- <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
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<li><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ></li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
</ul>
- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<li><typ class="item">Leather Face Mask</typ></li>
<li><typ class="item">Rope</typ></li>
</ul>
- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Then wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete the grisly task of burial. Then wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>For seventeen miles you follow the 137 south. The surface of the highway is so poor that were it not for the line of shattered telegraph poles that run parallel to the road, you would find it impossible to tell the difference between the highway and the open ground. It takes you an hour to reach a junction where the remains of another highway, the 158, cuts east/west across your path. Its condition is marginally better and, for the first time since you left Stanton, you are able to increase your speed to thirty miles per hour as you head east towards Sterling City. From there you will make your way along Freeway 87 to San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>For seventeen miles you follow the 137 south. The surface of the highway is so poor that were it not for the line of shattered telegraph poles that run parallel to the road, you would find it impossible to tell the difference between the highway and the open ground. It takes you an hour to reach a junction where the remains of another highway, the 158, cuts east/west across your path. Its condition is marginally better and, for the first time since you left Stanton, you are able to increase your speed to thirty miles per hour as you head east towards Sterling City. From there you will make your way along Highway 87 to San Angelo.</p>
<p>It is nearly noon when you see a ramshackle town appear out of the heat haze that dances on the road ahead. Now the temperature is well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and, as you drive along its deserted main street, you think about stopping to rest for a while in the shade.</p>
<choice idref="sect85">If you decide to stop at this town, <link-text>turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect290">If you choose not to stop but to continue driving to Sterling City, <link-text>turn to 290</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You slow your roadster to a halt and, with your hand held to your forehead to shield your eyes from the glare of the evening sun, you try to discern the source of the dust cloud.</p>
<p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s no good,</quote> you say in frustration. <quote>I can<ch.apos/>t tell what<ch.apos/>s going down in that town.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Me neither,</quote> says Kate, <quote>but I<ch.apos/>ve got a pretty good idea what<ch.apos/>s going on back there.</quote></p>
- <p>She points back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need binoculars to be able to tell that the dust is being stirred up by a pack of bikers that have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
+ <p>She points back along the highway at another dust cloud, which is fast approaching. You do not need a magnifying device to be able to tell that the dust is being stirred up by a pack of bikers that have come racing out of San Angelo.</p>
<p><quote>I think it<ch.apos/>s time we were movin<ch.apos/> on,</quote> says Kate, uneasily.</p>
<p><quote>I think you<ch.apos/>re right,</quote> you reply, as, hurriedly, you reach for the ignition switch. <quote>Let<ch.apos/>s detour around this town and follow the river. We can pick up the highway again at Eldorado.</quote></p>
<p><quote>OK,</quote> she replies, <quote>but step on it Cal. Those bikes are movin<ch.apos/> real fast.</quote></p>
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- <p>You pull on the steering wheel and swerve heavily to the left in order to avoid the missile, but you cannot prevent it from hitting your car. The armoured tip penetrates the engine compartment, entering from below the wheel arch and exploding in the middle of the fuel injection system. In a split second, your roadster is transformed into a ball of flame: death is instantaneous.</p>
+ <p>You pull on the steering wheel and swerve heavily to the left in order to avoid the missile, but you cannot prevent it from hitting your car. The armoured tip penetrates the engine compartment, entering from below the wheel arch and exploding in the middle of the fuel injection system. In a split second, your roadster is transformed into a ball of flame; death is instantaneous.</p>
<deadend>Tragically, your journey and your life end here at the foot of Slaughter Mountain.</deadend>
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<li>Machine Pistol (containing twelve rounds of 9mm ammunition)</li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
</ul>
- <p>Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Nervously the clansman glances over his shoulder as you close in for the kill. His red-rimmed eyes stare fearfully from his dusty face as he struggles to coax more power from his failing machine. Then, in desperation, he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You are determined not to let the clansman escape, and so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>Nervously the clansman glances over his shoulder as you close in for the kill. His red-rimmed eyes stare fearfully from his dusty face as he struggles to coax more power from his failing machine. Then, in desperation, he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You are determined not to let the clansman escape, and so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across it. He veers away, and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house appears, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>With your pulse racing, you raise the binoculars to your eyes and focus on the approaching bikers. They ride machines bedecked with a strange symbol: a priest or some other holy man, dressed in flowing white robes, with a halo above his head. It looks a curiously pious symbol for a clan to adopt, until you remember that before <quote>The Day</quote>, the name of the professional football team based in New Orleans was <quote>the Saints</quote>. Suddenly you realize that this pack of riders, some 400<ch.endash/>500 strong, are the New Orleans clan that Mad Dog Michigan sent for. It would be disastrous for the convoy to run head-on into a group of this size, and you hurry back to the colony as quickly as you can to break the bad news.</p>
+ <p>With your pulse racing, you focus on the approaching bikers. They ride machines bedecked with a strange symbol: a priest or some other holy man, dressed in flowing white robes, with a halo above his head. It looks a curiously pious symbol for a clan to adopt, until you remember that before <quote>The Day</quote>, the name of the professional football team based in New Orleans was the <quote>Saints</quote>. Suddenly you realize that this pack of riders, some 400<ch.endash/>500 strong, are the New Orleans clan that Mad Dog Michigan sent for. It would be disastrous for the convoy to run head-on into a group of this size, and you hurry back to the colony as quickly as you can to break the bad news.</p>
<p>With the New Orleans clan approaching from the north, a large Mexican clan crossing the border to the south, and the threat of a Maverick ambush to the west, the prospects of reaching El Paso unscathed now look decidedly unpromising. With no time to discuss the situation at length, the convoy reverts to the original plan: to stay on Interstate 10 and approach El Paso from the west. It is the shortest, most direct route, even though there is a very real chance of falling prey to a Maverick ambush.</p>
<choice idref="sect250"><link-text>Turn to 250</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Expectantly you keep an eye on your rear-view mirror as you power your roadster along the rock-strewn asphalt of Highway 277. You are convinced that the Angelinos will soon be on your tail, yet you have covered fifteen miles and still there is nothing to indicate that you are being pursued. You are beginning to relax when Kate points to a small town in the distance. It is built around a bridge that crosses a stream of shallow black water that was once known as the South Concho River. Near the middle of this town, on the highway approach to the bridge, is a rising cloud of dust.</p>
- <choice idref="sect33">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect169">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect33">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect169">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Once across the North Concho River you begin your journey to San Angelo in earnest. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you reach a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>Once across the North Concho River you begin your journey to San Angelo in earnest. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you reach a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicions: you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>While you do your best to staunch the bleeding, Haskell continues to question the Maverick. Finally, on the brink of death, the clansman changes his mind and begins to speak. He says that he is a Maverick outrider, a scout, one of a large group sent here to ambush the Big Spring colony. While drunk, he fell off his bike and broke his leg. Unable to ride, his fellow scouts left him here with the promise that he would be collected when they returned. His group are fighting a Mexican clan near Sierra Blanca. He says that the Mexicans are trying to steal their supplies.</p>
<p>Haskell asks him about Mad Dog Michigan, but he refuses to answer. A trickle of blood escapes from his lips and, with his dying breath, he says: <quote>Mad Dog<ch.apos/>ll make sure you never get through<ch.ellips/></quote></p>
+ <p>(Remember to deduct a Medi-kit unit from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<choice idref="sect147"><link-text>Turn to 147</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>As you fight to regain control of your roadster, you glimpse in your rear-view mirror your rifle hitting the road and disintegrating on impact (erase this gun from your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>). The biker throws back his head and laughs as he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. Angered by the loss of your weapon, but still determined not to let the clansman escape, you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>As you fight to regain control of your roadster, you glimpse in your rear-view mirror your rifle hitting the road and disintegrating on impact (erase this gun from your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>). The biker throws back his head and laughs as he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. Angered by the loss of your weapon, but still determined not to let the clansman escape, you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across. At the last minute, he veers away and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house appears, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<li><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ></li>
<li>Enough pain killers for one Medi-kit unit</li>
</ul>
- <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete your grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Freeway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
+ <p>There remains no trace of the bikers or their machines when eventually you complete your grisly task of burial. Wearily you return to your roadster and begin the next stage of your journey to San Angelo. Less than a mile beyond the bridge you see a deserted stretch of
Highway 87. You join the freeway, heading south, and within a few minutes you catch sight of a town on the road ahead. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms that you are approaching Sterling City.</p>
<choice idref="sect100"><link-text>Turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You have reached the place where the highway passes through the Finlay Mountains, and from this high point you have a commanding view over the valley and salt lakes beyond. You stop to survey the scene and, to your horror, you see a huge group of clansmen riding across the valley, heading towards Van Horn.</p>
- <choice idref="sect208">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect41">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect208">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect41">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You decide to leave Fort Stockton at dawn the following morning, but the weather deteriorates, putting a swift end to your plans. All day and all night the town is hit by lightning storms and tornadoes, forcing you to remain in the basement of the motel. It is not until the morning of the sixth day of your mission that the tornadoes blow themselves out and you are able to leave the town in safety.</p>
+ <p>You decide to leave Fort Stockton at dawn the following morning, but the weather deteriorates, putting a swift end to your plans. For two days and nights the town is hit by lightning storms and tornadoes, forcing you to remain in the basement of the motel. It is not until the morning of the seventh day of your mission (one day before your planned rendezvous with the convoy) that the tornadoes blow themselves out and you are able to leave the town in safety.</p>
<p>With Kate beside you, and the three marines clinging to the hood and trunk of your roadster, you crawl the twenty-three miles from Fort Stockton to the Balmorhea rest stop that Haskell found on your map. It is located at the entrance to a pass through the Barrilla Mountains and at first glance it appears to have suffered extensive damage in the recent storms. You bring the roadster to a halt with your fuel tank virtually empty, and it is with great trepidation that you and Sergeant Haskell go to inspect the fuel storage tanks while Kate and the others watch the road.</p>
<p>Of the eight underground fuel tanks located beneath the gas station area, only one looks promising. Of the others, six are empty and one is contaminated with diesel oil. A coded security valve locks the access pipe to the tank and, after a brief examination, you realize that the code must be cracked if you are to get at the contents. Any attempt to break off or cut through the valve would be sure to cause a spark that would blow the tank, and whoever was tampering with it, sky high.</p>
<p>You are studying the valve when you hear Marine Gunter shout a warning: <quote>Clansmen on the freeway!</quote></p>
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- <p>You pull over to the side of the road and focus your lenses on the distant bridge. Two clansmen, both stripped to the waist, are roasting something on a spit that is suspended over a small campfire. Their motorcycles are parked beside them, nose-to-tail across the road, so that they obstruct the entrance to the bridge. The two men appear to be occupied with the cooking of their meal and are, for now, unaware of your presence.</p>
+ <p>You pull over to the side of the road and focus on the distant bridge. Two clansmen, both stripped to the waist, are roasting something on a spit that is suspended over a small campfire. Their motorcycles are parked beside them, nose-to-tail across the road, so that they obstruct the entrance to the bridge. The two men appear to be occupied with the cooking of their meal and are, for now, unaware of your presence.</p>
<choice idref="sect175">If you wish to launch a surprise attack on these two clansmen, <link-text>turn to 175</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect12">If you prefer to stay where you are and wait for them to leave the bridge, <link-text>turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You complete your detour of Sterling city without incident and rejoin Freeway 87 a few miles south of the town. The hour you spent driving across the dusty plain has made you very thirsty, and you must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You complete your detour of Sterling city without incident and rejoin Highway 87 a few miles south of the town. The hour you spent driving across the dusty plain has made you very thirsty, and you must now take a Drink or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The freeway follows a wide, rock-strewn gully that was once the North Concho River. You are staring at this dead watercourse, trying to imagine what the river must have looked like before <quote>The Day</quote>, when a road sign flashes past. You stop the car and turn back to read it. It says:</p>
<signpost>BROOME<ch.emdash/>2 MILES</signpost>
<choice idref="sect220">If you possess a <typ class="item">CB Radio</typ>, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You bring your car to a halt at the side of the road and approach Black Peak on foot. However, you have not gone very far when the ground becomes too steep to continue without the use of climbing aids. Unless you can find a track you will be forced to abandon your investigation.</p>
- <choice idref="sect82">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect82">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your gunfire misses the clansman by a wide mark, causing him to throw back his head and laugh. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Then he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You set your weapon aside, but you are as determined as ever not to let the clansman escape, so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Freeway 87.</p>
+ <p>Your gunfire misses the clansman by a wide mark, causing him to throw back his head and laugh. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Then he veers off the highway and takes to the open ground. You set your weapon aside, but you are as determined as ever not to let the clansman escape, so you pull the steering wheel hard over to the left and pursue him as he guns his bike cross-country towards Highway 87.</p>
<p>An empty concrete drainage ditch runs parallel to the freeway, wide enough to deter the biker from attempting to ride straight across. At the last minute he veers away and you chase him along its edge for nearly half a mile before finally he plucks up enough courage to try to get across. Ahead, a derelict pump house looms, straddling the ditch, its angular roof offering itself as a ramp that could be used to launch a jump onto the freeway. The clansman takes one last look at you over his shoulder and then, with a scream of fearful exhilaration, he winds back the throttle and points his bike at the pump house roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attempt to follow the clansman across the ditch, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If you decide to steer your roadster away from the pump house, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Repeatedly you pump the gas pedal and, gradually, after a bout of coughing and popping, the engine clears and begins to pick up speed. Confident that the fault has rectified itself, you relax and accelerate away.</p>
<p>You have driven ten miles when, on the horizon, you see a girder bridge appear. It carries the highway across the North Concho River, and, although it appears to be intact and passable, you are worried by the sight of a lazy plume of wood smoke that is rising close to its approach ramp.</p>
- <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect296">If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ>, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224">If you do not possess either of these items, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>rear, then</quote> with <quote>rear, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>monumentous</quote> with <quote>monumental</quote>. Replaced <quote>spears and</quote> with <quote>spears, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not have one, or have exhausted your ammunition</quote> with <quote>If you do not have one, have exhausted your ammunition, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote> Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Deleted <quote>through your binoculars</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect344">Section 344</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>bar, then</quote> with <quote>bar; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect16">16</a>) Replaced <quote>pause, then</quote> with <quote>pause, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>shudders, then</quote> with <quote>shudders, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>ammunition and his</quote> with <quote>ammunition, and his</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) Replaced <quote>Allamore</quote> with <quote>Allamoore</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>) Replaced <quote>back-handed</quote> with <quote>backhanded</quote>. Replaced <quote>your punch, therefore</quote> with <quote>your punch; therefore</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack item</quote> with <quote>Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach, then</quote> with <quote>breech, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>bushwack</quote> with <quote>bushwhack</quote>. Replaced <quote>ace of spades emblem</quote> with <quote>ace-of-spades emblem</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>sleeve; <ch.lsquot/>that</quote> with <quote>sleeve, <ch.lsquot/>that</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>sleeve; <ch.lsquot/>that</quote> with <quote>sleeve, <ch.lsquot/>that</quote>. Replaced <quote>peer through your binoculars at</quote> with <quote>peer at</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect211">Section 211</a>). Replaced <quote>You do not need binoculars</quote> with <quote>You do not need a magnifying device</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lowering your lenses</quote> with <quote>Lowering your magnifying device</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>Flick Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Flick Knife (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>spindly legged</quote> with <quote>spindly-legged</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>flash, then</quote> with <quote>flash, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>the first thing you see</quote> with <quote>the first things you see</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>freeway, then</quote> with <quote>freeway, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>freeway, then</quote> with <quote>freeway, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>You press your lenses to your eyes and focus on</quote> with <quote>You focus your sight on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect304">Section 304</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>aim and</quote> with <quote>aim, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>rifle, then</quote> with <quote>rifle, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>re-align and</quote> with <quote>re-align, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>H.E. Grenade, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ>, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Flexible Saw</typ> and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 7.62mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>bow string</quote> with <quote>bowstring</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>draw a weapon</quote> with <quote>draw a missile weapon</quote>. Replaced <quote>do so he is</quote> with <quote>do so, he is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect101">101</a>) Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>re-align and</quote> with <quote>re-align, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect117">117</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>) Replaced <quote>Plastic tube</quote> with <quote>Plastic Tube</quote>. Replaced <quote>Four rounds of 12-gauge Shotgun shells</quote> with <quote>Four rounds of 12-gauge ammunition</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>driving, despite</quote> with <quote>driving despite</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>Coupe</quote> with <quote>Coup<ch.eacute/></quote>. Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>clean and</quote> with <quote>clean, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>take 2 Drinks or lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote> with <quote>take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>Coupe</quote> with <quote>Coup<ch.eacute/></quote>. Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>clean and</quote> with <quote>clean, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>take 2 Drinks or lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points</quote> with <quote>take two Drinks or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points per drink missed</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>. Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>jack and</quote> with <quote>jack, and</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>ammunition, and</quote> with <quote>ammunition and</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>. Replaced <quote>give them</quote> with <quote>give all of them</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>breath, then</quote> with <quote>breath, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>breath, then</quote> with <quote>breath, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>) Replaced <quote>large contingent have</quote> with <quote>large contingent of them have</quote>. Replaced <quote>Seem<ch.apos/>s to me</quote> with <quote>Seems to me</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>the road you would</quote> with <quote>the road, you would</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>the road you would</quote> with <quote>the road, you would</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>. Replaced <quote>colony are</quote> with <quote>colony is</quote>. Replaced <quote>the truck</quote> with <quote>the trunk</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>) Replaced <quote>frustration, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>frustration. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>) Replaced <quote>frustration, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>frustration. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>You do not need binoculars</quote> with <quote>You do not need a magnifying device</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>or do</quote> with <quote>or if you do</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>mid-burst, then</quote> with <quote>mid-burst, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>forward and</quote> with <quote>forward, and</quote>. Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>machine-gunning</quote> with <quote>machine gunning</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one; maximum equals four)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one round; maximum: four rounds)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect182">182</a>) Replaced <quote>flame: death</quote> with <quote>flame; death</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>) Replaced <quote>syphoned</quote> with <quote>siphoned</quote>. Replaced <quote>Crowbar [2]</quote> with <quote>Crowbar (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hammer [2]</quote> with <quote>Hammer (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>disappeared, then</quote> with <quote>disappeared, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>at who</quote> with <quote>at whom</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, have insufficient ammunition for one round of fire, or do not wish to use it</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>) Replaced <quote>first, then</quote> with <quote>first, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Saints<ch.rsquot/>.</quote> with <quote>the <ch.lsquot/>Saints<ch.rsquot/>.</quote>. Replaced <quote>you raise the binoculars to your eyes and focus on</quote> with <quote>you focus on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope <a idref="sect274">Section 274</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>ace of spades emblem</quote> with <quote>ace-of-spades emblem</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>line, and the sheer force of the rushing wind whipping around the end of the rifle<ch.apos/>s barrel, make</quote> with <quote>line<ch.emdash/>and the sheer force of the rushing wind whipping around the end of the rifle<ch.apos/>s barrel<ch.emdash/>make</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>when the number of Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote> with <quote>when the Mexican clansmen on guard are at their fewest</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>static, then</quote> with <quote>static, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>syphoning</quote> with <quote>siphoning</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a Medi-kit unit from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Applied bold style to <quote>Foil Blanket</quote>. Replaced <quote>Fire Axe [3]</quote> with <quote>Fire Axe (3)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>pull the pin and</quote> with <quote>pull the pin, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamides</quote> with <quote>sulfonamides</quote>. Replaced <quote>curses, then</quote> with <quote>curses, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Meat Cleaver [3]</quote> with <quote>Meat Cleaver (3)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bread Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Bread Knife (2)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>gun fire</quote> with <quote>gunfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>Allamore</quote> with <quote>Allamoore</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>weapons list</quote> with <quote>Weapons List</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>weapons list</quote> with <quote>Weapons List</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>Apache mountains</quote> with <quote>Apache Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>) Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>newly elected</quote> with <quote>newly-elected</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>Dagger [2]</quote> with <quote>Dagger (2)</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>) Replaced <quote>dispairing</quote> with <quote>despairing</quote>. Replaced <quote>quiet, then</quote> with <quote>quiet, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or do not have sufficient ammunition to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, do not have sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>noise, sprawling</quote> with <quote>noise sprawling</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamide</quote> with <quote>sulfonamide</quote>. Replaced <quote>at who</quote> with <quote>at whom</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>) Added <quote>Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>wheels and then</quote> with <quote>wheels, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>perception skill</quote> with <quote>Perception skill</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>read weal</quote> with <quote>red weal</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>(minimum equals one; maximum equals four)</quote> with <quote>(minimum: one burst; maximum: four bursts)</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>For two days and nights the town is hit</quote> with <quote>All day and all night the town is hit</quote>. The convoy breaks out of Big Spring prior to daybreak and that morning Cal drives south to San Angelo, arriving at dusk. He spends the night in the basement of the Sears Megamarket. On day two, Cal rescues Kate and escapes from San Angelo. They spend that night in Eldorado (or fall asleep while driving through the night and crash). The next day (day three), Cal and Kate drive to Bakersfield. They spend that night in the library there. On day four, they reach Fort Stockton and meet the WDL soldiers. At the beginning of <a idref="sect281">Section 281</a>, it mentions that the weather deteriorates at dawn the following morning which would be day five. So, two days and two nights of bad weather would mean that the heroes cannot leave until the morning of day <em>seven</em>. If it is day seven, however, that throws off the arrival at Kent which happens on day six, i.e. the day prior to the scheduled rendezvous with the convoy on day seven. It also throws off the statement in <a idref="sect350">Section 350</a> that the adventure lasted one week. Therefore, amending the bad weather to one day and night rather than day six to day seven seems to be the best fix.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth day of your mission</quote> with <quote>seventh day of your mission (one day before your planned rendezvous with the convoy)</quote>. The convoy breaks out of Big Spring prior to daybreak and that morning Cal drives south to San Angelo, arriving at dusk. He spends the night in the basement of the Sears Megamarket. On day two, Cal rescues Kate and escapes from San Angelo. They spend that night in Eldorado (or fall asleep while driving through the night and crash). The next day (day three), Cal and Kate drive to Bakersfield. They spend that night in the library there. On day four, they reach Fort Stockton and meet the WDL soldiers. At the beginning of <a idref="sect281">Section 281</a>, it mentions that the weather deteriorates at dawn the following morning which would be day five. So, two days and two nights of bad weather would mean that the heroes cannot leave until the morning of day <em>seven</em>. Therefore, amending the description of the timeline in this way seems to be the best fix.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, or lack sufficient ammunition to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess a missile weapon, lack sufficient ammunition to use it, or do not wish to use it</quote>. Replaced <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>hand, causes</quote> with <quote>hand causes</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>sky, then</quote> with <quote>sky, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 2010</quote> with <quote>Interstate 20</quote> for accuracy and consistency with later books.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>formation and</quote> with <quote>formation, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>Half-way</quote> with <quote>Halfway</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>focus your lenses on</quote> with <quote>focus on</quote> since you might also be using a Telescope (cf. <a idref="sect344">Section 344</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>focus, then</quote> with <quote>focus, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>) Replaced <quote>someobody</quote> with <quote>somebody</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>) Replaced <quote>Rifle, and</quote> with <quote>Rifle and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect304">304</a>) Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>pass, and</quote> with <quote>pass and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>retreat, then</quote> with <quote>retreat, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>Knife [2]</quote> with <quote>Knife (2)</quote>. Replaced <quote>a choice from</quote> with <quote>a choice of</quote> since there is no reason why Cal may take only one item from the list.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>) Replaced <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roar</quote> with <quote>the pack of clansmen, fifty riders strong, roars</quote>. Replaced <quote>fifty less</quote> with <quote>fifty fewer</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced section references. The original text directed the reader to sections <a idref="sect161">161</a> and <a idref="sect207">207</a>; however, those references are the result of being apprehended by a single clansman in section <a idref="sect115">115</a>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>deep breath and</quote> with <quote>deep breath, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>discard your weapon</quote> with <quote>set your weapon aside</quote> to avoid ambiguity. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>discard your weapon</quote> with <quote>set your weapon aside</quote> to avoid ambiguity. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>Freeway 87</quote> with <quote>Highway 87</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>or choose</quote> with <quote>or if you choose</quote>. Replaced <quote>hesitates, then</quote> with <quote>hesitates, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>breach</quote> with <quote>breech</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphonamide</quote> with <quote>sulfonamide</quote>. Replaced <quote>the 1 point</quote> with <quote>the 3 points</quote> (cf. <a idref="medikit">the Medi-kit section</a> of the rules).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect321">321</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>the Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>The Day<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>door, then</quote> with <quote>door, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>barge it</quote> with <quote>barge into it</quote>. Replaced <quote>crack</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>south-east</quote> with <quote>southeast</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>weapon, and</quote> with <quote>weapon and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>woodsmoke</quote> with <quote>wood smoke</quote>. Replaced <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ></quote> with <quote>If you possess <typ class="item">Binoculars</typ> or a <typ class="item">Telescope</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this item</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>this weapon</quote> with <quote>this Backpack Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>H.E. Grenade, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">HE Grenade</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>checkered</quote> with <quote>chequered</quote>. Replaced <quote>these items</quote> with <quote>these items, or if you do not wish to use them</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ>, and</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Signal Flare</typ> and</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="item">Siren</typ>, and wish to use it</quote> with <quote><typ class="item">Siren</typ> and a missile weapon and wish to use them</quote> because the subsequent section assumes you are carrying a missile weapon.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced <quote>blood-stained</quote> with <quote>bloodstained</quote>.</p>
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