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- <p>You focus your lenses on the top of the outcrop, and at first you see nothing untoward. Then, about a minute later, a puff of smoke issues from the rock, as if a bullet has smacked into its surface. Patiently you watch the outcrop, half-expecting something else to happen. You do not have to wait very long: within a few minutes there is a rumbling noise, like the sound of distant thunder, and several giant cracks appear in the outcrop. Suddenly a whole section gives way and hundreds of tons of rock come tumbling down the mountainside.</p>
+ <p>You focus on the top of the outcrop, and at first you see nothing untoward. Then, about a minute later, a puff of smoke issues from the rock, as if a bullet has smacked into its surface. Patiently you watch the outcrop, half-expecting something else to happen. You do not have to wait very long: within a few minutes there is a rumbling noise, like the sound of distant thunder, and several giant cracks appear in the outcrop. Suddenly a whole section gives way and hundreds of tons of rock come tumbling down the mountainside.</p>
<p>You watch open-mouthed as the landslide spills out across the freeway, blocking the lanes in both directions. Rickenbacker tugs at your sleeve and suggests that you turn around and drive back to the colony as fast as you can. Numbly you nod your head and reach out to restart the engine.</p>
<choice idref="sect112"><link-text>Turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You pull over to the side of the road and Rickenbacker radios to the convoy, instructing it to stop and stand by. Using your lenses you are able to see that behind the tents a road block has been erected. It consists of rubble and auto wrecks, and it completely blocks the highway leading to the town of Westmorland. The road south to Brawley is open, but there are several strange-looking people standing at the junction, either singly or gathered in groups. Some are dressed in brightly coloured patchwork clothes, others are half-naked; yet all of them have one thing in common: they move with such lethargy that, from a distance, they resemble a colony of shambling zombies.</p>
+ <p>You pull over to the side of the road and Rickenbacker radios to the convoy, instructing it to stop and stand by. Using your magnifying device you are able to see that behind the tents a road block has been erected. It consists of rubble and auto wrecks, and it completely blocks the highway leading to the town of Westmorland. The road south to Brawley is open, but there are several strange-looking people standing at the junction, either singly or gathered in groups. Some are dressed in brightly coloured patchwork clothes, others are half-naked; yet all of them have one thing in common: they move with such lethargy that, from a distance, they resemble a colony of shambling zombies.</p>
<p><quote>I don<ch.apos/>t like the look of this,</quote> you say to your partner. <quote>Radio the convoy and get them to put Cookie on. Maybe he knows something about these weirdos.</quote></p>
<p>Rickenbacker complies with your request and, within a minute or so, you are talking to Cookie person-to-person. <quote>Sounds like you<ch.apos/>ve run across a pack of Crazies,</quote> says Cookie, after listening to your description of the people at the junction. <quote>They<ch.apos/>re mainly junkies and street-scum that the army kicked outta LA and San Francisco. They<ch.apos/>re usually pretty harmless, but watch y<ch.apos/>selves. You never can tell what they<ch.apos/>ll get up to.</quote></p>
<p>You thank Cookie for the advice and sign off by telling the convoy that you and Rickenbacker are on your way back. You are about to reach for the ignition when suddenly you hear movement away to your right. You turn your head and see three Crazies<ch.emdash/>two men and a woman<ch.emdash/>emerge from the scrub and scurry towards the truck. Despite their frightening appearance, you notice that none of them appears to be armed.</p>
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- <p>You bring your lenses to bear on the bridge and focus on the thin man. The stick he is holding has a forked cleft at one end, and he appears to be attempting to catch snakes, probably for food. You hand your glasses to Rickenbacker to let him observe the man<ch.apos/>s strange behaviour.</p>
+ <p>You bring your magnifying device to bear on the bridge and focus on the thin man. The stick he is holding has a forked cleft at one end, and he appears to be attempting to catch snakes, probably for food. You hand your glasses to Rickenbacker to let him observe the man<ch.apos/>s strange behaviour.</p>
<p><quote>What do you think?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p>Rickenbacker shrugs. <quote>I can<ch.apos/>t see no gun and he looks harmless enough. I say we go <ch.apos/>n<ch.apos/> check him out.</quote></p>
<p>Slowly you drive towards the bridge, your eyes fixed on the man<ch.apos/>s movements. You are little more than thirty yards away when suddenly he sees you coming and dives to the ground. He reappears seconds later, brandishing a rusty shotgun, which he fires once in the air. You can tell by its dull report that there is something wrong with his ammunition. Immediately you stop the roadster and reach instinctively for your gun.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Replaced <quote>town to Tacna</quote> with <quote>town of Tacna</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>jerkily, then</quote> with <quote>jerkily; then</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>) Replaced <quote>Macy and</quote> with <quote>Macy, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>You focus your lenses on</quote> with <quote>You focus on</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>1 Pistol</quote> with <quote>One Pistol</quote>. Replaced <quote>stiffen, then</quote> with <quote>stiffen, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>head east</quote> with <quote>head west</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) Replaced <quote>Avenal and</quote> with <quote>Avenal, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Replaced <quote>disappearing eastwards</quote> with <quote>disappearing westwards</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>) Added a paragraph break after <quote>force of the explosion.</quote> (cf. <a idref="sect325">Section 325</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Consult the map at the front of the book</quote> with <quote>Consult your <a idref="map">map</a></quote>. Replaced <quote>face, then</quote> with <quote>face, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>are half-naked, yet</quote> with <quote>are half-naked; yet</quote>. Replaced <quote>wierdos</quote> with <quote>weirdos</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>are half-naked, yet</quote> with <quote>are half-naked; yet</quote>. Replaced <quote>wierdos</quote> with <quote>weirdos</quote>. Replaced <quote>Using your lenses</quote> with <quote>Using your magnifying device</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>have</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Have</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced <quote>smile, then</quote> with <quote>smile, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>) Replaced <quote>hands, then</quote> with <quote>hands, 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="sect271">271</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>. Added <quote>(Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Added <quote>(Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)</quote>. Replaced <quote>win, and</quote> with <quote>win and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>pause, then</quote> with <quote>pause, and then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>pause, then</quote> with <quote>pause, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>You bring your lenses to</quote> with <quote>You bring your magnifying device to</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></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="sect280">280</a>) Replaced <quote>rolls, then</quote> with <quote>rolls, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>pass, then</quote> with <quote>pass, and then</quote>. Replaced <quote>bang</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>bang</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
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