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 Your curiosity has been aroused and it is a call you do not normally resist. You know something of the history of these mines, and it is a fact of that history that none of these old delvings are worked. To some extent they have become a part of the mythology of the frontier, a mainstay of the fireside stories told by travellers as they pass the long nights of winter, and it is the coming chill that makes the billowing smoke all the more interesting. The encroaching cold of winter, and the powerful weather generated in the high mountains to the north, ensures that the wild areas of northern Kalborea are traversed only by those who believe they are experienced enough, or foolhardy enough, to survive it. You are intrigued as to who might have taken shelter here, and for a number of reasons the smoke rising from this old mine strikes you as something to investigate.
Leaving Pallenten to graze at the entrance, you draw your sword and carefully make your way inside. Beyond the opening the mine quickly angles downwards, opening out into a small cavern that runs for about 30 metres before breaking into three separate tunnels. Each of these tunnels has a thin pall of smoke running along its roof, and a deepening blackness that extends far into the gloom beyond. The tunnels themselves are nothing more than mine shafts, buttressed with wood siding and thick support timbers. Footprints and a number of drag marks cover each of the tunnel entrances. Here is definite proof that these tunnels are being used by someone, or something. Although smoke rises from each of the tunnels ahead there is no clear indication which will lead to the source.
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Which tunnel will you take? If you wish to take the left, turn to section 371. If you believe the right tunnel more likely turn to section 404. To take the centre tunnel, turn to section 390. If it all appears too dangerous for your liking and you would rather return to Pallenten and continue on your way, turn to section 400.
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