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 With only a heartbeat left to live you throw yourself backwards, then roll and jump for the floor behind you. In a crashing thunder of falling stone and earth you scramble for safety as the roof collapses in a gout of clouding dust. Caught within the roiling mist you place your sleeve over your mouth and run back down the passage. Only when you a good distance from the trap do you find clean air, and at the borders of the suffocating dust you cough violently, trying to clear the choking grit from your lungs. Desperately you take some of the filthy water from a drainage ditch and wash away the clinging dust from your face, before quickly wiping the stinging liquid itself from your skin. Thanking Providence for your deliverance you massage an aching shoulder and shake your head in disbelief. You have survived the trap, but only just.
When you have recovered your breath you stand and take stock of what has happened. As the air settles you find to your dismay that the hall is now blocked by a tangle of broken stone and flows of loose earth. There is no way forward, and no time to try and dig a way through. For a few moments you consider how close you came to death but there is little that you can do except move on and find another way. After cleaning what you can of the grit from your clothing you turn back towards the Great Hall.
It takes some time to retrace your steps but eventually you find your way back to the immense chamber. After making sure there is no danger you leave the passage and return to the open floor of the Hall.
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If you have not already done so, will you;
Try the nearest door in the south wall? If so turn to section 31.
Try the second door in the south wall? If so turn to section 189.
Investigate the alcove in the north wall? If so turn to section 239.
Try the door in the far eastern wall? If so turn to section 161.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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