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Like a cat, you spring forward and pad towards the clansman as quickly and as quietly as you can. He is standing half-crouched when he sees you, and immediately he retreats, still bent over, until his back hits the gas pump and he can go no further. You strike first, confident of victory, but he avoids the blow and retaliates with a punch to your body. You pull away, evading the punch, but it has served its purpose. It buys the clansman the few seconds he needs to draw a knife from his belt.

Big Apple: CLOSE COMBAT SKILL 16   ENDURANCE 25

If you win and the combat lasts five rounds or less, turn to 192.

If the fight lasts to a sixth round turn immediately to 11.