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Obediently, Black Hawk stands aside. You cast your eyes over the surface of the north wall for one last time, to satisfy yourself that you can detect no lurking traps, and when you are fully confident that it is safe you take up your weapon and put it to the crack in the wall. Because you are so sure that there is no threat, what occurs in the next instant is doubly shocking.

You press forward with all of your weight yet, unexpectedly, you meet with no resistance. Your weapon disappears into the wall and you stumble forward to plunge through seemingly solid granite. For a second or two you are consumed by total darkness; then an explosion of white light obliterates your vision and you feel yourself being hurled backwards by a searing wave of heat.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table (0=10). Now add 2 to the number you have picked. The resultant total is the number of ENDURANCE points you have lost as a consequence of this explosion.

Make the appropriate adjustment to your Action Chart and continue by turning to 154.