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When morning arrives, you awake with a start. You have been dreaming that Pop and Ligru are rummaging through your pack, tearing all the contents out while you lie there alert but helpless, as if frozen by fear or indecision. Only when they find the Stone of Vul-Kar do you reach for the pack — and the sudden spasm in y...
This is no time to be taking chances with unknowns in the dark. You didn't work so hard to climb your way out of the pit just to risk getting drowned in some rapids. Besides, the strength in your arms is pretty much spent, and you're not sure how much use they would be when it comes to paddling a canoe. You are better ...
You need to get out of here; the idea of just lying here is absurd. But where should you go? You have no idea where the trail is, and you are certainly not going to wander around in the dark looking for it. Your descent down the steep, rocky slope diverted you away from the small river you had been following, which you...
"Sorry," is all you say as you try and push past these people — but you are almost stopped by the second person, who very much appears to be a Woban, both in terms of physical size and dress. Because of the blinding glow of his headlight you can't count the number of eyes, but the grass skirt and tattooed torso make yo...
The excitement comes to an abrupt halt the moment you hear voices beside that stream. Knowing that you have no reason to trust anybody you might encounter on this island, you go into instant stealth mode. It sounds like there are several men ahead of you, and although you don't recognize any of the words, the voices ar...
"So I've been dying to know," you say, "how is my gear holding up?" "Quite well," Meredith says. "I'm not sure I set the tent up right, but it didn't rain, so who cares? That down sleeping bag sure was comfy, though. I see that you figured out a way to make do without all that stuff." "I'm just glad you left your i...
Maybe the rope ladder worked for Meredith, but she weighs what, a hundred pounds soaking wet? You aren't about to take that same chance, so instead you find a pair of small protrusions on the rock and pull yourself up, your boot scraping against the surface until your toe finds something it can step on. With this first...
Despite the inglorious shelter and the lack of an adequate sleeping bag, you sleep soundly anyway. Perhaps too soundly, because by the time your eyes open the sun has already risen and is making its upward climb into the sky. Last night's fire is now a pile of cooling ashes, and the drumming has long since ceased. Blue...
The idea occurs to you that the cave may have some kind of significance, and this is why the Wobans are here — perhaps they are guarding it. This piques your curiosity. Of course, all of this is just a theory and you have no real idea who those Wobans are or what their purpose is, but with no maps to follow — and with ...
The idea occurs to you that the cave may have some kind of significance, and this is why the Wobans are here — perhaps they are guarding it. This piques your curiosity. Of course, all of this is just a theory and you have no real idea who those Wobans are or what their purpose is, but with no maps to follow — and with ...
You curse the name of Meredith Nowitki as the two of you are marched up the trail as prisoners of the Wobans. Your hands are not bound, and your captors have even let you keep your packs for the moment. But with three spears each pointed at the two of you, you estimate your odds of escaping are pretty much zero. At a...
Convinced that you have been wasting your time, and having found no other exits out of the lava tube, you decide that the sensible thing to do is backtrack down to the entrance. If the Wobans are still there when you get back, then you'll just have to wait for them to leave. Therefore you turn to follow the little st...
Two weeks later, you are on Walter Berringer's private yacht in the South Pacific. It is now early November; when you left New England there were hints of oncoming snow in the air, but here, out on the open sea, the weather is sunny and almost uncomfortably warm. Meredith seems perfectly pleased with the setting, howev...
It is not until the plane is in the air and cruising high above Connecticut that the man finally folds his newspaper and sticks it in the pouch with the airline magazines in front of him, as if someone else on the next flight might be interested in reading his outdated copy of the New York Times. You now wish you had b...
The boat she has procured for your use turns out to be a dugout canoe with a pair of outriggers. Instead of the outboard motor you had with the Zodiac, this beauty comes with a pair of paddles. "How far is it to Woban Island?" you say, trying to calculate just how arduous this journey is going to be. "Not quite thr...
The Auris surround you, their spears ready for action. You gently lower the satellite phone to the ground, then raise your hands to shoulder-level, hoping that this was the universal gesture for surrender even in the Stone Age. One of your captors responds by motioning with a sideways tip of his spear, which you assume...
On the afternoon of your fifth day aboard the Sam Malone, as you are standing on deck and watching the blankness of the ocean pass by, the captain approaches you. He is a small man, Pakistani by birth, and until this trip the idea of a Pakistani ship captain never occurred to you. On this voyage you have apparently bee...
Later that evening, after first finishing off the mahi-mahi like someone who hasn't seen food in days, and then setting up your little dome tent in the space you have been offered, you join your new companions around their campfire. "Is it really just the two of you here?" you say, deciding you ought to pump these pe...
It is best to remain focused on your goal, and in this case your goal is to obtain the Stone of Vul-Kar and deliver it to Boston for two million dollars. You will not be furthering your cause by spending the night on Auri Island, and Diane Chambers will not pay you if no purple gem is procured. Or if someone gets to it...
You feel compelled — whether by simple curiosity or the desire to find a secret way out of this place, you're not sure — to get back up and see where those steps lead. They descend from an otherwise nondescript spot at the center of the arcade, a narrow and dark entrance to whatever it is that lurks below. It almost se...
So clearly it's in your best interest not to stay and fight this Woban; you would have nothing to prove by doing so, but everything to lose when you inevitably got your head handed to you. Therefore you need to figure out a way to get out of here. If you just turn and run, all you'd be doing is turning this into a foot...
The next afternoon sees you slowly threading your way through the thick tropical forest, trying not to slip down a steep, wet slope. You spent the previous night camping high in a mountain pass, where you found a tiny spring emerging from under a mossy rock. The spot was on the fringe of the same type of high-elevati...
You do your best to seem disinterested and confused, but the man persists in this one-way conversation of his. "Does an even two million sound right to you?" he says. Again, he seems to know more about what is going on than you do. You fumble for your phone in your pocket, desperately trying to maintain the illusio...
The hospital seems to be completely empty. You wake up in an old rundown hospital with no memory of how you got there. You look around and see broken equipment lying around the room. > You leave the hospital and see if there is anything outside. Outside the hospital you see a worn down road and empty cars. Everything ...
As you leave the store you notice movement out behind your car. A man steps out with a hungry look in his eyes. His clothes are in tatters and he is carrying a crowbar. > You ask the man what he wants and where everybody is. He looks at you confused. "What are you stupid? This is the end of the world man!" he says. > Y...
The man shakes his head. "Hardly enough food for one person. I've only lived this long by looking after myself." He turns and starts walking away. > You leave the store and get back in your car. You think about what the man said. How is this possible? Why were you in that hospital and what should you do now? > You driv...
As you're walking to to Clayton you start getting hungry. You remember that you have few granola bars in your pocket. > You eat a few granola bars. You finish off the rest of your granola bars. You're full now, but are worried about what you'll eat when you get hungry again. > You keep walking towards Clayton. You wal...
You try to open the farmhouse front door, but it's locked. There's a broken window on the right and a shed behind the house. > You head towards the shed behind the house You notice there is a padlock on the shed. Maybe you can find a key or a tool to get in. > You head back towards the broken window of the farmhouse Yo...
To your right you see jars filled with preserved fruits and vegetables. To your left you see more jars but can make out the contents clearly. > You eat some preserved fruits and vegetables You delight it some pickled okra and some peach preserves. You think about bringing some food with you, but it will be too heavy fo...
You awaken to some sunlight beams leaking in through the shed. You stretch and yawn as you look at the jars of preserves. > You have some preserves for breakfast You eat some green beans, carrots, and applesauce. You figure this will be enough nutrients for now. > You look around You look back to the other shelf and se...
You roll the pebble around in your mouth and your mouth begins to salivate. > You head back to road You continue down the road for another hour. You finally see a road sign saying "Clayton 5 Miles". This sparks a bit of joy in you. By this rate you'll definitely be there within an hour and half. Then to Bright Meadow w...
You walk back into the store and find a few shirts that you tear and wrap around your chest. It helps you feel slightly better. But you're still in a lot of pain. > You take a quick rest You slouch down to the ground and try to breathe steadily. The pain beings to magnify. You wonder what has happened to the world and ...
The man shakes his head. "Hardly enough food for one person. I've only lived this long by looking after myself." He turns and starts walking away. > You he's right. You look around at the everything and realize that taking care of yourself might be the best bet. get back in your car > You are uncertain of where you are...
You open the back door into the house and go inside. You're in a combined kitchen and living room. You see several cupboard doors are hanging open, a fridge and several couches around a TV. > You check the kitchen You go through cupboards and find a few cans of beans. You pull the them out and place them on the counter...
There's an old warehouse and a few mechanics shops. > You check warehouse Uncertain you'd find anything of need at the mechanics you head towards the warehouse. You're not certain what kind of warehouse it is though. > You open door You go straight for the front door and its locked. The windows are too high to break i...