; Dungeon of Dread   Page 17 ....>..|.......|.......|.......|.......|.......|.......|.......|......|...< 'The kobolds are peering into the darkness, concentrating on $something farther down the corridor.  Because their attention is $focused elsewhere, you are able to sneak up behind them, unheard and $unseen. 'Before the vicious creatures are aware of you, you strike one with $your sword and Laurus hits the other with a large rock. 'As the kobolds fall, they drop their torch and it goes out. $Darkness surrounds you. '"Listen," cries Laurus, clasping your arm.  You hear the noise the $kobolds were listening to.  A faint clacking noise seems to be moving $toward you. '"Here!" says Laurus.  "I feel another opening to our left.  Maybe we $should run for it!" '"No, let's find out what's coming." 'You lean forward in an attempt to figure out what the noise could $be, but the mysterious noise has faded away. '"Listen!  It's stopped!  Maybe it took another path," you say. 'Suddenly, a great pain shoots through you leg.  Something has bitten $you on the ankle! 'You reach down and touch an antenna and a pair of pincers.  OWW!! $Something has bitten you savagely on the hand! '"Laurus!" you scram.  "It's a giant ant!" '"Oohh! Ow! Ow! Ants! Ants! They're all around us!" shouts Laurus. $"Help! They're biting me.  OH! I'm being eaten up! Help!  Ow!  Get away $from me!  Caric, help! I don't want to be eaten by a bug!  I'm hitting $them, but it doesn't do any good.  Help me!" \ 'Angry clicking sounds come from all sides now ...............>.......|.......|.......|.......|.......<................... /1.  If you want to stay and fight them. /2.  If you wnat to try and escape down 3the corridor on your left. .Ask 2 .file 1,24 .file 2,27 .chain