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'Angry, snicking ants surround you. You cannot tell how many ants
$are in the corridor.
'Grasping your sword with both hands, you slice downwards. Your
$blade strikes and slides off a hard, rounded body. You are bitten
$again. A sword does not seem effective against giant ants.
'Laurus is screaming. He has no way of protecting himself from the
$insects' vicious bites.
'"Run, Laurus," you urge. "Try to get away from them!"
'You kick with your left foot and connect with a hard body. You kick
$again and the giant insect flies across the corridor. It strikes the
$far wall with a clatter.
'This seems to work! You move forward, kicking at the scuttling,
$clacking creatures as you go.
'At last, no more ants attack you. Your boots are cut in several
$places and you have received a number of painful bites, but at least
$you have escaped.
'"Laurus!" you cry. "Where are you?"
'"Over here," comes a weak call.
'You find the fallen halfling in a pile of ants. Pulling the ants
$off him, you find he is bruised and bleeding from a number of nasty
$bites.
'"I'm all right," he says. "Don't worry. Nasty bugs! I wish I was
$a giant, I'd squash all of them."
'Helping Laurus to his feet, you see a dim light moving toward you.
$Slowly, your back to the wall and sword drawn, you move forward along
$the corridor.
'A dark corridor opens to your left. "Step into here, Laurus. Let's
$see what's coming."
'"I hope it's not more of those bugs," mutters the halfling.
'You hear heavy footsteps, and a loud grumbling voice says, "Where
$are those ants? If I've lost them and they carry to gold back to their
$colony, the master will have my hide for sure. Blast those ants, you
$can never trust them."
'The muttering creature comes into sight. It looks like a seven-foot
$goblin, with a dirty yellow hide, long snaggly teeth, and red-veined
$eyes.
'It's a bugbear!
'The bugbear carries a torch and a long stick it evidently uses to
$herd the ants. A mace and a sword hang on its belt.
'"That's the meanest looking monster I've ever seen," says Laurus.
'"It sure is," you say, "But I bet we can defeat it if we're clever
$about it."
/1. If you decide to fight the bugbear.
/2. If you decide to flee down the side hall and not
2fight the bugbear.
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