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6 Once again you brush against a firm surface. This time it's the
floor of the cavern. In fact, you have touched down on the mossy bank
of an underground stream. You drink from the cool, clear water, then
step out of the cavern into this strange world. The only illumination
is a dim red-orange glow that seems to come from the ground. The air
is so clear that you can see shadowy, curving hills and valleys
stretching out in all directions, even above you. Why do you feel so
good? It must be because you are so light-you could hardly weigh more
than ten or fifteen pounds. You spring to your feet Every movement is
easy. You jump-twenty or thirty feet high-and float gently to the
ground. Then you realize that you are not alone. Only a few yards away
is an odd creature. As big as you are, it seems to be some kind of
bird yet much more than a bird. Under a crown of soft golden feathers
are enormous blue-green eyes, so vivid and intense that they seem to
be not only a means of vision, but also a means of power. There is
something terrifying about that face, but also something angelic,
something that draws you to it In fact, you feel as if you are being
hypnotized by those eyes-eyes of an angel bird!
If you run from the strange creature, turn to page 15.
If you hold your ground and face it, turn to page 10.
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