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You quickly run towards the dark forest. It had
always scared you when you were little but the feirce Aures scare you more.
As you enter the dark forest you slow to a walk and look around. There
are plenty of places to hide, that you can see: piles of leaves and dead
branches, clumps of bushes, a dry riverbed, and some low trees.
You start to walk faster as you hear the Aures start to
raid your tiny village. Suddenly you lose your footing and tumble head-over-heels
into a deep, tunnel-like hole. You sit up shakily and test yourself.
You seem to be okay. You look up out of your dirt-filled prison.
You're about six feet from the top. Roots stick out from the
sides. You begin to climb up the steep sides when you spot something
deeper in the hole. Mianly out of curiousity, you climb down to inspect
it further. It is a tunnel that goes down then evens out for as far
as you can see, which isn't far because of the lack of light. You stick
your head inside the tunnel. It is dark inside, but when you take your
head out you realize it is almost as dark outside. The sun is setting
fast.
Do you climb out of the hole? -43-
Or do you go in the tunnel? -44-