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Starbursts of light flash before your eyes and the pain in your head grows ever more unbearable until you feel sure that your skull is about to explode: lose 8 ENDURANCE points. (If you possess either a Psychic Ring or a Grey Crystal Ring, lose only 3 ENDURANCE points.)

Then, unexpectedly, the pain stops and Taktaal shrieks with anger and surprise. He has seen through your disguise and your true identity shocks him to the core.

Turn to 176.