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As you strike a killing blow deep into the Gybia’s frightful maw, it gives vent to a deafening cry. For a few moments it thrashes wildly; then, amidst a cloud of its vile green blood, it sinks slowly to the bottom of the lake.

Aching mentally and physically from the fatigue of your underwater combat, you swim towards the shallows and stagger out of the icy water. Some boulders, which lie embedded along the shore, offer you a hiding place while you recover your strength. As your vitality returns, you find to your dismay that during your fight with the Gybia you lost all but three items from your Backpack.

Erase all of your Backpack Items with the exception of those which you have recorded in spaces 4, 5, and 6 on your Backpack Items list.

To continue, turn to 304.