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Mentally you recite the words of the spell Breathe Water and feel strength coursing through your limbs as the pain in your air-starved lungs melts away. The creature is unaware of your ability to survive underwater and this gives you a strong advantage; it is slow to react to your initial attack.
Ekmakon: COMBAT SKILL 40 ENDURANCE 25
Ignore any ENDURANCE point losses you may sustain in the first two rounds of this combat.
If you win the fight, turn to 9.