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You kneel before the lockplate and examine the keyhole. The mechanism is a basic mortise lock but its component parts are large and heavy. Despite the simplicity of its design, you suspect that this lock could be a difficult one to pick. Drawing upon your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you visualize the mechanism in your mind’s eye and will it to open. It is a slow and arduous process. Beads of perspiration stand out on your brow as you strain to make its hidden levers turn.

If you possess Grand Nexus, turn to 337.

If you do not possess this Discipline, turn to 22.