### 40

Hurriedly you reach into the pocket of your tunic and grasp the glowing Black Amulet. As soon as your fingers close around its red-hot surface, the evil object explodes with a tremendous flash. You are hurled sideways through the air by the force of the explosion, and you suffer terrible wounds to your legs and body: lose 15 ENDURANCE points.

If you have survived this catastrophic explosion, turn to 140.