| 187 Staggering forward against the effects of the ash and heat you are becoming desperate. The air is thick with the smell of sulphur and a heavy layer of black filth is settling upon you. You dare not open your mouth for what you may breathe in. Through the swirling veils of soot and ash the blackness is almost complete. Looking about, you find it is difficult to keep a clear sense of direction then your torch sputters and fails, completely smothered by the choking ash. Now you are in deep trouble. Moving forward you feel your way by touch alone, one hand outstretched before you, the other holding the cloth firmly over your mouth and nose. You are not sure but you think that in the distance you can just barely see a dull red glow. When the passage turns to the north you are unaware of it until you walk into the wall at the turn. A great cloud of ash rises from your stumble. Choking in great spasms you reel backwards but somehow manage to regain your sense of direction and lurch northwards. Now you are fighting for breath with every heave of your lungs. What keeps you going is the dull red glow that, with the turning of the passage, has become a distinct circle of light. Fighting for breath and with nowhere else to go you stagger towards it.
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