| 397 You have wasted enough time in these gloomy passages. Turning left you follow the tunnel as it winds upwards. The lanterns provide some illumination but the tunnel is a dank, dirty hole filled with fleeting, furtive shadows and discarded equipment. Whatever possessed you to make your way into this mine and to put your quest at risk is now forgotten. The open plain is a far more enticing prospect than this gloomy place. Picking up your speed you ascend higher towards the surface. As you expect the tunnel opens out at the junction with the other two tunnels near the main entrance. As you stand catching your breath you see that you have emerged from the left tunnel. Behind you lay the three tunnel entrances, ahead of you the way back to the surface and the waiting daylight of the plains. What comes next ensures your quick exit from the mine. From somewhere deep within the mineworks below you hear a sound so frightening that it freezes you where you stand. It is a deep wail, a moan so dire and so full of pain that you turn on your heels and run for the light of day. It is time to return to the surface and to your quest.
| Turn to section 400.
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