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//    Town 8: Sharimik


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20 = "You enter the desert city of Sharimik. It is a grim place. The walls have been burned and cracked by repeated troglodyte assaults. Through the gates ahead, you see people walk quickly by, careful not to look anyone in the eye.";
21 = "Guards peer at you through arrow slits. When they see who you are, they go from cold and mistrustful to outright hostile. A soldier shouts, _Them! They're the Avernites! Get them!_";
22 = "More troops appear. Arrows are aimed. At first, you think that you're pretty much dead. Then they stop and wait. They clearly will be content with letting you depart peacefully. You quickly back away from the gate, before the paranoid people of Sharimik pincushion you.";
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26 = "You enter the desert city of Sharimik. It is a grim place. Through the gates ahead, you see people walk quickly by, careful not to look anyone in the eye.";
27 = "Signs of troglodyte attacks are everywhere. The city walls are crumbling under the constant barrage of their assault.";
28 = "Guards peer at you through arrow slits. When they see who you are, they go from cold and mistrustful to outright hostile. They are prepared to attack you outright.";
29 = "As you size each other up, a captain quickly runs up and whispers something to them. Whatever was said, it was in your favor. Grumbling, the guards lower their bows. One of them mumbles, _We've heard of you. You can enter. Welcome to Sharimik. Watch yourself._";
30 = "The gates open. The townspeople passing by inside give you quick, furtive glances as they pass. Welcome to Sharimik.";
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32 = "Among the dull, bureaucratic records on the shelves, you find a bone scroll tube. The words _Magical Scroll_ are clearly written on the side.";
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34 = "You find the book Starcap described to you. It's an old mage's journal, sandwiched in a thick stack of ledgers. You read it.";
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36 = "This podium is stacked with old ledgers. You poke through them, but you don't find anything interesting.";
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38 = "You have discovered a fairly new, carefully written spell book. There's a nice chair in front of the book, so that you can study in comfort.";
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44 = "You have entered the Sharimik treasury. You have little doubt that serious traps lie ahead.";
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50 = "Somehow, you find it very likely that this dresser has some sort of trap. You see, it has, painted on the front, the words _Warning! Serious magical alarm!_";
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56 = "This is the ferry to Farport. A young man sits in this small sailboat, ready to collect your ticket and take you over.";
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62 = "Suddenly, a massive blast of smoke and flame shoots out from under the metal grate ahead. It almost knocks you off your feet! You aren't wounded, but there is now a large hole in the grate in the floor of the storeroom.";
63 = "As you watch in horror, several troglodytes squeeze their way through and attack. These aren't grunts, either, but crack troglo shock troops ...";
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66 = "You find a dead troglodyte, slumped against the city wall and dried out by the sun. It has been looted of everything valuable.";
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68 = "Thinking this must be the area Sloan told you about, you search carefully around the dead troglodyte. Sure enough, you find a small silver ring concealed under a stone!";
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70 = "_Perhaps I should. But I won't. If you were some sort of hero, maybe. But, as it is, I must insist on my filing fee._";
71 = "_We are not that much at risk, after all. I have made sure that our town defenses are strong._";
72 = "He looks at you closer. Then he starts to get nervous. He recognizes you. Word of you and your deeds has been getting around.";
73 = "_Well,_ he says, _in this very limited case, I can make an exception._ He fills out a slip of paper and gives it to an assistant to take to Mayor Knight. _You have my permission._";
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