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//    Town 98: Secret Empire Fort


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20 = "The desk contains plans and records regarding the recent, devastating attack on Cotra. The Empire was cunning. First, they built this hidden base and filled it with skilled soldiers.";
21 = "Then they made an alliance with a group of eyebeasts from the western caves. They offered most of the spoils of Cotra in return for the eyebeasts' help in destroying it. ";
22 = "The papers give a good idea of what happened, but you can't find any current troop rosters or accounts of movements or anything that would be useful back in Avernum.";
23 = "You do find one very interesting thing, though. It's a scroll, edged with blue ribbon. It's a pass, which gives the bearers free passage through all blue clearance Empire checkpoints.";
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26 = "The bookshelf is mostly bare. It mainly contains works of fiction from the surface world and dry, theoretical books on military tactics.";
27 = "However, on one of the shelves, you find a long, slender wand.";
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32 = "You find an imposing strongbox, firmly bolted to the floor. It is held shut by a heavy padlock. You don't have a key.";
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38 = "Inside the box, you find the payroll for this regiment. There are tall stacks of gold and silver coins, fresh from the surface.";
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40 = "You start to enter this narrow stone passage. Then you stop. You heard someone just ahead. Humans speaking. Roasting meat. The clatter of armor. Training warriors. Then you see the symbol on the wall by you. It is the crown of the Empire.";
41 = "A powerful force of Empire warriors is hiding here. This is an advance base, set up to launch attacks on the Eastern Gallery. Its destruction would be very good for Avernum, but you are woefully outnumbered.";
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