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//    Town 94: Snake Pit


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20 = "You are at the entrance to a foul, reeking cavern. It swarms with huge, agitated cave creatures and the bones left from their previous meals.";
21 = "Dominating the cavern, flanked on either side by giant bonfires, is a large, natural bowl in the floor. There is a giant black altar at the bottom of the depression, surrounded by a variety of reptiles and cave worms.";
22 = "The cavern is filled with the constant, sibilant sound of hissing, but there's something more. The altar itself is humming, filling the air with nerve-jarring vibrations and making the serpents sway back and forth in a weird, hypnotic motion.";
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26 = "You stand before the large altar. It's five feet high and twice as wide, covered with carvings of snakes. There are many stone knobs on the altar, placed there in order to help the worms that infest these tunnels climb and writhe around it.";
27 = "Now that you're close, the humming from the altar is nearly agonizing. It makes your teeth ache.";
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32 = "You are satisfied to see that the worms have stopped being so interested in the altar. It is now little more than a somewhat morbidly carved chunk of rock.";
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38 = "You chant sincerely, trying to drive the evil magic out of the stone before you. ";
39 = "The incantation succeeds! The energy of the altar was powerful, but age and lack of sacrifice has left it fragile. The humming dies down and fades away, and the little worms slithering across your boots stop seeming so agitated. You finally are able to relax a little bit.";
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41 = "You try to open the book, but it is held tight by a red wax seal. You try to cut it, but you find that your weapons don't even affect it! A closer inspection reveals that the seal is covered with magical symbols. You can't break them.";
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43 = "You try to open the book, but it is held tight by a red wax seal. You try to cut it with your Blessed Athame, and it opens easily. The book has been stolen from a human temple somewhere. You read the holy ritual inside ...";
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