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//    Town 36: Serpent Cult


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20 = "You are at the edge of a dank pit. Loud, constant hissing echoes up from the darkness below.";
21 = "You look at the walls of the shaft. You could climb down, if you were careful. However, the walls are pretty slippery. You may not be able to climb back up this way.";
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23 = "You perform the ritual, but this altar doesn't contain any special magical power. There's no evil to affect. The altar is ugly, but there's no spell to cure that.";
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26 = "There is a thin book on this pedestal, bound in lizardskin. It is a book of prayers, written and bound in Avernum, probably by the priest who originally built this temple. The slith priests have written many notes in the margins.";
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28 = "The slithzerikai chieftain falls before the power of your assault. You have achieved victory over the deadly, evil temple. All in a day's work for a good group of adventurers.";
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32 = "The stairway leads back down into the snake pit.";
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38 = "There is a large trapdoor here, flanked by slith statues. When you get close, it suddenly flies open. Reptiles pour out of the pit below!";
39 = "There is a large trapdoor here, flanked by slith statues. When you get close, you see that it is bolted shut from below. You can't pry it open. You hear loud hissing coming from underneath.";
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44 = "There is a heavy wooden lever sticking out of the floor.";
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46 = "You come face to face with the chieftain of the slith cultists. He is a descendant of the slith bands that once rampaged throughout these caves, a true enemy of Avernum. A pair of small, fanged worms sit on his shoulders, coated in slime. It's gross.";
47 = "He points his two-tined spear at you and snarls, _Weakling! Softskin! Food for the sacred worms, as yet unconsumed!_";
48 = "_I am Fhyss'Thsss, true master here, and I will call the worms to consume you!_";
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50 = "Chief Fhyss'Thsss waves his spear through the air and calls out a word of command. You hear hissing and slithering, coming from somewhere nearby. Something is slithering up through a grate from the tunnels below.";
51 = "The worms on his shoulders quiver with anticipation. They are nearly mindless, but they can still tell when they are about to be fed.";
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53 = "Chief Fhyss'Thsss howls, shudders, and falls. You turn away as the little worms on his shoulders begin to slide toward his face, eager for a meal long-anticipated. You don't need to see this.";
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55 = "This altar isn't like the one downstairs. It isn't imbued with dark magic. It's just a gross chunk of rock. Your ritual doesn't affect it.";
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