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1 = "The wall in front of you shimmers briefly. One moment, it was solid stone. The next moment, there is a gap there, wide enough to pass through.";
2 = "You press the buttons a few times, switching back and forth occasionally. Nothing happens. You don't know the combination. Until you can find it, you won't be able to pass.";
3 = "You press the buttons, using the pattern you learned in the Empire Archives, alternating between the crown and the sword. The wall in front of you shimmers briefly, and a large gap appears in the middle.";
4 = "You press the buttons, but the wall in front of you has already changed.";
5 = "You try to pull the lever, but it doesn't budge.";
6 = "You pull the lever. Nothing immediate happens.";
7 = "You pull the lever. You hear the distant clatter of a portcullis opening.";
8 = "A flash of light and a loud noise come from behind you! You look back and see that two suits of armor have appeared in the circles. The gauntlets of the armor are covered with long blades. Not too intimidating, until the suits start to walk toward you.";
9 = "The portcullis closes.";
10 = "The portcullis opens.";
11 = "There is a flash of light and a loud booming noise. There are suddenly more creatures in the room.";
12 = "You start to feel very hot. Clouds of fire billow out of the pillars.";
13 = "The chamber suddenly becomes icy cold!";
14 = "You hear one of the portcullises open.";
15 = "An invisible barrier prevents you from going here. It sprays you with lightning.";
16 = "You suddenly feel very light-headed.";
17 = "Walls of blades appear all throughout the room! Magical, whirling, flashing razors rend your flesh.";
18 = "The portcullises open before you.";
19 = "The mages here have been carving blue crystals and placing them on pedestals. They look like Crystal Souls, but they don't seem to serve the same purpose. It must be vahnatai magic, adopted for some sinister purpose.";
20 = "You hear a harsh, grinding noise. The glowing spots on all three panels flash red briefly and then return to the state they were in when you first entered the room.";
21 = "The glowing spots on this panel suddenly flash a variety of shades of green. Then they return to the way they were before, except slightly brighter.";
22 = "You enter the control room for the surface teleporter. Three large windows on the east wall give you a commanding view of the portal to the east. There is a pedestal in front of each window. The stone tops of the pedestals glow slightly.";
23 = "You descend into this valley, in the middle of a huge, desolate wasteland. As you climb down, you feel strange energy in the air, and your hair starts to stand on end. You must be approaching a place of amazing magical power.";
24 = "You climb down into the valley. This once proud fortress has been utterly devastated. Nothing is left but char, rubble, and ash. So much for the Empire's vaunted Surface Teleporter.";
25 = "The air around you sparks angrily. The roar from the portal is becoming louder. If something isn't done about it soon, something truly cataclysmic will happen.";
26 = "This fortress was built very quickly, and it shows. Water seepage has weakened this wall, and it doesn't look like anyone's gotten around to repairing it yet.";
27 = "You approach the altar carefully, but it doesn't seem to have been infused with dangerous magic yet. It's only just been installed. It's probably on some contractor's to-do list.";
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31 = "This heavy, steel door has a lock carved from a single piece of clear crystal. Though it looks fragile, it resists all of your attempts to remove it, and none of your keys fit.";
32 = "This heavy, steel door has a lock carved from a single piece of clear crystal. The glass key you found in the fortress fits it quite nicely.";
33 = "The cabinet contains a variety of intricate tools for cutting, shaping, and polishing crystal. Most of them look like they were originally made by the vahnatai.";
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37 = "You hear a clattering noise from the portcullis outside the window.";
38 = "You attack the crystal with all your might, trying to damage it in some way. You don't succeed. It must have been magically strengthened. You fail to even scratch it. Maybe you can find a vulnerability somewhere else.";
39 = "This is a huge barracks, completely ready to house several hundred Empire soldiers. However, it looks like nobody has lived here yet. It's still waiting for the first soldiers to arrive via the portal.";
40 = "This is an incredible stroke of luck. This crystal has not yet been magically strengthened. With several mighty blows, you make a hairline crack in the stone. If a lot of energy was focused into it, it would have powerful and unpredictable effects.";
41 = "The enormous blue crystal has a glowing, pulsing black spot in its center. The stone is putting off intense heat. You can't get too close to it.";
42 = "This stone arch, halfway between the two focusing crystals, must be where the portal appears when it is created. At the moment, however, there is only the faintest nimbus of magic in the stone loop. It is not yet operational.";
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46 = "You open the desk, looking for interesting records or instructions. Unfortunately, the desk is empty. This office isn't occupied yet.";
47 = "This cavern is filled with blocks of quartz and bits of crystal of all shapes and sizes. Whether this is a storage bin or crude workshop is not clear.";
48 = "You wave the rod at the black pit. You wave it some more. The rod's vibrations grow more intense, but nothing else happens. There's nothing you can do about the portal. You have a very bad feeling about this.";
49 = "The crystal is still vibrating and putting off a lot of heat. You stay a safe distance away from it. This ruin will probably be infused with harmful magic for months, if not years.";
50 = "The top of the pedestal is completely dark. You can't use it anymore.";
51 = "This is a beautiful hall, filled with marble pillars. It's large, lovely, and quiet. It starts to make you suspicious. It must be possible to get through here unharmed. After all, many people have been through here before you.";
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53 = "A stone tower looms above you. It has a commanding view of the incomplete portal to the east. You are under the upper floor of the tower, which is supported by a number of sturdy stone pillars.";
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