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//    Town 6: Almaria


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20 = "The toll to cross the bridge across this river is five coins. After all you've done for Avernum, you would think that the guard might consider giving you a break. Alas, it is not to be.";
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22 = "Normally, the toll to cross the bridge across this river is five coins. Fortunately, the guard on duty recognizes you. He opens the gate for you immediately. News of your many deeds has spread.";
23 = "You try to turn the wheel. The guard doesn't let you.";
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26 = "You rifle greedily through the papers in the desk, looking for some valuable intelligence on Empire activities. Unfortunately (and predictably), they were too smart. The place was quickly and cleanly stripped of information.";
27 = "Just as you're about to give up, however, you spot a sheet of paper on the floor behind the desk. It's a brief note. You read it.";
28 = "_Denrius - Our contact in Blosk is working very well for us! Information is being left with the statue. Just talk to it. Password - 'Worms.' I'm off for the raid. Wish me luck. - Porl._";
29 = "Blosk is a major city to the west. A spy there could do a lot of harm. This information could be very useful.";
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32 = "Clearly, some books have recently been pulled off the bookshelf - the piles of tomes spilled to the ground are a clear testament to that.";
33 = "Still, some of the tomes are from the surface world, and quite valuable down here. Nothing magic, but some stuff is still worth cash. Take a few?";
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35 = "You slip out of the council chambers with your sack of stolen gold. Because of your recent victories, people hesitate to discipline you. They decide that they're better off with you free and helping Avernum.";
36 = "However, knowledge of your crime doesn't take long to spread.";
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38 = "You finally manage to catch a brief glimpse of the rich supply of gold Almaria has stored up, bulging out of the chest to the east. It's only a brief glimpse, however, as the trap you have just tripped makes most of it teleport away.";
39 = "What makes you feel worse, however, is what teleports in to replace the gold.";
40 = "You don't have enough money for the toll. Fortunately, since you are an Avernite soldier, they give you a break. The gate opens.";
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44 = "Fortunately, one box of gold was out of reach of the teleportation trap. It would be easy for you to scoop up some of your nation's hard-won wealth for your own purposes.";
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46 = "Julio listens eagerly as you describe the route through the Waterfall Warren. _Marvelous. When we have peace again at last, it is a journey I simply must undertake._";
47 = "_Though I honestly don't wish to reward you, honor compels me to pay you for this intelligence._ He gives you a scroll. _I found this on a journey. An interesting work. Also, we must be sure to speak about training._";
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49 = "As you explore the storeroom, you hear something. Someone to the north coughs. You look closer. There's nobody there. Something is wrong. You draw your weapon.";
50 = "Then you walk forward. Suddenly, the stillness of this dusty warehouse is broken. Dust flies, and the air begins to shimmer. Empire soldiers start appearing at the north end of the warehouse. They were hiding there, cloaked in invisibility.";
51 = "It is a surprise raiding party, skilled and well-equipped. And, judging from the looks of irritation and surprise on their faces, they didn't expect a band of skilled warriors to stumble into them. Then there was one unexpected cough.";
52 = "The guards by the south wall call for help. The attackers charge. And you, as usual, are in the middle.";
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54 = "Abby eagerly inspects the blue pass. She writes notes on a sheet of parchments, her hand moving in a blur. _Yes. Yes. This is exactly what I needed. We may be able to forge the passes yet._";
55 = "_If you could also find a gray pass, it would be a great aid to us. Sadly, it is the rarest sort. If it helps, a fellow passed through town a month back, heading up to Mertis. Name was Caelen. He said that he'd heard a rumor that someone up there had one._";
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57 = "Abby inspects the gray pass, but she's much less enthusiastic about this one than the blue one. _Hmmph. Too difficult. Watermarking. Magic ink, unless I miss my guess. The blue, we can forge. The gray? Doubtful. Still, this is valuable information._";
58 = "_I suppose I should pay you for your efforts._ She takes a bone box out of her desk, opens it, and takes out a delicate emerald necklace. _I was given this to pay off valuable informers. You've been very informative._ She gives it to you.";
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60 = "Whoever lived here fled so quickly that they forgot to clean out this box. The contents mainly consist of unpleasant dirty laundry. There's also a crumpled sheet of parchment with red trim.";
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62 = "The dresser is very dusty, and the clothes inside reek of mildew. It would appear that someone moved into this room, left some time ago, and didn't come back.";
63 = "Under a filthy robe, you find a slender, heavily worn book, brought down from the surface. You flip through its contents and find that it contains writing in a magical script.";
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65 = "The tome is a spellbook. Most of the spells have been torn out, probably to be passed around and studied by others. One spell, however, seems to be potentially useful.";
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67 = "The leader of the raid falls. You see he was carrying a small satchel slung over his shoulder. When it falls, several small items fall out of it, including a scroll.";
68 = "You pick up the paper and read it. It says, _Adakal - Emerge at night. Light fires. Burn supplies. Then come to safehouse in southeast corner. Dead end of alley. Press stone, turn, press. Enter. We will help you to flee._";
69 = "Has the Empire hidden a safehouse in Almaria? That could be very dangerous. It deserves investigation.";
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