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CONTENTS

TORE]WO*D

Ho]A' WLL YOU STARI YOUR ADWNTURE?

BIOOD OF THE ZOMBIES

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FOREWORD

It seetu tike ody y€srerday, but it was in f&t 30 veaF a8n m AuA6r la82 rhar rr. wdrlrr aj FLfttao ,r,,,'u, hbt $€nr un $h In bmtshop: aroun; t h € u K s t e v e h c t < o n . n d I q e r e , l r y cidre.l

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r n c r u r u t u w!/t.atlta+fhe) tren,Ior u! In Wa./,!l h e h r d cEated J story tr,fh a bDn.hmsnarrhve d,r d rtlalhld AJme !rem W" hoF.Jrt, apD.al w o ' r , d xu bejonJ nirdcoir 9,.",, U,t""j,i"t a n r . , p a L r!qt how pupulrr F,BhtrnB F d n r a s t { o L l \ i le.omc wr ften

'n lhcj{ond pebon pre,€;r rh.se { . n x € n t e . a ( n v c r d \ E n t u r c rn wh,ch .\OU ar. w ' m h||on5 or opies bonE sold. Who truutd have l<fa.tcd hr rinarhbb.ut m zoo! th.LJ hr<rrhoueht ro.urwrhnsa htortinl rd ro r ,ror"n L4"unra,n. iut I d,dn r k inr ru dLr ftar h rrh"ut i"itabonr,nc wrh iter. tacl\un. Hopctul) se do thai r.r the jorh ann \eFJrv, HJvjnK w,rfed rn the r,Jen eamc: nuustD t^r the an rwsty yeaE, I m aqatu;r the everlast'ng popula ry ot zombies, dd it s€med ,n ^nEstrn on m) pa.fthar t d ner.r wrincn r zonb.e nAnhn8_tsdtJ\l btul ti,I got r. qort i strrled wnMS the \tu4 \cfin Ailanna a! usut, b!t I rnen cnanS€d my mind, ahd switchcd it lo a .onrempo.ary

*trin8. That was a BIG de.ision Ior me noving away ftom medieral t ntasy lou'll notice that I tept the adlenture in a castle, though, rather than ask-ing the reader to tun .m!nd shoppask-ing malls and 2lstrentury stieets l Suess old hab s die hardi

It was very *lcrying to w.ite a new book and I

hope it's a woithy .ddition to the s€ries. Thanks ro Twitter I had a lot of encou.agefrent along the way, and I would like to thark aU those p€opl€ who spured me on. espe.ially when I lost a chlnk ol lhe book to . .ompnrcr .rnsh. I would also like to thank Simon Flym md tne team at lcon for thcir continued fa h in l,ii8htinS r'antas), Greg Staple for the amtz-ing cover, I(ein Crosslcy for thc inc€dibl€ int€lnrr ilhstrations, Andi Ewington 10. his invaluable hclp with pmduction and, ol.oursc, Sreve lackson Jor a lllelonE lriendship olkillinS monst rs togcth.. So h.rc is Blood o/ ur. Z,,ri.r, a brand n.w Fightin8 Fantasy gamebook. And for the di8ilala8e, it is also available lo dowdoad asan app.I hop. yo! have tun with thc Tombics vou'll lind a Ln oI then runnin8 arcund Goraya Castle.

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BlNd.l th? zoatb|s b a EighrinE Fanr.sygJmeboot, a n I n t e r . c h r e a d r e n t u € in whi.h tOU ARE THF HEROr )ou can onr) $D thruuAh br choosine rhe .orkr p.rh hndrna equ,pmenr,:,ori,ne tD;and \uruivins conbar Tlrr€ ae 4jrdr,E sid.riar rhe balr of the bool fur you to tep a rc(ord ol .om-bat. and ol everlihhg you drs.oier atonq rh€ wae sulh !s inJdmat,m food m.neJ weaioN, ani u < e u r t e h s o r l t u i p m s r Ir i\impn(anriomateJ maP2\ vou 8o- and to lep a rumin8 rotJtur a rhe zombres hho havc been kiued, or you ltbe arr l

COMBAT

COMBAT ta*es place in a eries of,4ftr.t Rolds. Most of tne €nem'es )ou wr ra<e aE zomb,cs

L h e y a r e u r u a l l y \ l o h and samed,.Iorme vou tu.aracl. fiEt Combal nvorv6 r lrrns d,cc ;h,ch atrecr rwo r nbure\ srAMrN^.nd D^M^cf

srAMINa eprents how \tmn8 you ae The hrsher you srAMrNA. ttu srrongcr ror are. To(akutite;odr

inir'al sraMrN{, roll rho dice (or u:€ rh. vrruat di.e b ) f l i c l In B t h m u g h t n e b u o t J n d s r o p p m F M a p a g r

to Sive you a rmdom rcll of two dice) Add 20 to the number rolled and mter the bral in th€ sr M-N^ box on lour ,4dr.rr!E sfteer. srNrM-N^ will go !p and down durint lhe adventuF. For example it wi]l increa* when usinA Med Kits (which can only be used on e) and ir will d€Fas due to injunes dd wouds, It you! sr M'NA falls to zero, you die md you adv€nture is ov€. Note that Zonbi€ only

have I sraMrNA point €a.h.

D.MGE rd!.es sr MrNA. When fiShtinS enemies, DIMGE is calculated by mUing dice a.cording to weapon t'?e. The numbe. rclled ddides tn€ num ber of zombies (or other eneniet killed, as they only have I sraMrNt point each. Whilst lhey may be easy to kill, Zofrbies often attacl( in la€e num-be6, nakinS it difficult to def€at th€m all in a single Arfa.t Rofid. Belore combat begins you must deide which weapon you aF 6oing to use. A dagge. causes id6 oAM^cE (a d6isa si:-sided die). A ma.hine 8un caus 2d6+5 DAM^cr. Renmber to note down a weapon's DAM^GE di.e on yot AdrentuP sheel Afte. you. tust attacL, any sureivinS zombies will each reduce your srAM'NA by I point b€fore the neat Attack Round begins. Amed Zombies may innict more thm 1 point of D^MGE. Attack Rouds con-tinue until you have deleated all oI you enemies or you have di€d in cofrbat. I{ yo! do not have a weapon, you must 68hr barehanded (rd6 t.

Exdple to! enrer a r@m to face a pack ol 14 Zombies. You. current sraMrNA is 15 You selet a shotgun which inflicis Gd6+5) D^M^ctr to starr rhe

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riBtAtracl Roud You rcU.I and add 5, Eutrhs inSZombie killed You e!ffer rhelos oI6 sraMN; IDnts (r DAMAGE lDint taken fon each of the sur_ vivint 6 Zohbie), educing your cuiqt sr^MrNA 1o 9 points. You kill ofi the Fminins 6 Zonbis automri@lly in ihe sond A$ack Round bmuse the shotgun.a@s a minimum D^MAGE of 6 points (1d6+5). Note that yd mut fin.t ammmftjon b€fore hrcams cd be used, bur one found it is udimrted. Hopetully you wil d€feat the hordes ot Zombies you are about to m.ounrer and escape ro teu ihe talel Good luck - you'll need itl

BACKGROUND

Was it the cold iron sha.kles biting into your bl€€d-ing wrists that wok! you, or was it the tenible hmgd in your bely? It d@sn't matier You arc awake again tor at ledt th€ tenth time tonitht, if in fa.t ]t i3 night. It is not easy sleepin8 on a cold.on-rete il@r at the b6t of tim6, but when your wnsts re cluired to a wall ft;s virtually ihP6ible. The gl@my ceU h wtuch you ae imPrisoned would be in iotal darlnes hee rt nor for th€ baP lighl bulb fixed to the ceilinE above you; a small Elob€ of Pale, llickering light. Coclma.hs {urry adoss the noor but you don't €vd carc. How lonE have you been held prisoner? Is il live or six days since you were thrcwn into the ell? lt is imposible to tell, Time pases slowly. Th€ only brcak fom your slitude com6 when you hear th€ grating sodd of the boh on the healy st€€l d@r slidinS ba.k. That siSnals th€ dhde of a thiclsel prison Suard who staEgeF into the cU limpina from an old womd dd usually drunk. It you 6re lucky, he wil tc canyin8 a small bowl of loul tasting stew thai slops over the dm as he hrches alory. r you are very lu.ky, he wil al$ brin6 a chunl of stale brcad md a tuug of pale .otree made faom dress. He always plaes the f@d on the n@r just out of you reach, his .tuei, Pekmdked Iace moment{ily smiling as he enjoys the nonent He knows ttEt if he d6 this y@ have to stretch io reach the bowl with your fet, maldng lhe shack-16 bite d@ply into you bledinS wrisls. He never 6peaks, but aiways rj.k you hard in the nbs m his

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way uut. bcforeshnm,nB tnedsr behind h,mand bolting it shur. He den rscem ioare h herher vou live or dic

It was lErd to come to re.tu with the fa.t ttDt you are a pnsoner As. seconJ ytar \tudentor mvth;b4 at Bol ingbror e Cotleg<, ii h,d ben

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you Dtil nnw You had spenr s;i wets of vou. holidrv' ird!eulrg thrcugt Southem EureDe'rn hE ro rind evidencofte8enddry bea\6. )ou srarted you! guet by fllng to Crete in *aEh of Minoraur bon6 md the ove of rhe Cyclop, alas wirhout sue ce$. Frch L'rere )ou sent by bcr to Src tv l@ths ,or cvidene of weEwohes agrn wrrrroui *<esi

Inen \ou tr.veued by boar Md tr,,n ro Hueaa where you *ar.hed for 8h6ts.nd sp(tres. ,ith; $adows or m\rt 8Dvcyard\ dd ruined rastts Mlch to ynu. diepponrmcnt. none matrn.tued. rurcnm8.des m open+op tru(ts, vou ended uD m Roman,a in rh€ parr on.e known as Transviv;nia wh*Count Mad. thenobnou\ vmDire reDutedtv dranl Lhcblmd or tu. mdy vkriru. bunnaa we( spentas[ng dre lcak rr they tnew anyth;sabour

the e\isten<€ of vamp'rer ]ou we€ met wiih ontv blanL loofsand sha|jnaheads u6| voudomtere; a wrirJ led old han who sas wrltine io ralt to vo,, r.r the priG or a new har. He toor iou eme d@ klometres nodh of tus

"illage ro a srone crvot. rrs cntrde ov€r8om &d lrrualv hidden bi bram-blesand i!y. wlulsr you LUt ba.k rhr weeds ovrinc the rtep( dowr ro rhe srran.e th€ otd r]b .tisaD: P€arcd withouta word.Ihe crypr d@r was lql;, DUr he wed was rc8en dd you wek abtc to kjcl

ir open. lou shone a iorh down the sione srans and made yolr wly Blowly down to a danp .hanb€r. Bn6hinS ba.k ihi.k .obwebs, you sw an ancieni dst-.overed .offin st on a stone plinth at the ba.k of tl€ .hamber With your heart poudhg, you clept fotrard nd lifted the lid. But rhe.offin .onrained a yelow boned steleton, not the sl@ping vampire you had hoped ro nnd. You wor back ourside to 6nd th@ burly thuAs waiting aor you. Aded with .lubs, they sel upon you as you lried to make a run for it. You stru8gled, but barehanded it was a fiSht yo! w€re always 6oin8 to tose. You wer hfldcufied and gag8ed, befoe beinS bmdl€d inro the back of an old black car and driven lor hil6 alona a narcw road rhat caiv.d irs way through a dose fo6 o a rangc of hills. I€E you sw a forcbodinalookins castle builr oi dark stone nsded in a valley betw@n rwo hills. The thugs grimed at each other, aSreing that you wodd b€ eld lor a Eood pnG al ihe caslle. You ealized you wse in grave danger; not dly ha.l you ben kidnapped but you were about to be eld to a modemJay slave trader or perhaps woe. The or sped on up the hil mtil it reach€d the high-waU€d osrle, where it ere.hed to a h,lt outside arched entran e d@s. The thugs dragg€d you out of the cd as the castle dms siowly reaked op€n to Fveal a .ourtyafd with rome people milling about in it. You ws€ blindfolded dd hdded over to m uns@n perm who led yo! into the cofityard. Yor heard 8rcmin8 voices aI arcud you. Dogs brush€d against you le8s, snilfinS cuiorsly. Somebody bumped into you. The strange Aurgling $unds eruptin8 fron

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th€u rhroa E w€F lLl€ norhm8 you hd head bebe. You w€e jos ed and p6hed areud mrrt thecra.k ora h h p dd a.o@ding \ore dreve ttE unnnv nob away Mulh to you reti€f you wee rak; I n d m 6 our or $€bumin*,u,,nd turhed alona wh.t husr have ben a t6sordor Doors oDenei dd sramfred shur behind you. dd itbe(ame;otice. lbry<ooterd\ you w€re led dnwn *v*atstairc6e3 r/ou werc budled rtona more p.ssMays, (tum bhs.agamt ka s.nd banginS,our head asaiEl row dor rrame(. unril at ta(r jlou weF od€rcd to slop Ins you heard for the f,rst rime rhar now_ iamd'ar gr.bnEemd of rhesre€t boltof vo!r Dren .ell slidhA open )ou w€tu tict ed iffrde an; you nandcurrs wer removed reptaed by heav.\ jliact-les rrEt wer.hdin€d tn the wal. t@; bbndiold was ralen off. and vou <etey6 on you rar-facEiJ prison auard ro' rhe hBtrime. His potb€Uy qrraDed;.tur nrs dhy $ture r5turt as hc,wunA tus amv bibr€d rool into your nb\ ashe sould n;nv tim€s o\er rhr ne\t lew davs. SwetrnBand pdrrngfrcm the ef{ort or r'cr'n8 you. he \pole to you. a few words in a deep/ sneemE voi.e, ,wetcone ro co.aya c6de. Mv nare

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Who is cing.ich yu[? Why d@s he you? You tu6 helPtsly at rie .hains uE toget rR Ev?ntuatty you srveuD rhe cha lrms€ or re&hin8 rhe sr;w an-d

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-Yotr kick rhe.dkrca.h6 away fld stretch to rea.h the bread with your f€et. You drag it towards you, grabbinE it w h ore hmd. You break off shall piee, dicki.g them or at a timr inro yorr mouth. You make a stupid Promie to your*ll that one day you will do this as a pariy trick for your friends, iI you live to tell the tale. You breathe in befoe strt h-in8 evm turther this time to rea.h th€ bowl. The pain c sbearable as the sha.kles dig even depei inro your laerated wrisk, causin8 ft6h blmd to trickle down your a6' A few week ago, you .orld not have inaSined putting yoursell thrcuah $ much aSony just to eat a bowl of old stew, bur now hun8er dnves you on. With one last excruciating effort, yo! jat manage to get both fer ammd the bowl, lifr inA it up .areIully and pasing it to your shackled hands. You tip rhe contenis of the bowl into your mouth, gulpinA down the foul-smellinS slop. 1ftasres so bad that for a mom€nt you thinl you aE going to be si.k, but you are $ hun8ry thar you devour every morsel, 8ristle dd all. But a few chunks of rct-ten meat are nor enough to kep a mbSy do8 alive, lei alone a starying p.isoner Something has to be done beloe you die oi hun8.r And if n is true thal cingich Yur is going to kill you, thee b nothing to lose You are Soing lo have lo lry to escap€ Lon If you wdt to call out to Otto, tlm to 59. Ir you would rath€r wait to tall to him when he next enters

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You walt der to the edEe of the rcof and Srab hold of tlE drainpipe s you cd lower youself down. As you beSin your desl€nt. the zonbi$ in the court y,rd be.ome e\tkmcly dSrtared Thet begin lo rrech loudly,consumcd by a seemin8ly u.onttul' Inble rag€. You begin to qu€slion whether this was such a g@d idea the moment you see Ging.ich Ylrr srride out of the garaSe holding a sniPer rifle wirh a tcles@pic siEht. He is very annoyed lhat you have erap€d hom your c€[. He tak6.im and tiFs. RoU one die. If lhe nudbe. rclled is I l, tufr to 389 It rhe number olled is 4{, tum to 58.

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You pick your w.y @retully betwen the hanSin8 carca$es as you make your way lowdds the ba.k of the rdn, Yo! @n s@ you own beath .rystal liE in rhe iiezing air Without waming one of the hanginS pig car.as swings towards you, Push€d by an ulrFn hand. You are nomentarily clught off balan@ as a youn8 f."mle Zonbie dessed in a tat tered beige jmper and tom black leggings ilmPs

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out hom behind a hanging side ol bet wicldinS. chainsaw Could it be Amy? You hav€ no time to thinl befoe lhe Zombie tirus op her chaiNaw and atacks you. The initialive is h€$. Roll one die. If you rcll rl, tum toljo.Ifyou roll4{, tumto93.

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A larSe pa.k of Zombies appears frcm out oI Lhe 8loom. running towa.ds you at sPeed Thee ae a lot oI th€m, twenty four in total. There is lime ro use a genade if yo! have one, whi<h wlll reduc€ th.ir nmber by (2d6+, before firing your weapon at the rcminder of the on oming horde. If you win, tlrn

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A quick search of the Zonbies' pocters rveals noth' in8 ol use. Ahead, in an aicove in the right hand wall, thec is. l,rge yellow wh..lic bin. Thcr. are bloody hand pdnls on the lid and ftesh blood dnp-pinS do$n rhe tionr of t. Ii you want ro lill the lid up to take a kDt inside the bin, h,m b 197 lr you wanr b k ep walliinS, tum to 155

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Halr*ay along rhc hallwry, yo! noti.. i lonS woodd pole.lipped to a b.ackel on the wall. It has . snall brass hook at one end. Looking up, you see a t apd@r in the c€iling At the end of the hallway therc is a lift wirh polishcd meral doors It you want io pullthe trapdoo. open with the pole,tlm to 46. Ifyou want lo uk the liIt, tum to 157.

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Mu.h to your etisfa.iion, the lGy tum in th€ ldk. 'Ihe hearl' d@r ftar.s ope, Ieadins into a old oal stoF. Ihee is a shovel on rop of rhe pite of @l but nothins elsc of inte€r The€ is a bl&t imn ddr in the far wau and a key hdginS on a h@k @rby. II you want to seanh ttLtuuAh rhe pile of oal with rh€ shovel, hlm to 17o Ii you would .ather try to opd the dmr s ith the kev hanglnS on the h@k, rum ro t2r.

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You lu lor you liJe towards the d@rs with the speding car bearinS down on you, hom blaring loudly Yurr stahps down iftpatiently on the acel-efator, tryin8 to 80 faste! sri[. The car is almost at full speed when itploughs into yourback,.atapult in8 you into the air You land on your head, b€aking yourn€k. Yuf cadjes on dnvinS arcund the court-yar4 pm.hing the air t iumphantly and waving k) an invbible crowd, as though in an ancienl arena. Your advmture is over

You smn arive al another doo. in the .ighrhand wall, aSain painted whfte. There is a siSn on t in red l€ti€rin8 which sys C/unging Rdors. Il you wanl to 8o in the chnging r@d, rtm ro 54. ll you would rathe. walk on, tum to 20,

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'n hdd. you op€n rhc dm, stshttv. rhe zombks inned'ateL) draBr bd8,rg thelo;r ops and *ndin8 you ny'nB You 6re at rhm Js thet surSe into lhe oom, bur thel l.eep onns \ou r € p . n f i r i n 8 u h r y o u M out"r buleh ro;sbe, 8er back as the pack .lo*s in on you, drmlins with excnemdt. Stdding amongsr thd is a man arinq oranscorerall5 whose rJe you r{ognize. rhough ji 6 nos coveR.d s ops komd\ and wepds eos. 8016 has b@n tumed hto a ZombE, and s;n vou will b€ome one to. Your adventuE is over

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You reach tne door and lind lhat il isn't ldked. Yo! stcp orrsid. onto th. gr.lcllcd cnkan.c ol th. .ourtyard Beyond the entran e, diHtly opposite you, th.rc is.noth$ door $hich leads inro ih. hall-way on the olhe. sid€ of the south wing To lour right arc the manr gat.s ot the .astle; huge wmden doublc doob ben€ath d tallstone ar.h$rI Th€y are padlocked shut. The Zombies in the courlyanl calch sight.f you .nd frov. t.Nards you.n mN., b.y-inA Ior blood. They sp{rd up as they g€t closer, somc fillinS o!$nr thc msh as yct motuofth.m porr into the courtlad There are e many lhat it is imposs ible ro .omt them. You must decide .luickly what k) do.lt you wint to fight them, tlrn kJ 1o7. lflou wnnl to try to open the padlock on lhe main gate,

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You pi.k a brick up ofi rhc floor and hut it.r rh€ Slass iace of rhe cldk. lr shaftcrs on imDa.t. smd ing a showe. of rhousan.ls ol shards ot g-ta$ onro a ro.tt.p lome twehe m.fts beloq tr )uu pn.\4s a lenxih nf .l mbin8 rup€ and J Srappl,n8 huut tt,m to trt.lt you do nothale any rope, tun to 91. Yo! walk .mund tne com€r to rh. easr wing, pick ,ng vour h,ay thmrgh the bodies of d..d Zombies. on rh.li6r fltur you find a Eren,de (2d6+1) in a 4etal box in one ol the moms but there is a no sim of Gingri.h Yrii anlaneE. Sudd.nty you herr lie c.ufd or . lrr s enEin. slarrinA up \,ru nAr J wd-du! Jnd l6t tnrulxh to..r ihai rhe Ba.aA. JG 6 bclow arc op.n. Cu in hmd yoo tundown rhe stairs inlo th. coutyard and head io. the g.nag. Tm r. 169.

1 7

It'skillo.bekilled in lhisclosecombatsnuaion you choc€ your $ eapon and, with adrenaiin punping,

\ o u L h r r S e i t t h e s . r e a m i n g Z o m b , c \ t t s i r A h t t o t h c d e i t h . I r l u u sm tum ro !rt

l a 2 0

r8

The n€wbladesaws throuSh tuo nonbaB in just a tew minutcs, allowing you to squ@?e thrcugh the 8ap. As you s alt turtner along the path, you cat.h sight oI somethinS flo.rlng in thc*wagc water lt's r sm.ll t\rttl€ n.deolgren glass.Ifyouwanr ro lish the botle our ofthc watcr, trm ro 61.lf_\'or would hther walk on, tum to 278.

1 9

Tle gigantic beast ciashes to rhe 8rcund, makinE the wooden noor shake. 'we ned to escape lrcm the .astle ghl now. Yurr is EoinE lo flip $hen hc finds out that we hav. trkcn down his lavourite Zombie,' Amy says anaiously You iell her thar you wiU help her to escap€. 'Bot whrr.bout you?' she asLs. Y.u ePlv that vou cannotl€ave thecaslle mlil aU the Zombies hav€ been killcd.'But thafs.r.Tvl' she exclaims. 'You will hale to Ao back down into thebasem€ntbecaus rhat's wher most of th.n aic, holed up in thcir stinking rooss. Surely you don't want to go bacl dom there?' Nod.linS yourhcad to say ys, vou walk our oi the office into th€ hallway. lf you want b Ao leit, tu.n ro 156 Iiyou wdt to go

Youcarryorta qui.k*.r.h ofthe Zonbies and lind a box of matches md $7. You leavc th. brthroon thlou8h lhe swinS doo6 and ops the bedrcom

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You Eiv€ Orb the choice oI him tellin8 you abodr Gingrich Yun o. you EivinS him a very hard kicl in the .ibs. He qui.kly agres to tell you all he *nows. He .laihs that h€ has never m.t Yu.i He was brou8ht to the castle by two m6 who Hruited him frcm his home town, promisi,rg hin work as . prison 8uard. Th€y ofered good pay, too good to turn dosn Th.t w,s rwo years ago. Now he i.cls like a prironer himselt as he is notallowed to leave the p.ison quarteis otner than to tate.har6e of new prisoncrs. Onll, a handful ot popl€ e!.r tllk€d to him. lt was besl lor him not to ask questions about why people we.e being kidnapped and bronght to thc .astle He tnows lhat GinSiich Yu.r is a terrilv ing man. H. lcrfrcd lron the old man { ho brolght hin his food supplies that Ynrr is plinninA some thing unspeakably redblei Something that involv.s thc prisoncrs. Rut he has no idea u'har that hight be as his rcle is sinply to grard n€w pnson€rs uril lhey are hauled offtoanother part ofrhc..stle. Otto t lls silent, sta.inE blankly ar the floor There is no time to lo*, you h.ve ro escape. Tum to 7j

Tne Zombies who sunite the lirst deadly rclnd oI bull€ts climb up the ladder and junp onto the bal-cony to aftack. Redu.e your sr^MrN^bv the number ot zonbi€ lelt ah e If you aie still alive, you must fiAht th€m wnh yorr handgun. lf you win, turn ro

23-24 23

The srft ot arhour does indeed lit you pe.fectly You walk u! th€ cor.idot renlizing how hard ir nust h.ve b€en to be a kni8ht back in the Middle Ages. Plate mtril amour is v.iy h..!y ..d makes walkinE slow and very tidng Lose r srAinNApoint. Hosever th€ s{ord (1d6) is a tnre weapon with a keen blad€ and you cut it thruugh the nir withgieat lnthusi.sm. Tum to 243

24

Th€ old lift descends slowl, juddennE and rum blin8. It finally grinds ro a halt at the brs.ment, whe( thc doors slidc sloe ly opcn Th€re is anoL\er st of sliding doors which you step throuSh. Yo! tind yolrscli standing in a.old corridor lil by ceil ing lights with squ.rc shaped rrost.d ghss shrd.s. The ceilinS is painted a cheerless mustard colour The walls arc the same clloui above a wact-hiEh strip of dark Ereen tiles, many olwhich a.€ njssing The paint.n lhu walls is.ld and.ra.ked, smeared with bl.$d in several pla.es. You sniff the airsha.ply, noticing an acrid chenical smell To )'our ri6ht some twenty mehes awat, thee ar. shing doo$ madc ot vrlcanizd rubber across the corridor Suddenly you hear the sound of footsteps cominS down the coddor to your left.lfyou wmt to find outwho is omingdo*n th.coriidor, turn to 45.If yotr want to walk tttrough the swing doo$, tum to 3r.

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25

There is another w tc dor in the left-hand wall not far ahead. You listen at ihe door but h€ar nothing. If you want to open it, turn totol.llyorwould rather

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26

You ops rhc door . rraction, jusr enou8h to see that the loom is fuu ofvicious l@king Atta.k Do8s, BNwtinS and barkinS loudly There must be at least ten oI them Thee is a b!.ch or kcys hanSin8 on a hail at the back of rhe rDom. The slavering beasts .rc frantically trying to 8et out. Some of th.m b.8in .h€win8 ar rhe doo. f.ame. lf Fu want to go insidc

the roofr kr gct the keys/ trrn to 14t.If you wotrld rath€r shul the doo. and walk on/ brn to 276

Tne s.ientist lunSes at you but you manag€lojump oul of the way jusi jn time. The syrinS. fl.shca throuSh the an, narrcwly mnsinE your ne.t. You fire youf 8un at thc c.ilinS and shout at rhe scientist to drop thesydnge on the flmr and crush it und.ifoot. He obeys, albe rclud.ndy. Y.u motion wilh your 8un for th€ sci€ntists kr halk on until they cofre kJ lhe fi6t open @ll, which you tell them to enrer You .le the ell door behind th.m rnd lock it, t.king out rhe key and purtina it in your pocket. Th€ scien tists startshourinS,t you, sayingthdt{h.n rhey are tred from ihe cell you will be tumed into a Zonbie. Yo! wave Soodbyc, prcmisinS rhcm that soon th€re willbe no norc Zombi€s left aliv€ in the castle. You

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walk bn.k thrcugh the swihg d@6 dd arnvc at a dNr in the right-hand wall. ll's not lftled so you decide t(l opm it. Tumto:rr.

!3

'We haven't gotany provisions for sale, butCr€gof and I would be very happy to shr( with you whnr meagrc suPplies we have,' Bods savs, hnnding you

a bar of cho.ol.r. ind a boltleofwater Y.lu devofi lhecheolatemd gulp down the waterAdd I srAM-rNA points You thanL th€ men for thcir help, say goodbye, and walk over to the dor nr the tar s,.ll sith Boris's words ringing in your.rs, 'Ki[ them all. You'v€ gotto kill themallt'Tum to r5Z.

29

Yor d€al with your.nrckers quicklt wthout my Problen. Th€ two Zombies drop to the groud rid-dled with bullers.Iiyou wanr to read Amy's di!r, turn to rl. If y.! hant to search rhough the pdk ets oi the zombi€s' tatlercd .lothin8, turn to l3t.

J o

'I he doo. opens onto . narrcw spnal srone stair.a* thar winds its way up insidc a.ncubr tower With youi wcapon in hmd ready for my suddm atr..ks ftom above, yor beSin the climb up it. Tum to 322. You are about to go thrcu8h the swina d@F whcn you hea. son€body shouting ai you from behind. It's a voice that vou rcogni7.. Then you hear rtre

J2 '4 sud oI a Eunshot. Roll one die If you anl r l, txm b r8a. lfyor roll4-6, tum to lj5.

12

The d@r is lNked and is tai to. stlidy to brcak open. You could try a key in lhe lock if you have one. If you do have a key, tum to the number which is stamped on it.llyou do not have a key you have no choice but to go b..k down rhc narrow passagea ay and tum righl into the main co.ndo. Tum to 185.

3 1

You prcss button G but nothina happens. The lift doors remain open. Il you wmt to walk down the hallway to open ahe door, tum to 177.Ifyo! would .aiher stay in lhe lilt and press button I, tum to r47.

34

You np th. packi.g rape otf rhe cardboard boxes and loot inside. Most of the boxes contain mdga-zines and auction .atalogue for larS€ colkliom of toy soldieN, tin toys, .omics, tnding crrds md musi. trom lhe 196os. Behind lhe box€s you find a small black netal box that has a print d Iabel on the lid: 'Dm8er'. ll you want to open it.lum to:91.

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15 17 If you would ralhe.leave it untouch.d *hec it is and opcn the d@r oppcite,lurnto 2& lf you want to walk on lo the 6d of the corndoi, tlm to 31.

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The pouch contains a small ley with the number 9 stamped on ir, a box of mrches and a marker pen. Take th€ items you want and ca.ry on down the

co.-J 7

Yo! tush into the bedroom and slam the door behind you. lockin8 it shut. You hear a terrible rrcam

3 5

You fumble throlgh you. possessions, desper-arely sea(hing for th. k€y whilst Amy sh@ts at the Zonbi€s to k€€p them at bay 'Hurry upl'sh. s.reams ar the top of her voice. With sconds to sparc you etneve the key tron yori bag rnd op.n th. let The doubl€ d@E swiry open and you Iu into ihe outside wo.ld. with Amy alonEside you, you sprint down lhe rcad as fastas you! lcas wiil.any yotr. Your lunSs feel likc they are aboul to bu6t. Suddenly you hear the.oa. ofa car enginernd the eud of rre€.hin8 tyres. You look behind you to see a sporb ca. sp(ding towdrds ),ou.lt's cinSnch Yur driving his Austnr Heal€y at tul1 sp@d. On€ ot hisscientists issi$in8 in thc pas*nger *ar. He leans out oi the window and begins fi.ing a machinegun .t you. Rolloncdic If the ntrmbcr rollcd is 1 :r, turn to 2o5. If the number rolled is 4 6, tum to 114

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d rh€ ZmDi6 de..sd urM D@ Bos. Ihe firtrt ! 9s @6 and then th@ ; silfte, but for lhe o.csidaf gnhti€ and sortins tuds coming from the Zoribi6 outside. Yd rcalia lhey ae not goiry to to .w.y whsr tlEy tagin to haD4er on the dmi l riU you opn n to atta.k th@ (tm to !o), wedte s@e tuhitE uP agaiBt it to s6op thm Settins in (tum to o) o iup out of the b€dem wind@ into the olityard below (tu

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Ille tul s@tu at you to 8o away or eb€ 3h! win 3hoot. If yd wet bo c.[ out the |1de Amt tm to 3a2. If y@ wdt to call out tlE lr.tr Asrida! tun to qZ, It y@ have a crEirEaw dd would ftthe! oi you way thbuSh the dd, tun to 19.

lt

It i! viltu'Iy ihpo$ible to M rni|st wedinA a h@vy dit of at!!N. B€foE y@ e able to M.h the door, the Atta.k Doas at the flona of the Pack l6p up and bowl y@ ovq. Y@ strugSle to sit up bul N pi.rEd doM by th. @rbin€d w€ight of the d@ dd the .dN. llE vicioa dimals howl .nd begin to grEw at you n€h wh@d it b erposed, You su$d . 1m8 and pahful d@th Y@r adventur€

ao

Yd look d()M into the @urryad where a large

nur$d of datgt zorbies @ stomPiry

@ud

aluubs, undd bendE dd odd the plastic

sh€€t-lng of 5 oveFd sldp. Ihe only way y@ ould be

of defeating such a huSe horde would be to @ BMing m.hine gu that is mdted d the fBt 0@rb,l(ony or the@twintoppcite. GinE ich

41

lotr you berind rurptua€ dd potted

\lri is mwh@ to be sd and the heary tuchift 8u looks to be theE fq the t riry. Th@ i6 a zip wire 8red to the tuf ned to wh4 y@ e stand-In&whi.h M a.N to th€ 6t wing tui Th@ is a @tal ladder atta.hed to ihe wall whi.h tlm doM

d'e tuof ho tlF 9tu4 pasrinS .le to the

bal-y. Aroth{ way of Fttiry to rhe b.roy wodd

to .Umb dM the dJainpiF and chafte

'iming the .ourvard to cliEtb uD tt€ @td bdder. yo! have a steel puley dd wdl to clip it dto

zip wiE to slide 5(!@ ho the 6tt win& tum to

9. lf you d6't hav€ a puU€y or would laths climb

!

ttE drainpip€, tui to t87.

yq f,ick the swibdr up, you h@ a faint $md like that of a cat h b€ire r.Ias€d. Suddd'ly . whote stio ol the b@k@ pop! @t ot th. wall to Real a gret pasgsay behind it

i[ @r iftide it dd @ th@ ii d ()ffi wddd

!tai@ toint dom. U you wet to mter the ret

gsay and 80 d(h the staiF. tun to $9. v

would ratlpr noi t t the ch.@ dd wnt io

ve the librd imediatelv tm to 160,

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42-45

You land efely in the niddl€ of the nattress and roll quickly oftth€ bed to look arornd Turn to 11.

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41

There is a larg.bouldcrby thc sid. oI th. road whi.h you junp b€hind. The Austin Healey roars by and sc@che t. a halr somc to m$r.t fuither down the tuad.Ifyou want b tellAmr to nrn lor thecoverol lhe toresr and leave you shoot n out with Ylrr and his cront, turn to 128 It want to run into the ldesl with Amy to escap€, turn to 237.

44

You rak. nochan..snnd p1.k rp fof gun nJshoot Yu.r selefal times, to make sure he is no lon8er a lhreat to th€ world All you ..n ihink.bour is g.r-tingawry tron lhe c.stle as quickly as possible. You hu.ryinto the Barage lo tak€ a look at th. vnn.lfy.u h.vc n sdof c,r heys in your pcket. tum b 2r7.lf y o u d o n o t h a v € a s e l o f k e y s , tu n t o 9 6

It eon be.omes appar.nr who is comint dosn the coriido. A prck or nineteen Zombies is headin8 towa.ds you, led by snebody you r.co8niz.. It's a man with a bald head/ oranae overaus and black a.hy boots lt's Boris,bul nol as you r€m.mbcrhin He is no long.r hun,n H. hns weeping blisters and oPen so.es on his head His eyes are bloodshot and bulEins out of rheir dark sc..lets. His top lip has b€en npp€<t a$at rcv€aling bleedinS guns and

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bsk6 ie€th. Bori has turEd into a Zohbie. He Itrhes towards y@ b6ndishinS a pislol, s@miryly lmwae that it i6 a w€pd, He !186 the Zombie behind him to attack you, not thai ihey need m.our a8emmt, shoutr8 at th€ top d his voke, 'Got fi) kill thm all! Got to kiu them all!' over dd ovd agair You have no .hoi.e but to fight him and the oth6 nineteen Zombi6 behind him. If you wn! tm

46

The eiling b qurte low Md you have to st@P a lit-tle to avoid hi$ing yd head @ the be.tr as )ou walk a@s lhe caki( floorboaids, You arc about to start rummging ttuw8h the box6 dd suitcases when suddenly a huge f3t mash6 thmgh the @I tiles, reachin8 doM to tlab you by tlE thtut. You 4 lified otr you H bi a rcugh hand that is mbs' ing on€ finger and is @veEd with red blot h6. If you have a 8un to hdd, tum to 36l. r you do mt haveaerh,nmto 6.

47-43 17

nE landing is @rpeted ad ttu warb e @veEd wilh b.i8ht patlemd waUpaFr. TheE are som€ 8dn ffe paintings hanSinS d the walls, plus 6ome nim6 and €khin€s, but nothint of @ lo you- You walk 6 util yo! @me to a coro wh@ lhe oF ridor tllft sha+ly to dE ritht. Arcud the ct)l8

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w a white d@ay in the left-hmd wall sde twaty metns atEad. Y@ w.lt LLp io the d@ dd € a $gn pahted m it in black letterinS wNch eads CraB Night Club. U ytuwnt to op€n the d@., tum io 342. ff Fu would Etha walk orr tm to a9,

18

lming as st€attNy 6 you @, lookiry arcud the time, y@ pa$ stids of ttp c6de which

fmilid to y@. Yo! reach the w6t wing wherc

Kit whi.h adds a sreN Doints *hen x6€d. €nly you l@r the $und of ;@'s ddne

stad-ie orpffi lie twihiint 6 the fl@r, but thee

nosimof Y@. nE doorof a marl wax-moud pboaJd hinge opfr. Y@ l@r iBide dd 6^d a

up. Y@ l@k thrcugh a window tud F th.t the

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4Ht

Sarage d()6 in the eat wing @ opel G6 in hdd you m inio dE olJtyard ed h@d for the gaage.

49

The g@de bo@c along the fl@r lowar& y@ ad alm@t irmediately therc is a dealdinS erplc sim which ech6l@dly dom the.onidor Y@ @ lnft€d off you feet by lhe blast dd thtt'M viol4dy aSaist the waU. Ilp eftu of the blsl @ mde woe by tlE g'€mde explodirg wilhin the cdnn6 of a @nidor smoke, dst .nd debris 6ll the aii Roll ore die. U you rcll a 1 d a 2, tum to tor. It you rcU a 3 qa4, hm to !r9. IJ you roll a 5 ora6 tun to !'

5o

D$pite being i,1 the.lo* .6ffne of the lift, the flal ia.ket tales the bmt of the qplGi6. Yd d hit by iust two piee8 of BhrapEl. ttrs 4 sr.rN points If you d still alive tm to rtit.

5a

You induce youslf to the neir teling thd hM y@ .a@ ro be Kdnapped- "IeU Mebody who (}B,'Bori6 ets, shrugginghis shorddeF, indiffest to yN hdd luck slory 't-i5im, we cd lclp you. V\iC have things that,ou Eed which w n*ht tE wininS ro s€I to )ou. But dly at a Prie, And tlEt Piie is dollas, Take it d leave it' If y@ rwe eme do[,$ dd wish to buy mthin& tm to rr!. It y@ do mt have ay dolc, y@ @ 6thd had wd to the far dd (tun 60 157) d fight dr mm (tm to ,8{).

You leep teling Any dEt degahint i5 toint ro be

dri8ht but y@ @ @bl,s to ovift. hs, She b%s , you to 8o with hs to fi^d help, arEuin€ that it would

'for you 60 to back to the 6stle, advising her to fol tE tEtter if the aurhonri€ @t in the a6y to deal with the Zonbi6. You teU hd dEt by the time the lmy ari€, it miSht be tm late. You sy ifs time

low the Gd e she dcnl get lct in the forest ad lo malG s@ she slays out of sitht of anybody driv-ltt.lont the ed. You wave goodbye, eyinE th"t

will calcll htr up s.n It dlx$'t iale you long

eium to tlP (atle whee, mu.h to ydr surpn*,

fnd that the min sates ar€ sdl uileked, You

{m of the double d@F and sude thbueh the p lmotied, clGing it b€hind you. You hh left lodg the south win& and th6 walk rctth along the win8 beforc Mching the staitue at the iuc-with the north win6. You @ about to to doM siaiMe to ilP basrtMt shd,ou at h siEht lhe t€l4ope n{Md d the table rhead. Ih

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53-4

Y@ walk thMgh the swint d@6 dd se sit murdercBloking Zmbi6 baraing arcund the H|t)m. They s you and su8e fotrad togethq, intent m tearing you limb fI@ limb. Y@ mct fiEhl tho. If you win, hn to r6a,

55-7

the simtist istinctively ducls down to avoid DeinS shot, @blhg yd and Amy to M sfely past the window, tmin8 lelt doM the halway of the north wiry. T@ to &7.

4

1@ take a l@k arc6d ihe door ard swey a sMe of dwasiatim. Both the nale and 6emle ch6g-ins !@N have been wEcked. IlE mift6 e aI sn6hed, as d the sinls. T he bencheo 4 splin-t€red 6d b@ken as thouah $mebody hd taka a sl€dca\ffier to them. TIE leks d@6 have all bei ripp€d o{ thei hing6, as have the show6 dbide d@s. The Dic have ben wrenched off the wal md water is Bushiia trcm them- The Zombi6 who mct likely dGtroyed lhe.hdging mre did a vtry Sood job, If yd wdt to take a l@k insde the open lel6, hrm to 26t- If y@ would rather d@ ttu d@r md walk on, t@ to ,I.

5o

You dpty th€ flask md put it in you ba.k peket. Yd *ath quickly thsugh the tattecd clothing of the otha Zoobi6 dd nnd a total of $? and a Dair of suvd @rre d ft tuF or bag rou bd rcuF ing ebe of inleEt e you walk b.ck to the stafte. Yo! are abour to .linrb it who you notie smething tEffilh . ft ir a Lee cat iM efe ttEt is .mdt6l into the fld. It hasl .onbitutid lml o th€ d@r Yo'l try a few rmdom st ings of nmbea, alas with-dt sEs' Y@ Falize that it is too elid to prie or .hoot opd hd woder if you have 6)1hii8 ele lhat }!u @uld u* to 8et into it U you hare a pi* of yeud note pap€r, tum to 85. U y@ do not have

mte p.p€r, thee is nothing you 6 do othd clinb back up th€ stai6 to ttu libra. Y@ @ |lmled at not b€iry able to op6 the efe but try

b ovire you*lf that it w6 ptubably empry or

t-trapFd dyway. You d<ide nol to s?dd v hoE ti@ in the lib.d and head out into ttu

bu M alM the staiF .nd

"l@t the Slmmy bas t @Fidor, pasinS the op6 eus dd the liJt re @chin8 the ld@ized rubber swing d()c,

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53-59 Therc are smau glass pancls in thcm whi.h yo! peer lhrou8h to R a Ercup of Iour men standin8 bgethcr Thcy.rc.ll wcaiing blood-spatrercd u'h1tc laboratory coats and appear to be having a heated iryiment One p ticobny elil-lookinS nan sc.ms bbe very annoy€d about something and keps tap-ping at his clipboard whilst shotrrinS at the other hen He has a shav€d head, a patch over his left eye ind a dcep scar runnin8 down rhe left side of his trce. Th.rc is . badgc scwn onnJ his bust pock.t with the name Roznik embroi.lered on it The thrce drhers arc Cober, Sren.nd LJnge.8!t crcn thorgh lh€se a.€ the evil {ientisls Fsponsible Ior creat in8 Yurr's zombies, yoo know you can'tiust run n and shoot them Ifyou wantto try tu anest th. hen and lock them in the.ells, tum to:4. It you have a laboranry coat and want to tlll b them whilst pretending Iou are a new assistanl sientisl r€ently hired by Yuir turn to 33o.

5a

(:inSrich Yur.is an exelldt marksman He dc not usually miss his tarEet. But beinS angry he rushs his shot. The bullet fta past your head, hitting th€ waU. You waste no time ard haul yomer back up the drainpipe to .limb mto the r@i beto( hc .an rir osddshot. Roll one die.If the number rcll€d is ! r, tum to 2r lt thc number rolled is 4-6, rurn ro151.

59

You shout,t the top of your voi.e for several ftin utes but nobody comes. Ev€ntually you hear rhc

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ste€l lolt slide op4 Otto 4teB tt€ eU looking vsy anary- He has a dirty, food-stained .loth tied msd his n<k He w6 in the mrddle of his meal ad is vdy No'€d at havinE it intempt€d by a ct)rMon priffi like you. Without a word he com* ovd !o you dd ti.ts you seral lim6 in you! al'eady damaSed !ib6 as hard 6 h€ .d. Th@ js a si.tdinS noiF s ffi of thd da.b, L@ ? srAMrN point6. Y@ arc in too ou.h pain to try to *aF dd deide to wait stil the thw's Mt vi$t. Ater trvin8 )ou de 6nrl boot ror Smd neasurc, he wall6 off to fin-ish his me.l (tm to rya).

60

The s.tts imediat€ly fEea up and the laptop shuls down, You slam the $tq 6hut in &shatid Amy trieo to r6lm y@ doM, saying that BinE ihe laptop is not imporiant nEht now- Td to 158,

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With the tuity of wearing rubber Eloves to pG t4t you fom ominE into conta.t with the bl@d, tou rca.t doM dd pi.k up the noteb@k. You flick th!@8h it, reading vdios mtdes about the nmber of p@ple a day bein8 tuh€d into Zombi6 after b€inE injded with MtamiMted bl@d. MGt dars it b one o. two but an {try mde d 3rd July nol6 eEht p6ple beinS injeied- If c' y you ourd stop this tenible niEhhft, or at least 4ap€ to call tlE autlbriti6, T]w i5 a leleph@ qteision nunber 6 the last page of lhe noteb@k whi.h you

62-6t mmia. It reads 'YE: Ext r21.'YN los the nolF

book away and walk 6. Tum to rt5.

*vdal Dlac, You sifi the an and notie a vet Dl@i ch@i..I smen. su<lds v v@ hed tn; Yd foe it into dE 8ap b€twq the sliding d()6, I'uhiry upsdds util y@ l@te the @tch. It pops op 6ibr Yd sude the doo6 opa and fnd yo'elf .brdin6 in a old (@idd lil by eilint lithb that h.ve squaestaped frGted gra$ 3had6. IIE eil-tng is painted a cheerl€66 nust rd colou. Ile wals @ the

'@ @Lou above a waist-hi8h sbip of dark ttg til6, I!@)r of which e nisin6. Ihe paint @ the walb b old ed da(ked dd smatEd with blood

of f@bteps ominS d(,M the didor to you To yu ritht 9@e twoty mets duy, ttPe aF he d@6 aCre th€.onidd mde of wLaniat

ber r y@ wet to 6n l @t who i5 comint dom ffiidor, tm to 45, If ya wdt to watk thrcugh 3win8 de6, tui to 31.

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ot wishinE to tou.h it, you 6nd a drcr @ the path, hich you @ to flict the bonle out of the wate.

hits the tlmel wa[/ ushing inlo tiny piees to

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meal a pie of tupled

'eUow

notep.pd. You unlold the pap€r to find the words '.ombiMtion lck number: r81'printed @ it. Y@ pla.€ tlE pitr of paper in you pdket and walt d. Tum to 278.

A! you 6i.n io dE6 the tumituE away fim the dei, the sftltna dd banging b%is atah. You l@k th@th rhe sack in the ddtuay and e that the haltway is jmed tuI of zobbis. r yN wmt to attact theE! tuh to id If

'ou

wo!.ld raths tMp dt of the b€dll)m window inlo lhe @urtyad

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You @ about halavay d()m lhe drainpipe whd it bsm6 obvious that th@ @ j6t i@ my Z@rbi6 b€low for you to be able to saiv€ if tlEy atta.t at re whm you rcach the 8Dud. Hogut 6 to the &.inpipe with one hand, yd begin sh@t-ing at thd, hopFt to dilpeM rh€m. But rhjs only .alls morc of thd to flood into the ouward. You kitl ssal but it b imposble !o stop the re6t pull ing ai the diainpipe to rip it ofi lhe wall. You t y to hdt on bui N unrbb ro do s for lmE. Ile drain-piF 6m€s away fton the wal dd

'ou

faU into the €agq clukhs of the zodbi6. Clawed and bitten by then! you quictly be(!re intusl by thei.on t miMiedblood. Slnyouwillbeltrre m of them. Ydr advdtun b ov6.

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d@rBpadlcked.lf y@ have a tu nd wt

t|y shmting at the loct, tm to r59, If you have

@wbar .nd wnt to prie th! lo<l oFr! tuh to

. r y@ would rather kep walking aldg the cs

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shlrp teth piere y@ skin, drawint blood. nlort$ately for )ou, the Zombie h6 bledinS

.nd its blood intur3 yo@. Yd 4 d(r)ftd to

ome another olgipt in Gingii<h Yud's amy

Zombies. You advenhE i5 over

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bu rcach into your p@k€t dd give Amy the gold dd .hain. 'Mv ldketi Where did vou 6nd it?'

ppily, a beaMg $i le tShbnt up her f.e Ior the time sine vd met h6. You tell Amv iys time to

/ advisinE hd to folow the rud so she d()d't Eet

t in the 6oBt, but to mke sure she stavs out of

t of dybody &ivin€ .iong lhe @d. You wave ye, eyint thar y@will eherff.Itdcnt

,!ts *iiedly. "You don't wdt to loow!' you lt "Thanl you. IlEl yd. Ihant yo'r,' she eys

yd long to rctuh to the dsde where, much ro 3u+.ie, }!u 6nd that the min Irtes are still

cked. You opd de of the double d@6 dd e thrcu8n the E p llmtied, dcjn6 it behind

, You tum left along dP $uth wh8, dd then north aloi8 the west wint befoe eadnng the .* at the jmction with the north win8, Y@

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aE abDui to Eo down rhe stai(ase to th€ b.smenr wh6 y@ @t h sight of the telescop€ nounted on lhe table ahead. Tum to 2ro.

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There G a smll, r€d-painted .upboard fiied to the left-hdd wall that youhadn't notied earlieras it was hidden from view by one of the boile6. On openin8 it you tind $me bandag6 and antrsephc .aam that you use to bind your wouded wrists, since they are still in bad shape f.om the sha.kles. Ad.i : srAMrNA points. Suddenly you hear a nois€ overhead. Slidin8 doM the air vent are thre Zombi$ who land on d'e n@r in a @npled heap. They stand up awk wddly and step fotrard to atiack. You mst fighr thd barehanded or with a weapon if you hav€ de. tf you win, tum to 2D.

70

You jlnp backwafds to give your*lf time and rpa.e to take aim at the zohbie. A sinSle shot is rU that it rakes ro brint her down. The chainew continues to tur dtil you puu it out of h€. hmds to switch it ofl r ir was Amy thde is nothinS tou .an do for her now. You thank her for the daiMw (2d6+l) which should be a very eff€' dve Zombie+ropper if you a€ happy to ca(y the laavy weapon. Reduce your sr MN^ by 1 point iI you take it. Afrer deiding what to do, you leave the tlfrigerad en dd td nght along th€ conidor

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The swoid (rd6) is a fift weapon with a kq blad,e and y@ cut it thDugh the air with a 8@t ded of ontrdere, T!fr to ,,t1.

72

Rabing her 8m at y@, Amy backs away and s@ms, 'You E @ of th@ a@'t )ou? You'rc de of thdl'lf yo wet to reply that you w@ orny toking and thal you realy had read rE diary md dedu.ed she must to be Amy, t@ to 193. r you wdnt to tell hs to put d{]m htr Eur! tuft to 9{. As you rm to l€ave, Otto bet8 you io rcl@s him, but istead you take hjs key ofi its chain dd rlww it into the .olM of the ll)@, bellin8 nin that you hoF sonebody wil s<m brinA him a ni.€ bowl of stew. You brd him f5lwell and walt over to the stal dmr Y@ per dt into ihe @idor which b lit by a rcw of ni.kding strip li8ht! in lhe eilinS. You 5e@ evil all allMd dd hop€ to 6nd a w@pon mrer Eihq thrn later. To yru ri8ht, the oridd mde at a halt{pd d@say. To yoq left, the cor.idor cd' tin@ a5 far 6 yd @ *. If y@ wdt to walt io the op6 d@May, th bo 255. r yN wmt to head left up the mnidor, tuh to 93.

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The Z@Dier kep hmin8 dd .harging at th€ d@r mtil the hing6 finally 8,ve wat sdiry the d@. Ryiry. lt cr.sh€6 b rhe gbmd 6 twaty-fouf

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lrbi€ pou out onto the @f, lalgk witn r.$. iN t le aih.nd fiE U you win, hm to ao,

e h,!Md fli€. thruSh the air, hining you sra& dE nndde oI vN foEh@d. It is a Dai.tul blow

hich mates vou dizq tFe 2 s xNA @ints. If e still alive, tun bo 39.

e swing d@6 opm hto s en suite baltwm ith plush batlr sh()Uq, sinl Md toilet dits, albet

nth€r vivid bffi-vel@ rcL.in, IlEre is a

imrcd stainlG steel dDbdrd abov€ th€ sink. bu opd it but find mthing moe than a toothbrush d r(re i@thpate. Sudder y y@ hed the bed,

d@r opdin8. r you wel to Eo ba.k inio the n .med 6d eady for @mbat, tm to 5r- IJ

would rathq hide beltind the shower curtai.v

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Th€ d@mmt opeE up to rv@l d€trib of d ffi gqEy ent that Yun had bu r s he ould €@F nom the @stle if evd the poli.e wee to mive Morc he had b€t.ble to rel@* his Zorr'Iie any

on the w6ld. You di*ovd thlt th@ is d eletrcni. disrlav Ddel at tn€ back of the stnk mm in the soJth ;inr which wil open

" Emr dd if you rey r tlF.ode nuhler 16r. 'Cme on,lels 80 to tlE ster mm nowl I I@w where it i5,'Amy e'6 ex.it edly. U you have not dom e alre.d)t yd m try

io mle a .all d the telephoft (tum !o 3tl). U you don't wdt io make a 6ll, tun !o ri8.

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The tuils @ak 6 you pne th€ lid ofi the date lt is full of ba6s of end 6d @mdt, You t le out two to reveal a pla6tic lmh box- Th€ bad rews is that it d€n't Mtain any food- The Sood nss is rhat it d@s .@tain two hdd 8@ad€6 (2d6+1). You .lip th€m on to y@r belt, feeliiS vsy Plea*d with ,ou di5@very. They @uld Pmve to !e vety u6e tul in combat but |umler to ct@ them otr ydr Advntue slL".t dhq yN @ rhd lf y@ wmt to lift the mrnhole .ovd, tum to 2ao. If you wdl to cary on dom the @ddor, tum to 337.

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The ZonDie holding the g'wde push6 hj! my to thefMtof the lirE, rtmbl6, ard lets Eo of it lt rclls aloltg th€ fl@ loward5 you. AltMt i|mediatell thtr is a dedlennS qPl6im whjch dhes lNdy

M tlF .onidor You @ lified off the 8ltMd by

ebr! zu the air. U )ou m weanr8 . 0.k jacler. hh :75. U you N nor wdir8 . flar ,acket, tum to 2:8,

wiF c.ble i5 @eed in black g]€*, dd 'r B

i.ult to sroP ydrell frDm stdf8 doM it mop icuv thd vou would like. You land d the 0@r

irh a bump but luclily do nor iniue youeu. Ihe

ond-Eriued slidint.iooE dt the bottom of the

aF shut and y@ ae @ble to pull thd dpart

blrst aid thsM aditut the wall. Ih€ etu of blast @ mde wde by ihe 8@de explodhg in @nfG of the Mltw halwav Smke, dst dd

4ter the basenent. ff y@ po3ss a @wbar, tum j. If you do not pr]6s6 a @wbd, rm to 3oo.

t .ome fbn. To you rEht n @ntinues shaight bdorc iming sharply right, also bacl in tE bu @n arive at a jurrid at the end of the .or idoi To you l€ft it .ontinuer straight on befoe

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32 +l dnfftion you have j6I ome frcm. DiRdy anead tha is . wide, ca.petql stai(a* going down. Tture is a lot of bdgin8 and shouring cominE frcm downsraiF. You deide to inv6tiSate/ weapon in hand and ready for combat. Tum io 126.

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You pla@ boL\ k€ys in ihei Fspecxve keyholes and tum the one stamped with a number 8 fist, followed Ity the one stmp€d with a 2. The padlmk nips open. You slide back the metal bolt in the door the grating loud remi.din8 you of the dark c€ll in which you rvde so rec€nriy imprlsoned. Yor suddenly heai tEnging and shouting comna from the other side of rh€ door You.heck your gs and push the d@r open, ready ht fa.e wh@ver is on the other sid€. Ir opem inro a ulnir rcm. Th€ briSht light frcm the Lboratory c6ts a long shadow ot your bcdy onto the A@r A terrible stench waJts out of rhe mn makinS y@ rcich. Yor see li8ures moving abolt in the semi ttarknss, some momin8, orh€F shourinE in eEer The rcom is tull of Zombies, wall(ing towards you

a $ l i d b l o c k l f y o u w a n t t o le l a r o u d f o r a l, E h r rwitch on the wall, turn to j1o. Ii yo! want to sta.t &ing you. weapon, tuh to 179.

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You *arch the r@m but Iind norhinS morc rhan a

ro biU stufied down the brct ol lhc sofa ftere are io otlp. doo6leadina out ol the room s you wallr

* 4 ;

:1

cf doM to the other end of the oridor to op€n the d@r thft(tum to 3o).

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Ihe ddi oFns into a snarl nstyfleling db-byhole wNch E u!€d for stonS€. lt b dis8ctinSly 6lrhy iffid€, with rats droppin8s derinS the fl@r dd @bw€bs hanging d@n in the c()ffi. TheF ae two larye pl.snc siqa8e bd6 tucked away at the b.ct. IIE fst bor is tull of old |lr*PaFs and mea2in6. Ihe *(ud .ontaitu old b@ks, . war-l€t with 92 iside dd a smal csrdterd box tuU oI bullets. You pur ttu items y@ wdt into you t€8 befoE .lGing the dbbyhol€ dmr to .arry on walk-in8 ar6t ih€ oFidd. Tm to @.

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Y@ stdd up and beEin youi long walk back to civ iltation. You eh@e a path lt@ugh tte tl6 tfdt is cl@ to the @d bur which stiU keps you ot of sight in @* Yur <rriv6 p6t in his 6i You walk along in srl6.e, ttu dsts of the la6t day having b€m fa. too terible to talk aboul right trN. t$tead of b€int happy for having esped 6on Yd, Amy leks to be in a state of shek, Suddenly a th@8ht @re into your h€ad. If yoo pGss a gold lfk€t on a gold chah, hm to t@. lf yd do not have ttu

6

Yo! tdre the pi{€ of pape. out of you Pcket, ldebeiry that it had the numbo ol..ombina tion ldk Eitten on it. Y@ .tecide to lry this nmber

to open the 5.I€. Tum to the number that js Mit_ ten on the papq. If y@ aE leble to do this, thse

8F88 @thin6 you cd do other thd climb ba<k up the

is to the library, You e moyed at not being to op6 the eie but tly !o @vin e y()1,4lf

t it w6 prcbably dpty d bmby-tnpd

uy-y. Yd deide not to sp€nd dy soE tift in dE

.nd head out inlo the c@idoi Tm to fio,

d6Fration you thbw cuhioc, beddinS dd

pil-@t of the window, hopinE to land on them ro

ydr faU, You tie a shet altMd the window , .Unb out of the window ard lowe. youF

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doM 6 fd 6 o6ible You tal€ a d@ bMth let go. You fajl h@d over hels dd aash onto t!.vel<veFd outard below Unfdt@tely

land on bu h@d and btuI vou ndk. You

frm Cingrich Yu's sip€r rifl€. He is tuin8 from fiEt O@r window in the w6t wine Ro[ one dia

you bU 1-4, tm to 174. ff y@ o[ a 5 or 6, luh

yd M a<rc the tutyad a shot dnSs out lt

r9t.

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Ihe dd op* to aeal a smaU, ddk opb@id. As y@ Ea.h for lhe li8ht sibdr, a drcolin& meyed Zombie imps @t ftm behind a p \e of 3tor.Ee bo$, sttering thd aery*h@. Caught ofi $a!d, you @ plrbd b the St1)ud by the udad fidrd, who lamche a tuMied atta.k on y@, $ree.hint l@dly. Ioe 1 srMN Point. You 6tru8-8le to thrcw the h€ary ZoEbie olf you io defmd yol$|I as it tri6 to bite you with the ia88ed, virus-inffi teeth petrudina fiom it! tui.s. r you win,

ipl:Mt. You abo find two tllDd6 (2d6+r),

bor of bulets dd a Med Kit icide a metal box

aw.v at the back of the dDbord. Satidied

ith the results of ydr $botage, y@ walt ovn to

p.dlocked iron d@r Tm to t:o,

Zombie looks at you intently, attempting to s in spibe of rfie fa.r thar its lips .ppear to have

ddely *M tog€ther with twine, Bl@d ttick-d@n from ils truth 6to its chin. Stin holdine bming dlltmite sti.ls, it .limbs the last fa

into lhe rlat tow€r r yd wdt to shmt the

You pi.k up the bra$ weights ttm the sleo md, st ndiry aE far away 6 p66ibl€ from the @biftt so as not to 8et splaohe4 thiow th@ s hard 6 you cm at the ias. The is a dash oI brcaring 8lass, and you wat h with eddach@ 4 blood Pous our of the brctd is dd doM onto tlE fl@r You walk ova to the oeboard at the bacl of the laboiatorv and slide the d(|F ops to fird morc $imtific

bie. tum to ,{1 lf yd want lo,ump thDugh

hole in the bmkfl cldk fac, tm to ,68. 6ndblou*8, dll]€s, t*hino, iumF@ and j(\4

wed B aalmed tull of duvet .oveE, blanl€tB aing up on c@t hdge6 iGide the wardbbe, E.E weral hadbats on the top slElf. Iruide e of then you 6nd a @laa wlich appeaF to in working ordd but is our of battery You put it you bag md @ntin@ y@r earch. The dE6t of

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dd piuoM. IlE beddide @birEt 6taic a l@ded hddSu (idtr2t a haibrush/ d enpty pui6e, eme letteF, a pan dd a diary If you wdt to rcad the l€tbeE md the diary, tum to 279. f )ou wmt to go thrcugh the swing di)c opposite, tum to 4,

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I@ ar tdpted to go ba.k into youi e[ to give Otto a kick but dcide .gainst petly Ev6ge. You hurry doM the conidor, th€ smoth cmrcte fl@r u.onlortably .old m )ou baE fet. Alter some dbtare y@ s som€ m€sages sawled on the w6[ One s]$ 'They'r .oning to 8et a'. Another sys 'WeE doom€d-' IlreE d oth6 @st6 in langugB you ddt unddtand. You I@p wallt-ing util you come to a black .sv6 pouch haging frcn a hek in the walL ff y@ wdt to op6 the p@.h, iuh ho 36. r y@ would rathq keep @ w.rk-ing d()M the onidor, tm to 39d.

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Quivdn8 with fer, Amy drcF hs Eu onto the fld, .a6inA it to fa. RoU ore die. If y@ rcU r-1, tm ro 3oa. If you rcll 4-{, tm to 3.

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You aE lucky !o h.ve swived the oiElaueht of the Attack Dogs. You unlock ihe dm! and walk out into a oEidd. Th@ is a teEible stench smins fron the left ad of th€ .oridor $ yd <lecide to h6d .ight towanls a T'junction. nEr€ is a large oak ch6t d rhe fl@!, *i against the far wall. T@ to a6.

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you cm .rd8 fte @d $su8h tlE f@3t. AbNt hoq later you G . 6rrl ah@d of y@, walkinS tE earch the Sege frm top to bottom but do find a set of keys ior th4 va. You dd't want to

d a rout€ lmEq in the @stle th{ you hive

- tou @ eaSer to leav€ this tmible Plae of {il neel up with Amy in the viIaEe she w6 head-towad!. Ihre G e old bike uder a shet at the

of the 8e8e wNch yd ddde 6 good muSh get you 6r@ b€fore nigl'daU, Y@ whlel it to the

in dtrdce Bat6, blalhE the padlock oFn with rcund oI Eunfre. You itew doq your weapor!

the d@B b the outsde wodd dd .f.Ie as fast

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the md. Evd frcn a dbtane y@.m @ I she has log blonde han md is w@ring ie$

a t+hin, s you EoSr'i4 $ai it is Ahy at me. bu .rI out t€r m€ and slE turo arcund od v6 frdtidUt jmping up ad doM with

qcite-t. You ride up to hd and stop. 'l{hat toot you ldB?' she Bk, silin6. You reply sEdtkaly

you stopped for a @ff€" dd lell he. to 6it d

crcbar. Slp lauths, dd 6aF, 'No, l'[ .ycle aid

u 8it on the (Icbdl You 4 t@ tiEd to ar8u€.

y is so@ peddlin8 hard, listsinS to the gru+ a<o@r oI )ou banl6 with Giryrich Yln dd

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irtv ret6 turther on, vou s a white marble,7

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, lfyou EBh to try it on, tum to:1.lfyou wish leav€ the amou but tale the sword, tm to 7t, yo! w@ld rathef walk 6 without sroppin8, hm

t of a md Ft against tlE wall at the point wherc coridor t!@ left, behind which stmds a mas-@t suit of Dlate mail amola iuuminated bv a Ithr in th€ ceilinE. Ille anou is about your

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Zombie thruis the rMine .haisaw lowards . You t y to junp out oI the way of the ot.tinE

de but are caudt on the am by the slurp teth,

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'NA poinB UydaFsdlalive, hm ro 70.

E a lon8 way to fal onto a $lid mf Roll two

dd r"due you sr MrN^ by ih€ roi.l rcl€d. r d still alve, tum to r59.

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lding ytu am over your ey6, you c6h thrcugh dek fae, sadiry mo4 El6 flyin8. You drDp

a stone, whirling y@. aI@ and legs arcmd in an, hying to kep yolreff upriSht, As you ldd

rcll in d attempi to brcal the hll. But twelve

I

rea.h into y(u pdket md Eive Amy the gold

dd chain. 'Mv l6ket! Wha did vou 6nd sle tuLs €rc €dly, sGppins out of her dotu*

'You dont want lo tnow!'y@ r€ply. 'Thanl

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you. Ihank you. Thant you,' she eys happilt

grin-nin8 for the fiFt tihe sin e y@ met hq. You pi.k !p the pae ard hury oo hopng to Mch a village beforeil goerddt Tmto4o.

You Each <loM wilh bN hmds dd Dick uD lhe mtebook You Ai.r thsugh it, @dfu vario$ eniriG about tlE nuhb€r of people a day beinE tl,ftd into Zlmbis thsuah ini<tiN of Mlami-tud blood. Most dat€ it b one or two but d enhy tude d 3rd July not€s €itht psple b€iry ini<ted. IJ dly yN coufd $op lhis tenible niEhhe or at least eM@ to teU the authqitia, Ih@ b a lele phore extdsid nmber m the l6t page of the noteb@t but you .d't be boih.Ed to t@6bd ii. You tos the notebek aw6y dd walt d, @war lhat a dtoptet ofZ.dbiebloodh6beqt wiped otr the mteb@k and dto the oFn wlmd on yd Hist. AtEdy you e l6in6 yru abitty to *dnk and by lhe ti@ you rach the ad of the conidd yd have starbed to transfom hto a rtndles Zorbte, 6(n to join Gi.tt ich Yr'B 6ded ,6). You advonE

Y@ @ h'app€d at lhe bottdr of the lift shnn and cmot find a way to g€t dt If y@ wdt to call @t for help, tuh to 37i, If )ou wdt to .linb up tlE lift

oridor ads at a eudl@kin& white-paind

: You Pt5s you e. to it but h@! nothing. If

wdt to oFn the dd, tun to 3F, ff y@ woltd

tlE tuh mund ed wall al(ro the coFidor in

oPP@ite difttid, hrm to:65,

@ srrftkby the MI( with su.h feMity thatrou lno&el otr you feet. You d@p to ttE 8rcud

BioB. All the Zombie pile on top of yd, de nppinE at y(M neh. You do not retain

ioess uril y@ have trarofomed into a

ie v(relJ, dootud to the litu of the

ddead-oDm the violin (a dd smile. lt 6ntii6 a ift Eu (zd6+j) .nd sveDl @s or bulleB. If have nor done so alrEdy you cd Fy to oFn

flrght ca6e (te to 2Zr)- ff you would laths tun dt of the rcm dd imediately riSht doM the

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You @ very badly injured dd aI€ ble€dint pG 6El). Your b6t w@pon has abo ben d6trcyed by the er?lGioiv delete it fbh you AdMtur Shet. ll you have a Med Kil you sh@ld @e it now Tun to 267. If yd do not have a Med Kit, y@ d in 8reat da6er of bl€€din8 to d@th. Unlss you 6nd a Med Kir in 6e of the next th@ mm3 you .he* to dter, you advdtut wil be ovs, r€ep r qord or you rext the rcom choie. Clutching your wouds w h both hdds, you sta88er off dom the

107

As the sethiry ma$ of Zombia bem dom upon yoq y@ realiz the @ fd too mdy of thm to l.te on. If you srill wdt lo Ey sh@til8 the Zosbi6, tum to :66. If you wmt to try to op€n the main dtrdce gate bo e6@pe, tln !o !9r4.

ra

Eme€ug &om @t of the smoke and dst the Maining Zotr$ies step ovd thei falen undead .onado tud statgd towar* you s(Mnint dd

pin out of the 8|eMde dd attempt to thbw it s the heaals 01 the lrcnt l$e o1 Zombies. Roll 6e e. ff the nmber rcled G 1-3, tum to 18a, If the

rou€d i! 4-{, tuh to 25r.

mint down the coridor lowads you with air t lMb€ring skid6 arc fou Zmbies. TlEy w panid trey srin @veFd with gapinS wouds

festeringffi. Th€ir hair hdgs doM in gray P3. Theyhave qacked liP3.ndbleediry [ongG t 6tick out of their oen mouths. Their Mkd,

rftr eye ae bloodEhot dd Fd-rinm€d but

get very diMd wh{ tEy * you, making

t. IlEy de in o you ad you puX the

fiing dd guSlinS tu{ts a tl€y hy to w.lk : You mut li€ht th@ b.ahdded o! with a

iI you hav€ ore. If you win, tm to ir6,

battle i5 @e. No no€ Zombi$ c!)m into @utyard. The an raid sim js tu longer ble

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deafening .at-a+at tat of rhe BroMinE, which still has wisps of shoke <lrifting frcm its red-hot barrel. As the dlst *ttl6 below, you *e the Eruffime pne of dead Zombi€s. You look up at the ob*nation t@ef but Yur has vdished. You tran the windows of the imer courtyad buildings md catch sight of smething stickjng out of an open window dirctly oPPosite. You shield you ey6 lrom ihe sun and see it is ihe baml or a large weapon, the sur iaht rcfl<t ing ofl its telsopic siEht. HoldinE th€ weapon is Cin8rich Yura his grcy lacial featurcs hidously dis-fit{red like th@ of his Zdmbie lolloweB. A pufi of smoke shoors out lrom the ad oa the barrel. You have a niUiseond to deide whai to do. If you wet to 6E your m.hine Eu aI the window tum to 292. U you want to jump ofi the balcony tum to 224.

The efe door .liclc opfl md you lind a sall stack of dolar bils inside, $45 in total, You also find a *t of car klys whi.h you put in you pmk€t. Finding tbthing else oI inleHt, you leave the games r@m lnd walk turthe. up the conidor Tlm to 1,

You climb the ladder slowly uniil your head pokes thFu8h the irapd@r You p€ into a loft. Th€ dark es within is pierred by shafis of .layliSht .heamin6 thrcud cracks in the roof til6. There G a litht swit h on the frme ol the trapd@r which

ou flick m. The floor of old wooden flerbcrds piled hrgh wrth rtoraa€ bo\6, old suikises.nd

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dwdted fmit@ and belonairys. EverlthhS h @veEd in a thict lnlq of dut If y@ wmt to dimb into the loft, ttlm to 46, ff you wodd nth6 dimb br.k d()M $e ladder and w61l bo the lft at the end of the halwat tm to 56t.

f3

You p.a3 by a nrfrr on the wall and @ shdked n) € h@ au.hwei8ht y@ have l@t in rh€ strort tinc si@ being lr-ked up in the pris eU. You hufty 6 6til the h.lway turnt shaiply left, bringing yo! to a dotrav in the left-hand wall. ff vou wdi to op6 rhe dqj4 tun lo 295. If y@ wornd rathq walk

at4

Bdleb whlz thbuth the air but ll@ of th€m hil you d Amy. lf )u wat io st nd tou 8trMd and 6e b6.1, t6 to 39o. ff )reu wnt !o M Io. @ven

a5

MiIel@lt m6t of ttp stEFel nis€€r yo4 aparl floh or|e srall pi@ which is dbedded h you. lc8.

1 fNM ooinrs The zornbie is @t e fornr-, It li6 motimlGs m the stre fl@rfornr-, shr€dded

explo6i@ Yd wa8te no time and hu.!y 6 the <$ridor mln you come to a d@ay in

old lift dercend! slowly, tun ,In8 and juddeF beforc SrindinA to a halt at the 6st dd- Y@

buttm C again but nothins lEppea. TIE lift Blide op6 !o seal mothe! 169 lDUway lik€

+B!d wau. Ai yo! w,lt up b it yd hd the

oI l@d b.rking coming flom AE othd side of q. IJ y@ 96t to op{ the d@, nn to 26. II would rathd pe$ or! tm !o rt.

on the se<ond nmr, dding at a window rhat

@t oto the dury.rd. Th!rc is a,L$ a

dtr-tlE right at the far dd of the halway U you

to walk doM the lu wav lo oDsr the door,

io 12. ff 'ou

would Elh6 stay in the lift you thE prBs buttm c a6ain (tum to t ) or pls

B (tum to qZ).

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The noi* ol the blazing inf€.no inside thc car bltrl\ out the $und of t@Nreps on lhe E.avel behind yon Suddenly you hear an aaoni2.d {rean as somebod \ junpson your b.ck. Itt Yutr, his ta..bla.k&ed if.l bliskred hom the fire and hjs chnrred body waml on yourback. Despit€ beinA shot, bu.ncd and badl\ injured from the car .rash, lhe undead madmin is still nol detcatcd Hc tightcns his 8nP nround your ncck .nd wrcstles you to the Around, mrl in8 you drcp your gun.You n6t liSht lor your lin' baehanded. Yurr has 7 STAMINA points and is.Lni fi8hting barchand{!. Iry.u win, turn to44.

113

Elen thouSh he tried to till you, you.ic saddcncd by h.is sdcdrh.I lc was simplyavjclimofCingri.lr Ytrr's insane planr h€ didn't knoh that he'd beef tufred innr. Zombie md wasn't awat of whnt hr was doin8. ApologiTing to Boris for the intrusn)n, y.u .arry ort a quick search of hjs po.kets whi.h yields a shall torch. You stmd up, lowing to hun! down Yulr to aven8e p@r Boris Il you want to of'.n the stel dNr, turn ro r94. If you want to wau< .r Past the dmr, tum to 141

aa9

As you apprcach the door yo! heai music, |!d voic$.hatting in a lanSuaSe you don .tand. Il souds lile rhe nois could be

You Iu p6t two non doors in rh. righr-hrnd |rd on !p the cor.idor as fast as you can util aohe to a Iire door at the end. You donl srop,

ftom a telcdsion or a radio.Ifyou stillwish to op€n lhe door, tum to 29o. It you would .arher go back md open thc door at the other end of th€ .orndot

u s h d n b n o n t h c h a n d l c T u m h o 1 7 :

e phone ings just on.e belore somebody picks it , You hear nothin8 bui slow, he.vy breathing until .EePy voice finally says/ 'Who said an isi8nin

t disease nddo parasitic worm like you could my olfic? You and that dumb blonde friend of uf are about to die. l'm sendin8 somebody roond ey hello. Cot to kill them alll Cot to kill then

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