Greg Costikyan presents classic dungeon crawling

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Nick noticed a long pole sticking out fo the pile. He pried it out; other objects slid and tumbled.

"Be careful!" Garni said.

"Sorry. You'll never get this in, anyway." It was more than double Garni's height.

"Yes, I will," said Garni, taking the pole. He disassembled it; it came apart into four segments.

"What is it?" asked Nick, as Garni strapped the segments to the side of the pack.

"An elven-foot pole."

"Why eleven feet?"

"There are some things I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole," said Garni.

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[kail-panille.livejournal.com]

I'm so sad that I lost my copy of that book. I've still got my copy of One Quest, Hold the Dragons, but I miss Garni and Father Whassisname.