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Quickly you scramble up a moss-laden tree and try to stay hidden on a branch that hangs out over the gorge. The Oglemorooth comes panting after you, blindly smashing his way through the underbrush. He doesn't see you-- or the gorge. He steps right over the edge, and with a trrible scream, falls to the bottom. You pause for a moment to consider the Oglemorooth's fate. Then you come down from the tree and head back to the trail. Sandina and Luther are waiting for you behind a rock on the mountainside. “Thank goodness you're all right!” Luther says. “We were beginning to get worried.” You tell them about the Oglemorooth's death, and the three of you hike over the pass and back to the well. Sandina congratulates you and Luther on your success, then lowers you down the well. The orange spider is amazed when you presdent him with the spoon. “I didn't think it was possible!” he says. “Nevertheless, I'm very pleased. Now I suppose I should keep my half of the bargain. The little man who has your TV is called Malgernopf. You'll find a doorbell there in the stone to the right of this door.” The button is exactly where the spider says it is. You press it and wait to confront Malgernopf. //Turn to page 64 //