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Foods and then lose 1 Blood due to the harsh effects of slow starvation.
    If Simeon the Mechanic is with you, turn to
section 531 .
    If he is not, turn to section 262 .
     

13
    In crystal clear detail you see the face of the
terrified revolutionary as he fires at you. You can hear, even feel, the
bullets fly by your head. Caught in your sights, you see his head jerk to the
side, mangled like a stomped cake. As he stumbles backwards you see red
splatter down onto his neck, shoulder, chest . Your gun
barks again, jumping in your hand, and the smiling revolutionary is caught from
two sides, and spins about in a spraying bundle of agony. Both revolutionaries
crash into the ground, twitching lamely, blood pouring freely.
    While the lawman catches his breath, you look at the
wall behind you. It is completely riddled with bullets, as if you were the
poster boy for Swiss cheese. “Damn I’m good,” you say. You gain 1 XP for
being such a smooth operator. Be sure to erase the amount of ammunition that
you used.
    Suddenly the lawman looks at you. “What?” you say.
    “I, uh,” he says, trying to recover himself. “I gotta get outta here. Fight some crime, or something. Something.” He stares ahead and marches out of the room.
    “Right on!” you say. “ Wha -a- atever , bro.” You
search the bodies of the dead and find the following gear.
    Krieger-Colt Pump-Action Shotgun
(Shotgun, bulk 3)
    3 Shotgun Shells (1 bulk)
    Cold Cock Auto (Handgun, bulk 2) (The serial number is scratched off. )
    4 Handgun Bullets (bulk 1)
    When you are ready to hit the all-you-can-eat buffet
(and scoop up some XP), turn to section 260 .
     

14
    You float towards the cake- and blood-smeared table
and tear open the bright packages. This is the worst Christmas ever , you
think. You find the following items which may be of some use. You may take or
leave what you like; just be sure to adjust your
inventory accordingly.
    Bottle of Kleingard Hooch (bulk 1)
    “Economic Independence Through Relaxing Visualization” (bulk 1) (This is the kind of book that only a poor person would own.)
    Framed Photo (bulk 1) (Shows a group of laborers posing and smiling. You wonder if some of them are the
same people who are dead in this room.)
    Your body cries out for oxygen.
    If you have a Dexterity score of 2 or more,
turn to section 360 .
    If not, turn to section 274 .
     

15
    Just as you draw your gun, the man swings his rifle,
connects painfully with your wrist, and knocks it to the side. You grasp the
gun with your numb hand as he tackles you. You slam into the wall. You can
almost make out your own reflection in his tears as he grasps your throat. You
jam the gun into his gut and blast him. He slides down to your feet, gushing a trail of blood onto your uniform.
    You have lost 1 Blood in the battle. If your Blood score has dropped to zero, then the trauma of the
fight was enough to send you into shock, then into oblivion.
    Be sure to erase the amount of bullets you have
used.
    Turn to section 530 .
     

16
    “Shucks,” you say, giggling. “I... I really like
you, Zelda!” You feel a terrible, bare openness.
    Zelda relaxes suddenly, and it seems to you that she
“shifts gears” somehow. “ Awww ,” she says. “You’re so
sweet!”
    Wow! you think, filled with wonder. She thinks I’m sweet! While you don’t know a lot about girls, it doesn’t take much to realize that
that’s probably the best thing a woman can say to a man. Probably.
    “Well,” says Zelda, “I guess I’m going to get some
sleep.”
    You grin stupidly and wave goodbye to her. “What a
lady,” you mutter to yourself, watching the stars shining in the black heavens.
“Who knows what could happen between us? Tonight is just the beginning. And the
sky’s the limit!”
    Turn to section 571 .
     

17
    You lift as many of the heavy oxygen tanks onto the
cart as you can, then lead the cart out of the dock command station. It hums as
you push it to a heavy iron door that