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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gospog" data-source="post: 664959" data-attributes="member: 2348">The heroes reach the floor of the valley.  The cliffs they so recently stood upon are obscured by the dense vegetation.  Loud bird cries almost drown out the sound of the waterfall rushing in the distance.Antonio and the Turtle spot another strip of white cloth in the distance.  They are clearly being led.  But to where?  And by whom?Several minutes later, the group has trudged their way to the next piece of cloth (except for Jackson, who seems to glide through the jungle as if he were born to it).  Wasting no time, Mr. Quell and Johnny Chang search the surrounding jungle for the next strip of cloth and find it quickly.The next strip of cloth lies in the jungle as well, tied to a tree separately from the group by a huge gorge.  Rushing water can be heard faintly as the group approaches the gorge.  Antonio and Jackson agree that this gorge was no doubt cut, over time, by a river being fed by the waterfall.Luckily for the group, a crude bridge spans the chasm.  It is made of strips of wood held together by frayed and knotted ropes.MR. QUELL:  After you all, of course, hee.JOHNNY CHANG: We're wasting time! Follow me!Johnny runs out onto the bridge, easily avoiding all of the missing boards and heavily frayed ropes.  In fact, he concentrates so closely on the bridge that he does not see the winged shadow gliding up behind him.JERICHO: Watch out, Chang!!!It's almost too late for the inscrutable oriental!  A large lizard-like bird creature swoops in from above.  It's talons extend, razor sharp, and try to grab onto the hapless hero!At the last second, Johnny drops off the side of the bridge, grabbing the edge of a particularly broken board and spinning it around.  This not only take him out of harms' way, but the broken board spins on it's rope, arcing around to whack the bird-lizard on the head!The bird lizard is momentarily stunned.  Antonio pulls out his shotgun, and lets looses with a blast at the flying menace.  The gunshot seems to have little effect.Jericho Clinton was the first to draw his weapons.  He levels his revolvers and unloads into the prehistoric predator, shredding it's head and much of its' body.  Thew remains plunge into the chasm.Johnny Chang flips back onto the bridge with great relief.JOHNNY: Whew!Before long, the whole group is across the chasm and standing by the latest cloth clue.  The next cloth strip is spotted, tied to some sort of tall pole, carved with fearsome images.  Wasting no time, the group begins to once again hack through the jungle towards their goal...</blockquote>

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