< REMOVE ,SPIRIT-STONE> )> < TELL "\"I have not heard of such an island,\" Praxix said, \"though I am not unfamiliar with lore and legend.\"" CR CR> >) (EXIT < EXECUTE () >) (ACTION )>)> < PRINTI "\"It searches for us,\" Praxix said glumly, \"and we are scarcely protected from its view! I must think....\""> )>)> < TELL "As we descended through the open plains that led to the sea, it seemed that a cloud had passed before the sun, and the land was cast in shadow. But this was no cloud, but rather the form of some large creature that came from the north, spinning and diving through the sky like some bird of prey looking for its next meal." CR CR> >) (ACTION < REMOVE-TRAVEL-COMMAND> < PRINTI "\"None of my spells will protect us, but...\" He paused again, tapping his head with his staff as if trying to unjam some piece of mental machinery. \"Now that I think of it, I can recall that one combination of essences produces a kind of fog or mist. All I need do is figure out which two...\""> < CRLF>