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CONTENTS

TORE]WO*D

Ho]A' WLL YOU STARI YOUR ADWNTURE?

BIOOD OF THE ZOMBIES

ADVENTURE sH'ETS

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FOREWORD

It seetu tike ody y€srerday, but it was in f&t 30 veaFa8n m AuA6r la82 rhar rr. wdrlrr aj FLfttao,r,,,'u, hbt $€nr un $h In bmtshop: aroun;th€ uK stevehct<on.nd I qere, l ry c idre. l

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l<fa.tcd hr rinarhbb.ut m zoo! th.LJ hr<rrhouehtro.urwrhnsa htortinl rd ro r ,ror"n L4"unra,n. iutI d,dn r k inr ru dLr ftar h rrh"ut i"itabonr,nc wrhiter. tacl\un. Hopctul) se do thai r.r the jorhann \eFJrv, HJvjnK w,rfed rn the r,Jen eamc:nuustD t^r the an rwsty yeaE, I m aqatu;r theeverlast'ng popula ry ot zombies, dd it s€med ,n^nEstrn on m) pa.fthar t d ner.r wrincn r zonb.enAnhn8_tsdtJ\l btul ti,I got r. qort i strrledwnMS the \tu4 \cfin Ailanna a! usut, b!t I rnencnanS€d my mind, ahd switchcd it lo a .onrempo.ary

*trin8. That was a BIG de.ision Ior me novingaway ftom medieral t ntasy lou'll notice that I teptthe adlenture in a castle, though, rather than ask-ing the reader to tun .m!nd shopping malls and2lstrentury stieets l Suess old hab s die hardi

It was very *lcrying to w.ite a new book and Ihope it's a woithy .ddition to the s€ries. Thanksro Twitter I had a lot of encou.agefrent along theway, and I would like to thark aU those p€opl€ whospured me on. espe.ially when I lost a chlnk ol lhebook to . .ompnrcr .rnsh. I would also like to thankSimon Flym md tne team at lcon for thcir continuedfa h in l,ii8htinS r'antas), Greg Staple for the amtz-ing cover, I(ein Crosslcy for thc inc€dibl€ int€lnrrilhstrations, Andi Ewington 10. his invaluable hclpwith pmduction and, ol.oursc, Sreve lackson Jor alllelonE lriendship olkillinS monst rs togcth..

So h.rc is Blood o/ ur. Z,,ri.r, a brand n.wFightin8 Fantasy gamebook. And for the di8ilala8e,it is also available lo dowdoad asan app.I hop. yo!have tun with thc Tombics vou'll lind a Ln oI thenrunnin8 arcund Goraya Castle.

BlNd.l th? zoatb|s b a EighrinE Fanr.sygJmeboot,an Inter.chre adrentu€ in whi .h tOU ARE THFHEROr )ou can onr) $D thruuAh br choosine rhe.orkr p.rh hndrna equ,pmenr,:,ori,ne tD;and\uruivins conbar Tlrr€ ae 4jrdr,E sid.riar rhebalr of the bool fur you to tep a rc(ord ol .om-bat. and ol everlihhg you drs.oier atonq rh€ waesulh !s inJdmat,m food m.neJ weaioN, aniu<eu r tehsor l tu ipmsr I r i \ impn(anr iomateJmaP2\ vou 8o- and to lep a rumin8 rotJtur a rhezombres hho havc been kiued, or you ltbe arr l

COMBAT

COMBAT ta*es place in a eries of,4ftr.t Rolds.Most of tne €nem'es )ou wr ra<e aE zomb,csLhey are urual ly \ loh and samed,. Iorme voutu.aracl. fiEt Combal nvorv6 r lrrns d,cc ;h,chatrecr rwo r nbure\ srAMrN^.nd D^M^cfsrAMINa eprents how \tmn8 you ae The hrsheryou srAMrNA. ttu srrongcr ror are. To(akutite;odrinir'al sraMrN{, roll rho dice (or u:€ rh. vrruat di.eb) f l ic l InBthmugh tnebuot JndsroppmFMapagr

to Sive you a rmdom rcll of two dice) Add 20 tothe number rolled and mter the bral in th€ sr M-N^ box on lour ,4dr.rr!E sfteer. srNrN^ will go !pand down durint lhe adventuF. For example it wi]lincrea* when usinA Med Kits (which can only beused on e) and ir will d€Fas due to injunes ddwouds, It you! sr M'NA falls to zero, you die mdyou adv€nture is ov€. Note that Zonbi€ onlyhave I sraMrNA point €a.h.

D.MGE rd!.es sr MrNA. When fiShtinS enemies,DIMGE is calculated by mUing dice a.cording toweapon t'?e. The numbe. rclled ddides tn€ number of zombies (or other eneniet killed, as theyonly have I sraMrNt point each. Whilst lhey maybe easy to kill, Zofrbies often attacl( in la€e num-be6, nakinS it difficult to def€at th€m all in a singleArfa.t Rofid. Belore combat begins you must deidewhich weapon you aF 6oing to use. A dagge. causesid6 oAM^cE (a d6isa si:-sided die). A ma.hine 8uncaus 2d6+5 DAM^cr. Renmber to note downa weapon's DAM^GE di.e on yot AdrentuP sheelAfte. you. tust attacL, any sureivinS zombies willeach reduce your srAM'NA by I point b€fore the neatAttack Round begins. Amed Zombies may innictmore thm 1 point of D^MGE. Attack Rouds con-tinue until you have deleated all oI you enemiesor you have di€d in cofrbat. I{ yo! do not have aweapon, you must 68hr barehanded (rd6 t.

Exdple to! enrer a r@m to face a pack ol 14Zombies. You. current sraMrNA is 15 You selet ashotgun which inflicis Gd6+5) D^M^ctr to starr rhe

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riBtAtracl Roud You rcU.I and add 5, EutrhsinSZombie killed You e!ffer rhelos oI6 sraMN;IDnts (r DAMAGE lDint taken fon each of the sur_vivint 6 Zohbie), educing your cuiqt sr^MrNA1o 9 points. You kill ofi the Fminins 6 Zonbisautomri@lly in ihe sond A$ack Round bmusethe shotgun.a@s a minimum D^MAGE of 6 points(1d6+5). Note that yd mut fin.t ammmftjon b€forehrcams cd be used, bur one found it is udimrted.Hopetully you wil d€feat the hordes ot Zombiesyou are about to m.ounrer and escape ro teu ihetalel Good luck - you'll need itl

BACKGROUND

Was it the cold iron sha.kles biting into your bl€€d-ing wrists that wok! you, or was it the teniblehmgd in your bely? It d@sn't matier You arcawake again tor at ledt th€ tenth time tonitht, if infa.t ]t i3 night. It is not easy sleepin8 on a cold.on-rete il@r at the b6t of tim6, but when your wnstsre cluired to a wall ft;s virtually ihP6ible. Thegl@my ceU h wtuch you ae imPrisoned would bein iotal darlnes hee rt nor for th€ baP lighl bulbfixed to the ceilinE above you; a small Elob€ of Pale,llickering light. Coclma.hs {urry adoss the noorbut you don't €vd carc. How lonE have you beenheld prisoner? Is il live or six days since you werethrcwn into the ell? lt is imposible to tell, Timepases slowly. Th€ only brcak fom your slitudecom6 when you hear th€ grating sodd of the bohon the healy st€€l d@r slidinS ba.k. That siSnalsth€ dhde of a thiclsel prison Suard who staEgeFinto the cU limpina from an old womd dd usuallydrunk. It you 6re lucky, he wil tc canyin8 a smallbowl of loul tasting stew thai slops over the dm ashe hrches alory. r you are very lu.ky, he wil al$brin6 a chunl of stale brcad md a tuug of pale .otreemade faom dress. He always plaes the f@d on then@r just out of you reach, his .tuei, PekmdkedIace moment{ily smiling as he enjoys the nonentHe knows ttEt if he d6 this y@ have to stretchio reach the bowl with your fet, maldng lhe shack-16 bite d@ply into you bledinS wrisls. He never6peaks, but aiways rj.k you hard in the nbs m his

way uut. bcforeshnm,nB tnedsr behind h,mandbolting it shur. He den rscem ioare h herher voulive or dic

It was lErd to come to re.tu with the fa.t ttDt you area pnsoner As. seconJ ytar \tudentor mvth;b4 atBol ingbror e Cotleg<, ii h,d ben

" s*"rj,--;r..you Dtil nnw You had spenr s;i wets of vou.holidrv' ird!eulrg thrcugt Southem EureDe'rnhE ro rind evidencofte8enddry bea\6. )ou srartedyou! guet by fllng to Crete in *aEh of Minoraurbon6 md the ove of rhe Cyclop, alas wirhout suece$. Frch L'rere )ou sent by bcr to Src tv l@ths,or cvidene of weEwohes agrn wrrrroui *<esiInen \ou tr.veued by boar Md tr,,n ro Hueaawhere you *ar.hed for 8h6ts.nd sp(tres. ,ith;$adows or m\rt 8Dvcyard\ dd ruined rasttsMlch to ynu. diepponrmcnt. none matrn.tued.rurcnm8.des m open+op tru(ts, vou ended uD mRoman,a in rh€ parr on.e known as Transviv;niawh*Count Mad. thenobnou\ vmDire reDutedtvdranl Lhcblmd or tu. mdy vkriru. bunnaa we(spentas[ng dre lcak rr they tnew anyth;sabourthe e\isten<€ of vamp'rer ]ou we€ met wiih ontvblanL loofsand sha|jnaheads u6| voudomtere;a wrirJ led old han who sas wrltine io ralt to vo,,r.r the priG or a new har. He toor iou eme d@klometres nodh of tus

"illage ro a srone crvot. rrscntrde ov€r8om &d lrrualv hidden bi bram-blesand i!y. wlulsr you LUt ba.k rhr weeds ovrincthe rtep( dowr ro rhe srran.e th€ otd r]b .tisaD:P€arcd withouta word.Ihe crypr d@r was lql;,DUr he wed was rc8en dd you wek abtc to kjcl

ir open. lou shone a iorh down the sione srans andmade yolr wly Blowly down to a danp .hanb€r.Bn6hinS ba.k ihi.k .obwebs, you sw an ancienidst-.overed .offin st on a stone plinth at the ba.kof tl€ .hamber With your heart poudhg, you cleptfotrard nd lifted the lid. But rhe.offin .onraineda yelow boned steleton, not the sl@ping vampireyou had hoped ro nnd. You wor back ourside to 6ndth@ burly thuAs waiting aor you. Aded with .lubs,they sel upon you as you lried to make a run for it.You stru8gled, but barehanded it was a fiSht yo!w€re always 6oin8 to tose. You wer hfldcufied andgag8ed, befoe beinS bmdl€d inro the back of an oldblack car and driven lor hil6 alona a narcw roadrhat caiv.d irs way through a dose fo6 o a rangcof hills. I€E you sw a forcbodinalookins castlebuilr oi dark stone nsded in a valley betw@n rwohills. The thugs grimed at each other, aSreing thatyou wodd b€ eld lor a Eood pnG al ihe caslle. Youealized you wse in grave danger; not dly ha.l youben kidnapped but you were about to be eld to amodemJay slave trader or perhaps woe. The orsped on up the hil mtil it reach€d the high-waU€dosrle, where it ere.hed to a h,lt outside archedentran e d@s. The thugs dragg€d you out of thecd as the castle dms siowly reaked op€n to Fveala .ourtyafd with rome people milling about in it.You ws€ blindfolded dd hdded over to m uns@nperm who led yo! into the cofityard. Yor heard

8rcmin8 voices aI arcud you. Dogs brush€d againstyou le8s, snilfinS cuiorsly. Somebody bumpedinto you. The strange Aurgling $unds eruptin8 fron

th€u rhroa E w€F lLl€ norhm8 you hd head bebe.You w€e jos ed and p6hed areud mrrt thecra.kora h h p dd a.o@ding \ore dreve ttE unnnvnob away Mulh to you reti€f you wee rak;Indm6 our or $€bumin*,u, ,nd turhed alonawh.t husr have ben a t6sordor Doors oDeneidd sramfred shur behind you. dd itbe(ame;otice.lbry<ooterd\ you w€re led dnwn *v*atstairc6e3r/ou werc budled rtona more p.ssMays, (tumbhs.agamt ka s.nd banginS,our head asaiElrow dor rrame(. unril at ta(r jlou weF od€rcd toslop Ins you heard for the f,rst rime rhar now_iamd'ar gr.bnEemd of rhesre€t boltof vo!r Dren.ell slidhA open )ou w€tu tict ed iffrde an; younandcurrs wer removed reptaed by heav.\ jliact-les rrEt wer.hdin€d tn the wal. t@; bbndiold wasralen off. and vou <etey6 on you rar-facEiJ prisonauard ro' rhe hBtrime. His potb€Uy qrraDed;.turnrs dhy $ture r5turt as hc,wunA tus amv bibr€drool into your nb\ ashe sould n;nv tim€s o\er rhrne\t lew davs. SwetrnBand pdrrngfrcm the ef{ortor r'cr'n8 you. he \pole to you. a few words in adeep/ sneemE voi.e, ,wetcone ro co.aya c6de. Mvnare

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tor rrrou. lanorinE your ptead I nE {tueshoE he teirne <€r, oamS with taughter It was tne orny hm€

NOWTURN OVER

Who is cing.ich yu[? Why d@s heyou? You tu6 helPtsly at rie .hainsuE toget rR Ev?ntuatty you srveuDrhe cha lrms€ or re&hin8 rhe sr;w an-d

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Yotr kick rhe.dkrca.h6 away fld stretch to rea.hthe bread with your f€et. You drag it towards you,grabbinE it w h ore hmd. You break off shallpiee, dicki.g them or at a timr inro yorr mouth.You make a stupid Promie to your*ll that one dayyou will do this as a pariy trick for your friends, iIyou live to tell the tale. You breathe in befoe strt h-in8 evm turther this time to rea.h th€ bowl. The painc sbearable as the sha.kles dig even depei inroyour laerated wrisk, causin8 ft6h blmd to trickledown your a6' A few week ago, you .orld nothave inaSined putting yoursell thrcuah $ muchaSony just to eat a bowl of old stew, bur now hun8erdnves you on. With one last excruciating effort, yo!jat manage to get both fer ammd the bowl, lifrinA it up .areIully and pasing it to your shackledhands. You tip rhe contenis of the bowl into yourmouth, gulpinA down the foul-smellinS slop. 1ftasresso bad that for a mom€nt you thinl you aE goingto be si.k, but you are $ hun8ry thar you devourevery morsel, 8ristle dd all. But a few chunks of rct-ten meat are nor enough to kep a mbSy do8 alive,lei alone a starying p.isoner Something has to bedone beloe you die oi hun8.r And if n is true thalcingich Yur is going to kill you, thee b nothingto lose You are Soing lo have lo lry to escap€ Lon

If you wdt to call out to Otto, tlm to 59. Ir youwould rath€r wait to tall to him when he next enters

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You land in a heap on rhe hallway floor below,in iur ing tour\houlder qui te badly Lo{ t sr^MrNApoints. The hu8e Zombre who anacted you ti6mohonles nearby addng b ihe pite ofdead Someor the bo\e\ and suirc&salso fettsro th€ h. wa\.If you wanr ro iearh th'ough rhem, tum ro 3t5.

jfyou would ra tt\er wa I on ro rhe | fi . r rhe end 01 the

3The shay bullet whizzes pasr you. ear and hits rhewall b€hin.l you. Any suddenly comes to her sensesand ealies rhar you real y dc rryus ro helD h€rshe is sBcled w,th glih ror n@rty shtutin; y.uano aporoSrzes ovcrdd overagaii. you Eply dErI was you. ohn rautr and. Siven rhe Lt<umtanes,you should have said srraiAht aw.y that vou hadread herdiary Tum ro r9t,

4You walt der to the edEe of the rcof and Srab holdof tlE drainpipe s you cd lower youself down. Asyou beSin your desl€nt. the zonbi$ in the courty,rd be.ome e\tkmcly dSrtared Thet begin lorrech loudly,consumcd by a seemin8ly u.onttul'Inble rag€. You begin to qu€slion whether this wassuch a g@d idea the moment you see Ging.ich Ylrrsrride out of the garaSe holding a sniPer rifle wirh atcles@pic siEht. He is very annoyed lhat you haveerap€d hom your c€[. He tak6.im and tiFs. RoUone die. If lhe nudbe. rclled is I l, tufr to 389 It rhenumber olled is 4{, tum to 58.

5You pick your w.y @retully betwen the hanSin8carca$es as you make your way lowdds the ba.kof the rdn, Yo! @n s@ you own beath .rystalliE in rhe iiezing air Without waming one of thehanginS pig car.as swings towards you, Push€dby an ulrFn hand. You are nomentarily clught offbalan@ as a youn8 f."mle Zonbie dessed in a tattered beige jmper and tom black leggings ilmPs

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//d out hom behind a hanging side ol bet wicldinS.chainsaw Could it be Amy? You hav€ no time tothinl befoe lhe Zombie tirus op her chaiNaw andatacks you. The initialive is h€$. Roll one die. If yourcll rl, tum toljo.Ifyou roll4{, tumto93.

aA larSe pa.k of Zombies appears frcm out oI Lhe8loom. running towa.ds you at sPeed Thee ae alot oI th€m, twenty four in total. There is lime ro usea genade if yo! have one, whi<h wlll reduc€ th.irnmber by (2d6+, before firing your weapon at thercminder of the on oming horde. If you win, tlrn

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A quick search of the Zonbies' pocters rveals noth'in8 ol use. Ahead, in an aicove in the right handwall, thec is. l,rge yellow wh..lic bin. Thcr. arebloody hand pdnls on the lid and ftesh blood dnp-pinS do$n rhe tionr of t. Ii you want ro lill the lidup to take a kDt inside the bin, h,m b 197 lr youwanr b k ep walliinS, tum to 155

7Halr*ay along rhc hallwry, yo! noti.. i lonSwoodd pole.lipped to a b.ackel on the wall. It has. snall brass hook at one end. Looking up, you seea t apd@r in the c€iling At the end of the hallwaytherc is a lift wirh polishcd meral doors It you wantio pullthe trapdoo. open with the pole,tlm to 46.Ifyou want lo uk the liIt, tum to 157.

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9Mu.h to your etisfa.iion, the lGy tum in th€ ldk.'Ihe hearl' d@r ftar.s ope, Ieadins into a old oalstoF. Ihee is a shovel on rop of rhe pite of @l butnothins elsc of inte€r The€ is a bl&t imn ddr inthe far wau and a key hdginS on a h@k @rby. II youwant to seanh ttLtuuAh rhe pile of oal with rh€ shovel,hlm to 17o Ii you would .ather try to opd the dmrs ith the kev hanglnS on the h@k, rum ro t2r.

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You lu lor you liJe towards the d@rs with thespeding car bearinS down on you, hom blaringloudly Yurr stahps down iftpatiently on the acel-efator, tryin8 to 80 faste! sri[. The car is almost atfull speed when itploughs into yourback,.atapultin8 you into the air You land on your head, b€akingyourn€k. Yuf cadjes on dnvinS arcund the court-yar4 pm.hing the air t iumphantly and waving k)an invbible crowd, as though in an ancienl arena.Your advmture is over

You smn arive al another doo. in the .ighrhandwall, aSain painted whfte. There is a siSn on t in redl€ti€rin8 which sys C/unging Rdors. Il you wanl to8o in the chnging r@d, rtm ro 54. ll you wouldrathe. walk on, tum to 20,

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hdd. you op€n rhc dm, stshttv.rhe zombks inned'ateL) draBr bd8,rg thelo;rops and *ndin8 you ny'nB You 6re at rhm Jsthet surSe into lhe oom, bur thel l.eep onns \our€p.n f i r in8 uhryou M out"r buleh ro;sbe,8er back as the pack .lo*s in on you, drmlins withexcnemdt. Stdding amongsr thd is a man arinqoranscorerall5 whose rJe you r{ognize. rhough ji6 nos coveR.d s ops komd\ and wepds eos.8016 has b@n tumed hto a ZombE, and s;n vouwill b€ome one to. Your adventuE is over

Without waminS, lhe doubl€ doors of th€bust open. Two half-dead hlmanlikeripped cloihin8 leap out and try to Erab

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their bl€din& blistered hmds. One hasbrot€n fingers sti.tinSout at strangcrnglcs. Th.n skin is Sreyand pallid, covered withopenwounds and iesteringsres. Ihcy hJve thin, Eieasy hair and thei! 8apin8 mouths reveal broken, blackened teeth T|ensunken, bloodshot €yes @z€ yellow gunk. Ahoribl€ gurglingsound etupts rrom thcirthruatsas thclcbse nr on you. They arc Zonbisl You must lightthem barchrnd.d, oi $ith a r{.apon it yor haveone.If you $in, tlm to 235

\4You reach tne door and lind lhat il isn't ldked.Yo! stcp orrsid. onto th. gr.lcllcd cnkan.c ol th..ourtyard Beyond the entran e, diHtly oppositeyou, th.rc is.noth$ door $hich leads inro ih. hall-way on the olhe. sid€ of the south wing To lourright arc the manr gat.s ot the .astle; huge wmdendoublc doob ben€ath d tallstone ar.h$rI Th€y arepadlocked shut. The Zombies in the courlyanl calchsight.f you .nd frov. t.Nards you.n mN., b.y-inA Ior blood. They sp{rd up as they g€t closer, somcfillinS o!$nr thc msh as yct motuofth.m porr intothe courtlad There are e many lhat it is impossible ro .omt them. You must decide .luickly whatk) do.lt you wint to fight them, tlrn kJ 1o7. lflouwnnl to try to open the padlock on lhe main gate,

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You pi.k a brick up ofi rhc floor and hut it.r rh€Slass iace of rhe cldk. lr shaftcrs on imDa.t. smding a showe. of rhousan.ls ol shards ot g-ta$ onro aro.tt.p lome twehe m.fts beloq tr )uu pn.\4s alenxih nf .l mbin8 rup€ and J Srappl,n8 huut tt,mto trt.lt you do nothale any rope, tun to 91.

Yo! walk .mund tne com€r to rh. easr wing, pick,ng vour h,ay thmrgh the bodies of d..d Zombies.on rh.li6r fltur you find a Eren,de (2d6+1) in a4etal box in one ol the moms but there is a no simof Gingri.h Yrii anlaneE. Sudd.nty you herr liec.ufd or . lrr s enEin. slarrinA up \,ru nAr J wd-du! Jnd l6t tnrulxh to..r ihai rhe Ba.aA. JG 6bclow arc op.n. Cu in hmd yoo tundown rhe stairsinlo th. coutyard and head io. the g.nag. Tm r. 169.

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r8The n€wbladesaws throuSh tuo nonbaB in just atew minutcs, allowing you to squ@?e thrcugh the8ap. As you s alt turtner along the path, you cat.hsight oI somethinS flo.rlng in thc*wagc water lt'sr sm.ll t\rttl€ n.deolgren glass.Ifyouwanr ro lishthe botle our ofthc watcr, trm ro 61.lf_\'or wouldhther walk on, tum to 278.

19Tle gigantic beast ciashes to rhe 8rcund, makinEthe wooden noor shake. 'we ned to escape lrcmthe .astle ghl now. Yurr is EoinE lo flip $hen hcfinds out that we hav. trkcn down his lavouriteZombie,' Amy says anaiously You iell her thar youwiU help her to escap€. 'Bot whrr.bout you?' sheasLs. Y.u ePlv that vou cannotl€ave thecaslle mlilaU the Zombies hav€ been killcd.'But thafs.r.Tvl'she exclaims. 'You will hale to Ao back down intothebasem€ntbecaus rhat's wher most of th.n aic,holed up in thcir stinking rooss. Surely you don'twant to go bacl dom there?' Nod.linS yourhcad tosay ys, vou walk our oi the office into th€ hallway.lf you want b Ao leit, tu.n ro 156 Iiyou wdt to go

Youcarryorta qui.k*.r.h ofthe Zonbies and linda box of matches md $7. You leavc th. brthroonthlou8h lhe swinS doo6 and ops the bedrcom

You Eiv€ Orb the choice oI him tellin8 you abodrGingrich Yun o. you EivinS him a very hard kiclin the .ibs. He qui.kly agres to tell you all he*nows. He .laihs that h€ has never m.t Yu.i Hewas brou8ht to the castle by two m6 who Hruitedhim frcm his home town, promisi,rg hin work as. prison 8uard. Th€y ofered good pay, too good toturn dosn Th.t w,s rwo years ago. Now he i.clslike a prironer himselt as he is notallowed to leavethe p.ison quarteis otner than to tate.har6e of newprisoncrs. Onll, a handful ot popl€ e!.r tllk€d tohim. lt was besl lor him not to ask questions aboutwhy people we.e being kidnapped and bronght tothc .astle He tnows lhat GinSiich Yu.r is a terrilving man. H. lcrfrcd lron the old man { ho brolghthin his food supplies that Ynrr is plinninA something unspeakably redblei Something that involv.sthc prisoncrs. Rut he has no idea u'har that hightbe as his rcle is sinply to grard n€w pnson€rs urillhey are hauled offtoanother part ofrhc..stle. Ottot lls silent, sta.inE blankly ar the floor There is notime to lo*, you h.ve ro escape. Tum to 7j

Tne Zombies who sunite the lirst deadly rclnd oIbull€ts climb up the ladder and junp onto the bal-cony to aftack. Redu.e your sr^MrN^bv the numberot zonbi€ lelt ah e If you aie still alive, you mustfiAht th€m wnh yorr handgun. lf you win, turn ro

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23The srft ot arhour does indeed lit you pe.fectlyYou walk u! th€ cor.idot renlizing how hard irnust h.ve b€en to be a kni8ht back in the MiddleAges. Plate mtril amour is v.iy h..!y ..d makeswalkinE slow and very tidng Lose r srAinNApoint.Hosever th€ s{ord (1d6) is a tnre weapon with akeen blad€ and you cut it thruugh the nir withgieatlnthusi.sm. Tum to 243

24Th€ old lift descends slowl, juddennE and rumblin8. It finally grinds ro a halt at the brs.ment,whe( thc doors slidc sloe ly opcn Th€re is anoL\erst of sliding doors which you step throuSh. Yo!tind yolrscli standing in a.old corridor lil by ceiling lights with squ.rc shaped rrost.d ghss shrd.s.The ceilinS is painted a cheerless mustard colourThe walls arc the same clloui above a wact-hiEhstrip of dark Ereen tiles, many olwhich a.€ njssingThe paint.n lhu walls is.ld and.ra.ked, smearedwith bl.$d in several pla.es. You sniff the airsha.ply,noticing an acrid chenical smell To )'our ri6ht sometwenty mehes awat, thee ar. shing doo$ madcot vrlcanizd rubber across the corridor Suddenlyyou hear the sound of footsteps cominS down thecoddor to your left.lfyou wmt to find outwho isomingdo*n th.coriidor, turn to 45.If yotr want towalk tttrough the swing doo$, tum to 3r.

25There is another w tc dor in the left-hand wall notfar ahead. You listen at ihe door but h€ar nothing. Ifyou want to open it, turn totol.llyorwould rathert,

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You ops rhc door . rraction, jusr enou8h to seethat the loom is fuu ofvicious l@king Atta.k Do8s,BNwtinS and barkinS loudly There must be at leastten oI them Thee is a b!.ch or kcys hanSin8 ona hail at the back of rhe rDom. The slavering beasts.rc frantically trying to 8et out. Some of th.m b.8in.h€win8 ar rhe doo. f.ame. lf Fu want to go insidcthe roofr kr gct the keys/ trrn to 14t.If you wotrldrath€r shul the doo. and walk on/ brn to 276

Tne s.ientist lunSes at you but you manag€lojumpoul of the way jusi jn time. The syrinS. fl.shcathrouSh the an, narrcwly mnsinE your ne.t. You fireyouf 8un at thc c.ilinS and shout at rhe scientist todrop thesydnge on the flmr and crush it und.ifoot.He obeys, albe rclud.ndy. Y.u motion wilh your8un for th€ sci€ntists kr halk on until they cofre kJlhe fi6t open @ll, which you tell them to enrer You.le the ell door behind th.m rnd lock it, t.kingout rhe key and purtina it in your pocket. Th€ scientists startshourinS,t you, sayingthdt{h.n rhey aretred from ihe cell you will be tumed into a Zonbie.Yo! wave Soodbyc, prcmisinS rhcm that soon th€rewillbe no norc Zombi€s left aliv€ in the castle. You

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walk bn.k thrcugh the swihg d@6 dd arnvc at adNr in the right-hand wall. ll's not lftled so youdecide t(l opm it. Tumto:rr.

!3'We haven't gotany provisions for sale, butCr€gofand I would be very happy to shr( with you whnrmeagrc suPplies we have,' Bods savs, hnnding youa bar of cho.ol.r. ind a boltleofwater Y.lu devofilhecheolatemd gulp down the waterAdd I srAM-rNA points You thanL th€ men for thcir help, saygoodbye, and walk over to the dor nr the tar s,.llsith Boris's words ringing in your.rs, 'Ki[ themall. You'v€ gotto kill themallt'Tum to r5Z.

29Yor d€al with your.nrckers quicklt wthout myProblen. Th€ two Zombies drop to the groud rid-dled with bullers.Iiyou wanr to read Amy's di!r,turn to rl. If y.! hant to search rhough the pdkets oi the zombi€s' tatlercd .lothin8, turn to l3t.

Jo'I he doo. opens onto . narrcw spnal srone stair.a*thar winds its way up insidc a.ncubr tower Withyoui wcapon in hmd ready for my suddm atr..ksftom above, yor beSin the climb up it. Tum to 322.

You are about to go thrcu8h the swina d@F whcnyou hea. son€body shouting ai you from behind.It's a voice that vou rcogni7.. Then you hear rtre

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sud oI a Eunshot. Roll one die If you anl r l, txmb r8a. lfyor roll4-6, tum to lj5.

12The d@r is lNked and is tai to. stlidy to brcakopen. You could try a key in lhe lock if you have one.If you do have a key, tum to the number which isstamped on it.llyou do not have a key you have nochoice but to go b..k down rhc narrow passagea ayand tum righl into the main co.ndo. Tum to 185.

31You prcss button G but nothina happens. The liftdoors remain open. Il you wmt to walk down thehallway to open ahe door, tum to 177.Ifyo! would.aiher stay in lhe lilt and press button I, tum to r47.

34You np th. packi.g rape otf rhe cardboard boxesand loot inside. Most of the boxes contain mdga-zines and auction .atalogue for larS€ colkliomof toy soldieN, tin toys, .omics, tnding crrds mdmusi. trom lhe 196os. Behind lhe box€s you find asmall black netal box that has a print d Iabel onthe lid: 'Dm8er'. ll you want to open it.lum to:91.

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If you would ralhe.leave it untouch.d *hec it isand opcn the d@r oppcite,lurnto 2& lf you wantto walk on lo the 6d of the corndoi, tlm to 31.

')6The pouch contains a small ley with the number 9stamped on ir, a box of mrches and a marker pen.Take th€ items you want and ca.ry on down the co.-

J7Yo! tush into the bedroom and slam the door behindyou. lockin8 it shut. You hear a terrible rrcam

35You fumble throlgh you. possessions, desper-arely sea(hing for th. k€y whilst Amy sh@ts atthe Zonbi€s to k€€p them at bay 'Hurry upl'sh.s.reams ar the top of her voice. With sconds to sparcyou etneve the key tron yori bag rnd op.n th.let The doubl€ d@E swiry open and you Iu intoihe outside wo.ld. with Amy alonEside you, yousprint down lhe rcad as fastas you! lcas wiil.anyyotr. Your lunSs feel likc they are aboul to bu6t.Suddenly you hear the.oa. ofa car enginernd theeud of rre€.hin8 tyres. You look behind you tosee a sporb ca. sp(ding towdrds ),ou.lt's cinSnchYur driving his Austnr Heal€y at tul1 sp@d. On€ othisscientists issi$in8 in thc pas*nger *ar. He leansout oi the window and begins fi.ing a machinegun.t you. Rolloncdic If the ntrmbcr rollcd is 1 :r, turnto 2o5. If the number rolled is 4 6, tum to 114

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d rh€ ZmDi6 de..sd urM D@ Bos. Ihefirtrt ! 9s @6 and then th@ ; silfte, but forlhe o.csidaf gnhti€ and sortins tudscoming from the Zoribi6 outside. Yd rcalialhey ae not goiry to to .w.y whsr tlEy tagin tohaD4er on the dmi l riU you opn n to atta.k th@(tm to !o), wedte s@e tuhitE uP agaiBt it tos6op thm Settins in (tum to o) o iup out ofthe b€dem wind@ into the olityard below (tu

'EIlle tul s@tu at you to 8o away or eb€ 3h! win3hoot. If yd wet bo c.[ out the |1de Amt tm to3a2. If y@ wdt to call out tlE lr.tr Asrida! tunto qZ, It y@ have a crEirEaw dd would ftthe! oiyou way thbuSh the dd, tun to 19.

ltIt i! viltu'Iy ihpo$ible to M rni|st wedinA ah@vy dit of at!!N. B€foE y@ e able to M.hthe door, the Atta.k Doas at the flona of the Packl6p up and bowl y@ ovq. Y@ strugSle to sit upbul N pi.rEd doM by th. @rbin€d w€ight of thed@ dd the .dN. llE vicioa dimals howl .ndbegin to grEw at you n€h wh@d it b erposed,You su$d . 1m8 and pahful d@th Y@r adventur€

aoYd look d()M into the @urryad where a largenur$d of datgt zorbies @ stomPiry @ud

aluubs, undd bendE dd odd the plastic sh€€t-lng of 5 oveFd sldp. Ihe only way y@ ould be

of defeating such a huSe horde would be to @BMing m.hine gu that is mdted d the

fBt 0@rb,l(ony or the@twintoppcite. GinE ich

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lotr you berind rurptua€ dd potted

\lri is mwh@ to be sd and the heary tuchift8u looks to be theE fq the t riry. Th@ i6 a zipwire 8red to the tuf ned to wh4 y@ e stand-In&whi.h M a.N to th€ 6t wing tui Th@ isa @tal ladder atta.hed to ihe wall whi.h tlm doM

d'e tuof ho tlF 9tu4 pasrinS .le to the bal-y. Aroth{ way of Fttiry to rhe b.roy woddto .Umb dM the dJainpiF and chafte

'imingthe .ourvard to cliEtb uD tt€ @td bdder.yo! have a steel puley dd wdl to clip it dto

zip wiE to slide 5(!@ ho the 6tt win& tum to9. lf you d6't hav€ a puU€y or would laths climb

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ttE drainpip€, tui to t87.

yq f,ick the swibdr up, you h@ a faint$md like that of a cat h b€ire r.Ias€d.

Suddd'ly . whote stio ol the b@k@ pop! @tot th. wall to Real a gret pasgsay behind it

i[ @r iftide it dd @ th@ ii d ()ffi wddd!tai@ toint dom. U you wet to mter the ret

gsay and 80 d(h the staiF. tun to $9. vwould ratlpr noi t t the ch.@ dd wnt io

ve the librd imediatelv tm to 160,

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You land efely in the niddl€ of the nattress androll quickly oftth€ bed to look arornd Turn to 11.

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41There is a larg.bouldcrby thc sid. oI th. road whi.hyou junp b€hind. The Austin Healey roars by andsc@che t. a halr somc to m$r.t fuither down thetuad.Ifyou want b tellAmr to nrn lor thecoverollhe toresr and leave you shoot n out with Ylrr andhis cront, turn to 128 It want to run into the ldeslwith Amy to escap€, turn to 237.

44You rak. nochan..snnd p1.k rp fof gun nJshootYu.r selefal times, to make sure he is no lon8er alhreat to th€ world All you ..n ihink.bour is g.r-tingawry tron lhe c.stle as quickly as possible. Youhu.ryinto the Barage lo tak€ a look at th. vnn.lfy.uh.vc n sdof c,r heys in your pcket. tum b 2r7.lfyoudonothav€ a sel ofkeys, tun to96

It eon be.omes appar.nr who is comint dosn thecoriido. A prck or nineteen Zombies is headin8towa.ds you, led by snebody you r.co8niz.. It'sa man with a bald head/ oranae overaus and blacka.hy boots lt's Boris,bul nol as you r€m.mbcrhinHe is no long.r hun,n H. hns weeping blisters andoPen so.es on his head His eyes are bloodshot andbulEins out of rheir dark sc..lets. His top lip hasb€en npp€<t a$at rcv€aling bleedinS guns and

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bsk6 ie€th. Bori has turEd into a Zohbie. HeItrhes towards y@ b6ndishinS a pislol, s@mirylylmwae that it i6 a w€pd, He !186 the Zombiebehind him to attack you, not thai ihey need m.oura8emmt, shoutr8 at th€ top d his voke, 'Got fi) killthm all! Got to kiu them all!' over dd ovd agairYou have no .hoi.e but to fight him and the oth6nineteen Zombi6 behind him. If you wn! tm

46The eiling b qurte low Md you have to st@P a lit-tle to avoid hi$ing yd head @ the be.tr as )ouwalk a@s lhe caki( floorboaids, You arc aboutto start rummging ttuw8h the box6 dd suitcaseswhen suddenly a huge f3t mash6 thmgh the @Itiles, reachin8 doM to tlab you by tlE thtut. You4 lified otr you H bi a rcugh hand that is mbs'ing on€ finger and is @veEd with red blot h6. Ifyou have a 8un to hdd, tum to 36l. r you do mthaveaerh,nmto 6.

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17nE landing is @rpeted ad ttu warb e @veEdwilh b.i8ht patlemd waUpaFr. TheE are som€8dn ffe paintings hanSinS d the walls, plus 6omenim6 and €khin€s, but nothint of @ lo you- Youwalk 6 util yo! @me to a coro wh@ lhe oFridor tllft sha+ly to dE ritht. Arcud the ct)l8

'@ w a white d@ay in the left-hmd wall sde

twaty metns atEad. Y@ w.lt LLp io the d@ dd€ a $gn pahted m it in black letterinS wNch eadsCraB Night Club. U ytuwnt to op€n the d@., tumio 342. ff Fu would Etha walk orr tm to a9,

18lming as st€attNy 6 you @, lookiry arcud

the time, y@ pa$ stids of ttp c6de whichfmilid to y@. Yo! reach the w6t wing wherc

Kit whi.h adds a sreN Doints *hen x6€d.€nly you l@r the $und of ;@'s ddne stad-

ie orpffi lie twihiint 6 the fl@r, but theenosimof Y@. nE doorof a marl wax-moudpboaJd hinge opfr. Y@ l@r iBide dd 6^d a

up. Y@ l@k thrcugh a window tud F th.t the

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Sarage d()6 in the eat wing @ opel G6 in hddyou m inio dE olJtyard ed h@d for the gaage.

49The g@de bo@c along the fl@r lowar& y@ad alm@t irmediately therc is a dealdinS erplcsim which ech6l@dly dom the.onidor Y@ @lnft€d off you feet by lhe blast dd thtt'M viol4dyaSaist the waU. Ilp eftu of the blsl @ mdewoe by tlE g'€mde explodirg wilhin the cdnn6of a @nidor smoke, dst .nd debris 6ll the aii Rollore die. U you rcll a 1 d a 2, tum to tor. It you rcU a3 qa4, hm to !r9. IJ you roll a 5 ora6 tun to !'

5oD$pite being i,1 the.lo* .6ffne of the lift, the flalia.ket tales the bmt of the qplGi6. Yd d hit byiust two piee8 of BhrapEl. ttrs 4 sr.rN pointsIf you d still alive tm to rtit.

5aYou induce youslf to the neir teling thd hMy@ .a@ ro be Kdnapped- "IeU Mebody who(}B,'Bori6 ets, shrugginghis shorddeF, indiffestto yN hdd luck slory 't-i5im, we cd lclp you. V\iChave things that,ou Eed which w n*ht tE wininSro s€I to )ou. But dly at a Prie, And tlEt Piie isdollas, Take it d leave it' If y@ rwe eme do[,$dd wish to buy mthin& tm to rr!. It y@ do mthave ay dolc, y@ @ 6thd had wd to the fardd (tun 60 157) d fight dr mm (tm to ,8{).

You leep teling Any dEt degahint i5 toint ro bedri8ht but y@ @ @bl,s to ovift. hs, She b%s

, you to 8o with hs to fi^d help, arEuin€ that it would

'for you 60 to back to the 6stle, advising her to fol

tE tEtter if the aurhonri€ @t in the a6y to dealwith the Zonbi6. You teU hd dEt by the time thelmy ari€, it miSht be tm late. You sy ifs time

low the Gd e she dcnl get lct in the forest adlo malG s@ she slays out of sitht of anybody driv-ltt.lont the ed. You wave goodbye, eyinE th"t

will calcll htr up s.n It dlx$'t iale you longeium to tlP (atle whee, mu.h to ydr surpn*,

fnd that the min sates ar€ sdl uileked, You{m of the double d@F and sude thbueh the

p lmotied, clGing it b€hind you. You hh leftlodg the south win& and th6 walk rctth along the

win8 beforc Mching the staitue at the iuc-with the north win6. You @ about to to doMsiaiMe to ilP basrtMt shd,ou at h siEht

lhe t€l4ope n{Md d the table rhead. Ih

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Y@ walk thMgh the swint d@6 dd se sitmurdercBloking Zmbi6 baraing arcund theH|t)m. They s you and su8e fotrad togethq,intent m tearing you limb fI@ limb. Y@ mct fiEhltho. If you win, hn to r6a,

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the simtist istinctively ducls down to avoidDeinS shot, @blhg yd and Amy to M sfely pastthe window, tmin8 lelt doM the halway of thenorth wiry. T@ to &7.

41@ take a l@k arc6d ihe door ard swey a sMeof dwasiatim. Both the nale and 6emle ch6g-ins !@N have been wEcked. IlE mift6 e aIsn6hed, as d the sinls. T he bencheo 4 splin-t€red 6d b@ken as thouah $mebody hd taka asl€dca\ffier to them. TIE leks d@6 have allbei ripp€d o{ thei hing6, as have the show6dbide d@s. The Dic have ben wrenched off thewal md water is Bushiia trcm them- The Zombi6who mct likely dGtroyed lhe.hdging mre dida vtry Sood job, If yd wdt to take a l@k insde theopen lel6, hrm to 26t- If y@ would rather d@ttu d@r md walk on, t@ to ,I.

5oYou dpty th€ flask md put it in you ba.k peket.Yd *ath quickly thsugh the tattecd clothing ofthe otha Zoobi6 dd nnd a total of $? and a Dair ofsuvd @rre d ft tuF or bag rou bd rcuFing ebe of inleEt e you walk b.ck to the stafte.Yo! are abour to .linrb it who you notie smethingtEffilh . ft ir a Lee cat iM efe ttEt is .mdt6linto the fld. It hasl .onbitutid lml o th€ d@rYo'l try a few rmdom st ings of nmbea, alas with-dt sEs' Y@ Falize that it is too elid to prie or.hoot opd hd woder if you have 6)1hii8 elelhat }!u @uld u* to 8et into it U you hare a pi*of yeud note pap€r, tum to 85. U y@ do not have

mte p.p€r, thee is nothing you 6 do othdclinb back up th€ stai6 to ttu libra. Y@ @

|lmled at not b€iry able to op6 the efe but tryb ovire you*lf that it w6 ptubably empry or

t-trapFd dyway. You d<ide nol to s?ddv hoE ti@ in the lib.d and head out into ttu

bu M alM the staiF .nd "l@t

the Slmmy bast @Fidor, pasinS the op6 eus dd the liJtre @chin8 the ld@ized rubber swing d()c,

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Therc are smau glass pancls in thcm whi.h yo!peer lhrou8h to R a Ercup of Iour men standin8bgethcr Thcy.rc.ll wcaiing blood-spatrercd u'h1tclaboratory coats and appear to be having a heatediryiment One p ticobny elil-lookinS nan sc.msbbe very annoy€d about something and keps tap-ping at his clipboard whilst shotrrinS at the otherhen He has a shav€d head, a patch over his left eyeind a dcep scar runnin8 down rhe left side of histrce. Th.rc is . badgc scwn onnJ his bust pock.twith the name Roznik embroi.lered on it The thrcedrhers arc Cober, Sren.nd LJnge.8!t crcn thorghlh€se a.€ the evil {ientisls Fsponsible Ior creatin8 Yurr's zombies, yoo know you can'tiust run nand shoot them Ifyou wantto try tu anest th. henand lock them in the.ells, tum to:4. It you havea laboranry coat and want to tlll b them whilstpretending Iou are a new assistanl sientisl r€entlyhired by Yuir turn to 33o.

5a(:inSrich Yur.is an exelldt marksman He dc notusually miss his tarEet. But beinS angry he rushshis shot. The bullet fta past your head, hitting th€waU. You waste no time ard haul yomer back upthe drainpipe to .limb mto the r@i beto( hc .an rirosddshot. Roll one die.If the number rcll€d is ! r,tum to 2r lt thc number rolled is 4-6, rurn ro151.

59You shout,t the top of your voi.e for several ftinutes but nobody comes. Ev€ntually you hear rhc

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ste€l lolt slide op4 Otto 4teB tt€ eU looking vsyanary- He has a dirty, food-stained .loth tied msdhis n<k He w6 in the mrddle of his meal ad isvdy No'€d at havinE it intempt€d by a ct)rMonpriffi like you. Without a word he com* ovd!o you dd ti.ts you seral lim6 in you! al'eadydamaSed !ib6 as hard 6 h€ .d. Th@ js a si.tdinSnoiF s ffi of thd da.b, L@ ? srAMrN point6.Y@ arc in too ou.h pain to try to *aF dd deideto wait stil the thw's Mt vi$t. Ater trvin8 )oude 6nrl boot ror Smd neasurc, he wall6 off to fin-ish his me.l (tm to rya).

60The s.tts imediat€ly fEea up and the laptopshuls down, You slam the $tq 6hut in &shatidAmy trieo to r6lm y@ doM, saying that BinE ihelaptop is not imporiant nEht now- Td to 158,

5aWith the tuity of wearing rubber Eloves to pGt4t you fom ominE into conta.t with the bl@d,tou rca.t doM dd pi.k up the noteb@k. Youflick th!@8h it, reading vdios mtdes about thenmber of p@ple a day bein8 tuh€d into Zombi6after b€inE injded with MtamiMted bl@d. MGtdars it b one o. two but an {try mde d 3rd Julynol6 eEht p6ple beinS injeied- If c' y you ourdstop this tenible niEhhft, or at least 4ap€ tocall tlE autlbriti6, T]w i5 a leleph@ qteisionnunber 6 the last page of lhe noteb@k whi.h you

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mmia. It reads 'YE: Ext r21.'YN los the nolFbook away and walk 6. Tum to rt5.

*vdal Dlac, You sifi the an and notie a vetDl@i ch@i..I smen. su<lds v v@ hed tn;

Yd foe it into dE 8ap b€twq the sliding d()6,I'uhiry upsdds util y@ l@te the @tch. It popsop 6ibr Yd sude the doo6 opa and fnd yo'elf.brdin6 in a old (@idd lil by eilint lithb thath.ve squaestaped frGted gra$ 3had6. IIE eil-tng is painted a cheerl€66 nust rd colou. Ile wals@ the

'@ @Lou above a waist-hi8h sbip of dark

ttg til6, I!@)r of which e nisin6. Ihe paint @the walb b old ed da(ked dd smatEd with blood

of f@bteps ominS d(,M the didor to youTo yu ritht 9@e twoty mets duy, ttPe aF

he d@6 aCre th€.onidd mde of wLaniatber r y@ wet to 6n l @t who i5 comint domffiidor, tm to 45, If ya wdt to watk thrcugh3win8 de6, tui to 31.

61ot wishinE to tou.h it, you 6nd a drcr @ the path,hich you @ to flict the bonle out of the wate.hits the tlmel wa[/ ushing inlo tiny piees to

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meal a pie of tupled 'eUow

notep.pd. Youunlold the pap€r to find the words '.ombiMtionlck number: r81'printed @ it. Y@ pla.€ tlE pitrof paper in you pdket and walt d. Tum to 278.

A! you 6i.n io dE6 the tumituE away fim thedei, the sftltna dd banging b%is atah. Youl@k th@th rhe sack in the ddtuay and e thatthe haltway is jmed tuI of zobbis. r yN wmtto attact theE! tuh to id If

'ou wo!.ld raths tMp

dt of the b€dll)m window inlo lhe @urtyad

65You @ about halavay d()m lhe drainpipe whdit bsm6 obvious that th@ @ j6t i@ myZ@rbi6 b€low for you to be able to saiv€ if tlEyatta.t at re whm you rcach the 8Dud. Hogut6 to the &.inpipe with one hand, yd begin sh@t-ing at thd, hopFt to dilpeM rh€m. But rhjs only.alls morc of thd to flood into the ouward. Youkitl ssal but it b imposble !o stop the re6t pulling ai the diainpipe to rip it ofi lhe wall. You t y tohdt on bui N unrbb ro do s for lmE. Ile drain-piF 6m€s away fton the wal dd

'ou faU into the

€agq clukhs of the zodbi6. Clawed and bittenby then! you quictly be(!re intusl by thei.ont miMiedblood. Slnyouwillbeltrre m of them.Ydr advdtun b ov6.

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d@rBpadlcked.lf y@ have a tu nd wtt|y shmting at the loct, tm to r59, If you have

@wbar .nd wnt to prie th! lo<l oFr! tuh to. r y@ would rather kep walking aldg the cs

67shlrp teth piere y@ skin, drawint blood.

nlort$ately for )ou, the Zombie h6 bledinS.nd its blood intur3 yo@. Yd 4 d(r)ftd to

ome another olgipt in Gingii<h Yud's amyZombies. You advenhE i5 over

6abu rcach into your p@k€t dd give Amy the gold

dd .hain. 'Mv ldketi Where did vou 6nd it?'

ppily, a beaMg $i le tShbnt up her f.e Ior thetime sine vd met h6. You tell Amv iys time to

/ advisinE hd to folow the rud so she d()d't Eett in the 6oBt, but to mke sure she stavs out oft of dybody &ivin€ .iong lhe @d. You wave

ye, eyint thar y@will eherff.Itdcnt

,!ts *iiedly. "You don't wdt to loow!' yoult "Thanl you. IlEl yd. Ihant yo'r,' she eys

yd long to rctuh to the dsde where, much ro3u+.ie, }!u 6nd that the min Irtes are still

cked. You opd de of the double d@6 dde thrcu8n the E p llmtied, dcjn6 it behind, You tum left along dP $uth wh8, dd then

north aloi8 the west wint befoe eadnng the.* at the jmction with the north win8, Y@

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aE abDui to Eo down rhe stai(ase to th€ b.smenrwh6 y@ @t h sight of the telescop€ nounted onlhe table ahead. Tum to 2ro.

@There G a smll, r€d-painted .upboard fiied to theleft-hdd wall that youhadn't notied earlieras it washidden from view by one of the boile6. On openin8it you tind $me bandag6 and antrsephc .aam thatyou use to bind your wouded wrists, since they arestill in bad shape f.om the sha.kles. Ad.i : srAMrNApoints. Suddenly you hear a nois€ overhead. Slidin8doM the air vent are thre Zombi$ who land ond'e n@r in a @npled heap. They stand up awkwddly and step fotrard to atiack. You mst fighrthd barehanded or with a weapon if you hav€ de.tf you win, tum to 2D.

70You jlnp backwafds to give your*lf time andrpa.e to take aim at the zohbie. A sinSle shot isrU that it rakes ro brint her down. The chainewcontinues to tur dtil you puu it out of h€. hmdsto switch it ofl r ir was Amy thde is nothinStou .an do for her now. You thank her for thedaiMw (2d6+l) which should be a very eff€'dve Zombie+ropper if you a€ happy to ca(y thelaavy weapon. Reduce your sr MN^ by 1 point iIyou take it. Afrer deiding what to do, you leave thetlfrigerad en dd td nght along th€ conidor

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vThe swoid (rd6) is a fift weapon with a kq blad,eand y@ cut it thDugh the air with a 8@t ded ofontrdere, T!fr to ,,t1.

72Rabing her 8m at y@, Amy backs away ands@ms, 'You E @ of th@ a@'t )ou? You'rc deof thdl'lf yo wet to reply that you w@ ornytoking and thal you realy had read rE diary mddedu.ed she must to be Amy, t@ to 193. r youwdnt to tell hs to put d{]m htr Eur! tuft to 9{.

As you rm to l€ave, Otto bet8 you io rcl@s him,but istead you take hjs key ofi its chain dd rlwwit into the .olM of the ll)@, bellin8 nin that youhoF sonebody wil s<m brinA him a ni.€ bowl ofstew. You brd him f5lwell and walt over to the staldmr Y@ per dt into ihe @idor which b lit by arcw of ni.kding strip li8ht! in lhe eilinS. You 5e@evil all allMd dd hop€ to 6nd a w@pon mrerEihq thrn later. To yru ri8ht, the oridd mde ata halt{pd d@say. To yoq left, the cor.idor cd'tin@ a5 far 6 yd @ *. If y@ wdt to walt iothe op6 d@May, th bo 255. r yN wmt to headleft up the mnidor, tuh to 93.

74The Z@Dier kep hmin8 dd .harging at th€d@r mtil the hing6 finally 8,ve wat sdiry thed@. Ryiry. lt cr.sh€6 b rhe gbmd 6 twaty-fouf

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lrbi€ pou out onto the @f, lalgk witn r.$.iN t le aih.nd fiE U you win, hm to ao,

e h,!Md fli€. thruSh the air, hining you sra&dE nndde oI vN foEh@d. It is a Dai.tul blow

hich mates vou dizq tFe 2 s xNA @ints. Ife still alive, tun bo 39.

e swing d@6 opm hto s en suite baltwmith plush batlr sh()Uq, sinl Md toilet dits, albetnth€r vivid bffi-vel@ rcL.in, IlEre is aimrcd stainlG steel dDbdrd abov€ th€ sink.

bu opd it but find mthing moe than a toothbrushd r(re i@thpate. Sudder y y@ hed the bed,

d@r opdin8. r you wel to Eo ba.k inio then .med 6d eady for @mbat, tm to 5r- IJ

would rathq hide beltind the shower curtai.v

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vTh€ d@mmt opeE up to rv@l d€trib of d ffigqEy ent that Yun had bu r s he ould €@Fnom the @stle if evd the poli.e wee to miveMorc he had b€t.ble to rel@* his Zorr'Iie anyon the w6ld. You di*ovd thlt th@ is d eletrcni.disrlav Ddel at tn€ back of the stnk mm in thesoJth ;inr which wil open

" Emr dd if you rey

r tlF.ode nuhler 16r. 'Cme on,lels 80 to tlEster mm nowl I I@w where it i5,'Amy e'6 ex.itedly. U you have not dom e alre.d)t yd m tryio mle a .all d the telephoft (tum !o 3tl). U youdon't wdt io make a 6ll, tun !o ri8.

76The tuils @ak 6 you pne th€ lid ofi the date ltis full of ba6s of end 6d @mdt, You t le out twoto reveal a pla6tic lmh box- Th€ bad rews is thatit d€n't Mtain any food- The Sood nss is rhatit d@s .@tain two hdd 8@ad€6 (2d6+1). You.lip th€m on to y@r belt, feeliiS vsy Plea*d with,ou di5@very. They @uld Pmve to !e vety u6etul in combat but |umler to ct@ them otr ydrAdvntue slL".t dhq yN @ rhd lf y@ wmt tolift the mrnhole .ovd, tum to 2ao. If you wdl tocary on dom the @ddor, tum to 337.

nThe ZonDie holding the g'wde push6 hj! my tothefMtof the lirE, rtmbl6, ard lets Eo of it lt rcllsaloltg th€ fl@ loward5 you. AltMt i|mediatellthtr is a dedlennS qPl6im whjch dhes lNdy

M tlF .onidor You @ lified off the 8ltMd by

ebr! zu the air. U )ou m weanr8 . 0.k jacler. hh:75. U you N nor wdir8 . flar ,acket, tum to 2:8,

wiF c.ble i5 @eed in black g]€*, dd 'r

Bi.ult to sroP ydrell frDm stdf8 doM it mop

icuv thd vou would like. You land d the 0@rirh a bump but luclily do nor iniue youeu. Ihe

ond-Eriued slidint.iooE dt the bottom of theaF shut and y@ ae @ble to pull thd dpart

blrst aid thsM aditut the wall. Ih€ etu ofblast @ mde wde by ihe 8@de explodhg in@nfG of the Mltw halwav Smke, dst dd

4ter the basenent. ff y@ po3ss a @wbar, tumj. If you do not pr]6s6 a @wbd, rm to 3oo.

t .ome fbn. To you rEht n @ntinues shaightbdorc iming sharply right, also bacl in tE

bu @n arive at a jurrid at the end of the .oridoi To you l€ft it .ontinuer straight on befoe

ing shaply left, back in the diFction you h.ve

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dnfftion you have j6I ome frcm. DiRdy aneadtha is . wide, ca.petql stai(a* going down.Tture is a lot of bdgin8 and shouring cominE frcmdownsraiF. You deide to inv6tiSate/ weapon inhand and ready for combat. Tum io 126.

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You pla@ boL\ k€ys in ihei Fspecxve keyholes andtum the one stamped with a number 8 fist, followedIty the one stmp€d with a 2. The padlmk nips open.You slide back the metal bolt in the door the gratingloud remi.din8 you of the dark c€ll in which yourvde so rec€nriy imprlsoned. Yor suddenly heaitEnging and shouting comna from the other sideof rh€ door You.heck your gs and push the d@ropen, ready ht fa.e wh@ver is on the other sid€. Iropem inro a ulnir rcm. Th€ briSht light frcm theLboratory c6ts a long shadow ot your bcdy onto theA@r A terrible stench waJts out of rhe mn makinSy@ rcich. Yor see li8ures moving abolt in the semittarknss, some momin8, orh€F shourinE in eEerThe rcom is tull of Zombies, wall(ing towards you

a$l id block l fyou want to le laroud fora l ,Ehrrwitch on the wall, turn to j1o. Ii yo! want to sta.t&ing you. weapon, tuh to 179.

aJYou *arch the r@m but Iind norhinS morc rhan aro biU stufied down the brct ol lhc sofa ftere are

io otlp. doo6leadina out ol the room s you wallr

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cf doM to the other end of the oridor to op€nthe d@r thft(tum to 3o).

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qIhe ddi oFns into a snarl nstyfleling db-byhole wNch E u!€d for stonS€. lt b dis8ctinSly6lrhy iffid€, with rats droppin8s derinS the fl@rdd @bw€bs hanging d@n in the c()ffi. TheFae two larye pl.snc siqa8e bd6 tucked away atthe b.ct. IIE fst bor is tull of old |lr*PaFs andmea2in6. Ihe *(ud .ontaitu old b@ks, . war-l€t with 92 iside dd a smal csrdterd box tuU oIbullets. You pur ttu items y@ wdt into you t€8befoE .lGing the dbbyhol€ dmr to .arry on walk-in8 ar6t ih€ oFidd. Tm to @.

85Y@ stdd up and beEin youi long walk back to civiltation. You eh@e a path lt@ugh tte tl6 tfdtis cl@ to the @d bur which stiU keps you ot ofsight in @* Yur <rriv6 p6t in his 6i You walkalong in srl6.e, ttu dsts of the la6t day havingb€m fa. too terible to talk aboul right trN. t$teadof b€int happy for having esped 6on Yd, Amyleks to be in a state of shek, Suddenly a th@8ht@re into your h€ad. If yoo pGss a gold lfk€ton a gold chah, hm to t@. lf yd do not have ttu

6Yo! tdre the pi{€ of pape. out of you Pcket,ldebeiry that it had the numbo ol..ombination ldk Eitten on it. Y@ .tecide to lry this nmberto open the 5.I€. Tum to the number that js Mit_ten on the papq. If y@ aE leble to do this, thse

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@thin6 you cd do other thd climb ba<k up theis to the library, You e moyed at not being

to op6 the eie but tly !o @vin e y()1,4lft it w6 prcbably dpty d bmby-tnpd uy-y. Yd deide not to sp€nd dy soE tift in dE

.nd head out inlo the c@idoi Tm to fio,

d6Fration you thbw cuhioc, beddinS dd pil-@t of the window, hopinE to land on them roydr faU, You tie a shet altMd the window, .Unb out of the window ard lowe. youF

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doM 6 fd 6 o6ible You tal€ a d@ bMthlet go. You fajl h@d over hels dd aash onto

t!.vel<veFd outard below Unfdt@telyland on bu h@d and btuI vou ndk. You

frm Cingrich Yu's sip€r rifl€. He is tuin8 fromfiEt O@r window in the w6t wine Ro[ one diayou bU 1-4, tm to 174. ff y@ o[ a 5 or 6, luh

yd M a<rc the tutyad a shot dnSs out lt

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39Ihe dd op* to aeal a smaU, ddk opb@id. Asy@ Ea.h for lhe li8ht sibdr, a drcolin& meyedZombie imps @t ftm behind a p \e of 3tor.Eebo$, sttering thd aery*h@. Caught ofi$a!d, you @ plrbd b the St1)ud by the udadfidrd, who lamche a tuMied atta.k on y@,$ree.hint l@dly. Ioe 1 srMN Point. You 6tru8-8le to thrcw the h€ary ZoEbie olf you io defmdyol$|I as it tri6 to bite you with the ia88ed, virus-inffi teeth petrudina fiom it! tui.s. r you win,

ipl:Mt. You abo find two tllDd6 (2d6+r),bor of bulets dd a Med Kit icide a metal box

aw.v at the back of the dDbord. Satidiedith the results of ydr $botage, y@ walt ovn to

p.dlocked iron d@r Tm to t:o,

Zombie looks at you intently, attempting tos in spibe of rfie fa.r thar its lips .ppear to have

ddely *M tog€ther with twine, Bl@d ttick-d@n from ils truth 6to its chin. Stin holdinebming dlltmite sti.ls, it .limbs the last fa

into lhe rlat tow€r r yd wdt to shmt the

You pi.k up the bra$ weights ttm the sleo md,st ndiry aE far away 6 p66ibl€ from the @biftt soas not to 8et splaohe4 thiow th@ s hard 6 youcm at the ias. The is a dash oI brcaring 8lass, andyou wat h with eddach@ 4 blood Pous our ofthe brctd is dd doM onto tlE fl@r You walkova to the oeboard at the bacl of the laboiatorvand slide the d(|F ops to fird morc $imtific

bie. tum to ,{1 lf yd want lo,ump thDughhole in the bmkfl cldk fac, tm to ,68.

6ndblou*8, dll]€s, t*hino, iumF@ and j(\4

wed B aalmed tull of duvet .oveE, blanl€tB

aing up on c@t hdge6 iGide the wardbbe,E.E weral hadbats on the top slElf. Iruide

e of then you 6nd a @laa wlich appeaF toin working ordd but is our of battery You put ityou bag md @ntin@ y@r earch. The dE6t of

dd piuoM. IlE beddide @birEt 6taic a l@dedhddSu (idtr2t a haibrush/ d enpty pui6e,eme letteF, a pan dd a diary If you wdt to rcadthe l€tbeE md the diary, tum to 279. f )ou wmt togo thrcugh the swing di)c opposite, tum to 4,

95I@ ar tdpted to go ba.k into youi e[ to giveOtto a kick but dcide .gainst petly Ev6ge. Youhurry doM the conidor, th€ smoth cmrcte fl@ru.onlortably .old m )ou baE fet. Alter somedbtare y@ s som€ m€sages sawled on thew6[ One s]$ 'They'r .oning to 8et a'. Anothersys 'WeE doom€d-' IlreE d oth6 @st6 inlangugB you ddt unddtand. You I@p wallt-ing util you come to a black .sv6 pouch hagingfrcn a hek in the walL ff y@ wdt to op6 thep@.h, iuh ho 36. r y@ would rathq keep @ w.rk-ing d()M the onidor, tm to 39d.

94Quivdn8 with fer, Amy drcF hs Eu onto thefld, .a6inA it to fa. RoU ore die. If y@ rcU r-1,tm ro 3oa. If you rcll 4-{, tm to 3.

I5You aE lucky !o h.ve swived the oiElaueht of theAttack Dogs. You unlock ihe dm! and walk out intoa oEidd. Th@ is a teEible stench smins fron theleft ad of th€ .oridor $ yd <lecide to h6d .ighttowanls a T'junction. nEr€ is a large oak ch6t drhe fl@!, *i against the far wall. T@ to a6.

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you cm .rd8 fte @d $su8h tlE f@3t. AbNthoq later you G . 6rrl ah@d of y@, walkinS

tE earch the Sege frm top to bottom but dofind a set of keys ior th4 va. You dd't want tod a rout€ lmEq in the @stle th{ you hive

- tou @ eaSer to leav€ this tmible Plae of {ilneel up with Amy in the viIaEe she w6 head-towad!. Ihre G e old bike uder a shet at the

of the 8e8e wNch yd ddde 6 good muShget you 6r@ b€fore nigl'daU, Y@ whlel it to thein dtrdce Bat6, blalhE the padlock oFn with

rcund oI Eunfre. You itew doq your weapor!the d@B b the outsde wodd dd .f.Ie as fast

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the md. Evd frcn a dbtane y@.m @I she has log blonde han md is w@ring ie$a t+hin, s you EoSr'i4 $ai it is Ahy at me.

bu .rI out t€r m€ and slE turo arcund odv6 frdtidUt jmping up ad doM with qcite-

t. You ride up to hd and stop. 'l{hat toot youldB?' she Bk, silin6. You reply sEdtkaly

you stopped for a @ff€" dd lell he. to 6it dcrcbar. Slp lauths, dd 6aF, 'No, l'[ .ycle aid

u 8it on the (Icbdl You 4 t@ tiEd to ar8u€.y is so@ peddlin8 hard, listsinS to the gru+

a<o@r oI )ou banl6 with Giryrich Yln dd

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Iirtv ret6 turther on, vou s a white marble

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, lfyou EBh to try it on, tum to:1.lfyou wishleav€ the amou but tale the sword, tm to 7t,yo! w@ld rathef walk 6 without sroppin8, hm

t of a md Ft against tlE wall at the point wherccoridor t!@ left, behind which stmds a mas-@t suit of Dlate mail amola iuuminated bv aIthr in th€ ceilinE. Ille anou is about your

98Zombie thruis the rMine .haisaw lowards

. You t y to junp out oI the way of the ot.tinEde but are caudt on the am by the slurp teth,

I srAM 'NA

poinB UydaFsdlalive, hm ro 70.

E a lon8 way to fal onto a $lid mf Roll twodd r"due you sr MrN^ by ih€ roi.l rcl€d. rd still alve, tum to r59.

vtlding ytu am over your ey6, you c6h thrcughdek fae, sadiry mo4 El6 flyin8. You drDpa stone, whirling y@. aI@ and legs arcmd inan, hying to kep yolreff upriSht, As you lddrcll in d attempi to brcal the hll. But twelve

I rea.h into y(u pdket md Eive Amy the golddd chain. 'Mv l6ket! Wha did vou 6nd

sle tuLs €rc €dly, sGppins out of her dotu*'You dont want lo tnow!'y@ r€ply. 'Thanl

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you. Ihank you. Thant you,' she eys happilt grin-nin8 for the fiFt tihe sin e y@ met hq. You pi.k!p the pae ard hury oo hopng to Mch a villagebeforeil goerddt Tmto4o.

You Each <loM wilh bN hmds dd Dick uD lhemtebook You Ai.r thsugh it, @dfu vario$eniriG about tlE nuhb€r of people a day beinEtl,ftd into Zlmbis thsuah ini<tiN of Mlami-tud blood. Most dat€ it b one or two but d enhytude d 3rd July not€s €itht psple b€iry ini<ted.IJ dly yN coufd $op lhis tenible niEhhe or atleast eM@ to teU the authqitia, Ih@ b a lelephore extdsid nmber m the l6t page of thenoteb@t but you .d't be boih.Ed to t@6bd ii.You tos the notebek aw6y dd walt d, @warlhat a dtoptet ofZ.dbiebloodh6beqt wiped otr themteb@k and dto the oFn wlmd on yd Hist.AtEdy you e l6in6 yru abitty to *dnk and bylhe ti@ you rach the ad of the conidd yd havestarbed to transfom hto a rtndles Zorbte, 6(n tojoin Gi.tt ich Yr'B 6ded ,6). You advonE

Y@ @ h'app€d at lhe bottdr of the lift shnn andcmot find a way to g€t dt If y@ wdt to call @tfor help, tuh to 37i, If )ou wdt to .linb up tlE lift

oridor ads at a eudl@kin& white-paind: You Pt5s you e. to it but h@! nothing. Ifwdt to oFn the dd, tun to 3F, ff y@ woltd

tlE tuh mund ed wall al(ro the coFidor inoPP@ite difttid, hrm to:65,

@ srrftkby the MI( with su.h feMity thatroulno&el otr you feet. You d@p to ttE 8rcudBioB. All the Zombie pile on top of yd,de nppinE at y(M neh. You do not retainioess uril y@ have trarofomed into aie v(relJ, dootud to the litu of the ddead-

oDm the violin (a dd smile. lt 6ntii6 aift Eu (zd6+j) .nd sveDl @s or bulleB. If

have nor done so alrEdy you cd Fy to oFnflrght ca6e (te to 2Zr)- ff you would laths tundt of the rcm dd imediately riSht doM the

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ro6You @ very badly injured dd aI€ ble€dint pG6El). Your b6t w@pon has abo ben d6trcyed bythe er?lGioiv delete it fbh you AdMtur Shet. llyou have a Med Kil you sh@ld @e it now Tun to267. If yd do not have a Med Kit, y@ d in 8reatda6er of bl€€din8 to d@th. Unlss you 6nd a MedKir in 6e of the next th@ mm3 you .he* todter, you advdtut wil be ovs, r€ep r qordor you rext the rcom choie. Clutching yourwouds w h both hdds, you sta88er off dom the

107As the sethiry ma$ of Zombia bem dom uponyoq y@ realiz the @ fd too mdy of thm tol.te on. If you srill wdt lo Ey sh@til8 the Zosbi6,tum to :66. If you wmt to try to op€n the maindtrdce gate bo e6@pe, tln !o !9r4.

raEme€ug &om @t of the smoke and dst theMaining Zotr$ies step ovd thei falen undead.onado tud statgd towar* you s(Mnint dd

pin out of the 8|eMde dd attempt to thbw its the heaals 01 the lrcnt l$e o1 Zombies. Roll 6ee. ff the nmber rcled G 1-3, tum to 18a, If the

rou€d i! 4-{, tuh to 25r.

mint down the coridor lowads you withair t lMb€ring skid6 arc fou Zmbies. TlEy

w panid trey srin @veFd with gapinS woudsfesteringffi. Th€ir hair hdgs doM in grayP3. Theyhave qacked liP3.ndbleediry [ongG

t 6tick out of their oen mouths. Their Mkd,rftr eye ae bloodEhot dd Fd-rinm€d but

get very diMd wh{ tEy * you, making

t. IlEy de in o you ad you puX the

fiing dd guSlinS tu{ts a tl€y hy to w.lk: You mut li€ht th@ b.ahdded o! with a

iI you hav€ ore. If you win, tm to ir6,

battle i5 @e. No no€ Zombi$ c!)m into@utyard. The an raid sim js tu longer ble.nd it m llmhrally quiet without ttE

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deafening .at-a+at tat of rhe BroMinE, which stillhas wisps of shoke <lrifting frcm its red-hot barrel.As the dlst *ttl6 below, you *e the Eruffime pneof dead Zombi€s. You look up at the ob*nationt@ef but Yur has vdished. You tran the windowsof the imer courtyad buildings md catch sight ofsmething stickjng out of an open window dirctlyoPPosite. You shield you ey6 lrom ihe sun and seeit is ihe baml or a large weapon, the sur iaht rcfl<ting ofl its telsopic siEht. HoldinE th€ weapon isCin8rich Yura his grcy lacial featurcs hidously dis-fit{red like th@ of his Zdmbie lolloweB. A pufiof smoke shoors out lrom the ad oa the barrel. Youhave a niUiseond to deide whai to do. If you wetto 6E your m.hine Eu aI the window tum to 292.U you want to jump ofi the balcony tum to 224.

The efe door .liclc opfl md you lind a sall stackof dolar bils inside, $45 in total, You also find a *tof car klys whi.h you put in you pmk€t. Findingtbthing else oI inleHt, you leave the games r@mlnd walk turthe. up the conidor Tlm to 1,

You climb the ladder slowly uniil your head pokesthFu8h the irapd@r You p€ into a loft. Th€dark es within is pierred by shafis of .layliSht.heamin6 thrcud cracks in the roof til6. There Ga litht swit h on the frme ol the trapd@r whichou flick m. The floor of old wooden flerbcrdspiled hrgh wrth rtoraa€ bo\6, old suikises.nd

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dwdted fmit@ and belonairys. EverlthhS h@veEd in a thict lnlq of dut If y@ wmt to dimbinto the loft, ttlm to 46, ff you wodd nth6 dimbbr.k d()M $e ladder and w61l bo the lft at the endof the halwat tm to 56t.

f3You p.a3 by a nrfrr on the wall and @ shdked n)€ h@ au.hwei8ht y@ have l@t in rh€ strort tincsi@ being lr-ked up in the pris eU. You hufty6 6til the h.lway turnt shaiply left, bringing yo!to a dotrav in the left-hand wall. ff vou wdi toop6 rhe dqj4 tun lo 295. If y@ wornd rathq walk

at4Bdleb whlz thbuth the air but ll@ of th€m hilyou d Amy. lf )u wat io st nd tou 8trMd and6e b6.1, t6 to 39o. ff )reu wnt !o M Io. @ven

a5MiIel@lt m6t of ttp stEFel nis€€r yo4 aparlfloh or|e srall pi@ which is dbedded h you. lc8.

1 fNM ooinrs The zornbie is @t e fornr-, It li6 motimlGs m the stre fl@r, shr€dded

explo6i@ Yd wa8te no time and hu.!y 6the <$ridor mln you come to a d@ay in

old lift dercend! slowly, tun ,In8 and juddeFbeforc SrindinA to a halt at the 6st dd- Y@buttm C again but nothins lEppea. TIE liftBlide op6 !o seal mothe! 169 lDUway lik€

+B!d wau. Ai yo! w,lt up b it yd hd theoI l@d b.rking coming flom AE othd side of

q. IJ y@ 96t to op{ the d@, nn to 26. IIwould rathd pe$ or! tm !o rt.

on the se<ond nmr, dding at a window rhat@t oto the dury.rd. Th!rc is a,L$ a dtr-

tlE right at the far dd of the halway U youto walk doM the lu wav lo oDsr the door,

io 12. ff 'ou

would Elh6 stay in the lift youthE prBs buttm c a6ain (tum to t ) or pls

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417The noi* ol the blazing inf€.no inside thc car bltrl\out the $und of t@Nreps on lhe E.avel behind yonSuddenly you hear an aaoni2.d {rean as somebod \junpson your b.ck. Itt Yutr, his ta..bla.k&ed if.lbliskred hom the fire and hjs chnrred body wamlon yourback. Despit€ beinA shot, bu.ncd and badl\injured from the car .rash, lhe undead madminis still nol detcatcd Hc tightcns his 8nP nroundyour ncck .nd wrcstles you to the Around, mrlin8 you drcp your gun.You n6t liSht lor your lin'baehanded. Yurr has 7 STAMINA points and is.Lnifi8hting barchand{!. Iry.u win, turn to44.

113Elen thouSh he tried to till you, you.ic saddcncdby h.is sdcdrh.I lc was simplyavjclimofCingri.lrYtrr's insane planr h€ didn't knoh that he'd beeftufred innr. Zombie md wasn't awat of whnt hrwas doin8. ApologiTing to Boris for the intrusn)n,y.u .arry ort a quick search of hjs po.kets whi.hyields a shall torch. You stmd up, lowing to hun!down Yulr to aven8e p@r Boris Il you want to of'.nthe stel dNr, turn ro r94. If you want to wau< .r

Past the dmr, tum to 141

aa9As you apprcach the door yo! heai music,|!d voic$.hatting in a lanSuaSe you don.tand. Il souds lile rhe nois could be

You Iu p6t two non doors in rh. righr-hrnd|rd on !p the cor.idor as fast as you can utilaohe to a Iire door at the end. You donl srop,

ftom a telcdsion or a radio.Ifyou stillwish to op€nlhe door, tum to 29o. It you would .arher go backmd open thc door at the other end of th€ .orndot

ush dnbn on thchandlc Tum ho17:

e phone ings just on.e belore somebody picks it, You hear nothin8 bui slow, he.vy breathing until

.EePy voice finally says/ 'Who said an isi8nint disease nddo parasitic worm like you couldmy olfic? You and that dumb blonde friend of

uf are about to die. l'm sendin8 somebody roondey hello. Cot to kill them alll Cot to kill then

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l' !!ith that, the line g@s dead, You tell Amy whatt sid md she screms that vou reed to leave the

stinldng *wer inlEbited by rats is not a placeu would noImly choF to be and it tak6 some

dy imnedGtely. Tun to 158.

e b qer u*d to the foul smell, You walk on untilft etopFd in you tracks by the siEht of two

dowy fig! es ahead, sloshrg a omd in the hlth.o mal6 in raSged .lothing .ome into view, wad-slowly thrcugh the dar}" srinNnt sJudte. OE or

is ch* in6 on a rat dd the other C ca.ryin8 ak*. Tha b@me verv animted when thev R, pointing at you dd hNling with rage, theyZombiesl You mu6t fiehi tho with whateverpon you have. If you win, tun to d7.

pick up the diary and K that it is this year's,tbat the ldt enby wa Mde jGt a wek a8o.

t inJa^uary Amy wnksabout how Aciled sheio be in Ro@nia dd how she is sjoyint lile 6cook in the castle, It is bitterly sld but she lov6

b€auty of the eow{overed hiUs ad rugaedtnside. Th@'s morc snow in Februaa. and i(ser, but life is areat. Her mod stdts to chanae in

, In ADnl sh€ write that sh€ is cmcem€d bv therch when she hea6 bad I@ous abolt Ghsi.h

val ot white@ied $i$tists. Two wets tateraftietv tum to fear on leanins that the ki-

lilrs m .arryirE out e\perih6ts - on humml

she hed teniue rrcams and .ri6 for help .oning fron the ba*mmt, althou8h she writes that shris not brave eough to go down theE ro find oulwhat is goin8 on. A month lat€r she writes about throretmt flow of peple adivinS aEaict their will,ralien doM io the bMent @11s, never to be sfagain. A.lB one double pate oh€ sdawls in lars.capital leit€E, 'I m sred out of my mind-'There ism 4try in late ,!ly whi.h simply sys, 'OMC thefuar€ Zombies in the baemdll!!' She asb Gin8richYun mdy times if ohe may leav€ but he will not lt lher on 2A luly she hies to e@pe durinE the nishlbut is .au8ht and brcudt ba.t, Her last 4try rca.ls,'I am Soing to try to sape afin toniEht. I will die ilI stay herc. Gin8rich Yur is ilrse. He is building atramy of Zombi6 and intends ro rake over the worldH€ m6I be stopped.' It all mak6 rc. Bur wherris Amy now? Did she tm8e to escap€? At the b..rof ihe dnry therc is d 6try whrh eads, 'Noie n)elt The dckety old lifts buttotu are faulty. For C,pr€s 2 and C togethei For B, press 2 ed B togethor- not that I ever wouldl' You put the diafy downmd wall ba.k to tt€ lifr, thinking about the fale olAmy Flet her If you want to press buttons 1 an.l ( ,to 8o to the gound floor, iurn io 257. If you wdt hipeos buttoN 2 dd B to 8o down ro rhe bement,lmb2{.

bar you will have 10 face them on the rcoa Tuh

bra$e in deeply mdJUmp,bend'ngyour le8syou hit the mattess. Roll one di€. Il the nmb€rl€d is I t, lurn to 42. r the numbs rolled is 4-6,

you lEve a ctwbar, you.an slide it b€tween lhe.U€ on the outsrde of th. ne d@r to gle )oue time to think Tuh to 3o5. If you do nor have a

im8..rYud holdin8 a dbb,t luols quire surI a8a'nst the bacldrop of tlle rges l'8ht bluc andm Auslin Healey spnri( c,r that hc is strdr8

frcnt of \ou noti.c rhai the pantn8 is r,lrm6tly lo one side. If yo! want to l@k behind th€ait, turn to 186. Ir you wmt to 60 leh alonE rhe

way, tum to zl. lf you wmt to go right along

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The cupboa.d hits you sma.k in the middl€ ol your.hesr. The force of the imPact lnocks yot backa8aitut the shower wall but does not cause you

rz8You wait mtil Amy disaPPears frcm view in th.foHt b€to€ standing up and walking out into th.!oad. You are sho.k€d to see the rienhst iniectinghimself and Yurr wiih what nust tE zombie bloodAt the em€ time Yurr Pres*s down on the car homreFat€dly. The noise athacts hundreds oI Zonbirswho swarm down the hill towalds you Yurr raiseshis ans and r@rs en ouraSement to his undcadarmy as he besins to trasfo.n into a Z)mbie hinself. 'Let it b*inl' h. scrams. 'The 6dead shallliv€. Mankind will diel'You manage to ftea rcundof bdlets befoe being bowled over by the oncoming swarn. You are soon coveed in zombie bloodand become infected. In a matter of minlt6 you tdlbecore a zombi€ and Sive cha* to pdr Amy asshe flees ihrcugh the lorest, sh.ieking in ierrcr Your

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A few metres furthe. orl you arrive at another whit.door in the l€lt-hand wall. You lislen at ir md healshouting voics and banging and oashin& PerhaPsthe sound of a frghi. lI you want to oPd the d@r,tum to 65. If you would raiher walk on by, tum

13c133

130The Zombie thrusts the rcaring chainsaw towardsyou. You try to jmp out of the way oI th€ rctalin8blad€ but are.aught in the slde by its sharp teeth,$hi.h infli.t a dep wound. t k 6 srAMrNA pointsIf you are still alive, turn lo Zo.

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'@ decision,' Boris eys with a smirk on his,!ce. 'You prcbably wmt to know what's Eoin8lrBide this.astle! l'U tell you for $ro.' If you wantb pay for the infomatid, tuh to 229. lf you do not

dt to Eiv€ Boris lhe money. you.an e'thcr h.,de, to the r,r door (hrrn ru r5Z, or fi8it the m€n

rc.F bodies of de.d Zombis everywh* butingrich lur is nowhrro tu be ftn n tne nodh

E Sudd€nly you h€ar theeund ofa ar'ssg'neftint !p. tou l@l thrcuSha window ed see thatgarag€ dmF in the est winE are open. Gun ind you Iu into the ouityard and head for th€

rllyou poses a crchbar or a sword rr should be a

ple tasl to pn* the lftl op6 Tum tu 162. lfu do not have either of thes€ irems dd wmt toshootinE the lo<l open, tu m to r 96 lI you would

ther leave the chest utouch€d. you cd e'ti€rd l€li alon8 rhe coridor to open the d@r (t!m

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to 30) or head .idt alon8 rhe.o.ridor to open rheother dmr {rurn ro fl9).

414CinSd.h Yur lalghs at you. stupidiry H€ takescaen aim dd squezes the t.ig8€r of his rine aRond rime The shot is perfect. You ae dead befoeyou hit the grcund You. adventure is over

7taYou tiptc alon6 tlE corridor dd t isn'r Iongbefore you 6nd out whois spilling the blmd. A tallZombie wearing an old grey h@die a.d dnty jeansis sta8Eering along rhe corndor ahead of you, grcaning wilh pain, Its entrails are han6in6 out, @zin8dark blood whi.h is tumin8 down its legs o.to thefl@r It is very badly injured, perhaps lrom beinS ina li6ht with another mbie. Suddenly it stops inits tracks and tuns atuund slowly. It staE at youblariJy. Its ey6 arc sunten and 8rey, and s mouthG @vercd in fr6h blood. Yo! .at.h sight oI something it is g.ippina ti8htly md fteze. The Zombiels holding a grmde in one hdd and the pin in theothq. With no efression on its vacant face, it casu-6lly toses the gremde towards you, ln.on.emedby the pNibly fatal out ome. lf you are wearin8 a0ak ja.ket, tum to ]4o. II you are not wearing one,

a56-a,

lt6You rcti€ that m ot the Zombies is duicnin8 apistol {rd6+21, holding it by the barrel. You Prie ilout of th€ 6dead mNtrGity's fat 6ngs and dis@€r thai ihe dip has m buuel6, .fthough dP Piliol.pps6 to be i^ tuI wolhng ord4 rf you hnve bul_Lets in yN bad9a.*, y@ wrtlle able to fit ttP 8uFurihd doM the cqrido. you € a large wooden.rate @t to a b6d mshole 6vd in the d@r If

'ou wdt io p!i* the lid otr the @ie, turn to 152 |t

you Mnt to hy to lift th€ h.nhole covd, tuh to 21o.IJ you wdld Ethd walk d! tun to ,!7

tt1Y@ tip out all the c@tents of the draweF in th. destdbo iie tEd. You find p@, pencils,.heque b@Ls,old bils, eiting pape4 stdPs dd oveloF butnothina of ie.I @, Y@ oP6 the Hside cattftts.nd 8nd a Med Kit (+4 srAMrNA) in one, dd twoh6d sMad6 (2d5+1) h the oth6. You woderhow long it wil be before 'ttun drc dlling withhi! Zonbier lf y@ wdt to cdtinue *arlring thebeddm, hh ro tt9, If you wet to walk thuththe ryin8 d(ffi, tm to 76. IJ Y@ wdi io oPd thebed@m d@r, rm to d'

il stchs the moFy frm y@ ed stae at.oldy, *ying. Cnd. lrs about time Yur paid

. N@. sin.e you arc ne arcud here, you drt by washing out all the equipmt in the labora. we a€ toing for lunch. Ille l.aboraloly is theircn d@r on the .i8ht, But dd't op6 th€ d@r

th€ back ol the lnborato4. Ir leads into n @mt we call tlp Slab R@m, lts where we mnvqt

into mbt6 dd tl€y never wm to tEpleased who it h,pFrs to thm. Fmy that,

be wded - donl Eo in. They mdy not idle rmly to youl Roail lddmly rcars w h lar€hterwaks off dM the .orido. thhugh the swnt

with his tulow sistilrs. You ae deberminedhate Roaik pay for his evil deeds, but nght now

tEv€ to deal with the Zombi6. Tun to :5r.

rl9a e hudr& of!@ts on lhe shelv*j old clas-

|weh. Ffe6@ books, arlarc. hErory boob Ddhuc€ stion @ bdead @dtuB, Iherc is evd a

k of iol6 about the uded enntted Dmu atChorls Bdt Frcnd.IIEE arc b@ks dedi€ted to

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dbie.t of vampi6, wercwolve, ghosis, shouls,letdb and Maiths but th€re @moE book aboutbi$ than d aU th€ oth6 undead catms Dut

e. As a student of mlthologi@l be6ts, you'I have lound a better coUatid oi b@k. |I

y you .ould sPsd a wek in the libr.ry ro aad. 8ut lirtdng herc b a ddgetu option if

hope to eope from the crsde alve. U you sbll

w6t to Md one of ihe boks about Z@tn6, tumto r8A. If you wdt to l6ve the littary and w.rk on,

aroSomeMy is sh@titrt ai Y@ th@Eh a tull,Dortholelike windd in the wal behind you.MiGcuro"dtdl thebux.l'misyou The alambellstoF riryht md all i5 quiet aEain li yd wut tnM otr doM the ea6t winE hallway, tun to !89 1,you wdt to hm altMd dd ft bdk, hE to 156

t41TIEF is a ll,ruw Pas84.y behind the tuttrs'e nalry it would Equift you to w.& 6ideway\to io doM

't. You pei dom it but ii is t@ ddk tu

*-very iai U yotwnt to tquse youEelf alonait, tum to:44. lJ you would rsthq keP on walkinS,

112The rrDd sunfiF leav€ u tmall buriei hol6 in thcDareI ;f th; d@. The tldo zombi6 who wc tyingin wait ouiside drp to the 8rc6d with a th@PIhey do rci m(re again, If you wdt to tad Amy'sdiary tun to 123. IJ you wdi to @ith th€ Peketsof the Zombiet tatteEd dothin& tm to !34,

4taE stn s you opd the d@r, the d%3 imP uPb atrac&. ld mBt del€nd yot@U with whateverwerpon you have to ted. ItEre @ 17 Attack Dogs

44n46

the tum, @.h with 1 point of rrdN ad @chsin8 1 point of D.e(d. r you wir! turn to 35r,

m m yd, brdnS.Nful aim nd 6rinE r.pidlyI the qued undead dliva. Ys is hit and the @r

d{ly swerus Left, dashing h@drn into rheildinE at hi6h sp€ed b€IoE buFtinA into fld6,

petrol tanl ignite, @using a hu8€ explcionhjch totauy destro)€ the u. As y@ wrtch the

t41i[ stnd you ttffid as the speedinS @r b@6

nint vBk, y@ feel n incredible se@ of relief.i in you ('m thou8hts, y@ w.lk b.ck tow6.ds

r45step over tlE lM€led badi6 of the Zomb€

take a l@l icide the bunr tt)@. FeatheB ftomold mtEEss d fl@tinc artMd in the 6hote

Mh, (mtins a very 3urE6I 3<w. Beymd thei6 ed .lebi!, vou e a sal rcd metd .h6t infd @!M. If you wdt to opm tls .h6t, tun to

!! r you would Fthe! leave the b$k ltln ddof alonS the oridoi td ho ,88.

$ide th€ h6k inlo rhe metai rhg of the traF. Yo tug dom hard on tlF poLe stil tlE

pd@r dsF dM m its hm6€, w.srinS a fold-duintniun raddq which is fixed to ttu iGide

th. Eapd@i lf you wdt to ure the h@t to pulltlE laddd, tun ro !1 If vou wodd nttEr

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walk ovs to the lift ar rhe end of the hallwat tum

147Y@ pls buttd B but nothinE happeE. The liftd66 remin ops. lf y@ want to walk doMthe hauway to opd the door, tln io 12. lf youw@ld Erho siay in ihe lift and press button C, tum

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4aYou start to walk up th€ stai@se and slM find ouiwho was making the noie. Twelve Zombies ar€@ming down the staiF, stumblin8 inro each orher.5 they do- When they catch 3ight of you they yell@dly and push fotuad in a mindle$ ra8e. Two ofnm fau doM rhe srats, rcling past you, but srandup ad climb ba.k up the staiE to attack. You arcalmmd€d md mst fithi them aU. Ihe Zombies.re all .arrying ode weapotu which make themr'l@ F@dtul in attacl. Som€ oI them are b.an-dishinE .han bgs and pi.k are hddl6, whilsr

arc wiel<tiis htu6 dd mch€tes. One oIZombi6 is misine a tEnd. It l@16 to have ben

rt@dy ot off, but the Zombie seem ucmemedt blood is pouinE frcm rhe st!6p. Its .i8ht hddholdinB its *vered left hand which. brzarely,

ish6 d a\e liEhdy. iYou bea the in dR?ly ddaw yN weaPon. After your initial altack, aypiving Zombies wil ea.h inflici double damage2e MtN pojnB aSaist you. r you win, tum

t49B€y@d the pile of bodi6 you * rtEt the @Eidor(fri6 on into the distare, Not fd ahed yd Fa polish€d shel d@! h the right-hand w.n' II youwdt to open lhe d@4 lum !o 294, lI you wst to*alth thsugh Bo.is's Pek€ts, hn to t!8. If youwet to w.lt Past the sleel door, tun to 341.

150

You attad! th€ gapplinA h@k to ttF tE k of th€.lock nd thrcw the $pe thrc$h the hole in the.lck fae. Aftei breakiry away nc of tE dass,you srep tlmuth tn€ hol. aid alPil doM the wallof tlp clcl iowd, TIE rcF it tut ldE 6@En toEa.h the aU the way .LoM and y@ hi* to let 8oof it !o dltrD the last @ple of met6 0o Ure MI-bop bebw Vou t!'i6t yN skle at you land. l]F1srrJN Point Tato rt.

15rYd h@r ihe zodbid @ing uP the staiF .nd stePback fion the d@r, i€ady to fae OE dElauthr'Momab larer twsty four of thm Pou out ontolhe tut tsdk with ra8€. Ch@se yM waPonand fuht tlEm. If yoe wnl, tum to {c

rtlIhe Ud is lird y Miled <loM 6nd the @te b tooheai1 b lift to ky to sm3h oPaL r Yd P@ a.twb.r, tum to 7l. Il you do mt have a l:!wbar,td @ eith4 tiv to lift the hdilble .ov6 {tu!n todo) or wolk d alory the 6ridd (tu to !37).

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t5tbing op the drainpipe is hard work but youc€ ro F.hble @bo the @f beforE YUE lE8!o ta&e doth.r shot at you. fceping you h6d

you walk quicLly aaGs th. roof stil )outhe op6 skyUtht, thuth which you €

hat apFs to be a lacitNy-tumished bedtuo.js a Llae rou-p@rer bed diFuy uda the

id sofu five metres below. You have no (hoier to jdp d{lm dho dE bed, tln to rr4.

151of the bulet! 6.<b ils mlk wirh dedly etret,

thrcugh the woodn d6r and lodging intlmt. YN ldvotrE i! ovs.

r55you warr .ron€ tu ffiido. yd bsm aw* of

bad smu in the an Ttu turttEr m yd Eo. th€ w(E8!b, bo the point that y@ have to hold yM n@ bo

the sickeninS rterrh fom ma-king yd ekll louiG a tt_an of dart blood @ tlE fi@ ledht up tie

llidoi Yd sod mive at a iffitid,If v@ wdt totlE b-ail of blood sEaithl o, hF to rr5. U y@

d Eths hn ri8ht, t@ ro 97,

!56m ba.k, tuing you w@pd repeadly at the

bdd wind@. The hrlway b 6ned withurd of bullets rich€tine off the walls in d

8e of raPid EU fiE. Rox lm di€. u )ou o[nh b t9. If you rcU 5 or 6, tum to 55,

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r57The dmr opens into another white-walled conidorlllminated by brighr stnp liShrs. You see the words'Help M€' wlitten in dried blood on the lefthandwall. Yo! donl stop to think aboul it dd caEy onuntil you dire at a T-junction where rhe cofiidorbrm.hes left md ri8ht 6 fd as you can see. If youwant to go left, tum to ro3. If yo! want to 80 ri8hi,

r58Sudd€nly you hear the sound of fisrs hameringm th€ offi.e d@. outside. You walk olt of Yurr's

dy md inro his olfice in rim€ to *e the far d@r6h down onto the fl@a A giant apelike Zombie,ell over two metFs ral, stoops its h€ad md€r the

of the door frame b 6ter the offi.e, bellowinS{[y. You tell Amy to back you up while you facemonster Zombie head m. 'I'm rjghr behind you.

is must be Zombie Kong an mdead mutantt Prcfssr Rozn'k (e.ted. tD in8 to breed the

timte Zombie. Amy shouts. pistol in hand Iofeat Zombie Kong you need lo rcll a total of 20 orre by combnin8 the rollrofbuth rourand Amy s

eapore. Add th€ total rclled from you we.pon roy! pblol(rd6+r. I fyou ra ' l r ,o,ol l , combhed

lal of 20 or mor€, Zombi€ KonE will redu.e you.

^MNA b' 6 pooF. each Ahact RoLnd.I f )ou q In,

459The old lifi lu.hes into acti6, ruDiblins dd judderin8 6 it d*ends slowly, tafde $inding toa halt at the fi6t fl@i TIE iift dm6 slide open toreveal another l@E halway like the @e on the sec_ond n@r, mdinS at a window that l@ks out oniothe courtyard. There is also a dootray on the riShtat the lar dd of the hailway. II you want to waltdoh the hallway to op6 the dmr tm to lz liyou would rather stay in the lift, you .e either Pre$6utton G (tum to ,t) or pls button B (tum to r47)

fioI6t be6orc the conidor tums ri8hl, th€e is a whited@trav in the left-h.nd wall. You walk up to thed@r a;d K a sisn painted on ii in blaci l€tt€rins whi.h rcads M,sr Ret. You tisth at the d@rand hear the emd of ilrum being played. IIEdluming is totaly out of time and awtul to listento. Wh@ver is playjng ha5 ab$lutely no ese ofrhythm, If y@ want to oPs the dmr, tum to .o4- Ifyou would raiher walk past the door and tum nght

You hear a Sratin8 sosd as a stio. of wal at theback of the rcom st d$ back, leaving a 8aP jut larSe@u8h for you to squ@e *eugh to reach the out_.ide world. Amy imps for joy. 'Yesl' she shours,clappinE scitedlt Once outside Amy pleads withyou not to go bacr Dro rhe rastl€ lou rePly th. t youluv€ to slop \ur before he urJ€i+€s his Zombicton the world. You reassu€ he. that it won,r rak€ voulong to deal with the eminh8 Zombie and thatyo!'ll cat h up with her in no time at all. Amy slares|t the 8oud, a single ted ming down her .hek.U you pos*ss a gold tcket on a gold .hain, ru.n toZ:,Ifyou do not ha\e th€ lekel, tm to 285.

Th€ ldk 1li6 open with hanUy any elfort. You liftup the lid of th€ chest and find thee ae th@ el}.rate .ompartmmts, one contains two smll MedXits thar will each 6toe 2 sraMrN^ points when!ed. The sond contaiN six lox€s of bulleh and.hot8un cartndges. The third contaiN a snall 6as

linder for r c.hp,n8 stole. lou help youElr tol'hat you wmt dd look !p dd doM th€ coEidorIf you wmt to head left along it to ope the door,nrh to 30. lf you want to head ndi alon8 it to oPenthe oths d@r, ilm to n9.

161Y@ l@k out of rhe ledrcom window dd w thatthe.ourtyard is about twenty met6 below In d*Fration, you ihDw ruhios, beddinS and PiUows

out of the window, hoPing to lrnd on them to strenyour fall. You tie . sl@t dud the windm han_dlq .limb out dd lower youM|J down as lai aspo$ibl€.lou rakea d@p bFathand let Eo. You falLhead over h€ls and dash onto dP grrvcl{vered.outyard below. unJorhfat€ly you land on yourhead 6d bMl your ne.k. Your advent!rc is over

164To your left you * the tring d6s and to youfright you e dother ircn door in the ri8hLhandwall. Beyond the doot the conidor cdtinuF on to.eme distane. You L7 io oPen the iron door but findit is lcked md therc is no keyhole m ttE ouisid€You walk up the @rido. to wherc il ends at a rnd@i Thee is nowhere else to ao e you Push downon the met l bar to op€n the fire d@r Tm to 17!

a95Yo! failed to kill a[ ihe Zombi€ in Goraya Casd.Nol longafteryou &Ped, the Zombies you fail€dto find bu6t th@E| the main Itt€s rhat had benl€fl open. They e now rdPagin8 rhrou8h the@shyside, biiinE and infeting dy Poo. vi.tims

they a@unter. Evmtually they will reach M€1i5,liost likely in the middle of the night, where they

iL ti.cl ed inJftr o erybody ir the villaE€ whilstthey slep. includnS you B) daybreal you wrllb.

edi.t€ly freea up rd rh€ l.ptop shu ts doM.bu slan the scr€d doM out of ftushation. Amy

ruminE alon8side th€m. a mindless Zombie in my ofunde,d Your advstuE ir over

t66sn as you tt?e in the .at's nahe/ the scllf

i6 to calrn you down, syinS trDr not Eint theprop nSht now is not the 6d of the borld Tum154.

darf tuespastyourhe.d $d lodges rrelfharm-slv in a b@k on one of th€ sh€lves b€hind vou. A

that there e a.tually tle pGitiotu it .an beTheF n a cmir l'otr' D6ition, a down Fsirion

hich ets of{ the trap, dd an up position, If youwi5h io flrck the swikn up. tum to 41. lf you

v saDe! You examine the switch carctullv and

uld rather not tale he chane dd would pFferlele the lib.ary medid[el] th tor5o.

b{ over the bodies of thtu falen (otuad6,ch one of them desperare to ffr ro you tusr. You

thou8h there i5cna8e,thatdernor stop the nertave of Zombi6 frDm beins dram into the court-rd by dE rallyinS caU of the atr raid 5rEn. Tney

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slide anorher belr of cartndge into the ammunitionchanber of the heavy nachine gu. You are aboutto fire, whd you hear the bal.ony doors bursr openbehind you. Two scientists, one of then with a baldhead dd an eye pakh, jump out onto rhe balconywielding axes. Their grey ta.es are coveed withopen wounds and weeping sor€s. They have bothtnmed into zombi$l There is no time tor you to 86byour handSun and you will hav€ to fi8ht th€m barehanded (rd6 l). The axe-wielding Zombis atta.kfist, ea.h.ausing 2 points of DAMAGE Rdu.e yourslaMrN^ by 4 points. If you win, rum io t5o.

a69If yo! want to go bacl into thc b.drcom to read thcdiart tlm to ?3. If you want to search the pcketsol the Zombi6' .lorhes, ttrm to 134.

170It C dirty wo.k and you are soon .orered in c@ldust. You are just abour ro Eiv€ up diEEinE whenyoff shovel hit something solid. You clear away thecoal to di*over an old plasti. sact ti€d with nylontwine. You unrie the sack and find a grapplinS h@Lattached toa amd lenAth ofclimbing rope. You fasten it to your ba6, rhinkinS rhat it miSht be ne€dedlater, and 80 over to the d@r to trl' to ops it withthe key hagin8 on th€ hooli. Tum lo lz1.

17rMisjudtnS your jump slightly, you lahd heavily onthe edge of the matb€s md fal ofI the bed. Youf

h€ad hits the marble d@r, .ausin6 you cotuiderable pain and mking you dizy. Lr* 2 sr^MrN^points. You shake your head lo lry to ftrus but thedizziness continus. You ae slightly concuss€d mdduing you. nexr.ombat you must dedu.t 4 lrcmyour D^M^cr rclls. Your head is still pounding asyou stand up to look arcmd. Turn to 221.

172Openina the fie d@r tri88€B a red lidt lo sta.tnashinS and m alan to sta.t rinSinS lotrdly. You areat the botton of a fire erape which hous a wind-in8 ircn staircas€ leading up cveral fli8hts of stai.sto another Iire dsr at the top. ll you want to u upthe stair.as, tuh to tZ. If you wmt to stay whereyou ae ro *e iI dybody com6 to investiSare, tum

a73You .limb up the ircn Mg: mtil you reach th€manhole cover at the top of the shaft. Yo! Push onit and are relieved to see that it lilis up. You clifrbout oI the shafi and 6nd youMlf standing in a

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smll @m with bare, white-painted walls. Theeis a whit€ doo. in on€ waU with a key in the lock.Th€ key tums and the dmr op€6 into a main.or-ridor exa.tly lilc the one you Ieft to go down to thesMer Goin8 left would or y rate you back ro whereyo! have already ben $ you deidc to head righttowards a flight of a{endinE srans. Turn ro :5o.

174At such.lose rd8e is very lnlitely that an er.ell6t turlshan like Yur. would miss such an easytal8et. The bullet hits you in the side oi the head andyou are dead before you hit the ground. Your adven

Th€ .orn€r of the cupboard hts yo! on the foreheadcausjng you to scream out in pain You fall backa8ainst th€ show€r wall dazed and.ontused, bl@dpounng down you. fae. LGe 4 srAMrNA points. Ifyou e stil alive, rln to ,75.

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The stafta* leads dom to a wide coridor with alih6rone flmr You s@ w where the noi* mdcolmohd is coming ftum. Sone twenty metrsahead lh.rc G a SrouP of Zombic fighting over thecaMs ot a do8. They ae all trying to Srab the .aussio tale a bite out of n; oblivious to the fact rhal it isdawling w h mggots. The brawl Eets realy viciorsmd out of contrcl, with sme of the zombie bitingeach orhe6 ans and legs, whilst two othe.s try topol€ €ach other's eyes out. But when ihe staNingZombic .at h sight ot you, rh€y stop fighting andld.h towards you alru outrrer.hed, drmlina andbayinE fo. bld}l. There d€ snted zonbiB in totaldd you wil hav€ to fidt them. lf you win, tm to 6.

anYou hury down th€ hallway until you rca.h th€d@rlr'ssolidwhitewith a silver platedhandle. Youp€ss yorr ear a8ainst it but do nor h€ar $y nois.@mins frcm the other side. Arm€d a.d ready forombat, you tum the handle slowlt open the door,nd ran th. rcom. It's mother bedroom simnar inria b rhe one on the n@. above. The e$trePieeir d erpensive-lokin8 bed with a Pl$h mttre$.!d a white headb@rd. N€xr to it stands a bcdsidecdbinet on whi.h th€re is a.lear plaslic table lanPwith a vivid yellow shade. Th€ bed.@n also has awhite wardrobe and a ch*t oi drawers. On the tarwall there are whitepainred swing doore whnh )'oup6ume lead into a bathrcom. You ter out or rheii.dow and see a nunber of zombi$ wmderins

aroud air 6sty. If you wdt to exmine the Hmm fumitue, tum to 92. lf you want to 8o tsughthe swing d@rs oPPGii€, tum b 4

174The box c@laic a 5m[ P€nknife GdG2), $15and eme shing. You take what you wnt, Puttinathe items inro the ba& which you slinE over youtshoold€r before leaving the r@m to head down the

179Ir is im dark fd you to s how mry ZDmbie theeae in the tum e You fie Y@t 8m rddor Y atthe otuoming Pack. Ihey oiinue to Prs to a.dmdetefted, evo though mbyaEotdoMby youbdleis Wthout wming you aN 3ldd€nly hjt othe side oI the head bv a lump of dl wield€d bv azohbie who laps olit ol tht slEdows to y@r leftte 3 srNNA poinrs. If y@ @ stil aUve rcI one die11 you oll r-3, tm to 1o4. ll you rcu 4-6, tm to 195

oYou push the heavy fou.Poster bed again6t the doorand;rballthe Hrcom fumiture on boP of it Theno;ouls'd€ is E€tting loudetas morcZombiesareattracred by the comotion. Th€y (ontinue to hm_mer aeairot lhe d@r and You s that the fta@ isbegi;ng to come away ft;m the wa[, beakng thcldk. If you wdt to stay wh@ you e, tum to 327If you wdt to jumP out of the tEd@m windowinto the courtyard below, tum to 231

1ArYou spin the l@k thrdgh to the numbea written mthe paper dd mile with satisfa.tion whm the d@rEwin8s open. Inside the etu you find a sta.k of dol-lar bills afrountina to S44 in all two boxes of bullets,tlt@ box6 of shotfln shells, a g@ade (rd6+r) anda noteb@k. You fli.l thbuSh the notebmk. All thepaEes N blarr excpl for one on which the words'Pa$word aminder; my car' aF written in capitalletters. You ted the pa8e oui of the notebook andiu.k it inro you pGket Pleased with youi haul, youclimb back up the stai6 to th€ libmry leavinE itmediarely to head @t ba.k into the oridor tum to 160,

4tYou hear the piercing wail of d old World Wd IIan raid siren c6ing frcm above. You l@k up atthe @ftops and w Cingri.h Yu, now fully traN-fon€d into a Zombie, sianding iNide a smallob*Natim towa above the south wing entmnG8ates, He is micaly windin8 the handle of theair raid sna with both hands, soeaming at the topof his voice. A Kond wave of udead pours inrothe courtyad tron aU sides, twentysi* Zombies intotal. They swam towdds the ladder d you d6-p€ntely scrnrble ro fed nothef belt of.arhidg6lnto the ammunitid .hahber of th€ h€a\y m.hin€8u. You relea* the efety catch, ck the handlesd 6e a deafening rat-a-tartat salvo ol bul€rs.t the onomin8 Zmbies. Trey begin to drcp liketies, disappearinA unda the cloud of dust kicl€dup by the hiSh-inpact bulets hitt'ng the gravel.

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3You find your*lf at the end of a narrow hallwayThere is a window to your riaht which lmks outonto the couftyard. You see a few Zombies stomPinEarcod aimlessly below The hallway ilmr is cov-€red with plush ca.pet and the walls are lincd withrichly patt€hed noral wallPaPei There is a largerwicker basket outside thc bedmom. If you wat tolifr th€ lid ol the bastet tur. to 3o2. Il you wouldrath$walk down the halwat tum to 22.

d4One of thc Zombies reaches uP and Plucks the Ernade out of the aii He slares at it @noosly but cafieson walkinS rowards you. Roll one di€. lf the numbe.rcled is r 1, tum to ]52. If the nomber rclled is 4-6,

1a5Ii doesn't take much effo.t to PriF the d@rs oP€nYo! slid€ thefr apa.r and find yourself standing ina.old.orridor lit by ceilinS lidts thal have square_(haped hsted Sliss shader Tne (eilin8 is Paintedr.he.rl6s mushrd (olour The walls are the samccolour abole a waist-high skiP oI dart 8r!6 rihs,many of which are mBsinE. The Paint on ihe walls isold and .ra.ked and sneared with blood in *v€ralplaG. You sniff the air and notice a very uPleasanr

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chemical sfrell. Sudd€nly you hear the somd oaI@tst€ps .omin8 down rhe .oridor to your left.To your right some twdty netc away, th€r arswin6 doo6 amss the coddor made of vulcanizedrubb€r If you want to 6nd out who is comin8 domthe conidor, tum to 45. If you wdt to walt thr@ghth€ swin6 d@6, ium to 11.

186Whever is on th€ r@I is v€ry strcng and has notrouble in lifrinS you !p by you. thmt. You gaspfo. aif, legs wnggtng, as you srruEEle to fie yourself ftum th€ iron Srip on your throat. But you areumble to pd* opd the Zombie's EianI fingeE andit d@s not take lon6 befoe your body 8@s lihp.Your adventrre is over

a87Yo! * that the bucket conraire nothinS but deadrats. However, you also e a gold lck€t attachedto a gold chain that is hanging around the porple-veined n{k of one of the Zombis. Lu.kily theZombie landed on the path md you aF abl€ b

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pull the l@ket f.om its @cL. You open it to Feala photo of a pEny blondehaiEd Eirl who lmks tob€ eithto or hinetM yeas old. Ihe other side ofthe leket has the nme Amy Flekher mElav€d onit. You pur it in you petet and walk 6, evstualy.ming to another verti.al shaf! similar to the oneyou .limH doM earlier Ah@d you cr see ihatahe tl)lftl is blcked by an iion ba.€d gnll pEvent-hB you lrom walkin8 alonE rhe parh. lf you have! ha.k saw and want to try to cut through the ionbas, tm to 18. If you would rath€r climb out of th€

laaA stray buuet fired from the gu of you adve.saryhits you in th€ thi6h, causin8 a bad n€sh woud.l]e I sr MrN points. If yd are still alive, tuh

r89The siaire takes you down to a windowls.on-cte tuml. Ahead you hear the somd of loudvoices dd srebody or somethinE ratrling ihed(m of a metal .age. lou walk slowly doM thet'llml towanls where the noie is coming from. Itends at a larye, ircn-bared cell that is full of si:rgh-ing Zombies. They go berrerk wh€n they see you- in a blind ra8e, they $row thel@lve violently€aiNt the ircn bars of the .ell de. Sudds y theF<U(k on the dor flies otr and ihe ZombiB pouroui, 6'@ outstrtched, desperate to eat you alive.Ih@ aF nin€te€n in total and you m@t 6Eht tho

with whatever weaPon you have to hand. It you

190The thick.able is coveEd in bla.k Srease and youfind it impossible lo Srip it firmly soogh ro enabl€you to .limb uP it. lf you have a sword or a €owb.ryou .ould try lo prise open the tteel sliding doors(umto62).Altematively you could callout for help

/94You feel a wet, slaverin8 mouth on yoli neck udbelore you can do anything about it, the Zombicbites down as hard as it can with its ja88ed, sharPt€eth. Roll one die, It the nmb€r rcll€d is 1-1, tutnto 67. If the number rclled is 4-5, tum ro 37r.

19tAs you t y to fore the ldk oPen, the crowbar sliPs,trappin8 your fingds Painfully a8aitut the <lerLose r sr MjNA poinl. You hy again, and rhis timeyou suc.eed. The loct nies ofi md the doo. swinSsoPen to teveal a lar8e, dinly-lit, windowless roomwhi.h l@ks jike it was onc€ an old bdL Mm Therea.e six woden bunk beds linin8 the walls, theiidirly mattes ripped open ad lying abandon€d.The mysrery of the scufning sounds is ime<lialely$l!ed. A group of angry Zombies, $me with limbshissing, oihers with SaPinE womds on their raeand bodies, are fiEhiin8 each other iBide the rcomOn seein8 you, they stop liShtin8. They now have a

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comon memy a humanlYou omt s€vented intoral as rhey rush rowards you, arms outsrretched.I1 you poses a hand genade, it might be a goodtime to $e it now Tum io l5Z If you do nor hav€any Sreades you will n@d to u$ another weapon.

191The tuar and a.Soish that was et hed on Amy s fa.eslowly drains away dd she erlEl€s a huge siSh olrelief, sayinE rhar she still cd'i quile believe you arehe@ to help hc. cscapc. You tcll hq.bout how yorwere on€ of th€ p€ople who w€rc kidnapped andbrclghtto the @sde to be tumed into a Zombic. Youexplain how you nmged to €sape by overpowerhS your pnson guard and how you have benI]ming fo. your lif€ sin e, killing Zombis at everyiln'GinErichYurhasrobestoppedlTheonlywayis to kill all his Zo(bies, Any says urgently Youreply that she is not the first p€son to say thar, andrclate the tale of poor old Boris. You tell her not toworry md that you will get her out of the castle alive- 6d 3hll humanl Amy manages a tiny smile and

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says that you have to hurry as today's tmoil willki88er Gin8i.h Yun s twisted mind inio deidin8 totum hirel{ into a Zombie md u eash his undeadany on the world. You l@k around the room andse th,r it is an offic, which Amy says is ued byYur. The are *vdal shelves on th€ far wall thatae filled with box liles and bek' Thee is a d@r inthe niddle of this wa4 and a d€st( md offi.e .hair infrcnr of ir. Thde is a meeting table with eEhr chaiFin the qtre of ihe @m. If you wmt to look insidethe dGweB in the desk, tum to 296. r you wmt toopa the d@r at th€ back of the offie, tum tI) 238.

194Mdy hou6 pa$ be6oe you h€n ttE sound of thesrel bolt slidh8 opd again. Evm thouSh you havesme to 6ear Oto's tmt, the noie of the bolt alsosignals the afival of f@d, disgustin8 thou8h it js. Asoften is the case, Otto is drut dd l@king foMardto playing his us@l game of placin8 your bowl ofcold stM just out of Mch before giving you a toodki.k, But this time you d Eoin8 to fi6ht ba.k, Todbhact him, you tell him that he smells wo.* thana bag of dead no8s, whi.h m.ls him into a blindra8e. Bui you e PrePard, ommifted in your mindtomall-oFnoihin8move you will try to wraP yourl€Es domd him and pull'him ro the Emud. As hepulls hb leg back to kick you, you *i4 the momenland shike, HolilinS onto ihe .haim, you thnst yourlegs upwards to esMe the fat jailor If you wdt totry a iisky head shot, hm to i9. If you want io 8ofor his boqr hm to 3145.

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195You are dzed by the blow but manage to stayon your feL You tum to shmt the Zombie who.ttacked you and watch him fall to the Brcund,twitching, Head spimin& you stmble back aaaiEtth€ wal dd imdvertendy hii the lithi switch withyou head. The @m is imediately lit up by rcwsof n6n lthts fixed to the low cnin8. It io devoidof dy turniiup. There is just a bl@dstained slab ofpolished stone on a plinth in the middl€ which hasnmacle dd chais aftached ro each comei ThereaE nine Zombies lying d€d on the nmr md nin€teen left alive, mosi shieldinS their eyes agai.st theddden bright light You *ize you .hec md start8h@tinA. If you win, tln lo 298.

afiYou take ceful aim ai rhe l@l dd squ@? the t ig-ta of your gu. Ihe qplosion that folows n both<teaJeninE and unexpered. lt is followed by manynoe elPlcioN as do4ns of bullets dd shotEm@rtridges m *t off The bulet th.i you lircd bu6ta Es cylinder iside the .h6t, wlnch in tum setotr the bullets dd .artridEe that w€re also packedhsid€. Bdl€rs fly ever)ryt@. Several hit you inlhe head dd .hest with fatal results. You advmture

197Th€ Sirl s@aG at y@ io go away o. she will shmt.If you want to call out tlE name Amy, tlh to 3r2.If you wdr to @ll out the name Amelia, tum io 38.

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ff you have a .haitew md would rather ot yourway thrcugh the dM, tum to 2or,

93The halway tum left on e moe md you walkabmd the cmer, miving at a wide, carPet€dstairce on the right, aSain toinE uP. The haUwayentinuB on bey6d the staira*. Suddenry youh€ar a noi* oming ftom the top of the staftae and8et rcady to detund youkll Tum to r48.

19You take the puUey out of you ba8 and cliP it @rothe zip wire, tying a sho.t lnt$ of ro!€ to it frcmwhich to hang. You sit on the edge of the mf ddpush otr, nyinE ihbugh the air as the Zohbi6 watchfrcm below srcaminE dd shouting at you- Ihe tpwire dr@Ps mdd youf wei6ht, slowin8 you downwhd you are just Ner half way ffi the courydd. Luckily you momenhm keeps you 8oin8 andyou each the edge of the tuf of the east win6. Yousrab hold of the metal ladd€r md climb dom to thebalcony d f6t as you.an. At the s,ft ttu, td ofthe Zonbis in the courtyard start to climb uP theladder IrEy rca.h the fiFt fl@r b.Lony at the emtime you do dd you have to fight them. If you win,tun ro 2ad

Y@ pu[ oui the pin hd thmw ihe tEnade downthe halway into tte Path d tl€ d.oming Zombi6.Y@ d.op to lhe floor ndt to Bo.js j$i s it explod4

apn€l dd debris ny d@n the oEidor iearinglo AE Dact of Zohbi6. Led(e tt€ir nuhb€r by

i- r yd have another $qade, you tuy iustve time to u* it whibt theE is chao5.nd ontu_

d, Tm to ro8. If you would ratlEr u* a diffeMt

laptop ru kes ldittu sla rting-up noi!6 tEforcling you to oter a @ffi. r you tmw

's llsel1lafu, tum !o t58, U you do not. hm l,o rt8.

lou p# by a di.ty old mths tlEt is PoPPed uP$ai$t the ddFhand wau. lt aplEaE to have kn@ped in the @ridor long a8o. Brekd sPrirF

dick out thsu8h its tom, 8rubby cover If you wantto lmk behind iL hh to r-41. If you wolld Elherlep d wahin& hrm to J85.

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203You pull the.ord.nd thc ch.ins.n s nutor burstsnoisily to litc. You drrust the rubti.g chrnr of lnr)blades at the Llood.n door, cul|nr8 a circulnr h.l.tluotrEhiheoak Fanel likn lnin thr.u8h b!ltcr Butth.gnl yo! ar. trying to help is hlsloi.nl, b.lirvnAyou area ZomLrie Shr h.s i Pistd and be8ins firnr8Lrndonshotsat lhedoof inthemist .ke.b. l ic l th. ltouaretry ing(, l i11h. i l {o l lor . r l i . .Ttyou{,11, l ,turn to154 If l,o! dl4+,ruh nr 165

204Y(r op.^ th. door slosly, peering r.und t. se$ho is playinS th. dtuns so badlt: The roon is awr..k. T|.rc are smashed up guitars wiih bmkennecks, a hombone rhich

's bent in llo, a flatt€ned

s.lophone an.t a piano on its sid. {ith.rll its kcysand strings.ipp.d o{tand scatlered over th€ iloorAnidst rhe pile ofbrckn instrum.nrs an.l torn utpages ol shc.r .rus1., you see a Zombie sitting .na st@1, bashing auny at n s.t ol dilms $nh a fluternd i hrmmer instead ot drum sticks Th€ zombicappeab tobe in n hi..c, its blank starin8eyes lN*in6 straighi lhrouSh you, obljrn,us b .vcrythnrBSuddenlr, rhr skin.f th. sniro drum G rippld openbl the lore of the hanncr Ponndmg do$n on

'tThis n.l.s th. ZombF ny into a rage, scpa ingloudll Snapped out ol its tn..c/ it.at.hcs siSht olvdu and lmmediately throws the ham.rer at louRol lonedie l l th.nrmb.rr . l lcdis l : r , tu into75.t lthc number rclled is 4 6, tum b 217

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Tte b@k is an illustrated refereme wort onZombi6, Eivin8 very detailed d*riptioB of theirhisto.y dd habits. The book claims tlat Zombi6were first created by witch d@to6 oI the Caribbem.On one small island, ihe Zonrbie population gewucontrollably dd had to be hmted dowr andslatrShteied. Bul befoF thei. corp*s werc allbuhed, blood Ircm slain zombies was ialo awayand sld io lmmpulous t ades. They eld ft onto evil megalomaniaca who wmled to expe.imentin iminE humans into Zonbies. Any human whohas blood-ro-bl@d .onracr wirh a zombie wil tuminto one thtuLves. Ihe book gives a stem waming to be very careful whd .omin8 into cdiactwith Zonbi6. You @ke a mstal nole oI the advicebefore dRidin8 what to do neit, U you want to flickthe brass switch, tlm to 324. If you wmt to leav€ thelibrary ed walt on, tuh to 160.

207You run down th€ north-win5 hallway, past thedmrs in the middle, to the stan as frcm which youemerS.d not lona a8o whd lealing the ba*moiYou ae tempted to go back down the stai6 to fin-ish off ihe Zombi€s in the baeoent but ddide that.m wait until yo! have helped Amy daPe from the

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.astle. Yor turn left at the end of rhe hdlway intothe west win& ruming all the way to lhe md beforetumin8 lelt aEain inio rhe $uth win6, arnvin8 al adoor on you right with a sign on it maikr<t 'StGkR@m', Twenty metrcs turlher on thc hallway cndsal a Elass-panelled d@r which leads b rhe castle'smain entran.e 8ate. If you want to go into the sttrkroom, turn to 23t. lI you wmr ro walk to the door

208Some of the suitcas contain old.lothes and shoeswhich appear to be your si4 iI you want them.Another.dtains a brck€n old oicket bat and somemouldy cricket balls. Yet mother su case on lhe bot-tom shelf h tull of plasti. soldie6, hodel tanks andsenery 'Ite fi8ures are beautifully hmd-painredbut dlsty and lonS-torgotten by whoeve. on.eplayed war Eams with drem. The linal suitca* youops contains smethinS moe immediately use-tuI. lt is a Med Kit, l41m you use it, Sain 4 s.^MrNApoints. You take tlE Med Kit and shufthc cupbo.rdd@r It you havenotdone salready, you may openth€ d@r oppcite tum to :45. If yotr woold rarherwalk on ro the end of the coridor, tum to 81,

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209Iou pulluut theprn and thruw the 8Enade inlo th.prth or the advan.inS Z.mb 6. B€foR il c\Plodes.you jump back into the labor.tory and clok theiron d@r, lakins covcr behind it. Ihere is a hugeexpk$ion Ronds later, and you hear the Zombieswailing louder thrn ever R€duce thek number by2d6+i ScizinB lh€ initiatile, you oPen the door toliShl the remainingZonbies. ifyou win, tum to 293

Thctu isa handleon th. mannol€ covoand you liftn up quit€..sily. You ate inmcdiately engulled bya terrible sten.h, so bad thal it makes you retch. Itis the lorl smell ol.aw ses.8€. Th€rc is a narro$shatt thardrcps lerticaly down to !n oPen swagetuMel bclow. There ae iron rungs fired to the wallall lhe way down the shaIt. Yo! droP a stonedownand hear n hnd with a duU 'PloP into the sewagewater beloh lf you want to clinb dom th€ shafr,turn to t79 Ifyou would rathe..losc th€ manholecover and .onturue alon8 th. corridor, turn to 337

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Climbing !p th. diainpipe is hard work. Cingri.hYurr has plenty oilime to seltle do$ n m.] take careful a1m. H. do.s not niss his t.rg.r r wond tinc.The shot dngs outand darkn€senvelopes you. Youl€t Eo oI the drainpipe and lall headlonS inro thebaying rhrcng of zonbi.sbelow You. adventure is

Do you know the young girl's nahe? It yor wanfto..ll out th. nam. Afrt tu.n to lc.Ifyou {ant tocali out the nameAmcli., tur. to 33.It you want n).ail oufthc n,nc Ah.nda. turn to 197

21tThe.hesl isn'l lo.ked. You lift the lid and tind lhr€boxes ol bollets, throc boxcs of shotgun .nrtridg€s,an cmPty plistic bottle and Sr5. You lake whal youneed and leavc thc bunk room to h.Jd ofi along th.

2r4The scimtists e .awhl @npletely by surpri*when you ba$e thbuSh the d@s with y@r 86poind at them. They itrmEdiat€ly rai* then almin the air to surendei Y@ tell then to walk ihDuEhthe swiry d@6 and into ttu tust ell past the lift.As you pa$ by the lift, the &i6r6t with the shavedhead drcps his .lipbcrd, petending it was by acci-dmt. As he bends doM to pick it up, he sudds yjmps up md tdes to inject you with a syrinSe cd-taining .ontdinated blmd. Roll one die lf you rcllI 3, tlm to ,53, ff y@ rcll 4-6, tum to 27.

You l@k doM the coriior moMtarily to yiewrhe cdmSe beforc kl@lin8 to help Botu who islyinS fa.e down, SroninE in pain- You * that he isvery badly ini@d. Y@ tum him over and see blmdhickline out of the @m of his mouth, He aachesup md gEbs you aIG,'SrippinE them ti8htly. Hesta@ at you with pleding eyes, €tranger, it's downto you now' he whispero slowly, couEhi.g in 8@tdieonfori. 'Otto is d@d. GEgo. i3 dead- The riF ofthe Zombies h3 b m. You have to stoP GingrichYu. You have to kill his Zombis, You have to kiu

them alll' Boris brcathe out slMly as his ey6 cl@,He loces hj5 Erip md falb baclg his head slumpedto @ Bid€. Th@ dl)d't app€r to be dything thaty@ 6 do ror him. Y@ stand up ud w.lk slowlydoM the haUway, picking yor way thbugh tEpile of Zombie orps. Tm to Z.

2a6You fdl thrcu8h a trap .l@r and ldd paintulym the fl@r below. You legs are bmlq in *veElpla.e€, dd you pa66 oui rroh the pain. t{h6 youw.*e up, y@ @tmt beliae you ey6. You arc ina laBe, windowless mm lit by lre6 eilint lithts.You @ chained to a smooth store slab, surbddedby *ree.hing zotribiB who b@me very ei@ted*hm they se you eyes flick op{. Ihey shuffled(g to watch a tau, thi&lespetacled ma wearinEa ldg while laboratoay c@l 6d rubba glov6 injety@ Ek with Zd$ie bl@d, The kidtist sni66eEdd tells y@ that

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247You *6rch through you. pekets and 6nd the kersyou are lookins Ior You opd th€ vm dmr, jumpinio the driver's seat and tum the ley in the ignition. Tle start€f motor whirs for what eems likea6€s before the €n8ire Iinally splutiers into life,backfirin& dd beLhing thi.k blact smoke ourof th€ exhaust. You pur the van in gear and pressdown on the a.ele.atoi The van lurchc fotra!.Iinto the courtyard, €n8im misfirin8. TheF b a sud-den loud bang, ca!*d by smeL\ing landing on the.abin mf. A hidss face appearo upside down infrcnr of you, presd agaiGr the windscreen A loneZombie has jumped down frcn th€ irst floor window above lhe garage and onto the r@f of the van,It tEgins hammering on the windscrem. You poinlyour gu above you and shot thmrgh the .oof. TheZombie scrshes in pain, olls off the mf and hitsthe 8romd. Thmu8h the rear-view mirror you see

aitempt to stmd !p a8ain, You stop th€ vm and8et out, leaving th€ en8ine rljmin8. The bleedinSZombie stumbles towards yo!? ams outstEtched/uttennS the wonls 'the enemy' in a low, raspinSvoice. You shoot aEain and watch it drcp fac+downonto the 8oun.t, this time for good. You appruchthe body cautiously and slowly rurn over withyou r@t. Its jaclet flops ops and you see a ta8*wn on the inside pock€r, with ihe name Higson€mbrcidered on ft. $iU alert, you *an the ar€a, but*ing no more Zombies, you iump ba.Ii in the vandd dnve up ro the min gateg blasting the padlockoff with a bubt of 8ufire. You tcs your tun out

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of the windd, dash thsu8h the 8ates, you footocsed doh m tlE acelerakx You tped tteugh'he ro6t and $m tq minutes later iou G a Sirl.h6d of you walking along rhe rcad. Ev4 ftom ad61are you @ e th:t ste h6 lons bl@de hairdd is wdins je@ ard a t+rirt, $

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q -nire that it is Amy at one. Yd toot the hm aidwatdr t€r ttm arlMd atd wav€ ftmticant iumPins up md doM with qcit@tmt. You dtive uPbo-hs.nd stop, 'Nie wh@ls, she eys, Itu8hinSYou arc rlie\€d lo t€e ttEt she b s.Ie dd teU hs toimp ir You ddve otr, admonishing her fo! wa*in8afongside dE rud. 51e dbmies yod let@ wirha wave of the hand, as aI she wdls to hld altut isthe grtlsme accomt of yN battlG *ith Gingrich\tur and his amy of Zohbi6, Tum to ,1o-

2t8ff a.r you ned€d a ltted.Kit it is now. Y@ do wlEtvou cm to bandase voslf up but the state ol ,!u'wounas s *onying. srjll" .t l;d yd 4 alive Thezombie is not s fondte,Il1i6 motior * @ thestore flooi bloM to pi€.€s, You w6r€ m time andhury on d()M the didor bef@ stoPPing @lside

^rtoa dooflay in the left-hdd wall You tisl{ at thed@r dd hed loud bdkina @mint ftno the oth6gide. If you wmt to op{ the d6r, tlm to 26. lf youwordd rathd pre$ 04 nr b 2t-

219Somebody b 3h@tin8 at you thrcugh a smau,potholelike windm in ihe wau behind y@. It isone of \E's simtist hdchmd. At .lG rmse it isaliffictdt to miss you with a mchire 96. '&!o of thetnrllets hit you in the back with fat l r€€ulrs- Amy&!€€s hystericaly 6 you d&p to the fld. Shetri6 to revive vou with a Med Kit but it is alreadvtoo lare. Ydr advmtm is ovd.

You Mtinue aldS the c@rid6, tum left at the end,.nd m dive ,t a jmctid. To your left therc is.rcth6.oridor l@din8 bak the way you have tst@m fr@. Diedy al@d the oEidor cmtinG36aight m before tumrn8 sltarply left To y@r rightth€E is a wide c.rlEled sraire, ihb tinE toinBdi)M. TheF b a lot of banginS md shouting coming

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The bedrcm is large and lavishly decorated, wiihburgundy{oloured flo.k wallpap€r. The huge bedis mad€ oI dark €19 its stout coher posts ormt€lycarved in the shape of intertwinin8 snakes. The twobedside cabinets, also made of oak, have modemlanP3 with orange shade slandin8 on them Theroom is a treasure trcve of fine antiques, a d€ssinA table, chans, wardrobe, a leather toPPed desk, aptant stand, a ful lenath swivel mnroa a beautiflll Sth.entury .het of drawers and *veral 6ne Porc€lain figunnes displayed abolc the marble firePlacYou l@k out of the window, down into the courtyadbelow and w lots of zonbis millina aro6d, l@l'in8 angry and contus€d. Cingrich Yurr is nowhee tob. e.m. Th€re is the hain Hmm doo. in th€ wallon the left side of the bed and double swing doo6in the wall on the riSht side of the bed. It you watto sear.h the room, tum to 137. If you want to walkthrou8h the swinS dooB, tum to 76. If you want toopen the bedrcom dmt tum to 131

You walk into a small bathrcom. Nothing .at<hesyour eye other than a smau .uPbcrd wiih a mn-rcrcd dmr fired to the wall above the sink. You ofBit dd are plea*d to find sme bandages md a MedKitwhichwilladd4srAvrN points whm ued. Yougo back into the bedrmm and noti.e that the bed-side dbiner draw€r is opm sliSht\. Your oriosity

gets the b€tt€r of you, and you pull Ih€ drawer oporuther, to tind a loaded handEun (1d6+,), d enpryPu6e, eme leli€$/ a p6 and a diary. The l€tt€6 ar€all addessed b a gi.l by th€ name of Amy FlekheiThey wee wntten by her Aunt Helen who has aNew Yorl addess. The ea.ly letteF write of her dis-apprcval or Amy Eoin8 to worl as a Mk for a ftanof qu€stiombl€ .hi.acte. in a castle in a remote partof Romania, She aslc if Amy is bebg well l@tedafter, and when she will be retuning home to NewYork. Her later letters be8 her to ome home. As themonths 8o by her .ombications b(ome moref.mtic; Aunt Hels eys she is'woried si.k'atDutthe rhings Amy has writren to her, su.h as her havrng sm men in shite.cts'and Gingnch Ylracting totally weini'dd thar she has head 'tmible*rcafu' cominS from the basement. You pur rhe ler-teF down bd are about to pict up the diary whenslddenly you hear a noi* oliside, lt's the eud oIfootsteps coming doM the halway. If yo! want toinvestigate, tuh to loj. lf you want to .lok the b€d,tuh clmr dd lock it, tun to 258.

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Yotr pas by an orMtely-caNed mahogany rable onwhi.h stands a large, pat€med vat and two 3malloo(elain fiqlrines. The va* has a striking desiSniI interwoven blue flowere paind on it You lookinside it but t is ehPty. There is a smal dra{erat the end of the tabl€. You slide it oPen and finda tape measuie, a Pair of rcading gla$ee a PeketRomnDn EnglCh dkhonart .nd . calolaior Youtale wh,r you hanr dnd wall on Th€ hallwalmake6 a sharp right run and you gs arive at admmay in the riSht-hmd wall whi.h has a hand_painted sisn with ihe word 'Cleane6'@ it srewedio the doo; If you wmt to oPen the door, tum to 89It you would rathe. walk on a,head, turn to 3i.

2t4You iump off th€ balcony, landin8 Painfully butu umed on ihe pile of bodi6, which brcaks yourfall. There is a huge €xplosion ov€rhead as a baDokshell blows the bal.ony to Piees You rcll away toavod beinS hrl bl lallin8 rubble and debris Youstdd up dd run Jcrc$ th€ coutlard and thrcuEhthe doo;s in the no.th wing b€tore Gingrich Yur. h.stifre to lire another sh€ll. All is deathlv quiet in thecorridor, but you know thar Yur in his Zorbie statewill b€ desDerate lo hut yotr down. You suddenlyremenber ;ith horrcr th,r ydr ba8 was on the balonv Evervthinq that was inside it is now lost. Al'yJhave [It is your hand8un and dy small itemsvou have inside your pockels to take on Yurr m<t 4y;maining n6ies. You hust deide which wing of

ihe catle io *arch first. If you wdr to earch thenodh win8, wherc you are now, tum to r32, lf youwmt to *arn the w6l winE, tum lo 43. If you wanito *a(h the suth wing, tum to 216. lI you wmt tosarch tl€ esr win& rum to 16.

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225The.ert norninS Amy wakes ea.ly to the emd ofbirds singing outside her window The su is shiningand all is qliet and peacefll h the pi.tueque villa8e oI Melis. She opss the ruraiN md looks ouronlo the villaSe sq@e. People ae busy settina uptheir fra.ket stals, uaware that you hav€ averredthe apcalyp* or the unilerd. You, however, did notslep e well in you. tiny b€drum in the attic. Alnight you thouSht about the {enrs ot the pcviousdat Soing though everything in your mind overmd over a8ain. You are posiiive ihai you cheke.lall the @ms, but somethinS h still bugging you.Sudddly it dawns on you the skip in the.ourt-yardl You didn't l@k under the .ovei You try trJ.onvin.e yMelf that it was very unilely that iheewere any Zombie hiding in a skip. Betoe long you

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have manaEed ro dihiss the id€ 6 pardoia, You8o dowretais to m@t Amy for beakfaor. She taltsexcitedly about nyin8 back to New York and you dis-d$ how long you think the poli.e wil mak€ yousray in McUs. Not long,6 it tum o!t. taal poliric6interuoe, dd laier in the momin8 you m totd bythe police that they do not believe yoff story aft€raU. Not wantinS to {are off any tounsts with ridi.-ulous runou.s about Zombis, they have ddidednor io carry out an investi8ation, and have insteaddanS.rC for a tari to take you lo the ranway station

imediatel)a D€spite your pDtsts, y@ are senlon your wa)r The followin8 day Amy llies to NewYork. Bacl in England, your liie evdtualy rettlmto noml at cole8e. You end up Eraduating with thehidest narks ever reoided ior your di*rradon.

25On reachinE the T jmction you l@k left to see thalthe conidor 6d! some twenty metres ahead at admtral rtrking .ight yo! s@ the corridor alsoends at a d@tray in rhat dir€tion. Ihe oak .hdri5 an mtique dd the lek b niNyl@kin8. r you

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want to h@d left alonS the (o idor to open thedor, tlm to ,o. If you wdt to head n8ht aron6 the@didor to op6 the other d@4 tlm to fl9. If youwdt to prise opd the ldk on the ch6t, ium to r3r.

The.astl€ is eon lefi fd behind. Yd walk alon8 insilen e, both .onsumed by you oM thoughts aboutthe tenible events of th€ day. But it d6n1 take lon6for yotr both to cher up, as you eali4 how hckyyou arc to have e*aped. You pick up the pae andhurry on, chaiiinS a8ain, hoping to reach a villagetEfore darl(, Tum to 4@.

224You take the tuU fore of the bl6r in th€ .h€st. Thereb no way you @n s!ruive su<h an explcion. Your

19After you hdd th€ money over to Boris, he rells youthat Gingd.h Yun is an inene megalomania. hell-b€nt on world domimtion. In his twist€d mind hebetieve the only way he .an do this is to lead damy of Zombies to conquer trEr&ind. Yur depissa[ hlllllff, rolerati.g only his scientisrs and a few3ddts out ot n<essitl. The kientists are helpinahim with his evil ester plan. Tley have exFn-mentql for yea6 in his subteFanean laboraioryd*elopin8 a mutad humm E€ne. Th€y fomdlhey were able to tum physicaly weal people intomindlcs Zombi€s by injetint lhem with blood

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contaminated with this sene For the last vea. Yuri shcncnm€n h.!c kidnapped hundreds ot vi.tims whowet lo.ked uP and stared until they wer. weakenouAh to bc translorocd The Zonbie ar€ kePtude4romd in scmi dartness, ldked uP incidPhuBe cllars Som€ are ecasionally rUow€d our toni; arcund the castle for Yrir's amu$menl Hecrto1. $ a(h08 rhrn B. I a bFk' l s l lh rd8' b ' \r r l . r b lood 8. i r . ' . l r 'n d dr oncda\ Crnrtr .h

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You'v. gor to kill thcm all.Ilyou don't kill thcm.ll,we are dmmed. And e are you.

Boris's desp€raIe words rinE inside your head. Wlathe's told you about Yuf sccns oazy, butniybc it istrue? Could it have b€€n Zombies who jostled you inthe colrtyard when you arrived? Hare you nonic-ally found the mythological beasts you have spentso long scar.hinS for? Or ar. tn.y abotrr b iind you?You smil€ at Boris and t€ll him you have nothing tolo$ md that you will do it or die tryinE. Bolh men.h.rr loudlv and give tou. big slap on the ba.k in

'A few words ol adlice before you b€8in yourZonbie slaying,strange!,' Borissayslookingatyourwrists 'Mate sureyouropen woundsdonl ger anyzonbie blood on then or you willend up be.ominginfected too. The Zombie virus is hiEhly contaSious.'If you want to rsk Bons ir th.rc is.nything in thestorcNm which .ould b€ of use to yorL tum b 129.If yo! world rather thrnk hin foi th. advi.e, eygoodbye,and walk imm€diatelyover to thedoor inrhe far wall, tum to 157Nol

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2toC@ching down ro avoid bein8 *n by the Zombi*in the ourtyaid, you tipt@ doM the hallway loeach ihe ielsope. Pointing it at the baLony on thefilst doo. of the east wing, you per inro the lens,ftuing on ihe hevy m.hine gun mouted on thewall. You aoSrize it 6 a .lo calibrc Brcmin& miMly powertul rapid-finng na.hiDe B@ thatfires belt-Ied hi8h{alibrc bul€rs. If ody you .ouldget your hands on it to mow down rhe Zombies.The Frcn h windows on th€ balcmy sudds y open.'I'lte familiar fiBUe of Gingrich Ytrrr appeaB as hewalks to rh€ €dge. Holdina a sy.inge tull of bl@din one hand and a gla$ of bl@d in the other h€*rcm mdically at his Zombies below They allt@ and I@k up. Yur stops shoutinE. He simds insiloce fo. a few noments Mpletely still, beioreinjecling hi@lf in the neck with th€ syinge dddrinkinS the gla$ of blood. Yolr wo6t 6ea6 are soonrealiz€d as Yu starts to transform into a Zombie.Hb skin tums 8ry and etupts with $r€s andblisters. His red nmed ey6 tm milly white,sinking dep into iheir o@k€ts. His lips split andbegin to bleed, He .tush6 the glass in hb hand, dt-tin8 his 6nBeB badly, but d(H't wm to carc as hebeuows at the sky. No longer human, he is a manposss€d, spittinE blood as he calts on his fellowundead to mroack the world. With the d€afenin8$und of Keahing Zombies ringing in your ears,you rush back along ihe ha[way ro saIE down the

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You lmd in a heap on the hallway flmr, twistingyourdlle Lo* 1sr^MtNA point Tle huge zombiewho.tr.cked you lies moiionl* nearbl addin8 tothe pile of corps. Some of the storage boxes andsuitcases have also fauen doM frDh the loft withyou, If you wanr to sea(h thsugh them, hrm to 3t5.If you would rather walk on lo the lift at the sd ofthe hallway, nn to ,67.

232Somehow you suNive the o$laught ol the Zombisfd step over the twitching bodies to take a l@licide the .ell. One of rh€ prcn€ Zombie has asilvd ndk stickinS out of the iop pclet of ilsblmd+tained shi.t. You tale the flask dd Sive it ashake- IrEE is liquid inside. You lllrs{]fu the toPto talG a snift lt tE a strdge smell which Emindsyou of bitter alnonds, If you wmt to tale a swiS otthe liquid, tum io 376. II you would rather Pour theliquid away, tun to 56.

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2t3You lmk out of th€ Hmm window dd K thatthe .ourtyard is abolt twdty metres below It ijv6y unlikely that you .ould jmp that far downwithoui faially injuin8 youell r you .dI wilh toclhe jt, tum to 87. If you w@ld rather stay wh*

2t4Th€ dm6 hav€ been blown out, w€d8in8 the lilltight a8airot the wall of the lift shaft, dd pFentingit frcm movinE. You cm hed the lift's motor hm-minE loudl, Btraining ro lowef it. A hole has alsoben bloM thbugh the fl6r of the lift, which lmksjusr aboui bE enough to. you to sque4 th.ough.Y@ per into the glooh dd Gtimte tlEt it is abouta five metF drcp to ihe baem€nt fl@r lf you wdr!o slide down rhe lift @ble, tum to 80, If you want tojmp dom to th€ flmr, tln to j43.

Deopatchint the two slow Zombi6 was easy6@9lrbut you know that ur 6s you find youM|I a tu,you wil have @ cha@ agaiGt a ho.de of them.

You step over then bodies to loot in the.upboard.I$ide you find a smau metal tEr wiih a Elm ctlsprinted on the lid. lt G a Med Kit, which wiU add4 points to your srAMrNA when you deide to use it.'lh@ are abo two cardboard boE of bllers whi.hyou put into your bat ioaelher with the Med Kit. Atle6t you now have almdition, if not a gr)n. Theeis no othd way @t of the rcom s you 8o bac! iheway you cme. Tm to .65.

2t6You M sildtly alonS the @rido6, 8u in tmd,6til you Each the euth Mn8. You @rn a[ theIl]{ft but find no ira@ of Gingrich Yur, In ore@m you 6nd a loclGr which y@ mmage to prieopen with a rewdnver you 6nd on the fl@i Insideyou find a sM{ff shot8u Gd6+4) ad a box ofcarbidgee Suddeily you hear the eod of a @r'smEire starting up, You l@k thrugh a window dd* rhat the gete doo6 in the e6t wing are oFn.cm in hdd /@ u inro the coutyard md headfor the tdaEe. Tlm to 369.

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2t7nre hamr spiN thrcuEh the an and .rash€sagaist the d@r, just mi$in8 your h@d. Tum to t9.

2raY@ dtei a plush study whi.h h6 as its .entepi@ a huSe walnut d6k 6d a black, high-backedl@thd.haii Th@ is a laptop.omplter dd a tel+phone on top of the desk. There i5 a iibr.ry of b@ts<ov€ring @ wall dd detail€d drawings of mythclogic.l cqhles @ering al the other available wallspae. Tl@ aE drawhgs of w@olves, vampi6,demoN, Ehouls, Ehosts, Maitns and other hideouundead fiends, em of which y@ don't ev4 E-%niz, whi.h is suiprjsinS si@ you e Buppo*d!o !€ s eryed. Howevq, pride of plae te to theZonlie who have a wal aI to ttuh*lves, withhudreds of gd@me photoo ftom the castle pi@dto it. Amy tels you to stop l@ting at rhe zombi*and Eet back to workinE on the emF pltu. r youwdt to @ the tel?hone, tum to t23. If you wish totm on the laPtoP/ tum to 1d.

219A quick earch of the wardrcbe prcvides y@ with a.hange of dothing dd a *imtis(s laboratory.@t,whi.h you stuJ{ into you ba6. You also find $3 anda magnifying glas in a draw€r of the dBinS table,whi.h you may ddid€ to k€ep. ff you wmt to walkthDuth th€ siry d@F, tum to 76. If yo! wet toops ttu Hmm der tln to r8t.

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The landint is carpeted and the walls e overe<lwith bnaht panem€d waIPaP€r Thee arc em€still life panhnEs dd mircrs tEnginS on uE wallsbut nothing ol v.lu€ to you. You wall d sbl vouone to . comer wherc tle (oridor tums sharplvlefi. AEund the omer you F a white d@tray inthe riaht-hdd wall som€ twenty metres ahead Youwalt up to ihe d@r and s a sign Paind on it in€d leilering which eys Gy'1l6im" lf you wmtro open the ddr, tun ro 142. If y@ would rather

241W'ithout anl'thing to shield you lim the blast, iheforce of the eplodinS gffide is deadly in the d@.onfin6 of tlE lift. You advent!re n ovei

242tou souea th. trisser dd fie Frcm su<h <lcerd@ i is im ocsibF to mirr. Th€ Zombi€ f.Is bacl-wair hhbiins head ovd hels d(]m the staircaeSud.lenly there ir a nasiv€ qPlGion lrom belowas the dtMite iSnit€s. Ihe shoclsave frcm lhe

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qplGion laKks you .ompletely off you feet andyoubantyourheadaSaiNtthebell.ttre2sr MNpoints. Smoke bill@s up from below bui at l@st ttEcldk lower n sdl standinS- TIE staircae is blftkedby dbble and you hav€ no choi€ but io 6@pe liomthe roP of the tower You pict up a brick off the 0@rmd hurl it at the glass fa.e of the c1ek. It shatherson impacl senilin8 a shower of iho@nds of shaidsof dds mto a eftop $ne twelye mekes below ryou p6ss a ldgth of clinbing rope dd a grapplin6 hmlr turn to 15o. If you do not have dy rop€,

243You start shmtinE ai ihe padl@k on the doubled@B as ihe hotde of Zonbi€s d@s in on you. Butthe lo.l is nade of thick srel and the bullets m@lybolre of ii. You tum to sh@t at the Zohbi6 andsuNive for a tuw minutes b€foE you .E dragSd tothe gro$d 6d *t upon, You aE sn overed inZombie blood dd beohe i.feded. In a mttq ofminutes you loo beome a Zombie, givinS.hase toPoor Amy who Ms away sttri€kin8 in terrcr Your

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244As you inch your way slowly down th€ na.rcw passa8c$ay, yotr scc a .h1nk of lighr in th. dist n..You also notice a very bad smel fi the aa somethinS akin to rolten e8Es. You kep goingas quietlyrs p.ssibl.. At last you.on. to the end of the passaaeway dd see rhat it leads inb $har looks likcfl old *orkrhop. Ihefe is a djsus€d fnephce set inthe left hand wall with an anvil in lront ol it A lonSwork bcn.h is {t aS.inst th. right-h.nd wrll wftha vice fix€d to it md o1d bruten tools lying on topof it. A talty oran8e pl.sti. .urtain sketchcs a.rostth. wnll oPPGite As you step innr the rcom, th€curtains ar€ suddenly pull€d apart bI sn.rlin6 halfdcad hun"ns in ripped clothes Nho rush at you,trying toslashyouwiu lhe lonE broten mils ol thetroltstFt.h.d hands. Th.ir skin is Srcy and blightedwith op€n wounds and iesrerinA sor€s. They havelonE disheveued haia $ith tccth nissinS tom thenblackened mouths. Swollen tongues lill their openmoulhs, and then vacnnr cycs arc mnk)'wh ., rcd-rimmcd and sunken in their sockets They scrce.hand gu.Ele inanticipationas tney rush towards vo!.T]]cy,rc Zombn's, eiSht or th€m in total! You mustfi8ht them barehanded or wilh aweapon ityouhavcone. ryou wh, turn to 395.

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245You t.y to open the doo. that the girl w€nr thrcughbut it is locked. You kndk on ihe door bur rhc girls.rcams hysr.ri.nlly, yclling at yo! to go away.You t€[ h€. that you can help her escap. but shc

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.ontinres to scream at the toP oI her voi.c II youwanr to call out her mme, tum to 212 Ifyouwanttogo olt inro the courtyafd, rum ro r48.

246The door opeN into a larSe storage cuPboard lhatis full of cardboard box€s piled high lf you w.ntto open them, tum to 14. lf you have not done soalready and {ould lite to oPen rhe door oPPosfte,tum to 23r.llyou would rath€r walkon lo theddoi rh€ conidor turn to 3r

.47Yon h€ar the .ar enEine rcrinS loudly inside the

Aarage. You l@k round the d@. and see GingrichYlrr sittins in the drive. s seat oI hisAustin Healey,tu\\ dg th€ en8ine and lauSh ng insJn.ly llrere is. rusb old del^er) \an PJ4cd ne\t to thc AushnHcaley. Bein8 so.lo<c to \urr \ ou \ee iust huw hid_eou! he rer l ly rs. h is innr lc e\r l made r l l th. moreobvious bv hisZombie eyesand torn flesh. He sud-denly car.hes sight of you and revs the enEine evenlolder, but aPPcars co'riused when he t.ies to Pulthe .ar into gear Beause ol his translormahon hehas virtually loraotten how io driv€ and hjs rrostration quickli tu;s i.to anger H. Pulls and Pushesrhe geai sri.k viciously back and foith lntil sud-dcnly rh€ ca. shoots fotrard, torcing you to lumPto die side to aroid being run over. He diives out.f lhe EaDg. Jt hiEh sPceJ. \se^inB Jmxnd the.ou yrnl our of conhol . l r ) in8 lo ru. vou duwnIf you wmt to ru lor the oP.n doors in the north

244Th€ corndor tutr sharply lelt onc€ more. You tumthe comer and walk towa.ds a doorway at the endot the conidor Suddenly you hear rhe sound of dogsbarkin8 loudly bchind you. A largc p.ck otvicious-looking Altack DoAs .ouds the comeL wild-eyedand slaverhS. The sleeklookinS and llrra a88res-sne animals are ruming at you at tullspeed. Youdecide lo run for lhe door If you are wearing th€ sutolarmour, tlm to lg.Ityo! ae notwearinga suit of

249You turn dd run, IirinS your gm at rhe windowfiom which the banel of the .ifle is sti.king out.Yur baclc away long enouSh for you to run ba.kttuough the double doos, locking then behind youto keep the Zombies out. You press your ear aEainslthe door opposite and hc,r thc girl isstill ke.ning

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250Thr d.lett staiF lead uP ro th.Smud flolr.f the.asrlt \ou ,re relie\rd t^ be ba.t

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be'n8 held .apr,v. ror so many da!s rn near darkness Y.ur eyes hatcr as the) Jd u+ to lhe bnghtliAht 01 the sun's rays PourinS throuAh a win.lowhigh up in the wall oPPcit€ the toP of the stai6Therc are sevcml lifesize Portraits h.ngrnE on thebrishtlv patted<d walls A \ivid red carPcl ruE.lo;B r'hc cenlt€ofa stone nootud hallway on eitherside ol ti€ stairs. II you want ro insPe.t the Pahrinss, tum to 154. lf you want to go lefr along thehailway, tum to r2l. Il you wanl to go riShr alongthe hallway, tun to 111.

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The dor opem into a briShtly lit laboratory thathas stainle$ sreel work tops laid out with micrc-sopes, nasks, bottles, iars, PiPettes, thetroheteB,weiehing *ales and 8la$ tanks .ontaining bubbling

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liquids. Class cabinets line the walls and insideone lhere ae three la.ge Slas jars containing a redliquid, mosr likely bl@d conraminated wiih thezonbie virus. At the far end of the laboratory th€reis a blacklaminat€d cupbGrd wnh slding doos.There is anorher kon door at the bacl of the labo-ratory on the left which is padlocked and bolted. Iiyou want to smash the jaB containinS thc fed liquid,tuh to 90 II you want to try to open the non door,

252Arolnd the .oms, you son arive at a jun.tion.To your nAht there is moL\er.orndor leadin8 baclthe way you have j6t come lroh. DiFrly aheadthe conidor continue strai8ht on belore tuminSstErply righi. To your lefi th.rc is . wide, carpetedstair a*, this time Soing down. There G a lot olbanging and shoutin8 cominS from downsraiE. Yotrddide to investignt., weapon in hand and rcady tor

251One ot rhe Zombie rea.hes !p and tries to grabthe genade as it flies overhead. But he tumbles the.akh and clutch€s nothin8 bur air S€ronds later the8renade explodes amid3t the .lose-packed Zombieswho take the tull force oI th€ blasr, blowin8 many ofth€m ro piees. Reduce their number by 2d6+r. Youjump up to fight those that remin with your chosen

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lminated top on whi.h lic t paperback b@k anda platc of nalt eaten m€atloaf dd potatoes. lt youwant to finish ofr Otro s meal, lum to 117. lf youwould rarh€r leave the rcom a.d hetd down th€

254You decide to poke yorr head throoSh the hol. in thed@r to show hcr that you are not a Zombie Whnsiyou arc doinS this, a lall n.n with an unusuallvl.rs. head wrlLssilentlv donn thc h.llwav towardsy;, armed with a rine. Gingrich Yurr looks at vouwith vourhead thruush the ddi and laughs silentlvto hi;*lf. H€ beeins liring and doesn't stoP until hehas run out of bullets. Youadventure is olei

255As you appr6ch lhe d@tray, the strcng sm€ll ofcmked food fills your nostrils and ar'akens volrhlnser. Consumed by the thought ot eatinS, youdasli throuEh th€ doorway into a smaU, Poorlyiitroom which aPPeas to be otto! livinS quarte6.Crubby sh€ts cover a thin ma(ress on a wrcoghtircn b;d in one comer, md sct against thc iar w.lltheie r an old 8as cookei that hts a saucePan ofporaroes {mmerinS on the hob AboLe th€ cuoterihcrcaretuncbadb pr 'nted 8kn she[es h\ed toth€ wall. One shelf is.ranmed sith cooking utensils and crectcrt and the other is iad€n with bagsotveset bles, n;st 01which are.ott n on the floor

vou see a briAht red shoulderbng thal has rhe $o;Hendrix'pr;tcd on it in ornate lettcring Yo! oP€nL\e bas and lind it conlainsnothin8 more than som.dic., thre€ pen.ils, a feh cois, a b@kwith h.lflhe

Prgr! nFina anJ J ruBJz.e abi{ t rcordi t in\ '\one o{ rt F nf intrbt to )uu dnd \u! umPr\ tnccontots onlo th. floor and k.ep the bag ln the mi.l

dl. of the room th€( is a rickety table with a white

256The Zombi6 who s!ruive $e tust rcud of bul-lets climb up the ladde. and jump onnr the balconyto atta.k. Redu.e your SUMINA by the numbs olZombies l€ft alire. lf yo! ae snll alive, you mul fiEhtthem with your hand8m. ll you win, turn to t82.

257'Ihe old lift dercnds slowly, judderin8 dd noisy,Dtil it Erinds to a halt at ahe giound tloor wherethe doo6 slide slowly open. You are not expet-in6 rhe K€ption thai is waiting tor you. Stfldingbehind a shield of four screaming Zombis, you seethe madmm himself, CinSrich Yurr, whD is laughin6 mnically and shaking his fist ,t you. One ot rh.Zombies is holdinS . 8rcnade in its hand. You try toshu he lifi door by pressing buttons 2 and B repeatedly, at thc aame time tuinA al the Zombies. All folrar€ hit by the hai I or buuers, bLt Yud crouches domb.hind the Zombi€s and is left unscathed He shovesthe Zombie holdjng the genade in rhe bacl as it falls,

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pushinA it into the ljft iust as rhe do6 ae closinEit d.opa 6to the lilt floo., letnng 80 of the aMadcjrst as the lilt sta.ts its rumbling slow de{ent to thebasemst. I}|er€ G a massive exPlosion trom whichther€ is no escaPc. If you ale w€aring a flali ja.k€t,tum to 50 If you are not wearin8 a flak j..kct, turn

ztu\^u pres' )our eJr iSainsl the d.ur ind hear thcfdl:teps lome io a halt .uh de il. Tnln \ou hearrhe all too tamiliar grunl oI a Zombie. Ii you wantto shoot throuAh th€ door, tlm to 42 Ii you want tokeep quiet and stay where you .rc/ tum to l1a

159Yo! take aim and tire several shots, sending lhelocl( flving off lhe splintecd door ll swings oP.nto reveal a large, dimly lir, windowless roon $ hichlmts like it was a bunk reom. There are six $ood.nbunk beds lininS rhe watls, their dntv mattressesnpp.d open and \inB,bandoned afound rhc roomfte mrshrr nl th€ scufflLnB \oLnd\ F immediatclysolved AArouP ot tngry Zombi6. sode with broken limbs, .lhos with AapinA wounds, are lightinSeach oths inside the rcon.Onseeing yo!, they sloPfighting - rhey now hav.a mrtual€nemy. You count*v€nten in total as they rush towaids you, armsourstr.t hed lI you po$s hand Srmades, nowmight be a good time to use them. Tum to 157. lf toudo not hav€any hand Srcnadesyou will ned to useanother wcaPon. Turn to 27o

25oPoor Amy is wra.ked with Suill and aPolo8izes over

md over asain for ac.identally shootinA you Shepull( a emall Med Krt oul or her ihoulder ba8 Jndhelps brndag€ t,'ur woud The N'led rit renores: lrAMrN4 Poinls 5he €alDes thJr you kally aretrv'nA lo hrlp her You ft?ly rhar Lt wr\ you ohnraul t ;d.s^en thec rcum' 'an(es y.uehouldharrsaid straishtaway that you had read her diary Turn

26ai{ho you lift the lid, you hed a faint clict lollowedb) , raprd trclint sud 8€foF yuu hrve rimc t'€act thee r<a hu8ce\Plosion The tnu'] wa'bmbvt appcd with a bomb whi.h blows uP in your fa.e L@ro;iAMrNA points tf you e shll alive, tum to t5.

262Ch@sins whi.hev€r weaPon you thint best for closecombat, you st€p into the ()6 lo fi8ht the twentyeight Zo;bi6. Ile odds are not in your fdvou! butif you wir! turn to 298.

263Most of th€ ldkers are emPry sav€ lor one in whichvou find a leather wallet. lt contairo sme reeiPls,iwo club n€mbe6hip.ads, a.redit card, $4 and npre.e ofpaper sith lhe numbtr llJ {ribbld on ii in

iendl. G;pcret the walLd dd the PLdeof PaP.rbelor€ leaving the rcom Tum to 20

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264'That's an easy o.e, says Any 'Yun drives an AustinHealey. You pmbably knew fiat alrcadl' As soonas you type in the words Austin Heal€y, the sceenimediately b@ls up and you w a number of icosm lhe desktop. 'Thcre isn't an intmet .omection.How moying,' *ys Any. But there is one d(nment which l@ks inrercsrin& labelled 'EmergencyExit. lf you want to open this d(um€nt, tum to 7a,Alrernatively, ii you have nol don€ e alFady, youould hy to make a.all on the telephone (tum to3:l).

265You noti.e a small door no nore than a metre highin the right-hand wall of rhc corridor Asimple latchkeeps itclos€d.lfyou wanl to op€n it, tum to 84. Iiyou wodd rather k€ep walkinS alonS the .oridoa

,66You empty th€ chamb€r of your Eun into the bloodcrazed horde. Sohc drep to the 8rolnd screaming,iAnored by otheF who step ovd th€m to attackyotr. BeIore you can Fload, you are $t upon andbe.ofre.overed in zonbie blood. Quicldy inlect€d,you becone a zombie, jainin8 the vreechin8 packto Sivcchasc to poor Any Nho tuns away shrietingin terrcr Your adventure is orer

267The pain liom your wounds is tefible and yourhands shake as you try to open the Med Kit.

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Fortmately theie is eterything in it you need toban.lage your*li !p and slop the bl.cdins Add

4 srAMrNA points still reeling lrom L\e effects of thc.xplosion, you strgger oli down thc c.rridor' Tum

254You car.youta quick *arch olth.Zonbi€s' tattered.lothing md lind a box ot matches and $7 belorcop€ning thc bcdr@n door b l.ave. Tum tu tsl

t69You look dow. th. ftc .scap€ mrl .ounr Menty tourZnnbie .lambeing uP the staicas€ U yo! h.vc a

Ernad€ and sani to use it now, tlm to l31. li youdo nor have o. want to u* a 8r€Mde, tum to 1t1

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All sevent.en oI the Zonbics Pour out of the bunkroom,intentonriPPinEyou aPa.t.You qlickly sele.tyour$erponro fi8ht th€m. lt you win, tur nr 45.

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Aman suddmly app€aE at the far end of the hall_wrt ruming towardsyou as fast as his s({ky hanesill cary him, vreaming at thc toP of his voi.e Helools lil(e a normal human beins, ceitaidy nothing likc thc Zombies you have had lo fa.e 'llclPlHelpl Theyl€ .omingl Helpl' he shoLts in a terrifiedvoice. As he gets .l(Rr yotr Rognize his ha.temaltshav€d h..d, orange ovenls and bl.ck arm-v bdtsIt's Boris, on€ of the n.n you met in the stoi.room.

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Behbd hLm rou *. Pacl or Zombie (tumblin8

do$n rh€ coitrdor Bvna chaR They ae hthtingea.h orher to srt to the fronl ot thePa.t KmnS rorhr5hre,exha;led and out of breaih, BorF 3uddenlvhiDs over his own feet and tumbles to the fl6r emetd nehes in front oI you You m$t qui.kly deidewhattodo l fyou wanr to60back into the bedrcoma.d lea\ e Bons lo lend forhilNlt tum io t7 u youwant to stand and figh he zombi4, tuh to 3r9

272Y.u Doooo€n the tlvolat hes on the fLghl ca*dd

Irt ;ft ihe l,d to, are vsy Pl€aqed to frnd a flakE.ler and a Med (it nsidc Wnen you u* the Medlr t ,san 4sraMrNA Ponts l l vou ha\e nol don'soa[ca{tv \ou m.v opcn $t \rolin Gr (tum to ro5)rr vou w'nuU ottrei tum tett oulofthe dom and 60i;mediately ri8ht down the .orndor (tum to 25')

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so yo! d{ide lo try to opes the d@r in the far walwith the IGy hangrnS on the h@k Tm to lo9.

274You try sv€.al conbinatioE of th€ dilieent keysbufthe padlock ddsn't open. In the lasl fnslratinAattenpt, yo! foEe the smallest key td har.t, snaP-pinS ir ofi iside the lock. Jou camol get it out andhave no optlon bur b leav€ the laboratory and 60back out into the .oridor tum io 164.

275The nak ,acl€t tates mosr oI the impact of theshrapn l rhat ili6 towards you. You aie hit by justa small piecc ot jagged metal which lodgs in yourle8, reducing your sraMrNA by 2 poinrs. The Zombiewho was holding lhe Eremde was not so rortrnatedd neilher w€re his fellow Zombies. They take thefrll iorce ol rhe blasl with frany ot thcm blown topi{es. Red!.e their numb€r by 2d6+r. You jumPup to fiEht those that are left with anotner weapon.y.'

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fnd a crcwbar Gd6) PrcPPed uP against some PrP_ing. Iherc is nothing ele in the mm or much 6e

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277r you wmt to .arry on lrming towdds rhe ladd€ttum to 134. If you want to rctreat back tttough thedouble de6, tm b 2{9.

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llE letteE ae aU addrssed bo a gnl by the name oIv netche. Thq werc writien bv her Amt Helen

who ha a New Yort add€$. The ea.ly lett6 w.iteher dispprcval of Any going to work as a @kr a tl@ of quetiouble chrractd in a catle in a

arc about to pi.k up the diary wha suddenlylM a rci* outside. Ii's the slud of f@tsteps

ote part of RoMia. She 6ts if Amy is beinaU lmked aft€a and wh6 she will be eltminsre to N€w York. Her later letteb bee h6 to .ome

. As tte tunths Eo by h€r commication5@ mo€ frdtic, with AutHds'wonied sicL't the thinSs Amy has mittfl to her, such as h€r

hving 9g 'mo in white <@t5'and Giryrich Yunin8 totaXy weird'dd h€in8 tedible k€aft'

in6 froh lh€ basemol. You pul the Lefterr dom' I

273The *wd com6 to d drd ar a Point wrEe it Hsinto a wage pipe in the bnck wal. Ihe pipe i5 toommw to aawl into, not that you would wnt to mywayl Tha is no altemativebut to ao bac& to the 8h,ftyN passed and cumb out oI th€ we6. Tum to 17r.

ing dom 0€ hallway. It you wdt !o inv*h-te, tuh to to3. r you wmt to clc the HEm

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280After pushinA lhe dead zombies off the balcony, Iouiump-b.hind the Browning n..hin€ gln and ch.ckit fo; amunition. There arc sever.l cases or bclt redca.t jd*es, cert inly enough ior the .oming battlc\ou put your bas dos n io Aiv" \oubelf m.re iree_dom l^str inB thrhea\ \ 8un frum siJc tosidr s i t l inq

ready for action with -vour iinger on the tr188et vou

relea;e the safety cakh, cock ti. handle dd takeaim at the Zombics b€low. There are twentv rourin total. They swarm iowards the ladder, tightingeach other to climb up it 6rsr' You sqleez€ the tri8_

ser dnd rmptl th€ belt ol .aLtridScs inn' the horde;r un.lead the d€adlv frrepobtr ur the Brown'ngmachine sun inflicts (2d6+ 15) damaEe Il you kiu aUof the Zombics in th€ first altack tuund, tum to 132lI you tail to ldll them all, tum to 256

2aLThe do.r opens iu Rveala smrll <loraFe .uPbturdat th€ bacl of whi.h rs a bulginB srdcr ol tartan_pattemedsuilcases llyouwanttooP€nthe3u1tca*s/turn ro 2o8. It you have not done so alreadt yo! nayop€n rhed@;oPPo{t€ l tum to z45r l f youhdtto; : l r .n h ' th.endor thcLorrdoi turn ro8r

282

You pull the sriety pin our belorc tossin8 the ge-nadtthroughth€ grP inlhedoomay Se.onds late.there is a loud exPlosion The bmginS on the d@riMediately stops nnd all you cd hear is Smingdd whimpcrint. r you have a seond Erenade dd

v

FJ F'']

wish to toss it inb the hallway, turn

would r.ther Pull thc tumrture away

ro yo! .8 oP€n it/ tun to 64

:34-28t

leave the stck mm and tur riSht lo oPen the doorat the cnd of the hallway Tum to 14

2E'l wouldn't do that if I s€rc yo!,'says Boris asloustep towards him.'l6sue you I amverv.aPable or

loo| ins Jt tcrm]scl f . l ryou<hl l q i"h tnat ia. ] h im

tum dtTo ll you wanl ba.t uft dd h.ad for the263

Th.door rsn tleted and vouenr€t' small room thJt

6 fittcd out Rrth.uPboards dd shehes hlled wrh

bo\6of rool : i in<orPaDt raBs bru:hes <reanrn6

matsDls, old sarddnS 'quiPmenl sPades sfoY_

el5, ..mpo.t ba8s, h.*PiPes sardenhg 8lo\se.|5 anJ mMellan.ou' hoNhold rt€h\ mr mvc

been dumped In rhe room dd forSotren Lh€ one

thinq hh ah cat hes your e\e E a lar& bra<r Rv

thatis hanq,nson a hoor bv rhtsid€ ot rhedoor r ne

k"rde N4a; CatP are wnttm on the w'll In bia(k

narl€r Den ab.\e the hml' \ou delidt ro tar' lhc

k v. 'lt;ina ,r into yrur bag 'Hcv lNt o\rrhcre.

A;v s:is e'.itedlv J vc tound an electroN( Pane'." il'e *utt tt t s"t, nume'n touchPJd berow me

disolar' lr vuu know the code number to oPdJr€ tne

oa;rl. tu; b thd t numb€r now lr vor du not rnow

ir'pnumber there * not muth you cd do other tnan

'atYotr t€ll Amy not to wory and braA that you areno$ r rerer;n Z.mbF \ldler, Pcrl€dly ablc to finith off the rcmaiMB ZombF\' This.umm€nt<hNrshcr up a lLttle You t€ll h.r rr'! time to 8o ,nd thJtqh€should h?lkalon8 th€cd8eol th. roEt fu l loqine ihe rcad. You advie her to nate sue she staysouiol sRnt" t rn lbody d' ! ingalunSihetord Youwr\e go"'lbye. say,n8 ttut vou will lec her $n'You co b..k rn{de rhc ttoc} toom and .lo'e lhesedeidoi You qit, tum left, and thd walk

'ofthaLonA rhe w€srwDg befnre reach'n8lhe lirircase atthe i;d'on hith rhe nodh wrn6 'rou ar€ about to

eo down it to lhe basemcnti,r trre tetescope momtea on

236

B€fore the Z)mbie.an rcach the toP or the stePs vouslam the rrapdoor on toP of its head and slide the

locl:hur. su.ldenly thse rs a ma$Ne$Pr'ton anov.u aro blohn ofr !our re(l The traPdor benearhyou n blown ru 'mrthereens

d is the clcl tuw€r

t t . ' " ' "

no " , r tuL .uuld sudire su'h a ter i 'Drc

exPl6ion Your advdture is over

247\ou dab Anv s ha.d and run off towards rhe

'overof lh"e foEt \ou hear m,Lhine Eu 6r bxt don t

stop tn loul ba.l as you seJre )our kJy betwftn

thJ ral tre6 Aftrr ten m futs5 run'n8 hard vou

stoodd itdown on a lo8 c\nau\t'd Now what

A;v r+sbe.rh 'nghcav' l ) l r lou wnnt t ' *88€{

rhriyou should 8o t(,Eethtr to wam th' authonrres

tum to 35 ll tou d.nt to suBS$t thrr Am' Eoes 'n

288-289

her oM to wam the authorities whilst you rctum tothe caslle to linith your mission, tum to 333.

288There is a nus€ leatheFbomd book .n one of theshelves fiied io the end w.ll betwen two boot.ases. Ir n entitled ririfl8 Dedd: The l'lorld ol Zonbl6On rcmoving the book from th€ sheu yo! noti.€ asnall brass plat€ on the sall b.hind it. There is aswitch in the middl€ ot rhe plate.Ifyou wanl lo rerdthe bool. tum to 2o5. lI you would rather ti.k theswitch, turn to 324 lf you want to leave rn€ lb.aryand walk on, tum ro 160.

249The peson shNtins at you is onc ot lhe <ientistsAt this range it sould be difiicult for him ro m$you a s{ond time with a machine Eun He sPiaysthe hallway with bullets, several of whi.h hit bothyoo and Ary with latal sults. Your adventure is

t r t r

290

Th€ door is unhkcd and oPens jnto a living rmm

thar has bcm knally trashed A light grcy sora h.s

upsid. dokn r \ nen (n\ . r and !L!hinn\ rPPc' l

! ;cn, ,p i l l .A lo im .hlrr inS Jl l . \er th" n" r T(o, i - . t 'uu. . , i ln u

' ' . ' . ' ' tureJnd rht sh'rc pl t rs

iic collcc tabl€ has been jlmP.d on altt flatr.ncd.All th.pi.tureshavebc.n riPPed ofi lhe t'alls, thejrfram€s smashed t. pie.es o. the flo.r amidst bils

ol brok€n gliss and pottery A r.d Plastic rndio has

been stuffed into a Plant t1.r' It i5 still workinS, blarina our sone dr.mn it hdl rolume. A n'lcvision onitisid.a8ainst thc lar sall has an lmbielli srickngour of its rh.rtlered scr€n. N.ttto it bd huSe re.trn

sular lish lankon a $toughl i.on stand that has had; hole Dnnched throtrsh the front Slnss Panel fion

which water is still pourin8 out ,^ Zombie is Pickingup rh, r \h rhrr Jr< umP nA ab"ul u. lhe flum rn.l( r rmnrdE rhem int t t< aaP nt mo!th Ynu aLe lu(r:h.uftoatta.k rhc Zombic when. wond thJt {ashidinsbchind lhedoor le.Ps on vouibnck and tri'si. bita vour necl. Rollon.die llthc numtar rclledis r l, iurn ro r9' lf the number roilcd is 4 6, trrn

2t,

1u

=;1+\

:|1

291

You unzip th€ ba* and find sonc nustv old sPofts.lorhes

_. pin oi giev s$.at Pants, d l:shi.t nnd

a Dair.flraine$. EYelvthina seds to b€ lorr slze;t v"" "

u"t tt "-

sut the most excihng thing vo!fi;d nr rhe baE is a ba*'ball bat (1d6) whkh couldseNe as a very usciul r'€.ton Sudd.nllr vou h'ar

sdakhing souds coming from inside the cuPbdftl

292

Y.u do not hare time to reload the Brow.ing b€toreyotr are hit by the tuU for.e of an exPloding bazooka;hell The i;pact is devastatins The balconv isblown to pi€is and you wirh it. Gin6rich Yorlolan! to conquer the qorld mJ) be ̂ \er

ror nob,Lur t'. r"rs

'i ith raz.d hushlcr ar rhe s,Shrof the

snokin8 hole in the wall Your advent!rc is over

291fav nr proal rheni ion, !ou.aretul l ) L ' f I uP lh€ I 'd of

th; bo' ;nd hnd a sroiJde r2db+rrrnsde You ! i8h

wrth rLief rh.r ir hJ\ nolset uP a5a b'obl traP Yuu

. l ip th( 8renade onto,our bel tand.on\ ider whar l '

du ne^t lf vnu ha\e not d.ne so Jrread) y'u mav

oDm fhe d;or oppuite (lum lo 28rr lf you wnuld

r;rherwalr on to theend o, rhe.oi i rdor tum roSa

294As you opm th€ stel door you are met bl, a blast of6ld air You peek inlo oE refriSerated mn and seelors of animal ca(asses hangin8 on but her's h@k,atta.hed to chains 6xed to the ceiling There mustbe at least thirty half-sides oI frozen bef and Porksuspended lrcm the eiling. If you wdt to takt aLook inside the rcom, rum to 5, If you would rathe.close the doo. and contjnue alon6 the.oddor, turn

295The d@r opss inro a small washrcom. Theie isa w.ist watch and a pair ol reading Slass on thebasin that somebody mst have left bchlnd by mist.ke. You rake the oPPoitun y to have a Sood wash,the first in days, and you lel nuch better IDr it as aFsult. You also take a lonE drink of watei irem thetap. add 2 sraMrNA points. You may take lhe wat.hmd the glas*s bcfore leaving to tum left back intothe hallway. Tum to 198.

Et 1'-1

296ln lhr ton dr.w'r vuu iind Pens PaPcr a rurcr J

Do.rer ! : , lculat . , J sral lcr J hole PUlh and a

;h, ," . .hJe€r In rhs ne' t Jra$'r du*n ) 'u mo

r,me nmrci.as or the t"nlt One of lh"m h'< a

shurtbrLthda! Sret toEon thebatbl lnurdl j r rsI t nmp\ sr \ . HJPI) lnthZrEU rnd bsrsn'o Dv

\,- i ; \ l r ' \ . , " i ' l \m\ fsh'rn ' r t r<(h 'zaAornLrht bc, hutshr \hale\ her hcad lrclin8 PuzledLc tot t rm ao.s."nt ln ' uuthinB bur i n ' tehn' l

w,ih the w.rds lmportJnt l'jodation writtcn U'

thc co\.r luu flcl thruu8h th' nuieboor and read

tso.nt f le. t rh.h.uLld b. ust fu l The h^L on'

i, u*mamr 'r

wlxie RJbbit Tl'' s6'nd m€ b

R, ' /nt l . , ! .s.J $1o rorbl@d Amv tel lsy 'u th ' l

PrcI€ssor Roznit is Yutr's head s'ientist rnd that he

'r a vcrv, ldcirnus md Y'u

' iP lhe tsu PJAes nut

ol th€ notebonl,nd r\l Adv rf 'he tn^w! whlru

lhe door rt thc bacl !ead< ro lfe CnFrnh Yuir s

Diivat studt'she lePli€s You don't wait tor an

invitation to;pen the doot Tum to 233

297\ou nprn lors ot bu cs but nnd nothinE m're lhJn

eine..moonent ' Innd. Hosocr * t 'n

t r ' wan

iou *e t r iaor ot I smrt tqt ' rhat was Fre\ruusLl.onc(Jled behind th€ bo\ed Sams Thc $ords r'r{

brass lrv aR sntten on Lhe lr'nl of th! sie 'b\r_

n'r l ! a;en'ndcr for lhe uwneL l ryuuhavtrbrd's

lc\ , lum tu the number<iamPcd un i t I l vou do not

hai. a brds lev lou (d hl toPrits thciltoPrn tr

l .u hare a (rnwbJr tum ro 16: l fy 'u hare nothnt

294-299

with which to open thc saie, you will h.vc to L€lvethe room fld ;all< turthe! up the conidor Tu.n

29d

You look areund at the camag. nr the tuom Youalmost f..l sory foi lhe Zombies, these helPlss lostsouls r'€rc once hunrn beinss before bein8 t.ans_fom€d bv Ginsrich Yun and his elil s.rvmt' lhereis anoth; iron doo. in the left-hand wall of rhe Nomwhi.h is also tadlocked and bolted Using thc num-ber€d teys y;u arc soon able to oPen it You findyourself back in rhe gloomy.ofidor' The entranceio $e hboralor- ison yourlcftwilh the swing <toorsbeyond On J o!t nght ynu see thar lhe.orridor.un_nnu!\r'nlo! sd. driranG Y^u deode l. tum nAhl

walkinS up the conidor to wherc ir ends at a fitd@i There is nou'here elsc io Ao so you Push down

on th€ metal bar to oPcn th€ fire d@r Turn to 172

299Hampcred by vour shacklcs and $eak ifoh hmge.,you ; i l h, g;r iuur l .qs h,xh rnouEh

'n rhe air L i t tn

ca:,lv lend" off vour Jft.mFt to qnare hrm You I

D.\ htr th.r t , ht sy ' n a d. ;p t r hezing ror. t r 'L l

in; . \cr lurr bohl nr tood ur nnger s i i l lc f rastdh;then kicks vo! viciously in th€ nbs *leral timesThe pain is terribl€ and you P.ss out when vouwake !p, you camot believ. you. eys You !r.

'n a

larse, ;jndowl6s r@n lit by neon striP llShts. Youarc chained to a smooth stone slab, surrodded bv

scree.hinE Zombies They b..one very anrdatc'1

F1 T;1

3oelo2

when rhey see your eyes rlick oPen Thev shul-Be.loser to watch as a ia[, thin, bespsta.led manweairns a lung hhrie lrborarory cort and rubb.r

sro\$ i ;Fis ) ;ur nc.r h i th zumb€bl( 'd The!. i_;nhn sni8B(^ a< h€ cll' y^u lhJt \nu are abuul tobecom. rhe latestcon{.ipt in CinS.ich Yuir'satmyof Zombies. Your advNture is over

tooYou search thrcuEh your baS,lookinS iorsomethi.Ethat.ould open the sliding doors ll tou Possess ahack saw, tum to t55 Il you do not Pos€s a hact

301The d@i isnl ldked and oPens into a iarge room

that is tut€d out Nilh rcws and rcws of bmkca*sIhde is a nusty smell in th€ ,ir created by all theold leathe.-bound tomes tharhavedeteriorat d ove!time, sittin8 unread on the shclves Without wam_hg lwo Zombies junP out lrom behind one ot thebookcases to att6.kyou.If you win, tum to 365

302The ha'L.t rs rull of d'rly Laundry. tnwel! sh€tsandDrlloh ca:e! \ou empry th€.ontYn[ onto rhe tloor;d are surp.ised to rind a caidboard bot .t rhe bot_r.m .f the basket. You rmove thc lid to lind thr€hand grcnades (2d6+ t insjde the box Arter mak'ngsue the tuin8 pins arc secue, you Put tne Srenadesin yourbag whi.h liih yoursPirits and Puls a sP.in8

open. It you want ro stand yorr 8.ound and fightthe Zombies, tum to ?4 lf you wanl to l@k downinto the courtynrd, run to 40

in yolr step as you walk down the hallway {turn

aolYor scak a look thrDuSh th€ doorwav and see two

Zomba aDqoa.nrnP, Ih€v <houLd not bt mu'h ot

a problem ;r a ve|€;d z.mbie_<larerr lr !ou $in

304The .loor oDens ro reveal a narow cuPboard scl into

th€ wall. Inside the cuPboard vor are ovc4ove't to

find th. Derf6t Zonbi. slopp.r; a shor8u (1't6+5),

rolr boi.s of shorsu ca idS.s dd two boxe

oI bullets. You lake evervthing md close th€ 'loor

dur(lv- mo\inc the nr'nnns ba.l t' its uri8inal

.1."in,1" U r". "."t ro so Lel, Jl.nE tht halltrrv,

Lnr n, ,2r ' l r

\ou \Jnl lo g ' nEht ' lonE

thc hal l_

I1

rhe z.dbi". -"ch

th. ;;5.r th. stai(asc md besinhamn.rine on lhe 6re door It shakes under th'trwcighl an; it wonl be long b.for€ they snash it

l05You pushdown on thewlter.oolertaP and lill youi.up. Th. warer is i.c-.old and rcfehing dnd youtake your tim. to drht as much as Possible Yo!hadni r.alized iutt ho{ thirst,v you were and teelmuch better alter drinting your lill Add2srAvIN,{points. A qui.k *rr.h ol the g\'m rveals nothing otinrerest so you makea quickexitand lvalk on lurn

)07Takins no chances, you toss th. second 8renadeinto the h.llNay Yo! brac€ louMlf for the crPlosion but are hor;fied to see th. Srenade ros*d ba.Ir laouBh th€doo ar lJndurBunth€bed Tn.r . i ran.r5<tre e plo$nn and you tdle fit tull for.eof rhebla+ L)rnE un thc noor badlv

'nrurcd an'l unable

t more J. , r .an onL) w,tch a> thc door is Pu\hrdopen by a horde ot Zombies. Stmding ov$ you s a

t rE

man wPrruu ordEe o\eralls wh@ f.ce vou ie.oan'2e, thoush it isn.w.olred m qounds and DPen<mi. Bo; has tumed into a zombie and mn vo!wi]l b{omc one t@ Your ad

loaUnllckilv lor vou, the strav bullet hits you in therh,Rh \; drci tu rh€ floor<lurching your lea Amvn;es iohrr:enses and sshdlcd rosvou R nrh_in8 on the flm. in aSony lnse 4 srAMrNA Poinrs lf

vou ar€ still aliv€, tum to 260.

rne kv turm in tne tocJfra vou Iin.l vourself backin. n:in coridor tumins left lo riSht You lock lhedmr behind you and thinl about which way to goThe ddision is soon madc for vou There is some-body coming aLong the riSht-hdd .orndo. Turn

310Wrth thr zombics .losinS

'n, you tumble aroud

lrdh(ally in th. shadow( rorthc l'Shlswitcn finally

ttl

locatinS it hi6h and to the .i8hr of the doorway Youllick the switch dom and the @m is imm€diarelyilluninared bI tuws of neon lights fired to the lowceilin8. Il\e rcom n devoid ol any fumitue. l her€js iusr a blood-staincd slab of polishcd ston€ on ,plinth in th€ middle whi.h has manacl6 and chains.hach€d to each corner Tle Zombies mod an.tgrcan, shielding their ey6 from th€ briSht liSht You@mt hdsty-o8ht in rotal. Ii you Poses any 8rc_nad6 you my want to u* one of thd now whilst0E Zombies arc stiU blinded by the non liShisIf yotr wmt to lob a 8rcnade at the slow movingZombies, tum ro:o9. 11 yo! do not have any, turn

I11The hallway turc .ight once mor and you walka@ud the comer, arriving at a wide carPetedstair.a* on tt€ left, again Eoing uP The hallwayMtinues on b€yond th€ staircase. Suddenly yo!hear a noise coming frcm the top of the stancar dd

Eet rcady to deiend youselt. Tlrn ro 4&

Fl E-: l

r lL

J12As tun as you.all out the name An, the rEam-inA srops. You hear fmtstePs aPPrmching and stePbek as the door ors6. A yomS gitl's head aPPearsfrlm behind the door she has a terifie.t erPl6sion on her lace and tears are streamin8 down her.he!s. She becl<ore you inside the .oom and lo.ksthe d@r a8ain. You norice tlEt she is holding a PistollDsely in her right hand. 'How do you loow myname?' she ask. It you want to rePly it was iust arddom 8!6s, tuh lo 72.If you tant to rePly thdtyou havekad herdDry dda\eum€d i tmu\tb€ her '

1aaYou stdd motionlGs in the showet heart Pound_ins. \ou he.rsomebody entrr thebathrcom 'norhnSb;dly I ke a pr8 Thm you hear the eud of thetupboard benA npped off the will But you do nol*; the zomb; hi,;l

'r.t th€ shower ruran' R.ll

o@ die. lf the nmber olled is 1-1, tum to r75. If thenumbs rolled is 4-6, tum to 127.

aa4You qui(Uy .i tach fie Si,pplnE hook onb tn€ ba(kol the.l(\ Md rhrc$ the ope ttuou8h 0le hoLe inthe d€k fa.e. As the Zombie walks towdds you,dFanite in hdd, you leaP ihrcuEh the hole andabeil down ihe wall of th€ cl6L rower The ropc isrct long enough to rea.h all rhe way down m.l youhave to let Ao of i o .LtP ihe final five mete to thermftop below You twist your anlle quite badly as

you land. Lose 1 5TAMINA Point Above you ihercis a huee exDlo6,m as the @l of the (lml tower i5bbm;ff bt the d'rumit€. Debro ralh on toP ol you- ftaqmen6 of stone, wood, cldk Parts md evo the16r;l ihe zombie that is no more- Tun to 359

l,'lore and moe zonbiB;ather below- Hangin8 ontoftedrupipe withonelEnd,you lrll11m8e thouthyou ba8 r;r a Srenade. You SriP th€ Pn with v-ourbee$ md puu, dFPPinB trE 8raEde o tne zoturdb€low. ftere is a loud exPlcion .aurinE .amagelelow, but trs caus {en norc mbi6 to surgeinio the .ourtyard. Sddblin8 over the Pile of bod-6, th€y qrab hold of rhe dninPiPe and srtri Pulingar fr;tiGllv lr shak$ and 6hudde6. ma*os itdiffi.ult for y;u to hold on, beforc comin8 awavfrcm rhe wall @mpletely- You tumble h@dfiFt intorhe outst!€l.hed ars oathe zonbie below clawed6d bitter! you b@re infe.ted by their c6rami-tuted bt@d. S@n you will b(ome one of themYou adrenture is over

ta6You sreD over rhe slah Zombie to set into ihe lift.You *;there @ fou buttos you @n Pre$; 2, 1, Gand B which vou 6s@€ ftlate to tr@6 z 1, Ebmda.d basreni. You a€ on the sond n@i WiU voupress button I {tm to 159), button G (tun io d6) or

347Eve thouth plain mead@f i,s @t you favMiiedi5h, nEht now it ta6hes like the bet mal you haveaer had in you life, You h.lP yolelJ to sde Potato6 dd *off thm doM util you 6 €at no morc'Y@ pat you tull stomach .ontentedly and let outa l@d belch. Add 2 sT MINA poinb. You m aboutto leave the rllm when you sPot a sMll @tal boxtu ked away under the stove. lf you wmt to oFnlhe box, tum to 17a. If you would clhe. leave ttE!06 and t€ad doM the @ridor, tm to 93.

3nErc is a lord Gcl( of splintering wood as the d@rjs suddenly kicked ops by iwo la$e Zombie Younust fight theh. If Y@ win, tuh lo 29-

tt9You a€ hit in rhe tu md legs by shraPnel buty@ hdd dd.hest mira.ulously scaPe inurylrR 6 sr^rrN^ points. If you surive, tum to 2d.

320'ne large padl@k on lh€ dmr is Mde of tou8hen€dsteel- There is no way you @uU Pn* it oPen wenwith a @wbar lf you have a bunch of kets numM 1 io 8 md want to rry to open the d@r, tum to396, If you do not have thse keys d do not wmt totry to opd the door, you m6t go ba.k out into lhe

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324-12

J2aT1E key lnl@ks thc d@r, which opss into a boilcrtuoh housing fou larAe, mblinA boileF with outlet valves tussing sream. GorglinS hot wato pipeslead up from the boilers, disappeanng into the lowceiling. There is a large metal an veni in the.eiling,yet it is still ve.y hot inside the mm. At the far mdol OE rcom there is doth€r ircn d@r and a lieyhanSing o. r hook .ext to it. lf you want to *!(hthe boil€r ruom, tum to 69. If you would rarher rryto opd th. door in the far wrll with the key hangingon the h@k, tum to 1o9.

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You climb up the steps at a brisk pacc. You a.c abolrhalfway up the tower wh€n you hea. a noise.omin8 from below Somebody .ls. is .omin8 !p th.staiese behind you You huty up th€ steps mtilyou arriv€ at a lrapdoor in the wmden nmr aboveyou. It is not l@ked and you areable to push it openYou climb lhrcugh it to fmd you!*lf in a square@m at the rop ot a clock rowe. A huge brcnze belli3 suspended from the cilin8. Thele are lour larEemechani.rl .locks, on. @ crch of th. toui walls,fa.in8 the outside world, all whirinA dd ti.kingloudly LookinE throuSh the traBparenl laces otthe .locls you are able to k forcsts and mountainsln the disranceand yearn to cs..pcto tr@dom. Bur!i8ht now tou have othe. mo.e prcssing mattesto deal witb the footsteps on lhe slaircase are 8et'fDg loldcr Wl1@ver ft is desnl tus to .!e thatyou can hear thm coming You h€ar a sniSSerinS

voie, a voie thar i5 noi quite human. You Erab aweapor ready to fight whrer it hi8ht be. I\esnigSering stops ad you hear a rePeated clickin8emd that minds you of somebody trying to getd empry uEht€r io work. You l@k doM rhbughth€ trapdoor and se a burly Zmbie standing onthe staircar holding th@ sticks of d)mmit€ in d.€nodous hmd, their blminE tus fizzing loudly.If you arc amed with a 8un md wanl to sh@t thezombie, tun to 2{2. ff you wolld rather slam thebapdor shut, tum to 286. If you want to smash lheglN face of one of the dtrl6 and atremPt to.limbourside ad doM the clck tow€r, tuh to 15.

32JYou lift the reiver and by diallinS home but thetel€phore line b not com€t€d to the oubide worldAll you are able to do isPhme exie$ion nmbersitride the .astle. If you know Gingrich Yuir t nmber and wmt ro dial it now, tum to that numbei Ifyou do not t@w ihe nmba and wish io tuh on

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324When you fli.k the sit.h dow4 you hear a faintclicking sud like that of a .atch bein8 Eleased.Y@ have *t oft a irap. Without waminS a small dartsh@ls out ol a nearinvbible hole in the wall lqeaththe switch. Roll one die. If the number roll€d is r l,tum to 167. If the number roled is 4 6, tum to 331

125The Zombie who sdive the deadly salvo of bulletsl!a.h the top oI the ladd€r md climb onto the bal-ony to attack befo€ you cd reload the Brcwning.REduce your srAMtN^ by the number ol ZombiesLft. If you are still alive, you mBt fiEht then withyou handgs. If you win, tum to flo.

t26You rca.h the d@r bui find it is ldked. Thse is akey in the lftk but you do not have time to tum itbefoe the Attack DoEs are uPon you. The the atlhe front of the pack jump up ai yorl' mouths oPen.nd snarliry. You must defend youf*lf with whaf.ver weapon you have to hand. Th@ are 17 AtrackDogs in total, ea.h with I srAMrNA poini fld ech.ausing 2 D^MAGE Poinrs. If you win, tun to 95.

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127Ihe loud banginS on the dmr ontinu6 dd slowlyit starts to inch its way open, the @mbined strenSthof the .nzd Zombi6 puhing ba.k the heary tur-nitue. A Erey, skimy am covered with festenngwosds squezes ihrcugh the d@tray, qui.klyIoUowed by two otheF. There is no stoPPing lhezombie now If you wdt to jmp out of th€ b€d-@m window into the.our9ard bel@, t@ to 87.If you posss a Eremde tum to 232.

3r8The u*Ilrme is coEet dd you arc now sted totype in a p6sword, You tel Ahy that yd have noidea what it b. she asts if there is a minder PbmPt60r ihe passwoid, You tel her there arc two oPtiom,'My Ca( or'My Cd'. ryou wat ro 9?€ in the nameof a cat, tm to 165. r yd want to R?e in ihe nEl(eed model of a .d, tum to 164.

14havenl pt much in stek at the motunt butarc w€lcome to what we have. l'm sorry, but

'e3t7I'm Soing to have 1o chr€e you. r ihft is mysrck mi$in6 md YuE finds out, we will be tumdlinto Zombies jmmediately-' Boris lmlc at his .lip-board md ra<ls out what he has for sale, eyiry.'Evdythjng h@ @sis a dolar We've Eot rubbergloves, AAA batterie, hact saws, rrewdriveB,pocils, steel pulleyr mgnifying 81ass, magnets,shin& fish h@ks, smglas*e knile sharpeneF,6lu€,packinE iape fld rGsoE. A bit of a mixed bag bultha we aa. t{hat wodd you like to buy?'

Buy what you wish md pay $r fo. each item. r youwant to ask Bori6 if lE has fly pbvisiotu, tum to,8, ff you would .aths rh.nt him for hn he&, My6oodby€, ad walk imediately ovq to the d@r inthe far wall, tum to 157.

toThe old lift des@ds slowly, lmbling ud judds'ir& befoE gindin8 to a halt at the 6ftt fl@i Youpre$ button B again but nothinS hapFns. Ihe liitd@6 slide opfl to ftv@l dothe long halway likethe de on the sond fl@r, endint at a window thatlooks out mto th€.ourtyard, Iherc is ale a d@Fway 6 the right at rhe fd end of th€ hallway. If youwdt to walk dom the hallway to opst the d@i,hn to 12. If you would rather stay in ttE lift, you@ eithe. p6s butlon G (tu to 33) or pls butronB re more (tuh to q7).

tatY@ pdl the pin @t H@ dnppn8 the ErsEd€.LoM tl€ staituell. You hear it cladlr doM the

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stai6 and sNnds later ihere is a mi8hty explciDnwhich ehcs loudly ituide the.on ete shaft ot thefie lsF. Ihe tudry iou Zombie e reduc€din ndbq by (2d6+r. Th@ that are left Bo aazymd ra.e up the slaiE as f6t as lh€y calr' lmking forev68e. You step back lrem the dmr and 8et readyto faG th€ orelaudt of Zonbi6, Mommts later theypou. out onto the @f, berrk wiih rage. Ch(reyou w€apon and fi8ht theh. If you win, tun to 40

J32The Imding G .arped md th€ walls ffe coveredwith b.ight patemed wallpaper Thee aft somestill life paintings and nido6 hanSing on the walls,but nothi.g of u* to you. Y@ walk strai8hl alEadmtil you come to two white deMays oPPcite ea.hother You pres you ear againsi rhem in tuh bur donot hear anything. If you want to 6ter the d@r onyour lefi, tum to 246- If you want lo op€n the dmron your nght, tum to 28r. If you would ralher walton to lhe end of the coridor, tum lo 81.

t13Amy l@ks ar you iniently as you recomr all rhebattle one dore time. satislied that you earched€verywhere inside th€ castle dd left no Zombiesstanding, you amounce that you are certain youtilled thm all. 'I Gitainly hope so,' she replies, smil-in8. 'lf nor, Melis w b€ the fiBt villaSe the Zombies.ome to and they will atta.k during the night. If Iwake up in ihe momin8,l'll know you did kil ihem

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3t4Nqt to th€ falld Zonbie, you find a $j bill d thefloo. that wa3 nrck€d into the baseball cap it waswearinE. All the instrnors arc smashed to Piees,but at the back oI the bom you w a violn care anda larye black fli8ht ce for m amPlifiet which iscovered in anlne sti.kes. lf you wet to oPd theviolin.a*, tum ro 1o5. U you wdt to oPs the nighicas, tum to 27r, If y@ would rather tlm left out orthe em dd immediately nSht down the oEidor

535A shay bullet fr€d from the 86 oI you adversryohinS dl)m the @idor fli6 Past your head,pis.int the rubber d@. Tum to 45.

$6The storage boxs contain nothing but maguin6,b@k rnd old phok€raPhs- On€ Photo is of anintelligdt-t@king wolld with lmg dark hanwho is standing in ftont of a pnvate jet. The tumTheI@ Clark is wntten on the back of the photo

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Yd wonder who she miSht b€ and if sh€ has bmhurpd into a Zombie, Ihe suit as are empty butone contaiN costum6 md prcps which m6t haveben !*d for drsing !p by childen lon8 sincegrcwn up and departed, IheF is a.lown @tfit, acowboy hat, a policeman's helner, a fairy prin e$stune a spa.e helfret, a sailor's uniform, smewi8s, false beards md mousta.hes. If you wantio take an,,thing, help y@self. Eager to leave the3cme of the cam6e, you hurry towards the Mt atthe 6d of the hallway. Ttn to 357.

,7bu wall ,onE dE lon8 dart coridor util you

ive.r a wlute d@r n the nght-hdd w.U. You tryhddle but the d6r is lo.ked. You l6k thbushkeyhole and F that tha is a key in the lockthe inside. Ahead you w staiF aoing upwa.ds

hich app€ar to be th€ best way to 8et our of th€qSsdd<oFidoc Tum to r5o.

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3t8Amy l@k5 at you imploringly and begF you not k,go b..k io tn€ castle. You reply tha t you have to sroPYuii belor he ur eash6 hB Zombies on the wotldYotr ress@ her that ir wDn't take long to deal withthe Imainin8 Zombie and that you'll catth her uPin no time. She sta6 at the 8tuund, a tear rminSdown hd dwk. If you p(res a 6otd Ldket @ r

Eold .hanr tlm ro 53. II you do not have rhe ldket.

339Wnh you weapon at th€ rcady, you sieP fotradto def6d Bons. Your heart pounds when you comtthe sheer number of $reechin8 undead charSingdoM the halway towards you. Ihere are twoiy_wen Zombies in toial. If you PGst my Erenad6you may u* one of then now, tlm to 2@. lf you donot have any temdes, tum to 17-

3{oThe6retudebounce5alongthefl oor towdds lou andalmcr rlmediatell thee 6 a deafflinS e\Plotion

(bming ftufr th€ oiher side. r you want to open the

thich echc loudly down the coridor Lu.kily lor@, the flak iacket takes the bMt of tne impact. The

y injury you r*eive is a shal pid€ of shrapnelbedded in your le8 wh,ch reducee your srAM-

NA by I points. The Zombie is not so fortumte It116 notionl6 on rhe srone flooi blom to Dides.You waste no time dd hurry on doM the.onidor

iil you slop ourside . dooMay in ttE l€ft-h.ndall. You liito at the d@r and h€tr loud barljn8

@i turn ro 15 if you would larherpprs on, tum

yrbu 5oon arri\e ar . rcw or ellq running alonSth sid6 of the <orido. The frcnt of each €I hasr-tccilinE imn bars with dm6 builr in. All ofm .re hanging op6. Tnse ir a tdible stenchin6 from the ceus wtu.h you reogru4 .s rhe

t id mdead stinl of Zombi*. But thee i5 rc sidthem. PdhaDs thev wee released bv Boris? Y;u

alt on dd dive at a slaircae going up. Yo! climbdd find vo$elf on the @ud fl@r of the north

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win6 of th€ .astle. You @ at one 6d of a long halfway whi(h tuN riSht at the far end. I}lere e two<l@trays oppGiie ea.h other in the middle of thehallway. The one 6 your nght would apped to opendto the .ourttad, Ihd€ is a telespe momted ona table next to tbis d@r Suddenly a ylMg, blond€gid drcssed in jem md a white T$hid and carryinga small shoddd bag appears frcm atuud ttu co.@f at the far end of the halwal HalJ walkin& halfming, she kep6 dancing behind her a.ting asthdSh ehebody is folowing hd Before you cd@ll out to her she opeE the d@r b you left, j6t@ a pacr oI Zombi6 appea6 ftom arcud the.or-B in hot psuit. The 6nl d(E the d@ quicklyb€hind her lhe Zombi6 begin hamerinS d it mdyou hear the girl *rcam. You have no choi.e but to80 ro hd Ene an l fight the Zombies, all senteenof them. r you win, tm to 245.

t42The doo. op4 into a briEhrly lit rcom that is laidout with srated-the-art $m equipmdt There arct1aing machin6, rowinE machins, treadmills,e'ftie bikes, w€i8hts md ttfuhe' But there is aloi oI rubbish on the fl@r dd none of the equipnotl@ks lilG it has bffi @d in a long time. Th@ is awat€r cooler in rhe fa..oner of ttu mm, iis paperops .ipped out of the hold€r and strewn ad6s the.ltiny black floor If you want to pi.k up a cup anddrink the water tuh to 106. lf you wodd rather shlttlE der md tep Soin& tun to 12.w

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341You dimb dom though the hole, Ietiin8 Eo of thelift fl@r at the last pGsibl€ mondt. You drcP downand hit the ba*m€nt fl@r ha.d, twistin8 your anklettrE r rrAMrN^ poini. The bra* dimond-SriIedslidiry d@rs at the bottom of the lift are shut andyou are uMble to pull them aPart to enter th€ base_ment. If you Possess a crcwbar, tum to i85, lr you donot Pcss a c@wbd, tum to 3m.

344You step into the shower md Pull the yelow curtain shui behhd you, Therc it a lot ol noi*.omingnon the Hrcom- There is shouting and *rcding,bantinE ad dashinS, and the smd of tumituebeing thrcM aNud dd glass bein8 ffished.TheE must be Zombie in the bedffi, no doubtabout it Will you stay hidd6 behind the showerrutain, amed and aady to fi8ht (tum to 313) or Eoinb the Hmh to attack the zombi€s (tum to 53)?

Otto's rea.tions arc slow and your quick movem€nlcalchG him olt guard. You manage to w.ap youlegs arcund his nidritr md haul him scremin8 tothe Arcund. He tries to Miggle fr& but yoL holdm to him, wrapping me of your.hains arc6d hisrKI(. He gasps for brearh and lashes oui,.atchingyou in the face with his elbow but causing no realdamaSe. You hana on to him and pull harder 6 the

in util h€tive5 up rhe struggle and pass6 out.

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reach his bell. Your *arching 6nges tind a leyIbched to a rhin chai^ on his b€h Tne cha,n 6 just

He slumps down on top of you but you are jut able

dough for you to be able ro pur the key in theof your shackls. lt fits dd the ld( pops opo,

uch to your rcliet You unlmk rhe other shacHed mp ir shut over the lnconecious thug's wnst.*arch of his pckets yields nothin8 more than a

w to the fl@r You rub your injured wi,srs ddhoto of a plmp, middle-aged woman whi.h you

ink about what to do nexr. You arc baefoot dd@int the eme t-hirt dd <argo shorts you had

whe^ you wer tJdtupp€d. A chdte of(lorh6

!f you want to l€av€ thepnson ell rlmed,atelt

ould b€ w€lcome but otto's snell woe thmrs do, e tlEt will have to wait. Yd must find .

.y roesape.ortost.rB romo.n a5he e8arns<on-i()ll!J1s. tf you want to nlerc8are him. hrm ro

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t16Rohik stares at you @ldly dd eys, 'Well, I sugSestyou nm arcmd, go back and 8et th€ money fiohYun' If yo! want to pul oui you 8un to arrest ihemad ldk them h the.elL, rum to ,64. If you wanlto push past ihem md tu down ttE coridot tum

347The door opsE into a windowles mm that hasa.ircula. table and six dEi6 in the ceftre. A1l rhewals e lin€d from floor to ceilinE with shelv6 thalare crammed tull of board Aam6/ .omPute. Eames,boots ad eva 25 i$ue of an old games magazindwith the slrm8e name Oui & Wedel. On€ sheu hasa row of b@ks with distin tiv€ 8ree sPins ddfantastical-souding iitles lile The Wa ock oJ Fnehl,Molnd,r, but mosi shelvd display ow upon rcw ofb@rd Emes. On a high shelf, n€srled behvd a Pil.oI b@rd games and a box 6le labeued G,m N'8r,Nruilelrds, y@ see a lilver two handled .up. Youlift the trophy dom md see it is ins.rib€d with thrwords 'Ite Pagod. Cup'. Iher€ arc six names eichedon the back of the.uP over a Period of 27 yeaa. Ilyou want to oPen eme of the boxed gam6, turn t().97. If you would iaiher leav€ the room dd walkturthd up rhe.orridor, tum to 19.

t4aThe 8las-panelled double doo6 leading into ih!.ou.tyard are not locked. Ihere arc a lot of Zombicswandenng arcund in ihe .ouryard l@kin8 ver!

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.gitatet. Yd € a baLony 6 the fi6t doof of theast winS whi.h has a h€vy m.hine 8u mout€don it. TheF i5 a meial ladder attadEd io the wallby the side of th€ baleny whi.h lrs from the tufdoM to the courtyard. lI yothe <ourtyard to the ladiler, tum to 88. II you wouldhther sta.t shooting at the Zombies, tum to tq.

,49A qui.k *ath of ihe Zombie's .loih6 ploduer brass key and a waUet. The key has the numbert1I stamPed on it. The waUet is empty apart iiDm acncked plasti. drivinS licen e in the tume of TomWatson. The photo on the.aid is of a smilinS, rcundtaed I)u with black hair and Elass. You stare atthe photo lor a few moments, wonderinq whai fatelad led hin here, to be ru.ned inb a tmbie. Yout6s the wallet aw.y and look in the dpboard. The.to.age boxes arc full of household ju& which i6of no u* to you. You p@tet the key dd .a.ry ondown the hallwa)4 Tlm to nr.

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t50With the hlge number of Zombi€s closinE in on you,Amy s.eams at you to huy up dd open the pad-ldk. U you posss a larEe brN k€y, tlm io 35- Ifyou do not have this key, tum to r43.

i.te lhe tull force of the blast, withblown to piec. R€du.e their nm-You jmp up to 88ht the IsaininEyolf ch()@ weaPon. Tln to 17,

151You arc relided to have sureived the mslaught ofthe Attack Dogs. You walk to th€ ba.k of the roomdd tate the b6.h of keys off the hook. Ilrere aretht in iotal, each dillerent in size and ea.h stanpedwith a numbe. betwM 6e and eight. Ihe m[6tkey G No. I and the larget ley is No. 8, You h@kthem onto your belt, hopnr8 ihey will be of use lateron you wat you notie a rnall cupb@rd 6 theleft-hand wall. You open ir to Iind two Med Kits

Seconds later therc is a hige explosim. Fo.tfatelyyou are only hit by a smll PiG of shraPnelwhich lodg€s in your l%, edudng yu sr^MrNAby 2 poinrs. But the ZDmbi€ who was holding theEremde was not so fortmate and neither weE hn

wil s@n bdome dother member of Ginsri.hYw s .my of zombi6. The hdiormation begins

ost imediately. Yo! 6r you Em rfldon y

t51fhe *idtist mmg6 to plsSe the syrin8€ intoyou tuth. You rrcu in teftr, rcalising that y@

b€foE dmppin8 it on the ground, @able b rhinkfor yo@li YN advotuF is ovd.

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The paintings are all porlraits of fonnjdable-lmkinSrEntlemen who have lived in th€ cdtle downf,bugh the ages. Th€y aft a[ named dd dat€d. Allof them have the s1rmme Yur Each has a sren lmk@ hb la.e, ercept for one - a shtrP featured manwith lon8 hair a piercinS starc and a sly 8rh who16l€ more mean and evil than a[ th€ others. Hisnme is Cinsri.h Yur He is the .u@nt oM€r ofthe casde da the man Otto said want€d to kill you.&spite wearing a yellow waist @r and holding ar6alt white rabbit in hjs ams, he stmds theE conli-

dtly as a ma io be feared. If you wanl ro iNP<t

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ihe portrait more d@ly, lum to i26. If you want to

$ left ronE th€ hallway, tum io:21. If you want too ri6htalong the hallway. tum to trl,

It d6 not tale r{y log to cut ttuou8n the mei.ltch k@ping the sliding doos fasised. You slide

the d6s opd and 6nd yot|tru standing in a.old.lridor lii by ciling lights that h.v€ squaeshaPe<lt6ted glas shades. Ihe.eilinS is painted a cheFLss mustard .oloui The walls arc the same .olour$ove a waisi-hi8h srrip of da* geen tiles, many ofwhich N missing. The paint on the wals is old and

cled and sm€ared with blood in several places.You snifftheairand nobea very upleasantchemi'.al sme[. Sudddrly you hed the soud of fmtstePsfoning d@n the .omdor to ytu left. To your n8ht

twflty net6 away, therc ar swing d@tsacIB the collidor made of vulcanized rubb€r

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If you want io 6nd out who is comin8 down the or-rido., tlm to 45- r you wmt to walk thtough theswinE doo6, tum to 31.

355You # that tlse are still plenty of Zombies mill_inE arcund in the cofftyard ouiside md whisper toAmy that you will deal Mth them alt€r you havehelped her to sape. You tipt@ uP the hailw.y,@uched dom so none of them cd * you thrcu8hthe windowg You reach the end of the halway mdpeer rcud the riSht-hand comer lo tmk down theeast wing hallwaJ. You walk about 6v€ mer6 doMthe hallway whe^ sudderLly an alam tEll 8G olf,emitting a shrill, deaiding noi*. This is quickly fol-lowed by the .at-a-tat-ial bust of m.hj@ gm Iirecoming from behind you. Roll one die. li you rcllr 3, tm to qo. If you rcll 4 {, tum to .19.

t57You wast€ no time dd pull th€ Pin olt of the 8retude, tossin8 it hto the domitory before slmingthe dmr shut. You drop io th€ fl6. to avoid rhe

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impact of the erplosion. Seonds later th@ is aLoud b@m 6 the Eremde explod6,.asinE 2d6|1DAMAC.. You open what's left of the d@f and perinto the smole6lled tum to vis the cam8e. Th€Zombie l€ft srddin8 statger foMard to atta.k odyou must *let another weapon to 6nish thd off.

You are in .osiderable pain but pick youMr up.nd i@k around. You arc standinS on the flat mf ofthe w6r win& high above th€ Eravel-covered court-yard below The quadrmgle is forpd by the imerwalls oI the sdstone buildings that make up thecastle. Sudd€nly a blue md cream sports car r@Bth@ugh the @in gates in the $uth wing and intothe ourtyard, 9res rlRhinE on the gravel. ln alDndbrale tum, the car com6 to a halt in a .loud ofd6t in front of a Edage dmr in ihe east wint. Thedriver.

'lw w,rh ronS h.,red an unusuallr laJEe

head. jumps out of the car dd u d|5 rh€ saraBe

358What u*mahe will you mter? ff you wat ro i]?€jn the words 'White Swm', t|m ro 50. If you want tott?e in the words 'White Rabbit', tum to ,28.

dooa He jumps back into the driver's *at, slams lh..ff into gear and reveRs it inro the Sarage, wheelsspimin8 h must be none other than Gingnch YurrhimelJ! Zombies fl@d inlo the courtya.d bur thcmn dG not reappear Two of rhe Zombie belolrtud their heads and lok uP. They Point uP at yorand b€gin <reahin8, attradin8 the att€ntion or thcothers. You n€ed io act guicklt There is m oPen slyli8ht in th€.oot some rwenly metres ahead of youThere is a drainprrc which runs down ihe sid€ olthe west win& from the baF of the .lock towei allthe way dom to the .ou.tyard. lf you want to walrquickly over b rhe skylidt, tuh to 393. It you wanlro .limb down the drainpiF, ium to 4.

160You lok ovd the edge of rhe balcony and e thrlthe ladder is iamed with noe Zombies climbint up it. Some falloff dd olheF lose their lootinE,dangling by on€ hdd hom the ladd€r PEhinSand shoving each other, th€), aE slow to climb utYou scramble back into P€ition behind the heavymchine gun dd brcathe in d€ePly. You counl

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lwmtygen Zombi6 in toral trying to aet onto theladdei You Srir your t@th, relea* the elety .atchdd fiF continully al the Zombie ulil the b€lt isdpry, carsing 2d6+r5 dam8e. If you kill all of theZombies in the first Atta.t Rodd, tm to uo. U youtail to kil rh@ aU, rln ro 325.

16rWhever is on the ef is very strcng and hs notbuble in liftinS you up by your thrcat. You Easpfo. a4 le8s wrigglin& struggling to poinr your 8@rt the ceiling. You take aim dd fire, imediatelythe iron Erip on your thrcai i5 Eleased. You falonto the loft fl@r landing heavily on your back. Atlhe em€ time a hu8e Zombie oash6 rhrcugh thel@t continui.S shaiSht m thrcu8h the loft's .ottm0@itr@.ds to the coridor b€low, takinE you dom

ith it. Roll one die. II the nmber olled is 1-?, tum2r1 lf thenmbe rclled is4 6. tum to2.

nush aEaiNt th€ wall md youleverage on it wfth the .rcwbai

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You try ha.kin8 at the wal with the <rowbar butcamot dig the safe our, as it is bold inside a elidbri.k caviry The noi* you arc maKng is bomd toattract the attention ot e@body or methint nyminute ed you eali4 it js tu6le to .ontinue hyingto break in to the 6af€. Finding nothing else of int€r6t, y@ leave the Sams ll)6 ad wal( turther uPlh€ coridm. Tum ro 19.

tb3You fel a slav{ing mouth on your ck bui beforcthe Zombie has time to cl@ its jaws dd bite youwith its brcks teeth you 8lab its am, bend fotrard,dd ftip it over your shouldd. lt lands with a thumPon its back on ih€ bmken dffee table and llld inpain. It stmals up slowly dd both Zombies close into attack. If you win the fi8ht tum to 83.

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365A quick *arch of the Zombie eveals nothjngbut a note in the top pftket of the male. It simplyet€, "rel hra I love hs.' r y@ want to stay in thelibrary and take a l@k at the b6lis, tum to ir9. If)ou would rath€r coniinue walking along rhe coF

t6Six buuets fly thrcu8h the dmr in rapid suoessionad @e of th6 hits you in th€ leg, Lce 3 srAMrNAPoints. If you e stil alive tM to ,54.

?64The sidti.ts l@k sh{ked whm you point you.gun at them. They rai* then dm in the air to sur_ender You tell them to wau( thrcugh the swingd@r6 nd into the fiFt cel pa6t the lift. ,A3 you Passby the l'ft. Roaik d rcps l$ <lipboard, prtending itwas by addent. As he bend5 doM to Pict n uP, hesuddenly jump6 up at you, attemPnry to inj<t you

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367You pre$ the callbutton on the stainless steel panelnext to the lft door lhe lift stdts to hm as it rmbl6 up the lift shaft frcm the nooa below. lt stopswith a thuhp and the ders slide open, Sevencru ed Zombies wieldinE kitchen knives pour oui oIthe lift to atta.k you. You are stabbed in the arn byth€ firsl Zombie be{ore you have time to r€a.t. lo*I srAMrNA points. Thm the battle is on.If yo! wjn,

163HoldinS your arm ovcr your eyes, yoL .rash throuShthe holc in the .lock fa.e, Mding nore glass flyins.You hurlle ihrcu8h th€ air, whirlinS you arms andlegs around, trying to keep yolr*lf up.ight. Youland h€avny dd paintuly on th€ rool, rcllinA overin an aftempt to be6k the fall. Above you rhee is ahuae explosion as the top of the clock tower is blownaparr by the dtnamite. Debris falls on top of yo!f.agments of stone, wood, .lo.k parts dd even thefoot of ihe Zombi€ lhat is no mor€. You are nol ingeat shape you$elt after the long iall down o.toth€ r@f. Roll two dice and Fduce you! STAMINA bythe rotal rolled. If you ae srill alive, tun to 3j9.

369As you m ados the .ourtyard towards the openEara8e, lhirteen Zombies .harEe our. They haveben locked up in a stoe em at the ba.k of thegarage foi dar€ and arc beBerk with !aEe. Ihey ar€wielding large spanns and hammeB, making them

norc powerful. You must fi8hl tlEm. Each Zombiewho swives your first attack will ca$e 2 points ofDAMAGE. If yotr win, tum to 247,

170As you sbide over to .tr,.k him with your .len hedfiots, Boris simply shtugs his shoulders atain l@king alnost bored and sayr 'crodbye!' He pulls itever md a stion of stor fl@r drcps away frcmunder your leet. Tum to 216-

t7LThe Zombie's bfte is painful (l@ I srNrNA point)but ils teeth do not pi*e ydr skin. Before it cminfe.t yd by bilm8 depd, you Srab its am, b6dfotrad, dd flip the zoi'hie @er you shouldei Itld& @ its back wiih a ihmp m top of the bol€ncoffe table and howls in pain. lt stands uP slowly tojoin the other Zombie who .l(g in to atta.k. If youdefeat the zombie, tlh to 83.

t?2You mch htd your pockel dd Eive Amy the goldl@tet dd chain.'My ldket! wha did you 6nd it?'she asks, suddenly ch@hn again. 'You dd't wantto know!' you reply, 8iimh8. 'Thanr you. IlEnkyou. Thant y@,' she et6 h.ppily, Sriming fd the

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ftst time sine you mt her You tell Amy ir's timefor her to Eo fld sugget that she walts along theedge of the foet, followinS the Md, bul makings@ 5h€ stays out of siSht of flt'My drivinS alonSit You wave goodbye, sying tlut yotr will * her@n. You go back iBid€ rhe stdk @m dd clorethe se@t d@r behind yd. You eni th€ st€k r@m,tm left, dd then walk north ddg the wBt wingbeloE rcaching ihe staiM* at th€ jm.tion with themrth wing. Y@ arc about to 8o doM ttE staircase!o the bMent wh6 you @tn sight of the telFspe mosted on the table alEad. Tln to 2ro.

You pi.t you way thouth the twitching @rPses oithe Zombi6 that d Piled uP 6 th€ stai(ase, Youpul the axe Gd6) oot of the hand of the one'medZombie before clinbing rhe orainare to the catfl@i You slep out onto a coridor landinE whercyou can 60 left (tun to 47), Eo ridt (tum h) 40) orgo 3tidght ah€.d (tuh to 33:).

374You hear a noi* lI@ above and l@k up to seeGinSrich Yun's evil he starin8 dom at youthsugh the hole in the bottom of ihe bloM{uilift. He drcps a small boHle down thbugh the holewhi.h shalieB m hitting the floor of ihe lifr shaft.It contains knoclout 8as ad you smn fall uncon-sious. lvho you wake up, you lind yowlf in alaige rcom with a hiEh ceilin8, .hained to a slab ofpolished stde. You are sumunded by s@dhing

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Zombies who beome very himated whs they Fyou eyes nick open. Irey ftwd in clo*r to wat ha ta[, thin, bespe.tacled mn w€rin8 a long whiielaboratory .oal and tubber gloves injKi your ndtwith Zombie blood. The ri€ntist 3niggeB and t€llsyou ihat you are d6tined to bRome another con-sript in GinSrich Yurt amy of Zombies- You.

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is quick actinE md you drcp lo you kn€ clut h-int you sromach. You tall unM$ious and never€over You advfltw is over

1nYou bomd up t\e shns a5 fast as you cm. The alarmstops ringing who you arc half*ay up, rcpla.ed bynew emds comin8 frcm b€tow footsleps md the.I-r@familiar sound of howling and &Ighing

nbi4. You kep ming up tl€ stai6, hopin8that the lire door at the rop i3 nor l@ted. Brcathinghad, you reach the 8rc door and push down on th€tutal bar The d@r is nor leked md opeB out onto. llat pad of the @f of the w6t win& wherc you6nd yourself stddin8 in briUiflt surshine. lf youwant to bl@k the fire *ape to stop the pubuinSpa.k of Zombies ftun coming oui ofto rh€ mi rumto 15. r you want io tet eady to liSht the Zombiet

,78The dmr opero into a smal laudry rcom. Thee iB. tall white cupb@rd in one o6€, in front of whichli6 a bu.lGt d its side, a mop and two bmms. Aplasti. basker piled high with washing sits on top oI. wo.k surfae which tuns frch one comer of thefd wal ov€r to the cupboard. Undemeath it you s. washing machine and a tumble dryer 'Ih* is a.old bla.k kit bag propp€d up aEaiNt ih€ wall by rhedma n€xr to a @w of sh@s. If you want to open thekit ba& tum to 291 If you want to open the dF

475All the Zombies that w4 in ihe b€dmm Polrthftu8h into the bathmm, ea.h one eager to riP youapart. You try to stand up io defend youself bur ae*t upon by 3ix of them. They have the initiativ€ mdyotr lo* 6 sraMrNA poinls in their initial oGlaughtlf you ae siill alive, you mana8€ ro.rawl out ftoFmdemeath the pile oI Zombies to fiSht them as normal. If you win, tum to 20.

J75You @ quite thnsty and SulP down the liquid whi.hr4res much benq than it smells. unfort@tely it islaed with a deadly lDison - .ydidel The Poison

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479ClimbinE doM tne ircn tungs, yo! neany .hote onthe a.iid tunes .ising up from below At rh€ bonomof th€ shaft you find yourself standing on the edge anoPen *wer A large oPen pipe prctrudc frcm a briclwall to you l€fi, spillinE irs upleasnt contents lntothe *wer, whi.h has a red bn.t path ruming alon8side it on which you are standinS. The cylindricalwer is dimly lt by shall liSht bulbs attach€d toa <lrooping cable suspmded lrom rhe brick.eilinS.ft€ liEhis arc too far aparr to 4able you to see veryfar trropleh of water fall from the cilinS, mliingan eerie ploppinE sound as they land in the slow-flowing *wage water. Suddenly you hear squeakin8$mds. You peer anead inio the gloom and s@ notZombics, but a swarm of huge, grey rars {urryin8towards you. Mutat€d by the .ontaminated sew-a8e, rhe Mutant Sewer Rats are four tihes the size ofo.dinary rats. They have bul8in8 red ey6, and lonSslurp te€th and claws. Therc are fifteen of then intotal. Each has I STAMNA point dd caNs 1 DAM'acE point. You must.h()@ a w@pon to nght thd.If yo! win, tun to r22.

,80Afte. putting on the white laboratory .oat, yotr walkboldly throuSh the swing doo6 and introduc€ yourself to the sci€ntish, eyin6 thar CinSri.h Yun hassent you to ioin them. Th. evnl@Ling scientist withthe shaved head inbbduces hiNelf in a cold voiceas Prcf€ssor Roaik. He l@ks at yo! suspiciouslydd demands to know if you have brcu8hr the

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381The dan thumps into you nel, pier.in8 th€ sbnwith ease. The dart i! Poien-tiPP€d, albeit a mildpoi$n. L@ 5 sT MINA Points. lf you m stil alive,you pull ihe dart fton you IKk dd aPPiy a mdebmdaBe to the wodd. You er4im the sitch care-tultv md * ttEt ttErc are a.tuallv thF Dositionsit c; be in. Th€E is a middle 'off iGition, a downpGitid whrch sets olf th€ traP, and s uP P6ihonlfyou mw wGh lo fl(l' th€swikh uP, tm to41.lfyou would rath€r not take ihe .hane and wdt klbave tE library iIrrredr ely, tlm to 160.

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38:the alam hd stopp€d md you wasie no nme andM up the Iire €$ape, not stoppinS mtil you rca.hthe toP of OE staiE. Breathin8 hard, you reach theffft dmr and push doM on the netal bai Ihe d@ris not lcked md opss out onto the r@f of th€ w€twinE where you lind you*U standing in brillidt

38tYou take the tuI force of the bLlt in ihe .hest. Th*ir m way you @ su4ive su.h d qplosion. You

,8{You *arch qui.kly thrcWh iheir p@kets and find@thing moe the a bottle oFnq dd a I]wtc pmwhich den't evd work, Not wishin8 to wasre aymore tine lindhg uselss junk, you decide to readAry's diary Tum to ur.

,85the coridor mak6 a sharp iln to the .i8ht, carri6@ for ab@t 50 metres dd males dothd iight tlm.

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Y@ s@n arive at a black-paind ion d@. in thcnaht-hmd wall ol the coridoi It b turily l(tedand you don't have a key whi.h can oPd it, Whilstyou are thinkng about whal to do rxt, the d{isionis mad€ for you. Tln io 1o9.

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lid whi.h sys 'Danger Do Not Open' in big redletters. If you want to iEnor€ the wminE and op€nthe tdnk, tum to :61. If yo! would fath{ walk on,

t89Yurr is an €xc€llent marksman. He does not mishis target, Your head slunps to one side, a tricKeof blmd tllming down the side of your lace lrom asmall wosd above your temple. Your hands let goof the drainpipe dd you IaI into the baying thEngof Zombies below Your adventue is ovei

190As the sports .ar .los h on you at high speed, yous Yur smiling in anti.ipatjd of ruming you dom.You empry your Eu at the omominE.ar uawar€that it has a bullet-p@f windscreen. Yun'r si.klySrin grcws wider as he bem d()m on you, whilstthe {ienrisr @nrinu6 to fie his machi.e gun. Y@t6ve no chdce of swivin6 b€in8 hit by both bullets and Ym's .ar Your advdtue i6 over

336You nove the painting to 6e side and *e that rhereis a naftw d@r in ihe wall that was PreviGly concealed. L you want lo oFn rr, hm to to4 If youwdt to go left.lona lhe hallway. tum ro 22t.If vouwanr ro Eo nSht alonS the hallwat tum to !3.

3vAs you .limb dom the drainPiPe, the Zombiesgather in lar8e nmbeN, waitin8 for you at the bot-tom. If you have my 8mad6, tum io tr5. If you donot have ay Srmdes, nrm to 65.

33aA few md6 furthe. along the onidor yo! s altuB€, bla.k metal ttuk st agaiEt th€ ridt handwall. There is a hddwriten mege taFd @ ihe

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39rThe corridor ends al a door You can hear the e6dol footsteps.oming frcm the other side. There is noaltdative but to open the door and lace whcverit is. You brcathe in deeply, kick the dmr open, andchar8e in to find youFelf standing in a larSe sior€mo. Thee is a mm makin8 notes on his .liPboard,inspecting {l@.tc.eiling shelves which e mctl)'empty. He is aboul lo yea6 ol age, quite stcty witha shaved head, and wearinS ord8e overalls andblack boots. H€ app€ars unconened by your sud-

'Ah, you must be the nN prison€r I wasnt exPect-ing to see you here,' he says in natterct-fad kindof wat 'Nobody has ever escaped toom Otto's ds-8€on b€fore. Do you wmt to 8iw me oN e4on whyI sholldn r rai5e th€ alarm?' Before you can speak,the man smil6 and says, 'The answer my fri€nd ismoncy. Show me th€ money! My tume is Boris.'

'And l'm Grcgor,' eys a dep voice to his left, Youtrn to s a much oldef man with a heavily linedfa.e. He is wearinS a brcwn bohbd ia.ket and dinyold trainers. For sme reason the iop of his head iswrapped in Erubby bandages.

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192You poinl your g6 at the nearst grcup oI Zombieand b€gin 6rin8. All rhe Zombies in the courtyardimmediately fl@k towards you. Th€F m so |Myof thd rhal you de unable to shoot them all beforcrumin8 out of blllets. You suriv€ foi a few min-utes moF belore you arc draSged to the t@und and*t upon. You ae @n cov€Ed in Zombie bl@dand beome inkted youf*lf. As the trareformationtakes hold you turn and point to the double doors,and the dm beyond where Amy is hiding. Youlead the scEanin8 Zombic acrcs the courtyard. Itwon't be long befoc Amy is tumed into a ZombierN. Your adventure is ovei

t9tY@ walk acrcs the rcof util you ta.h the oPdskylight. You l@l down ioto what appears b be alavisNy-nmish€d b€dmm. ftere i5 a larEe fowp6ter tEd dir<tly urxter the skyliahl eme fiverEtts b€low If you wdt to jmP down onto thebed, tum to 14. r you would rather walk back acr6the rml to climb down rhe drainpip€, tlm to .1.

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t94You ro back to the @in gate with Amy reaminEai you to oFn rhe Padldk. If you Poses a largebrass key, tun to 35. lf you do not have this key, lurn

395You step over the rwitching tDdies of the Zofrbiesand iake a g@d I@l aromd the mm. The onlything ol inter€st you find is a pair of blackshith'srongs whi.h you put in you bag. Iherc b an alcovebehind the clutain whee you find a black ion d@rthat was p@iously hidden. If you want ro oPen thedoor, tum to ,2. lf you would rather 60 ba.k downthe namw pa$ateway dd tun riShl into th€ main

196Yd se rhai th@ arc two keyhol€s in the lek, @elarger than the other Therc is a nunbn 8 $aknedabov€ the laraer keyhole md a nuhber 2 kratchedabove the smaler k€yhole. lf you wdt lo try to oPenth€ padl(l with the keys nmb€red 8 ald 2, tlm to82. If you would like to try a diifemt.ohbination

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t7You caEtully lift rhe lid of rhe bin dd @ that thereare seral opty clear Plasti. botlles lying at thebortom. Thee are deg3 ol blmd in aI of them. On€of the botd€ is .ra.ked and ha l€aked its bl@dyconienis all over rhe bottom of the bin. Ther€ is ablack rct€book sticking otrt trcm undemeath thebottl6, ib pages saked in blood, It aoss yourmind rhat it.ould be Zombie blood. Il you Posrss apai. of rubber Elov6, tum to 61. r yd do not haverubb€r 6ld6 blt wanl to rca.h down to tet ihenoteb@l m'ryat td to 1q. If you would rather.lose the lid and wrlk 04 tum to 155.

t9aAt su.h de rdge it is ur ikely thal e 4ell4tharlcman like Yu would hi$ such d e.sy rarget.Yer oomehow he fails ro hit you in the head wher€h€ was aiminS fld the bullet thump6 into you armtnse 4 sr^MrNA poinls. r you d still alive, ttn

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,9the Zombie stdds up, kicks ov€r ihe drum kil andlurche fotrard in irs atteDpt to 8et its ble€din8and blistered hands on you. But one Zombie shouldnot be t6 diffiolt to despat h. Il yoL win, you.aneilher *ar.h the.oom (tm to r34) or 8o out of thercom, tum l€ft and imdiately right down the .o.

400With the sun sliPping slowl), beneath ihe horizDrryou a[ive at a smal villaSe by tne name of Melis.Yo! go st ajght to the poli@ station md repo.t th€honific *enls that happened arGoray. Castle. Therearc only rwo poliens in the village. Bolh staF atyou in disb€lief wh€n you rlare your shockinS tale.At fiFt they theats to act you, but fituliy agre€to 8o to the castle in the mornin8 to invetitate.They tel you to 80 ro the l@l im but not to leavethe village, as they will ned to sFak to you in rhemomin6. You find r@N at a saU g!6t hou* andafler a much-needed shower you meet Amy doM-stairs for dimer N€ith€r oI you are very hlngryand you just talk endlesly about GinSii.h Yud. 'Sodo you thinl( you kil€d a[ the Zombies?'Amy a6t5dnost)r You reply rhat you thi.t you <tid, and cer-tainly you hope you did. You Eo thrcu8h all youbattles, wntint doM the numhr oI Zmbies kiUedin ea.h one. wha y@ have comted up th€ total,tum to ihat number lf it n not the riSht nhbe.,

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THE SIGNS BEFORE THE DAY

OF JUDGEMENT

Author: Al-Haafidh Ibn Katheer Hadeeth Checking: Abu Talhah Daawood Burbank

Ayaat and Ahaadeeth about the Hour

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“My Lord! Increase me in knowledge!" - Qur'an 20:114”

Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "They ask you (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) about the Hour, - when will be its appointed time? You have no knowledge to say anything about it, To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof? You (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) are only a warner for those who fear it, The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning." [An-Nazi'aat (79):42-46] "They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): 'When will be its appointed time?' Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden.' They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with Allaah (Alone) but most of mankind know not.''" [Al-A'raaf (7):187] There are many Ayaat and Ahaadeeth concerning this subject: Allaah said: "The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder." [Al-Qamar (54):1] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, whilst pointing with his index and middle fingers, "The time of my advent and the Hour are like these two fingers." [1] In another report he said, "The Hour almost came before me." This indicates how close we are, relatively speaking, to the Hour. Allaah said: "Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness." [Al-Anbiyaa' (21):1] "The Event (the Hour or the punishment of disbelievers and polytheists or the Islaamic laws or commandments), ordained by Allaah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate as partners with Him." [An-Nahl (16):1]

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"Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it, and know that it is the very truth. Verily, those who dispute concerning the Hour are certainly in error far away." [Ash-Shooraa (42):18] In Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, there is a Hadeeth which states that a Bedouin asked the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) about the Hour. He (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "It will surely come to pass. What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "O Messenger of Allaah, I have not prepared much in the way of prayer and good works, but I love Allaah and His Messenger." The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "You will be with those you love." The Muslims had never rejoiced as much they did when they heard this Hadeeth. [2] Some Ahaadeeth report that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was asked about the Hour. He looked towards a young boy and said, "If he lives, he will not grow very old before he sees your Last Hour coming to you." [3] By this he meant their death and entering the Hereafter, because everyone who dies enters the Hereafter; some people say that when a person has died, his judgment has begun. This Hadeeth with this meaning is "correct" (Saheeh). Some heretics comment on this Hadeeth and give it an incorrect meaning. The exact timing of the Great Hour (as-Saa'at al-'Uzmaa) is something which Allaah alone knows and which He has not revealed to anyone, as is clear from the Hadeeth in which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "There are five things which nobody knows except Allaah;" then he recited, "Verily, Allaah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allaah is All Knower, All Aware (of things)."" [Luqman (31):34] [4] When Gabriel (Jibreel) (alayhi-salaam) came to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in the guise of a Bedouin, he asked him about Islaam, Eemaan (faith) and Ihsaan (excellence of faith); and the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) answered his questions. But when he asked him about the Hour, he said,

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"The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner." Jibreel said, "Tell me about its signs." Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) described them, as we shall see later when we quote this Hadeeth and others in full. Hudhayfah said: "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) stood up one day to speak to us, and told us everything that was going to happen until the Hour, and left nothing unsaid. Some of the listeners learnt it by heart, and some forgot it; these friends of mine learnt it. I do not remember it completely, but sometimes it springs to mind, just as one might remember and recognise the face of a man whom one had forgotten, when one sees him." [Abu Daawood, Muslim] [5] Imaam Ahmad reported via Abu Nudrah that Abu Sa'eed said: "One day the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) led us in praying the afternoon prayer (Salaat al-'Asr). Then he stood and addressed us until sunset. He mentioned everything that was to happen until the Day of Resurrection, and left nothing unsaid. Some of us remembered it, and some of us forgot it. One of the things he said was: 'O people, this world is full of attractive temptations. Allaah has appointed you as vicegerents (Khaleefah) in this world, and He will see how you will act. So guard yourselves against the temptations of this world and of women.' Towards the end of this speech, he said, 'The sun is about to set, and what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is like what remains of this day compared to what has passed.' [6]" 'Alee ibn Zayd ibn Jad'an al-Timi narrated some Gharib and Munkar Ahaadeeth - which could bring into question the validity of this Hadeeth. But there are some reports which are similar to this Hadeeth, and which were transmitted with different isnaads. Part of this Hadeeth is in Saheeh Muslim, through Abu Nudrah on the authority of Abu Sa'eed. This Hadeeth refers to something which is beyond any doubt: what remains of this world, compared to what has passed, is very little. In spite of that, no-one can know exactly how much time is left except Allaah, and no-one can know exactly how much time has passed, except Allaah. Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab at-Tafsir, commentary on Surat an-Nazi'aat, 6/206. [2] A similar Hadeeth was narrated by Bukhaaree in Kitaab al-Adab. [3] See Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Adab; Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat

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al-Sa'ah. [4] Bukhaaree, Kitaab at-Tafsir, commentary on Luqman 31:34. A longer Hadeeth is narrated by Muslim in Kitaab al-Eemaan. [5] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraaat al-Sa'ah; Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Fitan wa'l-Malahim. [6] The whole speech is narrated by Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad, 2/61. Checker's Note: Da`eef, al-Musnad (3/61) [or 2/61 as stated in the book??], at-Tirmidhee and al-Hakim (4/505). Da`eef due to `Alee ibn Zayd ibn Jad'an. al-Mishkat: 5145 of al-Albaanee. Parts of the complete speech are authentic, see Ibn Kathir's comments. General Description of the Fitan (Tribulations) Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "People used to ask the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) about good things, but I used to ask him about bad things because I was afraid that they might overtake me. I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, we were lost in ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and evil, then Allaah brought this good (i.e. Islaam). Will some evil come after this good thing?' He said, 'Yes' I asked, 'And will some good come after that evil?' He said, 'Yes, but it will be tainted with some evil' I asked, 'How will it be tainted?' He said, 'There will be some people who will lead others on a path different from mine. You will see good and bad in them." I asked, 'Will some evil come after that good?' He said, 'Some people will be standing and calling at the gates of Hell; whoever responds to their call, they will throw him into the Fire.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, describe them for us.' He said, 'They will be from our own people, and will speak our language.' I asked, 'What do you advise me to do if I should live to see that?' He said, 'Stick to the main body (jamaa'ah) of the Muslims and their leader (Imaam). I asked, What if there isno main body and no leader?' He said 'Isolate yourself from all of these sects, even if you have to eat the roots of trees until death overcomes you while you are in that state.' [1]" 'Abd Allaah ibn Mas'ood said: "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Islaam began as something strange, and it will revert to being strange as it was in the beginning, so good tidings for the strangers.' Someone asked, 'Who are the strangers?' He said, 'The ones who break away from their people (literally, 'tribes') for the sake of Islaam.'" This Hadeeth was narrated by Ibn Majah on the authority of Anas and Abu Hurairah. [2] Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/65.

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[2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Eemaan, 1/90: Ibn Majah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 3988), 2/1320. Divisions Within the Main Religious Groups Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Jews have split into seventy-one sects, and my Ummah will divide into seventy-three." [1] 'Awf ibn Malik reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Jews split into seventy-one sects: one will enter Paradise and seventy will enter Hell. The Christians split into seventy-two sects: seventy-one will enter Hell and one will enter Paradise. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects: one will enter Paradise and seventy-two will enter Hell." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, who will they be?" He replied, "The main body of the Muslims (al-Jamaa'ah)." 'Awf ibn Malik is the only one who reported this Hadeeth, and its isnaad is acceptable. [2] Anas ibn Malik said, "I shall tell you a Hadeeth which I heard from the Messenger of Allaah, and which no-one will tell you after me. I heard him say, 'Among the signs of the Hour will be the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance. Adultery will be prevalent and the drinking of wine will be common. The number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase until there will be fifty women to be looked after by one man.'" This Hadeeth was reported in the two Saheehs from the Hadeeth of 'Abd Rabbihi. [3] 'Abd Allaah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Just before the Hour, there will be days in which knowledge will disappear and ignorance will appear, and there will be much killing.' " [Ibn Maajah; also narrated by Bukhaaree and Muslim, from the Hadeeth of al-A'mash] [4] Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Islaam will become worn out like clothes are, until there will be no-one who knows what fasting, prayer, charity and rituals are. The Qur'aan will disappear in one night, and no Ayah will be left on earth. Some groups of old people will be left who will say, 'We heard our fathers saying La ilaha illa Allaah, so we repeated it.' Silah asked Hudhayfah, "What will saying La ilaha illa Allaah do for them when they do not know what prayer, fasting, ritual and charity

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are?" Hudhayfah ignored him; then Silah repeated his question three times, and each time Hudayfah ignored him. Finally he answered, "O Silah, it will save them from Hell", and said it three times. [Ibn Maajah] [5] This indicates that in the last days, knowledge will be taken from the people, and even the Qur'aan will disappear from the Mushafs and from people's hearts. People will be left without knowledge. Only the old people will tell them that they used to hear people saying La ilaha illa Allaah; and they will repeat it to feel close to Allaah, so it will give them some blessing, even if they do not have any good deeds or beneficial knowledge. Knowledge will be taken away from men and ignorance will increase during the last days, and their ignorance and misguidance will increase until the end, as in the Hadeeth of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam): "The Hour will not come upon anyone who says, 'Allaah, Allaah'; it will only come upon the most evil of men." [6] Footnotes [1] Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 3991), 2/1321. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Ibn Maajah: 3225 [2] Abu Daawood, Kitaab as-Sunnah, (Hadeeth 4572, 4573), 12/1340-2. "The main body of the Muslims (al-Jamaa'ah)" means the people of the Qur'aan, Hadeeth, Fiqh and other sciences, who have agreed to follow the Traditions of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in all circumstances without introducing any changes or imposing their own confused ideas. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 1082, the narration of `Awf ibn Malik is also reported by Ibn Maajah (no. 4992), Ibn Abee `Asim in as-Sunnah (no. 63) and al-Lalikai in Sharh us-Sunnah (no. 1492). [3] A similar Hadeeth was narated by al-Bukhaaree in Kitaab al-'Ilm, 1/30,31; and by Muslim. Checker's Note: Saheeh, al-Bukhari and Muslim. [4] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/61; Msulim, Kitaab al-'Ilm, 8/58. [5] Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 87. [6]The first part of it was related by Muslim in Kitab al-Eemaan, 1/91, and the second part in Kitab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Sa'ah, 8/208. The Evils Which Will Befall the Muslim Ummah During The Last Days 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) came to us and said, 'O Muhaajiroon, (emigrants from Makkah to al-Madinah) you may be

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afflicted by five things; God forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered. If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them. If people should withhold Zakaat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allaah and His Messenger, you should realise that his has never happened without Allaah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allaah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allaah making them into groups and making them fight one another.'" [Ibn Maajah] [1] 'Alee ibn Abee Taalib said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: 'If my Ummah bears fifteen traits, tribulation will befall it.' Someone asked, 'What are they, O Messenger of Allaah?' He said, 'When any gain is shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of making a profit; when paying Zakaat becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly whilst shunning his father; when voices are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is the worst of them; when people treat a man with respect because they fear some evil he may do; when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk; when female singers and musical instruments become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse the first ones - then let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow them, or to be transformed into animals.'" [Tirmidhee] [2] 'Alee ibn Abee Taalib said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) led us in praying Salaat al-Fajr (the morning prayer). When he had finished, a man called to him: 'When will the Hour be? The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) reprimanded him and said 'Be quiet!' After a while he raised his eyes to the sky and said, 'Glorified be the One Who raised it and is taking care of it.' Then he lowered his gaze to the earth and said, 'Glory be to the One Who has outspread it and has created it.' Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Where is the one who asked me about the Hour?' The man knelt down and said, 'I asked you.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will come when leaders are

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oppressors, when people believe in the stars and reject al-Qadar (the Divine Decree of destiny) when a trust becomes a way of making a profit, when people give to charity (Sadaqah) reluctantly, when adultery becomes widespread - when this happens, then your people will perish.'" [3] 'Imran ibn Husayn said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Some people of this Ummah will be swallowed up by the earth, some will be transformed into animals, and some will be bombarded with stones.' One of the Muslims asked, 'When will that be, O Messenger of Allaah?' He said, 'When singers and musical instruments will become popular, and much wine will be drunk.'"[4] Footnotes [1] Narrated by Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4019), 2/1332. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 106-107. [2] Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 308), 6/4620-458. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 608. [3] al-Haythami, Kitaab al-Fitan. Checker's Note: al-Haythami, says, "al-Bazzar reports it and it contains narrators I do not know." We do not know the status of the hadeeth as no muhaddith (as far as we know) has given a definite verdict. [4] Narrated by at-Tirmidhee. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1604. The Greater Signs of the Hour After the lesser signs of the Hour appear and increase, mankind will have reached a stage of great suffering. Then the awaited Mahdee will appear; he is the first of the greater, and clear, signs of the Hour. There will be no doubt about his existence, but this will only be clear to the knowledgeable people. The Mahdee will rule until the False Messiah (al-Maseeh ad-Dajjaal) appears, who will spread oppression and corruption. The only ones who will know him well and avoid his evil will be those who have great knowledge and Eemaan (faith). The false Messiah will remain for a while, destroying mankind completely, and the earth will witness the greatest Fitnah (tribulation) in its history. Then the Messiah Jesus (alayhi salam) will descend, bringing justice from heaven. He will kill the Dajjaal, and there will be years of safety and security. Then the appearance of Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj (Gog and Magog) will take mankind by surprise, and corruption will overtake them again. In answer

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to Jesus' faithful prayer to Allaah (subhanahu wa ta'aala), they will die, and safety, security, justice and stability will return. This state of affairs will continue for some years, until the death of Jesus. The Ulamaa differ concerning the order in which the other greater signs of the Hour will come about. They are: • The destruction of the Ka'bah and the recovery of its treasure. • The rising of the sun from the west. • The emergence of the Beast from the earth. • The smoke. • A wind will take the souls of the believers. • The Qur'aan will be taken up into heaven. • A fire will drive the people to their last gathering place. • The Trumpet will be sounded: at the first sound everyone will feel terror; at the second sound all will be struck down; at the last sound all will be resurrected. The Mahdee The Mahdee will come at the end of time; he is one of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and Imaams. He is not the Mahdee who is expected by the Shee'ah, who they claim will appear from a tunnel in Saamarraa. This claim of theirs has no basis in reality nor in any reliable source. They allege that his name is Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Askaree, and that he went into the tunnel when he was five years old. The matter we intend to discuss has been proven by Ahaadeeth narrated from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam): that the Mahdee will appear at the end of time. I believe that he will appear before Jesus the son of Mary comes down, as the Ahaadeeth indicate. Hajjaaj said that he heard Alee say, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Even if there were only one day left for the world, Allaah would send a man from among us to fill the world with justice, just as it had been filled with oppression and justice." [Ahmad] [1] Alee said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Mahdee is one of us, from among the people of my household. In one night Allaah will inspire him and prepare him to carry out his task successfully." [Ahmad and Ibn Maajah] [2] Alee said, whilst looking at his son al-Hasan, This son of mine is a Sayyid (master), as the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) named him. Among his descendants there will be man named after your Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). He will resemble him

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in behaviour but not in looks. Then he told them the report which mentions that the earth will be filled with justice. [Abu Daawood] [3] Abu Daawood devoted a chapter of his Sunan to the subject of the Mahdee. At the beginning of this chapter he quoted the Hadeeth of Jaabir ibn Samrah, in which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "This religion will remain steadfast until twelve caliphs have ruled over you." (According to another report he said, "This religion will remain strong until twelve caliphs have ruled over you.") Jaabir said, "The people cheered and shouted Allaahu Akbar! Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) whispered something. I asked my father 'What did he say?' My father said, 'He said, All ofthem will be from Quraysh.'" Another report says that when the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) returned to his house, Quraysh came to him and asked, "What will happen after that?" He said, "Then there will be tribulation and killing." [4] Abu Daawood reported a Hadeeth from Abd Allaah ibn Masood: "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man from among my descendants or from among the people of my household, was sent; his name will be the same as my name, and his fathers name will be the same as my fathers name. He will fill the earth with justice and fairness, just as it will have been filled with injustice and oppression. The world will not end until a man of my household, whose name is the same as mine, holds sway." [5] Abd Allaah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'A man from my household, whose name is like mine, will take power.'" [Tirmidhee] [6] In another report, from Abu Hurairah, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "If there were only one day left for this world, Allaah would lengthen it until he took power." [7] Aboo Sa'eed said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Mahdee will be one of my descendants; he will have a high forehead and a hooked nose. He will fill the earth with justice and fairness just as it was filled with injustice and oppression, and he will rule for seven years.'" [Abu Daawood] [8] Umm Salamah said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say,'The Mahdee will be one of my descendants, from the children of Faatimah.'" [Abu Daawood] [9]

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Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "People will begin to differ after the death of a Khaleefah. A man from the people of Madinah will flee to Makkah. Some of the people of Makkah will come to him and drag him out against his will; they will swear allegiance to him between al-Rukn and al-Maqam. An army will be sent against him from Syria; it will be swallowed up in the desert between Makkah and Madinah. When the people see this, groups of people from Syria and Iraq will come and swear allegiance to him. Then a man from Quraysh whose mother is from Kalb will appear and send an army against them, and will defeat them; this will be known as the Battle of Kalb. Whoever does not witness the spoils of this battle will miss much! The Mahdee will distribute the wealth, and will rule the people according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). Then he will die, and the Muslims will pray for him." [Abu Daawood] [10] Alee said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'A man named al-Haarith ibn Hirath will come from Transoxania. His army will be led by a man named Mansoor. He will pave the way for and establish the government of the family of Muhammad, just as Quraysh established the government of the Messenger of Allaah. Every believer will be obliged to support him.'" [Abu Daawood] [11] Abd Allaah ibn al-Haarith ibn Juz' al-Zubaydee said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'A people will come out of the East who will pave the way for the Mahdee.'" [Ibn Maajah] [12] Abd Allaah said, "Whilst we were with the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), some young men from Banu Hashim approached us. When the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) saw them, his eyes filled with tears and the colour of his face changed. I said, 'We can see something has changed in your face, and it upsets us.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'We are the people of a Household for whom Allaah has chosen the Hereafter rather than this world. The people of my Household (Ahl al-Bayt) will suffer a great deal after my death, and will be persecuted until a people carrying black banners will come out of the east. They will instruct the people to do good, but the people will refuse; they will fight until they are victorious, and the people do as they asked, but they will not accept it from them until they hand over power to a man from my household. Then the earth will be filled with fairness, just as it had been filled with injustice. If any of you live to see this, you should go

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to him even if you have to crawl across ice.'" [13] This text refers to the rule of the Abbasids, as we have mentioned above in the text referring to the beginningof their rule in 132 AH. It also indicates that the Mahdee will appear after the Abbasids, and that he will be one of the Ahl al-Bayt, a descendant of Faatimah, the daughter of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), through Hasan, not Husayn, as mentioned in the Hadeeth from Alee ibn Abee Taalib; and Allaah knows best. [14] Thwaban said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said,'Three men will be killed at the place where your treasure is. Each of them will be the son of a Khaleefah, and none of them will get hold of the treasure. Then the black banners will come out of the East, and they will slaughter you in a way which has never been seen before.' Then he said something which I do not remember; then, 'If you see him, go and give him your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice, because he is the Khaleefah of Allaah, the Mahdee.'" [Ibn Maajah] [15] The treasure referred to in this text is the treasure of the Ka'bah. Towards the end of time, three of the sons of the Khaleefahs will fight to get hold of it, until the Mahdee appears. He will appear from the East, not from the tunnel of Saamarraa, as the Shee'ah claim; they believe that he is in this tunnel now, and they are waiting for him to emerge at the end of time. There is no evidence for it in any book or Saheeh tradition, and there is no benefit in believing this. The truth of the matter is that the Mahdee whose coming is promised at the end of time will appear from the East,and people will swear allegiance to him at the Ka'bah, as some Ahaadeeth indicate. At the time of the Mahdee, there will be peace and prosperity, with abundant crops and wealth, strong rulers, and Islaam will be well-established. Aboo Sa'eed said, "By Allaah every ruler we have had has been worse than the previous one, and every year has been worse than the year before, but I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Among your rulers will be one who will give out wealth freely, without counting it. A man will come and ask him for money, and he will say, "Take"; the man will spread his cloak out and the ruler will pour money into it.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) spread out a thick cloak he had been wearing, to demonstrate the mans actions; then he gathered it up by its corners and said, 'Then the man will take it and leave.'" [Ahmad] [16]

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Footnotes [1] Ahmad, al-Musnad; similar Hadeeth in Abu Daawood, Kitaab Awwal al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Ahmad and Abu Daud, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 5305. [2] Ahmad, al-Musnad and Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan. Checker's Note: Saheeh Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 6735. It has been mistranslated slightly, it should be "In one night, Allaah will prepare him," the mention of inspiration and the carrying out of the task is explanatory. [3] See Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Da`eef Munqati' (chain of narration is broken), al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 5462. [4] Checker's Note: "... returned to his house" is a da`eef addition. The rest of the hadeeth is saheeh. [5] See Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Abee Daawood: 3601. [6] Checker's Note: "A man from my household ..." Hasan, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 8160. [7] at-Tirmidhee, in his chapters dealing with al-Fitan. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh at-Tirmidhee: 1819. [8] Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Hasan, Saheeh Abee Daawood: 3604. Translation states, "... a hooked nose." Correct translation is "... an aquiline nose." [9] Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Abee Daawood: 3603. [10] Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Mahdee. Checker's Note: Da`eef, al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 5456. [11] Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 6418. [12] Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 3088). Checker's Note: Da`eef, Silsilatul Ahaadieeh ad-Da`eefah: 4826. [13] Ibn Maajah, ibid., (Hadeeth 4082). Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef Ibn Maajah: 886. [14] See Ahaadeeth above. (Ref. 1, 2 & 3) Checker's Note: Footnote refers to hadeeth no. 3. [15] Narrated by Ibn Maajah, op. cit., Hadeeth 4084. Checker's Note: Da`eef Munkar (the isnaad is weak and moreover the meaning is wrong). In this case, the mention of "Khaleefah of Allaah" is munkar because Allaah cannot have a successor or vicegerent in His absence, Silsilatul Ahaadeeth ad-Da`eefah: 85.

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[16] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/98. Checker's Note: Da`eef. Its isnaad contains Mujahid ibn Sa'eed Different Kinds of Fitan (Tribulations) Zaynab bint Jahsh said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) got up from his sleep; his face was flushed and he said, 'There is no god but Allaah. Woe to the Arabs, for a great evil which is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this (Sufyan illustrated this by forming the number of 90 or 100 with his fingers).' Someone asked, 'Shall we be destroyed even though there are righteous people among us?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Yes, if evil increases.'" [Bukhaaree] [1] Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "One night the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) got up and said, 'SubhanAllaah! How many tribulations have come down tonight, and how many treasures have been disclosed! Go and wake the dwellers of these apartments (i.e. his wives) for prayer. A well-dressed soul in this world may be naked in the Hereafter.'" [Bukhaaree] [2] Usamah ibn Zayd said, "Once the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) stood over one of the battlements of al-Madinah and asked the people, 'Do you see what I see?' They said, 'No.' He said, 'I see afflictions falling upon your houses as rain drops fall.'" [Bukhaaree and Muslim] [3] Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Time will pass rapidly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will become widespread in peoples hearts, afflictions will appear, and there will be much Harj.' The people asked, 'O Messenger of Allaah, what is Harj?' He said, 'Killing, killing!'" [Bukhaaree] [4] Al-Zubayr ibn Adee narrated, "We went to Anas ibn Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hands of al-Hajjaaj. Anas ibn Malik said, 'Be patient, "For no time will come but that the time following it will be worse, until you meet your Lord." I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say that.'" [Bukhaaree] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There will come a time of afflictions when one who sits will be better than one who stands; one who stands will be better than one who walks; and one who walks

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will be better than one who runs. Whoever exposes himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it.'" [Bukhaaree and Muslim] [5] Hudhayfah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told us two Hadeeth, one of which I have seen fulfilled, and I am waiting for the fulfilment of the other. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told us that honesty came down into mens hearts (from Allaah); then they learnt it from the Qur'aan, and then from the Sunnah. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told us that honesty would be taken away. He said, 'Man will be overtaken by sleep, during which honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only its trace will remain, like traces of a dark spot. Then man will be overtaken by slumber again, during which honesty will decrease still further, until its trace will resemble a blister such as is caused when an ember is dropped onto ones foot: it swells, but there is nothing inside. People will be carrying on with their trade, but there will hardly be any trustworthy persons. People will say, There is an honest man in such-and-such a tribe. Later they will say about some man, What a wise, polite and strong man he is! - although he will not have faith even the size of a mustard-seed in his heart.' Indeed, there came a time when I did not mind dealing with any one of you, for if he were a Muslim his Islaam would compel him to pay whatever he owed me, and if he were a Christian, the Muslim official would compel him to pay it. But now I do not deal with anyone except so-and-so and so-and-so." [Bukhaaree] [6] Ibn Umar said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) stood beside the pulpit, facing the east, and said, 'Afflictions will verily emerge from here, where the top of Satans head will appear.'" [Bukhaaree] [7] Abu Hurairah said that he had heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, "The Hour will not come until a man passes by someone's grave and says, 'Would that I were in his place!'" [Bukhaaree] [8] Abu Hurairah said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'The Hour will not come until the buttocks of the women of Daws move whist going around Dhoo l-Khalasah.'" Dhoo l-Khalasah was an idol worshipped by the tribe of Daws during the Jaahiliyyah. [Hadeeth from Bukhaaree] [9] Abu Hurairah also said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Euphrates will

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disclose a golden treasure. Whoever is present at that time should not take anything of it.'" [10] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come before the Euphrates uncovers a mountain of gold, for which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of every hundred will die, but every one among them will say that perhaps he will be the one who will survive (and thus possess the gold).'" [Muslim] [11] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)said, 'The Hour will not come until the following events have come to pass: two large groups will fight the another, and there will be many casualties; they will both be following the same religious teaching. Nearly thirty Dajjaals will appear, each of them falsely claiming to be a Messenger from Allaah. Knowledge will disappear, earthquakes will increase, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, and Harj (ie killing) will increase. Wealth will increase, so that a wealthy man will worry lest no-one accept his Zakaat, and when he offers it to anyone, that person will say, "I am not in need of it." People will compete in constructing high buildings. When a man passes by someones grave, he will say, "Would that I were in his place!" The sun will rise from the west; when it rises and the people see it, they will believe, but, "No good will it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its faith..." [Al-An'aam (6):158] "The Hour will come suddenly: when a man has milked his she-camel and taken away the milk, but he will not have time to drink it; before a man repairing a tank for his livestock will be able to put water in it for his animals; and before a man who has raised a morsel of food to his mouth will be able to eat it." [Bukhaaree] [12] Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said, "Of all the people, I know most about every tribulation which is going to happen between now and the Hour. This is not because the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told me something in confidence which he did not tell anyone else; it is because I was present among a group of people to whom he spoke about the tribulations (al-Fitan). The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) mentioned three tribulations which would hardly spare anybody, and some which would be like storms in summer; some would be great and some would be small. Everyone who was present at that gathering has passed away, except me." [Muslim] [13] Abu Hurairah said,

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"I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, "If you live for a while, you will see people go out under the wrath of Allaah and come back under His curse, and they will have in their hands whips like the tail of an ox.'" [Ahmad, Muslim] [14] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There are two types among the people of Hell whom I have not yet seen. The first are people who have whips like the tails of oxen, with which they beat people, and the second are women who are naked in spite of being dressed; they will be led astray and will lead others astray, and their heads will look like camels humps. These women will not enter Paradise; they will not even experience the faintest scent of it, even though the fragrance of Paradise can be perceived from such a great distance.'" [15] Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was asked, 'O Messenger of Allaah, (what will happen) when we stop enjoining good and forbidding evil?' He said, 'When what happened to the Israelites happens among you: when fornication becomes widespread among your leaders, knowledge is in the hands of the lowest of you, and power passes into the hands of the least of you.'" [Ibn Maajah] [16] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Woe to the Arabs from the great evil which is nearly approaching them: it will be like patches of dark night. A man will wake up as a believer, and be a kafir (unbeliever) by nightfall. People will sell their religion for a small amount of worldly goods. The one who clings to his religion on that day will be as one who is grasping an ember - or thorns.'" [Ahmad] [17] Abu Hurairah said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) saying to Thawbaan, 'O Thawban, what will you do when the nations call one another to invade you as people call one another to come and eat from one bowl?' Thawbaan said, 'May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allaah! Is it because we are so few?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'No, on that day you (Muslims) will be many, but Allaah will put weakness (wahn) in your hearts.' The people asked, 'What is that weakness, O Messenger of Allaah?' He said, 'It is love for this world and dislike of fighting.'" [Ahmad] [18] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "There will be a tribulation in which one who is sleeping will be better than one who is lying down, one who is lying will be better than one who is

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sitting, one who is sitting will be better than one who is standing, one who is standing will be better than one who is walking, one who is walking will be better than one who is riding, and one who is riding will be better than one who is running; all of their dead will be in Hell." The Companion of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) who narrated this Hadeeth said, "O Messenger of Allaah, when will that be?" He said, "That will be the days of Harj." He asked, "When will the days of Harj be?" The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "When a man will not trust the person to whom he is speaking." The Companion asked, "What do you advise me to do if I live to see that?" He said, "Restrain yourself, and go back to your place of residence." The Companion then asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, what should I do if someone enters my neighbourhood to attack me?" He said, "Go into your house." The Companion asked, "What if he enters my house?" He said, "Go into the place where you pray and do this - and he folded his arms, - and say 'My Lord is Allaah', until you die." [19] Abu Bakrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There will be a tribulation during which one who is lying down will be better than one who is sitting, one who is sitting will be better than one who is standing, one who is standing will be better than one who is walking, and one who is walking will be better than one who is running.' Someone asked, 'O Messenger of Allaah, what do you advise me to do?' He said, 'Whoever has camels, let him stay with them, and whoever has land, let him stay in his land.' Someone asked, 'What about someone who does not have anything like that?' He said, 'Then let him take his sword and strike its edge against a stone, then go as far away as possible.'" [Abu Daawood; similar Hadeeth in Muslim] [20] At the time of the Fitnah of Uthmaan ibn Affaan's Khilaafah (Caliphate), Sa'd ibn Abee Waqqaas said, "I bear witness that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There will come a tribulation during which one who sits will be better than one who stands, one who stands will be better than one who walks, and one who walks will be better than one who runs.' Someone asked, 'What do you advise if someone enters my house to kill me?' He said, 'Be like the son of Adam (i.e. resign yourself).'" [Muslim, Tirmidhee] [21] Abu Moosaa al-Asharee said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Before the Hour comes, there will be a tribulation like patches of dark night. A man will get up a believer and go to sleep a kaafir, or will go to sleep a believer and

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get up a kaafir. The one who sits will be better than one who stands, and one who walks will be better than one who runs. Break your bows, cut their strings, and strike your swords against stones. If someone comes to kill any of you, then be like the better of the twos ons of Adam.'" [Abu Daawood] [22] Abu Dharr said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was riding a donkey and sat me behind him. He said, 'O Abu Dharr, if the people were suffering from such severe hunger that you could not even get up from your bed to go to the mosque, what would you do?' I said, 'Allaah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Be decent and restrain yourself.' Then he said, 'O Abu Dharr, if the people were suffering from severe death (i.e. if a man were worth no more than a grave), what would you do? If the people were killing one another, until Hajarat al-Zayt (an area of Madinah) were submerged in blood, what would you do?' I said, 'Allaah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Stay in your house and lock the door.' I asked, 'What if I am not left alone?' He said, 'Then be one of them.' I said, 'Should I take up my sword?' He said, 'If you did that, you would be joining them in their activities. No - if you fear that the brightness of the shining sword will disturb you, then cover your face with part of your clothing, and let him carry his own sin and your sin.'" [Ahmad] [23] Abd Allaah ibn Amr said, "We were on a journey with the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)...When the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)'s caller called for prayer, I went there. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was addressing the people, saying: "O people, it has been the duty of every Prophet before me to guide his people to whatever he knew was good for them, and to warn them against whatever he knew was bad for them, but this Ummah has its time of peace and security at the beginning; at the end of its existence it will suffer trials and tribulations, one after the other. Tribulation will come, and the believer will say, "This will finish me", but it will pass. Another tribulation will come, and he will say, "This is it", but it will pass, and a third will come and go likewise. Whoever wishes to be rescued from Hell, and enter Paradise, let him die believing in Allaah and the Last Day, and treat the people as he himself wishes to be treated. If anyone gives allegiance to an Imaam, then let him obey him if he can (or on one occasion he said: as much as you can).'" Abd al-Rahman (one of the narrators of this Hadeeth) said, "When I heard that, I put my head between my knees and said, 'But your cousin Mu'aawiyah is ordering us to squander our wealth among

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ourselves in vanity, and to kill each other, although Allaah has said, "O you who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity..." ' [an-Nisaa (4):29] Abd Allaah (another narrator) put his head in his hands and paused a while, then he raised his head and said, "Obey him in that which is obedience to Allaah and disobey that which is disobedience to Allaah." I asked him, "Did you hear that from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)?" He said, "Yes, I heard it with my ears and understood it in myheart." [Ahmad, Abu Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, Ibn Maajah] [24] Abd Allaah ibn Amr said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'If you see my Ummah fearing a tyrant so much that they dare not tell him that he is a tyrant, then there will be no hope for them.'" The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Among my Ummah, some will be swallowed up by the earth, some bombarded with stones, and some transformed into animals." [Ahmad] [25] Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan. [2] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-'Ilm. [3] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/60; Muslim, Baab Nuzuul al-Fitan ka-Mawaaqi' al-Qatar, 8/168. [4] Bukhaaree, ibid. [5] op. cit., 9/64; Muslim, Baab Nuzuul al-Fitan ka-Mawaaqi' al-Qatar. [6] Bukhaaree, op. cit., 9/66. [7] Bukhaaree, Kitaab Bid' al-Khalq, 4/150. [8] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/73. [9] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/132 Daws: a tribe in Yemen; Dhoo l-Khalasah: a house full of idols - it is so called because they believed that whoever worshipped it or went around it would be purified (khallasa). This Hadeeth means that the tribe of Daws will become apostates from Islaam and will go back to idol worshipping; even their women will exert themselves in worshipping the idol and running around it, so that their flesh will quiver. [10] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/73. [11] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/174. [12] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/74. [13] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/172.

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[14] Muslim, Kitaab al-Jannah wa Sifat Na'imihaa wa Ahlihaa, 8/155, 156. [15] Muslim, ibid. [16] Ibn Maajah narrated a similar Hadeeth in Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4015), 2/1331. Ahmad, Musnad, 3/187. Checker's Note: Da`eef due to the `an`anah (usage of the word `an (from)) of Makhool, Da`eef Ibn Maajah: 870. [17] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/390. Checker's Note: Saheeh. Weak isnaad but supported by other narrations similar in meaning. Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 2/390. [18] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/359. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 958. Wording should be "dislike of death". [19] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/448. Checker's Note: Saheeh. Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: [??] Ahmad's narration contains an unnamed narrator who is named in the narration of Abdur Razzaaq, no. 20727 and al-Hakim, 4/320, and he is reliable. [20] Abu Daawood, ibid. (Hadeeth 4236). Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/169. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Abee Daawood: 3580. [21] Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 2290), 6/436, 438. Ahmad, Musnad, 1/185. Checker's Note: Saheeh, al-Irwa, no. 2451 of Shaykh al-Albaanee. It is saheeh but has not been reported by Muslim, as main text states. [22] Abu Daawood, Abwaab al-Fitan wa'l-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4139), 11/337. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Abu Daawood and Ibn Maajah, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1535. [23] Ahmad, Musnad, 5/149; similar Hadeeth in Abu Daawood, Abwaab al-Fitan wa'l-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4241), 11-340, 343. Checker's Note: Saheeh, al-Irwa, no: 2451. [24] Ahmad, Musnad, 5/149. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaarah, 6-18. Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 3956), 2/1306, 1037. an-Nasaa'ee, Kitaab al-Bay'ah (shorter version), 7-152,153. Abu Daawood, Kitab al-Fitan (shorted version), Hadeeth 4429, 11-319. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 241. [25] Ahmad, Musnad. 2/163. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Silsilatul Ahaadeeth ad-Da`eefah: 1264. Its isnaad contains the `an`anah of Abu Zubair, but its last part ("Among my Ummah ...") is supported. See Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1787

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The Signs and Portents of the Hour 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr said, "I went to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) one day whilst he was performing Wudoo' (ablution) slowly and carefully. He raised his head, looked at me and said, 'Six things will happen to this Ummah: the death of your Prophet - 'and when I heard that I was aghast,' - this is the first. The second is that your wealth will increase so much that if a man were given ten thousand, he would still not be content with it. The third is that tribulation will enter the house of every one of you. The fourth is that sudden death will be widespread. The fifth is a peace-treaty between you and the Romans: they will gather troops against you for nine months - like a woman's period of childbearing - then they will be the first to break the treaty. The sixth is the conquest of a city.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allaah, which city?' He said, 'Constantinople.' " [Ahmad] [1] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Hasten to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the West, the smoke, the Dajjaal, the beast, the (death) of one of you, or general tribulation.' " [Ahmad, Muslim] [2] Hudhayfah ibn 'Ubayd said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) came upon us whilst, we were busy in discussion. He asked us, 'What are you talking about?' We said, 'We are discussing the Hour.' He said, 'It will not come until you see ten signs: the smoke, the Dajjaal, the beast, the sun rising from the West, the descent of Jesus son of Mary, Gog and Magog, and three land-slides - one in the East, one in the West, and one in Arabia, at the end of which fire will burst forth from the direction of Aden (Yemen) and drive peopl eto the place of their final assembly.' " [Ahmad] [3] Footnotes [1] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/174. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 6623. Weak hadeeth due to Abra Iamah al-Kalbi. [2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/207, Ahmad, Musnad, 2/337, 372. [3] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/179. Checker's Note: Wrong spelling, Ibn `Ubayd should be Ibn Usayd. Reported by Muslim, not by Ahmad as main text states. The Battle with the Romans After the battle with the Romans, which ended with the conquest of Constantinople, the Dajjaal will appear, and Jesus son of Mary will

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descend from Heaven to the earth, to the white minaret in the east of Damascus, at the time of Salaat al-Fajr (the morning prayer), as we shall see in the Saheeh Traditions. Dhoo Mukhammar said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'You will make a peace-treaty with the Romans, and together you will invade an enemy beyond Rome. You will be victorious and take much booty. Then you will camp in a hilly pasture; one of the Roman men will come and raise a cross and say "Victory to the Cross", so one of the Muslims will come and kill him. Then the Romans will break the treaty, and there will be a battle. They will gather an army against you and come against you with eighty banners, each banner followed by 10,000 men.' " [Ahmad, Abu Daawood, Ibn Maajah] [1] Yusayr ibn Jaabir said, "Once there was a red storm in Kufah. A man came who had nothing to say except, 'O 'Abd Allaah ibn Mas'ood, has the Hour come?' 'Abd Allaah was sitting reclining against something, and said, 'The Hour will not come until people will not divide inheritance, nor rejoice over booty.' Pointing towards Syria, he said, 'An enemy will gather forces against the Muslims and the Muslims will gather forces against them.' I asked, 'Do you mean the Romans?' He said, 'Yes. At that time there will be very heavy fighting. The Muslims will prepare a detachment to fight to the death; they will not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until night intervenes. Both sides will return without being victorious; then many will be killed on both sides. On the fourth day, the Muslims who are left will return to the fight, and Allaah will cause the enemy to be routed. There will be a battle the like of which has never been seen, so that even if a bird were to pass their ranks, it would fall down dead before it reached the end of them. Out of a family of one hundred, only one man will survive, so how could he enjoy the booty or divide any inheritance? While they are in this state, they will hear of an even worse calamity. A cry will reach them: "The Dajjaal has taken your place among your offspring." So they will throw away whatever is in their hands and go forward, sending 10 horsemen as a scouting party. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'I know their names, and the names of their fathers, and the colours of their horses. They will be the best horsemen on the face of the earth on that day.' " [Ahmad, Muslim] [2] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come until the Romans camp at al-A'mash or Dabeeq. An army,

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composed of the best people on earth at that time, will come out from Madinah to meet them. When they have arranged themselves in ranks, the Romans will say, 'Do not stand between us and those who took prisoners from amongst us. Let us fight with them.' The Muslims will say, 'No, by Allaah, we will never stand aside from you and our brothers.' Then they will fight. One-third will runaway, and Allaah will never forgive them. One-third will be killed, and they will be the best of martyrs in Allaah's sight. One-third, who will never be subjected to trials or tribulations, will win, and will conquer Constantinople. Whilst they are sharing out the booty, after hanging their swords on the olive-trees, Satan will shout to them that the Dajjaal has taken their place among their families. When they come to Syria, the Dajjaal will appear, while they are preparing for battle and drawing up the ranks. When the time for prayer comes, Jesus the son of Mary will descend and lead them in prayer. When the enemy of Allaah (i.e. the Dajjaal) sees him, he will start to dissolve like salt in water, but Allaah will kill him.' " [Muslim] [3] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until the furthest border of the Muslims will be in Bulaa." Then he said, "O 'Alee!" 'Alee said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you!" The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "You will fight the Romans, and those who come after you will fight them, until the best people among the Muslims, the people of al-Hijaaz, will go out to fight them, fearing nothing but Allaah. They will conquer Constantinople with Tasbeeh and Takbeer (saying "Subhaan Allaah" and "Allaahu Akbar"), and they will obtain booty the like of which has never been seen - they will share it out by scooping it up with their sheilds. Someone will come and say, 'The Dajjaal has appeared in your land', but he will be lying. Anyone who takes notice of him will regret it, and anyone who ignores him will regret it." [Ibn Maajah] [4] Naafi' ibn 'Utbah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'You will attack Arabia, and Allaah will enable you to conquer it. Then you will attack Persia, and Allaah will enable you to conquer it. Then you will attack Rome, and Allaah will enable you to conquer it. Then you will attack the Dajjaal, and Allaah will enable you to conquer him.' " [Muslim] [5] When Mustawrid al-Qurashee was sitting with 'Amr ibn al-'Aas, he said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'The Hour will come when the Romans will be in the majority.' 'Amr asked him, "What are you saying?" He said, "I am repeating that which I heard from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)." 'Amr said, "If you say this, it is

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true, because they have four good characteristics: they are the most able to cope with tribulation, the quickest to recover after disaster and to return to the fight after disaster, and are the best as far as treating the poor, weak and orphans is concerned. They have a fifth characteristic which is very good; they do not allow themselves to be oppressed by their kings." [6] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "You will fight the Romans, and Believers from the Hijaaz will fight them after you, until Allaah enables them to conquer Constantinople and Rome with Tasbeeh and Takbeer ("Subhaan Allaah" and "Allaahu Akbar"). Its fortifications will collapse, and they will obtain booty the like of which has never been seen, so that they will share it out by scooping it up with their shields. Then someone will cry, 'O Muslims! The Dajjaal is in your country, with your families', and the people will leave the wealth. Anyone who takes notice will regret it and anyone who ignores it will regret it. They will ask, 'Who shouted?' but they will not know who he is. They will say, 'Send a vanguard to Ilyaa.' If the Dajjaal has appeared, you will hear about his deeds.' So they will go and see, and if they see that everything is normal, they will say, 'No-one would give a shout like that for no reason, so let us go together to Ilyaa'.' If we find the Dajjaal there we will fight him together, until Allaah decides between us and him. If we do not find the Dajjaal, we will go back to our country and our families.' " [7] Mu'aadh ibn Jabal said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The building of Bayt al-Maqdis (in Jerusalem) will be followed by the destruction of Yathrib (Madeenah), which will be followed by the conquest of Constantinople, which will be followed by the appearance of the Dajjaal.' Then he put his hand on the thigh or the shoulder of the one with whom he was speaking (i.e. Mu'aadh), and said, 'This is as true as the fact that you are here (or as true as you are sitting here).' " [8] This does not mean that Madeenah will be destroyed completely before the appearance of the Day, but that will happen at the end of time, as we shall see in some authentic Ahaadeeth. But the building of Bayt al-Maqdis will be the cause of the destruction of Madeenah, as it was proven in the Hadeeth that the Dajjaal will not be able to enter Madinah. He will be prevented from doing so because it is surrounded by angles bearing unsheathed swords. [9] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said about Madeenah: 'Neither plague nor the Dajjaal can enter it.' " [Bukhaaree] [10]

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Footnotes [1] Similar Hadeeth in Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4271), 11/397/399. Ibn Maajah, Kitab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4089), 2/1369. Ahmad, Musnad, 9104. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 3612. [2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/177, 178. Ahmad, Musnad, 1/384, 385. [3] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8 - 175, 176. Al-A'mash is a place outside the city, and Dabeeq is a market-place in the city. "The city" refers to Aleppo (some say Damascus). [4] Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4094), 2 - 1370. The one who believes the liar will regret it, because he will find that the Dajjaal is not there. The one who does not believe him will regret it because the Dajjaal will appear soon afterwards. Checker's Note: Fabricated. The reason is Kathir ibn `Abdillah, who is declared a liar by Abu Daawood and Shaafi'ee. He narrates a fabricated collection of hadeeth. [5] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashtaar al-Saa'ah, 8 - 178. Ibn Maajah, Baab al-Malaahim (Hadeeth 4091), 2 - 1380. [6] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitaan, 8 - 176. [7] Al-Haythamee, Majma' al-Zawaa'id. Ibn Maajah, 7:248. Checker's Note: Fabricated. Same reasons as the previous one. Reported by al-Bazzar, Kashful Astar bi Zawa'id al-Bazzar of al-Haythamee: 3386. [8] Hasan, al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 5424. [9] Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Malaahim (Hadeeth 4273), 11 - 400, 401; Ahmad, Musnad, 5/245. Checker's Note: Hasan. [10] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/76. The Appearance of the Dajjaal First of all, we will quote the reports which mention the liars and "dajjaals" who will precede the coming of the Dajjaal, or Antichrist, who will be the last of them; may Allaah curse them and punish them with Hell-fire. Jaabir ibn Samurah said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Just before the Hour there will be many liars.' " Jaabir said, "Be on your guard against them." [Muslim] [1] Jaabir said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Just before the Hour there will be many liars; among them is the one in al-Yamamah, the

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'Ansi in San'a', the one in Himyar, and the Dajjaal. This will be the greatest fitnah.' " [Ahmad] [2] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come ... until nearly 30 "dajjaals" (liars) appear, each one claiming to be a messenger from Allaah.' " [Bukhaaree and Muslim] [3] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come until 30 "dajjaals" appear, each of them claiming to be a messenger from Allaah, wealth increases, tribulations appear and al-Harj increases.' Someone asked, 'What is al-Harj?' He said, 'Killing, killing.' " [Ahmad] [4] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come until 30 "dajjaals" appear, all of them lying about Allaah and His Messenger.' " [Abu Daawood] [5] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Just before the Hour, there will be thirty "dajjaals", each of whom will say, I am a Prophet.' " [Ahmad] [6] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There will be "dajjaals" and liars among my Ummah. They will tell you something new, which neither you nor your forefathers have heard. Be on your guard against them, and do not let them lead you astray.' " [Ahmad] [7] Thawbaan said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There will be thirty liars among my Ummah. Each one will claim that he is a prophet; but I am the last of the Prophets (Seal of the Prophets), and there will be no Prophet after me.' " [Ahmad] [8] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Verily before the Day of Resurrection there will appear the Dajjaal, and thirty or more liars." [Ahmad] [9] Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Among my Ummah there will be more than seventy callers, each of whom will be calling people to Hell-fire. If I wished, I could tell you their names and tribes.' " [10] Abu Bakrah said, "The people spoke a great deal against Musaylimah before the Prophet

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(sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said anything about him. Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) got up to give a speech and said: '...as for this man about whom you have spoken so much - he is one of the thirty liars who will appear before the Hour, and there is no town which will not feel the fear of the Antichrist.' " [Ahmad] [11] In another version of this report, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "He is one of the thirty liars who will appear before the Dajjaal. There is no town which will escape the fear of the Dajjaal, apart from Madeenah. At that time there will be two angels at every entrance of Madeenah, warding off the fear of the Antichrist." [12] Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The time of the Dajjaal will be years of confusion. People will believe a liar, and disbelieve one who tells the truth. People will distrust one who is trustworthy, and trust one who is treacherous; and the Ruwaybidah will have a say.' Someone asked, 'Who are the Ruwaybidah?' He said, 'Those who rebel against Allaah and will have a say in general affairs.' " [Ahmad] [13] Footnotes [1] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/189. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/345. Checker's Note: Ahmad's isnaad contains Ibn Lahi'ah who reports by way of `an, as does Abu Zubair. Al-Bazzar's isnaad contains `Abdur-Rahman ibn Maghra and Mujaahid ibn Sa`eed. Majma' az-Zawaid of al-Haythamee: 7/335. The status of the hadeeth is unknown as no muhaddith, as far as we know, has given a definite verdict. [3] See Part 7, where the Hadeeth is quoted in full. [4] Ahmad, Musnad, 2 - 457. Checker's Note: Saheeh. [5] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/450. Checker's Note: Hasan, Saheeh Abee Daawood: 3643. [6] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/429. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1683. [7] Ahmad, Musnad, 20/349. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad, but Muslim reports similar wording. [8] Ahmad, Musnad, 5/46. Checker's Note: Saheeh. Wrong reference, Ahmad, Musnad, 5/46, should be Ahmad, Musnad, 5/278.

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[9] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/95. Checker's Note: Hasan, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1683, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 5694. [10] Da`eef. Reported by Abu Ya'la. Its isnaad contains Laith ibn Abee Sulaim. [11] Ahmad, Musnad, 5/41, 46. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Majma' az-Zawaid of al-Haythamee: 7/335. [12] Ahmad, Musnad, 5/46. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 5/41. It is part of no. 10 above, which is not given in full in the book. [13] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/220. Checker's Note: Saheeh. Its isnaad is hasan and is further supported, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1887, Kashful Astar bi Zawa'id al-Bazzar of al-Haythamee: 3373. Ahaadeeth about the Dajjaal 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar said, "'Umar ibn al-Khattab went along with the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and a group of people to Ibn Sayyaad, and found him playing with some children near the battlement of Banoo Maghaalah. At that time Ibn Sayyaad was on the threshold of adolescence; he did not realise that anybody was near until the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) struck him on the back. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said to him: 'Do you bear witness than I am the Messenger of Allaah?' Ibn Sayyaad looked at him and said, 'I bear witness that you are the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) of the unlettered.' Then Ibn Sayyaad said to the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), 'Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allaah?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) dismissed this and said, 'I believe in Allaah and His Messengers.' Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) asked him, 'What do you see?' Ibn Sayyaad said, 'Sometimes a truthful person comes to me, and sometimes a liar.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said to him, 'You are confused', then he said, 'I am hiding something from you.' Ibn Sayyaad said, 'It is Dukh.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Silence! You will not be able to go beyond your rank.' 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, shall I cut off his head?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'If he is (the Dajjaal) you will not be able to overpower him, and if he is not, then killing will not do you any good.' " Saleem ibn 'Abd Allaah said,

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"I heard 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar say, 'After that, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and Ubayy ibn Ka'b went along to the palm trees where Ibn Sayyaad was. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) started to hide behind a tree, with the intention of hearing something from Ibn Sayyaad before Ibn Sayyaad saw him. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) saw him lying on a bed, murmuring beneath a blanket. Ibn Sayyaad's mother saw the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) hiding behind a tree, and said to her son, "O Saf (Ibn Sayyaad's first name), here is Muhammad!" Ibn Sayyad jumped up, and the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "If you had left him alone, he would have explained himself." " Saleem said, "Abd Allaah ibn'Umar said, The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) stood up to address the people. He praised Allaah as He deserved to be praised, then he spoke about the Dajjaal: 'I warn you against him; there is no Prophet who has not warned his people against him, even Noah warned his people against him. But I will tell you something which no other Prophet has told his people. You must know that the Dajjaal is one-eyed, and Allaah is not one-eyed.' " Ibn Shihaab said: "'Umar ibn Thaabit al-Ansaaree told me that some of the Companions of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told him that on the day when he warned the people about the Dajjaal, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: 'There will be written between his eyes the word Kaafir (unbeliever). Everyone who resents his bad deeds - or every believer - will be able to read it.' He also said, 'You must know that no one of you will be able to see his Lord until he dies.' " [Muslim, Bukhaaree] [1] Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) mentioned the Dajjaal to the people. He said, 'Allaah is not one-eyed, but the Dajjaal is blind in his right eye, and his eye is like a floating grape.' " [Muslim] [2] Anas ibn Malik said, "TheProphet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There has never been a Prophet who did not warn his people against that one-eyed liar. Verily he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead will be written the letter Kaf, Fa, Ra (Kaafir).' " [Muslim, Bukhaaree] [3] Hudhayfah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'I know more about the powers which the Dajjaal will have than he will know himself. He will have two flowing rivers: one will appear to be pure water, and the other

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will appear to be flaming fire. Whosoever lives to see that, let him choose the river which seems to be fire, then let him close his eyes, lower his head and drink from it, for it will be cold water. The Dajjaal will be one-eyed; the place where one eye should be will be covered by a piece of skin. On his forehead will be written the word Kaafir,and every believer, whether literate or illiterate, will be able to read it.' " [Muslim] [4] Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Shall I tell you something about the Dajjaal which no Prophet has ever told his people before me? The Dajjaal is one-eyed and will bring with him something which will resemble Paradise and Hell; but that which he calls Paradise will in fact be Hell. I warn you against him as Noah warned his people against him.' " [Bukhaaree, Muslim] [5] Muhammad ibn Munkadir said: "I saw Jaabir ibn 'Abd Allaah swearing by Allaah that Ibn Sayyaad was the Dajjaal, so I asked him, 'Do you swear by Allaah?' He said, 'I heard 'Umar swear to that effect in the presence of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), and the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) did not disapprove of it.' " [6] Some 'ulamaa' (scholars) say that some of the Sahaabah (Companions of the Prophet) believed Ibn Sayyaad to be the greater Dajjaal, but that is not the case: Ibn Sayyaad was a lesser dajjal. Ibn Sayyaad travelled between Makkah and Madeenah with Abu Sa'eed, and complained to him about the way that people were saying that he was the Dajjaal. Then he said to Abu Sa'eed, "Did not the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say that the Dajjaal would not enter Madinah? I was born there. Did not he say that he would not have any children? - I have children. Did not he say that he would be a Kaafir? - I have embraced Islaam. Of all the people, I know the most about him: I know where he is now. If I were given the opportunity to be in his place, I would not resent it.' " [Bukhaaree, Muslim] There are many Ahaadeeth about Ibn Sayyaad, some of which are not clear as to whether he was the Dajjaal or not. We shall see Ahaadeeth which indicates that the Dajjaal is not Ibn Sayyaad, as in the Hadeeth of Faatimah Bint Qays al-Fahriyyah, although this does not mean that he was not one of the lesser Dajjaal; but Allaah knows best. Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Adab, 8/49, 50. Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/192, 193.

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Ibn Sayyaad's [or Ibn Sa'eed's] first name was Saaf. He had some characteristics similar to those ascribed to the Dajjaal. When he was young, he was like a Kaahin (soothsayer) - sometimes he spoke the truth, sometimes he lied. When he grew up, he embraced Islaam and displayed some good characteristics, but later he changed, and it was said that his behaviour might indicate that he was the Dajjaal. But the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) had not received any Wahy (revelation) to that effect, so he told 'Umar: "If he is [the Dajjaal] you will not be able to overpower him." Banoo Maghaalah: if you stand facing the Masjid al-Nabawee, (the Prophet's Mosque in Madeenah), everything on your right is the territory of Banoo Maghaalah. Dukh: i.e. al-Dukhaan (smoke). The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was thinking of the Aayah, "Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke." [ad-Dukhaan (44):10] "… with the intention of hearing something…" in other words, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) wanted to eavesdrop on Ibn Sayyaad so that he and his companions could find out whether he was a soothsayer (kaahin) or a sorcerer. "if you had left him alone, he would have had explained himself": i.e., if his mother had not told him that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was there, then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) would have found out what he was - a soothsayer or a sorcerer. [2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/194, 195. "His eye is like a floating grape" - this means that, his eye will protrude and there will be some kind of brightness in it. [3] Muslim, ibid. Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/75, 76. "On his forehead will be written the letters Kaaf, Faa', Raa' " - this indicates that he will call people to Kufr, not the right path, so we must avoid him. The fact that Muslims will be able to identify him as a Kaafir is a great blessing from Allaah to this Ummah. [4] Muslim, ibid. Shorter version in Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/75. [5] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Anbiyaa, 4/75. Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/196. [6] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/192. The Hadeeth of Faatimah bint Qays 'Aamir ibn Sharaaheel Sha'bi Sha'b Hamdaan reported that he asked Faatimah bint Qays, the sister of Dahhaak ibn Qays,who was one of the first Muhaajiraat, "Tell me a Hadeeth which you heard directly from the Prophet (sal-

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Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) with no narrator in between." She said, "I can tell you if you like." He said, "Yes, please tell me." She said, "I married Ibn al-Mugheerah, who was one of the best of the youth of Quraysh in those days. But he fell in the first Jihaad on the side of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). "When I became a widow, 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf, one of the companions of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) sent me a proposal of marriage. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) also sent me a proposal of marriage on behalf of his freedman Usaamah ibn Zayd. I had been told that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) had said, 'He who loves me should also love Usaamah.' When the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) spoke to me, I said, 'It is up to you: marry me to whomever you wish.' "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Go and stay with Umm Shareek.' Umm Shareek was a rich Ansaaree (Muslim originally from Madeenah) woman, who spent much in the way of Allaah ande ntertained many guests. I said, 'I will do as you wish.' Then he said, 'Don't go. Umm Shareek has many guests, and I would not like it if your head or leg were to become uncovered accidentally and people saw something you would not wish them to see. It is better if you go and stay with your cousin 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn Umm Maktoom' (Abd Allaah was of the Banoo Fihr of Quraysh, the same tribe as that to which Faatimah belonged). "So I went to stay with him, and when I had completed my 'Iddah (period of waiting), I heard the Prophet's (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) announcer calling for congregational prayer. I went out to the mosque, and prayed behind the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). I was in the women's row, which was at the back of the congregation. When the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) had finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit, smiling, and said, 'Everyone should stay in his place.' Then he said, 'Do you know why I had asked you to assemble?' The people said, 'Allaah and His Messenger know best.' "He said, 'By Allaah, I have not gathered you here to give you an exhortation or a warning. I have kept you here because Tameem ad-Daaree, a Christian man who has come and embraced Islaam, told me something which agrees with that which I have told you about the Dajjaal. He told me that he had sailed in a ship with thirty men from Banoo Lakhm and Banoo Judhaam. The waves had tossed them about for a month, then they were brought near to an island, at the time of sunset. They landed on the island, and were met by a beast who was so hairy that they

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could not tell its front from its back. They said, "Woe to you! What are you?" It said, "I am al-Jassaasah." They said, "What is al-Jassaasah?" It said, "O people, go to this man in the monastery, for he is very eager to know about you." Tameem said that when it named a person to us, we were afraid lest it be a devil. "Tamim said, 'We quickly went to the monastery. There we found a huge man with his hands tied up to his neck and with iron shackles between his legs up to the ankles. We said, "Woe to you, who are you?" He said, "You will soon know about me. Tell me who you are." We said, "We are people from Arabia. We sailed in a ship, but the waves have been tossing us about for amonth, and they brought us to your island, where we met a beast who was so hairy that we could not tell its front from its back. We said to it, "Woe to you! What are you?" and it said, "I am al-Jassaasah." We asked, "Whatis al-Jassaasah?" and it told us, "Go to this man in the monastery, for he is very eager to know about you." So we came to you quickly, fearing that it might be a devil.' "The man said, 'Tell me about the date-palms of Baysaan.' We said, 'What do you want to know about them?' He said, 'I want to know whether these trees bear fruit or not.' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Soon they will not bear fruit.' Then he said, 'Tell me about the lake of at-Tabariyyah [Tiberias, in Palestine].' We said, 'What do you want to know about it?' He asked, 'Is there water in it?' We said, 'There is plenty of water in it.' He said, 'Soon it will become dry.' Then he said, 'Tell me about the spring of Zughar.' We said, 'What do you want to know about it?' He said, 'Is there water in it, and does it irrigate the land?' We said, 'Yes, there is plenty of water in it, and the people use it to irrigate the land.' "Then he said, 'Tell me about the unlettered Prophet - what has he done?' We said, 'He has left Makkah and settled in Yathrib.' He asked, 'Do the Arabs fight against him?' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'How does he deal with them?' So we told him that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) had overcome the Arabs around him and that they had followed him. He asked, 'Has it really happened?' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'It is better for them if they follow him. Now I will tell you about myself. Iam the Dajjaal. I will soon be permitted to leave this place: I will emerge and travel about the earth. In forty nights I will pass through every town, except Makkah and Madeenah, for these have been forbidden to me. Every time I try to enter either of them, I will be met by an angel bearing an unsheathed sword, who will prevent me from entering. There will be angels guarding them at every passage leading to them.' Faatimah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), striking the

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pulpit with his staff, said: 'This is Tayyibah, this is Tayyibah, this is Tayyibah, [i.e. Madeenah]. Have I not told you something like this?' The people said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I liked the account given to me by Tameem because it agrees with that which I have told you about the Dajjaal, and about Makkah and Madeenah. Indeed he is in the Syrian sea or the Yemen sea. No, on the contrary, he is in the East, he is in the East, he is in the East' and he pointed towards the East. Faatimah said: I memorised this from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)." [Muslim] [1] 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'While I was asleep, I saw myself in a dream performing Tawaaf (circumambulation) around the Ka'bah. I saw a ruddy man with lank hair and water dripping from his head. I said, "Who is he?" and they said, "The son of Mary." Then I turned around and saw another man with a huge body, red complexion, curly hair and one eye. His other eye looked like a floating grape. They said, "This is the Dajjaal." The one who most resembles him is Ibn Qatan, a man from the tribe of al-Khuzaa'ah'.' " [Bukhaaree, Muslim] [2] Jaabir ibn 'Abd Allaah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal will appear at the end of time, when religion is taken lightly. He will have forty days in which to travel throughout the earth. One of these days will be like a year, another will be like a month, a third will be like a week, and the rest will be like normal days. He will be riding a donkey; the width between its ears will be forty cubits. He will say to the people: "I am your lord." He is one-eyed, but your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead will be written the word Kaafir, and every believer, literate or illiterate, will be able to read it. He will go everywhere except Makkah and Madeenah, which Allaah has forbidden to him; angels stand at their gates. He will have a mountain of bread, and the people will face hardship, except for those who follow him. He will have two rivers, and I know what is in them. He will call one Paradise and one Hell. Whoever enters the one he calls Paradise will find that it is Hell, and whoever enters the one he calls Hell will find that it is Paradise. Allaah will send with him devils who will speak to the people. He will bring a great tribulation; he will issue a command to the sky and it will seem to the people as if it is raining. Then he will appear to kill someone and bring him back to life. After that he will no longer have this power. The people will say, "Can anybody do something like this except the Lord?" The Muslims will flee to Jabal al-Dukhaan in Syria, and the Dajjaal will come and besiege them. The siege will intensify and they will suffer great hardship. Then Jesus son of Mary will

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descend, and will call the people at dawn: "O people, what prevented you from coming out to fight this evil liar?" They will answer, "He is a Jinn." Then they will go out, and find Jesus son of Mary. The time for prayer will come, and the Muslims will call on Jesus to lead the prayer, but he will say, "Let your Imaam lead the prayer." Their Imaam will lead them in praying Salaat al-Subh (Morning prayer), then they will go out to fight the Dajjaal. When the liar sees Jesus, he will dissolve like salt in water. Jesus will go to him and kill him, and he will not let anyone who followed him live.' " [Ahmad] [3] Footnotes [1] Muslim, Kitaab al- Fitan, 8/203-205. Al-Jassaasah is so called because he spies on behalf of the Dajjaal (from jassa - to try to gain information, to spy out, etc.). Baysaan - a village in Palestine. 'Ayn Zughar (the spring of Zughar) is a town in Palestine. [2] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Fitan, 9/75. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/108. [3] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/367, 368. Checker's Note: Da`eef. Silsilatul Ahaadieeh ad-Da`eefah: 1969. It contains the `an`anah of Abu Zubair. Parts are found in authentic narrations. Refer to Dajjaal section in Saheeh Muslim. The Hadeeth of Al-Nuwas Ibn Sam'an Al-Kilabi Al-Nuwas ibn Saman said, "One morning the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) spoke about the Dajjaal. Sometimes he described him as insignificant, and sometimes he described him as so dangerous that we thought he was in the clump of date-palms nearby. When we went to him later on, he noticed that fear in our faces, and asked, 'What is the matter with you?' We said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, this morning you spoke of the Dajjaal; sometimes you described him as insignificant, and sometimes you described him as being so dangerous that we thought he was in the clump of date-palms nearby. "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'I fear for you in other matters besides the Dajjaal. If he appears whilst I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf. But if he appears while I am not among you, then each man must contend with him on his own behalf, and Allaah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf. The Dajjaal will be a young man, with short, curly hair, and one eye floating. I would liken him to 'Abd al-Uzzaa ibn Qatan. Whoever amongst you lives to see him should recite the opening Ayaat of Surat al-Kahf. He will appear on the way between

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Syria and Iraq, and will create disaster left and right. O servants of Allaah, adhere to the Path of Truth.' " "We said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, for the day which is like a year, will one days prayers be sufficient?' He said, 'No, you must make an estimate of the time, and then observe the prayers.' " "We asked, 'O Messenger of Allaah, how quickly will he walk upon the earth?' He said, 'Like a cloud driven by the wind. He will come to the people and call them (to a false religion), and they will believe in him and respond to him. He will issue a command to the sky, and it will rain; and to the earth, and it will produce crops. After grazing on these crops, their animals will return with their udders full of milk and their flanks stretched. Then he will come to another people and will call them (to a false religion), but they will reject his call. He will depart from them; they will suffer famine and will possess nothing in the form of wealth. Then he will pass through the wasteland and will say, Bring forth your treasures, and the treasures will come forth, like swarms of bees. Then he will call a man brimming with youth; he will strike him with a sword and cut him in two, then place the two pieces at the distance between an archer and his target. Then he will call him, and the young man will come running and laughing.' " "At that point, Allaah will send the Messiah, son of Mary, and he will descend to the white minaret in the east of Damascus, wearing two garments dyed with saffron, placing his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, beads of perspiration will fall from it, and when he raises his head, beads like pearls will scatter from it. Every Kaafir who smells his fragrance will die, and his breath will reach as far as he can see. He will search for the Dajjaal until he finds him at the gate of Ludd, where he will kill him." "Then a people whom Allaah has protected will come to Jesus son of Mary, and he will wipe their faces (i.e. wipe the traces of hardship from their faces) and tell them of their status in Paradise. At that time Allaah will reveal to Jesus: "I have brought forth some of My servants whom no-one will be able to fight. Take My servants safely to at-Toor." "Then Allaah will send Gog and Magog, and they will swarm down from every slope. The first of them will pass by the Lake of Tiberias, and will drink some of its water; the last of them will pass by it and say, "There used to be water here." Jesus, the Prophet of Allaah, and his Companions will be besieged until a bull's head will be dearer to them than one hundred dinars are to you nowadays." "Then Jesus and his Companions will pray to Allaah, and He will send

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insects who will bite the people of Gog and Magog on their necks, so that in the morning they will all perish as one. Then Jesus and his Companions will come down and will not find any nook or cranny on earth which is free from their putrid stench. Jesus and his Companions will again pray to Allaah, Who will send birds like the necks of camels; they will seize the bodies of Gog and Magog and throw them wherever Allaah wills. Then Allaah will send rain which no house or tent will be able to keep out, and the earth will be cleansed, until it will look like a mirror. Then the earth will be told to bring forth its fruit and restore its blessing. On that day, a group of people will be able to eat from a single pomegranate and seek shelter under its skin (i.e. the fruit would be so big). A milch camel will give so much milk that a whole party will be able to drink from it; a cow will give so much milk that a whole tribe will be able to drink from it; and a milch-sheep will give so much milk that a whole family will be able to drink from it. At that time, Allaah will send a pleasant wind which will soothe them even under their armpits, and will take the soul of every Muslim. Only the most wicked people will be left, and they will fornicate like asses; then the Last Hour will come upon them." " [Muslim] [1] Footnote [1] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/196-199. Ludd: the biblical Lydda, now known as Lod, site of the zionist state's major airport Hadeeth narrated from Abu Umaamah Al-Baahilee Abu Umaamah al-Baahilee said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) delivered a speech to us, most of which dealt with the Dajjaal and warned us against him. He said, 'No tribulation on earth since the creation of Adam will be worse than the tribulation of the Dajjaal. Allaah has never sent a Prophet who did not warn his Ummah against the Dajjaal. I am the last of the Prophets, and you are the last Ummah. The Dajjaal is emerging among you and it is inevitable. If he appears while I am still among you, I will contend with him on behalf of every Muslim. But if he appears after I am gone, then every person must contend with him on his own behalf. He will appear on the way between Syria and Iraq, and will spread disaster right and left. O servants of Allaah adhere to the path of Truth. I shall describe him for you in a way that no Prophet has ever done before. He will start by saying that he is a Prophet, but there will be no Prophet after me. Then he will say, "I am your Lord," but you will never see your

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Lord until you die. The Dajjaal is one-eyed, but your Lord, glorified be He, is not one-eyed. On his forehead will be written the word Kaafir, which every Muslim, literate or illiterate, will be able to read. Among that which he will bring will be the Paradise and Hell he will offer; but that which he calls Hell will be Paradise, and that which he calls Paradise will be Hell. Whoever enters his Hell, let him seek refuge with Allaah and recite the opening Ayaat of Surat ul-Kahf, and it will become cool and peaceful for him, as the fire became cool and peaceful for Abraham. "He will say to a Bedouin, What do you think if I bring your father and mother back to life for you? Will you bear witness that I am your lord? The Bedouin will say Yes, so two devils will assume the appearance of his father and mother, and will say, "O my son, follow him for he is your lord." "He will be given power over one person, whom he will kill and cut in two with a saw. Then he will say, Look at this slave of mine, now I will resurrect him, but he will still claim that he has a Lord other than me. Allaah will resurrect him, and this evil man (the Dajjaal) will say to him, Who is your Lord? The man will answer, 'My Lord is Allaah, and you are the enemy of Allaah. You are the Dajjaal. By Allaah, I have never been more sure of this than I am today.' " Aboo Sa'eed said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'That man will have the highest status among my Ummah in Paradise.' " Abu Sa'eed said, "By Allaah, we never thought that that man would be any other than 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, until he passed away." Al-Muhaaribee said: "Then we referred to the Hadeeth of Abu Raafi'ee, which said, 'Part of his Fitnah will be the fact that he will pass through an area whose people will deny him, and none of their livestock will remain alive. Then he will pass through a second area whose people will believe in him; he will order the sky to rain and the earth to bring forth crops, and their flocks will return from grazing fatter than they have ever been, with their flanks stretched, their udders full. He will pass through every place on earth - except Makkah and Madeenah, which he will never enter, for there are angels guarding every gate of them with unsheathed swords - until he reaches al-Zareeb al-Ahmar and camps at the edge of the salt-marsh. Madeenah will be shaken by three tremors, after which every Munaafiq (hypocrite) will leave it, and it will be cleansed of evil, as iron is cleansed of dross. That day will be called Yawm al-Khalaas (The Day of Purification).' "

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Umm Shareek bint Abee'l-'Akr said, "O Messenger of Allaah, where will the Arabs be at that time?" He said, "At that time they will be few; most of them will be in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), and their Imaam will be a righteous man. Whilst their Imaam is going forward to lead the people in praying Salaat al-Subh (themorning prayer), Jesus son of Mary will descend. The Imaam will step back, to let Jesus lead the people in prayer, but Jesus will place his hand between the man's shoulders and say, 'Go forward and lead the prayer, for the Iqaamah was made for you.' So the Imaam will lead the people in prayer, and afterwards Jesus (alayhi-salam) will say, 'Open the gate.' The gate will be opened, and behind it will be the Dajjaal and a thousand Jews, each of them bearing a sword and shield. When the Dajjaal sees Jesus, he will begin to dissolve like salt in water, and will run away. Jesus will say, 'You will remain alive until I strike you with my sword.' He will catch up with him at the eastern gate of Ludd and will kill him. The Jews will be deflated with the help of Allaah. There will be no place for them to hide; they will not be able to hide behind any stone, wall, animal or tree - except the boxthorn (al-Gharqarah) - without it saying, 'O Muslim servant of Allaah! here is a Jew, come and kill him!' " The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The time of the Dajjaal will be forty years; one year like half a year, one year like a month, and one month like a week. The rest of his days will pass so quickly that if one of you were at one of the gates of Madeenah, he would not reach the other gate before evening fell." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, how will wepray in those shorter days?" He said, "Workout the times of prayer in the same way that you do in these longer days, and then pray." The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Jesus son of Mary will be a just administrator and leader of my Ummah. He will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizyah (tax on non-Muslims). He will not collect the Sadaqah, so he will not collect sheep and camels. Mutual enmity and hatred will disappear. Every harmful animal will be made harmless, so that a small boy will be able to put his hand into a snakes mouth without being harmed,a small girl will be able to make a lion run away from her, and a wolf will go among sheep as if he were a sheepdog. The earth will be filled with peace as a container is filled with water. People will be in complete agreement, and only Allaah will be worshipped. Wars will cease, and the authority of Quraysh will be taken away. The earth will be like a silver basin, and will produce fruits so abundantly that a group of people will gather to eat a bunch of grapes or

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on epomegranate and will be satisfied. A bull will be worth so much money, but a horse will be worth only a few dirhams." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, why will a horse be so cheap?" He said, "Because it will never be ridden in war." He was asked, "Why will the bull be so expensive?" He said, "Because it will plough the earth. For three years before the Dajjaal emerges, the people will suffer severe hunger. In the first year, Allaah will order the sky to withhold a third of its rain, and the earth to withhold two-thirds of its fruits. In the third year, He will order the sky to withhold all of its rain, and the earth to withhold all of its fruits, so that nothing green will grow. Every cloven-hoofed creature will die except for whatever Allaah wills." Someone asked, "How will the people live at that time?" He said, "By saying Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah, Allaahu Akbar, Subhaan Allaah and Al-Hamdu-lillaah. This will be like food for them." [1] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Dajjaal will come forth, and one of the Believers will go towards him. The armed men of the Dajjaal will ask him, 'Where are you going?' He will say, 'I am going to this one who has come forth.' They will say, 'Kill him!' Then some of them will say to the others, 'Hasn't your lord [ie the Dajjaal] forbidden you to kill anyone without his permission?' So they will take him to the Dajjaal, and when the Believer sees him, he will say, 'O People, this is the Dajjaal whom the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) told us about.' Then the Dajjaal will order them to seize him and wound him in the head; they will inflict blows all over, even in his back and stomach. The Dajjaal will ask him, 'Don't you believe in me?' He will say, 'You are a false Messiah.' The Dajjaal will order that he be sawn in two from the parting of his hair to his legs; then he will walk between the two pieces. Then he will say 'Stand!' and the man will stand up. The Dajjaal will say to him, 'Don't you believe in me?' The believer will say, 'It has only increased my understanding that you are the Dajjaal.' Then he will say, 'O people! he will not treat anyone else in such a manner after me.' The Dajjaal will seize him to slaughter him, but the space between his neck and collar-bone will be turned into copper, and the Dajjaal will not be able to do anything to him. He will take the man by his arms and legs and throw him away; the people will believe that he has been thrown into Hell, whereas in fact he will have been thrown into Paradise." The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "He will be the greatest of martyrs in the sight of Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds." [Muslim] [2]

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Footnotes [1] Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4077), 2:1363. "He will break the cross and kill pigs", i.e. Christianity will be annulled. "He will not collect the Sadaqah" (i.e. Zakaat) - because there will be so much wealth, and no-one will be in need of Sadaqah. Checker's Note: Da`eef. Da`eef Ibn Maajah: 884. Parts are supported. [2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashtaar al-Saa'ah, 8/199, 200 The Hadeeth of Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu'bah Al-Mugheerah ibn Shu'bah said, "No-one asked the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) more questions about the Dajjaal than I did. He said, 'You should not worry about him, because he will not be able to harm you.' I said, 'But they say that he will have much food and water!' He said, 'He is too insignificant in the sight of Allaah to have all that.' " [Muslim] Al-Mugheerah ibn Shu'bah said, "No-one asked the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) more questions about the Dajjaal than I did." One of the narrators said, "What did you ask him?" Al-Mugheerah said, "I said, 'They say that the Dajjaal will have a mountain of bread and meat, and a river of water. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'He is too insignificant in the sight of Allaah to have all that.' " [Muslim] From these Ahaadeeth, we can see that Allaah will test His servants with the Dajjaal and by the miracles which he will be permitted to perform: as we have already mentioned, the Dajjaal will order the sky to rain for those who accept him, and will order the earth to bring forth its fruits so that they and their livestock will eat of it, and their flocks will return fat and with their udders full of milk. Those who reject the Dajjaal and refuse to believe in him will suffer drought and famine; people and livestock will die, and wealth and supplies of food will be depleted. People will follow the Dajjaal like swarms of bees, and he will kill a young man and bring him back to life. This is not a kind of magic; it will be something real with which Allaah will test His servants at the end of time. Many will be led astray, and many will be guided by it. Those who doubt will disbelieve, but those who believe will be strengthened in their faith. Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad and others interpreted the phrase "He is too insignificant in the sight of Allaah to have all that" as meaning that the Dajjaal is too insignificant to have anything that could lead the true believers astray, because he is obviously evil and corrupt. Even if he brings great terror, the word Kaafir will be clearly written between his eyes; one report

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explains that it will be written "Kaaf, Faa, Raa," from which we can understand that it will be written perceptibly, not abstractly, as some people say. One of his eyes will be blind, protruding and repulsive; this is the meaning of the Hadeeth: "...as if it were a grape floating on the surface of the water." Other reports say that it is "dull, with no light in it," or "like white spittle on a wall," i.e. it will look ugly. Some reports say that it is his right eye which will be blind; others say that it is his left eye. He could be partly blind in both eyes, or there could be a fault in both eyes. This interpretation could be supported by the Hadeeth narrated by at-Tabaraanee, in which he reports that Ibn 'Abbaas said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal is curly-haired and white-skinned. His head is like the branch of a tree; his left eye is blind, and the other eye looks like a floating grape.' " One may ask: if the Dajjaal is going to cause such widespread evil and his claim to be a "lord" will be so widely believed - even though he is obviously a liar, and all the Prophet's have warned against him - why does the Qur'aan not mention him by name and warn us against his lies and stubbornness? The answer is:- The Dajjaal was referred to in the Ayah: "...The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith..." [al-An'aam (6):158] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There are three things which, when they appear, no good will it do a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its Faith. They are: The Dajjaal, the Beast, and the rising of the sun from the west.' " Jesus son of Mary will descend from Heaven and kill the Dajjaal, as we have already mentioned. The descent of Jesus is mentioned in the Ayaat: "And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allaah," - but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Eesaa (Jesus) was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. 'Eesaa

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(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) alayhi-salam]: But Allaah raised him ['Eesaa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he alayhi-salam is in the heavens). And Allaah is Ever All Powerful, All Wise. And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), but must believe in him ['Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a Messenger of Allaah and a human being], before his ['Eesaa (Jesus) alayhi-salam or a Jew's or a Christian's] death (at the time of the appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he ['Eesaa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them." [an-Nisaa' (4):157-9] We think that the Tafseer (interpretation) of this Aayah is that the pronoun in "before his death" (qabla mawtihi) refers to Jesus; i.e, he will descend and the People of the Book who differed concerning him will believe in him. The Christians claimed that he was divine, while the Jews made a slanderous accusation, i.e. that he was born from adultery. When Jesus descends before the Day of Judgment, he will correct all these differences and lies. On this basis, the reference to the descent of the Messiah Jesus son of Mary also includes a reference to the Dajjaal (false Mesor Antichrist), who is the opposite of the true Messiah, because sometimes the Arabs refer to one of two opposites and not the other, but mean both. The Dajjaal is not mentioned by name in the Qur'aan because he is so insignificant: he claims to be divine, but he is merely a human being. His affairs are too contemptible to be mentioned in the Qur'aan. But the Prophet's, out of loyalty to Allaah, warned their people about the Dajjaal and the tribulations and misguiding miracles he would bring. It is enough for us to know the reports of the Prophet's and the many reports from the Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). One could argue that Allaah has mentioned Pharaoh and his false claims, such as: "I am your lord, most high" [an-Nazi'aat (79):24] and "O chiefs! I know not that you have an ilaah (a god) other than me..." [al-Qasas (28):38] This can be explained by the fact that Pharaoh and his deeds are in the past, and his lies are clear to every believer. But the Dajjaal is yet to come, in the future; it will be a Fitnah and a test for all people. So the Dajjaal is not mentioned in the Qur'aan because he is contemptible; and the fact that he is not mentioned means that it will be a great test. The facts about the Dajjaal and his lies are obvious and do not need further emphasis. This is often the case when something is very clear. For example, when the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was

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terminally ill, he wanted to write a document confirming that Abu Bakr would be the Khaleefah after him. Then he abandoned this idea, and said, "Allaah and the believers will not accept anyone other than Abu Bakr." He decided not to write the document because he knew of Abu Bakr's high standing among the Sahaabah (Companions) and was sure that they would not choose anyone else. Similarly, the facts about the Dajjaal are so clear that they did not need to be mentioned in the Qur'aan. Allaah did not mention the Dajjaal in the Qur'aan because He (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) knew that the Dajjaal would not be able to lead His true servants astray; he would only increase their faith, their submission to Allaah and His Messenger, their belief in the Truth, and their rejection of falsehood. For this reason the believer whom the Dajjaal overpowers will say, when he revives him, "By Allaah, it has only increased my understanding that you are the one-eyed liar about whom the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) spoke." More Ahaadeeth about the Dajjaal The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Dajjaal will emerge in a land in the east called Khurasan. His followers will be people with faces like hammered shields." [1] Asmaa' bint Yazeed al-Ansaariyyah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'During the three years just before the Dajjaal comes, there will be one year when the sky will withhold one third of its rain and the earth one-third of its fruits. In the second year the sky will withhold two-thirds of its rain, and the earth two-thirds of its fruits. In the third year the sky will withhold all of its rain, and the earth all of its fruits, and all the animals will die. It will be the greatest tribulation: the Dajjaal will bring a Bedouin and say to him, "What if I bring your camels to life for you? Will you agree that I am your lord?" The Bedouin will say "Yes." So devils will assume the forms of his camels, with the fullest udders and the highest humps. Then he will bring a man whose father and brother have died, and will ask him, "What do you think if I bring your father and brother back to life? Will you agree that I am your lord?" The man will say "Yes," so the devils will assume the forms of his father and brother.' Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) went out for something, and then returned. The people were very concerned about what he had told them. He stood in the doorway and asked, 'What is wrong, Asma'? I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, you have terrified us with what you said about the Dajjaal.' He said, 'He will

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certainly appear. If I am still alive, I will contend with him on your behalf; otherwise Allaah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, we do not bake our dough until we are hungry, so how will it be for the believers at that time?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The glorification of Allaah which suffices the people of Heaven will be sufficient for them.' " [2] Abu Hurairah (radi-Allahu 'anhu) said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. When a Jew hides behind a rock or a tree, it will say, "O Muslim, O servant of Allaah! There is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!" All the trees will do this except the box-thorn (al-Gharqad), because it is the tree of the Jews.' " [Ahmad] [3] Footnotes [1] Tirmidhee Abwaab al-Fitan, Hadeeth 2338, 6/465. Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, Hadeeth 4072, 1354, 2/1353, 1354. Ahmad, Musnad 1/7. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Ibn Maajah: 4072. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 6/455, 456. Checker's Note: Da`eef, al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 5491. Its isnaad contains Sharh ibn Hawshab, who is weak. [3] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/388. Ahmad, Musnad, 2/417. Protection Against The Dajjaal 1. Seeking refuge with Allaah from his tribulation. It is proven in the Saheeh (authentic) Ahaadeeth that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) used to seek refuge with Allaah from the tribulation of the Dajjaal in his prayers, and that he commanded his Ummah to dol ikewise: "Allaahumma innaa na'oodhu bika min 'adhaabi jahannam, wa min 'adhaabi 'l-qabr, wa min fitnatee 'l-mahyaa'i wa'l-mamaat, wa min fitnatee' l-maseehi 'd-dajjaal." "O Allaah! We seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the tribulations of life and death, and from the tribulation of the False Messiah (Dajjaal)." [1] This Hadeeth was narrated by many Sahabah, including Anas, Abu Hurairah, 'Aa'ishah, Ibn 'Abbaas, and Sa'd (radi-Allaahu 'anhum). 2. Memorising certain Aayaat from Surat al-Kahf. Al-Haafidh ad-Dhahabee said, "Seeking refuge with Allaah from the Dajjaal is mentioned in many

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Mutawaatir Ahaadeeth (those with numerous lines of narrators). One way of doing this is to memorise ten Ayaat from Surat al-Kahf." Abul-Diraa reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Whoever memorises the first ten Aayaat of Surat al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjaal." [Abu Daawood] [2] 3. Keeping away from the Dajjaal. One way to be protected from the tribulation of the Dajjaal is to live in Madeenah or Makkah. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "There are angels standing at the gates of Madeenah; neither plague nor the Dajjaal can enter it." [Bukhaaree, Muslim] Abu Bakr reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The terror caused by the Dajjaal will not enter Madeenah. At that time it will have seven gates; there will be two angels guarding every gate." [Bukhaaree] [3] Anas said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal will come to Madeenah, and he will find angels guarding it. Neither plague nor the Dajjaal will enter it, inshaa-Allaah.' " [Tirmidhee, Bukhaaree] It has been proven in the Saheeh Ahaadeeth that the Dajjaal will not enter Makkah or Madeenah, because the angels will prevent him from entering these two places which are sanctuaries and are safe from him. When he camps at the salt-marsh (Sabkhah) of Madeenah, it will be shaken by three tremors - either physically or metaphorically - and every hypocrite will go out to join the Dajjaal. On that day, Madeenah will be cleansed of its dross and will be refined and purified; and Allaah knows best. Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Janaa'iz, 2/124. Muslim, Kitaab al-Masaajid, 2/93. [2] Muslim, Kitaab al-Musaafirun, 2/199. Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4301), 11/401, 402. [3] Bukhaaree, Baab Haram al-Madeenah, 1/28. The Life And Deeds Of The Dajjaal The Dajjaal will be a man, created by Allaah to be a test for people at the end of time. Many will be led astray through him, and many will be guided through him; only the sinful will be led astray. Al-Haafidh Ibn 'Alee al-Aabaar wrote in his book of history (at-Taareekh)

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that the Dajjaal's Kunyah (nickname or paternal title) would be Abu Yoosuf. [1] Abu Bakrah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal's parents will remain childless for thirty years, then a one-eyed child will be born to them. He will be very bad and will cause a great deal of trouble. When he sleeps, his eyes will be closed but his heart (or mind) will still be active.' Then he described his parents: 'His father will be a tall and bulky man, with a long nose like a beak; his mother will be a huge, heavy-breasted woman.' " [2] Abu Bakrah said, "We heard that a child had been born to some of the Jews in Madeenah. Az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awaam and I went see his parents, and found that they matched the description given by the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). We saw the boy lying in the sun, covered with a blanket, murmuring to himself. We asked his parents about him, and they said, 'We remained childless for thirty years, then this one-eyed boy was born to us. He is very bad and causes a great deal of trouble.' When we went out, we passed the boy. He asked us, 'What were you doing?' We said, 'Did you hear us?' He said, 'Yes; when I sleep, my eyes are closed but my heart (mind) is still active.' That boy was Ibn Sayyaad." [Ahmad, Tirmidhee; this Hadeeth is not very strong] [3] As we have already seen in the Saheeh Ahaadeeth, Maalik and others think that Ibn Sayyaad was not the Dajjaal; he was one of a number of "lesser dajjaals." Later he repented and embraced Islaam; Allaah knows best his heart and deeds. The "greater" Dajjaal is the one mentioned in the Hadeeth of Faatimah bint Qays, which she narrated from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam), from Tameem ad-Daaree, and which includes the story of the Jassaasah. The Dajjaal will be permitted to appear at the end of time, after the Muslims have conquered a Roman city called Constantinople. He will first appear in Isfahaan, in an area known as the Jewish quarter (al-Yahoodiyyah). He will be followed by seventy thousand Jews from that area, all of them armed. Seventy thousand Tatars and many people from Khuraasaan will also follow him. At first he will appear as a tyrannical king, then he will claim to be a prophet, then a lord. Only the most ignorant of men will follow him; the righteous and those guided by Allaah will reject him. He will start to conquer the world country by country, fortress by fortress, region by region, town by town; no place will remain unscathed except Makkah and Madeenah. The length of his stay

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on earth will be forty days: one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of the days like normal days, i.e. his stay will be approximately one year and two and a half months. Allaah will grant him many miracles, through which whoever He wills will be astray, and the faith of the believers will be strengthened. The descent of Jesus son of Mary, the true Messiah, will happen at the time of the Dajjaal, the false messiah. He will descend to the minaret in the east of Damascus. The believers and true servants of Allaah will gather to support him, and the Messiah Jesus son of Mary will lead them against the Dajjaal, who at that time will be heading for Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). He will catch up with him at 'Aqabah 'Afeeq. The Dajjaal will runaway from him, but Jesus will catch up with him at the gate of Ludd, and will kill him with his spear just as he is entering it. He will say to him, "I have to deal you a blow; you cannot escape." When the Dajjaal faces him, he will begin to dissolve like salt in water. So Jesus will kill him with his spear at the gate of Ludd, and he will die there, as many Saheeh Ahaadeeth indicate. Majma' ibn Jaariyah is reported to have said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) saying, 'The son of Mary will kill the Dajjaal at the gate of Ludd.' " [Tirmidhee] [4] Footnotes [1] Checker's Note: Reported as the saying of ash-Sha'bi. The reporter, Mujaahid ibn Sa'eed is weak. [2] Checker's Note: Da`eef, al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 6445. [3] Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 2350), 6/522, 523. Ahmad, Musnad, 5/40. "When he sleeps, his eyes will be closed but his heart (or mind) will still be active" - means that his evil ideas will still come to him even while he is asleep. Checker's Note: Da`eef due to Alee ibn Zaid ibn Jad'an. [4] Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 2345), 6/513, 514. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh at-Tirmidhee: 1829. The Descent of Jesus at the End of Time Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal will appear in my Ummah, and will remain for forty - "I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty months or forty years." - Then Allaah will send Jesus (alayhi-salam), the son of Mary, who will resemble 'Urwah ibn Mas'ood. He will chase the Dajjaal and kill him. Then the people will live for seven years during which there will be no enmity between any two

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persons. Then Allaah will send a cold wind from the direction of Syria, which will take the soul of everyone who has the slightest speck of good or faith in his heart. Even if one of you were to enter the heart of a mountain, the wind would reach him there and take his soul. Only the most wicked people will be left; they will be as careless as birds, with the characteristics of beasts, and will have no concern for right and wrong. Satan will come to them in the form of man and will say, "Don't you respond?" They will say, "What do you order us to do?" He will order them to worship idols, and in spite of that they will have sustenance in abundance, and lead comfortable lives. "Then the Trumpet will be blown, and everyone will tilt their heads to hear it. The first one to hear it will be a man busy repairing a trough for his camels. He and everyone else will be struck down. Then Allaah will send (or send down) rain like dew, and the bodies of the people (i.e. the dead) will grow out of it. Then the trumpet will be sounded again, and the people will get up and look around. Then it will be said, "O people, go to your Lord and account for yourselves." It will be said, "Bring out the people of Hell," and it will be asked, "How many are there?" - the answer will come: "Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand." "On that day a child will grow old and the shin will be laid bare." [al-Qalam (68):42] " [Muslim] [1] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The son of Mary will come down as a just leader. He will break the cross, and kill the pigs. Peace will prevail and people will use their swords as sickles. Every harmful beast will be made harmless; the sky will send down rain in abundance,and the earth will bring forth its blessings. A child will play with a fox and not come to any harm; a wolf will graze with sheep and a lion with cattle, without harming them.' " [Ahmad] [2] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'By Him in Whose hand is my soul, surely the son of Mary will come down among you as a just ruler. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and abolish the Jizyah. Wealth will be in such abundance that no-one will care about it, and a single prostration in prayer will be better than the world and all that is in it.' " Abu Hurairah said, 'If you wish, recite the Aayah: "And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgement he will be a witness against them..." [an-Nisaa' (4):159] '

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[Bukhaaree, Muslim] [3] Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Prophets are like brothers; they have different mothers but their religion is one. I am the closest of all the people to Jesus son of Mary, because there is no other Prophet between him and myself. He will come again, and when you see him, you will recognise him. He is of medium height and his colouring is reddish-white. He will be wearing two garments, and his hair will look wet. He will break the cross, kill the pigs, abolish the Jizyah and call the people to Islaam. During his time, Allaah will end every religion and sect other than Islaam, and will destroy the Dajjaal. Then peace and security will prevail on earth, so that lions will graze with camels, tigers with cattle, and wolves with sheep; children will be able to play with snakes without coming to any harm. Jesus will remain for forty years, then die, and the Muslims will pray for him." [Ahmad] [4] Ibn Masood reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "On the night of the Israa' (night journey), I met my father Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and they discussed the Hour. The matter was referred first to Abraham, then to Moses, and both said, 'I have no knowledge of it.' Then it was referred to Jesus, who said, 'No-one knows about its timing except Allaah; what my Lord told me was that the Dajjaal will appear, and when he sees me he will begin to melt like lead. Allaah will destroy him when he sees me. The Muslims will fight against the Kaafirs, and even the trees and rocks will say, "O Muslim, there is a Kaafir hiding beneath me - come and kill him!" Allaah will destroy the Kaafirs, and the people will return to their own lands. Then Gog and Magog will appear from all directions, eating and drinking everything they find. The people will complain to me, so I will pray to Allaah and He will destroy them, so that the earth will be filled with their stench. Allaah will send rain which will wash their bodies into the sea. My Lord has told me that when that happens, the Hour will be very close, like a pregnant woman whose time is due, but her family do not know exactly when she will deliver.' " [Ahmad, Ibn Maajah] [5] Footnotes [1] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/201, 202. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/482, 483. Checker's Note: The Tabi'e is Ziyad ibn Sa'd, who is mentioned by Ibn

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Hibban in ath-Thiqat al-Bukhari and Abu Hatim did not speak for nor against him. Ibn Kathir says the report is good and strong. [3] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Anbiyaa, 204, 205. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/93, 94. [4] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/406. Checker's Note: Saheeh as declared by al-Hakim and adh-Dhahabi. Qatadah's hearing it is reported in a later narration in al-Musnad 2/436. [5] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/375. Similar Hadeeth in Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4081), 2/1365, 1366. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 4709. See Saheeh Muslim translation, no. 6924 Description of the Messiah Jesus son of Mary, Messenger of Allaah Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'On the night of the Israa' (miraculous journey to Jerusalem) I met Moses - he was a slim man with wavy hair, and looked like a man from the Shanoo'ah tribe. I also met Jesus - he was of medium height and of a red complexion, as if he had just come out of the bath' " [Bukhaaree, Muslim] [1] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Whilst I was asleep, I saw myself (in a dream) making Tawaaf around the Ka'bah. I saw a brown-skinned man, with straight hair, being supported by two men, and with water dripping from his head. I said, 'Who is this?' They said, 'The son of Mary' I turned around and saw a fat, ruddy man, with curly hair, who was blind in his right eye; his eye looked like a floating grape. I asked, 'Who is this?' They said, 'The Dajjaal.' The one who most resembles him is Ibn Qatan." Az-Zuhri explained: Ibn Qatan was a man from Khuzaa'ah who died during the Jaahiliyyah (before the coming of Islaam). [Bukhaaree] [2] Footnotes [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Anbiyaa, 4/302. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/106, 107. [2] Bukhaaree, ibid. The Appearance of Gog and Magog They (two tribes or peoples) will appear at the time of Jesus son of Mary, after the Dajjaal. Allaah will destroy them all in one night, in response to the supplication of Jesus. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Everyday, Gog and Magog are trying to dig a way out through the

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barrier. When they begin to see sunlight through it, the one who is in charge of them says, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow,' and when they come back, the barrier is stronger than it was before. This will continue until their time comes and Allaah wishes to send them forth. They will dig until they begin to see sunlight, then the one who is in charge of them will say, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow, inshaa'-Allaah.' In this case he will make an exception by saying inshaa'-Allaah, thus relating the matter to the Will of Allaah. They will return on the following day, and find the hole as they left it. They will carry on digging and come out against the people. They will drink all the water, and the people will entrench themselves in their fortresses. Gog and Magog will fire their arrows into the sky, and they will fall back to earth with something like blood on them. Gog and Magog will say, 'We have defeated the people of earth, and overcome the people of heaven.' Then Allaah will send a kind of worm in the napes of their necks, and they will be killed by it...' 'By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the beasts of the earth will become fat.' " [1] Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yaafith (Japheth), the father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. At the time of Abraham (alayhi-salam), there was a king called Dhu'l-Qarnayn. He performed Tawaaf around the Ka'bah with Abraham (alayhi-salam) when he first built it; he believed and followed him. Dhu'l-Qarnayn was a good man and a great king; Allaah gave him great power and he ruled the east and west. He held sway over all kings and countries, and travelled far and wide in both east and west. He travelled eastwards until he reached a pass between two mountains, through which people were coming out. They did not understand anything, because they were so isolated; they were Gog and Magog. They were spreading corruption through the earth, and harming the people, so the people sought help from Dhu'l-Qarnayn. They asked him to build a barrier between them and Gog and Magog. He asked them to help him to build it, so together they built a barrier by mixing iron, copper and tar. Thus Dhu'l-Qarnayn restrained Gog and Magog behind the barrier. They tried to penetrate the barrier, or to climb over it, but to no avail. They could not succeed because the barrier is so huge and smooth. They began to dig, and they have been digging for centuries; they will continue to do so until the time when Allaah decrees that they come out. At that time the barrier will collapse, and Gog and Magog will rush out in all directions, spreading corruption, uprooting plants, killing people. When Jesus (alayhi-salam) prays against them, Allaah will send a kind of worm

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in the napes of their necks, and they will be killed by it. Footnotes [1] Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Tafsir: Soorat al-Kahf (Hadeeth 5160), 8/597-99. Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4080), 2/1364. Ahmad, Musnad, 2/510, 511. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1735. The destruction of the Ka'bah At the end of time, Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, who will come from Abyssinia (al-Habash), will destroy the Ka'bah in order to steal its treasure and Kiswah (cloth covering). The Ka'bah is the ancient building which was built by Abraham, and whose foundations were laid by Adam. As Tafseer (interpretation) of the Aayah "Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier)" [al-Anbiyaa' (21):96], it was reported from Ka'b al-Ahbar that Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn will first emerge at the time of Jesus, son of Mary. Allaah will send Jesus at the head of a vanguard of between seven and eight hundred. While they are marching towards Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, Allaah will send a breeze from the direction of Yemen, which will take the soul of every believer. Only the worst of people will be left, and they will begin to copulate like animals. Ka'b said: "At that time, the Hour will be close at hand." [1] 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia will destroy the Ka'bah and steal its treasure and Kiswah. It is as if I could see him now: he is bald-headed and has a distortion in his wrists. He will strike the Ka'bah with his spade and pick-axe.' " [Ahmad] [2] It was reported from 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Leave the Abyssinians alone so long as they do not disturb you, for no-one will recover the treasure of the Ka'bah except Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia." [Abu Daawood, in the chapter on the prohibition of provoking the Abyssinians] [3] Ibn 'Abbaas narrated that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "It is as if I can see him now: he is black and his legs are widely spaced. He will destroy the Ka'bah stone by stone." [Ahmad] [4] The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until a man from Qahtaan appears and rules the people." [Muslim; similar Hadeeth in Bukhaaree]

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This man could be Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, or someone else, because this man comes from Qahtaan, while other reports say that Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn comes from Abyssinia; and Allaah knows best. Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Day and night will not come to an end until a freed man called Jahjaah holds sway.' " [Ahmad] [5] This could be the name of Dhul-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia; and Allaah knows best. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab reported that he heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say: "The people of Makkah will leave, and only a few people will pass through it. Then it will be resettled and rebuilt; then the people will leave it again, and no-one will ever return." [6] Footnotes [1] Concerning Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, see: Bukhaaree: Kitaab al-Hajj, Baab Hadam al-Ka'bah (The Book of Pilgrimage, Chapter of the Destruction of the Ka'bah), 2/183. Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/183. Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn: al-Suwayqatayn is the dimunitive of al-Saaqayn (legs); his legs are described as being "small" because they are thin. Thin legs are, in general, a characteristic of the Sudanese and people of the Horn of Africa. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/220. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad. It contains the `an`anah of Abu Zubair. The first part, up to 'treasure' is hasan, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 771. [3] Abu Daawood, Kitaab al-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4287), 11/423. Checker's Note: Hasan, Saheeh Abee Daawood. [4] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/227. Checker's Note: Saheeh, also reported in al-Bukhaaree. [5] Checker's Note: Saheeh, Ahmad, Muslim and at-Tirmidhee. Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 7684. [6] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/23. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 3298. Da`eef due to Ibn Lahi'ah and `an`anah of Abu Zubair Madeenah will remain inhabited at the time of the Dajjaal It has been proven in the Saheeh Ahaadeeth, as already stated, that the Dajjaal will not be able to enter Makkah and Madeenah, and that there will be angels at the gates of Makkah to ward him off and prevent him

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from entering. It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Neither the Dajjaal nor plague will be able to enter Madeenah." As mentioned above, the Dajjaal will camp outside Madeenah, and it will be shaken by three tremors. Every hypocrite and sinner will go out to join the Dajjaal, and every believer and Muslim will stay. That day will be called the Day of Purification (Yawm al-Khalaas). Most of those who go out to join the Dajjaal will be women. As the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Verily it (Madeenah) is good; its evil will be eliminated and its goodness will be obvious." Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure, and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity..." [an-Noor (24):26) Madeenah will remain inhabited during the days of the Dajjaal, and during the time of Jesus son of Mary (alayhi-salam), until he dies and is buried there. Then it will be destroyed. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'A rider will go around Madeenah and say, There used to be many Muslims here.' " [Ahmad] [1] Footnotes [1] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/20. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad due to Ibn Lahi'ah and `an`anah of Abu Zubair. The fact that Madinah will be deserted is reported from Abu Hurairah by al-Bukhaaree. The Emergence of the Beast Among the signs of the Hour will be the emergence of a beast from the earth. It will be very strange inappearance, and extremely huge; one cannot even imagine what it will look like. It will emerge from the earth and shake the dust from its head. It will have with it the ring of Solomon and the rod of Moses. People will be terrified of it and will try to run away, but they will not be able to escape, because such will be the decree of Allaah. It will destroy the nose of every unbeliever with the rod, and write the word "Kaafir" on his forehead; it will adorn the face of every believer and write the word "Mu'min" (true believer) on his forehead, and it will speak to people.

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Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), We shall produce from the earth a Beast to (face) them: it will speak to them..." [an-Naml (27):82] Ibn 'Abbaas, al-Hasan and Qataadah said that "It will speak to them" (tukallimuhum) means that it will address them. Ibn Jareer suggested that it means that the Beast will address them with the words "...for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs..." [an-Naml (27):82 - latter part of the Ayah] Ibn Jareer reported this from 'Alee and 'Ata'. It was reported from Ibn 'Abbaas that tukallimuhum means that the Beast will cut them, i.e., it will write the word "Kaafir" on the forehead of the unbeliever. It was also reported from Ibn 'Abbaas that he will both address them and cut them; this suggestion incorporates both of the previous suggestions; and Allaah knows best. We have already mentioned the Hadeeth of Hudhayfah ibn Usayd, in which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is reported to have said, "The Hour will not come until you see ten signs: the smoke; the Dajjaal; the Beast; the sun rising from the West; the descent of Jesus son of Mary; Gog and Magog; and three land-slides - one in the East, one in the West, and one in Arabia, at the end of which fire will burst forth from the direction of Aden (Yemen) and drive people to the place of their final assembly." Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Hasten to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the West, the smoke, the Dajjaal, the Beast, the (death) of one of you or general tribulation.' " [Muslim] Bareedah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) took me to a place in the desert, near Makkah. It was a dry piece of land surrounded by sand. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Beast will emerge from this place.' It was a very small area." [Ibn Maajah] [1] It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Beast of the Earth will emerge, and will have with it the rod of Moses and the ring of Solomon." It was also reported that he said, "(The Beast) will destroy the noses of the unbelievers with the ring, - so

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that people seated around one table will begin to address one another with the words "O Believer!" or "O Unbeliever!" (i.e., everyone's status will become clear) [Ibn Maajah] [2] 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr said, "I memorised a Hadeeth from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) which I have not forgotten since. I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'The first of the signs (of the Hour) to appear will be the rising of the sun from the West and the appearance of the Beast before the people in the forenoon. Whichever of these two events happens first, the other will follow immediately.' " [Muslim] [3] That is to say, these will be the first extraordinary signs. The Dajjaal, the descent of Jesus (alayhi-salam), the emergence of Gog and Magog, are less unusual in that they are all human beings. But the emergence of the Beast, whose form will be very strange, its addressing the people and classifying them according to their faith or unbelief, is something truly extraordinary. This is the first of the earthly signs, as the rising of the sun from the West is the first of the heavenly signs. Footnotes [1] Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4267), 2/1352. Checker's Note: Da`eef Jiddan (very weak). Ibn Maajah, no. 4067, Da`eef Ibn Maajah: 882. [2] Similar Hadeeth narrated by Ibn Maajah in Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadeeth 4061), 2 - 1351, 1352. Ahmad, Musnad, 2 - 295. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 2413. [3] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 8/202. The Rising of the Sun from the West Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) says: "Do they then wait for anything other than that the angels should come to them, or that your Lord should come, or that some of the Signs of your Lord should come (i.e. portents of the Hour e.g., arising of the sun from the west)! The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith. Say: 'Wait you! we (too) are waiting.'" [al-An'aam (6):158] It was reported from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) explained, "The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then...", referring to the rising of the sun from the West. [Ahmad] [1]

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Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the West. When the people see it, whoever is living on earth will believe, but that will be the time when - No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before then' " [Bukhaaree] [2] It was also reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until the sun rises from the West. When it rises and the people see it, they will all believe. But that will be the time when 'No good will it do to a person to believe then.' " [Bukhaaree] [3] It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "There are three things which, if they appear, 'No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith' They are: the rising of the sun from the West, the Dajjaal, and the Beast of the Earth." [Ahmad, Muslim, Tirmidhee] [4] Abu Dharr said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) asked me, 'Do you know where the sun goes when it sets?' I said, 'I do not know' He said, 'It travels until it prostrates itself beneath the Throne, and asks for permission to rise again. But a time will come when it will be told, 'Go back whence you came.' That will be the time when 'No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith' " [Bukhaaree] [5] 'Amr ibn Jareer said, "Three Muslims were sitting with Marwaan in Madeenah, and heard him say, whilst talking about the Signs of the Hour, that the first of them would be the appearance of the Dajjaal. The three went to 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr, and told him what they had heard Marwaan say concerning the Signs. 'Abd Allaah said, 'Marwan has not said much. I memorised a Hadeeth like that from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) which I have not forgotten since. I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say: "The first of the signs will be the rising of the sun from the West, and the emergence of the Beast in the forenoon. Whichever of the two comes first, the other will follow immediately" Then 'Abd Allaah, who was widely-read, said, "I think that the first to happen will be the rising of the sun from the West.

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Every time it sets, it goes beneath the Throne, prostrates itself, and seeks permission to rise again. A time will come when three times it will seek permission and will receive no reply, until, when part of the night has passed and it realises that even if it were given permission, it would not be able to rise on time, it will say: 'O my Lord, how far the rising-point is from me! What can I do for the people now?' Then it will seek permission to go back, and it will be told: 'Rise from where you are now' - and it will rise from the West." Then 'Abd Allaah recited the Aayah: "No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith." [Ahmad] [6] Footnotes [1] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/31. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh at-Tirmidhee: 2455. [2] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Tafsir, 6/73. [3] Bukhaaree, ibid. [4] Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/96. Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Tafsir (Hadeeth 5067), 8/449, 450. Ahmad, Musnad, 2/455, 446. [5] Similar Hadeeth in Bukhaaree, Kitaab Bid' al-Khalq, 4/131. [6] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/201. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 6881. The Smoke which will appear at the End of Time Masrooq said: "While a man was giving a speech among the people of Kindah, he said, 'There will be smoke on the Day of Resurrection which will deprive the hypocrites of their hearing and sight, but the believers will only suffer something like a cold.' We were terrified, so we went to Ibn Masood, who was reclining. When he heard about this, he became angry and sat up, and said: 'O people, whoever knows a thing, let him say it; but whoever does not know, let him say, "Allaah knows best." It is a part of knowledge, when one does not know something, to say "Allaah knows best." Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said to His Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam): "Say (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam): 'No wage do I ask of you for this (the Qur'aan), nor am I one of the Mutakallifoon (those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist).'" [Saad (38):86] "Quraysh were being slow in embracing Islaam, so the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) prayed against them, saying, 'O Allaah, help

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me against them by sending seven years of famine like those of Joseph.' They were afflicted by a year of famine in which they were destroyed, and ate dead animals and bones. They began to see something like smoke between the sky and the earth. Abu Sufyan came and said, 'O Muhammad! You came to command us to keep good relations with our relatives, and your people have perished, so pray that Allaah may relieve them.'" Then Ibn Mas'ood recited, "Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke. Covering the people, this is a painful torment. (They will say): "Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers!" How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them. Then they had turned away from him (Messenger Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and said: "One (Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) taught (by a human being), a madman!" Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily! You will revert." [ad-Dukhaan (44):10-15] Ibn Masood asked: "Will their punishment in the Hereafter be removed so they can go back to their Kufr?" Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest grasp. Verily, We will exact retribution." [ad-Dukhaan (44):16] ...and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!" [al-Furqaan (25):77] These Ayaat refer to the Day (Battle) of Badr. Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) said: "Alif Laam Meem. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearer land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. Within three to nine years." [ar-Room (30): 1-4] [Bukhaaree] [1] This speaker's suggestion - that the idea that the smoke would be on the Day or Resurrection was not a good one - made Ibn Masood react angrily. But the smoke will appear before the Day of Resurrection; it will be one of the signs, which are: the Beast, the Dajjaal, the Smoke, and Gog and Magog, as the Ahaadeeth narrated from Abu Sareehah, Abu Hurairah and other Sahaabah indicate. As mentioned in the Saheeh Ahaadeeth, the fire which will appear before the Day of Resurrection will burst forth from the direction of Aden, and drive the people to the place of their final assembly. It will move with

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them and halt with them, and will devour any who lag behind. Footnote [1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab at-Tafsir - Soorat ar-Room, 6/142, 143 Other Events which will precede the Hour It was reported from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Thunderbolts will increase so much as the Hour approaches that when a man comes to a people, he will ask, 'Who amongst you was struck by a thunderbolt this morning?' and they will say, 'So-and-so and so-and-so was struck.' " [Ahmad] [1] Heavy rain before the Day of Resurrection It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The hour will not come until there has been rain which will destroy all dwellings except tents." [2] We have already mentioned many Ahaadeeth about the signs of the Hour. Now we will turn our attention to some Ahaadeeth which could indicate that the Hour is close at hand. It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Hour will not come until the following events have come to pass: people will compete with one another in constructing high buildings; two big groups will fight one another, and there will be many casualties - they will both be following the same religious teaching; earthquakes will increase; time will pass quickly; afflictions and killing will increase; nearly thirty dajjals will appear, each of them claiming to be a messenger from Allaah; a man will pass by a grave and say, 'Would that I were in your place'; the sun will rise from the West; when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but that will be the time when 'No good will it do to a person to believe then, if it believed not before...' [al-An'aam (6):158]; and a wealthy man will worry lest no-one accept his Zakaat." [Bukhaaree, Muslim] It was reported from Anas that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "Among the signs of the Hour are the following: knowledge will decrease and ignorance will prevail; fornication and the drinking of wine will be common; the number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase, until one man will look after fifty women." [Bukhaaree] [3] 'Aa'ishah said,

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"I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Day and night will not pass away until people begin to worship Laat and 'Uzzaa' (two goddesses of pre-Islaamic Arabic). I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, I thought that when Allaah revealed the Aayah "It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islaam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah) hate (it)" [at-Tawbah (9):33], it implied that (this promise) would be fulfilled.' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'It will happen as Allaah wishes. Then Allaah will send a pleasant breeze, which will take everyone who has as much faith as a grain of mustard-seed in his heart. Only those with no goodness in them will be left, and they will revert to the religion of their forefathers.' " [Muslim] [4] It was reported from Abu Hurairah that one day, while the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was sitting with the people, a Bedouin came to him and asked him about Eemaan and Islaam, then he asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, when will the Hour be?" He said, "The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who asks, but I tell you about its signs. When a slave gives birth to her mistress, and when the bare-footed and naked become the chiefs of the people - these are among the signs of the Hour. There are five things which no-one knows except Allaah." Then he recited: "Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with God (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: nor does anyone know in what land he is to die. Verily God is All-Knowing, All Aware." [Luqman (31):34] Then the man went away, and the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "Call him back to me," but when the people went to call him, they could not see anything. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "That was Gabriel, who came to teach the people their religion." [Bukhaaree, Muslim] [5] "The bare-footed and naked paupers will compete with one another in constructing high buildings" means that they will become the chiefs of people. They will become rich, and their only concern will be to compete in constructing high buildings. This is as in the Hadeeth we shall see later: "The Hour will not come until the happiest people in the world will be the depraved sons of the depraved." It was reported from Abu Sa'eed that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa

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sallam) said: "The Hour will not come until the time when a man will leave his home, and his shoes or whip or stick will tell what is happening to his family." [Ahmad] [6] It was reported from Abu Sa'eed that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not come until wild animals talk to men, and a man speaks to his whip or his shoe, and his thigh will tell him about what happened to his family after he left." [7] Anas said, "We were discussing the fact that the Hour would not come until there is no rain, the earth does not produce crops, and fifty women will be cared for by one man; and if a woman passes by a man, he will look at her and say, 'This woman once had a husband.' " [Ahmad] [8] Abu Hurairah said: "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: 'The Hour will not come until time passes so quickly that a year will be like a month, a month like a week, a week like a day, a day like an hour, and an hour like the time it takes for a palm-leaf to burn.' " [Ahmad] [9] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: 'The world will not pass away until the one who enjoys it the most is the depraved son of the depraved.' " [Ahmad] [10] Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Before the Hour comes, there will be years of deceit, in which a truthful person will be disbelieved and a liar will be believed; and the insignificant will have a say.' " [Ahmad] [11] Abu Hurairah said: "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say: 'The Hour will not come until the sheep with horns no longer fights the sheep without horns.' " [Ahmad] [12] It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until wealth increases so much that a wealthy man will be worried lest no-one accept his Sadaqah; knowledge will be taken away; time will pass quickly; tribulations will appear; and there will be much Harj." The people asked, "What is Harj, O Messenger of Allaah?" He said, "Killing, killing." [Ahmad] [13] It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe

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wa sallam) said, "By Him Who sent me with the Truth, this earth will not pass away until people are afflicted with landslides, are pelted with stones, and are transformed into animals." The people asked, "When will that be, O Messenger of Allaah?" He said, "When you see women riding in the saddle, when singers are common, when bearing false witness becomes widespread, and when men lie with men and women with women." [14] Taariq ibn Shihaab said, "We were sitting with 'Abd Allaah ibn Mas'ood, when a man came and told us that the time for prayer had come. So we got up and went to the mosque... After the prayer, a man came to 'Abd Allaah ibn Mas'ood and said, 'As-salaam 'alayka (Peace be upon you), O Abu 'Abd ar-Rahmaan'. 'Abd Allaah answered, 'Allaah and His Messenger have spoken the truth.' When we went back, we asked one another, 'Did you hear the answer he gave? Who is going to ask him about it?' I said, 'I will ask him'; so I asked him when he came out. He narrated from the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam): 'Before the Hour comes, there will be a special greeting for the people of distinction; trade will become so widespread that a woman will help her husband in business; family ties will be cut; the giving of false witness will be common, while truthful witness will be rare; and writing will be widespread.' [Ahmad] [15] Footnotes [1] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/64, 65. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad due to Muhammad ibn Mus'ab. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/262. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 7554 and Majma' az-Zawaid of al-Haythamee: 7/331. [3] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-'Ilm, 1/30, 31. [4] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan 8/182. [5] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/19; Kitaab at-Tafsir - Soorat Luqmaan, 6/144. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/30, 31. [6] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/88, 89. Checker's Note: Saheeh. [7] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/82, 84. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 122. [8] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/286. Checker's Note: Saheeh, reported by Ahmad, Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar. Majma' az-Zawa'id of al-Haythamee: 7/333 and Kashful Astar bi Zawa'id

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al-Bazzar of al-Haythamee: 3415. [9] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/358. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 7422. [10] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/358. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 7272. [11] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/238. Checker's Note: Hasan, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1887. [12] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/442. Checker's Note: Da`eef?? [not quite sure] due to as-Salt ibn Quwaid; an-Nasaa'ee said, "His hadith is munkar." [13] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/313. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 8120, 8121. [14] al-Haythamee, Kitaab al-Fitan. Checker's Note: Da`eef, related by al-Bazzar and at-Tabaraanee in al-Awsat. It is weak due to Sulaiman ibn Daawood al-Yamami who is matrook (abandoned). Majma' az-Zawa'id of al-Haythamee. [15] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/407. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 648. Description of the People who will be Alive at the End of Time It was reported from 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until Allaah takes away the best people on earth; only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any evil." [Ahmad] [1] 'Abd Allaah ibn Mas'ood said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say: 'Eloquence can be bewitching; the worst of the people are those upon whom the Hour will come while they are still alive, and those who turn graves into mosques.' " [Ahmad] [2] It was reported from Anas that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come until no-one on earth says 'Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah.'" [Ahmad] [3] It was also reported from Anas that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: "The Hour will not come until no-one on earth says, 'Allaah, Allaah.'" [Ahmad] [4] There are two suggestions as to the meaning of the phrase, "until no-one on earth says 'Allaah, Allaah'":

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It could mean that no-one will forbid evil, or try to correct another if he sees him doing something wrong. We have already come across this in the Hadeeth of 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Amr: "Only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any evil." It could mean that Allaah will no longer be mentioned, and His Name will not be known; this will be part of the prevalent corruption and Kufr, as in the previous Hadeeth, "Until no-one on earth says 'Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah." 'Aa'ishah said, "The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) came in, saying 'O 'Aa'ishah, your people will be the first of my Ummah to join me.' When he sat down, I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, may I be sacrificed for you! When you came in, you were saying something which scared me.' He asked, 'What was that?' I said, 'You said that my people would be the first of your Ummah to join you.' He said, 'Yes.' I asked, 'Why is that?' He said, 'Death will be widespread among them, and their relatives will be jealous of them.' I said, 'How will people be after that?' He said, 'Like locusts: the strong will devour the weak, until the Hour comes.' " [Ahmad] [5] 'Albaa' al-Salamee said, "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say: 'The Hour will only come upon the worst of the people.' " [Ahmad] [6] Footnotes [1] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/454. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad due to `an`anah of al-Hasan al-Basree. [2] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/268. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Musnad Imaam Ahmad, checking by Ahmad Shakir: 4342. [3] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/268. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Tahdheerus Saajid of Shaykh al-Albaanee, pg. 119. [4] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/107. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer: 7420. [5] Ahmad, Musnad, 6/81. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1953. [6] Ahmad, Musnad, 3/499. Checker's Note: Saheeh, Mustadrak of al-Hakim: 4/496. Declared saheeh by al-Hakim and agreed to by adh-Dhahaabee

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