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Obeying an odd impulse, Jack pulls the Barrel of Dirt that he got from the magician Victorinox out of his pouch.

Eyeing the Fire Elemental, he chooses the most expedient method of attack; he heaves the barrel at the monster. The barrel explodes on impact, dousing the flames of the Fire Elemental in a spectacular cloud of dirt and smoke. When the air clears, the Elemental is gone!

Turn to 79.