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You start moving upwards again, this time allowing yourself a little more speed as you know where to put your hands and feet without necessarily needing to probe too much. You’ve risen less than a foot when the jutting stone your left hand is gripping above you comes completely loose. Already off balance from surprise, you let go of the stone and it falls toward your head. You instinctively duck, and with that jerky movement you tear another rock out with your remaining hand. Flailing, you fall a good ten feet or so. Test your luck. If you are lucky, your fall is broken by several layers of bendy low hanging branches and bushes. Lose 1 VITALS point. If you are unlucky, you land square on the upturned underside of the carriage, slamming into your shoulder. Lose 2 VITALS points and 1 PROWESS point. Don’t forget to deduct 1 point from your LUCK score. Turn to 36.