In the clearing.
You begin exploring by having a good look at the bed. It is made of dry leaves and there is nothing unusual about it so you move onto the cabinet. It is made of twigs tied together with vines. Inside one of its loosely made drawers is a small book. It is green with a patterned blue trim. You place it in your backpack and move onto the straw sack. You open its drawstring and peer inside.
There is a pulse laser and a beam laser in the bottom of the sack. You would like to take both of the weapons but only have enough room inside your bulging backpack for one of them.
You must choose which and leave quickly so do you take the
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