Canyon of Despair                                      -      N      - 
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The canyon walls are very steep, almost straight up in most places.  The
walls are also covered in moss and other things that make attempting to
climb impossible.  The temperature down here is about 40 degrees cooler than
on the surface.  
     A canteen holds precious water here.
A traveler is wandering around, looking very lost.
'Blasted Powers!' a lost traveler exclaims. 'I have been wandering these deserts for years.  I once used to sneak around unseen by these snakes and scorpions until someone poisoned the oasis.'
A lost traveler's voice echoes loudly throughout the area.
You dodge out of the way of a large boulder that crashes down from above!