The Mess Hall                                          -      N      - 
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Your stomach rumbles.
Your throat feels parched.


  Despite the name "Mess" Hall, this room is actually surprisingly clean. 
Hundreds of seats and numerous tables form lines up and down the room.  In
the back of the room, there is a large kitchen with chefs working busily to
prepare for the next meal time.  A small scattering of people sit eating
quietly. The room has a sort of hushed atmosphere.