A Slippery Passage                                     -      N      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     W <---(M)---> -
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This is a passageway leading deeper into the Ghering Caverns.  The walls
here are mostly lichen-covered stone with patches of earth.  The floor is
stone, with some fallen rock scattered here and there.  The lichen on the
walls serves to light your way.  There are cave-dwelling animals scurrying
about.  There is enough water running into this area to make the stone floor
rather slippery.  The passage runs north and south, with a branch going off
to the west.  
An apprentice mage wanders about, peering at rocks and moss.
An apprentice mage says, 'Hullo.'