An Astral Pathway                                      -      N      - 
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You are floating in an indescribable nothingness.  There is nothing to
hold yourself in relation to except the path before you.  Shadows flicker at
the corners of your eyesight, and you have the distinct and unpleasant
feeling that you are being watched.