169

Using what scraps of cloth are available, you cover your nose and mouth before setting off into the storm. You pass the colony’s vehicles and walk out onto the main street. With visibility less than five yards, you must rely solely on your sense of hearing for some indication of the child’s location. Repeatedly you call her name, hoping she will reply, yet all you hear is the incessant howling of the dust-storm.

As you cross the street, you catch what sounds like a young girl’s voice drifting on the wind. You shout her name and a voice answers faintly: ‘Help me … I’m here!’

If you possess a pair of Goggles, turn to 223.

If you do not possess this item, turn to 252.