A bolt of lightning suddenly descends from the heavens. It strikes
Daedin in the chest, leaving only a pile of ashes where he once stood.
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    You are standing just outside a cave entrance.  The old limbs of a
large tree hang down in front of you; you think this tree may be more
ancient than all of Mirkwood Forest.  The grass has been cut short, and
a gentle path leads into the cave.
The old forest road continues south.
The sky is black and the stars shine down brightly.
The sky is brilliantly clear.
    The only obvious exits are cave, east, southeast, southwest, south,
north and west.
 A pile of dust