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@@ -2774,6 +2774,12 @@ lance
 	evil plight.
 		[ Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miquel de
 		  Cervantes Saavedra ]
+land mine
+	Your heart is intact, your brain is not badly damaged, but the rest
+	of your injuries are comparable to stepping on a land mine.  You'd
+	never walk again, and you'd be in great pain.  You would come to
+	wish you had not survived.
+		[ Steel Beach, by John Varley ]
 *lantern
 	While pretending to be a fancy safety lamp, it is in fact
 	battery powered.  A discreet little switch is marked "on/off"