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@@ -4503,6 +4503,7 @@ shrieker
 	its fetid bulk looming overhead... The monster was some kind of
 	great dark worm, but that was about all they were sure of.
 		[ The Adventurers, Epic IV, by Thomas A. Miller ]
+throwing star
 shuriken
 	You know, that's what I hate most about fighting against magic:
 	you never know what they're trying to do to you until it hits.