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@@ -4503,6 +4503,14 @@ 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 ]
+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.
+	The sorceress knew what hit her, however.  Two of the shuriken
+	got past whatever defenses she had.  One caught her just below
+	the throat, the other in the middle of her chest.  It wouldn't
+	kill her, but she wouldn't be fighting anyone for a while.
+		[ Jhereg, Steven Brust ]
 skeleton
 	A skeleton is a magically animated undead creature.  Unlike
 	shades, only a humanoid creature can be used to create a