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"