You take the cutoff and follow the signs toward the Ross truck stop. Soon you see it - or, rather, the wall around it. Like most countryside truck stops, it's a miniature fortress. But today the big gates are gaping open; one is blown off its tracks. Another crude sign, propped against the wall, reads "Honk and Drive In! Free ChargeUps! Free Coffee! Half-Price Ammo and Grenades!"

You lean on the hom and slow down to enter the gate. But as you enter, you see devastation! The truck stop building is a bumed-out pile of rubble. Then you hear gunfire, and you realize you have driven into a trap. You can see at least three foes - two on foot and one in a car. There may be more . . . and guns are blazing at you. You're in deep trouble.

If you try to fight it out, tum to 48. If you do a "bootlegger reverse" to spin around and get out of there, turn to 323.