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get swept into the void by the Ender Dragon, you'll be able to come back and com-
plete the job bringing a complete set of tools once you're sure you can get across.
Any dropped items are not recoverable after respawning, although items placed in
a chest in The End will survive. When you're ready to return, just die in some con-
venient way, pick up the main set of supplies stashed in the stronghold, and head
back through the portal.
Caution:
Don't Destroy the Portal!
Be extra careful not to destroy any of The End portal blocks. There's no
waytorepairthem,andyou'llthenhavetofindanotherdungeontocon-
tinue your journey.
Now the final magic moment: activating the portal. Climb the steps and place Eyes of
Ender into any of the empty slots on top of the stones surrounding the portal. You'll see it
spring into deep black life, as shown in
Figure 12.9
.
FIGURE 12.9
The End portal, activated.
Ready for action? That dragon has no idea what's coming. Go ahead and jump in! Then
press Esc to pause, and read on.
