T]HERE IS A FEROCIOUS CAVE BEAR EYING YOU FROM THE FAR END OF THE ROOM! GYT]HERE IS A GENTLE CAVE BEAR SITTING PLACIDLY IN ONE CORNER. HYT]HERE IS A CONTENTED-LOOKING BEAR WANDERING ABOUT NEARBY. IR0>$< (DEAD) FR*MESSAGE IN SECOND MAZE FQ >$< (BEAR USES RTEXT 141) C?<(DAY0?3BWA"[T]HIS IS NOT THE MAZE WHERE THE PIRATE LEAVES HIS TR ASURE CHEST." FR *VOLCANO AND/OR GEYSER >$< FS*VENDING MACHINE T]HERE IS A MASSI E VENDING MACHINE HERE. [T]HE INSTRUCTIONS ON IT READ:T]HERE IS A MESSAGE SCRAWLED IN THE DUST IN A FLOWERY SCRIPT, READING: C?<(DAY0?3BWAFS B]ATTERIES T]HERE ARE FRESH BATTERIES HERE. GY]SOME WORN-OUT BATTERIES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED NEARBY. FT*CARPET AND/OR MOSS >$< "[D]R P COINS HERE TO RECEIVE FRESH BATTERIES." C?<(DAY0?3BWAT]HERE IS A LARGE SPARKLING NUGGET OF GOLD HERE! FY S]EVERAL DIAMONDS T]HERE ARE DIAMONDS HERE! FZB]ARS OF SILVER T]HERE ARE BARS OF SILVER HERE! FYL]ARGE GOLD NUGGET C?<(DAY0?3BWAT]HERE IS PRECIOUS JEWELRY HERE! F[R]ARE COINS T]HERE ARE MANY COINS HERE! F[ T]REASURE CHEST T]HE PIRATE S TREASURE CHEST IS HERE! FZ P]RECIOUS JEWELRY C?<(DAY0?3BWAT]HERE IS A LARGE NEST HERE, FULL OF GO DEN EGGS! GYT]HE NEST OF GOLDEN EGGS HAS VANISHED! HYD]ONE! F\ J]EWELED TRIDENT ]HERE IS A JEWEL-ENCRUSTED TRIDENT HERE! F\G]OLDEN EGGS C?<(DAY0?3BWAT]HERE IS A DELICATE, PRECIOUS, MING VASE HERE! GYT]HE VASE IS NOW RESTIN , DELICATELY, ON A VELVET PILLOW. HYT]HE FLOOR IS LITTERED WITH WORTHLESS SHARDS OF POTTERY. IR0T]HE MING VASE DROPS WITH A DELICATE CRASH. F] E]GG-SIZED EMERALD F]M]ING VASE C?<(DAY0?3BWAF^P]LATINUM PYRAMID T]HERE IS A PLATINUM PYRAMID HERE, 8 INCHES ON A SIDE! F^ G]L STENING PEARL O]FF TO ONE SIDE LIES A GLISTENING PEARL! F P]ERSIAN RUG T]HERE IS AN EMERALD HERE THE SIZE OF A PLOVER S EGG! C?<(DAY0?3BWAGYT]HE DRAGON IS SPRAWLED OUT ON A PERSIAN RUG!! F R]ARE SPICES T]HERE ARE RARE SPICES HERE! GPG]OLDEN CHAIN T]HERE IS A GOLDEN CHAIN LYING IN A EAP ON THE FLOOR! T]HERE IS A PERSIAN RUG SPREAD OUT ON THE FLOOR! C?<(DAY0?3BWAHYT]HERE IS A GOLDEN CHAIN LOCKED TO THE WALL! A0 APS]OMEWHERE NEARBY IS [C]OLOSSAL [C]AVE, WHERE OTHERS HAVE FOUND FORTUNESAP]IN TREASURE AND GOLD,THOUGH IT IS RUMORED THAT SOME WHO ENTER ARE NEVERAP]SEEN AGAIN. [M]AGIC IS SAID TO WORK IN THE CAVE. [I] WILL BE YOUR EYESGYT]HE BEAR IS LOCKED TO THE WALL WITH A GOLDEN CHAIN! C?<(DAY0?3BWAAP]YOU THAT [I] LOOK AT ONLY THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF EACH WORD,SO YOU LLAP]HAVE TO ENTER "NORTHEAST" AS "NE" TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM "NORTH". AP(S]HOULD YOU GET STUCK, TYPE "HELP" FOR OME GENERAL HINTS. [F]OR AP]INFORMATION ON HOW TO END YOUR ADVENTURE, ETC., TYPE "[INFO".) AP - - - AP]AND HANDS. [D]IRECT ME WITH COMMANDS OF 1 OR 2 WORDS. [I] SHOULD WARNC? (DAY0?3BWAAP]THE FEATURES OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM WERE ADDED BY [D]ON [W]OODS. APT]HIS VERSION, FOR THE [PDP]-8, WAS DONE BY [D]ICK [M]URPHY. IT IS AP]BASED ON A VERSION FOR [RT]-11 DONE BY [B]OB [S]UPNIK. BPA] LITTLE DWARF WITH BIG KNIFE BLOCKS YOUR WAY. BXA] LITTLE DWARF JUST WALKED AROUND A CORNER, SAW YOU, THREW A LITTLE APT]HIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY [W]ILLIE [C]ROWTHER. [M]OST OFC?<(DAY0?3BWACPT]HERE IS A THREATENING LITTLE DWARF IN TH ROOM WITH YOU! CTO]NE SHARP NASTY KNIFE IS THROWN AT YOU! CXN]ONE OF THEM HIT YOU! C\O]NE OF THEM GETS YOU! DPA] HOLLOW VOICE SAYS "[PLUGH". BX]AXE AT YOU WHICH MISSED, CURSED, AND RAN AWAY. C?<(DAY0?3BWADTI] AM UNSURE HOW YOU ARE FACING. [U]SE COMPASS POINTS OR NEARBY OBJECTS.DVI] DON T KNOW IN FROM O T HERE. [U]SE COMPASS POINTS OR NAME SOMETHING DV]IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO. DXI] DON T KNOW HOW TO APPLY THAT WORD HERE. DZI] DON T UNDERSTAND THAT! DRT]HERE IS NO WAY TO GO THAT DIRECTION. C?<(DAY0?3BWAD^S]ORRY, BUT [I] AM NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE MORE DETAIL. [I] WILL REPEAT THED^]LONG DESCRIPTION OF YOUR LOCATION. EPI]T S NOW PITCH DARK. [I]F YOU PROCEED YOU WILL LIKELY FALL INTO A PIT.EQI]F YOU PREFER, SIMPLY TYPE [W] RATHER THAN [WEST. ERA]RE YOU TRYING TO CATCH THE BIRD? D\I] M GAME. [W]OULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAI HOW? C?<(DAY0?3BWAES]WHAT YOU TRY. [P]ERHAPS YOU MIGHT TRY LATER. ETA]RE YOU TRYING TO SOMEHOW DEAL WITH THE SNAKE? EUY]OU CAN T KILL THE SNAKE, OR DRIVE IT AWAY, OR AVOID IT, O ANYTHING EUL]IKE THAT. [T]HERE IS A WAY TO GET BY, BUT YOU DON T HAVE THE NECESSAREU]RESOURCES RIGHT NOW. EST]HE BIRD IS FRIGHTENED RIGHT NOW AND YOU CANNOT CATCH IT NO MATTER C?<(DAY0?3BWAEWY]OU F LL INTO A PIT AND BROKE EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY! EXY]OU ARE ALREADY CARRYING IT! EYY]OU CAN T BE SERIOUS! EZT]HE BIRD WAS UNAFRAID WHEN YOU ENTERED, BUT AS YOU APPROACH IT BECOMES EZ]DISTURBED AND YOU CANNOT CATCH IT. EVD]O YOU REALLY WANT TO QUIT NOW? C?<(DAY0?3BWAE\T]HERE IS NOTHING HERE WITH A LOCK! E]Y]OU AREN T CARRYING IT! E^T]HE LITTLE BIRD ATTACKS THE GREEN SNAKE, AND IN AN ASTOUNDING FLURRY E^]DRIVES THE SNAKE AWAY. E Y]OU HAVE NO KEYS! E[]YOU CAN CATCH THE BIRD, BUT YOU CANNOT CARRY IT. C?<(DAY0?3BWAFP I] DON T KNOW HOW TO LOCK OR UNLOCK SUCH A THING. FQI]T WAS ALREADY LOC ED. FQ T]HE GRATE IS NOW LOCKED. FRT]HE GRATE IS NOW UNLOCKED. FR I]T WAS ALREADY UNLOCKED. FPI]T HAS NO LOCK. C?<(DAY0?3BWAFS Y]OUR LAMP IS NOW ON. FTY]OUR LAMP IS NOW OFF. FT T]HERE IS NO WAY TO GET PAST THE BEAR TO UNLOCK THE CHAIN, WHICH IS FT ]PROBABLY JUST AS WELL. FUN]OTHING HAPPENS. FSY]OU HAVE NO SOURCE OF LIGHT. C?<(DAY0?3BWAFVT]HERE IS NOTHING HERE TO ATTACK. FV T]HE LITTLE BIRD IS NOW DEAD. [I]TS BODY DISAPPEARS. FWA]TTACKING THE SNAKE BOTH DOESN T WORK AND IS VER DANGEROUS. FW Y]OU KILLED A LITTLE DWARF. FXY]OU ATTACK A LITTLE DWARF, BUT HE DODGES OUT OF THE WAY. FU W]HERE? C?<(DAY0? BWAFYG]OOD TRY, BUT THAT IS AN OLD WORN-OUT MAGIC WORD. FY I] KNOW OF PLACES, ACTIONS, AND THINGS. [M]OST OF MY VOCABULARY FY ]DESCRIBES PLACES AND IS USED TO MOVE YOU THERE. [T]O MOVE, TRY WORDS FY ]LIKE FOREST, BUILDING, D STREAM, ENTER, EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH, FY ]UP, OR DOWN. [I] KNOW ABOUT A FEW SPECIAL OBJECTS, LIKE A BLACK ROD FX W]ITH WHAT? [Y]OUR BARE HANDS? C?<(DAY0?3BWAFY ]THE ACTION WORDS THAT [I] KNOW.[U]SUALLY Y U WILL NEED TO GIVE BOTH THEFY ]OBJECT AND ACTION WORDS (IN EITHER ORDER), BUT SOMETIMES [I] CAN INFER FY ]THE OBJECT FROM THE VERB ALONE. [S]OME OBJECTS ALSO IMPLY VERBS; IN FY ]PARTICULAR,"[INVENTORY]" IMPLIES "[TAKE INVENTORY]", WHICH CAUSES ME TOFY ]GIVE YOU A LIST OF WHAT YOU RE CARRYING. [T]HE OBJECTS HAVE SIDE FY ]HIDDEN IN THE CAVE. [T]HESE OBJECTS CAN BE MANIPULATED USING SOME OF C?<(DAY0?3BWAFY ]TROUBLE MOVING JUST NEED TO TRY A FEW MORE WORDS. [U]SUALLY PEOPLE FY ]TRYING UNSUCCESS ULLY TO MANIPULATE AN OBJECT ARE ATTEMPTING SOMETHING FY ]BEYOND THEIR (OR MY!) CAPABILITIES AND SHOULD TRY A COMPLETELY FY ]DIFFERENT TACK. [T]O SPEED THE GAME YOU CAN SOMETIMES MOVE LONG FY ]DISTANCES WITH A SINGLE WORD. [F]OR EXAMPLE, " BUILDING]" USUALLY GETSFY ]EFFECTS; FOR INSTANCE, THE ROD SCARES THE BIRD. [U]SUALLY PEOPLE HAVINGC?<(DAY0?3BWAFY ]FOREST. [A]LSO, NOTE THAT CAVE PASSAGES TURN A LOT, AND THAT LEAVING AFY ]ROOM TO THE NORTH DOES NOT GUARANTEE ENTERING THE NEXT FROM THE S UTH. FY G]OOD LUCK! FZI]T MISSES! FZ I]T GETS YOU! FY ]YOU TO THE BUILDING FR M ANYWHERE ABOVE GROUND EXCEPT WHEN LOST IN THE C?<(DAY0?3BWAF[ Y]OU CAN T UNLOCK THE KEYS. F\Y]OU HAVE CRAWLED AROUND IN SOME LITTLE HOLES AND WOUND UP BACK IN THE F\]MAIN PASSAGE. F\ I] DON T KNOW WHERE THE CAVE IS, BUT HEREABOUTS NO STREAM CAN RUN ON F\ T]HE SURFACE FOR LONG. [I] WOULD TRY THE STREAM. F[OK! C?< DAY0?3BWAF] I] CAN ONLY TELL YOU WHAT YOU SEE AS YOU MOVE ABOUT AND MANIPULATE F] ]THINGS. [I] CANNOT TELL YOU WHERE REMOTE THINGS ARE. F^I] DON T KNOW THAT WORD. F^ W]HAT? F A]RE YOU TRYING TO GET INTO THE CAVE? F]I] NEED MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THAT. C?<(DAY0?3BWAF ]ENTER WITHOUT A KEY, AND THERE ARE NO KEYS NEARBY. [I] WOULD RECOMMENDF ]LOOKING ELSEWHERE FOR THE KEYS. GPT]HE TREES OF THE FOREST ARE LARGE HARDWOOD OAK AND MAPLE, WITH AN GP]OCCASIONAL GROVE OF PINE OR SPRUCE. [T]HERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNDER- GP]GROWTH, LARGELY BIRCH AND ASH S PLINGS PLUS NONDESCRIPT BUSHES OF F T]HE GRATE IS VERY SOLID AND HAS A HARDENED STEEL LOCK. [Y]OU CANNOT C?<(DAY0?3BWAGP]ALL THE LEAVES, BUT TRAVEL IS QUITE EASY IF YOU DETOUR AROUND THE GP]SPRUCE AND BERRY BUSHES. GPPW]ELCOME TO [A]DVE TURE!! [W]OULD YOU LIKE INSTRUCTIONS? GP D]IGGING WITHOUT A SHOVEL IS QUITE IMPRACTICAL. [E]VEN WITH A SHOVEL GP ]PROGRESS IS UNLIKELY. GP]VARIOUS SORTS. [T]HIS TIME OF YEAR VISIBILITY IS QUITE RESTRICTED BY C?<(DAY0?3BWAGQI] M AS CONFUSED AS YOU ARE. GQPM]IST IS A WHITE VAPOR, USUALLY WATER, SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME IN GQP]CAVERNS. [I]T CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE BUT IS FREQUENTLY A SIGN OF A D EPGQP]PIT LEADING DOWN TO WATER. GQ Y]OUR FEET ARE NOW WET. GP0B]LASTING REQUIRES DYNAMITE. C?<(DAY0?3BWAGRT]HANK YOU, I WAS DELICIOUS! GRPY]OU HAVE TAKEN A DRINK FROM THE STREAM. [T]HE WATER TASTES STRONGLY OFGRP]MINERALS, BUT IS NOT UNPLEASANT. [I]T IS EXTREMELY COLD. GR T]HE BOTTLE OF WATER IS NOW EMPTY. GR0R]UBBING THE ELECTRIC LAMP IS NOT PARTICULARLY REWARDING. [A]NYWAY, GQ0I] THINK [I] JUST LOST MY APPETITE. C?<(DAY0?3BWAGSP]ECULIAR. [N]OTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS. GSPY]OUR BOTTLE IS EMPTY AND THE GROUND IS WET. GS Y]OU CAN T POUR THAT. GS0W]ATCH IT! GTW]HICH WAY? GR0]NOTHING EXCITING HAPPENS. C?<(DAY0?3BWAGTP]HELP YOU OUT,BUT [I] VE NEVER REALLY DONE THIS BEFORE. [D]O YOU WANT MEGTP]TO TRY TO REINCARNATE YOU? GT A]LL RIGHT. [B]UT DON T BLAME ME IF SOMETHING GOES WR...... GT --- POOF!! --- GT Y]OU ARE ENGULFED IN A CLOUD OF ORANGE SMOKE. [C]OUGHING AND GASPING GTPO]H DEAR, YOU SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN YOURSELF KILLED. [I] MIGHT BE ABLE TOC?<(DAY0?3BWAGT0Y]OU CLUMSY OAF, YOU VE DONE IT AGAIN! [I] DON T KNOW HOW LONG [I] CAN GT0]KEEP THIS UP. [D]O YOU WANT ME TO TRY REINCARNATING YOU AGAIN? GUO]KAY, NOW WH RE DID [I] PUT MY ORANGE SMOKE?.... >]POOF!< GUE]VERYTHING DISAPPEARS IN A DENSE CLOUD OF ORANGE SMOKE. GUPN]OW YOU VE REALLY DONE IT! [I] M OUT OF ORANGE SMOKE! [Y]OU DON T GT ]YOU EMERGE FROM THE SMOKE AND FIND.... C?<(DAY0?3BWAGU O]KAY, IF YOU RE SO SMART, DO IT YOURSELF! [I] M LEAVING! GV >>> MESSAGES 81 THRU 90 ARE RESERVED FOR "OBITUARIES". <<< GV0S]ORRY, BUT [I] NO LONGER SEEM TO REMEMBER HOW IT WAS YOU GOT H RE. GWY]OU CAN T CARRY ANYTHING MORE. [Y]OU LL HAVE TO DROP SOMETHING FIRST. GWPY]OU CAN T GO THROUGH A LOCKED STEEL GRATE! GUP]EXPECT ME TO DO A DECENT REINCARNATION WITHOUT ANY ORANGE SMOKE,DO YOU?C?<(DAY0?3BWAGW0Y]OU DO T FIT THROUGH A TWO-INCH SLIT! GXI] RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST YOU GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE INSTEAD OF JUMPING. GXPT]HERE IS NO WAY ACROSS THE FISSURE. GX Y]OU RE NOT CARRYING ANYTHING. GX0Y]OU ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING THE FOLLOWING: GW I] BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT IS RIGHT HERE WITH YOU. C?<(DAY0?3BWAGY]HAVE NO BIRD SEED. GYPT]HE SNAKE HAS NOW DEVOURED YOUR BIRD. GY T]HERE S NOTHING HERE IT WANTS TO EAT (EXCEPT PERHAPS YOU). GY0Y]OU FOOL, DWARVES EAT ONLY COAL! [N]OW YOU VE MADE HIM *REALLY* MAD!! GZY]OU HAVE NOTHI G IN WHICH TO CARRY IT. GYI]T S NOT HUNGRY (IT S MERELY PININ FOR THE FJORDS). [B]ESIDES, YOU C?<(DAY0?3BWAGZ T]HERE IS NOTHING HERE WITH WHICH TO FILL THE BOTTLE. GZ0Y]OUR BOTTLE IS NOW FULL OF WATER. G[Y]OUR BOTTLE IS NOW FULL OF OIL. G[PY]OU CAN T FILL THAT. G[ D]ON T BE RIDICULOUS! GZPY]OUR BOTTLE IS ALREADY FULL. C?<(DAY0?3BWAG\T]HE PLANT INDIGNANTLY SHAKES THE OIL OFF ITS LEAVES AND ASKS, "WATER?" G\PT]HE HINGES ARE QUITE THOROUGHLY RUSTED NOW AND WON T BUDGE. G\ T]HE OIL H S FREED UP THE HINGES SO THAT THE DOOR WILL NOW MOVE, G\ ]ALTHOUGH IT REQUIRES SOME EFFORT. G\0T]HE PLANT HAS EXCEPTIONALLY DEEP ROOTS AND CANNOT BE PULLED FREE. G[0T]HE DOOR IS EXTREMELY RUSTY AND REFUSES O OPEN. C?<(DAY0?3BWAG]PS]OMETHING YOU RE CARRYING WON T FIT THROUGH THE TUNNEL WITH YOU. G]PY]OU D BEST TAKE INVENTORY AND DROP SOMETHING. G] Y]OU CAN T FIT THIS FIVE-FOOT CLAM THROUGH THAT LITTLE PASS GE! G]0Y]OU CAN T FIT THIS FIVE-FOOT OYSTER THROUGH THAT LITTLE PASSAGE! G^I] ADVISE YOU TO PUT DOWN THE CLAM BEFORE OPENING IT. >[STRAIN!< G]T]HE DWARVES KNIVES VANISH AS THEY STRIKE THE WALLS OF THE CAVE. C?<(DAY0?3BWAG^ Y]OU DON T HAVE ANYTHING STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE CLAM. G^0Y]OU DON T HAVE ANYTHING STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE OYSTER. G A] GLISTENING PEARL FALLS OUT OF THE CLAM AND ROLLS AWAY. [G]OODNESS, G ]THIS MUST REALLY BE AN OYSTER. ([I] NEVER WAS VERY GOOD AT IDENTIFYINGG ]BIVALVES.) [W]HATEVER IT IS, IT HAS NOW SNAPPED SHUT AGAIN. G^PI] ADVISE YOU TO PUT DOWN THE OYSTER BEFORE OPENING IT. >[WRENCH!< C?<(DAY0?3BWAG P]PROMPTLY SNAPS SHUT AGAIN. G Y]OU HAVE CRAWLED AROUND IN SOME LITTLE HOLES AND FOUND YOUR WAY G ]BLOCKED BY A RECENT CAVE-IN. [Y]OU ARE NOW BACK IN THE MAIN PASSAGE. G 0T]HERE ARE FAINT RUSTLING NOISES FROM THE DARKNESS BEHIND YOU. HPO]UT FROM THE SHADOWS BEHIND YOU POUNCES A BEARDED PIRATE! "H]AR, HAR," G PT]HE OYSTER CREAKS OPEN, REVEALING NOTHING BUT OYSTER INSIDE. [I]T C?<(DAY0?3BWAHP]CHEST DEEP IN THE MAZE!" [H]E SNATCHES YOUR TREASURE AND VANISHES INTOHP]THE GLOOM. HPHA] SEPULCHRAL VOIC REVERBERATING THROUGH THE CAVE SAYS, "[C]AVE CLOSINGHPH]SOON. [A]LL ADVENTURERS EXIT IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MAIN OFFICE." HPPA] MYSTERIOUS RECORDED VOICE GROANS INTO LIFE AND ANNOUNCES: HPH]E CHORTLES, "[I] LL JUST TAKE ALL THIS BOOTY AND HIDE IT AWAY WITH ME C?<(DAY0?3BWAHPXI]T LOOKS AS THOUGH YOU RE DEAD. [W]ELL, SEEING AS HOW IT S SO CLOSE TOHPX]CLOSING TIME ANYWAY, [I] THINK WE LL JUST CALL IT A DAY. HP T]HE SEPULCHRAL VOICE ENTONES, "T]HE CAVE IS NOW CLOSED." [A]S THE HP ]ECHOES FADE, THERE IS A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT (AND A SMALL PUFF OF HP ]ORANGE SMOKE). . . .[A]S YOUR EYES REFOCUS, YOU LOOK AROUND AND FIND...HPP "T]HIS EXIT IS CLOSED. [P]LEASE LEAVE VIA MAIN OFFICE." C?<(DAY0?3BWAHP(]WALL, BURY NG THE DWARVES IN THE RUBBLE. [Y]OU MARCH THROUGH THE HOLE HP(]AND FIND YOURSELF IN THE MAIN OFFICE, WHERE A CHEERING BAND OF HP(]FRIENDLY ELVES CARRY THE CONQUERING ADVENTURER OFF INTO THE SUNSET. HP0T]HERE IS A LOUD EXPLOSION, AND A TWENTY-F OT HOLE APPEARS IN THE FAR HP0]WALL, BURYING THE SNAKES IN THE RUBBLE. [A] RIVER OF MOLTEN LAVA POURSHP(T]HERE IS A LOUD EXPLOSION, AND A TWENTY-FOOT HOLE APPEARS IN THE FAR C?<(DAY0?3BWAHP8T]HERE IS A LOUD EXPLOSION, AND YOU ARE SUDDENLY SPLASHED AC OSS THE HP8]WALLS OF THE ROOM. HQT]HE RESULTING RUCKUS HAS AWAKENED THE DWARVES. T]HERE ARE NOW SEVERAL HQ]THREATENING LITTLE DWARVES IN THE ROOM WITH YOU! [M]OST OF THEM THROW HQ]KNIVES AT YOU! [A LL OF THEM GET YOU! HP0]IN THROUGH THE HOLE, DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH, INCLUDING YOU! C?<(DAY0?3BWAHQPI] DARESAY WHATEVER YOU WANT IS AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE. HQXI] DON T KNOW THE WORD "[STOP]". [U] E "[QUIT]" IF YOU WANT TO GIVE UP.HQ Y]OU CAN T GET THERE FROM HERE. HQ(Y]OU ARE BEING FOLLOWED BY A VERY LARGE, TAME BEAR. HQ0I]F YOU WANT TO END YOUR ADVENTURE EARLY, SAY "QUIT". [T]O SUSPEND OURHQHO]H, LEAVE THE POOR UNHAPPY BIRD ALONE. C?<(DAY0?3BWAHQ0"PAUSE" ]OR "[SAVE]"). [T]O SEE WHAT HOURS THE CAVE IS NORMALLY OPEN, HQ0]SAY "[HOURS]". [T]O SEE HOW WELL YOU RE DOING, SAY "[SCORE]". [T]O GETHQ0]FULL CREDI FOR A TREASURE, YOU MUST HAVE LEFT IT SAFELY IN THE HQ0]BUILDING, THOUGH YOU GET PARTIAL CREDIT JUST FOR LOCATING IT. [Y]OU HQ0]LOSE POINTS FOR GETTING KILLED, OR FOR QUITTING, THOUGH THE FORMER HQ0]ADVENTURE SUCH THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE LATE , SAY "[SUSPEND]" (OR C?<(DAY0?3BWAHQ0]THE CAVE YOU VE MANAGED TO EXPLORE; IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS A LARGE HQ0]BONUS JUST FOR GETTING IN (TO DISTINGUISH THE BEGINNERS FROM THE REST HQ0]OF THE PACK), AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU VE BEENHQ0]THROUGH SOME OF THE MORE HARROWING SECTIONS. [I]F YOU THINK YOU VE HQ0]FOUND ALL THE TREASURES, JUST KEEP EXPLORING FOR A WHILE. [I]F NOTHINGHQ0]COSTS YOU MORE. [T]HERE ARE ALSO POINTS BASED ON HOW MUCH (IF ANY) OF C?<(DAY0?3BWAHQ0]IN ERESTING *DOES* HAPPEN,IT MEANS YOU RE GETTING A BONUS AND HAVE AN HQ0]OPPORTUNITY TO GARNER MANY MORE POINTS IN THE MASTER S SECTION. HQ0I] MAY OCCASIONALLY OFFER HINTS IF YOU SEEM TO BE HAVING TROUBLE. [I]F HQ0I] DO, [I] LL WARN YOU IN ADVANCE OW MUCH IT WILL AFFECT YOUR SCORE TO HQ0]ACCEPT THE HINTS. [F]INALLY, TO SAVE PAPER, YOU MAY SPECIFY ["BRIEF"],HQ0]INTERESTING HAPPENS, YOU HAVEN T FOUND THEM ALL YET. [I]F SOMETHING C?<(DAY0?3BWAHQ0]YOU EXPLICITLY ASK ME TO. HQ8D]O YOU INDEED WISH TO QUIT NOW? HRT]HERE IS NOTHING HERE WITH WHICH TO FILL THE VASE. HRHT]HE SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE HAS DELICATELY SHATTERED THE VASE. HRPI]T IS BE OND YOUR POWER TO DO THAT. HQ0]WHICH TELLS ME NEVER TO REPEAT THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE UNLESS C?<(DAY0?3BWAHR I]T IS TOO FAR UP FOR YOU TO REACH. HR(Y]OU KILLED A LITTLE DWARF. [T]HE BODY VANISHES IN A CLOUD OF GREASY HR(]BLACK SMOKE. HR0T]HE SHELL IS VERY STRONG AND IS IMPERVIOUS TO ATTACK. HR8W]HAT S THE MATTER, CAN T YOU READ? [N]OW YOU D BEST STAR OVER. HRXI] DON T KNOW HOW. C?<(DAY0?3BWAHSHT]HE DRAGON LOOKS RATHER NASTY. [Y]OU D BEST NOT TRY TO GET BY. HSPT]HE LITTLE BIRD ATTACKS THE GREEN DRAGON, AND IN AN ASTOUNDING FLURRY HSP] ETS BURNT TO A CINDER. [T]HE ASHES BLOW AWAY. HSXO]N WHAT? HS O]KAY, FROM NOW ON [I] LL ONLY DESCRIBE A PLACE IN FULL THE FIRST TIME HST]HE AXE BOUNCES HARMLESSLY OFF T E DRAGON S THICK SCALES. C?<(DAY0?3BWAHS(T]ROLLS ARE CLOSE RELATIVES WITH THE ROCKS AND HAVE SKIN AS TOUGH AS HS(]THAT OF A RHINOCEROS. [T]HE TROLL FENDS OFF YOUR BLOWS EFFORTLESSLY. HS0T]HE TROLL DEFTLY CATCHES THE AXE, EXAMINES IT CARE ULLY, AND TOSSES IT HS0]BACK, DECLARING, "[G]OOD WORKMANSHIP, BUT IT S NOT VALUABLE ENOUGH." HS8T]HE TROLL CATCHES YOUR TREASURE AND SCURRIES AWAY OUT OF SIGHT. HS ]YOU COME TO IT. [T]O GET THE FULL DESCRIPTION, SAY "[LOOK". C?<(DAY0?3 WAHTHT]HERE IS NO LONGER ANY WAY ACROSS THE CHASM. HTPJ]UST AS YOU REACH THE OTHER SIDE, THE BRIDGE BUCKLES BENEATH THE HTP]WEIGHT OF THE BEAR, WHICH WAS STILL FOLLOWING YOU AROUND. [Y]OU HTP]SCRABBLE DESPERATELY FOR SUPPORT, BUT AS THE BRIDGE COLLAPSES YOU HTP]STUMBLE BACK AND FALL INTO THE CHASM. HTT]HE TROLL REFUSES TO LET YOU CROSS. C?<(DAY0?3BWAHTX]SCURRIES AWAY. [T]HE BEAR SOON GIVES UP TH PURSUIT AND WANDERS BACK. HT T]HE AXE MISSES AND LANDS NEAR THE BEAR WHERE YOU CAN T GET AT IT. HT(W]ITH WHAT? [Y]OUR BARE HANDS? [A]GAINST *HIS* BEAR HANDS?? HT0T]HE BEAR IS CONFUSED; HE ONLY WANTS TO BE YOUR FRIEND. HT8 ]OR CRYING OUT LOUD, THE POOR THING IS ALREADY DEAD! HTXT]HE BEAR LUMBERS TOWARD THE TROLL, WHO LETS OUT A STARTLED SHRIEK AND C?<(DAY0?3BWAHU]DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND EVEN BECOMES RATHER FRIENDLY. HUHT]HE BEAR IS STILL HAINED TO THE WALL. HUPT]HE CHAIN IS STILL LOCKED. HUXT]HE CHAIN IS NOW UNLOCKED. HU T]HE CHAIN IS NOW LOCKED. HUT]HE BEAR EAGERLY WOLFS DOWN YOUR FOOD, AFTER WHICH HE SEEMS TO CALM C?<(DAY0?3BWAHU0T]HERE IS NOTHING HERE TO EAT. HU8D]O YOU WANT THE HINT? HVD]O YOU NEED HELP GETTING OUT OF THE MAZE? HVHY]OU CAN MAKE THE PASSAGES LOOK LESS ALIKE BY DROPPING THINGS. HVPA]RE YOU TRYING TO EXPLORE BEYOND THE PLOVER ROOM? HU(T]HERE IS NOTHING HERE TO HICH THE CHAIN CAN BE LOCKED. C?<(DAY0?3BWAHVX]FALLING INTO A PIT. [N]ONE OF THE OBJECTS AVAILABLE IS IMMEDIATELY HVX]USEFUL IN DISCOVERING THE SECRET. HV D]O YOU NEED HELP GETTING OUT OF HERE? HV(D]ON T GO WEST. HV0G]LUTTONY IS NOT ONE OF THE TROLL S VICES. [A]VARICE, HOWEVER, IS. HVXT]HERE IS A WAY TO EXPLORE THAT REGION WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT C?< DAY0?3BWAHV8Y]OU CAN FIND SOME FRESH BATTERIES. [I] SEEM TO RECALL THERE S A VENDINGHV8]MACHINE IN THE MAZE. [B]RING SOME COINS WITH YOU. HWY]OUR LAMP HAS RUN OUT OF POWER. HWHT]HERE S NOT MUCH P INT IN WANDERING AROUND OUT HERE, AND YOU CAN T HWH]EXPLORE THE CAVE WITHOUT A LAMP. [S]O LET S JUST CALL IT A DAY. HV8Y]OUR LAMP IS GETTING DIM. YOU D BEST START WRAPPING THIS UP, UNLESS C?<(DAY0?3BWAHWP]TURN TOWARD THEM, THE BEAM OF YOUR L MP FALLS ACROSS A BEARDED PIRATE. HWPH]E IS CARRYING A LARGE CHEST. "[S]HIVER ME TIMBERS!" HE CRIES, "[I] VEHWP]BEEN SPOTTED! [I] D BEST HIE MESELF OFF TO THE MAZE TO HIDE ME CHEST!"HWPW]ITH THAT, HE VANISHES INTO THE GLOOM. HWXY]OUR LAMP IS GETTING DIM. [Y]OU D BEST GO BACK FOR THOSE BATTERIES. HWPT]HERE ARE FAINT RUSTLING NOISES FROM THE DARKNESS BEHIND YOU. [A]S YOUC?<(DAY0?3BWAHW ]BATTERIES. HW(Y]OUR LAMP S GETTING DIM, AND YOU RE OUT OF SPARE BATTERIES. [Y]OU D HW(]BEST START WRAPPING THIS UP. HW0I] M AFRAID THE MAGAZINE IS WRITTEN IN DWARVISH. HW8"T]HIS IS NOT THE MAZE WHERE THE PIRATE LE VES HIS TREASURE CHEST." HW Y]OUR LAMP IS GETTING DIM. [I] M TAKING THE LIBERTY OF REPLACING THE C?<(DAY0?3BWAHX]READ IT. [S]HOULD [I] GO AHEAD AND READ IT ANYWAY? HXHI]T SAYS, "[T]HERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THIS PLACE, SUC THAT ONE HXH]OF THE WORDS [I] VE ALWAYS KNOWN NOW HAS A NEW EFFECT." HXPI]T SAYS THE SAME THING IT DID BEFORE. HXXI] M AFRAID [I] DON T UNDERSTAND. HXH]MMM, THIS LOOKS IKE A CLUE, WHICH MEANS IT LL COST YOU 10 POINTS TO C?<(DAY0?3BWA Note: Lines longer than 256 characters were wrapped