#1 You're at the crossroads

"You're at a crossroads in a shallow valley with fields of wild flowers

on all sides. A large road goes north-south while a smaller road goes

east-west. The gently rolling hills that surround you make it hard to

see very far in any direction."

take\ flowers|pick\ flowers v<3.1 v 3.1 m=\

"You tear a flower from the ground."

take\ flowers|pick\ flowers v<3.127 v 3.1 m=\

"You tear another flower from the ground."

n 2

s 3

e 4

w 5

follow\ road|climb|cross m="In what direction?"

valley m="You are already in the valley; try following one of the roads."

* 76 t?frog t-frog t prince s=76.0 m="POOF! (mauve smoke)"

* 76 t?damsel s=76.1 m="POOF! (magenta smoke)"

#1.1

"You're at a crossroads in a shallow valley with fields of wild flowers on all

sides. A large road goes north-south and a smaller road goes east-west.

Although the gently rolling hills that surround you make it hard to see very

far in any direction you can see a small, round hatch in the ground standing

open nearby."

down|climb 36 m="You climb down the iron ladder."

#2 Sandy beach south of Swan Lake

"You're on a sandy beach bordering a large lake in the shape of a swan.

Across the lake to the north some sort of building is just visible. To the

south lies a valley full of wildflowers."

cross|n|row 6 o?boat o boat@6 m="Your boat appears to float."

cross|n|swim m="You swim out a little ways, get tired, and swim back."

s|valley 1

e 7

w 8

building m="The building is acroos the lake. How do you propose to get there?"

take\ sand m=\

"The sand runs through your fingers before you can do anything with it."

#3 Northeast edge of the woods

"You're at the edge of a dense wood stretching out to the south and west.

A shallow valley is visible to the north along a road that dwindles down

to an overgrown path leading south."

n|valley 1

s|follow\ path|woods 9

e 10

w 9

#4 West side of stone wall

"You're at the base of a massive, twenty foot high wall built from smooth

field stones expertly fitted together. A large road bends here, going

north along the wall and west toward a shallow valley."

n 7

s 10

e m="You can't walk through walls"

w|valley 1

up|climb 12 o?ladder m="You climb up the ladder and over"

up|climb m="The wall is too high to climb"

throw\ rope m="The rope doesn't catch on anything and falls back down."

#5 bridge

n|downstream|downriver 8

s|upstream|upriver 9

e|valley 1

read m=\

"The sign says,

\t DANGER!

CONDEMNED BRIDGE

Load limit : 18 qwerts (max)

cross at your own risk

"

row o?boat m=\

"Boats aren't very useful for crossing bridges, and the river flows too

swiftly for your boat to make it"

#5.0 East end of Deep River Bridge

"You're at the east end of a rickety wooden bridge crossing over a deep river.

A road leads east toward a shallow valley filled with wildflowers. There is

a large, official-looking sign here."

cross|west t?boat s=5.1 o-boat m=\

"As you start to cross the bridge you hear a loud groan and feel the bridge

sag. You drop the boat and rush back just in time to see the boat and the

bridge collapse into the river and get washed away."

cross|west 13 t?balloon m=\

"It must be helium in that balloon

because you now weigh only 17.9 qwerts"

cross|west m="The bridge won't quite support your weight"

#5.1 East bank of river where a bridge once was.

"You're on the east bank of a deep river where the end of a rickety, wooden

bridge sticks out into mid-air. There is a large, official-looking sign here."

cross|west|swim m="That would get you very wet and dead!"

#6 Swan Lake

"You're floating on Swan Lake. From the west come sounds of splashing water

while a dark cliff looms up at the east end of the lake."

swim m="Just before you start to drown you climb back into the boat."

n 14 o boat@14

s 2 o boat@2

take\ note m="The note has already floated out of reach"

take\ boat m=\

"Carrying the boat while it is carrying you might be a bit tricky..."

row m="Which direction?"

e m="The cliffs overhanging the lake are too high to climb!"

w m="You would be killed if you tried to float over this waterfall!.."

#7 West side of gate

"You're at a small, locked gate in a massive stone wall. To the north a tall

cliff looms, and to the northwest a lake is dimly visible"

n m="A sheer cliff blocks your way"

s 4

e m="The gate is locked"

w 2

open|unlock t~keys m="You have no keys..."

open|unlock s=7.1 m="The keys fit and the gate creaks open..."

climb o?ladder m=\

"The wall is too high and smooth to be climbed, even with a ladder."

climb m="The wall is too high and smooth to be climbed."

break\ gate m="The gate resists your futile attempts..."

pick\ lock c?70 m="You fiddle around for a while ... but no luck"

pick\ lock s=7.1 m="You fiddle around for a while ... and the lock opens!"

#7.1 West side of open gate

"You're standing on the west side of a small gate through which you can

see lawn and some water to the east. To the north a tall cliff looms,

and to the northwest a lake is dimly visible"

e t?boat m="The boat is too big to pass through"

e 15

lock t?keys s=7.0

#8 East bank of river above fork

"You're on the bank of a raging river flowing north. A short distance

downstream it is joined by another rapidly flowing stream from the east."

n|downstream|downriver m="The E-W stream blocks your way."

s|upstream|upriver 5

e 2

enter\ boat|west|row o?boat m=\

"The current is too fast for your boat to make it!"

w m="The stream is much too swift to be crossed."

#9 Woods

"You're in the woods where the trees are so dense that only a few rays

of sunlight penetrate and it's VERY easy to get lost."

* v-4.1 ,,,

* v?4.0 v=4.12 ,,, m=\

"FLASH! Was that the glint of a ray of sunlight penetrating from the east?"

n|sw m="You have wandered around in the woods"

s c?50 m="Fallen trees block your way"

s 18 m="Fallen trees block your way"

e|se c?50 v~4.11 m="You're still lost in the woods"

e|ne 10 m=\

"You're still lost in the ... wait! .................................

The bushes part and ..."

w|nw m="You have wandered in a circle in the woods"

take\ tree m="Sorry, they're attached (securely) to the ground."

#10 You're at the top of the well

"You're at an abandoned, apparently dry, well. It's quite deep, you can't

even see the other end of the old well rope hanging down. To the east a

roadway is visible beyond a fence made out of wire and a forest lies to the

south."

n 4

s|woods|bushes 9

e m="Barbed wire blocks your way... Ouch! It's electrified, too!"

w 3

cut\ wire|hit\ wire m="OUCH! There seems to be no way around the wire!"

make\ wish m="Okay, but it won't come true..."

down|climb|well|bottom s=10.2 m=\

"The well rope has rotted and falls apart in your hands,

you'll need to tie a newer rope to the well to get down."

take\ rope o~rope s=10.2 m=\

"The rope turns out to be rotten and turns to moldy dust in your hands."

tie\ rope t?rope t-rope s=10.1 m=\

"You deftly tie a clove hitch and dangle the end of the rope into the well."

jump|fall c?66 m="It's an awfully deep well... Better think twice."

jump|fall 77 c?50 m="Geronimo! ... ... ... ... ... SPLAT!"

jump|fall 16 m="Geronimo! ... ... ... ... ... THUD!"

#10.1

"You're at an abandoned, apparently dry, well. It's quite deep, you can't even

see the other end of the new well rope hanging down. To the east a roadway

is visible beyond a fence made out of wire and a forest lies to the south."

down|climb t?boat m=\

"No way, the boat you're carrying is bigger than the well!"

down|climb 16

take\ rope m="The rope is tied to the well."

untie\ rope s=10.2 o rope m="Okay"

#10.2

"You're at an abandoned, apparently dry, well. It's quite deep, you can't see

the bottom. To the east a roadway is visible beyond a fence made out of wire

and a forest lies to the south."

down|climb m=\

"You need something to hold onto ... e.g. a rope tied to the well."

tie t?rope t-rope s=10.1 m=\

"You deftly tie a clove hitch and dangle the end of the rope into the well."

#11 Woods

"You're in a dark and dreary woods with dense foliage in all directions.

Splashing sounds and bird calls seem to come from the east."

n|nw c?70 m="You must be lost; you've wandered in a circle"

n|upriver 13

s|sw m="This spot looks awful familiar."

e|row o?boat m="The boat is too fragile for the river."

e|se|ne m="The way is blocked by a deep river."

w m="You've made a circle."

#12 East side of wall

"You're at the base of a massive stone wall.

A vague spire can be seen in the distance to the north-east"

n 15

e 23

w m="There's a wall in your way, bimbo"

up|climb 4 o?ladder m="You climb up the ladder and over"

up|climb m="The wall is too high to climb"

ne 19

#13 West end of bridge

"You're at the west end of a rickety bridge crossing a raging river.

A sign posted here reads, Load Limit : 17.9 qwerts."

n|downstream|downriver 17

s|upstream|upriver 11

e|cross t?boat m="The boat is much too heavy for the bridge."

e|cross 5 t?balloon m=\

"The bridge sags a little but the balloon makes you enough lighter to cross."

e|cross m="The bridge won't support your weight."

#14 Cottage on Swan Lake

"You're at a honeymoon cottage on the north beach of Swan Lake.

No one is around, it must be the off season..."

s|row 6 o?boat o boat@6 m=\

"As you row out you see an old, worn-out slip of paper float by.

It says \"Magic word : xyzzy\""

s|swim m="Take swimming lessons first"

unlock t?keys m="Your keys don't seem to fit these locks"

unlock m="No keys..."

building|cottage|enter m="The cottage is all locked up"

#15 East side of gate

"You're just inside a gate in a massive stone wall. A small building lies

to the north and an impressive spire is dimly visible to the east."

s 12

n 27

e 19

w 7 s?7.1

w m="The gate is locked"

lock s?7.1 s=7.0 m="The gate is now locked"

lock s?7.0 m="It's already locked"

unlock s?7.0 s=7.1 m="The gate creaks open"

unlock s?7.1 m="It's already open"

#16 Bottom of well

"You're at the slimy bottom of an abandoned well. Someone has scratched

Can you dig it? on one of the walls."

dig 16 t?shovel s=16.1 s=31.1 m=\

"Your shovel breaks through into a dark passage"

up|climb s?10.0 s=10.2 m=\

"You grab the well rope and it falls apart in your hands!"

up|climb 10 s?10.1 m="You shinny up the well rope."

up|climb s?10.2 m=\

"The walls are much too slick to climb and there's no rope with which to

pull yourself up -- you're in trouble!"

* s?10.2 t~shovel v-1.2 ,,,

#16.1 Bottom of well

"You're at the bottom of an abandoned well with a hole into a dark passage."

dig m="All the other walls seem to be bedrock"

enter m="Which way? The passage goes north aod northeast."

n 30

ne 31

#17 West bank of river

"You're on the west bank of a swiftly-moving north-south river."

n|downstream|downriver m="Your way is blocked by dense foliage."

s|upstream|upriver 13

e|row o?boat c?30 m=\

"The current grabs your boat and you frantically row back to the shore"

e|row 8 o?boat t boat m=\

"You strain against the current and barely make it."

e m="The river is too deep and fast to be crossed"

#18 Woods

"You're in the woods where the trees are so dense that only a few rays

of sunlight penetrate and it's hard not to get lost."

n|s|e|w 9 m="You're still wandering in the woods"

ne|nw|se|sw 9 m="You're getting more lost..."

#19 Western moat

"You're at the western edge of a shallow moat teeming with piranhas.

To the northwest a small building is visible and to the west of you is

a high stone wall with a gate in it while across the moat a large,

dark castle almost seems to be watching you..."

n 24

s 23

e m="Those piranhas wouldn't let you take two steps (using what for feet?)"

w 15

nw 27

sw 12

#20 Tree-lined drive

"You're on a gorgeous tree-lined drive running north toward a high wall"

n 22

s 21

w 10

#21 Garden entrance

"You're at the entrance to a traditional English garden. A tree-lined drive

proceeds north from here."

n 20

in|s m="Garden under construction."

#22 Portcullis

"You're just south of the blasted remains of a large portcullis set in a massive

stone wall, through which a moat can be seen indistinctly. A broad road

winds away to the north."

n 23

s 20

w m="Electrified barbed wire makes that impossible."

#23 Southern moat

"You're between a portcullis set in a massive stone wall and

the southern edge of a shallow moat filled with hungry alligators"

n 51 s?51.1 m="You cross the moat on the open drawbridge."

n 25 t?cow m="The alligators get one sniff of the dead cow and vanish"

n m="These alligators would love that!"

s m="The portcullis blocks your way"

w 12

#23.1

"You're between the blasted remains of a portcullis set in a massive stone wall

and the southern edge of a shallow moat filled with hungry alligators"

s 22 m="The remains of the portcullis are very warm as you pass..."

#24 Northern moat

"You're north of the castle moat, at the southern edge of some kind of

pear orchard. A small building is visible to the west and a gateway in

a high stone way lies slightly to the west of southwest."

n 26

s m="Oops! The moat here is filled with gigantic leeches!"

w 27

sw 19

#25 South lawn

"You're on the south lawn between the castle to the north and the alligator

moat curving from the west to the east on the south side of you. Ten feet

above you is a massive drawbridge."

n m="There is no opening in the castle wall at this height."

s 23 t?cow m=\

"The 'gators won't come near you with that stinking cow carcass"

s|e|w m="The 'gators are still drooling..."

ne|nw 28 m="You circle around to the other side of the castle"

climb m="You find nothing to grab onto."

up s?51.0 m="You can't reach the raised drawbridge."

up s?51.1 m="You can't quite reach the lowered drawbridge."

#26 Pear orchard

"You're standing next to a sign in an pear orchard that has almost been

picked clean of purplish pears."

s 24

w 27

read m=\

"The sign reads\"DANGER! POISON PURPLE PEARS being grown for Halloween\"."

take\ pear|pick\ pear t pear s=26.1 m="Done"

eat m="Eat what?"

#26.1

"You're standing next to a sign in an pear orchard that has been

picked clean of purplish pears."

take\ pears m="There are no more pears"

#27 Outhouses

"You're seated on one of several thrones in the castle outhouses."

* t?keys c?33 s=7.0 t-keys m=\

"Ooops! The sound of a gate clanging startled you and you dropped your keys,

you know where..."

s 15

e 24

w m="The castle wall here extends quite high; you can't climb it"

out|leave m="You can go south or east..."

down|dig t?keys s~7.0 m="Are you kidding? Not without a good reason!"

down|dig m="You are now covered with shit and flies (but, alas, no keys)"

#28 North lawn

"You're on the north castle lawn, between the service entrance and the moat."

n m="The leeches look much to thirsty, forget it"

s c?70 m=\

"Just as you are about to sneak in you think you hear someone coming,

and run back out."

s t?cow m=\

"That rotting cow carcass is much too large to fit through the door"

s 29 m=\

"Just as you are about to sneak in you think you hear someone coming,

but decide to chance it..."

e|west 25 m="You circle around to the front of the castle"

#29 Castle Kitchen

"You're in a large, rectangular kitchen with ovens covering most of

the south wall. There are four doors leading from the kitchen, each has a

sign. The signs read coming, going, servants and out."

n|out t?damsel m=\

"When the aristocratic damsel sees that you intend leaving by that back door

she turns up her nose and refuses to leave \"by the tradesmen's entrance\"!"

n|out 28 m="The out door leads outside."

e|coming m="The coming door doesn't open this way."

s|going 38 m="The going door swings aside."

nw|servants t?damsel m=\

"When the aristocratic damsel sees that you intend leaving by that door

she turns up her nose and refuses to leave \"by the servant's door\"!"

nw|servants 41 m="The servants door swings aside."

light\ match t?match o-match m=\

"The match flares up, burns briefly, and goes out."

#30 Glass tunnel

"You're in a cylindrical tunnel whose shiny black walls are as smooth as glass.

Sunlight coming through a hole at the south end reflects a few times and then

is soaked up by the walls."

s 16 s?16.1

n 33

#31 Loose steps

"You're at the top of a staircase made up of loose rock steps leading northeast

and down. A translucent section of wall has ?ti gid uoy naC written on it."

ne|down 32

dig t?shovel s=31.1 s=16.1 m=\

"Your shovel breaks through the translucent wall."

#31.1

"You're at the top of a staircase made up of loose rock steps leading northeast

and down. Light shines in through a hole to the southwest."

sw 16

dig m="The rest of these walls seem to be bedrock."

#32 Secret tunnel

"You're in the king's secret escape tunnel. The light is dim here but you can

see that it comes from both the east and southwest."

e 57 s?57.0

e m="A heavy gate blocks this passage."

sw 31

#33 Vertical Shaft

"You're at a junction with a ten-foot diameter vertical shaft, made of some

glassy substance, going down and up, and a horizontal tunnel. The Horizontal

tunnel ends here, but a set of rusty rungs are set into the shaft walls."

s 30

up 34 m=\

"You climb up the rungs into the darkness. These rungs don't feel as rusty

as the lower ones."

tie\ rope t?rope s=33.1 t-rope m=\

"You tie your rope to the top, secure rung."

down m=\

"The second rung you try breaks off and you almost fall to your death!

If you want to go lower you'll have to find something else to climb on."

climb m="Up or down?"

#33.1 Vertical Shaft

"You're at a junction of a ten-foot diameter vertical shaft going down and up

with a Horizontal tunnel which ends here. A set of rusty rungs are set into

the smooth shaft walls and a rope dangles down from one of them."

untie|take\ rope s=33.0 t rope m="Done"

down 37 m="You climb down the rope."

#34 Top of Shaft

"You're hanging onto some smooth metal rungs in the wall of a vertical shaft

with a metal plate or something right above your head. Something that feels

like paper is glued to the ceiling, but the light is so dim that you can

only make out the letters ...ILO. To la...open doo...uck!."

light\ match t?match s=34.1 m="Your match flares up and you discover..."

open door s=34.2 m="The missile silo doors swing open with a clang!"

down 33

read m="Without more light you can't read the rest"

#34.1 Top of Missile Silo

"You're hanging a few inches below a sign posted on two immense metal doors.

The sign reads:

MISSILE SILO. To launch missile manually, open door and duck!"

open s=34.2 m="The silo doors swing open with a clang!"

down 33 s=34.0 m="Your match has burned out."

read m="That's all it says."

duck m="Okay, now would you like to quack? (Don't answer that)"

#34.2 Top of Missile Silo

"You're in a missile silo with the doors wide open.

The hum of active machinery wells up from below you."

duck 35 s=34.0 m=\

"You duck back into a small chamber as a huge missile flashes by."

* 77 s=77.0 m=\

"Before you have a chance a huge missile comes screaming up the shaft and

smears you all over its warhead."

#35 Missile Control

"You're in a small chamber where a control console display is flashing a message:

CHOOSE TARGET. There is an active keyboard awaiting input of target name."

choose|target m="Choose target? Which one?"

type m="Type what?"

portcullis o button m="The display flashes 'Press button to detonate.'"

press\ button 36 o?button s=23.1 o-button m="A distant boom is heard."

take\ button o?button m="You can't; it's attached."

* 36 o-button m=\

"The display resonds \"Premature detonation\" and a loud BOOM! is heard."

#36 Missile Control

"You're in a small chamber with a large control console and a display that has

a single illuminated indicator with a sign that reads standby. A metal

ladder leads through a hole in the ceiling."

up 1 s=1.2 m=\

"Sunlight streams in as you open the small hatch and climb out."

#37 End of rope

"You're at the end of your rope, swinging freely. You could take a chance

by going further down, but who knows how far you'd fall..."

down 77 m=\

"You fall for a full 12 seconds before being smashed to death."

drop\ penny m="12 seconds later ... tink"

drop m=\

"Rather than drop anything substantial, you drop a penny.

12 seconds later you hear it hit metal -- a LONG way down!"

up|climb 33 m="It's a hard climb, but you make it."

#38 Banquet Hall

"You're in a long banquet hall with windows on the east, several arched

doors on the west, two swinging doors going nw & ne, and a wooden panel

at the south end."

s m="You bang your head into the wooden panel (it sounds hollow)"

e m="The windows are barred and you can't fit through"

w 40

nw m="This door doesn't swing that way."

ne 39

cut\ panel t?knife s=38.1 m="The soft wood cuts like butter."

#38.1

"You're in a long banquet hall with windows on the east, several arched

doors on the west, two swinging doors going nw & ne, and a wooden panel

with a hole in it at the south end."

s 43 s=38.0 m="As you go through, a new panel slides into place."

#39 Dirty dish room

"You're in a room with a small basin full of murky water and hundreds of dirty

dishes stacked all over on the floor. There are swinging doors to the

west and south."

s m="Another, damn one-way door!"

w 29

#40 Grand Ballroom

"You're in the Grand Ballroom. There is a massive throne set against the

north wall. The floor is an exquisite wood parquet design. A broad,

curved staircase goes up to a balcony, a large barred door leads south

and a long hall can be seen through several arches to the east."

s m="The bars are made of 3\" thick metal"

e 38

up 53

#41 Servant's Hallway

"You're in a short hallway with doors leading south and east and a spiral

staircase going up and down."

s 45

e 29

up 49

down 50

#42 Courtyard

"You're in an open courtyard."

n m="This door is barred on the inside."

s 51

w 46

#43 Guard's Quarters

"You're in an L-shaped room with sleeping mats, piles of clothing and

Playboy center-folds adorning the walls. The guards sleep here.

The north and west walls have doors set into them."

n m="The door opens but there is a wood panel blocking further progress."

w 51

cut\ panel 38 t?knife s=38.1 m=\

"The soft wood cuts like butter and you step through."

#44 Armory

"You're in the castle armory. There are suits of chain mail, maces, lances,

swords, suits of armor, axes, etc, etc here. Most seem to be made of either

crude metal, perhaps iron, or a smooth grey substance; all of them, even the

wooden lances, appear to be held to the wall by some magnetic, (or is it

magic?) force. A small black and yellow sign is posted on the wall.

A small doorway leads to some stone steps going up and down."

e 51

up 52

down 58

read\ sign m="The sign says: \"Danger -- Shock Hazard\""

#44.0

take m="You can't budge anything, the strange force is stronger than you are."

drop t?%INP_OBJ% s=44.1 o mace o %INP_OBJ% m=\

"clank ... ... K A B O O M ! !

The slight shock seems to have detonated some plastic explosive!

"

#44.1 Armory

"You're still in the castle armory but most of the armament is scrap now

and the rubble blocks a small doorway. Only the hardiest weapons, (and

yourself, of course) could survive that blast; even the mysterious force

seems to have been disrupted."

up|down m="Too much rubble."

#45 Servant's Quarters

"You're in a dim room filled with grass mats and drunken servants.

There is one door."

n 41

#46 Antechamber

"You're in a small antechamber with a sign that says:

Leave ALL Weapons Here

above a door leading south."

e 42

s t?knife t-knife m="The sign blinks twice, and your knife disappears"

s t?mace t-mace m="The sign blinks twice, and your mace disappears"

s 47

#47 Small Throne Room

"You're in the Throne Room! The throne is set on a high dais with small steps

leading up to it."

n 46

up 48

take\ throne m=\

"You didn't happen to bring along an elephant to carry it, by any chance?"

#48 The Throne

"You're standing on the dais by the throne. From here you can see how a king

would look impressive to his supplicants as he sits regally on this throne."

down 47 s=48.0

take\ throne m="It weighs 350 qwerts!"

sit s=48.1 m=\

"As you lean back you feel the curtain behind you move slightly."

#48.1

"You're sitting on the throne. A small draft seems to be blowing from

the south through the room."

stand s=48.0

s 54 s=48.0 m=\

"As you step through the curtain a door slides silently closed behind you."

#49 Guard Hall

"You're at the north end of the guard's passage where a spiral stair leads

up and down and doors lead east, se and south."

s 52

e 64

se 53

down 41

up 70

#50 Mead Cellar

"You're in the castle mead cellar. Row upon row of casks fill the musty

chamber."

up 41

take\ casks m="The casks are huge and heavy. Forget it."

drink c?50 m="URP!"

drink m=\

"Eeeech! That cask has gone bad ... and something's swimming in it!"

#51 Sallyport

"You're in the entryway to the castle, known as the Sallyport because

it is from this portal that the knights sally forth. To the north a

courtyard is visible; to the south is a drawbridge held up by an iron chain.

Doors also lead east and west."

n 42

s m="The drawbridge is up."

e 43

w 44

lower\ drawbridge m="The chain seems to be rusted solid and won't budge!"

break\ chain t?mace s=51.1 m=\

"The mace smashes the chain and the drawbridge slams down."

#51.1

"You're in the Sallyport. To the north a courtyard is visible;

to the south is an open drawbridge leading over a moat full of alligators.

Doors also lead east and west."

s 23

#52 Parapet

"You're on a parapet overlooking the entrance to the castle and moat on the

south and the courtyard on the south. At the west end a set of steps

leads downward."

down|west s?44.1 m="The steps are blocked by rubble."

down|west 44

nw 49

#53 Balcony

"You're on a balcony with several interesting doors in strange locations."

e 66

w 63

ne 65

se 67

sw 62

down 40

nw 49

#54 Secret Stairs

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead up and down.

There is a blue button mounted on the wall."

up s?55.1 m="The steps seem to be blocked by rubble."

up 55

down 57

press\ button c?50 s?56.0 s=56.1 m="Nothing seems to happen."

press\ button m="Nothing happens."

take\ button m="No way, its built into the wall."

#55 Secret Stairs

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead up and down.

There is a green button mounted on the wall."

up 56

down 54

press\ button 62 m="A tapestry is revealed; it parts as you brush past."

take\ button m="No way, its built into the wall."

#55.1

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead up and down but rubble blocks the latter.

There is a green button mounted on the wall."

down m="You are blocked by rubble."

#56 Secret Stairs

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead down.

There is a red button mounted on the wall."

down 55

press\ button s?55.0 s=55.1 m=" BOOM!"

press\ button m="Nothing happens."

take\ button m="No way, its built into the wall."

#56.1 Secret Stairs

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead down and a small door is open

to the south. There is a red button mounted on the wall."

s 73

#57 Secret Stairs

"You're in a secret stairway. Steps lead up.

There is a black button mounted on the wall."

n 58

w 32

up 54

press\ button s=57.1 m="Heavy gates descend along the north and west walls."

take\ button m="The button is too well attached."

#57.1 Secret Stairs

n|w m="The gate won't budge."

press\ button m="Nothing happens."

#58 You're in a little cell in the dungeon.

"You're in a dimly-lit little cell in the dungeon with doors to the

north, south, east and west."

n 59

s 61

e c?33 m="Cobwebs"

e 60

w

#59 You're in a little cell in the dungeon.

"You're in a dimly-lit little cell in the dungeon with doors to the

north, south, east and west."

n 58

s 60

e 59

w c?33 m="Cobwebs"

w 61

#60 You're in a little cell in the dungeon.

"You're in a dimly-lit little cell in the dungeon with doors to the

north, south, east and west."

n 61

s 59

e c?33 m="Cobwebs"

e 58

w 57

#61 You're in a little cell in the dungeon.

"You're in a dimly-lit little cell in the dungeon with doors to the

north, south, east and west."

n 60

s 58

e 61

w c?33 m="Cobwebs"

w 59

#62 King's bedchamber

"You're in the king's bedchamber. There is a magnificent four-poster

bed against the east wall and a beautiful tapestry on the south wall

(well attached to it). The only door is to the north."

n 53

s 55 m="The tapestry slides aside as you pass."

take\ tapestry m="It's too well attached."

#63 Guest chamber

"You're in the guest chamber. The furnishings in here are nice, but

nothing special. There is a door in the east wall."

e t?bible m=\

"Now, that's not very nice; these bibles are put here for weary travelers

to use to renew their faith and find their way through life's puzzles...

You really shouldn't swipe it!"

e 53

read\ bible t?bible m=\

"The Good Book falls open to the first chapter of Revelations, where a note

in the margin says: 'light a match before opening any doors in the dark!'"

#64 Storeroom

"You're in the castle storeroom. The only door leads west."

w 49

#65 East tower stairs

"You're at the bottom of a long spiral staircase. There is a door leading sw."

up 68

sw 53

#66 Sanctum

"You're in the sanctum. The walls are lined with bookshelves and

doors lead south and west."

s 67

w 53

#67 Queen's boudoir

"You're in the queen's chambers. There are many barred windows and a door

leading north west."

nw 53

#68 East tower stairs

"You're at a landing in a long spiral staircase. Doors lead south and west."

s 72

w 75

up s?69.1 m="A blank wall blocks the stairs."

up 69

down 65

#69 Rapunzel tower

"You're high above the castle in the east tower; in fact, you are so high up

that you can see clouds outside the window. A spiral staircase leads down."

down 68

take\ damsel m="Don't be lewd! (This is neither the time nor the place)"

carry\ damsel|lift\ damsel s=69.1 t damsel m=\

"The damsel gratefully climbs into your arms and whispers

\"take me to the cross-roads and I'll repay your kindness!\"

You hear a sound like stone grating on stone."

climb\ rope t?damsel m=\

"The rope is strong, but not strong enough to carry you and the damsel..."

climb\ rope 68 t?rope m=\

"You climb to the end of the rope and slip in through a window."

climb\ wig 68 o?wig o-wig m=\

"You get 9 feet down and find a little tag that says

\"Made in Hong-Kong, Inspcted by no 1\" -- the wig starts to shred!!

You frantically scramble ...

and just manage to get into a window as the wig falls apart."

jump 77 m="Geronimo! .......... SPLAT!"

#69.1 Rapunzel Tower

"You're high above the castle in the east tower. A spiral staircase leads

downward into a blank wall!"

down m="The blank wall won't budge"

drop\ damsel t-damsel s=69.0 m=\

"Not very cavalier of you, but there's that grating sound again along with

a puff of oily, ochre smoke."

#70 West tower stairs

"You're at a landing in a long spiral staircase. Doors lead south and east."

s 74

e 75

up 71

down 49

#71 West tower

"You're high above the castle in the west tower. A spiral staircase

leads downward."

down 70

jump|climb\ wig m="Nice try, but there are no windows..."

#72 East ramparts

"You're on a long rampart that follows the east wall of the castle."

n 68

s 73

#73 South ramparts

"You're on a long rampart that follows the south wall of the castle."

n 56 s?56.1

e 72

w 74

#74 West ramparts

"You're on a long rampart that follows the west wall of the castle."

n 70

s 73

#75 North rampart

"You're on a long rampart that follows the north wall of the castle."

e 68

w 70

#76 Nirvana

fuck -1 m=\

"Oooooooh! Aaaaaaaaah! Congratulations, you are an Expert Wanderer!"

* m="You're wasting time!"

#76.0

"You're in Nirvana with the handsome prince, no longer a frog,

who turns out to be the world's best lay!"

* t?damsel s=76.2 m="POOF! (cyan smoke)"

#76.1

"You're in Nirvana with the beautiful damsel, no longer in distress,

who turns out to be the world's best lay!"

undress m="You're already naked!"

#76.2

"You're in Nirvana with the handsome prince, no longer a frog, AND the

beautiful damsel, no longer in distress, who are tied for the title of

world's best lay!"

fuck -1 m=\

"OOOOOOOH!!! AAAAAAAAAH!! Congratulations, you are a Master Wanderer!"

#77 You Are Dead.

"You Are Dead.

"