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T IS ALMOST TO DARK TO SEE WITHOUT SOME SORT OF LIGHT TO GUIDE YOU."] )"HE PATH YOU HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON STARTS TO WIDEN A BIT, WITH THE TREES BECOMING LESS DENSE TO THE SOUTH."^)"HE FOREST ENDS HERE RATHER ABRUPTLY. MEADOW OF LUSH,GREEN GRASS SURROUNDS YOU IN ALL DIRECTIONS. HE AIR IS CLEAN AND YOU FEEL REFRESHED."^)"OU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS MEADOW, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND LUSH,GREEN GRASS. HE GRASS TICKLES AT YOUR FEET.""_) "OU HAVE REACHED A SMALL POND IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE MEADOW. HE WATER IS MOSSY GREEN AND SEEMS DEVOID OF LIFE."_) "OU HAVE REACHED A SMALL POND IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE MEADOW. HE WATER IS CLEAN AND IT GLISTENS WITH A SPARKLING SHINE! T LOOKS DRINKABLE."F`)"OU ROAD YOU HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON ENDSHERE. HE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO HERE IS REVERSE YOUR FIELD AND GO BACK THE WAY YOU CAME."`)"HIS WORN DIRT PATH HAS SEEN MANY A TRAVELER IN IT'S DAY. AR TO THE EAST, BEYOND LARGE ROLLING PLAINS, YOU SPOT A LARGE VILLAGE."Qa) "OU ARE TRAVELING ON A WORN DIRT PATH. OOKING WEST, YOU CAN SEE A FOREST. OU SEE NOTHING OF INTEREST TO THE EAST."a) "OU ARE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE WALLS. LARGE IRON GATE LEADS INTO THE VILLAGE EAST OF HERE."=b) "OU ARE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE WALLS. WO RATHER MEAN LOOKING GUARDS STAND IN FRONT OF THE IRON GATE HERE."b) "OU ARE FACING NORTH ON ILLAGE OAD, THE MAIN ROAD IN THE VILLAGE. EVERAL SMALLER PATHS RUN EAST-WEST FROM THE MAIN ROAD HERE."]c) "OU ARE FACING SOUTH ON ILLAGE OAD, THE MAIN ROAD IN THE VILLAGE. EVERAL SMALLER PATHS RUN EAST-WEST FROM THE MAIN ROAD HERE."c) "HIS IS UILD OAD, RUNNING EAST-WEST FROM THE CENTER OF TOWN. EVERAL LARGE BUILDINGS SIT BESIDE THE ROAD HERE."Ud) "HIS IS ARKET TREET, RUNNING EAST-WESTFROM OWN QUARE. EVERAL SMALLER BUILDINGS SIT BESIDE THE ROAD HERE."d) "HIS IS ERPHANT OAD, RUNNING EAST-WESTFROM OURTYARD AIN. FEW SMALL ADOBE BUILDINGS LINE THE ROAD HERE."Ge) "HIS IS OMMONS TREET, RUNNING - FROMOURTYARD ORTH. ANY PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CALL THIS PLACE HOME."e) " SERIES OF LARGE,ADJOINING BUILDINGS LINE UP AND DOWN THE ROAD HERE. HE AREAIS RELATIVELY WELL MAINTAINED FOR THIS PART OF THE VILLAGE."Uf) "HIS IS THE VILLAGE SLUMS. HE POOREST OF THE POOR TAKE UP RESIDENCE HERE. ISEASE AND FILTH RUN WILD HERE."f) "E CAREFUL WHO YOU RUN INTO. OU MIGHT CATCH SOME SORT OF DISEASE (ESPECIALLY ONE THAT MIGHT KILL YOU). ND THAT WOULDNOT BE GOOD."ng ) "HIS IS THE VILLAGE CHURCH. LARGE CROSS HANGS OVERHEAD,LADEN WITH GOLD ANDJEWELS. OU SENSE A DEFINATE AURA ABOUT THIS PLACE."g!) "HIS IS THE MAIN AREA OF WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH. LARGE PIT EXTENDS ABOUT TEN FEET DOWN BELOW THE MAIN FLOOR."|h") "T IS SET IN BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED MARBLE AND STONE. T IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT ITS USES MIGHT HAVE BEEN,BUT ONE MIGHT WONDER."i#)"HIS IS A LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD IN THE CENTER OF THE VILLAGE. LARGE FOUNTAIN WITH MAGNIFICANT SCULTURE POURSCLEAR WATER INTO A LARGE BASIN."i$) "HE STREET IS PAVED IN COBBLESTONE,AND ABEAUTIFUL GARDEN,WITH FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS,SURROUNDS THE COURTYARD."j%) "OU ARE STANDING AT THE HEART OF A LARGEMARKET PLACE. HE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE COME HERE DAILY TO TRADE THEIR WARES."j&)"ANY BOOTHS LINE THE ROAD HERE. F WHICHONE IN PARTICULAR CATCHES YOUR EYE: LARGE MAN,WEARING A FLOWING WHITE ROBE, WATCHES YOU INTENTLY."k')"HIS IS THE NORTHERNMOST SECTION OF THE COURTYARD. LARGE CATHERAL LOOMS IN THEDISTANCE."fk() "S YOU STEP OUT FROM THE COLD NIGHT AIR,A FAMILAR VOICE CALLS OUT TO YOU FROM BEHIND."k)) " 'OME RIGHT IN,'THE BARTENDER SAYS TO YOU, FLASHING A KNOWING SMILE. 'HAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRINK?'"k*) SHOPXl+) "OU ARE STANDING IN A SHOP. ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST LINE THE WALLS. OU CAN BUY AND SELL THINGS HERE."l,) "YPE 'BUY ' TO BUY,'SELL ' TO SELL,'LIST', OR 'LIST ' TO DISPLAY A LIST OF ITEMS."l-) ADVENTURERS' GUILDXm.) " BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED FLAG WITH A LARGE WHITE CRESCENT ON IT DRAPES DOWN HIGH ABOVE THE GUILD'S FLOOR."m/) "EVERAL PAINTINGS LINE THE WALLS, AND A WARM,COZY FIRE IS BURNING IN A FIREPLACE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM."m0) GUARD LOOKOUT POSTRn1) "OU ARE STANDING AT THE TOP OF A LOOKOUTPOST OVERLOOKING THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR MILES ON END."n2)"HIS LOOKOUT POST WAS BUILT AS A MEANS OF PERIMETER DEFENSE AGAINST INVADERS. SMALL OPENING IN ONE OF THE WALLS CAN BE USED TO FIRE ARROWS FROM."n3) STABLESuo4) "HIS STABLEYARD IS UNOCCUPPIED FOR THE MOMENT. LARGE WOODEN FENCE SURROUNDS A FIVE OR SIX ACRE GRAZING AREA."o5) "OU DO NOTICE,HOWEVER,A SMALL BAIL OF HAY IN THE CORNER OF ONE OF THE STABLES."o6) POOLS)p7) "OU STAND BEFORE A MYRIAD OF ENDLESS POOLS JUST OUTSIDE THE FOREST."p8) "ACH GLIMMERS ODDLY WITH VARIOUS HUES OF YEL-LLOW, RED AND BLUE. PATH IS WEST."p9) "OU ARE STANDING IN THE UPSTAIRS HALLWAYOF THE BUILDING. ROOM LIES WEST.")q:) "OU ARE STANDING IN A SMALL ROOM. T IS MOSTLY BARE, BUT FOR A FEW BARRELS."{q;) "OU ARE STANDING INSIDE A DARKENED TOOL-SHED. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS HERE."q<) "OU STAND BEFORE A GREEN POOL. T GLOWS SOFTLY IN THE FADING LIGHT."r=) "OU STAND BEFORE A YELLOW POOL. T SHIM-MERS ODDLY IN THE FADING LIGHT."ir>) "OU STAND BEFORE A CLEAR POOL. OU CAN SEE YOUR REFLECTION CLEARLY HERE."r?) "OU ARE STANDING BEFORE AN ANCIENT STONETABLET. NSCRIBED UPON IT ARE...?" s) "OU STAND BEFORE A TALL OAK TREE. T HASLOW-LYING BRANCHES YOU CAN CLIMB."_s) "OU ARE WALKING IN A MYSTICAL, MAGICAL FOREST. HE TREES APPEAR TO SING."s) "HAT THEY SING ABOUT IS OPEN TO DEBATE, BUT THEIR VOICES ARE ANGELIC!"s) "OU ARE STANDING IN A MYSTICAL FOREST. P AHEAD LIE SEVERAL MURKY POOLS."6t) "OME OF THEM SHIMMER ODDLY IN THE FADINGLIGHT."t) "OU ARE IN A GREAT HALL WITHIN THE TOMBSOF SOTERA. HE WALLS ARE POROUS."t) "ROUND THE CORNER YOU NOTICE SOME DANC- ING SHADOWS, FLICKERING SOFTLY."*u) "OU ARE IN A GREAT HALL WITHIN THE TOMBSOF SOTERA. PASSAGE LIES AHEAD."Zu) "HERE IT GOES IS OPEN TO SPECULATION..."u) "OU ARE STANDING IN A BURNT FOREST. UCHOF THE UNDERGROWTH IS DECAYING."u) "OU ARE WALKING IN A DYING FOREST. HE TREES ARE CHARRED BLACK HERE."Kv)"OU ARE FACING A SMALL WATERFALL. ATER SPLASHES DOWN TO SHARP ROCKS BELOW."v)"OU ARE OVERLOOKING A LONG CANYON. T STEEPS DOWN TO A FLOODPLAIN BELOW."v)"OU ARE OVERLOOKING A LARGE HILLSIDE. T IS FAIRLY SPARSE, WITH FEW TREES."Cw)"OU ARE WALKING IN THE MAIN HALL OF THE CASTLE. P AHEAD IS A THRONE ROOM."w)"OU ARE STANDING BEFORE A FOUNTAIN. STATUE POURS WATER INTO A BASIN."w)"HE BASIN IS PAVED IN BRICK AND COBBLE- STONE. HE STATUE HOLDS A JAR."1x)"OU ARE FACING A THRONE ROOM. HE THRONEIS ENCRUSTED WITH GOLD & JEWELS."yx)"ESIDE THE THRONE ARE SILK CURTAINS, TRIMMED WITH GOLD WEAVE."x)"OU ARE WALKING IN A FOREST. HE PATH IS WELL LIT HERE." y)"OU ARE STANDING ON A GRASSY PLAIN. HERE IS A CLEARING TO THE NORTH."]y)"OU ARE STANDING ON A GRASSY PLAIN. T HEADS FOR MILES HERE TO THE SOUTH."y)"OU ARE STANDING ON A GRASSY PLAIN. EARBY LIES A ROCKY PASS."y)"OU ARE STANDING BEFORE A BLUE POOL. T SHIMMERS SILENTLY IN THE LIGHT."Ez)"OU ARE STANDING BEFORE A POOL STAINED IN BLOOD. T DOES NOT LOOK INVITING."z)"OU ARE STANDING INSIDE A SMALL COTTAGE.HERE IS AN UPSTAIRS ROOM HERE."z)"OU ALSO NOTICE A SMALL FIREPLACE HERE, AND ABOVE THAT, RESTS A MANTLE.".{)"OU ARE STANDING IN A HUT. SHELF IS HERE, BESIDE A SMALL TABLE."z{)"PON THE SHELF ARE SEVERAL OLD BOOKS. OU SHOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE."{)"OU ARE STANDING ON A BRANCH ATOP AN OAKTREE. T IS A FAR WAYS DOWN HERE!"|)"HE BRANCH ENDS NEAR THE BASE OF THE TREE AT A SMALL GRASSROOF HUT."j|)"OU ARE FACING A ROCKY PASS WITHIN THE HILLSIDE. HERE ARE STONE TABLETS"|)"NEARBY, SOME OF THEM UPON WHICH ARE INSCRIBED LARGE SYMBOLS."})"OU ARE INSIDE A TOMB. T IS MOSTLY BAREHERE, SAVE FOR COBWEBS AND DIRT."S})"OU ARE INSIDE A SMALL TOMB. HERE IS ONLY A COFFIN HERE, NOTHING ELSE."})"OU ARE INSIDE A DARKENED TOMB. HERE ISVERY LITTLE LIGHT HERE!"})"OU ARE FACING A PASSEWAY. T HEADS NORTH BESIDE A SMALL WATERFALL."7~)"OU ARE INSIDE A MYSTICAL KEEP. OWS OF BOOKS ADORN EITHER WALL, WHILE"~)"CANDLES BURN SOFTLY NEAR THE FRONT. HERE IS A SMALL LOOM HERE."~6* EXAMINE DATA~7* "FOOD","TARRING AT THE FOOD IS BEGINNING TO MAKE YOU QUITE HUNGRY."08* "WATER","TARRING AT THE WATER IS BEGINNING TO MAKE YOU QUITE THIRSTY."9* "KNAPSACK","HIS LEATHER PACK IS STURDY ENOUGH TO CARRY SEVERAL HEAVY ITEMS.":* "OIL","O GOOD BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE LANTERN."#;* "CROSS","HIS CROSS IS A VERTICAL POST WITH A SHORTER HORIZONTAL CROSSPIECE ABOVE THE CENTER."<* "VIAL","HIS VIAL OF HOLY WATER HAS BEEN BLESSED BY THE HEAVENS. T HAS A STRANGE AURA ABOUT IT."=* "LANTERN","ITHIN THIS TRANSPARENT CASE GLOWS A SINGLE BUT BRILLIANT FLAME."%>* "MIRROR","HATTERING THIS MIRROR COULD BRING YOU BAD LUCK."~?* "POLE","HIS 3 FOOT LONG WOODEN POLE HAS A SHARPENED EDGE AT IT'S RIGHT END."Ł@* "RATIONS","HESE RATIONS CAN BE PRESERVED FOR UP TOFOUR MONTHS."A* "FOOD","HESE RATIONS CAN ONLY BE PRESERVED FOR TWO WEEKS."dB* "SACK","HIS SMALL LEATHER SACK CAN BE USED TO STORE GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS."ƂC* "LARGESACK","HIS LARGE LEATHER SACK IS REINFORCED WITH A DOUBLE WEAVE OF STURDY THREAD."D* "SPIKES","HESE HEAVY DUTY METAL SPIKES CAN BE USED TO HOLD DOWN A TENT."wE* "HAMMER","HIS SMALL WOODEN HAMMER CAN BE USED TO POUND SHARP OBJECTS INTO THE GROUND."F* "TINDERBOX","HIS SMALL WOODEN BOX CONTAINS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING NEEDED TO START A FIRE WITH."/G* "TORCH","HIS SMALL WOODEN TORCH CAN BE USED AND REUSED SEVERAL TIMES."H* "WATERSKIN","HIS SMALL LEATHER FLASK CAN CARRY UP TOTWO DAY'S WORTH OF WATER."ӄI* "WINE","HIS BOTTLE OF AGED WHITE WINE HAS A STRANGE SPARKLE TO IT."J* "HERBS","HESE HERBS CAN BE USED TO HEAL SLIGHT WOUNDS."pK* "BATTLEAXE","HIS LARGE METAL AXE IS DOUBLE BLADED AND IS RAZOR SHARP TO THE TOUCH."L* "AXE","HIS HAND-SIZED METAL AXE IS SLIGHTLY WORN AROUND THE EDGES BUT IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE."_M* "CROSSBOW","HIS RATHER INGENIOUS DEVICE CAN BE USEDTO RAPIDLY FIRE VARIOUS KINDS OF PROJECTILES OVER LONG DISTANCES."N* "BOW","HIS LONG METAL BOW IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO FIRE AN ARROW OVER TWO-HUNDRED YARDS."(O* "SMALLBOW","HIS LIGHT-WEIGHT METAL BOW IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO FIRE AN ARROW OVER ONE-HUNDREDYARDS."P*"DAGGER","HIS SHORT-BLADED WOOD HANDLED KNIFE LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE A DAGGER. T SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN USED FOR MANY THINGS, BUT IT IS STILL GOOD.TQ*"RING","HIS IS A MAGICAL RING OF PROTECTION. T GLOWS WITH A YELLOW HUE.","ORACLE","HIS TRANSLUCENT OLD MAN IS THE RACLE OF IME.","GOMAR"R* "HIS IS GOMAR, A WISE ELF.","KNIFE","HIS SILVER DAGGER IS SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT THROUGH THICK HIDE."S* "SWORD","HIS SHORT-BLADED SWORD CAN BE USED LIKEA MACHETE."ZT* "BROADSWORD","HIS BROAD SWORD IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CUT THROUGH HEAVY ARMOR."U* "LONGSWORD","HIS SWORD MAY ONLY BE WIELDED WITH TWO HANDS."V* "ARROWS","HESE WOODEN SHAFTED ARROWS HAVE RAZOR SHARP POINTS ON THEIR ENDS."9W* "SIGN","HIS OLD WOODEN SIGN HAS A FEW WORDS ENGRAVED ON IT."X* "BOX","HIS BOX IS GIFTWRAPPED WITH A FINE SILKWRAPPING. T APPEARS TO BE EMPTY."͊Y* "GOLD","HESE PRECIOUS METALS MEN WOULD KILL FOR."Z* "ELIXIR","HIS LIGHT-WEIGHT BEAKER HOLDS A STRANGE LOOKING POTION."U[* "SPELLBOOK","HIS DUSTY OLD BOOK MAY BE WORTH READING."\* "ELVENLORD","HIS CURIOUS GOLD CREATURE HAS A STRANGESENSE OF WISDOM ABOUT HIM."]* "GOBLIN","HIS MISCHEVIOUS CREATURE APPEARS TO BE UP TO NO GOOD."0^* "ELF","HIS CRAFTY ELF IS QUITE SKILLED IN HIS WORK."_* "CAT","HIS SCRUFFY LOOKING CAT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH ABUSE AND TORMENT OVER THE YEARS, AS IS EVIDENCED BY HIS MANY INJURIES."C`* "VOROMIR","HIS EVIL LOOKING MAN HAS NOT AN OUNCE OF GOODNESS WITHIN HIM. OU SENSE GREAT POWER FLOWING THROUGH HIS VEINS!"a*"ORI","HIS CURIOUS GOLD ELF IS THE LEAST LIKEDOF ALL THE ELVES. E PRETENDS TO KNOW SPELLS WHEN HE CLEARLY DOES NOT."ab*"ORDIMAR","HIS IS ORDIMAR, EVIL WIZARD OF THE ANCIENTS! OU SENSE GREAT POWER FLOWING THROUGH HIM! ERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST NOT TO DISTURB HIM...c* "VILLAGER"," COMMON VILLAGER. E SMILES AT YOU BRIEFLY AND THEN PASSES.":"BARD"," CLEVER BARD WHO PLAYS MUSIC. E CARR- IES A GOLDEN HARP."d*"LERK","N ORDINARY CLERK. E LOOKS STOUT AND WELL FED.":"DEMON","HIS HIDEOUS BEING IS VERY REPUGNANT! E HISSES BRIEFLY AT YOU BEFORE PASSING.4e*"REN","HIS IS A GOLDEN ELF OF THE SURROUNDINGFOREST. E HAS POINTED EARS AND A ROUND NOSE. E CARRIES WITH HIM A SHORT BOW AND A QUIVER OF ARROWS."f* "SPIDER"," POISONOUS LACK WIDOW SPIDER! T SPINSA TANGLED WEB IN THE DARKEST CORNERS OF THIS WORLD..."?g*"THIEF"," COMMON THIEF, NOTHING MORE. ATCH YOUR POCKETS!":"URSK","URSK IS AN ADVENTURER FROM OUT OF TOWN.ERHAPS HE COULD BE OF SOME HELP..."O* LOCATIONSf*89,89,89,89,89,89*5,12,0,6,2,37,5,5,6,39,1,99Ñ*99,99,6,39,39,99,1,7,99,37,1048,1046,1047,1047,1048,74*61,99,1050,99,99,1048,13,69,70,74,1052,48,43,45,24,29,36*27,8,11,3,23,53,71,70,64.* COMMANDS* GO,GET,DROP,WIELD,UNWIELD,WEAR,REMOVE,BUY,SELL,PUT,READ,EXAMINE,LOOK,LIGHT,EXTINGUISH,USE,CLIMB,KILLؒ* 45,20,15,48,5,50,75,28,30,10,8,12,16,6,40,24,12,9,250,80* 100,85,70,88,76,20,180,0,0@* 45,200,482,287,40,10,20,100,500,68,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0w*48,43,45,24,29,36,27,8,11,3,23,53,71,70,64:74,61}ʓ"SAVING ESOTERA...":X11900::"ESOTERA":"ESOTERA"::"DONE!"::