All text will now be saved to the script file. Type UNSCRIPT at any time to discontinue scripting. >l South roof The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak here, at least 30 feet. The gutter trap is to the west and continues up to the north end of the house. You can see the top opening of the drainpipe in the clogged leaves. The only exit is north. >i You are carrying: a perfect blue crystal a library book a car key a #2 pencil a tourist map a screwdriver a newspaper a bad shingle a biology book >x gutter It's clogged full of leaves, but you can still make out the top opening of the drainpipe that leads down to the back of the house. >x opening I don't see any opening here. >x top I don't see any top here. >n North roof This is the north end of the roof. Shingle tiles, already looking the worse for wear, make for slippery traction. A gutter trap, clogged with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house. The roof itself continues south. The stone wall, which turns out to be the outside of your chimney, leads back down. >d You climb gingerly down the stone wall. North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is closed. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. You see a jug of miracle-grow here. >x spout I see nothing special about the drainpipe. >look in it The drainpipe is clogged with leaves. >get leaves from drainpipe >x jug In the jug of miracle-grow you see some thick liquid. >drink liquid The thick liquid is not intended for human consumption. >ne North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is closed. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >se Front of house This is the front of your house. A couple of stones laying about make up your half-hearted attempt at landscaping. Your driveway is to the northeast. A small path leads northwest and southwest. The front door stands invitingly to the west. You see a doormat here. >e There is nowhere to go in that direction. >ne Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. >x car It's your baby-blue Mazda. You decided some time ago that you would take a personal step to helping the environment by walking everywhere, and you haven't driven it since. The little car is open. >enter car Okay, you're now in the little car. Driveway (in the little car) The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the seats are still comfy. The only obvious things to see are the glove compartment and the steering wheel. The little car is open. >x seat The seats are worn but comfy. >open seat I don't know how to open the seats. >look under seat There's nothing under the seats. >x glove The glove compartment is open. There's nothing in the glove compartment. >x arm You have never been one to care about your appearance. You're wearing comfortable clothes, the same as always. >x armrest I don't see any armrest here. >x clothes You have never been one to care about your appearance. You're wearing comfortable clothes, the same as always. >drive What do you want to drive? >car The little car doesn't run any more. Besides, there's nowhere you need to drive to. >out Okay, you're no longer in the little car. Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. >open trunk (with the car key) Unlocked. The trunk pops open. >look in trunk In the trunk you see a spare tire and a jack. >get jack That isn't important. >get tire That isn't important. >open hood You'll have to get into the little car to do that. >enter car Okay, you're now in the little car. Driveway (in the little car) The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the seats are still comfy. The only obvious things to see are the glove compartment and the steering wheel. The little car is open. You see a glove compartment here. >open hood Opening the hood reveals an engine. >out Okay, you're no longer in the little car. Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. The trunk seems to contain a spare tire and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine. >x engine It looks like an ordinary engine to me. >search it You find nothing of interest. >get it You can't take that from the car. >x gas Which gas do you mean, the car, or the interior? >car You don't see any car gas here. >x interior It's your baby-blue Mazda. You decided some time ago that you would take a personal step to helping the environment by walking everywhere, and you haven't driven it since. The little car is open. >x tires Those aren't important. >e Sidewalk The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters. The sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks. The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and toward the nearby shopping village. Your driveway is back to the west. You see a mailbox here. >x grad I don't know the word "grad". >x grass I see nothing special about the cracks in the sidewalk. >get it They're fixed in place. >look in cracks There's nothing in the cracks in the sidewalk. >search crack You find nothing of interest. >e Bend in path As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are reminded that community expansion has a price. A small shrubbery here serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full of bits of trash. The footpath bends here from west to north, leading into the shopping village. You see a sewer grating here. >n In the village This little shopping village is attractively decorated with colored signs pointing you to this merchant and that. To the west is the bank, and to the east is the public library. Because it is late, the only thing open is the sandwich shop, which is to the north. The sidewalk leading home is south. >s Bend in path As you approach the local nub of suburban civilization, you again are reminded that community expansion has a price. A small shrubbery here serves, apparently, as an excuse for people to litter, as it is full of bits of trash. The footpath bends here from west to north, leading into the shopping village. You see a sewer grating here. >w Sidewalk The concrete sidewalk that leads away from your house is starting to show the wear and tear of the hot summers and cool winters. The sections are uneven and tufts of grass poke up through the cracks. The sidewalk wanders east alongside the road away from your house and toward the nearby shopping village. Your driveway is back to the west. You see a mailbox here. >w Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. The trunk seems to contain a spare tire and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine. >w North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is closed. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >x garage door It's closed. >e Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. The trunk seems to contain a spare tire and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine. >x visor I don't know the word "visor". >enter car Okay, you're now in the little car. Driveway (in the little car) The interior of the car has gotten a little dusty with disuse, but the seats are still comfy. The only obvious things to see are the glove compartment and the steering wheel. The little car is open. You see a glove compartment here. >search What do you want to search? >car You find an armrest compartment! [ Your score just went up by 5 points. ] >open armrest Opening the armrest compartment reveals a garage door opener. >get opener Taken. >x it There's one big button on it. >push button You push the opener button. Click. Nothing happens. >w Okay, you're no longer in the little car. Driveway This is your front driveway, which leads west to the north side of your house. A small path leads southwest to the front door. To the east is the road into town. You see a little car here. The trunk seems to contain a spare tire and a jack. The hood seems to contain an engine. >w North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is closed. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >push button You push the opener button. Click. The garage door smoothly glides open. >s In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. It would take a long time to sort through the junk in here, and even then it seems unlikely there would be much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is open. You see an opener button here. >s You'll have to open the back door first. >open back door It's locked. >search junk You find a crowbar! >g You find a can of WD-40! >g You find an old pillowcase! >g You find a handful of cobwebs. Bleah! >g You find a deflated soccer ball! >g You find a broken tire pump! >g You find a wasp nest! >g You find a 2x4 plank! >g You find a can-opener! >g You find a moose head trophy! >g You find a shovel! >g You find a beat-up mattress! >g You find a divining rod! >g You find a machete! >g You find a busted wheelbarrow! >g You find a frisbee! >g You find a cannonball! >g You find the kitchen sink! >g You find absolutely nothing else! At last!!! [ Your score just went up by 10 points. ] >l In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is open. You see an opener button, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, an old pillowcase, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a can- opener, a moose head trophy, a shovel, a beat-up mattress, a divining rod, a machete, a busted wheelbarrow, a frisbee, a cannonball, and the kitchen sink here. >x rod Superstition has it divining rods can find water. To you, it looks like an ordinary stick, with a kind of forked end. >get cannonball Taken. >x it Who knows where you found this sucker, or why you kept it. It's a solid metal sphere, about 7 inches in diameter, with lettering stamped on the side. >get all garage door: You can't have the garage door. junk in the garage: It's fixed in place. wall opener button: You can't have the wall opener button. crowbar: You've already got your hands full. can of WD-40: You've already got your hands full. old pillowcase: You've already got your hands full. deflated soccer ball: You've already got your hands full. broken tire pump: You've already got your hands full. wasp nest: It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone. 2x4 plank: You've already got your hands full. can-opener: You've already got your hands full. moose head trophy: You've already got your hands full. shovel: You've already got your hands full. divining rod: You've already got your hands full. machete: You've already got your hands full. frisbee: You've already got your hands full. the kitchen sink: You must be kidding. >n North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >u You climb gingerly up the stone wall. North roof This is the north end of the roof. Shingle tiles, already looking the worse for wear, make for slippery traction. A gutter trap, clogged with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house. The roof itself continues south. The stone wall, which turns out to be the outside of your chimney, leads back down. >s South roof The shingles are in even worse shape on this end of the house, which makes you very nervous as the ground is a long way down from the peak here, at least 30 feet. The gutter trap is to the west and continues up to the north end of the house. You can see the top opening of the drainpipe in the clogged leaves. The only exit is north. >put cannonball in gutter You drop the cannonball into the drainpipe. It barely fits, so you give it a shove. There is a disgusting vomiting noise below, as the cannonball bursts out the bottom of the spout, pushing all the muck out with it. [ Your score just went up by 3 points. ] >n North roof This is the north end of the roof. Shingle tiles, already looking the worse for wear, make for slippery traction. A gutter trap, clogged with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house. The roof itself continues south. The stone wall, which turns out to be the outside of your chimney, leads back down. >d You climb gingerly down the stone wall. North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. You see a jug of miracle-grow, a cannonball, and a big juicy acorn here. >get all drainpipe: It's fixed in place. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. cannonball: Taken. big juicy acorn: You've already got your hands full. [ Your score just went up by 8 points. ] >x acorn Ripe for planting. >drop cannonball Dropped. >get acorn Taken. >[I would have never thought to search the car were it not for a hint on raif.] I don't understand the punctuation "[". >sw There is nowhere to go in that direction. >s There is nowhere to go in that direction. >se South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder. >put all on machine perfect blue crystal: Done. library book: Done. car key: Done. #2 pencil: Done. tourist map: Done. screwdriver: Done. newspaper: Done. bad shingle: Done. biology book: Done. garage door opener: Done. big juicy acorn: Done. >ne Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >n You can't go that way. >nw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. You see a jug of miracle-grow and a cannonball here. >get all drainpipe: It's fixed in place. jug of miracle-grow: Taken. cannonball: Taken. >ne North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >s In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is open. You see an opener button, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, an old pillowcase, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a can- opener, a moose head trophy, a shovel, a beat-up mattress, a divining rod, a machete, a busted wheelbarrow, a frisbee, and the kitchen sink here. >get all garage door: You can't have the garage door. junk in the garage: It's fixed in place. wall opener button: You can't have the wall opener button. crowbar: Taken. can of WD-40: Taken. old pillowcase: You've already got your hands full. deflated soccer ball: You've already got your hands full. broken tire pump: You've already got your hands full. wasp nest: It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone. 2x4 plank: You've already got your hands full. can-opener: You've already got your hands full. moose head trophy: You've already got your hands full. shovel: You've already got your hands full. divining rod: You've already got your hands full. machete: You've already got your hands full. frisbee: You've already got your hands full. the kitchen sink: You must be kidding. >n North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >w There is nowhere to go in that direction. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >se South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, and a big juicy acorn. >put all on machine jug of miracle-grow: Done. cannonball: Done. crowbar: Done. can of WD-40: Done. >ne Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >n You can't go that way. >nw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >ne North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >s In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is open. You see an opener button, an old pillowcase, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a wasp nest, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a moose head trophy, a shovel, a beat-up mattress, a divining rod, a machete, a busted wheelbarrow, a frisbee, and the kitchen sink here. >get all garage door: You can't have the garage door. junk in the garage: It's fixed in place. wall opener button: You can't have the wall opener button. old pillowcase: Taken. deflated soccer ball: Taken. broken tire pump: Taken. wasp nest: It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone. 2x4 plank: Taken. can-opener: Taken. moose head trophy: You've already got your hands full. shovel: Taken. divining rod: Taken. machete: Taken. frisbee: Taken. the kitchen sink: You must be kidding. >n North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >se South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a big juicy acorn, a jug of miracle-grow, a cannonball, a crowbar, and a can of WD-40. >put all on machine old pillowcase: Done. deflated soccer ball: Done. broken tire pump: Done. 2x4 plank: Done. can-opener: Done. shovel: Done. divining rod: Done. machete: Done. frisbee: Done. >x pump I know what you're thinking -- you can pump up the soccer ball with this baby. Nope. It's just a piece of junk. >x ball A World Cup fan you aren't. This thing is in sorry shape. >x pillowcase It's got a 70's flower pattern, but the colors have faded. The old pillowcase is open. There's nothing in the old pillowcase. >get pillowcase Taken. >put all in case old pillowcase: You can't put the old pillowcase in itself! >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase >ne Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >nw There is nowhere to go in that direction. >ne South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >nw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >ne North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >s In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is open. You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a moose head trophy, a beat-up mattress, a busted wheelbarrow, and the kitchen sink here. >get all garage door: You can't have the garage door. junk in the garage: It's fixed in place. wall opener button: You can't have the wall opener button. wasp nest: It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone. moose head trophy: Taken. the kitchen sink: You must be kidding. >x nest Dratted mud-daubers! It looks dead, but you'd better leave it alone. >[dratted mud-daubers? Hee!] I don't understand the punctuation "[". >x trophy What a piece of junk! Perhaps the ultimate. Be proud. >push button You push the wall opener button. Click. The garage door smoothly glides shut. >l In the garage This room is a total mess. No wonder you keep your car in the driveway. Sure enough, it took a long time to sort through the junk in here, and you have found everything including the kitchen sink, and there still doesn't seem to have been much point to it. There is a garage door button on the wall. A closed door to the south leads into your house through the kitchen. The only other exit is the way you came in, which is closed. You see an opener button, a wasp nest, a beat-up mattress, a busted wheelbarrow, and the kitchen sink here. >x door Which door do you mean, the garage door, or the back door? >garage It's closed. >x back door It's closed and locked. >open garage I don't know how to open the junk. >open garage door The garage door refuses to open. >push button You push the wall opener button. Click. The garage door smoothly glides open. >x mattress Geez! Don't you ever throw anything away? >search it There's nothing on the beat-up mattress. >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a moose head trophy >move it You can't move the beat-up mattress. >push it north You can't seem to do that. >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a moose head trophy >n North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >se South of house You always thought this would be a nice place to plant a tree, but a bare spot reminds you of your lack of foresight. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a big juicy acorn, a jug of miracle-grow, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a shovel, a divining rod, a machete, and a frisbee. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >set dial to 1 Okay, it's now turned to 1. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A deep red light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Forest The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space around you to consider it a clearing of sorts. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed. You aren't sure which from which direction it originates. You can see your usual path through the grove of trees to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a big juicy acorn, a jug of miracle-grow, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a shovel, a divining rod, a machete, and a frisbee. The divining rod vibrates, pulling to the northeast. >get rod Taken. >get acorn, jug big juicy acorn: You've already got your hands full. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a moose head trophy a divining rod >drop trophy on machine Done. >get acorn, jug big juicy acorn: Taken. jug of miracle-grow: Taken. >ne (first getting off the platform) Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. Path in the woods A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it. The stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >x rod Superstition has it divining rods can find water. To you, it looks like an ordinary stick, with a kind of forked end. >move it Moving the divining rod doesn't reveal anything. >ne Sloping wood The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream. Grasses heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft, spongy feel beneath your feet. The stream leads back southwest, and through a long walk through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of some kind. You see a soft spot here. >sw Path in the woods A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it. The stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne Sloping wood The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream. Grasses heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft, spongy feel beneath your feet. The stream leads back southwest, and through a long walk through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of some kind. You see a soft spot here. >put acorn in soft spot You can't put anything into the soft spot. >sw Path in the woods A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it. The stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once again. Forest The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space around you to consider it a clearing of sorts. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed. You aren't sure which from which direction it originates. You can see your usual path through the grove of trees to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a shovel, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. The divining rod vibrates, pulling to the northeast. >get shovel Taken. >[Dagnabbit. That would have gotten me past the maze, wouldn't it? I don't understand the punctuation "[". >ne Path in the woods A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it. The stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne Sloping wood The ground slopes down here, eroded by the nearby stream. Grasses heavy with fresh dew and spring-saturated soil give the area a soft, spongy feel beneath your feet. The stream leads back southwest, and through a long walk through the trees to the northeast, you can see a road of some kind. You see a soft spot here. >dig What do you want to dig in? >soft spot (with the shovel) The shovel bites a nice hole in the earth. >put acorn in hole You put the acorn into the hole, and scoop the dirt over it, leaving a noticeable little mound. [ Your score just went up by 6 points. ] >pour jug on mound The liquid seeps into the mound of dirt with a nourishing sigh. >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a divining rod a jug of miracle-grow a shovel >sw Path in the woods A natural path made by the stream winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, and the stream does an abrupt curve around it. The stream runs from the northeast to the south, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw You push your way into the clearing, opening your usual path once again. Forest The woods surround you on all sides, although there is enough space around you to consider it a clearing of sorts. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can hear the soft gurgling of a stream nearby, but the foliage is so rich and dense that the sound of it is dispersed. You aren't sure which from which direction it originates. You can see your usual path through the grove of trees to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. The divining rod vibrates, pulling to the northeast. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >set dial to 4 Okay, it's now turned to 4. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A bright blue light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >out Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. >ne Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >x sapling The meter-high sapling looks a little intimidated by all the wood being sawed and splintered nearby, but someone has taken the time to tie a bright ribbon to its slender trunk, as a warning to be careful of harming it. Good thing, because it looks like it's going to be really gigantic one of these days. >nw Behind house You are standing in what will be the back of your house. If you thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less enthusiastic about seeing it now. The wooden frame has gone up, but that is all there is to see. However, there is something new to see, a temporary workshed built by the construction company. The shed sits to the north. You can walk around the house to the northeast and southeast. >n Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >n Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >drop jug Dropped. >get jug Oh, bother. As you might expect, the vicious dog snaps at you as you reach for the jug. >l Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see five jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see five jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see five jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >s Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >s Behind house You are standing in what will be the back of your house. If you thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less enthusiastic about seeing it now. The wooden frame has gone up, but that is all there is to see. However, there is something new to see, a temporary workshed built by the construction company. The shed sits to the north. You can walk around the house to the northeast and southeast. >se South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >sw Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >x frisbee One of those little ones, for playing frisbee golf. >x can It's an ordinary can of WD-40, the all-purpose lubricant. >x can-opener One of the hand-operated kind. Junk! >x plank This plank must be a leftover from some spring project. It's about a yard long. >x crowbar It's an ordinary crowbar, about 2 feet long. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A bright blue light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >ne (first getting off the platform) Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where you always thought it should. >climb tree >u Top of tree You are in the top of the tree. It is currently about 15 feet tall. There is nowhere to climb except back down to the ground. >x window It's still a little far away from here, but you could definitely fit through it. >enter window It's too far away. >d South of house The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where you always thought it should. >d You can't go that way. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A bright blue light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all natural life has left this area. The ground is hard and overgrown by weedy grass. There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps where once they stood. Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen. You do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >out Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. >ne At the rock A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape. Once nestled along a wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape, distorting your perceptions of scale and distance. The broken remains of dark glass bottles lie around the base. The rock itself looks darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened. To the northeast is your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of devastation. The house has been ravaged by fire. Though much of the lower structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything. The fire seems to have spread to (or from) the branches of the large tree you planted, as it too has been consumed from the top down. What remains of its upper trunk has broken from its base and toppled onto the open roof of the house. To the southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing. You can walk around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast. >u Mid-way up tree You are mid-way up the tree, or what used to be. The broken top half of the trunk extends at a slight vertical angle, the top branches poking into the broken house. The tree is too slick and has lost too many branches to climb any higher than here. There is nowhere to go except back down to the ground. >in As you hoist yourself carefully up to the broken base and stare at the distance you must cross at this height, the barest pressure of your weight causes the trunk to groan and shift. It is much too unstable at the far end to attempt a crosssing. >in As you hoist yourself carefully up to the broken base and stare at the distance you must cross at this height, the barest pressure of your weight causes the trunk to groan and shift. It is much too unstable at the far end to attempt a crosssing. >d South of house This is not your house as you expected to find it, but a scene of devastation. The house has been ravaged by fire. Though much of the lower structure remains, there is nothing left of the roof or the upper half, merely charred timbers and twisted pipes that no longer lead to anything. The fire seems to have spread to (or from) the branches of the large tree you planted, as it too has been consumed from the top down. What remains of its upper trunk has broken from its base and toppled onto the open roof of the house. To the southwest is the old rock and, farther, the clearing. You can walk around what's left of your house to the northwest and northeast. >sw At the rock A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, a familiar landmark in an otherwise unfamiliar landscape. Once nestled along a wooded path, it now is the sole feature of an eerily empty landscape, distorting your perceptions of scale and distance. The broken remains of dark glass bottles lie around the base. The rock itself looks darker than you remember it, somewhat blackened. To the northeast is your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The clearing here is desolate, giving the distinct impression that all natural life has left this area. The ground is hard and overgrown by weedy grass. There are no trees any more, but there are some stumps where once they stood. Your old footpath is nowhere to be seen. You do see your house to the northeast, but it too looks abandoned. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >set dial to 1 Okay, it's now turned to 1. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A deep red light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >out Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. >ne Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >ne Front of house You are standing in what will be the front of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. A construction blockade is to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured cement driveway. A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the driveway, behind the blockade. You can walk around the house to the northwest and southwest. You can go around the driveway and find the road into town to the southeast. >w Inside house You finally step into your house. Not much of a victory, given the circumstances. Just a lot of planks and rafters. A temporary work ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor. >u Second floor The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up here isn't actually finished, so watch your step. From up here you see a nice view of the town square down the road. There is a fancy blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk. The only exit is down. Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint. The architect is here. >show tile to architect Those aren't important. >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a divining rod a jug of miracle-grow a shovel >undo (Undoing one command) Second floor The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up here isn't actually finished, so watch your step. From up here you see a nice view of the town square down the road. There is a fancy blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk. The only exit is down. Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint. The architect is here. >undo (Undoing one command) Second floor The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up here isn't actually finished, so watch your step. From up here you see a nice view of the town square down the road. There is a fancy blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk. The only exit is down. Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint. The architect is here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside house You finally step into your house. Not much of a victory, given the circumstances. Just a lot of planks and rafters. A temporary work ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor. >undo (Undoing one command) Front of house You are standing in what will be the front of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. A construction blockade is to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured cement driveway. A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the driveway, behind the blockade. You can walk around the house to the northwest and southwest. You can go around the driveway and find the road into town to the southeast. >undo (Undoing one command) South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >undo (Undoing one command) Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >undo (Undoing one command) Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >undo (Undoing one command) Clearing (on the time machine platform) The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a bad shingle, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >get tile I don't see any tile here. >get bad Taken. >push button You push the big red button. Click! Nothing seems to happen. I wonder why. >z Time passes... >push button You push the big red button. Click! Nothing seems to happen. I wonder why. >l Clearing (on the time machine platform) The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >ne (first getting off the platform) Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >ne Front of house You are standing in what will be the front of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. A construction blockade is to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured cement driveway. A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the driveway, behind the blockade. You can walk around the house to the northwest and southwest. You can go around the driveway and find the road into town to the southeast. >w Inside house You finally step into your house. Not much of a victory, given the circumstances. Just a lot of planks and rafters. A temporary work ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor. >u Second floor The description 'second floor' is misleading, because the floor up here isn't actually finished, so watch your step. From up here you see a nice view of the town square down the road. There is a fancy blueprint of the house sitting on a temporary workdesk. The only exit is down. Sitting on the workdesk is a blueprint. The architect is here. >show bad to architect He takes the bad shingle and then looks at it with alarm. "Oh my goodness! This is the type of shingle we were planning to use, but it's obvious that we need to use something of better quality. I'll make sure to talk to the roofers about this." [ Your score just went up by 4 points. ] >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a divining rod a jug of miracle-grow a shovel >d Inside house You finally step into your house. Not much of a victory, given the circumstances. Just a lot of planks and rafters. A temporary work ladder is nailed into the structure, and leads up to the second floor. >e Front of house You are standing in what will be the front of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. A construction blockade is to the northeast, preventing you from stepping on the freshly-poured cement driveway. A huge supply truck sitting on the other side of the driveway, behind the blockade. You can walk around the house to the northwest and southwest. You can go around the driveway and find the road into town to the southeast. >sw South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >sw Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >set dial to 4 Okay, it's now turned to 4. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A bright blue light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >ne (first getting off the platform) Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where you always thought it should. >nw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >ne North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >u You climb gingerly up the stone wall. North roof This is the north end of the roof. Beautiful, brown metal shingle tiles, the ultimate in roof shingling -- durable, weatherproof, and fancy! -- are laid out in row after glistening row. Someone obviously took the time and care to do this roof job right. A gutter trap, clogged with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house. The roof itself continues south. The stone wall, which turns out to be the outside of your chimney, leads back down. >x tiles The ultimate in roof shingling -- durable, weatherproof, and fancy! >s South roof The shingles are in even better shape on this end of the house. The ground is a long way down from the peak here, at least 30 feet. The gutter trap is to the west and continues up to the north end of the house. You can see the top opening of the drainpipe in the clogged leaves. The only exit is north. >x tiles The ultimate in roof shingling -- durable, weatherproof, and fancy! >full In a total of 709 turns, you have achieved a score of 70 points out of a possible 151, which means you are an adventurer. You have earned the following: 5 points for finding the armrest compartment 4 points for climbing onto the roof the first time 10 points for getting to the end of the junk in the garage 5 points for stepping onto the platform the first time 5 points for arriving in the far past the first time 5 points for arriving in the past the first time 5 points for arriving in the future the first time 4 points for giving the bad shingle to the architect 3 points for cleaning out the drainpipe 4 points for making it through the maze to the stream 6 points for planting the acorn in the hole 14 points for finding various items >i You are carrying: an old pillowcase a divining rod a jug of miracle-grow a shovel >l South roof The shingles are in even better shape on this end of the house. The ground is a long way down from the peak here, at least 30 feet. The gutter trap is to the west and continues up to the north end of the house. You can see the top opening of the drainpipe in the clogged leaves. The only exit is north. >n North roof This is the north end of the roof. Beautiful, brown metal shingle tiles, the ultimate in roof shingling -- durable, weatherproof, and fancy! -- are laid out in row after glistening row. Someone obviously took the time and care to do this roof job right. A gutter trap, clogged with leaves, runs along the length of the west side of the house. The roof itself continues south. The stone wall, which turns out to be the outside of your chimney, leads back down. >d You climb gingerly down the stone wall. North of house The north side of your house is dominated by your garage door. The garage door is open. A scaled stone wall runs up the side of the house. The driveway extends east, and a small path leads southeast to the front of the house and southwest to the back. >sw Behind house The back of your house is pretty non-descript, except for some really nice trees that make up for the lack of landscaping in the front. The spout of your drainpipe comes down here from the roof. A gravel path extends northeast and southeast. >se South of house The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. There is a tiny window high in the wall, about 30 feet up. A little path made by you on your many daily walks leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around your house to the northwest and northeast. A beautiful, leafy tree is growing here next to the house, right where you always thought it should. >sw Path in the woods This little spot is one of your favorite places to sit and think. A well-trod path winds through a natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way, so the path does an abrupt curve around it. The path leads northeast to your house, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >sws I don't know the word "sws". >sw Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Moonlight streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. Your footpath leaves the clearing to the northeast, heading back to the house. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >enter machine Okay, you're now standing on the time machine platform. >set dial to 2 Okay, it's now turned to 2. >push button You push the big red button. Click! The time machine vibrates and heats up like a toaster oven. A dull orange light envelops you. The world around you spins into a wild vortex that suddenly vanishes, leaving you to find yourself in a ... Clearing The woods part in a marvelous natural clearing here. Light streams prettily through the canopy of leaves above. The ground is hard and flat and clean. You can see a construction site through the woods to the northeast. You see a time machine here. Sitting on the time machine platform is a motorized grinder, a perfect blue crystal, a library book, a car key, a #2 pencil, a tourist map, a screwdriver, a newspaper, a biology book, a garage door opener, a cannonball, a crowbar, a can of WD-40, a deflated soccer ball, a broken tire pump, a 2x4 plank, a can-opener, a machete, a frisbee, and a moose head trophy. >get frisbee Taken. >ne (first getting off the platform) Okay, you're no longer on the time machine platform. Woods The smell of freshly-sawed wood wafts through this natural grove of cedar and live oak trees. A large rock juts up out of the ground right in your way. A construction site is to the northeast, and a clearing is visible to the southwest. >ne South of house You are standing on what will be the south side of your house. The house is currently under construction. The wooden frame has gone up, but apart from that, there's not much to see. The ground slopes down slightly here, and the wall of the house looms an extra story high because of it. A little bare path made by you just now leads southwest into the woods. You can walk around the house to the northwest and northeast. To the east is a dirt road leading to town. You see a sapling here. >nw Behind house You are standing in what will be the back of your house. If you thought it was boring to look at before, you couldn't possibly be less enthusiastic about seeing it now. The wooden frame has gone up, but that is all there is to see. However, there is something new to see, a temporary workshed built by the construction company. The shed sits to the north. You can walk around the house to the northeast and southeast. >n Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >n Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >throw frisbee You throw the frisbee. The huge dog tears off after it! You hear his playful barking disappear into the woods. >get all jug of miracle-grow: Taken. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. >s Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >drop jug Dropped. >put all in pillowcase old pillowcase: You can't put the old pillowcase in itself! divining rod: Done. shovel: Done. jug of miracle-grow: The jug of miracle-grow is too big to fit in the old pillowcase. >drop pillowcase Dropped. >n As you step back in, a burly landscaper pushes roughly past you. "Excuse me. I need to use these," he says, and scoops up all three remaining jugs of miracle-grow with ease. He hustles out, whistling a tune. It occurs to you that maybe you should have taken all of the jugs when you had the chance. Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. The huge dog comes bounding back into the shed and drops the slobbery frisbee at your feet. From outside, you hear a sharp whistle that gets the huge dog's attention. A voice calls out, "Blackie! Here boy!" The huge dog runs off. >get all frisbee: Taken. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see a frisbee here. >undo (Undoing one command) Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. You see a jug of miracle-grow and an old pillowcase here. The old pillowcase seems to contain a divining rod and a shovel. >undo (Undoing one command) Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. You see a jug of miracle-grow here. >undo (Undoing one command) Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. You see a jug of miracle-grow here. > I beg your pardon? >undo (Undoing one command) Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see three jugs of miracle-grow here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >undo (Undoing one command) Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. >drop all but frisbee old pillowcase: Dropped. divining rod: Dropped. jug of miracle-grow: Dropped. shovel: Dropped. >n Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >throw frisbee You throw the frisbee. The huge dog tears off after it! You hear his playful barking disappear into the woods. >get all jug of miracle-grow: Taken. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. jug of miracle-grow: You've already got your hands full. >i You are carrying: a jug of miracle-grow some thick liquid >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see three jugs of miracle-grow here. >s Outside workshed The construction company has built a sturdy workshed on your property, apparently for the convenience of storing materials and tools during the job. It is probably locked at night, but right now it is wide open. You can enter the shed to the north. The back of the house is to the south, and you can hear the work crew having lunch up in your driveway to the east. You see an old pillowcase, a divining rod, a jug of miracle-grow, and a shovel here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see three jugs of miracle-grow here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. >undo (Undoing one command) Inside workshed It's kind of hot and stuffy in here, during the heat of the day. It is also hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. The materials that are locked in here at night must all be in use right now, because the shed is basically empty. The only exit is south. You see four jugs of miracle-grow here. A huge dog is sitting here. >save Saved. >quit In a total of 728 turns, you have achieved a score of 70 points out of a possible 151, which means you are an adventurer. Do you really want to quit? (YES or NO) > quit Okay. >quit In a total of 728 turns, you have achieved a score of 70 points out of a possible 151, which means you are an adventurer. Do you really want to quit? (YES or NO) > yes Thank you for playing First Things First.