r113td r113cp r113d r113cl panel look computer The computer is humming and beeping away happily. The computer is not operating. look tape look drive The open reel data tapes whirl around now and then. It appears!that the tape drive is operating. The tape drive is motionless. switch on turn on There is no visible switch. look box!The electrical box houses fusable links which feed the computer."One of the links has been craftily replaced with a solid wire.#One of the fusable links has melted completely away. No wonder the computer isn't working. look link The two fusable links, and the hard wired replacement will certainly pass current. Two of the fusable links are in good shape. The center one has fused away to nothing, and needs to be replaced. fix link replace link You already fixed it. You will need to replace the fusable link with something conductive. That won't work. You need a sturdy wire or something. put link in box You don't have a fusable link. put wire box install wire box You already did that. You don't have any wire."The wire you have is insulated end to end. To replace the fusable"link, you will need bare copper on both ends of the wire. You bravely reach in to the electrical box, and replace the fusable link with your wire. A small spark makes you jump, but you get the job done. It's not exactly up to code, but it should work. r113fix look wire look cable Your wire should work as a replacement for that link.U >Thou r115c r115j CRUNCH! Ouch! Boy that smarts. Good thing you were wearing your helmet. It must take a lot of!practice to do gymnastics in this low gravity without killing yourself.U OOPS!U r115el1 r115el r115pl *tpanelU *tpanel r115op1 r115atr1 You are in a hallway that runs northwest to southeast. There is a very large crack in the floor, with a ladder over it. tunnel here. The crevice looks very deep, and very dark. look crack The deep dark crack looks extremely menacing. There is a ladder across it. look ladder The ladder is just long enough to traverse the crevice. It should hold your weight. take ladder You had better leave it here. No telling when you may want to cross that crevice again. look wall There is a status panel on the wall. look panel LOCATION: P2 PRESSURE: OXYGEN: ladder down crack If you drop the ladder down there, you will probably never see it again. put ladder crack cover crack ladder extend ladder You already did that. jump crack There's no reason to try to jump over the crack, you have managed to bridge it quite effectively. It's more of a crack or a crevice then a hole. Please be more specific.U >Thru >Thtu & + < A R d i | ! & 7 P U h m | r129da r129dbU r130vl r130vf You point your ultraviolet lamp at the moving blob... r130md No wonder that little critter didn't have a sun tan. He has been completely vaporized. r130dto r130dr r130sc You turn off your lamp, and put it away.U r130m1 r130dt1 Your feet feel slightly warm... r130m r130dt Funny, now you can't feel your feet at all... Talk about caustic. That little blob has completely dissolved you. Maybe you should avoid strange creatures in the future. You are concluded.U r130d!Yech! Naturally you decompressed a bit when the pick penetrated your helmet. Fortunately, you#didn't feel a thing. Next time, be more careful where you step. You have been lancinated.U r130m r130dto r130dr r130sc look look mine This is the bottom of the mine!shaft. It doesn't look like much"work has been done here. There is a pickaxe stuck into the ground, and some worklights. There are doors to the north and east. There is a strange looking blob here, that is very interested!in you. You had best be careful. press button r130atro r130atrc point light tymak You can't reach the worklights. If you mean your "LAMP", say so. point lamp tymak You don't have a lamp. That won't do any good, the UV lamp is off. look monster The moving blob of gelatin looks like a land based jellyfish. It seems to be attracted to you. The monster is no more, thanks to you and your UV lamp.U >ThUu >ThUu r131noc r131nol look bit!The drill bit looks like it could drill through solid rock. take bit You don't need the drill bit. look shelf On the shelves, you see: a pair of wire cutters, a large drill bit, a small laser drill, and some blocks of C-4 look cutters They look like regular old wire cutters. take cutters You already took them. You pick up the wire cutters, and carry them with you. look laser It is a small hand-held laser drill. It has many practical uses. take laser You already have it. You grab the laser drill and take it with you.U r139dr#Unfortunately, you didn't have much$time to enjoy the pretty gems, or to study the interesting geological formations down here. Next time you had better watch your step. You have been punctured.U r139d r139b Say, look at all those pretty precious stones. They must be worth a small fortune.U !=!K!P!U!o!t! #!#0#5#D#I#Z# volume0.cs3 Cannot find file: "VOLUME0.CS3" volume0.cmp Cannot find file: "VOLUME0.CMP"U ) Press to continueU EabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQSRTUVWXYZ0123456789 ',./?\U CENTRAL COMPUTER ACTIVE:$(ENTER QUIT ANY TIME TO EXIT SYSTEM) SELECT DATABASE: > LOGOFF BIOMED ERROR: DATABASE " " UNKNOWN. BIOMED DATABASE ONLINE: ENTER SEARCH STRING: > SEARCHING... TYMAK GLITTEN BRELT KARIK NO RECORDS MATCH " r48lg You just love hip shooting... Didn't you learn anything about optics? That glass is pretty reflective, and the "L" in laser stands for "light" stupid. Too bad you didn't have much time to think about it. You have been bisected.U r48ld You squeeze the trigger... r48ff So much for that door. You've managed to blast a respectable hole in it. r48o1U r48lp You squeeze the trigger... The force field control panel is no longer in working order. r48ffU r48ff r48ct r48cb You are already seated. You are too far away from the chair. stand get up You are already standing. r48s1 look panel You can't see it too well from here. The control panel in the inner office has "Force Field" written!on it. It is operating normally. on it. The unit has been badly damaged by some delinquent with a laser drill. There are wires"hanging out, fried circuit boards, the unit is a complete mess. look door The sturdy door is still closed and locked, but it has a rather large hole burned into it. This is a sturdy door. It's obviously several inches thick, and is framed right in to the security glass. There is a large lock above the knob. break door The door is unbreakable. break glass The glass is unbreakable. open door You can't, it's locked. look lock The lock is chrome plated, and requires a key you do not have. remove lock You don't have the key. turn knob The knob turns, but the door is still closed. fire laser You don't have a laser. Your laser's power pack is dead.!You can't see well enough through$your visor to use the laser in here. You wouldn't want to miss. fire laser through door You can't fire a laser through a non-transparent object dummy. fire laser door Try moving a little closer. You've already damaged the door!beyond repair. Don't over-do it. fire laser panel hole The force field control panel is already blown away. What hole? fire laser glass fire laser panel look hole You have charred an impressive hole in the door. Unfortunately you can't fit through it. shoot lock would reflect most of the laser light. bulletin board look memo glasses look board glasses!You don't have the field glasses. r48view Hey, these binoculars work pretty well! look memo You can't read them, you're too far away. look terminal use terminal terminal on The terminal is off. You should be seated for that.U >Th/u GOB1U *tpanelU r52com r52cd look glasses You don't have them. look desk search desk The desk is plain and simple. It has four drawers, and is entirely unadorned. It has four drawers, and a pair of field glasses on it. take glasses#You already have the field glasses. r52nobin You carefully pick up the field glasses.U >Th3u COM1U + K [ ~ + 0 M R c !3!8!G!L!]!o!t! ","1"N"S"b"g"v"{" #!#2#D#I#\#a#r# $ $%$6$H$M$b$x$}$ %.%3%D%]%b%s% &0&5&R&W&h& & '"'''6';'L'e'j'{' (&(+(:(?(N(S(d(v({( )")')D)I)Z)t)y) *,*1*D*I*\*a* +&+G+T+ ,%-0-5-O-o-|- />/L/Q/V/z/ 010K0W0\0 1*1/1@1E1T1Y1j1|1 2%262S2p2u2 r1cpb r1cpo r1cpc r1cpU r1com r1star r1star2 look rack It is an oxygen bottle storage rack. It is currently empty. rack. There is one bottle left. put bottle rack return bottle rack put bottle back return bottle You don't have a bottle. If you remove the oxygen bottle while you have your helmet on,#you might find breathing difficult. r1bot"You return the bottle to the rack. take bottle There aren't any left. You won't be needing it now. r1nobotl You take the bottle and attach it to your suit, making sure the seals are tight. look bottle You don't have it. lay down lay couch You are already lying down. r1down You can now see the control panel over your head. stand get up You are already standing up. panel communications control Communications Control Which panel? talk earth talk guild radio earth use communications You radio Earth, and inform them of your success. They order you to return to Earth, which you inform them you are in the process of doing. You briefly report your progress thus far, and are told to return to Earth immediately. proceed with your investigation. press You can neither see nor use the control panel unless you are in the gravity couch. look buttons You see four usable buttons: -- Open Pod bay door -- Close pod bay door -- Automated flight -- Automated return (Ok, no HAL9000 jokes.) Your shuttle is busy navigating back to Earth. It does not need any input from you. press button close flight return Open Pod bay door Close pod bay door Automated flight Automated return Which button? press open You press the "Open pod bay door" button... Nothing happens. You feel a slight tremble. press close "Close pod bay door" button... press flight press f "Automated flight" button... That's the button you used to get here from Earth. Since you are already orbitting Solus, nothing happens. press return press r "Automated return" button...!Your shuttle will not go anywhere with the pod bay doors open, so You feel the thrust of your main engines as your shuttle breaks orbit, and begins the trip back to Earth. Following the program set by the guild technicians, your shuttle$makes the trip back to Earth. Since"you didn't have the guts to finish"your mission, the guild fires you. They immediately dump you on a$commercial flight to Tweed New Haven Airport, where you are met by an armed escort, who drives you to!Middletown Connecticut, where you#are committed to Connecticut Valley$Hospital. There you are treated for#hypogonademia, (wimp's disease) for#the next 15 years. After which you retire a sad broken human being.#You really should have finished the"mission before returning to Earth. You are a useless wimp. look control There is only a small section of the control panel that is familiar to you... look screen!You are travelling through space, presumably on your way home. You are in orbit around Solus. look stars Pretty aren't they?U r2p147 r2alb r2star r2star2 r2drx look panel r2panel press press button airlock open airlock close cabinet open cabinet close clear flood Airlock open Airlock close Airlock clear Airlock flood Cabinet open Cabinet close Which button? press airlock open Nothing happens. You can't open the outer airlock while this area is pressurized. Your shuttle is in transit to Earth. You do not need to use the main airlock until you land. press airlock close look airlock Your shuttle's main airlock is open. You see many stars. closed. press cabinet open r2pan r2panh press cabinet close look cabinet The cabinet is closed. The cabinet is open. There is a space helmet inside. take helmet You already have it. What helmet? You won't be needing it now. r2pan1 put helmet cabinet return helmet You don't have a helmet. r2panh1 press clear press c r2atrbl r2atral"You feel the air leave in a hurry. press flood press f!You can't pressurize this chamber until you close the outer door. r2atrbn r2atran#Your suit relaxes against your body as the room is pressurized. look out look stars look door#The airlock door is open, providing"you with a spectacular view of the asteroid you are orbitting. The stars are numerous and bright. look solus You can't make out any detail from this far away.U % 5 : J O _ d t y !!!1!6!G!W!\!l!q! "0"5"P"U"e"j"{" #$$L$q$z$ $ %)%L% +'+,+U+c+h+m+ ,+,0,5,Q,d, -#-a- ./.M.R.g. /-/2/H/M/c/h/~/ 0)0<0O0b0u0 13181I1b1g1v1{1 2 2%262T2Y2l2q2 203>3C3H3i3w3|3 4(4-4>4q4 5 5%5*5G5L5d5 6$6=6B6S6g6 7/7A7F7Y7^7{7 818;8`8y8 9*9/9@9W9\9m9 :,:1:F:]:b:w: ;*;/;>;C;R;W;h;z; r117g r117gnh YECH! You actually touched that stuff?! You're pretty brave. Actually, its probably closer to stupidity than bravery. That was pretty potent stuff. Next time you had better watch your step. You have been deliquesced.U r117da r117db r117ma r117mb r117goo r117nowr panel console look!You are on the upper level of the base's power plant. There is a!control console against the north wall. There is a shaft for an elevator platform in the north- east section of the wall. Some#strange looking goo is running down the shaft and forming a puddle. There are two buttons mounted on$an electrical box next to the shaft. There is a wrench on the floor.!You are on the lower level of the"ladder leading to the upper level,$and an access door against the north!wall. There is a power regulator next to the access door, and a!control console against the wall.!A rail surrounds the reactor core$in the center of the room. You also#notice a bulletin board next to the"main door, and a claw hanging down from a track in the ceiling. look wrench It looks like a valve wrench. take wrench You already have the wrench. You pick up the wrench. press There is no button within reach. press button Which button? look button It is about an inch in diameter. r117atro r117atrc look door The main door to the west is a standard automatic airlock door."The access door in the north wall, (which is closed ) has a button and a card slot next to it.U >Thtu >Thvu >Thuu >Thwu >Thvu >Thxu r120w r120wh r120fix You fire up the welding torch...$Well, you've scorched the insulation#and charred the wall a bit, but the"cable should safely carry current.U look cable!These large cables probably carry an impressive amount of energy.!Your repair job is adequate. You"scorched the walls and some of the insulation, but it should hold. Part of the lower cable has been$damaged. There appear to be scratch!marks on the wall. It looks like something with three large claws!slashed the cable. There isn't a length missing, so it should be reparable. fix cable connect wire weld wire You already fixed it. laser Blasting a hole in the wall would not do any good. torch weld"You could bend the cable back into"place, but it wouldn't make a very"good connection. You need a large powerful soldering iron, or something similar. You don't have anything like a torch or iron.U >Thwu >Thyu >Thxu Uh-oh, looks like he got you... Now that the majority of your"internal organs have been removed, you only have a few seconds to"enjoy the experience. During this"time, you think that fleeing might$have been an acceptable alternative. You have been gormandized.U r70wjar r70bee r70dt r70sting r70atrd You release your pet bee... Sensing the immediate danger, Eric makes a "bee line" for the offending creature... After watching the foul creature slump to the floor dead, Eric decides to return home. You cover Eric's jar and put it away again.U *tpanel *tdoorr You are in a tunnel which runs east to west. There is an airlock door to the east, and a normal door in the north wall. There is a rather ugly creature here that seems to be interested in having you for lunch. There is a dead monster on the floor, covered with bee stings. shoot zeld laser fire laser zeld You don't have a laser. You take your best shot... Those scales seem to make an effective heat shield. Your laser blast has no effect. look zeld The creature is an ugly, scaly reptilian-looking thing. It has a respectable beak, and is headed your way.$The creature is dead. Eric must have stung him a couple dozen times. take zeld search zeld You must get closer. Don't bother. look panel LOCATION: AO5 PRESSURE: OXYGEN: free bee open jar let bee go release bee You don't have a bee. There is no reason to do that again.U >ThGu >ThDu *tpanel look panel LOCATION: AO6 PRESSURE: OXYGEN: press button Nothing happens. It must be locked. r71atro r71atrc You have to be closer to one of the buttons.U >ThFu >ThIu r73atrcU r73atroU look picture!The east wall is graced by a very"large picture of our solar system. You are too far away from the picture on the west wall to see it properly."The picture on the west wall is of"someone on a beautiful beach. You"have a sudden flashback of killing sharks on Cape Cod. press button look cabinet The cabinet is closed. The cabinet is open. It contains a welding torch. is completely empty. open cabinet It's already open. close cabinet It's already closed. take torch You already have it. I don't see one. You pick up the welding torch. look torch You don't have one.U >ThGu r75s1 r75s2 press You're standing in the doorway. press button Which button? press up You press the UP button... Nothing happens. You feel vertical movement... press down You press the DOWN button...U >Th-t .!)C)Y)^)g)z) *"*'*8*_*n*s* +.+3+D+Z+_+p+ ,4,A, r84panon r84panof r84doff r84don r84bl remove look screen!The viewscreens on the north wall and the smaller screens on the console have all gone blank."show a lovely view of a small pond surounded by trees. The smaller#screens on the control console show pictures of a meadow, with some small hills in the background. look console#The control console is covered with extremely intricate and complex!controls. Three small screens on$one side monitor the images outside."An access panel on the back of the console has been removed. There is an access panel on the back of the console. look panel!The panel is closed. It is being held on by four small screws.#This is some sort of power patching#bay. There are several regulators, and some test connections here.$There is one noteworthy power cable,#running across the panel. It looks"like it could handle an impressive amount of amperage.$The frayed ends are all that is left of the ground cable you removed. look screws You lost them."The four small screws securing the$access panel are the crosspoint type and look very tight. look wire It looks like a high amperage ground wire. It is connected to the chassis of the console just above the access panel. disconnect wire!You will need a ratchet to remove the nut connecting the cable to the frame of the chassis. wrench A valve wrench will not work. take wire cut wire You already took the wire. You need a pair of wire cutters.#Using your trusty wire cutters, you!attack the large cable. It takes"you a second to cut through such a thick cable, but you eventually manage to cut through both ends. r84nowr r84mo You take the freshly cut wire. remove panel remove screws take screws open panel You already opened the panel. You need a phillips screwdriver to remove the small screws.#Using your new phillips screwdriver"you remove (and promptly lose) the#four screws. You remove the access panel, and set it aside.U >ThSt r141d You see nothing here except a door to the east. You see absolutely nothing.U >ThNu r144d You see nothing here except a door to the east. You see absolutely nothing.U >ThTu % ` e q Wait a minute..... Could something actually be moving around down there? r18mon Well wasn't that fun! Well, at least you found out where Audrey II came from. I guess you looked like plant food. You have been eaten.U >Th'u r39panel 11166.1621U r39opt1 You remove the screw, and toss it aside.U You press the OPEN button... You hear a groaning sound, but nothing happens. Something is holding that panel shut. r39ap The panel has opened, revealing"a set of pulleys. Presumably they have something to do with moving that antenna. r39gU r39pow r39fly You kneel down and reach for the phillips screwdriver... Gee, it's really in there...!OUCH! You got your finger caught in one of those belts. Luckily you were able to tear it free before it got crushed. r39fly0!Uh-oh! While tearing your finger!free of that belt, you managed to tear a tiny little hole in the#fabric of your pressure suit. Your finger feels kind of funny... You just did a wonderful impression of a garden hose. Next time be more careful with your pressure suit. You have been disseminated.U r39ant r39sp You don't see any door. You do see an access panel here. control status panel access Status Access Which panel? look status panel press button Close Which button? press close You press the button, but nothing happens. The panel seems to be stuck open. The panel is already closed. open access It won't budge. It has to be opened electronically. look access The access panel has slid open on it's rails, revealing a set of gears and pulleys. Hey, someone left a phillips screwdriver in there. The panel is closed. There is a screw holding it closed. hole where the screw used to be. look screw!You already removed and discarded the screw. It's gone.!It looks like someone arbitrarily put a screw through the panel to hold it closed. It's a flathead!screw, and you can't imagine what inspired someone to put it here. take screw remove screw$You don't have a regular screwdriver!to take it out with. Tough luck. You already removed it. press open The panel is already open.#There is no power to this platform, so the electric motors that open the access panel won't work.#Remember those wires you cut below? look phillips"The phillips screwdriver is tucked away in the gearbox, just behind"one of the pulleys. It looks like it's in pretty good condition. look gears look belts The pulleys are connected by belts, and the gears further#inside the unit look a little worn. The pulleys are turning slowly, and the belts look pretty tight.#Someone left a phillips screwdriver in here. take regular You got that a while ago. take phillips!You already have the screwdriver. Better get a little closer. You retrieve the phillips screwdriver from the gear box. r39opt2 look antenna look dish!The large antenna looms over your head. It is moving very slowly. head. It is not moving.U >Th&u % 4 9 H M ^ k 6 ; L e j y ~ !(!-!$Q$V$i$n$ look panel look status The main engines are running, and the auxilliary engine is in standby mode.U r5outU r5off You have been asleep in this darkened room for six weeks... Your shuttle has finally reached the asteroid Solus, and placed you in orbit.$Your shuttle's computer turns on the$life support systems, and the lights throughout the ship."An automatic alarm startles you... You awake and rise...U r5pan r5open lay down enter unit get in unit use unit You are already laying down. You have to remove your helmet before laying down. As you drift off to sleep, you think of the great task you just accomplished. You wonder what exciting mission the Guild will send you on next time... It's pretty comfortable, but you"probably should be getting on with the business at hand. stand get up look units Not much to see from in here. The Guild didn't have time to wire up both units, so only one works. It's still open from when you awoke. The other unit is closed, and nonfunctional.U r6cpb r6cpaU >Thou r125da r125db r125dc r125atr r125atro r125atrc press buttonU r126jU r126cut r126l r126gone r126atrl r126d r126sc Ouch! Well, nothing broken. look chains There are four small lengths of"chain hanging from the wall. They#used to be two longer lengths until$some vandal with a hacksaw cut them. There are two chains holding the ladder to the wall. Each is made of galvonized steel, and is securely anchored to the wall at both ends. cut chains You don't have anything to cut galvanized steel with.!The chains have already been cut. You whip out your handy hacksaw,"and easily cut each chain in half. take ladder You already took the ladder. You can't take what you are standing on. The collapsable ladder is being securely held to the wall by two steel chains. You collapse the ladder, and take it with you. look ladder The ladder ascends through the ceiling. The lower section of it seems to be missing, and!someone clever chained a portable collapsable ladder against the wall to make it usable. The chains have been cut. jumpU >Th}u r105d r105atr r105nom look bench!The bench looks like a good place to sit after a workout.!to sit after a workout. There is an electromagnet sitting on it. look magnet It's a small battery powered portable electromagnet. What it's doing here you don't know. take magnet You already have it. You pick up the electromagnet and carry it with you.U >Thku !Wait! It sounds like the creature!is trying to whisper something...$Actually, it sounds more like a pair of salivary glands on overdrive. r110d Boy, for a not-so-mean looking critter, that thing sure moved fast. Oh well, it's not worth losing your head over. You have been decapitated.U *tpanel r110gl r110gle look airlock It's an automatic airlock. look panel LOCATION: ER3 PRESSURE: OXYGEN: OXYGEN: look glitten"This large green insect-like thing!doesn't look very mean. In fact, he looks almost friendly.$The creature is dead. Obviously that!small amount of oxygen in the air was all it took to do him in. You are in a tunnel that runs east to west. There is an airlock door to the east, and there is a large green creature standing in your way. lying on the floor. talk glitten"Too bad. He doesn't know English. Dead creatures can't hear. fire laser glitten shoot glitten laser You don't have a laser. What? Scorch a corpse? Sick. You draw your laser and take careful aim... Your laser blast does not seem!to bother the creature. In fact, he still looks quite content.U >Thmu >Thou >Thou r136bd r136dr look cake The cake looks delicious. It!probably has enough preservatives in it to keep it fresh for at least two hundred years. take cake You already have a piece. Don't be a pig. Another one? You are a glutton. You pick up yet another piece. You take a piece of the cake.U r137d r137nok r137atro r137atrc look table It is a simple table, at the correct height for preparing food. There is a knife on it. food. look knife It looks like a kitchen knife. take knife You already have it. You carefully pick up the knife$and VERY CAREFULLY take it with you. press buttonU r138noc look cylinders There are several food cylinders on the shelf. A row of them on!the third shelf are still sealed.!Unfortunately, you don't have the tool needed to unseal them. The lonely cylinder on the second shelf is not sealed, and is probably empty."The remining food cylinders on the third shelf are all sealed. You look at the one you have... take cylinder You already have the empty cylinder. You don't have a tool to open the others, so give it up. Since you don't have the tool to open the cylinders on the third shelf, you decide to settle for the open one. You take it, and carry it with you.U press button You have to get closer to one of the buttons. Nothing happens. It must be locked.U >Th_u $ > z ( J o t !)!@!a!i! $5$:$?$K$P$ %#%(%7%<%M%_%d%s%x% & &4&J&O&^&c&r&w& &!'.'6' (#(G(L(d(y( r62bk r62ds read note""I am writing this for whoever may" find me. I have locked myself in# here to try to get away from them. Yesterday, Alan, my assistant, let a spider loose in the botanical garden, in hopes of furthering our attempts at$ creating a perfect biosphere with a$ complete ecocycle. If he had asked! me, I would have warned him that (more)! the fertilizer we formulated may have unpredictable effects on insect life. When Sharon disappeared, Alan went to check! the garden. He hasn't returned.# I think the Zelds have figured out" how to work the airlocks, and one of them has me trapped in here.$ Fortunately, they aren't big enough$ to activate the automatic airlock's" mechanism, but I hear him working$ away at the manual controls now. I! saw what was left of some of the! others, and don't want to end up like them. If I fill myself up" with enough of this stuff, then I should be it's last meal. To whomever may read this, BE CAREFUL!"$The note leaves you feeling nervous.U >Th=u >Th?u r63in r63out look pad look notes Hmmm. The notes are sketchy and technical. It appears that a researcher found some dead slime!creature wrapped around a cupcake"wrapper. A Dr. Edward Stanley was$trying to figure out what killed it."He was performing some experiments!on the remains of the creature to support his theory. As you read"on, you start to wish you had paid more attention in your biochem classes at the academy. (More) "...amazing symbiotic colony creature...silicon based life... plant portion photosynthesizes oxygen from silicon dioxide in asteroid dust...animal half has!cupric oxide blood...antioxidants in cupcake must have blocked copper hemoglobin's ability to"oxidize...creature asphyxiated..." Sure. Your convinced. Right. You begin to feel like you're a little out of you're league. cabinet filing storage Filing Storage Which cabinet(s)? open filing read files!The only filing cabinet that will open is the one with the green indicator lit. You're not close enough to it. open storage close storage look storage"There are several storage cabinets"here. This is where you got Eric."Here. The second cabinet from the!left is emitting a buzzing sound. One cabinet is open and empty. One cabinet is open, revealing a bee in a glass jar. take bee take jar You already have the bee.!Eric has already served you well. You should leave him alone."You reach up on your tip-toes, and grab the jar with the bee in it. look bee You don't have it. put bee storage put jar storage Eric should be back in his jar before you put him back in the storage cabinet. Don't bother, he's dead. Eric's cabinet is not open. place Eric back in his cabinet.U >Th>u *tpanel *tdoorlxU >ThCu >ThFu >ThCu P Y *tpanel *tdoorr shoot monster laser He's too far down the hall. you had better get closer. look wall There is a status panel on the wall. look airlock It's an automatic airlock. look panel LOCATION: RR1 PRESSURE: OXYGEN: look suit#The suit looks a little like yours,!except that it is unoccupied, and"full of holes. If it's last owner was in it when this happened, he probably didn't enjoy it much. Funny, there's no sign of the previous owner at all. look helmet The helmet has a hole in it in the chin area. That must not have been very pleasant. look floor helmet You're not close enough. There is an empty pressure suit on the floor.U >ThNu >Th-u >Th-u r78km This time you're ready! You whip out your recently activated electromagnet...!Good work. That magnet deflected$those steel darts. Wait, the little!bugger's going to try it again... r78md r78mr r78back1!The poor thing. He's half naked,!and completely embarrassed. He's#not sure exactly what he should do. I think he's leaving... r78back2 You turn off the electromagnet, discard the darts, and put the electromagnet away. You wounded that little guy's pride pretty severely. You won't be seeing him ever again.U r78dy Uh-oh, this guy does not look very friendly... r78fa"You have a really empty feeling... Wow, that little critter didn't even give you a chance! Well now you know what happened to that guy in the other hallway. Next time, you had better be ready for that little bugger. You have been perforated.U *tpanel look brelt The monster has left. look wall There is a status panel on the wall. look airlock It's an automatic airlock. look panel The status panel on the wall seems to have a couple very small holes in it. It is not operating properly. look darts take darts You discarded them.U >ThMu Wow. You just walked across water without getting wet. OOF! You just bumped into a wall you cannot see.U >ThQu >ThPu OOF! You just bumped into a wall you cannot see. look door It looks like all the rest of the doors around here. Door? What door? I don't see a door around here.U r81wat r81fall r81rock OOF! You just bumped into a wall you cannot see. Strange. You just walked across water without getting wet.U >ThOu6 >ThRu" >ThSu r82w WOW! You just walked over water. That's funny, it doesn't feel at all like water. OOF! You just bumped into a wall you cannot see.U >ThPu6 >ThQu OOF! You just bumped into a wall you cannot see. look door It looks like all the rest of the doors around here. Door? what door? I don't see a door around here.U >ThTu >ThQu % * / !K!P!\! #D$I$X$]$l$q$ &!'P'm'r' (.(6( r31dis YECH! You actually touched that stuff?! Oh boy, you're not too bright are you. Who knows what actual physical contact with that slime will do to you. Well that cleared your sinuses. Next time, stay away from toxic waste spills. You have been dissolved.U r31goo press button Press which button?U *tpanel *tdoorrU >Th)u) r41sd r41atr1 r41atr2 button yellow green black Yellow Green Black Which button? press black Nothing happens. The security door opens. press blue The security door closes.U >Th(u >Th*u r42dec r42back1"Hmmmm. Normally your hair tingles!when you undergo decontamination."You must have forgotten something. Your hair tingles a bit, and you feel properly decontaminated.U r42dec r42fraz r42pile r42back1 I guess the equipment cycle is a little more powerful than the personnel cycle. Since when do"you consider yourself "equipment"? You have been incinerated.U r42sd r42atr button look box look cabinet This is a very strong security box. There is a single button on the box, marked "CLOSE"."The box is open, revealing a small rack of security badges. The box is closed. open box The box is already open. Try as you might, you just can't seem to get a grip on the smooth panel. It must be opened electronically. close personnel equipment CLOSE button on box PERSONNEL button on console EQUIPMENT button on console What button? CLOSE PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT push close The box is already closed, so nothing happens. take badge Your smart enough to know the!badges are in the box, but you're not smart enough to see that the!security box is closed? Strange. You already have one. You reach into the box, and take!a security badge. You proceed to carefully pin it on your suit. press personnel Your eyesight goes farther than your arms. Try moving to the front of the console.!You press the PERSONNEL button... press equipment!You press the EQUIPMENT button...U >Th)u >Th+u >Th~u & 1 W \ g l ! "."3"8" #*#E# $/$4$C$H$W$\$r$w$ %&%+%:%?%N%S%b%g%x% &%&4&F&g&l& '0'5'R'W'f'k'z' (%(*(@(M(_(d(|( )2)O)T)c)h)w)|) *[*i* +7+q+ You don't see any wires. The lock fell off the box, and it's lost in the dust. look box look wire r15p4 You sure did a good job on those wires. r15p3 There's a pair of wires in here! r15p2 It's no longer locked. r15p1 The box is secured by a combination lock. look lock It's a combination lock with a small dial numbered 1 to 10. take wire This particular wire is of no use to you, it's too small. look dial It was designed to be turned by human hands, and has a small pointer. Around the dial are points numbered from 1 to 10. turn lock Try turning the dial. turn dial right You have to specify in which direction to turn the knob. You must specify what number to turn the dial to (1 to 10). There is no 0 on this dial only 1-10. right 3 left 1 right 6 left 4 Ok, nothing happens. r15o1 The lock opens, pops off, and drops in to the dust below. close box It's already closed. The cover seems to have gotten lost in the dust. panel cover open box remove cover open cover take cover You can't, it's locked. It is open, open your eyes. r15o2 You pull off the cover, and toss it aside. cut wires You need to have the right tool to do that. No, I am not absolutely sure. Yes, just do what I say!!Are you sure you want to do this? Right. You had better make sure there isn't something you should do before you cut those wires. Actually, you probably could cut the wires at this point. r15o3!You take your trusty wire cutters and savagely attack the wires. They are irreversibly severed.U >Th$u >Th&u r16pod udlrU udlrU ) J O ^ c t r7fillc r7fill take oxygen fill bottle connect bottle valve You don't have an oxygen bottle."You can't remove the oxygen bottle$from your suit without removing your"helmet. Otherwise, you might find it difficult to breath. You connect your bottle to the valve, filling it with oxygen. valve. Nothing happens.U r64bU r65down r65upU OUCH! Boy that hurt. Next time be more careful where you walk. look around look room This is the lower part of your engine room. The trip to Earth is going to take about 6 weeks. You are going to starve to death down here before then. look engines Your engines are running.U r146splt SPLAT! Surely there must be a safer way to get to the surface of Solus. You have been macerated.U take o2 connect bottle valve fill bottle fill oxygen attach bottle valve Sorry, it's a bleeder valve, not a transfer valve. turn valve off It's already off. turn valve open valve!You don't have the proper wrench. You already let a fair amount of"oxygen loose. Let's save some for the few areas of this base that are still pressurized.$Using your recently acquired wrench,!you turn on the oxygen valve. It is spring loaded, so you hold it#open for a moment. You hear a loud hissing sound (conducted through"the wrench to your suit no doubt). After a minute, you release the valve, which springs shut again.U >Th"u >Thnu r111s r111pb r111dl r111dr r111ffv r111ffh start button You must be closer to one of the buttons. look button It's about an inch in diameter. This very large button has "ENGINE START" printed next to it. press button r111db r111atro r111atrc The engines are already on. You press the large button... You feel a deep rumble as the massive engines begin to operate."GOOD JOB! Now that the asteroid's"engines and navigation systems are"working, all you need to do is get back home. Nothing happens. Something must not be working. look screens The screen on the left reads: ENGINE POWER: NOMINAL ENGINE POWER: The screen on the right reads: NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: NOMINAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: look tunnel The tunnel to the north is very long. At it's distant end, you#can see part of the massive engines#that were built into this asteroid. There is some sort of beam being sent down the tunnel in pulses. It's probably some sort of power transmission to the engines. look beams#They are energy beams of some kind.U >Thnu >Thqu >Thzu r112o2c r112o2 look plaque read sign read note Comments? [73766,347] take oxygen fill bottle connect bottle valve"You can't remove the oxygen bottle from your suit without removing"your helmet. Otherwise, you might find it difficult to breathe. You connect the bottle to the valve, filling it with oxygen. valve, nothing happens.U >Th}u *tpanel *tdoorlx press button You must be closer to one of the buttons on the doors. Nothing happens. It must be locked. r88atrc r88atroU >Thcu >Th[u >ThZu >Thcu look dresser The large dresser contains four"drawers. You see a greeting card, a book, and a slide viewer. look comb The comb looks like a comb. take comb You already have it. You pick up the comb. r90noc look bed The bed is made, and there is a small reading light attached to the headboard. Someone has left a comb on the bed.U >ThXu r91ld r91rd press button You must be closer to one of the buttons. Nothing happens. It must be locked. r91atrlo r91atrlc r91atrro r91atrrcU >ThXu >Th_u >Th]u >Th^u look floor The floor is cold and hard."There is an old sock on the floor. look sock You don't have it. take sock You already have the sock. You can't pick it up. You are standing on it. r93nsockU >Th[u look dresser The large dresser contains four$drawers, and a mirror hangs over it."There is a hacksaw on the dresser. look hacksaw It looks like new. take hacksaw You already have it. You pick up the hacksaw r94nosawU >Th[u r95ld r95rd *tpanel press button You must be closer to one of the buttons. Nothing happens. It must be locked. r95atrlo r95atrlc r95atrro r95atrrcU look dresser"The dresser seems to be a standard"around here. It has four drawers, and is unremarkable. and a hammer lying on it. look hammer It looks like a hand held serial impact device. take hammer You already have the hammer. You pick up the hammer. r96nohamU >Th_u case look case It's a small storage case. It is closed. It is open, and empty. It is open, and there is a gun tucked away inside. take gun You already have the gun.#Gun? What gun? I don't see a gun. You pick up the gun, and take it with you. open case The case is already open. close case The case is already closed.U >Th_u r99da *tpanelU >ThXu >Thdu r100d *tpanelU $ ) < A P U m !/!4!E!^!c!t! "$"8"V"["x" #8#=#Z#w# $#$($\$j$o$t$ %K%x% &3&>&C& '?'w' #The creature gives you an extremely!dirty look. You decide to try to stare him down... r37mon You seem to be winning the staring contest... r37eat1 OOPS! You blinked. r37eat I think you're in trouble... Gee, and all you did was blink at him. I wonder what he would have done if you had made some!obscene gesture with your finger?!Either way, you're triped fodder. You have been masticated.U r37las r37pow You draw your weapon and fire... YECH! What a mess. Well you won't have to worry about that!monster again. Too bad you don't!have a spatula handy, it would be nice to clean up a little. *tpanelU *tpanel r37monc You are in a tunnel that runs!north and south. You also notice an extremely ugly creature here.$some chunks of a used to be monster. look wall You notice a status panel and some pieces of monster on the wall. look chunks Pretty gross. Smelly too. take chunks That's disgusting. You don't want them. look blood It's monster blood. look airlock It's an automatic airlock. talk karik He isn't listening. look karik!This hideous scaly green creature"has respectable teeth, smells bad, and looks a little hungry. There isn't much left of the creature you blasted here. shoot laser karik"The monster has already been blown to bits. Don't overdo it. You don't have a laser. Try moving a little closer.U >ThBu >ThCu take lamp ladder climb ladder That little ladder is not tall enough to reach the lamps.U >Th6u >Th8u r56uncut r56atrc r56atro r56cut open door The door has no handle or knob.#It is obviously opened by a control!somewhere. Maybe you should have a closer look. look door The door to the east is open. The door to the east is closed.!The vines around it have been cut#revealing a small round button, and a card slot.#The door is not automatic, so there"must be a control somewhere. It's probably behind those vines. look vines!The vines near the east door must be pretty tough. They withstood"decompression with minimal damage.!Of course they have been damaged, but that was some vandal with a kitchen knife. push vines You push the vines, and nothing happens. cardslot button You don't see one here. look button It's about an inch in diameter. look slot$It accepts a standard security card. put card slot You don't have a security card. cut vines remove vines clear vines You already did that. hacksaw You don't have one. When was the last time you saw someone gardening with a hacksaw? It won't work. knife You will need something sharp. You don't have a knife.!Wielding your knife, you savagely!hack into the vines. After a few quick strokes, they fall apart revealing a button and cardslot. press button You have to get closer.U >Th7u >Th;u r57ch1 r57c1 Uh-Oh, I think you disturbed the spider's rest... r57ch Gee, it's sure dark in here. You feel yourself being lifted. Unfortunately, you cannot move a muscle. It would appear you!have been effectively imprisoned. This sure looks like the end. Either your octapedal buddy will have you for a snack, or you will eventually starve to death.!Either way, your future is bleak. You are arachnid fodder.U r57sU >Th6u r59nol look shelf"The shelves contain several boxes, and a small portable lamp. and bags of fertilizer beneath. look light Yes, there is light in here. look lamp It looks like a small battery powered ultraviolet lamp. take light Light is a bit difficult to contain. Maybe you should take the lamp instead. take lamp You already took it. You take the portable lamp.U >Th8u 3 H W \ k p $ 7 < O T q v !#!(!9!K!P!c!h!y! "5"Z"k"p" " #D#Y#p# #)$R$w$ $X&v&{& '#'('9'b'p'u'z' (B(P(U(Z( ).)3)B)G)V)[)l){) *b*p*u*z* ,--2-E-J-`-e-v-{- .)...?.Q.V.i.n.}. / /1/N/s/x/ COM2U COM3U r35rad r35pan r35cht r35da r35db report contact talk earth talk guild use radio radio earth Since you sliced those wires on the antenna tower above, the antenna is no longer tracking Earth. You are unable to make contact with the Guild. You have done that already. You establish contact with the Guild. You report your progress and are told to complete your mission, and return to Earth.U >Th!u >Th$u You pass through a small automatic vertical airlock.U >Th#u SEC1U SEC2U volume0.cs3 Cannot find file: "VOLUME0.CS3"U Terran Mining Guild Archives!Case #294733 "The Solus Incident"$First class investigator returned to#Earth after evaluating situation on Solus. Solus station secured.%Second team immediately dispatched to&asteroid. Investigator's observations aided new team in dealing with indigenous life forms.!New team discovered six survivors from original team barricaded in living quarters. Survivors were#malnourished, but had stored enough food to stay alive. Barely. Investigator to be promoted. r101s Final score: out of (Perfect score)U [ ` o t look$You are on the surface. You can see a tall radio tower to the north.$There are four posts here, which are generating a force field."A small trench has been dug in the ground, and there is a pile of rocks on the ground next to it.!There is an empty space suit, not unlike your own, lying on the cold hard ground. look posts The posts are definately hi-tech electrical gadgets. You have no idea what makes them work, and there are no controls on them. They are currently generating an impenetrable force field. look force field The force field is much too strong for you to pass. There must be a control somewhere. The force field is off. rocks nuggets helmet trench You'll have to get past that force field first. take suit take helmet Yours works just fine. look helmet It looks a lot like yours. look man!There is no one else here. There#is an empty pressure on the ground. look suit#The suit is not in very good shape. You wonder what happened to the previous inhabitant. Surely he#didn't leave it here intentionally.!There appears to be a screwdriver in one of the pockets. look screwdriver You have to pick it up first. take screwdriver You already have it.!You take the screwdriver from the"suit pocket and carry it with you. look gold look nuggets look pile look rocks They appear to be gold nuggets. Now you realize the need for the force field. We wouldn't want anyone taking these would we? take gold take nuggets take rocks#You already have a handsome nugget. let's not get too greedy. You make sure no one is looking, then pick out a nice large gold nugget, and pick it up. look trench It's only a few inches deep. This is obviously where the pile of rocks came from.U udlrU r21c1 r21c2 You kneel down in front of the greenhouse skylight and let fly with your newly acquired hammer... The cracks are spreading, you decide to get clear. r21c3 r21c4 r21c5 shata1 shata2 shata3 shata4 shatb1 shatb2 shatb3 shatb4 shatc1 shatc2 shatc3 shatc4 r21o1U You are on the surface. There is a skylight here that allows light into the garden below. The skylight has been shattered, and there is a large gaping hole in its center. below. The skylight is large, round, and unremarkable. There is a large blue dome visible to the north. In the ground, you notice some cracks,!and some very strange footprints. look skylight look glass There isn't much left of the skylight. You did a pretty good job. Looking down, you can see the garden. It's not a pretty sight, those plants didn't last long in hard vacuum. It's made of normal glass, although rather thick, and is reinforced by steel wire in the glass. Looking down, you can see a botanical garden. break skylight break glass hammer Unfortunately, your fists are not as strong as the glass. You had better find something better to use. Let's not overdo it. The skylight is pretty well ruined as it is. You don't have a hammer. Try moving around to the front. look garden Yech!. Not much is still alive down there. Explosive decompression turned those plants into veggie soup. It's hard to see much of the garden from up here. It is"bathed in a strange lavendar glow.U udlrU udlrU OOPS!U >ThUu ! & 6 ; K P ` e u z $3$8$=$a$f$|$ %%%*%9%>%M%R%a%f%w% &*&/&@&R&W&f&k&z& ')'.'='B'Q'V'g' (5(:(W(\(k(p( (.)3)8)=)O)[)`)u)z) *$*)*B* +S+X+]+b+m+r+ ,/,4,9,R,s,x, -/-4-j-o-z- .,.1.6.O. r12dU r12dU There is something green and very strange looking over your head. Wait a minute! It's moving! Yech! You feel like the jolly- green giant's kleenex. Well, whatever it is seems to be having trouble digesting your pressure suit. Unfortunately, you can't move a muscle. You are held fast. This slimy thing just can't seem!to digest you. Unfortunately, it isn't smart enough to give up. After several hours, you run out of air and suffocate. Too bad. You have asphyxiated.U r12km Nice shot. r12mf Slime with a sweet tooth. Hmmm. r12mm#That cake must not have agreed with him. He barely made it 10 feet. r12op1U r12sm r12op1 shoot slime And risk damaging your pod? I don't think so. look pod Your pod seems to be in pretty good shape. Although, you don't seem to remember that green slime on the ceiling. good shape. look slime It's a lifeless dried up puddle.!It looks strange. It's quivering"a bit, but it's not really moving.#You can't see any detail from here. take slime take puddle YECH!! Forget it. You can try if you want, but you will need to get closer first. You don't have any. give cake slime What? Ok, go ahead and try it.!Walk in there and hand it to him. throw cake pod throw cake slime That would be a lot easier if you were nearer the door. throw cake Please be more specific. Throw cake where? You are already seated. You sit down, and again notice the control panel. look down You see a small control panel. get up stand look panel press You cannot see or operate the pod's control panel unless you!are sitting in the command chair. The controls have been locked on!automatic by the guild. The only usable controls you see are two$buttons, labeled "AUTOMATED FLIGHT","and "AUTOMATED RETURN". Say, that certainly sounds familiar. press button return flight Automated flight Automated return Which button? press return You press the automated return button... press flight automated flight button..."Since the navigation system in the!pod is programmed to land the pod!on the asteroid, and that's where!you are currently parked, nothing happens.U udlrU >Th(u " 3 a * / E J Y ^ o ~ ?!D!\!a!l!q!|! "%"1"6"K"P"U"n" r3fuel r3lad r3pdU r3fuel r3lad r3panU r3pan r3star r3star2 panel status control Status Control Which panel? exam control The pod's control panel contains only two buttons. "Automated Flight" and "Automated Return". exam status!The status panel informs you that you are are in flight, and that your preprogrammed destination is Hanscom Base, on Earth. Your shuttle is in orbit around#Solus, your pod is fully fueled and that the overhead doors are open. closed. (Gee, you really needed a status panel to tell you that). look door look up look stars look sky$The overhead pod bay doors are open. The overhead pod bay doors are closed. open door close door The overhead doors are not controlled from here. press You must be sitting in the pod's command chair to use the control panel. look down You see a small control panel. press button flight return Automated Flight Automated Return Press which button? press return You press the "Automated Return" button... Since you haven't gone anywhere,!you don't have anywhere to return from. Nothing happens. press flight "Automated flight" button... The overhead doors are not open, and the pod's automatic systems will not let you crash through them. Nothing happens. get in chair You are already sitting down.!You must be closer to the command chair in the pod to sit down. get up stand get out chair r3outU