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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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$in the center of the room. You also#notice a bulletin board next to the"main door, and a claw hanging down
from a track in the ceiling.
look wrench
It looks like a valve wrench.
take wrench
You already have the wrench.
You pick up the wrench.
press There is no button within reach.
press button
Which button?
look button It is about an inch in diameter.
r117atro
r117atrc look door
The main door to the west is a standard automatic airlock door."The access door in the north wall,
(which is
closed
) has a button and
a card slot next to it.U
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r120wh
r120fix You fire up the welding torch...$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$damaged. There appear to be scratch!marks on the wall. It looks like something with three large claws!slashed the cable. There isn't a
length missing, so it should be
reparable. fix cable
connect wire weld wire
You already fixed it.
laser
Blasting a hole in the wall
would not do any good.
torch
weld"You could bend the cable back into"place, but it wouldn't make a very"good connection. You need a large
powerful soldering iron, or
something similar.
You don't have anything
like a torch or iron.U
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>Thxu
Uh-oh, looks like he got you...
Now that the majority of your"internal organs have been removed,
you only have a few seconds to"enjoy the experience. During this"time, you think that fleeing might$have been an acceptable alternative.
You have been gormandized.U
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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
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*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.$The creature is dead. Eric must have
stung him a couple dozen times. take zeld
search zeld
You must get closer.
Don't bother.
look panel
LOCATION: AO5
PRESSURE: <NOMINAL>
OXYGEN: <NOMINAL>
free bee
open jar
let bee go
release bee
You don't have a bee.
There is no reason to do
that again.U
>ThGu
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look panel
LOCATION: AO6
PRESSURE: <NOMINAL>
OXYGEN: <NOMINAL>
press button
Nothing happens.
It must be locked.
r71atro
r71atrc
You have to be closer to
one of the buttons.U
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r73atroU
look picture!The east wall is graced by a very"large picture of our solar system.
You are too far away from the
picture on the west wall to
see it properly."The picture on the west wall is of"someone on a beautiful beach. You"have a sudden flashback of killing
sharks on Cape Cod.
press button
look cabinet
The cabinet is closed.
The cabinet is open. It
contains a welding torch.
is completely empty.
open cabinet
It's already open.
close cabinet
It's already closed.
take torch
You already have it.
I don't see one.
You pick up the welding torch.
look torch
You don't have one.U
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r75s2
press
You're standing in the doorway.
press button
Which button?
press up
You press the UP button...
Nothing happens.
You feel vertical movement...
press down
You press the DOWN button...U
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look screen!The viewscreens on the north wall
and the smaller screens on the
console have all gone blank."show a lovely view of a small pond surounded by trees. The smaller#screens on the control console show
pictures of a meadow, with some
small hills in the background.
look console#The control console is covered with
extremely intricate and complex!controls. Three small screens on$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
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r141d
You see nothing here except
a door to the east.
You see absolutely nothing.U
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r144d
You see nothing here except
a door to the east.
You see absolutely nothing.U
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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
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r39panel
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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.
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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
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look status
The main engines are running,
and the auxilliary engine is
in standby mode.U
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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
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r125dc
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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$some vandal with a hacksaw cut them.
There are two chains holding
the ladder to the wall. Each
is made of galvonized steel,
and is securely anchored to
the wall at both ends.
cut chains
You don't have anything to
cut galvanized steel with.!The chains have already been cut. You whip out your handy hacksaw,"and easily cut each chain in half.
take ladder
You already took the ladder.
You can't take what
you are standing on.
The collapsable ladder is being
securely held to the wall by
two steel chains.
You collapse the ladder,
and take it with you.
look ladder
The ladder ascends through the
ceiling. The lower section of
it seems to be missing, and!someone clever chained a portable
collapsable ladder against the
wall to make it usable.
The chains have been cut.
jumpU
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r105atr
r105nom
look bench!The bench looks like a good place
to sit after a workout.!to sit after a workout. There is
an electromagnet sitting on it.
look magnet
It's a small battery powered
portable electromagnet. What
it's doing here you don't know.
take magnet
You already have it.
You pick up the electromagnet
and carry it with you.U
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!Wait! It sounds like the creature!is trying to whisper something...$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
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r110gle
look airlock
It's an automatic airlock.
look panel
LOCATION: ER3
PRESSURE: <NONE>
OXYGEN: <NONE>
OXYGEN: <LOW>
look glitten"This large green insect-like thing!doesn't look very mean. In fact,
he looks almost friendly.$The creature is dead. Obviously that!small amount of oxygen in the air
was all it took to do him in.
You are in a tunnel that runs
east to west. There is an
airlock door to the east, and
there is a large green creature
standing in your way.
lying on the floor.
talk glitten"Too bad. He doesn't know English.
Dead creatures can't hear.
fire laser glitten
shoot glitten laser
You don't have a laser.
What? Scorch a corpse? Sick.
You draw your laser and take
careful aim...
Your laser blast does not seem!to bother the creature. In fact,
he still looks quite content.U
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>Thou
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r136bd
r136dr look cake
The cake looks delicious. It!probably has enough preservatives
in it to keep it fresh for at
least two hundred years. take cake
You already have a piece.
Don't be a pig. Another one? You are a glutton.
You pick up yet another piece.
You take a piece of the cake.U
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r137atrc
look table
It is a simple table, at the
correct height for preparing
food. There is a knife on it.
food.
look knife
It looks like a kitchen knife.
take knife
You already have it.
You carefully pick up the knife$and VERY CAREFULLY take it with you.
press buttonU
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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
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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!"$The note leaves you feeling nervous.U
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r63in
r63out
look pad
look notes Hmmm. The notes are sketchy and
technical. It appears that a researcher found some dead slime!creature wrapped around a cupcake"wrapper. A Dr. Edward Stanley was$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
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: <NONE>
OXYGEN: <NONE> 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
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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
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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
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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: <FAILURE>
The screen on the right reads:
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: NOMINAL
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: <FAILURE>
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$drawers, and a mirror hangs over it."There is a hacksaw on the dresser.
look hacksaw
It looks like new.
take hacksaw
You already have it.
You pick up the hacksaw
r94nosawU
>Th[u
r95ld
r95rd
*tpanel
press button
You must be closer to
one of the buttons.
Nothing happens.
It must be locked.
r95atrlo
r95atrlc
r95atrro
r95atrrcU
look dresser"The dresser seems to be a standard"around here. It has four drawers,
and is unremarkable.
and a hammer lying on it.
look hammer It looks like a hand held serial
impact device.
take hammer
You already have the hammer.
You pick up the hammer.
r96nohamU
>Th_u
case look case
It's a small storage case.
It is closed.
It is open, and empty.
It is open, and there is a
gun tucked away inside.
take gun
You already have the gun.#Gun? What gun? I don't see a gun.
You pick up the gun, and
take it with you. open case
The case is already open.
close case
The case is already closed.U
>Th_u
r99da
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>ThXu
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#The creature gives you an extremely!dirty look. You decide to try to
stare him down...
r37mon
You seem to be winning the
staring contest...
r37eat1 OOPS!
You blinked.
r37eat
I think you're in trouble...
Gee, and all you did was blink
at him. I wonder what he would
have done if you had made some!obscene gesture with your finger?!Either way, you're triped fodder.
You have been masticated.U
r37las
r37pow You draw your weapon and fire...
YECH! What a mess. Well you
won't have to worry about that!monster again. Too bad you don't!have a spatula handy, it would be
nice to clean up a little.
*tpanelU
*tpanel
r37monc
You are in a tunnel that runs!north and south. You also notice an extremely ugly creature here.$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$It accepts a standard security card.
put card slot
You don't have a security card. cut vines
remove vines
clear vines
You already did that.
hacksaw
You don't have one.
When was the last time you
saw someone gardening with
a hacksaw? It won't work.
knife
You will need something sharp.
You don't have a knife.!Wielding your knife, you savagely!hack into the vines. After a few
quick strokes, they fall apart revealing a button and cardslot.
press button
You have to get closer.U
>Th7u
>Th;u
r57ch1
r57c1 Uh-Oh, I think you disturbed the
spider's rest...
r57ch
Gee, it's sure dark in here.
You feel yourself being lifted.
Unfortunately, you cannot move
a muscle. It would appear you!have been effectively imprisoned.
This sure looks like the end. Either your octapedal buddy will
have you for a snack, or you will eventually starve to death.!Either way, your future is bleak.
You are arachnid fodder.U
r57sU
>Th6u
r59nol
look shelf"The shelves contain several boxes,
and a small portable lamp.
and bags of fertilizer beneath.
look light
Yes, there is light in here. look lamp
It looks like a small battery
powered ultraviolet lamp.
take light
Light is a bit difficult to
contain. Maybe you should
take the lamp instead. take lamp
You already took it.
You take the portable lamp.U
>Th8u
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r35rad
r35pan
r35cht
r35da
r35db
report
contact
talk earth
talk guild use radio
radio earth
Since you sliced those wires on
the antenna tower above, the
antenna is no longer tracking
Earth. You are unable to
make contact with the Guild.
You have done that already.
You establish contact with the Guild. You report your progress
and are told to complete your
mission, and return to Earth.U
>Th!u
>Th$u
You pass through a small
automatic vertical airlock.U
>Th#u
SEC1U
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Cannot find file: "VOLUME0.CS3"U
Terran Mining Guild Archives!Case #294733 "The Solus Incident"$First class investigator returned to#Earth after evaluating situation on
Solus. Solus station secured.%Second team immediately dispatched to&asteroid. Investigator's observations
aided new team in dealing with
indigenous life forms.!New team discovered six survivors from original team barricaded in living quarters. Survivors were#malnourished, but had stored enough
food to stay alive. Barely.
Investigator to be promoted.
<End of summary>
r101s
Final score:
out of
(Perfect score)U
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look$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
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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
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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
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