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place the explosives…

Now, all you have to do is figure out where to

   Option ‘d’ seems the most productive option.



     a hunch and nothing more.

d.   Try to blast your way underground - on only

c.   Use the explosives to vandalize the stone wall.

b.   Sit in the sun.

     belief, be useful)

     over several cacti can, contrary to popular

a.   Sit in the shade. (A piece of tattered cloth



You now have several options:

   You've been in the shade for about 8 minutes.



to worry about those.  They might even come in handy.

you let out a sigh.  Ordinary explosives - no need

approach it carefully, and after opening the pack,

   There is also a backpack in the shade.  You

underneath.

the wall might topple over and squish you helpless

paranoia-level is higher than normal.  WHO KNOWS,

or at least, transported.  As a result, your

down some stairs, hit your head, and gotten killed -

decide to stay away from it.  You've already rolled

It looks very high, very flat, and very old.  You

the ground; rather, there is a massive stone wall.

away.  The side facing you doesn’t slope gently to

   Except for a strangely shaped hill some distance

cars.  Just sand.

like a desert - no trees, office buildings, smog, or

you are, so it's blank.  Big help there.  It looks

know what time zone you’re in, or even where

   You’re in a strange land.  Your hi-tech watch doesn’t

you are now.

did not, however, come up with any reason for where

(for no reason, of course).  Several more minutes

you realized your car - and you with it - exploded

   After mulling over what happened for a few minutes,



       orange

5:34   Saw a burst of yellow, red, and a lot of

5:33   Prepared to drive off the next exit

5:32   Wiped brow

5:32   Looked at temperature reading

5:31   Noticed how warm the air had suddenly become

5:27   Saw smoke several kilometers ahead

5:22   Entered Freeway 19, rightmost lane

5:17   Opened car door

5:15   Left office

[PM]



doing, not even in those silly tabloid magazines:

here's what you don't seem to recall anyone ever

every average person goes through every day.  But

... And so on.  There is no need to describe what



7:45   Put toast in toaster

7:41   Sat up, bashed head on underside of chair

7:40   Awoke - again

7:30   Fell down the stairs

7:29   Left bathroom

7:21   Opened the bathroom door

7:14   Awakened

[AM]



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It's been a long day.  Here's what you got yourself



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