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TRINITY
 Part 1
 World tensions seem to be running high, but so what else is
new? Darned if you're going to let that get in the way of
enjoying the last day of your vacation. You don't get over to
the east side of the Atlantic often and there's no reason for
angry rhetoric to spoil a stroll through Kensington Gardens.
It's a spot you will have to learn to love, since you're doomed
to passing through it forever. But the good news is you're going
to become an integral part of the space time continuum. But
that's for physicists; let's get on with the game!
 As in any game, make sure to map. The mapping is especially fun
in this game, sinc it shows great symmetry with the props
included with the package, particularly, the Sundial. You start
off at the Palace Gate, getting ready for a stroll through the
park. The first place to go is off to the northeast, The Wabe.
Here you'll find an object that is the central theme for the
whole game, a Sundial. If you examine it, you'll notice that the
gnomon, the piece that casts the shadow, is loose. Hmmm. UNSCREW
GNOMON. It falls to the ground. TAKE GNOMON.
 From the Wabe go southeast to the Flower Walk. But what's that
in the bushes? A soccer ball. TAKE BALL. (There are very few red
herrings in this game.) Go north from here. I'll meet you at
Lancaster Walk.
 There is water on two sides of us here. First try going east
toward the Long Water. Whoa! That's some tough grass. But notice
what an easy time the bicyclists have. Well, let's head off to
the West. This is the Round Pond, a quaint European scene. Take
a look at the boats. What's this, a paper bird? TAKE BIRD. Look
at the bird. There's some writing. OPEN BIRD. READ PAPER. Take a
look at your watch. Four p.m. isn't far away. You're going to
have to find a way across that grass.
 Go northwest. This is the Black Lion Gate. Some irresponsible
nanny has forgotten her perambulator. (Don't worry, you can call
it a pram.) OPEN PRAM. Whew! At least she didn't forget the
child. This has wheels, kind of like bicycle tires. Better bring
it with you. PUSH PRAM SOUTH.
 Here at the Broad Walk you see an old woman selling crumbs. At
least she isn't on the dole. Patroize the woman; BUY CRUMBS.
She offers the bag and your change: TAKE BAG AND COIN. Put the
coin and the paper (from the bird) in your pocket. Might as well
give some crumbs to the birds. FEED BIRDS. (Once, and only once.
You'll notice that the wind shifts.) What's this? A Ruby? Try to
take it. Beep Beep! A Roadrunner in England? These crumbs are
going to be useful, so take care not to spill them.
 PUSH PRAM NORTHEAST. Here you are at the Iverness Terrace.
There is a typically preoccupied British youth listening to his
walkman and blowing bubbles. Don't antagonize the fellow, just
remember the scene for future reference. PUSH THE PRAM EAST.
 Here at the Lancaster Gate you'll see a woman struggle with and
lose her umbrella. Oh, the poor woman, look at her face. Before
you can help, she has left and her umbrella is in the tree.
Well, maybe you can give it back to her at some other time.
THROW BALL AT UMBRELLA. Down it falls. TAKE UMBRELLA. PUSH THE
PRAM SOUTH, back to Lancaster Walk.
 Time is running out. GET IN THE PRAM. (Don't you feel silly?
You certainly look silly.) Now how to get this thing moving?
Remember the wind? OPEN UMBRELLA. Ayiee! When you get up you'll
notice you will have dropped everything. TAKE ALL. (Don't worry
about the pram.) When you read the description, you'll notice
that the rhetoric has turned into war and the first missile is
on the way. Fortunately, a door appears over the water. ENTER
WATER. ENTER DOOR. (And yes it is a good direction!) You're on
your way to the other side!
 You find yorself in a meadow. A shadow lies across the room.
You will become very familiar with the shadow. Also here is a
gigantic mushroom. There are six others like it in this part of
the game. Five of them must be solved before the sixth one can
be solved. (If you haven't yet done so, save the game and have a
look around and then continue here.) The only way out of this
room is to the north. You are now at the Summit, and have seen
or will see a meteor fly through the sky and hear it hit the
ground. From the Summit go northeast to the South Bog.
 Amid the bog if a decaying log. It sparkles as it decays. Most
adventurers recognize a potential light source when they see
one, and this is certainly one. KICK LOG. TAKE SPLINTER. No need
to worry about grues or other such creatures now. Go East, to
the Bottom of the Stairs. Go up twice, to the Top of Vertex, and
notice the temperature. EXAMINE HOLE. EXAMINE RING. Try to screw
the gnomon in the hole. The threading doesn't match. You'll try
again later. Go down twice.
 From the bottom of the stairs go south, to the Trellises and
southwest to the Arborvitaes. Go east to the Arboretum and
notice the statue. Go north to the North Arbor and then up to
the Top of Arbor. Here you'll see an axe. TAKE AXE. It will be
an extremely important piece of equipment. Go down (to the south
if they ask) and you'll be in the South Arbor. Go down into the
Arboretum and once again notice the statue. The name is
sdrawkcaB!
 Go west and then northeast to get back to the Trellises and
then north agan to the Bottom of Stairs. Go up twice. Now SCREW
GNOMON IN HOLE. It works this time because the threading (and
everything else) has been reversed. EXAMINE THE RING again.
Notice that the symbols on the ring are the same that are on the
sundial in the game package. Also note that they are present in
the "Illustrated Story of the Atomic Bomb" in the game
documentation. You'll notice a lever has popped up, too.
 Go down twice, south, southeast, west, south, up, down (north
if they ask), and down. You will have gone through the Arboretum
again and will have re-reversed everything so the name on the
statue should be back to normal. This makes the orientation much
easier. (Make sure the name is normal.) Now go back to the
Vertex by going west, northeast, north, up and up again. PULL
LEVER DOWN. You'll see a nifty effect. TURN RING TO FOURTH
SYMBOL.
 Part 2
 Go down twice. From here go northeast to Under Cliff. You will
see a bee hive here. Go east to the Crater's Edge and east again
into the crater. Here is that meteorite that you saw earlier.
You can't take it now, however, because it is too hot. You will
have to find a way to cool it down. Go west and then northwest
to the Bluff. Here is a cottage. OPEN DOOR. Go east into the
Cottage. Examine the surroundings, they are interesting and
amusing. LISTEN TO THE BIRD. Get the whole recipe; be sure of it
by WAITing enough times so that bird repeats the first thing you
heard. (Not including "Awks!" or other bird-type sounds.) Now
you have a quest.
 OPEN THE BACK DOOR. Goeast to the Herb Garden. You'll see some
mushrooms, one with a door, and a refuse pile. SEARCH PILE. TAKE
GARLIC. You now have one of the necessary ingredients. Go west
back into the cottage and DROP THE GARLIC (not in the cauldron).
Go west again to the bluff and then southwest to the Chasm's
Brink. You'll see the shadow here and a big tree. In order to
cross the chasm, you have to fell this tree. Fortunately, you
have your axe with you. CHOP TREE WITH AXE. Make sure the tree
falls where you want it to: PUSH TREE NORTH. The tree will
bridge the gap and you can go north to the Mesa. When you get
there you will see another mushroom, but the white is open.
ENTER DOOR.
 If you've noticed the correlation between the sundial and the
documentation, then you know where you are. Climb down from the
Scaffold. OPEN BOX. TURN ON SWITCH. You can listen to the final
procedure checks. PUSH BUTTON. Now you can get out as the doors
open. Go south to the South Beach. You can walk around a bit,
but better just to go northwest to West Beach. You can see a
small islet a short way off shore. Try to enter the water. Owww!
Don't bother trying to placate these crabby creatures, it can't
be done. If you simply WAIT a few turns some interesting things
happen. You will see a large dark fin approach you and you will
see a coconut fall from a tree on the islet.
 Don't back away from the fin; just prepare yourself for...a
dolphin! He's friendly and intelligent and, sadly, probably soon
dead. When the tide has risen so that the coconut is afoat,
POINT AT COCONUT. The clever dolphin understands you and sends
it to your feet. TAKE COCONUT. You must now take leave of the
dolphin and go back through the door. Go southeast then north.
UP. ENTER DOOR.
 You are now back on the Mesa. Go south and then northwest. You
see the boy again, but now he's huge. You'll get back to him. Go
south. This is the North Bog, directly north of the South Bog.
Notice the Venus Flytrap. Go southeast to the Bottom of the
Stairs. DROP UMBRELLA here. Go northeast. This hive is no doubt
the place for the honey. This is no time to stop taking risks:
PUT HAND IN HIVE. Now you've done it. You need a defense. The
Flytrap! Without hesitation go west twice. The bee will get
sidetracked (permanently) and you can go back for the honey. Go
east twice. PUT HAND IN HIVE.
 From here you must go back to the cottage to get rid of this
honey which is stuck to your hand. Go east then northwest, then
east again to enter the cottage. You were daring to get the
honey, now be daring to get rid of it: PUT HAND IN CAULDRON.
That's one down, three to go. DROP COCONUT. CRACK COCONUT WITH
AXE. TAKE COCONUT. POUR MILK IN CAULDRON. That's two down and
two to go, and the garlic is right here on the floor. But what
about the lizard? DROP THE COCONUT and let's find it.
 Go west, southeast, west and southwest to get back to the
Bottom of the Stairs. Go up twice and TURN RING TO THIRD SYMBOL.
Go down twice and west twice until you reach the Waterfall. Go
north to the Cemetery, noticing the crypt, and then nort again
into the Barrow. You'll see a barrow wight here, but he'll not
bother you so long as you have a light source. You will also see
a small hole in the wall. Go north again and you'll be in the
Ossuary, surrounded by those less fortunate then yourself.
SEARCH THE BONES and you should find (appropriately enough) a
skeleton key. TAKE KEY. The mushroom here has its white door
open. (The shadow from the enormous gnomon is the key to the
doors; by changing the position of the gnomon by turning the
ring, you direct the shadow from the suns toward a particular
door. While the shadow touches the door it remains open (until
you pass back through it). By keeping the lever down the suns
are prevented from moving.) ENTER DOOR.
 This area is the Underground. You'll notice a small
thermonuclear device waiting to be detonated. You will also see
a lantern. TAKE LANTERN. Go west. TAKE WALKIE-TALKIE. A skink is
a small lizard, by the way. Go west. By now you have probably
noticed that the skink is afraid of light. To get it out of the
crevice, PUT SPLINTER IN CREVICE. The skink then runs by to the
east. Time to corral that li'l critter. Go east. TURN ON
LANTERN. DROP LANTERN. Go west and there is the confused and
bewildered skink running around at you feet. TAKE SKINK. PUT
SKINK IN POCKET. This is no time to be squeamish. Go east and
TAKE LANTERN. Go east twice, the second time being back through
the door.
 Now that you are back in the Ossuary, you have to get out of
this creepy place but those bars are there to see that you
don't. Go south. Remember that hole? PUT KEY IN HOLE. TURN KEY.
Just go DOWN to get out to the Ice Cavern. First thing to do is
TURN OFF LANTERN. You will need it again later. In fact, LOOK AT
LANTERN. It is now time for some inventory management.
 Go east to get to the Waterfall and then east twice more to get
to the Bottom of Stairs. DROP WALKIE TALKIE AND LANTERN. Those
two items and the umbrella should now be here. Return to the Ice
Cavern by going west three times. LOOK AT CEILING. There are
icicles there, just the thing to cool a hot meteorite. THROW AXE
AT ICICLES. One falls to the ground. TAKE AXE AND ICICLE. Save
the game here. (I hope you have been doing so regularly.) Take
the icicle to the Crater using the shortest possible route.
 Oops, didn't quite make it, eh? A detour is in order. From the
Ice Cavern go east three times to the Bottom of the Stairs and
up twice to the Vertex. (Remember that it's cold in thin air.)
While you're here, TURN RING TO SECOND SYMBOL. Now that the
icicle is refrozen, go down twice, northeast, and east twice to
get into the crater. No time to lose, PUT ICICLE ON LUMP. You
can feel its pull on the axe, so you know it is a magnet of
sorts. TAKE LUMP. It is now time to visit the bubble boy.
 Go west three times and then northwest to get back the
Promontory. GET IN WATER. WAIT until you are swept up into a
bubble. You do not have to worry about any special means of
guiding the bubble, simply give directions normally. Go south,
then southwest and finally IN. The bubble freezesand you are
floating in space. When you read the description, you will
notice that the moon, in crescent form, is coming into view.
TAKE SKINK. KILL SKINK. Soon you will collide with a satellite
(the kind Cap Weinberger dreams of) due to the force of the
magnetic meteorite. Save the game. When the satellite brings you
VERY close to the white door, BREAK BUBBLE WITH AXE. This will
propel you into the door and send you back to the Waterfall.
 You now have the last ingredient for the potion the bird
described. Go northeast, east, northeast, and east to get back
into the Cottage. Open the cage door and let the bird go. PUT
SKINK IN CAULDRON. TAKE GARLIC. PUT GARLIC IN CAULDRON. EAST.
WAIT. After the Boom you can go back into the cottage. The book
and pedestal and map are all destroyed. However, if you look in
the cauldron there is an emerald there. TAKE EMERALD. That
leaves three mushrooms to go.
 Part 3
 TAKE CAGE then go west, southwest, southwest again, and east
back to the Bottom of Stairs. You can now DROP ALL BUT CAGE and
go up twice. SET THE RING TO FIFTH SYMBOL and go down twice. Go
west, northeast, northeast again, east, and east again. This
will bring you back to the Herb Garden where the door in the
mushroom is now awaiting you. ENTER WHITE DOOR. This brings you
out onto the Platform in Siberia. Go down to Under Platform.
Eeek, what's that? WAIT a turn and you'll see that the ground is
covered with rodents which are racing to the northeast.
 May as well follow them so go northeast twice. At the Cliff
Edg you recognize these rodents as lemmings. They are so thick
underfoot that they almost obscure the fissure beneath your
feet. EXAMINE FISSURE and sure enough, there is a lemming in
there just waiting for you to take it. TAKE LEMMING. PUT LEMMING
IN CAGE. CLOSE CAGE. That's what you're here to get so go
southwest twice, up, and ENTER DOOR to exit back to the Herb
Garden.
 Go west twice, southwest twice, and east. Now go up twice and
SET RING TO SIXTH SYMBOL. Go down twice, DROP CAGE, and TAKE
UMBRELLA AND PAPER. Go east twice to the Moor where another
mushroom with an open door invites you in. ENTER DOOR and
ooops...where's the ground? Pretty far down so you'd better OPEN
UMBRELLA. Once again you seem to have dropped everything so TAKE
ALL. Go east into the Shelter and TAKE SPADE. Go west back out
to the Playground and examine your surroundings to be sure you
know where you are.
 WAIT for a little while and a girl will appear and be very
interested in that umbrella of yours. It's clear she would like
it but maybe you should charge her for it. You'll need a way
back up to that white door in the sky. If you could only fly.
Did you see anything in the school windows that gave you an idea
what to do here? Perhaps one of those paper birds is the answer.
Of course, you still have your own paper bird, don't you? Oh,
it's a little ruined? So refold it. YOU can't. GIVE PAPER TO
GIRL. Now we're on to something. GIVE UMBRELLA TO GIRL. See, you
knew something magical would happen!
 BOARD BIRD and once it stops just ENTER DOR. Now it is time to
use the spade. From our map we know that the seventh mushroom
must be across the river, but if you've ever tried to board that
dory while you were alive, you know you can't. If you've never
tried it, go ahead, it doesn't hurt and may yield a smile. From
the Moor go west four times and then north.
 Here in the Cemetery is that crypt whose lid you may have tried
to pry with the umbrella or axe. Neither of them worked; but if
you examine the spade, you'll see that it looks sturdy enough.
PRY LID WITH SPADE. LOOK IN CRYPT. EXAMINE CORPSE. TAKE SHROUD
and you may as well WEAR SHROUD. TAKE BANDAGE and then LOOK IN
MOUTH. TAKE SILVER COIN. Looks like we're ready to cross that
river now.
 But wait, that silly corpse is wearing a green boot and a red
boot. TAKE RED BOOT AND GREEN BOOT. WEAR RED BOOT. WEAR GREEN
BOOT. They may just come in handy. Go south and then east twice.
You can DROP BANDAGE AND SPADE. You should now TAKE CAGE,
EMERALD, WALKIE-TALKIE, LAMP, AND BAG. You are now ready for the
seventh mushroom. Don't forget to go up twice, SET RING TO
SEVENTH SYMBOL, and go down twice before you set out for the
river.
 Go southeast and WAIT. Once the real ghosts take a seat you can

BOARD DORY. Because you have covered up those tourist shortswith a shroud you should have no problem with this. GIVE SILVER
COIN TO OARSMAN and you're off on the final leg of your journey.

 From the Sand Bar, go south. You should be greeted by theroadrunner with that ruby. ENTER DOOR after the roadrunner and

emerge inNew Mexico. You are in the Shack and because of the
voices outside it seems prudent to stay here for a while solet's read a little. DROP CAGE. TAKE BOOK. READ BOOK. It's not
very interesting so DROP BOOK and TAKE SLIP OF CARDBOARD.

EXAMINE SLIP OF CARDBOARD. READ POETRY and EXAMINE DIAGRAM. Takecareful note of the diagram each time you play because the
diagram is different each time and its information is critical
to your success. DROP SLIP OF CARDBOARD and TAKE CAGE.
 It sounds as if the men have left so go west and then down
twice. Here's the roadrunner and that ruby. Hmmm, we already
have an emerald. That makes a red gem and a green gem! There
must be some connection then between the gems and the red and
green boot. EXAMINE GREEN BOOT. Yup, looks like that emerald
would fit into that recess. PUT EMERALD IN GREEN BOOT.
Interesting,and probably useful. TAKE RUBY. PUT RUBY IN RED
BOOT. Looks like you are ready for some speedy traveling and
that is essential because time is short.
 From your Illustrated Story of the Atom Bomb you know that the
bomb will be tested at 5:30. (With the wings on your boots you
can cover one move in the desert in 15 seconds but without the
wings it will take you 5 minutes. Brewing up that emerald was a
required part of the game!)
 Part 4
 Go northwest three times and you will be at the Paved Road near
the jeep. OPEN DOOR and ENTER JEEP. EXAMINE RADIO and EXAMINE
DIAL. That dial matches the slider on your walkie-talkie pretty
well so let's SET SLIDER TO X where X is the number the raio
dial is set to. (This number varies with each game you play.)
OUT. Don't worry about that wallet, you don't need it. RAISE
ANTENNA and TURN ON WALKIE-TALKIE. There just may be some useful
information to overhear. Go southeast five times and then east
once. Now go south and then west.
 There are two doors here. Let's OPEN RIGHT DOOR and go west.
Yipes, this looks like trouble. I would leave fast, so go north.
Boxed yourself into a closet, huh? Well, first CLOSE DOOR. Whew!
Safe for now. But what can you do now? Maybe if you distracted
the snake with another prey, it would be satisfied and leave you
alone. OPEN CAGE and OPEN DOOR. Perfect! Just as planned. Go
OUT. MOVE PAPER, DROP CAGE, and TAKE SCREWDRIVER. Go south and
then west. TAKE KNIFE. You really don't have time to explore the
rest of the house but you now have all that there is for you
here.
 Go east, north, east, east again, and southeast. DROP ALL BUT
BAG AND LAMP. (Never, ever drop that bag unless you want to use
it -- that roadrunner is hungry!). Go up and DROP BAG (I guess
it is safe here). Go IN and DOWN. TURN ON LAMP. (I hope you
saved as much of the power in this lamp as possible.) DROP LAMP
and go UP and OUT. Now go down, northeast, and up. TAKE
BINOCULARS and oops! Here we go again! But we've prepared in
advance so just go DOWN and TAKE BINOCULARS. Now go UP and OUT
and TAKE BAG (wouldn't want those tasty crumbs to get wet). Go
down and TAKE WALKIE-TALKIE, SCREWDRIVER, AND KNIFE. Go
northwest, north, west, and then northwest twice.
 Let's exlore the south road next. (If you've been listening to
your radio, you know that time is getting short. Or you can
check your wristwatch, it is working again.) Go south four times
until you are Behind the Shed. WAIT a bit until your friend the
roadrunner arrives then EXAMINE SHELTER WITH BINOCULARS. That
bird sure is nosy, isn't he. Put him to work by typing POINT TO
KEY. DROP BINOCULARS, TAKE KEY, and then go north four times.
UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH KEY, TAKE PADLOCK, DROP PADLOCK, OPEN BOX,
and EXAMINE PANEL. OPEN CIRCUIT BREAKER. Listen carefully to
what you hear, especially the part about the "kid" and the line
he may have forgotten to connect.
 Now in your next move CLOSE HANDLE or they will come to
investigate. Again, listen carefully to what they say because
the timing of the final puzzle depends on what you hear. OK, you
now know what you need to do. If you can somehow disconnect the
line that the crew thinks is faulty, and you do it AFTER the
autosequencer starts, they will chalk it up to a "wet line" and
let it go. You know which line it is because the kid is worried
about it. I can't tell you which one it is because it changes
from game to game.
 It will be the positive, ground, informer, or detonator. These
are abbreviated as POS, GND, INF, and DET on the slip of
cardboard you found in the book. Remember that panel in the
Shack? You now have the screwdriver you need to open it and you
have the knife to cut the proper wire (the slip of cardboard
will translate the name of the wire into the color of the ire
you need to cut). All you have to do now is go up into the
Shack, open the panel, wait for the autosequencer to start, and
then cut the correct wire. Oops, there is that searchlight,
isn't there? Maybe we should take care of that first.
 Then it should be safe to climb back up into the Shack. Go
southwest four times and you will be Outside Blockhouse facing a
big dog who is sleeping. Perhaps you have looked on this dog as
a problem but he is, in fact, the solution to a problem. The
searchlight is mounted on this blockhouse. Have you ever
disturbed the dog or allowed the roadrunner to disturb him?
Notice that when the crew comes out to investigate, they turn
the searchlight from the tower to the blockhouse area. This is
what we need to use to our advantage.
 Also, have you studied the actions of the roadrunner here? He's
been hungry all during the game. The dog seems to provide a good
dinner table but not for long. If you could just find a way to
have the roadrunner disturb the dog when you were at the tower,
you could climb the tower while the searchlight was aimed at the
blockhouse area. So, here is what you can do.
 After arriving at Outside the Blockhouse, WAIT for the
roadrunner. As soon as he jumps onto the dog, DROP BAG. Whew, he
is more interested in the crumbs; but when he's done, he will
probably go back onto the dog and alert the crew. After dropping
the bag, immediately go northeast four times. If you haven't
wasted any crumbs along the way, you should see the searchlight
sweep away from the towe just as you arrive (you are still
listening to your radio, I hope).
 We're almost there now but no time to linger. Go up twice and
then east. UNSCREW SCREWS WITH SCREWDRIVER and LOOK IN PANEL.
Too dark? Then just turn on your lamp. Oh, that's in the
reservoir? OK, just TURN ON THE BULB that is conveniently in the
Shack. That's better. Now LOOK IN PANEL. As you suspected from
the diagram, there are four wires which are red, blue, striped,
and white. Using the card and the information regarding the "wet
line" you gained after you opened the box, you now know which
wire to cut with the knife. But DON'T do it until AFTER the
autosequencer starts at T-45. WAIT as long as needed. CUT xxxx
WIRE WITH KNIFE.
 CONGRATULATIONS! Perhaps their next test will be a little less
ambitious and you will survive your London vacation after all.
To get the final messages from the game (now that you are back
in Kensington Gardens at the Palace Gate), go east, north, and
north again. EXAMINE WOMAN and read your final rank.
 TRINITY is published by Infocom, Inc.
 This walkthru is copyright (c) 1986 by James Donnelly and Bob
Konecny. All rights reserved.