Key & Compass presents:
The Abyss
by Jamie Phelan

This is a very tiny minialist and nihilistic interactive fiction toy inspired by a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche. Don't expect much. No endings.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the toy.

SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading a walkthrough prematurely can sometimes diminish one's enjoyment of an interactive fiction toy. Please make an honest effort to play the toy before reading this walkthrough.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory
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Walkthrough

Nowhere Particularly Significant

> x abyss. x monster.

> hit monster. (You are now the monster.)

> look. x former self.

> take abyss. (Taken.)

All other reasonable actions are uninteresting or unhelpful.

> hint. hint. hint.

There is no ending, and nothing to achieve. This location and its setup is inspired by a quote of Nietzche's.

> quit.

Extras

Characters

A monster is here. There's nothing special about it.
Your former self is here if you attack the monster and thus become the monster. There's no way to become your former self again.

Mentioned:

Friedrich Nietzsche, his philosophy of nihilism, and one of his quotes, is the inspiration for this minimalist toy.

Inventory

an abyss. It's here.

You can take it and drop it. That might be a bug. It doesn't matter, though.
You can examine it. It gazes into you. And? We're not going to explore what that means and just let the statement stand for itself? We're not going to attempt to "add value", as the kids say? Okay.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

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