ClubFloyd transcript for Deephome (1999)

> L

Ore Mines
These mines branch off into different directions with signs above each, indicating which kind of ore vein the mine follows. They are all shut down except for the first few yards of the gold mine. To the north is the mining center.

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> I

You are carrying:
a letter
a warning note
a pickaxe
a bottle
a shield
a Sword
King’s Order
a lantern (providing light)

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> N

Mining Center
This is the main center of all of the mining that takes place in Deephome. To the east are coal mines, rarely used because of the nature of the generator, and to the south are the ore mines, used for simultaneously mining all kinds of metal ores from the deeps of the mountains. To the north is the Main street.

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> N

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

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> N

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

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> N

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

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> N

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

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> DROP PICKAXE, WARNING

pickaxe: Dropped.
warning note: Dropped.

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> I

You are carrying:
a letter
a bottle
a shield
a Sword
King’s Order
a lantern (providing light)

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> DROP LETTER

Dropped.

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> W

Scrivener’s
This room is very plain and has half a dozen desks and chairs where the scriveners would sit and write documents for those who could not read. The exit is to the east.

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> E

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

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> N

Main Hall
The main hall is quite large, and is lit by magical torches that line the walls all around, in a pattern that spirals up the grandiose room. Elevators hang in mid air, no longer powered. To the northeast is a small opening that is usually covered over by a tapestry that has long since been removed, to the northwest is a staircase leading up to one of the villages where your people lived; to the west you see the railway station. A main street runs to the south.

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> W

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Smithy Court, the Soldiers' Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the east is the Main Hall.

You can see a rail car here.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X CAR

This steel car hangs from a set of thick cables that span the expanses of Deephome. There is a door on the side. The car itself has no windows or other openeings.

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> IN

You can’t go that way.

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> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it:
The yellow button reads "Smithy Court"
The green button reads "Barracks"
The red button reads "Treasury"

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> PUSH YELLOW

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

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> L

Railway Station (in the rail car)
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Soldiers Court, and the Treasury. To the northwest is the Smithy Court.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X BUTTONS

The yellow button reads "Main Hall"
The green button reads "Barracks"
The red button reads "Treasury"

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> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Soldiers Court, and the Treasury. To the northwest is the Smithy Court.

You can see a rail car here.

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> NW

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> SW

Blacksmith
Here you see a heavy forge and a few scrap pieces of iron and steel lying on the floor. An anvil sits in the middle of the room, and next to it is a small barrel that at one time held water and a large one that held oil. The exit is to the northeast.

You can see a gear here.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X GEQAR

You can’t see any such thing.

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> X GEAR

This small gear has a hole through the middle so that it can be used on machinery.

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> TAKE IT

Taken.

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> X FORGE

Large and soot covered, this forge has a bellows and a coal furnace that opens to allow the smith to heat metal to extreme temperatures.

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> OPEN FURNACE

You open the forge, revealing some coal.

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> X SMALL BARREL

Water was used to cool the worked metal quickly, giving it a harder and more solid composition. The blacksmith would dip glowing hot objects here as he worked.

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> X LARGE BARREL

Through no great feat of intellect do you know that this was once an oil barrel, seeing as it has "Oil" written on the side. Oil was used for hardening the blades of metals, and giving them a different surface than water.

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> L

Blacksmith
Here you see a heavy forge and a few scrap pieces of iron and steel lying on the floor. An anvil sits in the middle of the room, and next to it is a small barrel that at one time held water and a large one that held oil. The exit is to the northeast.

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> X ANVIL

This is a heavy metal block for beating metal into shape. It was much too heavy for the Blacksmith to take with him.

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> X SCRAP

Random small pieces of twisted and bent iron and steel left behind by the blacksmith. If put together they could only form a small spike or something similar.

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> PUT SCRAP TOGETHER

I didn’t understand that sentence.

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> TAKE SCRAP

Taken.

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> MAKE SPIKE

That’s not a verb I recognise.

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> DROP SCRAP

Dropped.

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> NE

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> W

Silversmith
There is almost nothing in this room, only a small furnace and equally small anvil. The floor is clear of any refuse, and it seems that the smith who left his shop took the time to clean it. The exit is to the east.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X FURNACE

This is a small furnace, knee high and without a door, simply open for the silversmith to work with.

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> X ANVIL

This anvil is relatively small and compact, most of the silver being delicate work. Though small, it is still very heavy.

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> LOOK IN FURNACE

The silver furnace is empty.

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> E

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> NW

Carpenter’s Shop
Wood is rarely used in the kingdoms of the Dwarves, mostly because it does not grow underground. So, few dwarves ever become carpenters. However, by law, there must be at least one carpenter in each city at each time. Though their jobs are few, the carpenters usually make a fair amount of money on the projects that they are hired for. This shop, and its fancy furnishings, tells no different story. The exit is to the southeast

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X WOOD

You can’t see any such thing.

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> SE

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> N

Common Forge
This symbolic forge is the result of the nearly catastrophic Wares Wars in which the smiths of different trades first competed for excellence, and then actually took the lives of artisans who were beating them, so that they would not lose profit. It was finally decided that a common forge would be established in all Smithy Courts where artisans could gather and peacefully exchange secrets and tricks of their trades. To the south is the Smithy Court.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X FORGE

Though actually functional, this forge has never been used. It is pristine and beautiful, and has the words written on it: "Like the metals, we may be one in flames."

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> OPEN FORGE

That’s not something you can open.

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> S

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> NE

Slag Pit
Here is a deep, dark pit, that all of the slag is thrown into. It is forbidden by law to throw anything at all into such a pit except slag. The Smithy Court is to the southwest.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X SLAG

The pit is very deep and dark, and you are unable to see the bottom.

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> D

You can’t go that way.

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> ENTER PIT

That’s not something you can enter.

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> SW

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> E

Goldsmith
This shop is quite fancy, with intricate etching on the door-posts and a shiny mirror on the back wall, which must have been meticulously cleaned every day to keep the dirt and grime and smoke from dimming its brilliance. The forge itself, however, is not to be found. To the west is the Smithy Court.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X MIRROR

As you look into the mirror, you take a long hard look at yourself and come to the same conclusion that you always do: Are you sexy!

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> TAKE MIRROR

That’s hardly portable.

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> MOVE MIRROR

You are unable to.

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> LOOK BEHIND MIRROR

I only understood you as far as wanting to look.

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> OPEN MIRROR

That’s not something you can open.

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> L

Goldsmith
This shop is quite fancy, with intricate etching on the door-posts and a shiny mirror on the back wall, which must have been meticulously cleaned every day to keep the dirt and grime and smoke from dimming its brilliance. The forge itself, however, is not to be found. To the west is the Smithy Court.

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> W

Smithy Court
All around this common square sit smithies that have lain cold for three centuries. To the southwest is a blacksmith’s shop, to the west is a silversmith, to the northwest is a carpenter’s shop, at the north lies a common forge, the northeast holds a slag pit, and a goldsmith is to the east. The Railway is to the southeast.

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> SE

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Soldiers Court, and the Treasury. To the northwest is the Smithy Court.

You can see a rail car here.

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> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it:
The yellow button reads "Main Hall"
The green button reads "Barracks"
The red button reads "Treasury"

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> PUSH GREEN

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

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> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the west are the barracks.

You can see a rail car here.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> W

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> W

Armory
The armory is stocked with many different kinds of weapons from swords and axes to bows and slings. There are also suits of armor here on racks. The armory doorway leads east to the barracks.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X WEAPONS

A multitude of different weapons lines the room’s walls. They are all in perfect condition, waiting for their owners to return for them.

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> X SUITS

These suits of armor are well designed and very sturdy. They hang on metal pegs on the wall.

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> E

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

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> S

Mess Hall
Long tables of stone sit on the open floor here, and a substantial kitchen forms a U shape around the eating area. Nearly a thousand Dwarves could probably eat here at once. To the north are the barracks.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X TABLES

Low and plain, the stone tables serve only the function of supporting food, and not being at all aesthetically pleasing.

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> X KITCHEN

The kitchen outlines the room, starting with an entrance to the right of the doorway, where the soldiers would enter the line, and follow around to three opening where they could then leave to sit down.

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> ENTER KITCHEN

That’s not something you can enter.

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> LOOK UNDER TABLES

You find nothing of interest.

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> N

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

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> SW

Training Grounds
This vast cavern is a patchwork of different fields for training soldiers. There are archery ranges and several different sized mounds. To the northeast are the barracks, and to the southwest can be heard the sound of rushing water.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X RANGES

You can’t see any such thing.

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> X MOUNDS

These mounds are different sizes all used for training soldiers for different terrain.

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> SW

Waterfall
Water plummets nearly a hundred feet, crashing on the rocks below, into a flowing river, and slowly smoothing the entire landscape. The old access ladders that reach the top of the waterfall are gone, swept away, but a large intake pipe is here, pulled away from the water.

You can see a Terrock here.

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X TERROCK

Yes, that is definitely your common Terrock, about twice as tall as yourself, and with a wingspan of nearly thirty feet (a bit under ten meters), the head of a ferocious dog, body of a fish, and claws like an eagle. You remember stories of how they would eat anyone who entered their nest. Whew! Good thing you remembered those stories!

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare.

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> X PIPE

A large and impressive pipe twice as large around as you are tall. Atop the intake opening is an even larger nest, upon which several eggs sit.

The Terrock lets out a piercing scream, and dives down at you, warning you to avoid its nest.

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> FILL BOTTLE

There is nothing here with which to fill the bottle.

The beast stretches, its vicious mouth cracking in a monstrous yawn.

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> FILL BOTTLE WITH WATER

I only understood you as far as wanting to fill the bottle.

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> PUT WATER IN BOTTLE

You need to be holding the river before you can put it into something else.

The beast stretches, its vicious mouth cracking in a monstrous yawn.

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> PUT BOTTLE IN WATER

You drop the The bottle into the churning waters below. It will probably never be seen again.

The large beast dives into the water and comes up with a rather scary looking sea creature with horns and three tails, and swallows it in one gulp, hardly satisfied by its meager meal.

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> UNDO

Waterfall
[Previous turn undone.]

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> > SAVE %% Enter a save filename to write:

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> ENTER RIVER

That’s not something you can enter.

The Terrock lets out a piercing scream, and dives down at you, warning you to avoid its nest.

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> SWIM

There’s not enough water to swim in.

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare.

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> ENTER WATER

That’s not something you can enter.

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare.

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> ENTER WATERFALL

You can’t see any such thing.

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> NE

Training Grounds
This vast cavern is a patchwork of different fields for training soldiers. There are archery ranges and several different sized mounds. To the northeast are the barracks, and to the southwest can be heard the sound of rushing water.

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> N

You can’t go that way.

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> NE

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

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> E

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the west are the barracks.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it:
The yellow button reads "Main Hall"
The green button reads "Smithy Court"
The red button reads "Treasury"

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> PUSH RED

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

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> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Soldiers' Court . You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the southwest is the Treasury Antechamber.

You can see a rail car here.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> SW

Treasury Antechamber
This room has many portraits hanging on the walls, all of the treasurers of Deephome from its very founding a millennium and a half ago. To the west is a large steel vault door and to the north is the bank used by the common people of Deephome. To the northeast is a Railway station.

The door blocks the way into the city Treasury.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X PORTRAITS

There are a score and a half of treasurers' portraits here, from the very first, Klos Nolom, to the most recent Crashen Voor.

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> X NOLOM

You can’t see any such thing.

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> X KLOS NOLOM

You can’t see any such thing.

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> X DOOR

The thick steel door protects the city’s treasury. It has a large keyhole under the latch.

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> X KEYHOLE

The thick steel door protects the city’s treasury. It has a large keyhole under the latch.

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> OPEN DOOR

It seems to be locked.

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> N

The Common Bank
This room is rather spacious and has scores of teller booths with steel chain hanging between where the customer would stand and where the tellers took money or gave it out. A sign is here, above a table in the middle with pamphlets on it, and a thick steel door is open to the west, obviously leading to the vault. There is also a deposit box here. The treasury antechamber is to the south.

A wooden deposit box stands in almost the middle of the room.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X SIGN

The sign reads "Deposites? Loans? Take a pamphlet and learn about our great rates! One per customer please."

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> TAKE PAMPHLET

You take a pamphlet.

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> READ IT

What do you want to read that in?

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> READ PAMPHLET

(the pamphlet) The pamphlet outlines the interest rates for loans and savings accounts here at the Bank of Deephome. It goes very in depth about procedure and interest rates, and how they are calculated.

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> DROP IT

Dropped.

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> L

The Common Bank
This room is rather spacious and has scores of teller booths with steel chain hanging between where the customer would stand and where the tellers took money or gave it out. A sign is here, above a table in the middle with pamphlets on it, and a thick steel door is open to the west, obviously leading to the vault. There is also a deposit box here. The treasury antechamber is to the south.

A wooden deposit box stands in almost the middle of the room.

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> X DEPOSIT BOX

This wooden box has a slit in the top which deposit slips would be put through. The slit is rather wide, though, allowing light inside. There is a small lock on the side.

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> OPEN IT

It seems to be locked.

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> W

Common Vault
This room is empty, but from the dust marks on the shelves, once held a great many round objects, probably bags of gold coins. It would be reasonable for people to take their money out of the local bank if the realm was being evacuated. To the east is the common bank.

You can see a memo here.

[Your score has just gone up by one point.]

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> X MEMO

"To all employees of the Bank of Deephome: I am sorry to report to you that this branch will be shutting down within the next two weeks (the 17th of Hunter), due to the dark spirits that have been causing rampant fear among our patrons. We will disperse all funds to those who return for them, and all other money will be transferred to the Main Bank in the ancestral home. We would be bringing the money from the Treasury, however the main key has gone missing. Anyone who finds it should report it to me immediately.

Sincerely, Elgo GoldenThumb, Senior Manager 3rd of Hunter, 478SK"

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> E

The Common Bank
This room is rather spacious and has scores of teller booths with steel chain hanging between where the customer would stand and where the tellers took money or gave it out. A sign is here, above a table in the middle with pamphlets on it, and a thick steel door is open to the west, obviously leading to the vault. There is also a deposit box here. The treasury antechamber is to the south.

A wooden deposit box stands in almost the middle of the room.

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> X CHAIN

You can’t see any such thing.

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> X TABLE

This table has atop it pamphlets from the bank of Deephome. It sits in the middle of the room.

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> TAKE BOX

That’s fixed in place.

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> BREAK BOX

Violence isn’t the answer to this one.

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> LOOK UNDER TABLE

You find nothing of interest.

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> S

Treasury Antechamber
This room has many portraits hanging on the walls, all of the treasurers of Deephome from its very founding a millennium and a half ago. To the west is a large steel vault door and to the north is the bank used by the common people of Deephome. To the northeast is a Railway station.

The door blocks the way into the city Treasury.

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> NE

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Soldiers' Court . You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the southwest is the Treasury Antechamber.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it:
The yellow button reads "Main Hall"
The green button reads "Barracks" s+ The red button reads "Smithy Court"

>

> PUSH YELLOW

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

>

> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Smithy Court, the Soldiers' Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the east is the Main Hall.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> E

Main Hall
The main hall is quite large, and is lit by magical torches that line the walls all around, in a pattern that spirals up the grandiose room. Elevators hang in mid air, no longer powered. To the northeast is a small opening that is usually covered over by a tapestry that has long since been removed, to the northwest is a staircase leading up to one of the villages where your people lived; to the west you see the railway station. A main street runs to the south.

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> S

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

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> S

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

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> E

Dwarven Library
The Library is quite large: floor after floor of books rises before you, clinging to the walls of this circular room. Stairs lead up the middle, spiraling along and pausing at landings at each floor. At the very center of the building you can look straight up and see the roof, and on it a mural. The exit is to the west.

You can see Leshosh’s Encyclopedia here.

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> LOOK UP TERROCK IN BOOK

These large creatures with the heads of dogs bodies of fish and eagles' claws. The creatures are on average, eight feet tall and have a wingspan of approximately thirty feet. Known to build their nests away from the bustles of city life, the Terrock is wont to make its nest near running water where its favorite treats live. Violently allergic to some plants, the Terrock is more of a wilderness creature. WARNING: Terrocks are VERY deadly!

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> W

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

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> S

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

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> E

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> SE

City Gates
The city gates stand closed, allowing some sunlight to filter into the immediate room. The doors are always closed when a city is abandoned, so that interlopers do not come in and desecrate the holy places. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The Gates block the way out of the city of Deephome.

>

> PUT GEAR IN PANEL

That can’t contain things.

>

> X GATE

The gates are heavy, and can only be opened and closed by a control panel against the wall.

>

> X PANEL

This panel has a simple red button on it and a lever. There is also, on the side of the podium that the panel sits on, a small hatch.

>

> PUT GEAR IN HATCH

That can’t contain things.

>

> X HATCH

Inside the hatch are two posts, one with a small gear on it.

>

> PUT GEAR ON POST

You put the gear on the peg.

>

> CLOSE HATCH

You close the hatch.

>

> X PANEL

This panel has a simple red button on it and a lever. There is also, on the side of the podium that the panel sits on, a small hatch.

>

> X LEVER

The lever sits in the position marked "Portcullis." It can be moved up to "Neutral" or even farther up to "Gate."

>

> PUSH LEVER

You push the lever to the position marked "Neutral."

>

> PUSH BUTTON

Nothing happens.

>

> PULL LEVER

You pull the lever to the position marked "Portcullis."

>

> G

You can’t pull it any farther.

>

> PUSH BUTTON

The heavy iron portcullis falls down behind the doors and blocks the passage to the outside.

>

> PUSH BUTTON

The chains whine a bit as the heavy portcullis rises slowly.

>

> PUSH LEVER

You push the lever to the position marked "Neutral."

>

> PUSH LEVER

You push the lever to the position marked "Gate."

>

> PUSH BUTTON

The gears grind and turn and the city gate opens before you. [Your score has just gone up by forty points.]

>

> > SAVE %% Enter a save filename to write:

>

> I

You are carrying:
a bottle
a shield
a Sword
King’s Order
a lantern (providing light)

>

> S

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> X SIGNPOST

The sign reads: "West: Great Woods South: Town of Ember"

>

> X TREES

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> X PINES

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> W

Western Road
This long, and somewhat overgrown, road leads west to the Great Woods and east to the cave entrance to Deephome.

>

> W

Great Woods Limits
You stand outside of the entrance to the mighty forest known as the Great Woods. It is an enchanted wood and will send an unwary adventurer to unsuspecting places, or back to where he began. Only by knowing the correct paths could a person ever get where they were going. To the east is a road leading to Deephome, and to the west is an opening in the wood.

You can see a sign here.

>

> X SIGN

"Which way should I go?" SWarthy Thomas asked. "Well," said Faery, "I don’t know. Surely I’m not up to the task." "Enough of this!" Said poor Thomas, Needing not to be confused. "Whatever way is as good as any, so Every way is the way I chose."

>

> W. SW. W. S. E. N. W. E.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Forest Clearing
You come upon a small clearing with a patch of clover growing in the middle. A large tree grows up right in the middle of the clearing, and a small brook encircles the tree. A sign stands in the clearing also.

>

> X TREE

This magnificent tree reaches toward the sky in a majestic stance above the clearing, lending shade from the hot sun to the soft grassy ground.

>

> X SIGN

"South went Swarthy Thomas, after completing his quest. East he went then, returning as the undisputed best." (Ok, this isn’t great poetry, its not even fair, but I’m giving you the way out, OK?)

>

> U

You can’t go that way.

>

> X HOLE

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> L

Forest Clearing
You come upon a small clearing with a patch of clover growing in the middle. A large tree grows up right in the middle of the clearing, and a small brook encircles the tree. A sign stands in the clearing also.

>

> X BROOK

This small brook runs out of the surrounding woods and parts around the large tree. On the other side it rejoins once again to proceed on to the south.

>

> X CLOVER

You find a perfect four leaf clover.

>

> TAKE CLOVER

(the four leaf clover)
Taken.

>

> S. E.

Forest
You are immediately turned around and unsure of where you are or which way you came. Every direction looks the same to you. The trees tower over you and block out the sun. You can only guess at which direction is which.

Great Woods Limits
You stand outside of the entrance to the mighty forest known as the Great Woods. It is an enchanted wood and will send an unwary adventurer to unsuspecting places, or back to where he began. Only by knowing the correct paths could a person ever get where they were going. To the east is a road leading to Deephome, and to the west is an opening in the wood.

You can see a sign here.

>

> E

Western Road
This long, and somewhat overgrown, road leads west to the Great Woods and east to the cave entrance to Deephome.

>

> E

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> S

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> S

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

The squirrel hops around, shaking its tail and looking back and forth quickly. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> X SQUIRREL

The small squirrel is light brown and has a very cute squirrel nose!

The squirrel hops around, shaking its tail and looking back and forth quickly. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> X TREE

This large black tree’s branches hang low over the road, casting a shadow on the dirt.

After hopping from branch to branch the squirrel returns to the ground. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> U

You can’t go that way.

The squirrel grabs an acorn and darts away with it; returning after a moment. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> CLIMB TREE

You climb the tree and sit on its lowest branch. The small furry creature looks around for something to eat.

>

> CLIMB TREE

I don’t think much is to be achieved by that.

The squirrel hops around, shaking its tail and looking back and forth quickly.

>

> U

You’ll have to get out of the large tree first.

The small furry creature looks around for something to eat.

>

> X BRANCH

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> D

You get out of the large tree.

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

The squirrel avoids you.

>

> X LEAVES

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> S

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> X BUILDINGS

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> S

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> X ROSE

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> X ROSES

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> X BUSHES

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> S

Pond
This shallow pond is surrounded by tall trees that shade the entire area. Lily-pads float atop the still water, allowing small creatures to hop from one side of the pond to another. Thick rushes grown up on the southern side of the pond, where it looks like a small stream leads into the water. It is unusually quiet here.

You can see an Eranti here.

>

> X ERANTI

The form of a wolf covered with the small gray scales of a lizard is the creature that now faces you. Its pointed ears are perked in your direction, and the open fang filled mouth salivates as the beast catches whiff of your scent. The glowing yellow eyes complete the viciously disturbing image.

The Eranti digs its claws into the soft ground, and looks right at you.

>

> X POND

The pond is nearly covered in Lily-pads that small animals hop across.

The Eranti circles the pond and moves toward you, its fangs bared.

>

> FILL BOTTLE

You fill the bottle with water.

The Eranti attacks…​.and delivers a devastating blow to your chest, knocking you over and breaking several ribs.

>

> UNDO

Pond
[Previous turn undone.]

>

> N

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> E

Small Shack
This shack is rather empty except for a small hay pile and a blanket, obviously someone’s bed, and a rather large iron chest with a peculiar looking lock. Other than that this small space only contains a few necessities of life. The doorway leads west to the town square.

>

> X CHEST

This heavy and sturdy chest is banded with steel. There is a heavy lock hanging from the chest.

>

> X LOCK

This heavy and sturdy chest is banded with steel. There is a heavy lock hanging from the chest.

>

> X HAY

This small hay pile and blanket are clearly the bed of whoever resides here. You decide not to disturb them.

>

> W

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> W

The young man behind the counter looks up over his book casually and then looks down. He quickly does a double take, realizing that you are a dwarf, and drops the book. Recovering immediately from his shock, the man picks the book up and casually returns to his reading, every once in a while stealing a glance over the top of the volume.

Ember Tool Shop
This tool shop is quite unique in your travels in that it actually is functional. A young and somewhat intelligent looking human is standing behind the counter, reading a thick book. The walls are covered with all kinds of tools from hammers to saws to wrenches and claws. The doorway leads east to the town square.

You can see a Young Man and a hammer here.

Stretching a bit, the man looks around, ignoring the book for just a moment.

>

> X MAN

This young man is wearing a rather plain set of clothes, sports a short brown beard and same colored hair. His chestnut eyes betray a deep wisdom and a vast knowledge. He is holding a thick volume that he is scrutinizing deeply.

The young man scratches his head and looks in wonder at his book.

>

> X BOOK

The thick well bound book has in big letters on the front of it "Pracitical Theology for Common Person."

>

> X HAMMER

This heavy black hammer is perfect for a blacksmith. Its handle is a little long for your tastes, but any trained dwarf could compensate easily.

A low baying can be heard from beyond the walls of the shop and the shop owner mutters under his breath "Dirty Eranti."

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT HAMMER

"That’s 2 gold pieces." You admit that you don’t have that much. "Hmmm…​.well, I suppose that if you got rid of that Eranti, you could have it for free.

The shop owner makes a few notes on the side of the book’s page.

>

> E

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> N

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> W

Shops
These shops seem in somewhat better condition than the rest of the town, especially the carpenter’s. However, all of the doors are closed and signs reading "Closed due to wild Eranti" adorn almost all. To the east is the town proper.

>

> X DOORS

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> X SHOPS

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> W

You can’t go that way.

>

> N

You can’t go that way.

>

> SW

You can’t go that way.

>

> E

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> N

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

The small furry creature looks around for something to eat. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> N

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> N

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> N

City Gates
The city gates stand open, allowing free passage to and from Deephome. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> NE

You can’t go that way.

>

> NW

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> W

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> N

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> E

Dwarven Library
The Library is quite large: floor after floor of books rises before you, clinging to the walls of this circular room. Stairs lead up the middle, spiraling along and pausing at landings at each floor. At the very center of the building you can look straight up and see the roof, and on it a mural. The exit is to the west.

You can see Leshosh’s Encyclopedia here.

>

> LOOK UP ERANTI IN BOOK

Eranti are a blood thirsty breed of lizard-wolf that usually live in the deep woods. However, they have been known to take up residence in towns when the fall approaches. No one is exactly sure why this happens, and no effective way of removing Eranti has been found, except for meeting them in combat, at which they are very good.

>

> W

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> S

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> W

East Royal Road
This road leads east to an intersection and west toward the castle of the regional Lord. It is lined with high walls and gates that open to lesser nobles' palaces. There is a gate open to the south.

>

> W

West Royal Road
This road is quite beautiful, decorated on its sides with fluorescent mosses that feed on the minerals in the stones that line the sides of the roads. Somehow, the mosses do not leave their designated stones. High walls on both sides make the street feel more like a hall than an open passageway, and gates leading to palaces break up the monotony of the stone. A single gate is open to the north. The road continues east and to the west is the outer court of the Lord’s Palace.

>

> TAKE MOSS

You take a hand full of green moss from a rock.

>

> X MOSS

(the green moss) This green moss, a favorite in posh society for its unusual smell and the ability to illuminate rooms, is also known as Trapper’s moss, for its ability to attract game animals and repel predatory creatures.

>

> E

East Royal Road
This road leads east to an intersection and west toward the castle of the regional Lord. It is lined with high walls and gates that open to lesser nobles' palaces. There is a gate open to the south.

>

> E

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> N

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> N

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

>

> N

Main Hall
The main hall is quite large, and is lit by magical torches that line the walls all around, in a pattern that spirals up the grandiose room. Elevators hang in mid air, no longer powered. To the northeast is a small opening that is usually covered over by a tapestry that has long since been removed, to the northwest is a staircase leading up to one of the villages where your people lived; to the west you see the railway station. A main street runs to the south.

>

> W

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Smithy Court, the Soldiers' Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the east is the Main Hall.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it: The yellow button reads "Smithy Court" The green button reads "Barracks" The red button reads "Treasury"

>

> PUSH GREEN

(the green moss) Nothing obvious happens.

>

> PUSH GREEN BUTTON

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

>

> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the west are the barracks.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> W

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

>

> W

Armory
The armory is stocked with many different kinds of weapons from swords and axes to bows and slings. There are also suits of armor here on racks. The armory doorway leads east to the barracks.

>

> WEAR SUIT

(first taking the suits of armor) You know very well that the penalty for stealing a suit of armor is death.

>

> E

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

>

> S

Mess Hall
Long tables of stone sit on the open floor here, and a substantial kitchen forms a U shape around the eating area. Nearly a thousand Dwarves could probably eat here at once. To the north are the barracks.

>

> N

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

>

> SW

Training Grounds
This vast cavern is a patchwork of different fields for training soldiers. There are archery ranges and several different sized mounds. To the northeast are the barracks, and to the southwest can be heard the sound of rushing water.

>

> SW

Waterfall
Water plummets nearly a hundred feet, crashing on the rocks below, into a flowing river, and slowly smoothing the entire landscape. The old access ladders that reach the top of the waterfall are gone, swept away, but a large intake pipe is here, pulled away from the water.

You can see a Terrock here.

The Terrock perches itself on its nest, eyeing you dangerously.

>

> SHOW MOSS TO TERROCK

The Terrock is unimpressed.

The large beast dives into the water and comes up with a rather scary looking sea creature with horns and three tails, and swallows it in one gulp, hardly satisfied by its meager meal.

>

> GIVE MOSS TO TERROCK

The Terrock doesn’t seem interested.

The large beast dives into the water and comes up with a rather scary looking sea creature with horns and three tails, and swallows it in one gulp, hardly satisfied by its meager meal.

>

> X NEST

A common Terrok’s nest, made of heavy sticks and scraps of metal and rock. You can even see bits of the old ladder system that used to climb the face of the waterfall in there. The Terrock’s eggs are sitting comfortably on top of the rather uncomfortable looking nest.

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare.

>

> PUSH PIPE

You are unable to.

The Terrock perches itself on its nest, eyeing you dangerously.

>

> X PIPE

A large and impressive pipe twice as large around as you are tall. Atop the intake opening is an even larger nest, upon which several eggs sit.

Streatching its wings, the Terrock takes to flight, flying around the room, and finally landing near the waterfall.

>

> TAKE NEST

That’s hardly portable.

The large beast dives into the water and comes up with a rather scary looking sea creature with horns and three tails, and swallows it in one gulp, hardly satisfied by its meager meal.

>

> PUT MOSS IN NEST

You put the green moss into the big nest.

The Terrock gives you a suspicious glare. The Terrock lifts its head, sniffs and screams a loud screeching wail. It dives down and snatches up the moss, flinging it into the water. Then, with powerful claws it lifts its nest and flies away, evidently to find a more secure home for its children. [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]

>

> > SAVE %% Enter a save filename to write:

>

> X PIPE

A large and impressive pipe twice as large around as you are tall hangs out over the empty space above the river below, a short distance from the raging waterfall. The intake opening is at the top, and attached to the pipe is a long thin rod.

>

> X ROD

This long, thin rod is attached to the intake pipe by a small hinge.

>

> PULL ROD

You are unable to.

>

> PUSH ROD

You push the rod and the large pipe swings out, under the booming downpour of water, filling the pipe and flowing into the city’s water system.

>

> E

You can’t go that way.

>

> NE

Training Grounds
This vast cavern is a patchwork of different fields for training soldiers. There are archery ranges and several different sized mounds. To the northeast are the barracks, and to the southwest can be heard the sound of rushing water.

>

> NE

Soldiers' Barracks
Scores of plain mounds stand before you, all with closed and locked doors. Inside each one will be accommodations for twenty dwarves. However, as is customary, they can not be entered until a sufficiently ranked officer is present. To the east is the Railway Station, the Armory lies to the west, the mess hall is to the south, and the training grounds are to the southwest.

>

> E

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Main Hall, the Smithy Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the west are the barracks.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> ENTER CAR

You get into the railcar.

You see a control panel before you with three buttons on it:
The yellow button reads "Main Hall"
The green button reads "Smithy Court"
The red button reads "Treasury"

>

> PUSH YELLOW

You feel the car begin to swing and sway. After a moment the sensation of going forward takes hold and after a few moments, you come to a smooth stop. You notice that the button labels have changed.

>

> E

You’ll have to get out of the rail car first.

>

> OUT

You get out of the rail car.

Railway Station
Here hangs, from thick cables, the major means of transportation over the great chasms that separate the locals of the city. From here you can reach the Smithy Court, the Soldiers' Court, and the Treasury. You can hear the hum of the motor in the car. To the east is the Main Hall.

You can see a rail car here.

>

> E

Main Hall
The main hall is quite large, and is lit by magical torches that line the walls all around, in a pattern that spirals up the grandiose room. Elevators hang in mid air, no longer powered. To the northeast is a small opening that is usually covered over by a tapestry that has long since been removed, to the northwest is a staircase leading up to one of the villages where your people lived; to the west you see the railway station. A main street runs to the south.

>

> S

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

>

> S

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> S

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

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> S

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> SW

Water Works
This room is filled with scores and scores of pipes, leading this way and that, all connecting with the walls at one point or another. A large wheel sticks out of a rather significant pipe and there is a sign above it. To the northeast is the main road.

>

> TURN WHEEL

You turn the wheel and hear the water begin to flow through the pipes, rushing down for the first time in three hundred years. [Your score has just gone up by thirty points.]

>

> > SAVE %% Enter a save filename to write:

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> NE

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> E

City Generator
Here is a large wonder of technology and ingenuity. The generator runs on the natural heat of the world, having pipes that lead all the way to near the core of the world. However, it requires a small fire to start the process of activating the power. The generator itself is large and black, having a small furnace in the very front. A doorway leads to the west, out into the street.

>

> W

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> N

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> E

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> SE

City Gates
The city gates stand open, allowing free passage to and from Deephome. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> S

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> S

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> S

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

After hopping from branch to branch the squirrel returns to the ground. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> S

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> S

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> S

Pond
This shallow pond is surrounded by tall trees that shade the entire area. Lily-pads float atop the still water, allowing small creatures to hop from one side of the pond to another. Thick rushes grown up on the southern side of the pond, where it looks like a small stream leads into the water. It is unusually quiet here.

You can see an Eranti here.

The Eranti attacks…​.and bites you hard in the arm, delivering a deep wound that starts to bleed badly. >

> UNDO

Ember’s Town Square
[Previous turn undone.]

>

> S

Pond
This shallow pond is surrounded by tall trees that shade the entire area. Lily-pads float atop the still water, allowing small creatures to hop from one side of the pond to another. Thick rushes grown up on the southern side of the pond, where it looks like a small stream leads into the water. It is unusually quiet here.

You can see an Eranti here.

The Eranti attacks…​.and delivers a devastating blow to your chest, knocking you over and breaking several ribs.

>

> UNDO

Ember’s Town Square
[Previous turn undone.]

>

> S

Pond
This shallow pond is surrounded by tall trees that shade the entire area. Lily-pads float atop the still water, allowing small creatures to hop from one side of the pond to another. Thick rushes grown up on the southern side of the pond, where it looks like a small stream leads into the water. It is unusually quiet here.

You can see an Eranti here.

The Eranti attacks…​.and you dodge out of the way.

>

> ATTACK ERANTI WITH SWORD

I only understood you as far as wanting to attack the Eranti.

>

> ATTACK ERANTI

The Eranti slashes a clawed paw, blocking your attack.

The Eranti attacks…​.and delivers a devastating blow to your chest, knocking you over and breaking several ribs.

>

> G

The Eranti slashes a clawed paw, blocking your attack.

The Eranti attacks…​.and you block the blow easily.

>

> G

The Eranti slashes a clawed paw, blocking your attack.

The Eranti attacks…​.and you dodge out of the way.

>

> G

Your attack flies wide of the Eranti.

The Eranti attacks…​.and you dodge out of the way.

>

> G

The Eranti slashes a clawed paw, blocking your attack.

The Eranti attacks…​.and delivers a devastating blow to your chest, knocking you over and breaking several ribs.

>

> G

The creature slithers out of the way of your attack.

The Eranti attacks…​.and delivers a devastating blow to your chest, knocking you over and breaking several ribs.

You have been killed by the Eranti!

In that game you scored 170 out of a possible 300, in 616 turns, No wonder you finished in the top of your Reclaimer class)

Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? >

> > RESTORE %% Enter a save filename to read:

>

> I

You are carrying: a four leaf clover a bottle a shield a Sword King’s Order a lantern (providing light)

>

> X BOTTLE

The clear bottle is empty

>

> FILL BOTTLE

There is nothing here with which to fill the bottle.

>

> NE

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> N

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> N

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> N

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

>

> E

Bakery
Great stone ovens line the back wall here, and old and rotted bags of flour and wheat lay in a far back corner. A small pipe leads from outside, though one of the walls, and is pouring water into a small cistern that would have provided the bakers with the water they needed. The exit is to the west.

>

> FILL BOTTLE

You fill the bottle with water.

>

> W

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

>

> S

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> S

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

>

> DROP BOTTLE AND CLOVER

bottle: Dropped. four leaf clover: Dropped.

>

> E

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> SE

City Gates
The city gates stand open, allowing free passage to and from Deephome. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> S

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> S

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> S

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

The squirrel grabs an acorn and darts away with it; returning after a moment. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> DIG

What do you want to dig hole in?

>

> GROUND

What do you want to dig hole in the ground with?

>

> HAND

You can’t see any such thing.

>

> I

You are carrying:
a shield
a Sword
King’s Order
a lantern (providing light)

After hopping from branch to branch the squirrel returns to the ground. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> DIG HOLE IN GROUND WITH SWORD

You can’t do that.

The squirrel grabs an acorn and darts away with it; returning after a moment. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> TAKE ACORNS

Taken.

The squirrel avoids you.

>

> N

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> N

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> N

City Gates
The city gates stand open, allowing free passage to and from Deephome. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> NW

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> W

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

You can see a four leaf clover and a bottle here.

>

> S

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> S

Mining Center
This is the main center of all of the mining that takes place in Deephome. To the east are coal mines, rarely used because of the nature of the generator, and to the south are the ore mines, used for simultaneously mining all kinds of metal ores from the deeps of the mountains. To the north is the Main street.

>

> N

Extreme South Main Street
Only people working for the city actually ever come down here, unless they are on a tour. A few mining operations lie to the south of this road, and to the east is the main generator for the city. To the southwest there is a doorway leading to the city water works. The street ends here, but continues to the north.

>

> N

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

You can see a four leaf clover and a bottle here.

>

> N

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> N

N. Main Street
This was once a bustling trading center with shops lining the sides of the streets, and smaller, less affluent merchants' booths sitting outside of the doorways, offering items of lower quality at a substantially lower rate. At this particular point in the street you see a clothier to the northeast, a bakery to the east, and a scrivener’s to the west. To the north is the Main hall, and the street runs further south.

You can see a letter, a warning note and a pickaxe here.

>

> TAKE AXE

Taken.

>

> S

S. Main Street
This section of the Main street is dedicated to quieter pursuits. To the east is the Library, and to the west is the Great Temple. Main Street runs north and south from here.

You can see Fresto’s Excorcisms and Tasty Hors Devours here.

>

> S

Intersection
Here meet the two major roads of the city proper: Main Street, which runs north and south, and the Royal road which runs west from here. To the east is a guard post with a sign next to it.

You can see a four leaf clover and a bottle here.

>

> E

Eastern Guard Post
This is the most fortified of the guard posts, for it protects the entrance to the Dwarven City of Deephome. There are several weapons racks in this rather interesting room, including one that obviously hung crossbows. The layout is like an hourglass, with the walls closing in on the center of the room, and two heavy iron banded doors hanging there, ready to be closed if attackers should come. In the outer wide area that leads to the gates of the city, there are several low walls designed to function as defensive points should enemies enter in here. To the west is an intersection. The actual city gates are to the southeast.

>

> SE

City Gates
The city gates stand open, allowing free passage to and from Deephome. A heavy chain connected to a series of gears and a control panel are used to open the gate which lies to the south. The guard post stands defensively to the northwest.

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> S

Deephome Entrance
Tall pine trees stand all about, somewhat obscuring the large cave entrance into Deephome. After three hundred years the original main road has grown over quite a bit. There is a signpost here and a road leading west and south. The cave’s entrance leads north.

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> S

Southern Road
The tree lined southern road winds on for several miles and finally ends at the south in a little town called Ember. To the north it leads to Deephome.

>

> S

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a squirrel here.

The squirrel avoids you.

>

> DIG GROUND WITH AXE

You dig a hole about two feet deep in the ground with your hefty axe. Y’know, you’re getting better at this digging stuff.

The squirrel avoids you.

>

> COVER HOLE WITH LEAVES

I only understood you as far as wanting to cover the shallow hole.

>

> COVER HOLE

That’s not something you can close.

The squirrel grabs an acorn and darts away with it; returning after a moment. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> I

You are carrying: a pickaxe some acorns a shield a Sword King’s Order a lantern (providing light)

After hopping from branch to branch the squirrel returns to the ground. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> S

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> S

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> W

Ember Tool Shop
This tool shop is quite unique in your travels in that it actually is functional. A young and somewhat intelligent looking human is standing behind the counter, reading a thick book. The walls are covered with all kinds of tools from hammers to saws to wrenches and claws. The doorway leads east to the town square.

You can see a Young Man and a hammer here.

The shop owner makes a few notes on the side of the book’s page.

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT ERANTI

"Blasted lizard-wolf! Its been eating all of Old man Cooper’s chickens and Sally Warner’s rabbits. I’ve seen it down by the pond also, getting a drink."

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT POND

No reply.

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT COOPER

No reply.

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT SHACK

No reply.

The shop owner makes a few notes on the side of the book’s page.

>

> ASK MAN ABOUT BOOK

No reply.

The young man scratches his head and looks in wonder at his book.

>

> N

You can’t go that way.

A low baying can be heard from beyond the walls of the shop and the shop owner mutters under his breath "Dirty Eranti."

>

> E

Ember’s Town Square
The town square is rather beautiful, with several benches and a quaint covered well in the middle. Some rose bushes grow about the perimeter, forming a sort of hedge that defines the square. To the west is a small shop with a picture of a hammer on it, and a small shack lies to the east. The main town lies to the north, and a small pond is south.

>

> N

Town of Ember
This small town looks as if it isn’t very old. The buildings, though small and ramshackle, all have fresh paint on them and the parts that are falling off seem due to poor craftsmanship instead of time. There are some shops to the west, a town square to the south, and a road leads north.

>

> N

Wooded Path
Trees stand along the sides of this road, their branches hanging low above the hard packed dirt. Acorns are sparsely scattered in the grass among the leaves. One rather large tree is here, with very low hanging branches.

You can see a shallow hole and a squirrel here.

After hopping from branch to branch the squirrel returns to the ground. The squirrel avoids you.

>

> BRIEF

DEEPHOME is now in its normal "brief" printing mode, which gives long descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions otherwise.

>

> N

Southern Road

>

> N

Deephome Entrance

The heavy gates stand open, admitting you into Deephome.

>

> N

City Gates

The city gates are open, allowing entrance to the city from the outside world.

>

> NW

Eastern Guard Post

>

> W

Intersection

You can see a four leaf clover and a bottle here.

>

> W

East Royal Road

>

> W

West Royal Road

>

> TAKE MOSS

You really shouldn’t take any more moss, its there for a reason, you know.

>

> > SAVE %% Enter a save filename to write:

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