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MESSAGE 1
   Is this acceptable?                                                            
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MESSAGE 2
   A little dwarf with a big knife blocks your way.                               
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MESSAGE 3
   A little dwarf just walked around a corner, saw you, threw a little axe at you 
   (which missed), cursed, and ran away.                                          
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MESSAGE 4
   There is a threatening little dwarf in the room with you!                      
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MESSAGE 5
   A sharp, nasty knife is thrown at you!                                         
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MESSAGE 6
   The knife just misses you by inches!                                           
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MESSAGE 7
   The knife is thrown very accurately and gets you in the middle of the chest!   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 8
   A hollow voice says "Plugh".                                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 9
   Before you get the chance to complete that . . .                               
                                                                                  
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MESSAGE 10
   A burly troll steps out from beneath the bridge and blocks your way.  "You     
   must give me something of great value or I won't let you cross my bridge.  Pay 
   up or return from whence you came!", he says grumpily.                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 11
   A voice booms out, "Leave it alone!"                                           
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MESSAGE 12
   A voice booms out, "That word doesn't work here!"                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 13
   The batteries in your lamp are growing weaker.  They will probably only last   
   for about #VAR1# turns.                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 14
   Interesting.  Would you care to expound on that?                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 15
   The magazine disappears in a puff of smoke as it hits the ground.  A loud      
   voice echoes through the cave, "Well done!"                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 16
   It is now dark.  If you proceed, you will likely fall into a pit.              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 17
   The cave will close in #VAR3# turns!                                           
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MESSAGE 18
   With a giant running leap, you sail up and over the chasm!  Unfortunately,     
   however, you don't sail over ALL of the chasm.  You fall for a long time       
   before landing on the rocks that litter the floor of the pit far below.        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 19
   The bird seems frightened right now.  It would be impossible to catch it       
   right now, but maybe later . . .                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 20
   To go that way, you would need to pass very closely by the snake.  That        
   would be extremely dangerous.  I cannot allow it.                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 21
   Unfortunately, you cannot kill the snake, or drive it away, or even avoid      
   it (right now), or anything similar to that.  There is a way to get by,        
   but you don't have the required resources.                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 22
   Didn't anyone ever tell you that reading in the dark can hurt your eyes?       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 23
   You fell into a pit, which caused many of your bones to break.                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 24
   Your load already contains the $noun$.                                         
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MESSAGE 25
   You can't possibly be serious!                                                 
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MESSAGE 26
   Though the bird was unafraid when you entered, it becomes disturbed as you     
   approach it.  You cannot catch it right now.                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 27
   You can catch the bird, but you cannot carry it, because you have nothing      
   to carry it in.                                                                
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MESSAGE 28
   Please just use one word -- just  * $NOUN$ *                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 29
   Unfortunately, you don't have all the necessary resources to $verb$            
   the $noun$.                                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 30
   The little bird attacks the green snake, and in an astounding flurry, drives   
   the snake away.                                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 31
   You have no keys.                                                              
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MESSAGE 32
   It has no lock.  Therefore it cannot be locked or unlocked.                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 33
   The $noun$ is already unlocked.                                                
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MESSAGE 34
   The $noun$ is already locked.                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 35
   The $noun$ is now locked.                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 36
   The $noun$ is now unlocked.                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 37
   Your batteries are dead, and there is no other apparent way to turn the        
   lamp on.  You could be in real trouble.                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 38
   You have no source of light.                                                   
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MESSAGE 39
   Your lamp is now shining brightly.                                             
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MESSAGE 40
   Your lamp is now off.                                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 41
   To unlock the chain would require going by the bear.  I see no way of doing    
   that, (though I imagine it's for the best).                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 42
   Nothing happens.                                                               
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MESSAGE 43
   You now have the cage with the bird in it.  The bird has stopped singing.      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 44
   However, it didn't break.                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 45
   The little bird is now dead.  Its body disappears.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 46
   Attacking the snake just doesn't work, and is only making the snake more       
   and more angry.  That is very dangerous.                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 47
   Then you're going to have to specify what you want to attack the dwarf with.   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 48
   You attack a little dwarf, but he dodges out of the way.                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 49
   With what?  Your bare hands?!                                                  
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MESSAGE 50
   Trying to use a worn-out, old magic word like that, could prove both stu-      
   pid and dangerous here.                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 51
   Carefully, you climb down the stalk to the bottom of the pit -- far below.     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 52
   It misses!                                                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 53
   Quickly, you scamper across the bridge -- before the troll returns.            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 54
   You pet the bear affectionately and tickle it under its chin and behind its    
   ears.  It seems very happy and licks your hand. (UGH!)  The bear likes you     
   and will follow you anywhere.  (Lucky you!)                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 55
   You can't lock or unlock the keys.  You have to LOCK or UNLOCK something WITH  
   THE KEYS!                                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 56
   You have crawled around in some small passages and wound up back where you     
   started in the first place.                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 57
   Time passes . . .                                                              
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MESSAGE 58
   You put the cage (with the bird in it) on the ground.  The bird has stopped    
   singing.                                                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 59
   I can only tell you what you see as you move about and manipulate things.      
   I cannot tell you where remote things are.                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 60
   You just barely manage to squeeze through the tunnel into the next room.       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 61
   You just finish uttering the word $verb$, when wisps of wet smoke begin        
   rising from the ground.  Soon it envelops you, and you can see nothing,        
   taste nothing, feel nothing, hear nothing, and smell nothing . . . until       
   the smoke fades away.                                                          
                                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 62
   Here's a hint:                                                                 
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MESSAGE 63
   The grate is very solid and has a hardened steel lock.  You cannot enter       
   without a key, and there are no keys nearby.  I would recommend looking        
   elsewhere for the keys.                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 64
   The trees of the forest are large hardwood oak and maple, with an occasional   
   grove of pine or spruce.  There is quite a bit of undergrowth, largely birch   
   and ash saplings plus nondescript bushes of various sorts.  This time of year  
   visibility is quite restricted by all the leaves, but travel is quite easy if  
   you detour around the spruce and berry bushes.                                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 65
   As you finish speaking, the ground begins to shake, and you feel the trem-     
   ors in your body.  Silence . . . until a strange voice echoes throughout       
   the entire cave "They have been returned to their rightful place."             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 66
   Digging without a shovel is quite impractical.  Even with a shovel, pro-       
   gress is unlikely.                                                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 67
   In order to $verb$ the $noun$, you would need to be carrying some kind         
   of explosive.                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 68
   That's it.  Let it all out.  You'll feel better.                               
                                                                                  
   Maybe you should rest, take a break, get a load off your mind.  That might     
   help a little.  (I hope.  I don't want to develop a headache.)                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 69
   Mist is a white vapor, usually water.  Seen from time to time in caverns.  It  
   can be found anywhere but is often a sign of a deep pit leading down to water. 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 70
   Your feet are now wet.                                                         
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MESSAGE 71
   I think I just lost my appetite.                                               
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MESSAGE 72
   It was delicious.                                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 73
   Taking a drink from the stream, a strong mineral taste rushes over your        
   taste buds.  While not unpleasant, the water is quite cold.                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 74
   The bottle is now empty.                                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 75
   Rubbing the electric lamp is not particularly rewarding.  Anyway, nothing      
   exciting happens.                                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 76
   You wave the black rod over the chasm, and a crystal bridge appears.           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 77
   Your bottle is empty and the ground is wet.                                    
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MESSAGE 78
   Strange as it may seem, you can go through this entire game, and win, with-    
   out $verb$ing that.  (At least not here.)                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 79
   You catch the bird and put it inside the wicker cage.                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 80
   Please tell me which way to go in order to $verb$ the $noun$.                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 81
   Unfortunately, the lock is one the other side of the grate and you can't reach 
   it from here.                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 82
   Dropping the coins in the little slot, causes the machine to come to life.     
   After a few seconds of irritatingly aural noises, the machine spits out        
   a handful of batteries, which strike you square in the chest, knocking you     
   over.  (Hey, well at least you got the batteries!)                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 83
   You release the bird from the wicker cage.                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 84
   The door is already open and you can go through it by going north.             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 85
   Placing the key in the lock, you turn it (ever so carefully) and let out       
   a sigh of relief as you hear the * CLICK! * of it unlocking.                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 86
   Realizing the plight and fate of this poor plant, you start to cry.  Small,    
   crystal tears stream down your face, and bounce off the plant's leaves.        
   The plant seems impressed that you're giving up part of yourself, part of      
   your life for it.  But, unfortunately, the tears are not enough.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 87
   As you wave the black rod over the bridge, it disappears, revealing only       
   the open fissure.                                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 88
   The stream is clear and cold.  It runs down through the rocks and trees from   
   north to south.                                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 89
   The plant cries out, "Water . . . please, water . . . water . . . "            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 90
   You pick up the vase from its resting place on the pillow.                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 91
   As you pick up the pillow, the vase accidentally falls to the ground and       
   smashes into a trillion tiny pieces.                                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 92
   The bear gives you an affectionate lick on the hand (UGH!) and then wanders    
   off to the far end of the room.                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 93
   The golden eggs vanish before your very eyes!                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 94
   I believe what you want is right here with you.                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 95
   You can't fit through a two-inch slit!                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 96
   I respectfully suggest you go across the bridge instead of jumping.            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 97
   There is no way across the fissure.                                            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 98
   The stream flows into the slit in the rock.  It is cold and clear.             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 99
   The dwarf is holding the knife very tightly.  I don't think the dwarf wants to 
   part with the knife except perhaps to do you grave bodily harm.  I suggest you 
   get away from here as fast as you can!                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 100
   It's not hungry (It's merely pinin' for the Fjords).  Besides you have no bird 
   seed.                                                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 101
   The snake has now devoured your bird.                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 102
   There's nothing here it wants to eat.  (With the possible exception of you.)   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 103
   You fool, Dwarves eat only coal!  Now you've made him REALLY mad!              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 104
   You have nothing in which to carry it.                                         
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MESSAGE 105
   Your bottle is already full.                                                   
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MESSAGE 106
   There is nothing here with which to fill the bottle.                           
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MESSAGE 107
   Your bottle is now full of water.                                              
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MESSAGE 108
   Your bottle is now full of oil.                                                
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MESSAGE 109
   You can't fill that.                                                           
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MESSAGE 110
   Don't be ridiculous!                                                           
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MESSAGE 111
   The door is very rusty and refuses to open.                                    
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MESSAGE 112
   The plant indignantly shakes the oil off its leaves and asks: "Water?"         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 113
   The hinges are quite thoroughly rusted now and won't budge.                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 114
   The oil has freed up the hinges so that the door will now move, although it    
   requires some effort.                                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 115
   The plant has exceptionally deep roots and cannot be pulled free.              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 116
   The Dwarf's knife vanished as it struck the wall of the cave.                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 117
   Something you're carrying won't fit through the tunnel with you.  You'd best   
   leave some of your load behind, if you still wish to go through the tunnel.    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 118
   You can't fit this five foot clam through that little passage.                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 119
   You can't fit this five foot oyster through that little passage.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 120
   It would be best to put down the clam before you try opening it.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 121
   It would be best to put the oyster down before tou attempt to open it.         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 122
   You have nothing strong enough to open the clam with.                          
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MESSAGE 123
   You have nothing strong enough to open the oyster with.                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 124
   A glistening pearl falls out of the clam and rolls away.  It must have been    
   an oyster.  (I was never very good at identifying bivalves.)  It has snapped   
   shut again.                                                                    
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MESSAGE 125
   The oyster creaks open, revealing nothing but oyster inside.  It promptly      
   snaps shut again.                                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 126
   You have crawled around in some little holes and found your way blocked by a   
   recent cave-in.  You are now back in the main passage.                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 127
   There are faint rustling noises from the darkness behind you.                  
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MESSAGE 128
   From out of the shadows behind you, pounces a bearded pirate!  "Har, har" he   
   chortles, "I'll just take all this booty and hide it away with me chest deep   
   in the maze."  He snatches your treasure and vanishes into the gloom.          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 129
   A sepulchral voice reverberating through the cave says: "Cave closing soon.    
   All adventurers exit immediately through main office."                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 130
   A mysterious recorded voice groans into life and announces: "This exit is      
   closed.  Please leave via main office."                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 131
   It looks as though you're dead.  Well, seeing as how it's so close to closing  
   time anyway, I think we'll just call it a day.                                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 132
   The sepulchral voice entones, "The cave is now closed."  As the echoes fade,   
   there is a blinding flash of light (and a small puff of bright blue smoke).    
   As your eyes refocus you look around and find . . .                            
                                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 133
   There is a loud explosion, and a twenty-foot hole appears in the far wall,     
   burying the Dwarves in the rubble.  You march through the hole and find        
   yourself in the Cave's main office, where a cheering band of friendly elves    
   carry the conquering adventurer around the room on their shoulders -- all the  
   time singing "For he's a jolly good fellow!" at the top of their lungs.        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 134
   There is a loud explosion, and a twenty-foot hole appears in the far wall,     
   burying the snakes in the rubble.  A river of molten lava pours in through     
   the hole, destroying everything in its path.  (Unfortunately, that includes    
   you.)                                                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 135
   There is a loud explosion, and you are suddenly splashed across the walls of   
   the room.                                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 136
   The resulting ruckus has awakened the Dwarves.  There are now several threat-  
   ening little Dwarves in the room with you!  Most of them throw knives at you.  
   All of them get you!                                                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 137
   I think it best to leave the poor bird alone.                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 138
   It must be around here somewhere.                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 139
   A hollow voice says "Plover".                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 140
   What oil!?  Where do you see oil?  We could be rich if you've found oil!       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 141
   You are being followed by a very large, tame bear.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 143
   You $verb$ the $noun$ for a short distance.                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 144
   There is nothing here with which to fill the vase.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 145
   The sudden change in temperature has delicately shattered the vase.            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 146
   It is beyond your power to do that.                                            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 147
   As seeming unbelievable as it may be, you can go through the entire game       
   without ever $verb$ing the $noun$ . . . and still win!                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 148
   It is too far up for you to reach.                                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 149
   You killed a little Dwarf.  The body vanished in a cloud of greasy black       
   smoke.                                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 150
   The shell is very strong and impervious to attack.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 151
   Finally, you discover a small tunnel leading east.  You just manage to fit     
   through and find yourself . . .                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 152
   The axe bounces harmlessly off the dragon's thick scales.  The axe lands so    
   close to the dragon that you can't reach it without being fried to a crisp.    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 153
   I wouldn't try that -- the dragon doesn't look very happy today.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 154
   The little bird attacks the green dragon, and in an astounding flurry, gets    
   burnt to a cinder.  The ashes are blowing in the wind.                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 155
   The building is about 20 feet on a side and made of old bricks.  It appears to 
   be a well house for a stream which runs out of the building through two pipes. 
   The stream continues down a gulley to the south.                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 156
   The rooms in this part of the cave are like a maze.  All of them are in-       
   terconnected by twisting little passages heading off in all directions.        
   There are also many dead ends.  One could easily get thoroughly and utter-     
   ly lost.  (Like you perhaps!?)                                                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 157
   Trolls are close relatives with the rocks and have skin as tough as that of a  
   rhinoceros.  The troll fends off your blows effortlessly.                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 158
   The troll deftly catches the axe, examines it carefully, and tosses it back,   
   declaring, "Good workmanship, but not even close to being valuable enough."    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 159
   The troll catches your treasure and scurries away out of sight.                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 160
   The troll refuses to let you cross.  "Give me a treasure or return from whence 
   you came!" he demands.                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 161
   There is no longer any way across the chasm.                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 162
   Just as you reach the other side, the bridge buckles beneath the weight of the 
   bear, which was still following you around.  You scramble desperately for      
   support, but as the bridge collapses you stumble back and fall into the chasm. 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 163
   The bear lumbers toward the troll, who lets out a startled shriek and scurries 
   away.  The bear soon gives up pursuit and wanders back.                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 164
   The axe misses and lands near the bear, where you can't get at it.             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 165
   With what?  Your bare hands?  Against his BEAR hands??                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 166
   The bear is confused.  He only wants to be your friend.                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 167
   For crying out loud, the poor thing is already dead!                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 168
   The bear eagerly wolfs down your food, after which he seems to calm down       
   considerably, and even becomes rather friendly.                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 169
   The bear is still chained to the wall.                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 170
   The bear is now unlocked and is free to roam about the cave.                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 171
   The bear is now locked to the wall with the chain.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 172
   There is nothing here to which the bear can be locked.                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 173
   There is nothing here to which the chain can be locked.                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 174
   The troll catches the $noun$, and examines it closely.  "How dare you in-      
   sult me!?  This is worthless.  Give me something of value, or you will         
   never cross this bridge."                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 175
   You lean close to the small plant.  It raises its petals, and looks at         
   you.  "Water . . . " it murmurs, "Please, water . . . "  It's almost as        
   if it is crying, you think to yourself.                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 176
   The plant is no longer talking.                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 177
   You can make the passages look less alike by dropping things.                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 178
   Are you trying to explore beyond the plover room?                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 179
   There is a way to explore that region without having to worry about fall-      
   ing into a pit.  None of the objects available is immediately useful in        
   discovering the secret.                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 180
   As you lean close to the stalk, it swings its mighty stalk toward you.         
   " WATER! " it bellows.                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 181
   Your lantern is already off.                                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 182
   Gluttony is not one of the troll's vices.  Avarice, however, is.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 183
   Your lamp is getting dim.  You'd best start wrapping this up, unless you can   
   find some fresh batteries.  I seem to recall there's a vending machine in the  
   maze.  Bring some coins with you.                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 184
   Your lamp has run out of power.                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 185
   There's not much point in just wandering around aimlessly, and you cannot      
   explore the cave without a working lamp.  So let's just call it a day.         
   Better luck next time!                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 186
   As you turn toward the noise, the beam of your lamp falls across a bearded     
   pirate.  He is carrying a large chest.  "Shiver me timbers!"  he cries, "I've  
   been spotted!  I'd best hide meself off to the maze and hide me chest!"  With  
   that, he vanishes off into the gloom.                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 187
   You peer across the fissure and can just make out the other side through the   
   thick white mist.  The chasm is too wide to jump.  You drop a small rock over  
   the edge into the mist and it is quite a while before you hear it hit bottom.  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 188
   After a few minutes of walking, a little climbing, and a lot of screaming,     
   you find yourself . . .                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 189
   Your lamp is getting dim, and you're out of spare batteries.  You'd best start 
   wrapping this up.                                                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 190
   I'm afraid it is written in Dwarvish.                                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 191
   This is not the maze where the pirate leaves his treasure chest.               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 192
   Your lantern is already on.                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 193
   It says, "There is something strange about this place, such that one of the    
   words I've always known now has a new effect."                                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 196
   Congratulations on bringing light into the dark room.                          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 197
   You strike the mirror a resounding blow, whereupon it shatters into a myriad   
   tiny fragments.                                                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 198
   You have taken the vase and hurled it delicately to the ground.                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 199
   Your bumbling activities disturbs the nearest Dwarf, who wakes up grumpily,    
   takes one look at you, curses, and grabs for his axe.  It looks like you are   
   in trouble.                                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 200
   You didn't make it.                                                            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 201
   The dome is unclimbable.                                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 202
   You climb up the stalk and scurry through the hole in the ceiling of the       
   cavern.                                                                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 203
   There is no way to get by the snake.                                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 204
   The stream flows out through a pair of 1 foot diameter sewer pipes.  It would  
   be advisable to use the exit.                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 205
   There is nothing here to climb.  Going up should get you out of the pit.       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 206
   You have climbed up the plant and out of the pit.                              
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 207
   The plant spurts into furious growth for a few seconds.                        
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 208
   The plant grows explosively, almost filling the bottom of the pit.             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 209
   You've overwatered the plant . . . it's shriveling up . . . it's, It's . . .   
   dying!   It's . . . disappeared.  Murderer!                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 210
   Congratulations!  You have just vanquished a dragon with your bare hands!      
   (Unbelievable, Isn't it?)                                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 211
   The ming vase drops with a delicate crash.                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 215
   The $noun$ starts jabbering away and jumping up and down excitedly.  Un-       
   fortunately, he is speaking dwarvish, so you cannot understand what he is      
   saying.  However, he appears very angry!                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 216
   Unfortunately, the $noun$ is nowhere to be seen.                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 217
   The troll scowls at you and spits on the ground.  "I have no time for chit-    
   chat, just give me a treasure and you can cross the bridge!", he says with     
   anger in his voice.                                                            
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 218
   Talking like this is a waste of good time.                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 219
   You wave at the shadowy figure and it waves back at you.  The faster you wave, 
   the faster the figure waves.  Finally, you both stop as your arm gets tired.   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 220
   You talk to the figure, but the figure just ignores you.  Finally, you yell    
   at the top of your lungs.  The figure still ignores you.  It is almost like    
   talking to yourself.                                                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 222
   Sorry, but this is a bird cage and holds only birds.  It is impossible to put  
   anything else in it.  (Well, not impossible . . . but for our purposes, let's  
   just say you can't put that in the cage.)                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 223
   The cage door is broken and it won't close properly.  It is now open.          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 224
   You close the cage door, but the latch is broken and it pops open again.       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 225
   You attempt to $verb$ the $noun$ with the $object$, but you are                
   unsuccessful.  The $object$ is a fairly poor weapon.  Perhaps you should       
   consider using an axe, a knife, some dynamite, or something equally deadly.    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 226
   The cave walls are rough.  The floor is covered with dirt and small rocks.     
   A few statactites hang down from the ceiling -- but not far enough to reach.   
   The air is musty and smells slightly of sulfur.  Altogether a depressing       
   place.                                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 227
   The road is little more than a dirt path.  It winds from the building to the   
   forest area at the top of the small hill.                                      
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 228
   Attempting to $verb$ the $noun$ is rather silly, since the $noun$ isn't        
   even here.                                                                     
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 229
   The cage is made of wicker.  It currently houses a rather unhappy looking      
   bird.  The bird has stopped singing and almost appears to be pouting.          
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 230
   The entrance to the building isn't here.                                       
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 231
   You're not in the building.                                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 232
   The rock is much too heavy for you to move.                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 237
   This is not an Infocom(tm) game!                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 238
   You'll need water to do that!                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 239
                                                                                  
   Colossal Cave                                                                  
   The First Adventure                                                            
   By David Gasior                                                                
   Adapted from the original program by Woods and Crowther                        
   Version 1.4                                                                    
   (c) 1990, 1991 ImageIllusions   All Rights Reserved                            
                                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 240
   Quitters never win, and winners never quit.                                    
                                                                                  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 241
   The $noun$ does not appreciate your action.                                    
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 242
   The $noun$ isn't here.                                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 243
   $verb$ing the $noun$ is not a healthy thing to do.                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 244
   Please state what you want to unlock the grate with.                           
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 245
   I really don't see the point in trying to $verb$ the $noun$.                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 246
   Sometimes, it's hard to find your way around.  But following a moving          
   object can sometimes lead the way.                                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 247
   Have you really, really listened to the plant?                                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 248
   It's amazing what a blast can do to end it all.                                
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 249
   Dwarves hate to be woken up.                                                   
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 250
   The graffiti can provide much information.                                     
END_MESSAGE
