
REM  ----  The PYRAMID Adventure  *.MSG file

MESSAGE 1  ; The small oil lamp is burning brightly now.       
The small oil lamp is burning brightly now.                                    
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MESSAGE 2  ; The oil lamp flickers wildly for lack of fuel.    
The oil lamp flickers wildly for lack of fuel.                                 
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MESSAGE 3  ; You pour a little oil into the oil lamp.          
You pour a little oil into the oil lamp.                                       
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MESSAGE 4  ; The small oil lamp flickers and finally goes out. 
The small oil lamp flickers and finally goes out.                              
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MESSAGE 5  ; You'll have to open the vial of embalming oil firs
You'll have to open the vial of embalming oil first.                           
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MESSAGE 6  ; Though the box still contains some matches you can
Though the box still contains some matches you can't seem to find              
a single unused one. You violently curse the idiot who put all the             
burnt matches into the box.                                                    
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MESSAGE 7  ; You have fooled around too long.                  
You have fooled around too long.                                               
From behind your back you hear the loud honking of the bus's claxon            
announcing its departure. In the wake of the bus a sudden gust of              
wind rises and takes with it the bus ticket.                                   
You are left behind.                                                           
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MESSAGE 8  ; As you take the corkscrew an old man appears from 
As you take the corkscrew an old man appears from behind a curtain             
and falls to his knees in front of you. In many colorful words he              
tells you the story of his dying mother and his erring son. He shows           
his scars and bruises inflicted upon him during a lifelong battle              
with FATE.                                                                     
He then tells you the price of the corkscrew.                                  
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MESSAGE 9  ; You never before had to negotiate about prices but
You never before had to negotiate about prices but you decide to give          
it a try.                                                                      
You tell the man about your mother's wooden leg and your father's              
wooden head. (The old man sheds a silent tear)                                 
You tell him of your lifelong struggle against your very own NATURE,           
being a man in a woman's body. (The old man shudders and weeps)                
Then you top it off by making the man privy to the details involved            
in your dog's disappearance and final death.                                   
                                                                               
That does it. Having found his master the man hands you the corkscrew          
cursing you and your offspring from now on till eternity.                      
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MESSAGE 10  ; As you touch the sacred scroll you hear a faint ti
As you touch the sacred scroll you hear a faint tingling sound                 
like glass bells in the wind.                                                  
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MESSAGE 11  ; The heavy lid swings open, revealing an empty spac
The heavy lid swings open, revealing an empty space inside the                 
sarcophagus. It might well be large enough to enter.                           
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MESSAGE 12  ; As you enter the sarcophagus you notice a soft glo
As you enter the sarcophagus you notice a soft glow of warm light              
coming from the papyrus scroll. You feel an insurmountable force               
pulling you forward while at the same time the sarcophagus' lid                
closes on you.                                                                 
All of a sudden you cease to exist, your body being torn in every              
direction, dissolving. A feeling of cold, loneliness and unfathomable          
darkness tortures your mind.                                                   
Then, as suddenly as it began, all comes to a standstill and the lid           
opens...                                                                       
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MESSAGE 13  ; It might help to open the sarcophagus first.      
It might help to open the sarcophagus first.                                   
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MESSAGE 14  ; As you try to step into the sarcophagus again your
As you try to step into the sarcophagus again your fingers don't               
seem to grip on anything but thin air. Before your eyes the sarcophagus'       
shape dissolves, leaving not a trace behind.                                   
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 15  ; You try several different coins but none seem to f
You try several different coins but none seem to fit the opening               
in the lid.                                                                    
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MESSAGE 16  ; You fiddle around with the case's lock but accompl
You fiddle around with the case's lock but accomplish nothing.                 
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MESSAGE 17  ; You have some difficulty turning the corkscrew int
You have some difficulty turning the corkscrew into the petrified              
cork, but at last it comes out with a satisfying "plop".                       
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MESSAGE 18  ; As you talk to the clerk he seems to awake from hi
As you talk to the clerk he seems to awake from his lethargy.                  
After looking you up and down for a while he smiles and takes                  
your hand.                                                                     
"You don't go for dis sort of junk," he says, gesturing toward                 
his displays. "I can show you somefing much better."                           
From a drawer in the counter he takes a small amulet.                          
"Dis is a priest's sacred amulet used for awakening de dead.                   
It is still OK, still works. I used it once on me fader.                       
You want it?"                                                                  
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MESSAGE 19  ; You would very much like to buy the amulet, but th
You would very much like to buy the amulet, but then you remember              
the taxi incident that has got you in quite a fix.                             
"Here," you say, showing your collection of coins an buttons to                
the attendant, "that is all I've got."                                         
                                                                               
Taking it, he says: "Ah, but dat is more dan I would have hoped                
for, dat is too much... wait here is your change."                             
                                                                               
As you step outside you notice that he has given you a                         
hundred dollar bill.                                                           
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MESSAGE 20  ; As you shift the lever to UP position the elevator
As you shift the lever to UP position the elevator leaps                       
upward, almost breaking your bones by the impact. Shocked, you                 
return the lever to STOP, causing the lift to stop dead.                       
You decide to get out of this torture chamber though the elevator              
is hanging between two floors.                                                 
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 21  ; By setting the control lever to DOWN position you 
By setting the control lever to DOWN position you release the breaks           
holding the lift where it was. It drops like a stone, leaving you              
hanging in mid-air. In a fit of nausea you lose your grip on the               
lever.                                                                         
A clanging burst of noise announces your arrival on the ground floor,          
where the control lever is automatically jerked to STOP position.              
Shaking and shivering you gingerly climb down to the ground floor              
from the lift that is hanging almost a yard above the level floor.             
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 22  ; As you carefully edge your way along the wall of t
As you carefully edge your way along the wall of the corridor you              
hear a click and then a rumbling noise.                                        
You seem to have activated some sort of device in this room...                 
In a split second the ceiling comes down on you, crushing your                 
bones and reducing you to pulp.                                                
                                                                               
+++You die+++ (painfully)                                                      
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 23  ; You seem to have lost your way in this desert.    
You seem to have lost your way in this desert.                                 
You begin to feel thirsty...                                                   
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MESSAGE 24  ; You are feeling very thirsty now...               
You are feeling very thirsty now...                                            
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 25  ; This thirst is really killing you...              
This thirst is really killing you...                                           
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 26  ; You are beginning to hallucinate for want of water
You are beginning to hallucinate for want of water.                            
Finally you feel very weak and lie down a bit to rest and die.                 
                                                                               
+++You die+++ (peacefully)                                                     
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 27  ;                                                   
                                                                               
Your SCORE just went up.                                                       
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MESSAGE 28  ;                                                   
                                                                               
Your SCORE just went down.                                                     
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MESSAGE 29  ; As you walk through the death trap the air tingles
As you walk through the death trap the air tingles a bit.                      
Nothing else happens.                                                          
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MESSAGE 30  ; You put on the amulet and feel a wave of strength 
You put on the amulet and feel a wave of strength fill your                    
body. From very far away you hear the souls of the damned                      
weeping in hell.                                                               
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 31  ; As you pour the last drop from the vial into the u
As you pour the last drop from the vial into the urn a unearthly               
light permeates the room. Voices boom around your ears and the                 
music of the angels fills the air (you never cared for modern                  
12-tone-music).                                                                
A blue flame of fire springs up from the urn and from there to                 
the king's dead body.                                                          
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MESSAGE 32  ; As you spill the contents of the urn it becomes su
As you spill the contents of the urn it becomes suddenly very hot              
in the chamber. Nobody back home is going to believe you what                  
happens next:                                                                  
The mummy writhes and shivers as if coming to life!                            
He turns and tosses like trying to awake from a 4221 year-long                 
nightmare... and finally opens his eyes.                                       
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 33  ; You fuck the $NOUN$ for a while but suddenly feel 
You fuck the $NOUN$ for a while but suddenly feel very sick.                   
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MESSAGE 34  ; After a little $VERB$ you feel quite relieved.    
After a little $VERB$ you feel quite relieved.                                 
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MESSAGE 35  ; Are you sick? There is nobody you'd want to fuck h
Are you sick? There is nobody you'd want to fuck here.                         
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MESSAGE 36  ; "No, no, this is against the rules," says the old 
"No, no, this is against the rules," says the old man taking                   
back his corkskrew. "You will have to argue about the price                    
with me!"                                                                      
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MESSAGE 37  ; You enter the sarcophagus.                        
You enter the sarcophagus.                                                     
As nothing happens for quite a while you step out again, disappointed.         
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MESSAGE 38  ; You try your best but can't seem to open the vial 
You try your best but can't seem to open the vial with your bare               
hands.                                                                         
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MESSAGE 39  ; Out of thin air a grey taxi cab appears. You get i
Out of thin air a grey taxi cab appears. You get into the back                 
and before you can tell the driver where to go he takes you back to            
town and drops you there. He even refuses to take your money.                  
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 40  ; You seem to be walking in circles. You just crosse
You seem to be walking in circles. You just crossed your own footprints.       
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MESSAGE 41  ; As you approach the guarded portcullis of the larg
As you approach the guarded portcullis of the large building you are           
seized by two guards dressed in the fashion of ancient Egyptian                
soldiers. You are dragged into a filthy prison room and left there,            
unguarded.                                                                     
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 42  ; The mention of the pharao's name seems to ring a b
The mention of the pharao's name seems to ring a bell with the old             
sailor. He tells you about his time as a midshipman on the pharao's            
stateship. From some hiding place he then produces a weathered flag            
and proudly presents it to you.                                                
Though he values it very much he would perhaps trade it for something          
nice, he says.                                                                 
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MESSAGE 43  ; You trade the $NOUN$ for the flag, hoping you won'
You trade the $NOUN$ for the flag, hoping you won't regret that.               
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 45  ;                                                   
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 46  ; As you pay the fare with the 100-dollar bill the d
As you pay the fare with the 100-dollar bill the driver returns you            
a ramshackle collection of coins and buttons.                                  
You try to protest, but the driver doesn't seem to understand you.             
Finally he pushes you out of his cab and races away.                           
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 47  ; You carefully insert the gold coin into the slot..
You carefully insert the gold coin into the slot... a perfect fit.             
A soft click can be heard, then the lid opens, revealing a delicate            
papyrus scroll.                                                                
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 48  ; OK.                                               
OK.                                                                            
You think by dropping the cigarettes you'll get back your lost                 
points? Not so.                                                                
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 49  ; You drink a little of the rancid oil to discover t
You drink a little of the rancid oil to discover that it does                  
you no good. Might have been castor oil for the effect it has                  
on your digestion. Something warm is gliding down the back of                  
your leg. Yech...                                                              
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 50  ; You generously spill the contents of the urn that 
You generously spill the contents of the urn that have passed                  
their "best-before" some 4000 years ago. You discover that                     
the king's innards are a bit on the off side, judging by the                   
smell.                                                                         
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 51  ; You already spilled the urn, unwisely.            
You already spilled the urn, unwisely.                                         
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 52  ; As you pour some fluid into the urn nothing happen
As you pour some fluid into the urn nothing happens...                         
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 53  ; As you hoist the kings arms to the top a fresh gus
As you hoist the kings arms to the top a fresh gust of sea breeze              
fills the barque's sail. The boat dances elegantly on imaginary                
waves while your surroundings dissolve. Under your very eyes the               
barque's wood ages and cracks, riggings and sail fall to pieces                
leaving only dust...                                                           
                                                                               
After a while the room reappears.                                              
Something seems to have changed... you could have sworn there was              
no neon tube blazing in the room five minutes ago.                             
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 54  ; You have some difficulty deciding which key to use
You have some difficulty deciding which key to use, but finally                
the lock engages and the door opens wide...                                    
                                                                               
You carefully look around and, seeing no guards, leap outside                  
closing the door behind you to cover your escape.                              
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 55  ; You must be confused. The $NOUN$ isn't here.      
You must be confused. The $NOUN$ isn't here.                                   
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MESSAGE 56  ; Better not. If somebody saw you talking to a $NOUN
Better not. If somebody saw you talking to a $NOUN$ they might                 
think you're crazy.                                                            
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 57  ; You try to go $VERB$, but in the dark you bump int
You try to go $VERB$, but in the dark you bump into something                  
and fall.                                                                      
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 58  ; This is the end.                                  
This is the end.                                                               
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You may ³QUIT     ³  or                                                        
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        ³RESTORE  ³  to a SAVEd position or                                    
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        ³RESURRECT³                                                            
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³WARNING:                                                      ³               
³If you choose to be resurrected from the dead this might lead ³               
³to strange results because resurrection techniques are not as ³               
³well-developped as would be desirable. You might land in a    ³               
³situation where the things you are carrying may be of little  ³               
³or no avail to you, it might even turn out that you can't     ³               
³finish the game under the given circumstances...              ³               
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MESSAGE 59  ; You awake from a strange dream, covered in sweat. 
You awake from a strange dream, covered in sweat.                              
As you look around your unfamiliar surroundings you find                       
you are wearing street clothes and shoes and carrying                          
a peculiar collection of items.                                                
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 60  ; As you insert the $NOUN$ into the machine's slot t
As you insert the $NOUN$ into the machine's slot the $NOUN$                    
vanishes within the mechanism with a clinking noise.                           
Nothing else happens...                                                        
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 61  ; This embalming fluid you drank must be doing somet
This embalming fluid you drank must be doing something to your                 
digestion. You suddenly feel like bursting.                                    
You can't move any further before you haven't relieved yourself.               
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 62  ; Clumsily you stumble through the papyrus reeds and
Clumsily you stumble through the papyrus reeds and lose your                   
footing. You splash into the dirty water and help yourself                     
to a goodly mouthful of water, struggling with your load.                      
A strong current seizes you and deposits you somewhere at the                  
river's mouth after quite a while, where you lie panting and                   
gasping for air.                                                               
Good thing you haven't been carried out to the open sea...                     
But you seem to have lost all your posessions.                                 
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 63  ; You fool.                                         
You fool.                                                                      
                                                                               
Did you think you could just fly home like that?                               
You haven't achieved a lot yet. Better try once more.                          
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 64  ; You try to light the lamp, but the wick is dry. Th
You try to light the lamp, but the wick is dry. There seems                    
to be no oil left in the lamp.                                                 
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 65  ; How do you think you are going to light the $NOUN$
How do you think you are going to light the $NOUN$?                            
You don't have any matches.                                                    
                                                                               
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MESSAGE 66  ; From somewhere in the room a hidden loudspeaker an
From somewhere in the room a hidden loudspeaker announces:                     
                                                                               
"Ladies and Gentlemen. The pyramid will be closing in 25                       
 minutes."                                                                     
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 67  ; You try to talk to one of the Japanese tourists bu
You try to talk to one of the Japanese tourists but they all                   
look the same to you so you can't quite figure out to which one                
you are speaking. Not speaking any Japanese however, this                      
conversation is of no avail to you.                                            
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 68  ; A small group of Japanese tourists enters the room
A small group of Japanese tourists enters the room.                            
They smile at you pleasantly and drive you crazy flashing their                
cameras at you.                                                                
You feel you'd rather be alone in these rooms.                                 
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 69  ; As you try to $VERB$ the Japanese tourists they sh
As you try to $VERB$ the Japanese tourists they shout and scream               
in surprise. You can't seem to get at one of them, but you might               
have given them a little shock, as they scurry to the next room                
watching you carefully from the threshold.                                     
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 70  ; You kindly ask the Pharao how he feels after the r
You kindly ask the Pharao how he feels after the resurrection                  
and chat a little about the good old times.                                    
The Pharao is very grateful and offers you his treasure chest                  
as a reward for your services.                                                 
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 71  ; You ask the Pharao about how to get home. He says 
You ask the Pharao about how to get home. He says he would like to             
help you and have his ship take you home. But, alas, the barque                
seems to be out of order... If you could fix the problem the boat              
would stand at your disposition.                                               
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 72  ; As you talk to the sailor he notices the Pharao at
As you talk to the sailor he notices the Pharao at your side and               
falls to his knees in reverence. From his pocket he takes an old               
weathered flag showing the Pharao's arms.                                      
"I have kept this for you all those years, boss" he says.                      
(He doesn't actually say "BOSS", of course, but "AAF'FENDE"                    
meaning almost the same).                                                      
Then the Pharao sits down and they chat a little about the good                
old times when slaves were cheap.                                              
After a while the king bids the old man farewell and hands you the             
embroidered flag.                                                              
                                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 73  ; You try to whistle for a taxi but it doesn't seem 
You try to whistle for a taxi but it doesn't seem to work without              
the other thing...                                                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 74  ; As you hoist the flag you feel a soft wind rising.
As you hoist the flag you feel a soft wind rising... but only for a            
few seconds. Nothing else happens.                                             
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 75  ; Out of an insane impulse you spill the oil on the 
Out of an insane impulse you spill the oil on the floor.                       
As the last drop is gone the vial in your hand turns as hot as fire,           
burning your hand. With a yell of pain you drop the vial which falls           
to the floor, breaking into a thousand shards.                                 
This is typical.                                                               
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 76  ; As you might have already expected a bus pulls up 
As you might have already expected a bus pulls up after a while.               
A few tourists get out and a conductor takes his place at the                  
bus entrance.                                                                  
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MESSAGE 77  ; YOU can't go south from here. Only the bus can.   
YOU can't go south from here. Only the bus can.                                
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MESSAGE 78  ; You consider buying the $NOUN$ but on closer exami
You consider buying the $NOUN$ but on closer examination decide                
not to. After all, you don't seem to have enough money anyway.                 
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 79  ; As you browse through the dusty remains of hundred
As you browse through the dusty remains of hundreds of servants                
and guards you notice something shiny among the bones.                         
It seems to be a keyring with several brazen keys.                             
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MESSAGE 80  ; You try to wake the guide and talk to him, but he 
You try to wake the guide and talk to him, but he just won't                   
wake up and continues to snore at you.                                         
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 81  ; You feel a little awkward standing here waving the
You feel a little awkward standing here waving the $NOUN$ in the air.          
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