
REM  ----  The TWOWAYS Adventure  *.DAT file

RESURRECTION ROOM 3

MAX_LIVES 9

REM -- MAXIMUM ROOMS 67
REM -- MAXIMUM NOUNS 243
REM -- MAXIMUM CREATURES 330
REM -- ITEMS BEING CARRIED 0
REM -- ITEMS BEING WORN 0


VERB
UP CLIMB
OPEN UNROLL
CLOSE ROLL
UNLOCK CUT
EXAMINE DESCRIBE
READ STUDY
ATTACK SACRIFICE
GET ACCEPT RECEIVE STEAL
ASK TALK
TURN AWAKE BREAK END
PUSH MOVE
DROP GIVE RETURN
LIGHT SMOKE
END_VERB

INTRODUCTION
                                  ------------                                 
                                  < TWO WAYS >                                 
                                  ------------                                 
                                                                               
     TWO WAYS is a Christian text adventure -- a twentieth-century, sometimes
just a little mixed up "Tale of Two Cities".  You, the weary traveler, can     
choose between a quick and easy path to the city of Eirene or take the path    
which leads through Apoleia, a city fraught with untold hidden dangers which   
can strike without warning.                                                    
     In this day of R&X rated everything, I offer this unabashedly evangelistic
text adventure for your consideration and enjoyment.  Of course, there are     
numerous Biblical quotations and personal biases, however, I think you will    
find them presented in an entertaining fashion by the time you have discovered 
all the traps, solved the puzzles, acquired all the points and finished the    
adventure.  Besides which, if the "religious" stuff gets a little thick you can
always skip ahead or even quit--well, almost always.  Which reminds me, be sure
and check out the helpful hints which, if not always helpful at all times,     
should at least provide some insight into this man's too often twisted sense of
humor.                                                                         
                                      --Grant E. Metcalf                       
You are a weary night time traveler who has been sent out by your master into  
the world to look for valuable treasure.  The darkness seems to press down     
heavily on your shoulders as you pick your way along an obscure desert trail   
toward the eastern horizon.  The sounds and shadows of the passing night have  
served well to frighten you many times.  Scratched, bruised and scared half out
of your wits, after innumerable collisions and falls in the dark, you wonder   
what thing of so great importance could exist, causing you to embark on such   
a journey as this.                                                             
                                                                               
Miserable traveler that you are, once again, you stumble over some unseen      
object hidden by the darkness.  Somehow, life just doesn't seem fair.  If there
was a God, if you could just find Him, then you would lodge your complaint and 
demand an answer.                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
END_INTRODUCTION


REM LISTING ROOMS AND ITEMS AND CREATURES IN THEM

ROOM 2  ; DESERT TRAIL
DESERT TRAIL
SPECIAL 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
KEY 200  ; OBJECT
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION FEEL TO 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 2  ; DESERT TRAIL
You are sprawled near the end of a long, dusty, desert trail that winds its    
way invisibly across the darkened landscape  behind you. Hoping that your long 
trek through the night will soon end, and more than willing to forget it, you  
gather yourself and prepare to forge ahead.                                    
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 2  ; DESERT TRAIL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 200  ; UNSEEN OBJECT
OBJECT
UNSEEN
There is an unseen object here.
LOCATION 2  ; DESERT TRAIL
UNMOVABLE
PUSHABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  OBJECT   THING  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 200  ; UNSEEN OBJECT
You will have to grope around in the dark for awhile and find it first!  It is 
much easier to describe something with a name.  Right?  Right!                 
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
BEND IN TRAIL
WEST 11  ; DESERT TRAIL
NORTHEAST 4  ; BROAD PATH
SPECIAL 5  ; NARROW PATH
KEY 207  ; TREE
ROOM_SYNONYMS PUSH   MOVE LOOK  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
With the landscape awash in the light of another dawn, you see a massive       
boulder blocking the trail and preventing any further progress directly toward 
the east.  There is a tree with bushy branches next to it on your right.  The  
trail now bends toward the northeast, where it quickly broadens into a well    
traveled way.  You look around, seeking for some indication as to what could   
lie ahead.                                                                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 203  ; MASSIVE BOULDER
BOULDER
MASSIVE
There is a massive boulder here.
LOCATION 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
WEIGHT 203
SIZE 203
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  BOULDER   INSCRIPTION  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 203  ; MASSIVE BOULDER
Your eye is drawn to an ancient inscription on the north side of the boulder.  
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 203  ; MASSIVE BOULDER
You study the old lettering for a few seconds mouthing the words as you read.  
                                                                               
<THIS WAY TO APOLEIA<                                                          
                                                                               
You wonder if there might be some hidden meaning in the name.  Much farther    
along the way you can see other fellow travelers.                              
END_TEXT

NOUN 207  ; BUSHY TREE
TREE
BUSHY
A bushy tree stands beside it.
LOCATION 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
WEIGHT 207
SIZE 207
UNMOVABLE
PUSHABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  TREE   BRANCHES FOLIAGE LEAVES  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 207  ; BUSHY TREE
The tree is about 35 feet high and covered with thick foliage.  The willowy    
branches hang close to the ground so that you cannot easily see beyond it.     
END_NOUN_DESCR

SPECIAL 4  ; BROAD PATH
I am here to welcome you to the beautiful and peaceful city of Apoleia, a city 
of unlimited creativity and imagination!  Anything you desire you can have!    
It's all here!  You'll never want to leave!  Satisfaction guaranteed!          
                                                                               
Please, deposit  all weapons outside the gate!  We are a peaceful city.        
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 4  ; BROAD PATH
BROAD PATH
NORTH 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
SOUTHWEST 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
ENTER 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
SPECIAL 4  ; BROAD PATH
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LISTEN ASK  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 4  ; BROAD PATH
Thinking about the pleasant tree, you hurry along the broad way hoping to      
learn somewhat more about your destination.  Other travelers are also walking  
along the way.  Moving through the fringe of the crowd, you can see the wall of
a city having a wide gate opening up before you.  Above the gate is written    
"APOLEIA" and across the way is a young man extolling the virtues of the city. 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 4  ; BROAD PATH
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 204  ; COSMOPOLITAN CITY
CITY
COSMOPOLITAN
You are nearing a cosmopolitan city.
LOCATION 4  ; BROAD PATH
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  CITY   APOLEIA  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 204  ; COSMOPOLITAN CITY
My friend, didn't you notice the young man?  Why don't you join the gathering  
crowd of roamin' countrymen and lend him your ears?                            
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 302  ; YOUNG MAN
MAN
YOUNG
There is a handsome young man calling out here.
LOCATION 4  ; BROAD PATH
MAN
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 302  ; YOUNG MAN
He's a good looking dude who the city fathers sent out here to promote all that
the city offers.  He gives you a wink and a wry grin and calls out to the      
passers by, "Listen, folks!"                                                   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 5  ; NARROW PATH
Pushing the foliage aside you see angling off to the right a narrow path which 
had been hidden by the tree.  You decide quickly to follow it.                 
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 5  ; NARROW PATH
NARROW PATH
NORTHWEST 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
SPECIAL 8  ; NARROW PATH
LIGHT 201  ; SWORD
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   S SOUTH  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 5  ; NARROW PATH
                                                                               
As you walk along the path, it is obvious that not much traffic comes this way.
Rounding an outcropping of rock, suddenly, you come face-to-face with a man    
dressed in the garb of an old Roman citizen.                                   
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 5  ; NARROW PATH
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 205  ; SMALL SCROLL
SCROLL
SMALL
You see a scroll.
LOCATION 5  ; NARROW PATH
POINTS 5
CLOSABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 205  ; SMALL SCROLL
It is small, having been neatly rolled.  If it is anything like most other     
scrolls, it probably contains important information.                           
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 206  ; GOOD NEWS
NEWS
GOOD
The "GOOD NEWS" is here 
LOCATION 205  ; SMALL SCROLL
POINTS 5
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  NEWS   TEXT  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 206  ; GOOD NEWS
Why not read it for yourself?                                                  
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 206  ; GOOD NEWS
I, Paul, would share with you the good news which I also have received, how    
that Christ died on behalf of our sins according to the sacred writings; and   
that He was entombed, and that He has been raised on the third day according   
to the sacred writings:  after which He was seen by a great number of eye      
witnesses including myself.                                                    
                                                                               
Having elsewhere concluded in my letter to the Romans that there is no one     
who is righteous, not so much as one, but that all have sinned and are falling 
short of the glory of God, I greatly rejoice when considering that God is now  
constantly proving His own love to us, since while we were yet sinners, Christ 
died in our behalf.  It is no longer necessary to rely on the subsistence      
rewards of our sinful nature which result in death, because the free gift of   
God is life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.                                  
                                                                               
How, you may ask, does one receive this gift?  The key is to believe on the    
Lord Jesus Christ.  If you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and    
will believe in your heart that God raised Him from among the dead, you will   
be saved.    For with the heart faith is exercised resulting in righteousness, 
and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.  As the sacred   
writings say, "Everyone who believes in Him shall not be put to shame.         
                                                                               
Now that you have received the good news along with the key, perhaps you would 
like to resume your journey south and east in search of the city of Eirene?    
END_TEXT

CREATURE 303  ; CITIZEN ROMAN
ROMAN
CITIZEN
There is an old Roman here with some good news for you.
LOCATION 5  ; NARROW PATH
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  ROMAN   PAUL CITIZEN MAN  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 303  ; CITIZEN ROMAN
The man is dressed in an old Roman toga and sandals.  His body is scarred and  
bent but there is a sense of well-being in his carriage.  He approaches with a 
warm greeting and on his face you see an expression of intense compassion.  He 
 says, "Friend, you probably haven't heard much good news lately and I want    
to share some with you.  It has been written down here in the scroll."         
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
Apoleia is a center for unsurpassed imagination.  It offers activity of every  
variety, many of which hold hidden dangers.  I must warn you that once you pass
through the gate you cannot return.  There are many ruthless people and things 
there trying to entice or entrap you.  I do know that occasionally one will    
escape, but unfortunately, I haven't met many others myself.  I see you have a 
sword.  You might ought to keep it handy.                                      
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
NORTH 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SOUTH 4  ; BROAD PATH
ENTER 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SPECIAL 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
LIGHT 201  ; SWORD
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   ASK LISTEN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
Trailing along behind the crowd as it compresses inward through the gate you   
see the word APOLEIA inscribed above the opening.  To one side stands a wizened
old man greeting those who pass by.                                            
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 202  ; MEGALOPOLIS CITY
CITY
MEGALOPOLIS
You are about to enter a megalopolis.
LOCATION 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  CITY   MEGALOPOLIS APOLEIA  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 202  ; MEGALOPOLIS CITY
Why not interrogate the wizened old man about it?                              
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 301  ; OLD MAN
MAN
OLD
There is a wizened old man standing near the gate.
LOCATION 6  ; OUTSIDE WIDE GATE
MAN
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 301  ; OLD MAN
The old man smiles warmly in your direction and says,                          
"Hello, neighbor!  I'd like to tell you what little I know about Apoleia."     
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
Collapsing from exhaustion, someone rolls your spent body off the treadmill.   
Dragging yourself along the rough paving you crawl away and after much effort  
are at last able to struggle to your feet.                                     
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
CENTRAL PLAZA
NORTH 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
SOUTH 13  ; LIBRARY
EAST 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
WEST 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
NORTHEAST 16  ; WELL HOUSE
NORTHWEST 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
SOUTHEAST 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
SOUTHWEST 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
UP 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
DOWN 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
ENTER 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
EXIT 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
You are standing in the central plaza of Apoleia.  Turning on your heels you   
gape in awe at your surroundings.  No matter which                             
direction you turn something appears to grab your attention.                   
                                                                               
                              PRIDE'S PEAK 'U'                                 
                                        ^                                      
                            DESIREE'S PLACE 'N'                                
                     'NW' TREADMILL WAY\|/WELL HOUSE 'NE'                      
                'W' GOTROX BANK & TRUST-O-NEW AGE TEMPLE 'E'                   
                      'SW' TRASCH MEDIA/|\HALLS OF IVY 'SE'                    
                                  LIBRARY 'S'                                  
                                        v                                      
                              DEEP SHADOWS 'D'                                 
                                                                               
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 8  ; NARROW PATH
NARROW PATH
NORTH 5  ; NARROW PATH
SPECIAL 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   YES NO E EAST  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 8  ; NARROW PATH
You stroll along the path toward your destination in a somewhat reflective     
mood.  Ahead you see another traveler coming along the path.  Her smile is     
sincere and she moves with an air of confidence and purpose.                   
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 8  ; NARROW PATH
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

CREATURE 304  ; LOQUACIOUS WOMAN
WOMAN
LOQUACIOUS
There is a woman on the path.
LOCATION 8  ; NARROW PATH
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  WOMAN   LADY  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 304  ; LOQUACIOUS WOMAN
You step aside to let her pass.  She sees you and says, "Hello!  Are you a     
seeker too?  O look!  You've found a sword!  No doubt there is a wonderful     
story in that!  Say, did you run across that ridiculous fellow with the scroll?
He is so narrow minded!  O, I do love your sword!  You know, in my travels I   
have found so many different and wonderful ways to god.  Perhaps you would like
to take some time and talk about what I have been able to learn?  O, I know you
would!  Please, say yes!                                                       
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
This lady's unbridled loquacity is incredible. After going on at some length,  
she finally pauses imperceptibly and says, "You know, I really must be going!  
Thanks for the wonderful dialogue!"  With that she turns and hurries away.     
                                                                               
Stepping back on the path, you draw your sleeve across your brow and wonder....
                                                                               
What Now?                                                                      
                                                                               
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
WEST 8  ; NARROW PATH
SPECIAL 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
KEY 215  ; CHRIST
LIGHT 201  ; SWORD
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS TURN   BELIEVE TRUST  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
You are standing outside the narrow gate in the wall to the city of Eirene.    
There's a  sound of rustling  leaves emanating from the shrubs that line the   
path.  To one side stands a gatekeeper.  Written on the gate are these words:  
                                                                               
       I AM                                                                    
     THE WAY                                                                   
     THE TRUTH                                                                 
     THE LIFE                                                                  
     THE DOOR                                                                  
                                                                               
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

CREATURE 305  ; WATCHFUL GATEKEEPER
GATEKEEPER
WATCHFUL
A gatekeeper is standing watch.
LOCATION 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  GATEKEEPER   GUARD KEEPER  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 305  ; WATCHFUL GATEKEEPER
The gatekeeper is large and powerful looking--not the sort you'd care to mess  
with, although, he certainly doesn't act unfriendly.  "If you have the key,"   
says he, "now would be a good time to use it and enter the city.  Everyone who 
enters the city must use the key."                                             
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 330  ; DOUBTING DEMON
DEMON
DOUBTING
The demon of doubt is lurking in the bushes.
LOCATION 9  ; OUTSIDE NARROW GATE
HOSTILE
WEAPON 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
THRESHOLD 2
TIMETHRESH 5
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  DEMON   DOUBT  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 330  ; DOUBTING DEMON
After studying the matter carefully for some time, it would appear that        
the only doubt here is the one in your mind.                                   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
After groping about in the dark for a bit, you manage to find a discarded sword
and scabbard.                                                                  
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
DESERT TRAIL
EAST 11  ; DESERT TRAIL
POINTS 1
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
You are squatting near the end of a long, dusty, desert trail that winds its   
way invisibly westward across the darkened landscape  behind you. Convinced    
that your long trek through the night will soon be over, and already beginning 
to push its memories toward the recesses of your mind, you prepare to forge    
ahead.  Your eager senses tell you that the day-spring is swelling just below  
the horizon.                                                                   
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
SWORD
DISCARDED
There is a discarded sword here.
LOCATION 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
POINTS 5
READABLE
OPEN
NOUN_SYNONYMS  SWORD   BLADE HILT ENGRAVING LETTERS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
As you slip the sword from its scabbard, it seems to come to life in your      
hands.    Running your fingers over the hilt and double-edged blade  you       
detect some engraving that apparently forms letters.                           
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
The engraving on the sword, following closer inspection, is revealed to be     
two words, "TRUTH" and "LIGHT".  You give the blade an affectionate pat and    
then return it to its sheath wherein it lay abandoned beside the trail.        
END_TEXT

NOUN 215  ; LORD CHRIST
CHRIST
LORD
TRUTH and LIGHT reside
LOCATION 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
SIZE 10
UNMOVABLE
TURNABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  CHRIST   LORD JESUS SON SAVIOR  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 215  ; LORD CHRIST
"I AM The Light of the world: he who is following Me shall not walk in The     
Darkness, but shall have the light of life."  "I AM The Way, and The Truth, and
The Life:  no one comes to The Father, but by Me."  The one who believes on the
Son has eternal life; but the one who obeys not the Son shall not see life, but
the wrath of God abides on him.                                                
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 11  ; DESERT TRAIL
DESERT TRAIL
EAST 3  ; BEND IN TRAIL
WEST 10  ; DESERT TRAIL
LIGHT 201  ; SWORD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 11  ; DESERT TRAIL
You move steadily along the trail beneath an ever expanding vault of azure sky.
Comforted by the sword you carry, you determine to always keep it nearby.      
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 11  ; DESERT TRAIL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
DESIREE'S PLACE
SOUTH 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
EAST 16  ; WELL HOUSE
WEST 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
SPECIAL 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
KEY 217  ; HOSTESS
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION FOLLOW  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
Your eyes take a few moments to adjust to the dim lighting, tearing at the     
corners in response to the smoky atmosphere.  All around you swirls a babble   
of voices and the tinkling of ice cubes against glass.                         
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 217  ; SMILING HOSTESS
HOSTESS
SMILING
A hostess sees you waiting.
LOCATION 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
WEIGHT 106
SIZE 9
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  HOSTESS   WAITRESS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 217  ; SMILING HOSTESS
You find her face and voice quite pleasant.  She asks, "Would you like to be   
seated?"  Then gesturing for you to follow, she quickly turns and walks briskly
toward the far side of the room.                                               
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 13  ; LIBRARY
LIBRARY
NORTH 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SOUTH 25  ; BOOK STACKS
EAST 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
WEST 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
SOUTHWEST 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 13  ; LIBRARY
A quiet hush envelops you as you approach the desk in the library.  Collected  
here are copies of most of the literature known to man.  To the north, east and
west are exits which lead elsewhere in the city.  Ahead of you are stacked row 
upon row of countless tomes. Tucked away in the right hand corner is a display 
case.  The librarian has deserted her post for the moment to locate a book.    
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 13  ; LIBRARY
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 209  ; LEATHER CASE
CASE
LEATHER
You notice a small case.
LOCATION 13  ; LIBRARY
CLOSABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  CASE   KEYS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 209  ; LEATHER CASE
The small, red leather case is about 1-1/2 inches by 3 inches in size with a   
snap type fastener.  No doubt the librarian's keys are inside.                 
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 210  ; BRASS KEY
KEY
BRASS
There is a brass key.
LOCATION 209  ; LEATHER CASE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 210  ; BRASS KEY
It appears to be an ordinary small brass key.                                  
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 211  ; STEEL KEY
KEY
STEEL
There is a steel key.
LOCATION 209  ; LEATHER CASE
PUSHABLE
TURNABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 211  ; STEEL KEY
Its gray polished surface and tapered tip reminds you more of a weapon.        
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
NEW AGE TEMPLE
NORTH 16  ; WELL HOUSE
SOUTH 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
EAST 40  ; PARROT ROOM
WEST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
LIGHT 214  ; BOOK
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
Om om om om om om.                                                             
                                                                               
Simultaneous with the smell of incense greeting your nostrils there comes to   
your ears the sound of transcendental meditation, one of the many religious    
practices of Hinduism.                                                         
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 237  ; CRUMPLED PAMPHLET
PAMPHLET
CRUMPLED
Your foot strikes a crumpled wad of paper lying near the door.
LOCATION 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
POINTS 5
READABLE
CLOSABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  PAMPHLET   PAPER WAD  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 237  ; CRUMPLED PAMPHLET
It appears to be some kind of religious pamphlet.  Perhaps you should read it. 
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 237  ; CRUMPLED PAMPHLET
                                 WHAT IS GOD?                                  
                                 -----------                                   
     Did you notice that the question is not "who"  is God but "what"?  Do you 
know that the God of the Bible is a genuine "person"?  For only a personality  
can demonstrate those characteristics attributed to the God of the Bible.      
                                                                               
     God sees and hears:  "And the LORD said, I have surely seen the           
affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of
their taskmasters; and I know their sorrow;"--Exodus 3:7                       
     God creates:  "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."   
--Genesis 1:1                                                                  
     God remembers:  "Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a pleasant child? for since
I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore My bowels are
troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD."--         
Jeremiah 31:20                                                                 
     God speaks (subject-object relationship):  "And He said, (to Moses)       
'Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a token unto you; that I have 
sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God   
upon this mountain.' "--Exodus 3:12                                            
     God has a will:  "in whom also we were made a heritage, having been       
foreordained according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the    
counsel of His will."--Ephesians 1:11                                          
     God is a personal spirit:  "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him    
must worship in spirit and in truth."--John 4:24                               
     God knows (has a mind):  "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
--Jeremiah 29:11                                                               
     God will judge:  "Marvel not at this, for the hour comes, in which all    
that are in the tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that    
have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil    
unto the resurrection of judgment." "And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men  
once to die, and after this comes judgment; so Christ also, having been once   
offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin,  
to them that wait for Him, unto salvation."--John 5:28-29, Hebrews 9:27-28     
     God loves and gives:  "But God commends his own love toward us, in that,  
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." "Herein is love, not that we   
loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the satisfaction for   
our sins." "in whom we have our redemption through His blood, the forgiveness  
of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace." "For by grace you are
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God: not of 
works, that no man should boast."--Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:10, Ephesians 1:7,2:8-9
                                                                               
     In light of the above quotations, it is evident that the God of the Bible 
is a real person who creates, sees and hears, thinks, speaks and remembers.  No
I haven't forgotten that He also judges, demanding satisfaction for every wrong
done by man.  But, because of love, He offers to us His Son through faith to be
our satisfaction for sins.  This is the will of God "Who desires that all men  
be saved and come to a precise and experiential knowledge of the truth, for    
there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a Man, Christ Jesus,   
who gave himself a ransom on behalf of all."  I have obeyed "His will" and put 
my faith in Jesus.  He has proven Himself to be a friend true to His word.  He 
gives peace and direction in every aspect of my life.  Perhaps today you too   
would like to place your trust in Jesus.                                       
     Concerning the "new age", it is as old as the tower of Babel (maybe the   
Ziggurat of Nimrud), fabricating from the immoral religious and philosophical  
practices of antiquity the alleged "new way".  From the beginning, the God of  
the Bible has warned against such beliefs and activities.  Impending disaster  
awaits those who refuse to turn back.                                          
END_TEXT

CREATURE 312  ; VARIEGATED PARROT
PARROT
VARIEGATED
A beautifully variegated parrot sits atop a perch near the entrance.
LOCATION 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  PARROT   BIRD  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 312  ; VARIEGATED PARROT
The coloring of the parrot's plumage is varied and vivid ranging from brilliant
red to a deep and rich tropical green.  Responding to your admiring gaze, she  
bobs her head with a flourish and begins to recite a bit of poetry--           
     "My name, it is Poly, I'm an eclectic bird.                               
     For you I will parrot from religions I've heard.                          
     I'll pick some from this one, and from that one i'll choose,              
     Whichever one suits me, that's the  one I will use.                       
     To begin--there is Good, an impersonal force,                             
     A principle, something about which men discourse.                         
     Now second--there's Evil, some add that to the list                       
     Still others would argue that it does not exist.                          
     But then thirdly say those, you'll be happy to find,                      
     That the whole mess is only a question of Mind!                           
     Retribution is fourth if your ways you don't mend--                       
     (Expletive deleted) may describe your foul end.                           
     Yet if all of this squawking to you seems obscure,                        
     If what you are seeking is the simple and pure,                           
     Then, trust dear old Poly, your eclectic friend,                          
     Just unfurl your mainsail and be borne on the wind."                      
You notice then that Poly's perch is a replica of the tower of Babel.          
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
NORTH 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
SOUTH 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
EAST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
WEST 41  ; BANK VAULT
SPECIAL 55  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRWELL
KEY 216  ; MONEY
ROOM_SYNONYMS PULL   STEAL GET TAKE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
The clinking of coins and rustling of paper sound like music to the ears of    
one whose resources are all but depleted.  All around the bank clients and     
clerks are busy about matters financial.  A large, polished, Philippine        
mahogany desk dominates the room.                                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 216  ; PAPER MONEY
MONEY
PAPER
There is a stack of paper money on the desk.
LOCATION 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
PULLABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  MONEY   BILLS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 216  ; PAPER MONEY
The stack of bills is about an inch thick and composed of several large        
denominations.  No one appears to be keeping an eye on the store at the moment.
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 221  ; BRONZE PLATE
PLATE
BRONZE
A bronze name plate is attached to the desk.
LOCATION 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
WEIGHT 115
SIZE 115
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  PLATE   NAME  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 221  ; BRONZE PLATE
A name has been engraved across it's face.                                     
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 221  ; BRONZE PLATE
                         ------------------------------                        
                         |                             |                       
                         |        I.V. GOTROX          |                       
                         |                             |                       
                         |   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER   |                       
                         |                             |                       
                         ------------------------------                        
END_TEXT

CREATURE 324  ; DISTINGUISHED MAN
MAN
DISTINGUISHED
There is a distinguished looking man walking toward the vault.
LOCATION 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  MAN   GOTROX CEO  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 324  ; DISTINGUISHED MAN
Upon entering the bank you observed this tall, somewhat distinguished looking  
gentleman leaving  the large desk in the middle of the room and walking toward 
the open vault door located in the west wall.  He carries in his hand a stack  
of papers which seem to require his full attention.                            
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 16  ; WELL HOUSE
WELL HOUSE
SOUTH 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
WEST 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
NORTHEAST 56  ; SEWER
SOUTHWEST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SPECIAL 44  ; SEWER
KEY 220  ; BUCKET
LIGHT 215  ; CHRIST
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS PULL   GET CLIMB DOWN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 16  ; WELL HOUSE
Seeing a number of people entering the small building at the northeast corner  
of the plaza you step inside too.  In the center is a lovely wishing well.     
Those walking past are continually adding to its contents.                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 16  ; WELL HOUSE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 219  ; WISHING WELL
WELL
WISHING
There is a wishing well situated in the center of the building.
LOCATION 16  ; WELL HOUSE
WEIGHT 116
SIZE 116
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 219  ; WISHING WELL
It resembles a typical wishing well.                                           
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 220  ; WOODEN BUCKET
BUCKET
WOODEN
A sturdy looking wooden bucket gently sways above the well's mouth.
LOCATION 16  ; WELL HOUSE
UNMOVABLE
PULLABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 220  ; WOODEN BUCKET
It is shaped like most other buckets you have seen hanging above a well.       
This one does, however, appear to be large enough to hold someone your size.   
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 306  ; UNIFORMED WORKMAN
WORKMAN
UNIFORMED
There is a man wearing a uniform standing by the well.
LOCATION 16  ; WELL HOUSE
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  WORKMAN   MAN  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 306  ; UNIFORMED WORKMAN
He looks friendly enough.  Grinning in your direction he says, "Hey buddy, how 
would you like to help me out today?  I've got to clear out the bottom of this 
well.  If you'll ride the bucket down for me I will let you keep half of what  
you bring up.  How about it?                                                   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG  
                                                                               
The alarm bell spurs you into immediate action.  Fleeing headlong through the  
nearest exit into the plaza, you quickly loose yourself along a crowded        
street.  Perhaps the next time you'll use a little more caution.  The padlock  
apparently contains a hidden alarm   which produces a most unsettling racket.  
Well, at least you now have the book--don't you?                               
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
TREADMILL WAY
SOUTH 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
EAST 12  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
NORTHWEST 27  ; TREADMILL
SOUTHEAST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
ENTER 27  ; TREADMILL
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
Blending into the crowd moving along the way in a northwesterly direction you  
take note of a number of things.  Most of the people around you simply seem to 
be going about their business in a robotic fashion, their facial expressions   
lacking animation, not showing much interest in their surroundings.  They move 
doggedly forward yet with little apparent purpose.  Lifting your gaze above    
their heads, you see a tired looking,  uninviting, old street sign.  It reads, 
"TREADMILL NW".                                                                
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
HALLS OF IVY
NORTH 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
SOUTH 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
EAST 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
WEST 13  ; LIBRARY
NORTHWEST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SPECIAL 47  ; PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   SE SOUTHEAST  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
You walk briskly between the rows of clipped shrubbery lining the pathways.    
To your right the sparkling new science building is devouring students by      
the score.  With its stony gray aspect even darker against the backdrop of the 
morning sun, the old philosophy edifice glowers at you from its perch atop an  
eastern knoll.  The library stands to the west.  Directly ahead looms a sign   
which reads, "DANGER!  PRIME ORDEAL OOZE".                                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
TRASCH MEDIA
NORTH 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
EAST 13  ; LIBRARY
WEST 48  ; STUDIO 86
NORTHEAST 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
NORTHWEST 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
SOUTHWEST 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
DOWN 50  ; TRASCH'S ASHES
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
Thinking that it may be time to  catch up with current happenings, you wander  
into the Trasch Media Building.  A number of people are scattered around the   
room, busy at their daily tasks.  Above the studio 86 door in the west wall a  
red bulb winks on and off.  The rumble of printing presses can be heard above  
the office clatter behind the doors to the southwest.  "TRASCH'S ASHES" has    
been rakishly written over the garbage shoot at the south side of the room.    
Having no interest in rejects or desire to become one, you turn your attention 
in other directions.                                                           
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 243  ; PROTEST LETTER
LETTER
PROTEST
A letter lies open on the editorial desk.
LOCATION 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
WEIGHT 19
SIZE 19
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 243  ; PROTEST LETTER
It is a letter to the editor of Trasch Media expressing the author's personal  
concern over current practice and policy.                                      
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 243  ; PROTEST LETTER
To the Editor of Trasch Media,                                                 
     I must express my concern over your recent policies regarding the media's 
responsibility for distribution of information and entertainment.  It should be
plain for all to see that in an effort to obtain greater notoriety and wealth, 
the traditional guidelines of honesty and decency have been abandoned.  When   
newsworthy stories are created, distorted and/or exaggerated out of proportion,
I am offended.  Furthermore, when the preponderance of both the literature and 
programming disseminated by your organization appears designed to reach only   
the lowest common denominator and to shock all sensibilities, I continue to be 
incensed.  If I could only see that you exercised for yourself the same lofty  
standards which you demand of the society you pretend to serve--but alas,      
hypocrisy is ever with us!  Remember the power of the media?  If you persist in
providing society with Trasch--you will also bear your share of responsibility 
for "trasching" society.                                                       
END_TEXT

ROOM 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
PRIDE'S PEAK
UP 51  ; EGO'S END
DOWN 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
ENTER 51  ; EGO'S END
EXIT 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
POINTS 1
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
Ascending the final thirteen steps to the observation platform doesn't seem to 
require much effort.  In fact, the altitude and atmosphere portend a rather    
heady quality.  Glancing over the balustrade at the scene far below, very      
little thought is given as to how much smaller and less significant things now 
appear to you.                                                                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 234  ; EPHEMERAL STAIRWAY
STAIRWAY
EPHEMERAL
Wisps of smoke spiral lazily upward from below.  
LOCATION 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
WEIGHT 120
SIZE 120
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  STAIRWAY   STAIRS STEPS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 234  ; EPHEMERAL STAIRWAY
Mr. Hanagash sees you looking at the stairway and breaks into a wide grin.     
Walking over to it he grips the banister firmly in one hand and says,          
"My friend, I do believe that you truly have some latent powers.  Why, I merely
suggested a stairway and you were able to create an ephemeral one right here!  
I think you should climb it and see what great discovery awaits you there."    
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 235  ; REGAL STATUE
STATUE
REGAL
The statue of a Babylonian stands at the eastern end of the observation deck.
LOCATION 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
WEIGHT 120
SIZE 120
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 235  ; REGAL STATUE
The statue is of the emperor Nebuchadnezzar.  Its gold inlay regally reflects  
the light from the overhead sun.  The figure smiles benignly down at you from  
its stance atop a large granite pedestal.                                      
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 236  ; REGAL PROCLAMATION
PROCLAMATION
REGAL
There is a proclamation chiseled in its base.
LOCATION 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
WEIGHT 120
SIZE 120
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  PROCLAMATION   INSCRIPTION  
END_NOUN

TEXT 236  ; REGAL PROCLAMATION
NEBUCHADNEZZAR THE KING TO ALL THE PEOPLES, NATIONS, AND MEN OF EVERY LANGUAGE 
WHO LIVE IN ALL THE EARTH:  MAY YOUR PEACE ABOUND!                             
                                                                               
     I THOUGHT IT GOOD TO DECLARE THE SIGNS AND WONDERS THAT THE MOST HIGH GOD 
HAS DONE FOR ME.  HOW GREAT ARE HIS SIGNS!  AND HOW MIGHTY ARE HIS WONDERS!    
HIS KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM AND HIS DOMINION IS FROM GENERATION TO   
GENERATION!                                                                    
     I NEBUCHADNEZZAR WAS AT REST IN MY HOUSE, AND FLOURISHING IN MY PALACE.  I
SAW A DREAM WHICH MADE ME AFRAID, AND THE THOUGHTS AS I LAY ON MY BED AND THE  
VISIONS IN MY MIND KEPT ON TROUBLING ME.  SO I GAVE ORDERS TO BRING IN ALL THE 
WISE MEN OF BABYLON BEFORE ME, IN ORDER THAT THEY MIGHT MAKE KNOWN TO ME THE   
INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM.  THEN THE MAGICIANS, THE ASTROLOGERS, THE         
CHALDEANS, AND THE SOOTHSAYERS CAME IN, AND I TOLD THE DREAM TO THEM; BUT THEY 
COULD NOT MAKE ITS INTERPRETATION KNOWN TO ME.  BUT FINALLY DANIEL CAME IN     
BEFORE ME, WHOSE NAME IS BELTESHAZZAR ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MY GOD, AND IN  
WHOM IS A SPIRIT OF THE HOLY GODS; AND I TOLD HIM THE DREAM, SAYING,           
"O BELTESHAZZAR, CHIEF OF THE MAGICIANS, SINCE I KNOW THAT A SPIRIT OF THE HOLY
GODS IS IN YOU AND NO SECRET BAFFLES YOU, TELL ME THE VISIONS OF MY DREAM WHICH
I HAVE SEEN, ALONG WITH ITS INTERPRETATION."                                   
     THEN DANIEL, WHOSE NAME IS BELTESHAZZAR, WAS APPALLED FOR AWHILE AS HIS   
THOUGHTS ALARMED HIM.  THE KING RESPONDED AND SAID, "BELTESHAZZAR, DO NOT LET  
THE DREAM OR ITS INTERPRETATION ALARM YOU."  BELTESHAZZAR ANSWERED AND SAID,   
"MY LORD, IF ONLY THE DREAM APPLIED TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU, AND ITS             
INTERPRETATION TO YOUR ENEMIES!  THE TREE THAT YOU SAW, WHICH BECAME LARGE AND 
GREW STRONG, WHOSE HEIGHT REACHED TO THE SKY AND WAS VISIBLE TO ALL THE EARTH, 
AND WHOSE LEAVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND ITS FRUIT ABUNDANT, AND IN WHICH WAS FOOD  
FOR ALL, BENEATH WHICH THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD DWELT AND IN WHOSE BRANCHES THE 
BIRDS OF THE AIR LODGED--IT IS YOU, O KING; FOR YOU HAVE BECOME GREAT AND GROWN
STRONG, AND YOUR MAJESTY HAS BECOME GREAT AND REACHED TO THE SKY AND YOUR      
DOMINION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.  AND IN THAT THE KING SAW A WATCHER, A HOLY  
ONE, DESCENDING FROM HEAVEN AND SAYING, "CHOP DOWN THE TREE AND DESTROY IT; YET
LEAVE THE STUMP WITH ITS ROOTS IN THE GROUND, BUT WITH A BAND OF IRON AND      
BRONZE AROUND IT IN THE NEW GRASS OF THE FIELD, AND LET HIM BE WET WITH THE DEW
OF THE FIELD, AND LET HIM SHARE WITH THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD UNTIL SEVEN YEARS 
PASS OVER HIM;" THIS IS THE INTERPRETATION, O KING, AND THIS IS THE DECREE OF  
THE MOST HIGH, WHICH HAS COME UPON MY LORD THE KING:  THAT YOU BE DRIVEN AWAY  
FROM MANKIND, AND YOUR DWELLING PLACE BE WITH THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD, AND YOU 
BE GIVEN GRASS TO EAT LIKE CATTLE AND BE WET WITH THE DEW OF HEAVEN; AND SEVEN 
YEARS WILL PASS OVER YOU, UNTIL YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THE MOST HIGH IS RULER OVER 
THE REALM OF MANKIND, AND BESTOWS IT ON WHOMEVER HE WISHES.  AND IN THAT IT    
WAS COMMANDED TO LEAVE THE STUMP WITH THE ROOTS OF THE TREE, YOUR KINGDOM WILL 
BE ASSURED TO YOU AFTER YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS HEAVEN THAT RULES.  THEREFORE,
O KING, LET MY ADVISE BE PLEASING TO YOU:  BREAK AWAY NOW FROM YOUR SINS BY    
DOING RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND FROM YOUR INIQUITIES BY SHOWING MERCY TO THE POOR, IN 
CASE THERE MAY BE A PROLONGING OF YOUR TRANQUILLITY."                          
     ALL THIS HAPPENED TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR THE KING.  TWELVE MONTHS LATER HE WAS 
WALKING ON THE ROOF OF THE ROYAL PALACE OF BABYLON.  THE KING REFLECTED AND    
SAID, "IS THIS NOT BABYLON THE GREAT, WHICH I MYSELF HAVE BUILT AS A ROYAL     
RESIDENCE BY THE MIGHT OF MY POWER AND FOR THE GLORY OF MY MAJESTY?"  WHILE THE
WORD WAS IN THE KING'S MOUTH, A VOICE CAME FROM HEAVEN, SAYING, "O KING        
NEBUCHADNEZZAR, TO YOU IT IS DECLARED:  SOVEREIGNTY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM YOU, 
AND YOU WILL BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM MANKIND, AND YOUR DWELLING PLACE WILL BE WITH 
THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD.  YOU WILL BE GIVEN GRASS TO EAT LIKE CATTLE, AND SEVEN
YEARS WILL PASS OVER YOU, UNTIL YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THE MOST HIGH IS RULER OVER 
THE REALM OF MANKIND AND BESTOWS IT ON WHOMEVER HE WISHES."  IMMEDIATELY THE   
WORD CONCERNING NEBUCHADNEZZAR WAS FULFILLED; AND HE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM      
MANKIND AND BEGAN EATING GRASS LIKE CATTLE, AND HIS BODY WAS WET WITH THE DEW  
OF HEAVEN, UNTIL HIS HAIR HAD GROWN LIKE EAGLES' FEATHERS AND HIS NAILS LIKE   
BIRDS' CLAWS.  BUT AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD I, NEBUCHADNEZZAR, RAISED MY EYES 
TOWARD HEAVEN, AND MY REASON RETURNED TO ME, AND I BLESSED THE MOST HIGH AND   
PRAISED AND HONORED HIM WHO LIVES FOR EVER; FOR HIS DOMINION IS AN EVERLASTING 
DOMINION, AND HIS KINGDOM ENDURES FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.  AND ALL THE  
INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH ARE ACCOUNTED AS NOTHING, BUT HE DOES ACCORDING TO HIS
WILL IN THE HOST OF HEAVEN AND AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH; AND NO ONE CAN  
STAY HIS HAND OR SAY TO HIM, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"  AT THAT TIME MY REASON     
RETURNED TO ME.  AND MY MAJESTY AND SPLENDOR WERE RESTORED TO ME FOR THE GLORY 
OF MY KINGDOM, AND MY COUNSELORS AND MY NOBLES BEGAN SEEKING ME OUT; SO I WAS  
REESTABLISHED IN MY SOVEREIGNTY, AND SURPASSING GREATNESS WAS ADDED TO ME.  NOW
I NEBUCHADNEZZAR PRAISE, EXALT, AND HONOR THE KING OF HEAVEN, FOR ALL HIS WORKS
ARE TRUE AND HIS WAYS JUST, AND HE IS ABLE TO HUMBLE THOSE WHO WALK IN PRIDE.  
END_TEXT

CREATURE 310  ; MYSTERIOUS GENTLEMAN
GENTLEMAN
MYSTERIOUS
There is a mysterious gentleman drinking in the view.
LOCATION 20  ; PRIDE'S PEAK
MAN
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 310  ; MYSTERIOUS GENTLEMAN
Sensing your gaze, this tall, distinguished appearing man turns and looks you  
up and down as well.  Then smiling wryly, he extends his hand toward you       
saying, "My name is Hanagash.  I am a professor of psychology specializing in  
assertiveness.  Being up here where one is able to look down on things         
certainly does give one a feeling of power.  That's why I like this place,     
assertiveness and power go together like hand and glove.  You look at the old  
emperor there," he gestures in the direction of the statue, "he didn't become  
ruler of the world's first great empire just by waiting for things to happen.  
He's only one example of what an individual can do if they will but unleash the
power in their own mind.  You could do what he did and greater too.  You could 
build a stairway to the stars and rule the universe.  Just release that deity  
within you and try."                                                           
                                                                               
Mr. Hanagash spoke with much conviction and listening to him as he talked you  
could see a stairway forming and extending into the heavens.                   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
Straining to catch the words you hear the stranger below saying, "Come down and
help me man.  I'm bad sick."  You offer to go look for a doctor or policeman   
but he replies, "No, man.  I can't wait that long.  You help me, man.  You     
come down.  Hurry man, I can't wait much longer."                              
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
DEEP SHADOWS
UP 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
DOWN 52  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRS
ENTER 52  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRS
EXIT 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SPECIAL 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LISTEN ASK  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
Looking for a shortcut, you duck  down an alley behind Trasch Media and happen 
across a stairwell probably leading down to a service entrance.  Being almost  
invisible there in the gloom, you pause momentarily to rest against the top    
rail and listen to sounds from the street beyond.                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 222  ; TROUBLED VOICE
VOICE
TROUBLED
You hear the sound of a troubled voice calling you.
LOCATION 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  VOICE   SOUND WORDS  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 222  ; TROUBLED VOICE
It is the voice of a man who sounds weak and distressed.  Apparently he is     
trying to talk to you.  You are unable to visualize its source in the darkness.
END_NOUN_DESCR

SPECIAL 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
     Gesturing to the class to come to order, Professor Sudo Didaskalos        
readies himself to speak.                                                      
     "Today I want to begin with a review of the fundamental principles of     
evolution starting with the premise that the origin and development of all     
things is accomplished by continuing natural processes in a closed universe.   
A closed universe is one that is complete within itself having no external     
influence.  Such a system is self-contained, having its own structures, laws,  
properties, principles and processes which are sufficient to explain the       
origin, the meaning and future of all things by those processes now in         
operation.  By a slow and orderly progression of these natural processes over  
the ages we are able to explain the net increase in the complexity of things,  
the present order being characterized by processes which produce innovation    
and which increase complexity, or order, or information."  Just then the girl  
next to you raised her hand to ask a question.  "Yes, Rose."                   
     "Professor Didaskalos, I know that science has observed and demonstrated  
horizontal changes in complex systems such as variations within a species, and 
downward vertical movement of a complex system to a lower level of complexity  
as seen in decay, but what scientific proof have you to offer in support of    
natural processes producing any system with an increased complexity?"          
     "Because natural processes move extremely slow, no one has been able to   
observe them.  However, Miss Glass, we do have the fossil records."            
     "But Professor, since none of us were able to observe these processes, how
is it possible to prove what happened or the length of time involved?  O'Rouke,
a geologist writing in the January '76 American Journal of Science says:  'The 
rocks date the fossils but the fossils date the rocks more accurately.'  Like  
my dog when he chases his tail, that kind of reasoning goes around in circles--
you must assume what you are going to prove in order to prove it.  Or, to put  
it another way, 'I say so because it is true but because it is true I say so!' 
But when I take statistical improbabilities along with other scientific        
evidence under consideration, I am forced to conclude that those who embrace   
and expound the theory of evolution as the explanation for the origin of life  
are exercising an inordinate quantity of irrational faith.  Especially since   
evolutionists can show no proof of a transitional form."                       
     "Miss Glass!  Are you suggesting that evolution is not scientific; or that
you might have a better explanation?  Are you aware of the fact that every     
system of cosmogony in the world is based on evolution except for the Biblical 
claim of special creation.  If that is what you want to hear, perhaps you would
do well to return to Sunday school!  This institution is dedicated to the free 
exchange of all views, but that particular dogma will not be tolerated here!   
Now then, if you intend to survive in this class you will learn evolution."    
     At that moment a bell sounded ending class and Miss Rose C. Glass, looking
a bit bewildered by it all, quietly departs the room unmindful of the paper she
left behind.  Didaskalos vanishes mysteriously toward the east.                
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
SCIENCE HALL
NORTH 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
EAST 47  ; PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
SPECIAL 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LISTEN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
Arriving a few minutes early for the biology lecture you are able to locate a  
seat in the front row.  Once settled, you look around.                         
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 224  ; BIOLOGY PAPER
PAPER
BIOLOGY
There is a paper here.
LOCATION 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  PAPER   ASSIGNMENT PAGE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 224  ; BIOLOGY PAPER
Evidently it is a one page written assignment.                                 
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 224  ; BIOLOGY PAPER
                         CREATED MALE AND FEMALE                               
                                                                               
     The question is, if a mutation produced the first male for example, it is 
not likely at all that another  mutation would have produced the first female  
at the same time or in the same location.  Furthermore, studies now show that  
with the current genetic errors we all carry around within us, one male and one
female would not be enough to establish a new population of male and female    
creatures.                                                                     
     The question is important and evolutionists have admitted that their      
theory does not have a satisfactory explanation for how male and female could  
have developed.  One evolutionist even noted that because evolutionists have no
good explanation for the development of male and female most textbooks simply  
ignore the question as obvious as it is.                                       
     Evolutionists also point out that the problems in explaining where male   
and female comes from are even greater than those already mentioned.           
Evolutionists now admit that their own studies show that if creatures progress 
by evolution, creatures who produce sexually would be at a disadvantage.  Even 
worse, sexual reproduction is, as one evolutionist put it, designed to weed out
the very genetic variations which supposedly cause evolution.  It is difficult 
to understand then how anyone could say that evolution offers a better         
explanation of life than the Bible does.                                       
END_TEXT

CREATURE 326  ; BIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR
INSTRUCTOR
BIOLOGY
There is an instructor here waiting for his students to arrive.
LOCATION 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  INSTRUCTOR   TEACHER PROFESSOR PROF  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 326  ; BIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR
Professor Sudo Didaskalos is quite proud of his intellectual and academic      
achievements.  He is a small, rather intense man with a hawkish nose on which  
is perched a pair of bulbous spectacles.  These features combine with his reedy
voice give one the overall impression of a mutant insect.  Crawling from behind
his desk he hovers near the lectern at the front of the room.                  
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 327  ; ATTRACTIVE GIRL
GIRL
ATTRACTIVE
An attractive student with a winsome smile slides into the seat beside you.
LOCATION 22  ; SCIENCE HALL
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  GIRL   STUDENT  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 327  ; ATTRACTIVE GIRL
Written on the cover of this charming young woman's notebook  you see the name,
"Rose C. Glass".  A written-assignment paper rests on the desk near her elbow. 
When she turns that warm smile your way you can't help but think she is the    
perfect picture of unsophisticated innocence.  Returning attention to the front
of the room she prepares to listen to the lecture by the instructor.           
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
"This morning I would like to discuss von Bertalanffy's law of syntropy.  This 
law counteracts the demonstrable law of entropy and accounts for the high level
of organization and design that we see around us in nature today.  To explain  
this further, four points may be reasonably employed.  (1) entropy is a fact   
(2) the existence of highly organized systems is a fact  (3) evolution is a    
fact, so therefore, (4) there must be an additional law to counteract entropy  
and account for evolution."                                                    
                                                                               
Well!  Entropy and highly organized systems you've seen, but, as for evolution 
being a fact of cosmogony, any honest scientist will have to admit that it is  
impossible to prove and can only be accepted on the principle of faith.  As for
syntropy, Isn't that begging the question?                                     
                                                                               
The student seated on your right quickly scribbles a note and pushes it in your
direction.  "Philosophers are people who talk about something they don't under-
stand and make you think it's your fault.  Have you read the poem?"  When you  
look up from the note, he points at the open book on his desk.                 
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
PHILOSOPHY HALL
SOUTH 47  ; PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
WEST 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
SPECIAL 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LISTEN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
Being an eager student you arrive five minutes early for class and take up a   
position near the front of the room.  You note that a handful of others have   
arrived before you.                                                            
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 238  ; POETRY BOOK
BOOK
POETRY
Another student is seated by you reading a poem from a  book on his desk.
LOCATION 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  BOOK   POEM PAGE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 238  ; POETRY BOOK
There is a poem of some sort on the left hand page.                            
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 238  ; POETRY BOOK
                              METAPHYSICS                                      
          Why and Wherefore set out one day                                    
             To hunt for a wild negation.                                      
          They agreed to meet at a cool retreat                                
             On the Point of Interrogation.                                    
          But the night was dark and they missed their mark,                   
             And, driven well nigh to distraction,                             
          They lost their ways in a murky maze                                 
             Of utter abstruse abstraction.                                    
          They took a boat and were soon afloat                                
             On the Sea of Speculation,                                        
          But the sea grew rough, and their boat, though tough,                
             Was split into an equation.                                       
          As they floundered about in the waves of doubt                       
             Rose a fearful hypothesis,                                        
          Who gibbered with glee as they sank in the sea,                      
             And the last they saw was this:                                   
          On a rock bound reef of unbelief                                     
             There sat the wild negation;                                      
          When they sank once more and were washed ashore                      
             At the Point of Interrogation.                                    
                              Oliver Hereford, 1898                            
END_TEXT

CREATURE 316  ; PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR
PROFESSOR
PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy professor is seated behind his desk at the front of the hall.
LOCATION 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  PROFESSOR   TEACHER INSTRUCTOR PROF  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 316  ; PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR
Dr. A. Wyseman is the Dean of philosophical studies.  His pink bald head with  
its puffy white fringe and benignly smiling face put his students immediately  
at ease.  Levering his ample frame out of the leather chair he was occupying,  
he clears his throat to signal the beginning of class and says:                
                                                                               
     "Good morning class.  Today we have a guest lecturer.  This individual has
traveled extensively throughout the world studying a great many different forms
of philosophical and religious thought.  I have no doubt that you will find    
this an interesting listening experience.  Now then, without further delay let 
us welcome our guest for the day, Ms. Ima Seeker."  He turns in a gesture of   
welcome and then ponderously lowers himself back into his chair.               
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 317  ; GUEST LECTURER
LECTURER
GUEST
Someone is seated in the chair usually reserved for a guest lecturer.
LOCATION 23  ; PHILOSOPHY HALL
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  LECTURER   WOMAN GUEST SPEAKER  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 317  ; GUEST LECTURER
The woman rises, acknowledges the welcome and begins:                          
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
DISPLAY CASE
SOUTH 25  ; BOOK STACKS
NORTHEAST 13  ; LIBRARY
SPECIAL 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
KEY 213  ; CASE
LIGHT 209  ; CASE
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION ENTER  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
You find yourself standing before the glass display case.  Scotch-taped to its 
surface is a large hand-lettered sign.  Casting a furtive glance about the     
room, you quickly decide on your next move.                                    
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 212  ; WARNING SIGN
SIGN
WARNING
You see a sign.
LOCATION 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  SIGN   WARNING  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 212  ; WARNING SIGN
It is an old handwritten sign.                                                 
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 212  ; WARNING SIGN
                                   WARNING                                     
                                   -------                                     
Only authorized persons may access this case.  The contents may have an        
unsettling effect on the mind.  Requests for access may be given to the        
librarian.  Only skeptics, cynics and those with training in hypercriticism    
need apply.                                                                    
END_TEXT

NOUN 213  ; GLASS CASE
CASE
GLASS
There is a display case in the corner.
LOCATION 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
WEIGHT 224
SIZE 224
UNMOVABLE
CLOSABLE
LOCKABLE
LOCKED
KEY 210  ; BRASS KEY
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 213  ; GLASS CASE
The glass display case stands about waist high.  The sign Scotch-taped to its  
surface obscures the contents.                                                 
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 208  ; DUSTY SHELF
SHELF
DUSTY
Ah!  There is a dusty shelf
LOCATION 213  ; GLASS CASE
WEIGHT 208
SIZE 208
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 208  ; DUSTY SHELF
The solitary shelf dividing the interior of the display case is littered with  
dust.  Abandoned far to the rear reclines the object of your immediate quest.  
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 25  ; BOOK STACKS
BOOK STACKS
NORTH 13  ; LIBRARY
SOUTH 26  ; BOTTOM OF STACK
EAST 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
NORTHWEST 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
EXIT 18  ; HALLS OF IVY
POINTS 1
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 25  ; BOOK STACKS
Towering all around you are shelves crowded with books.  The cramped aisles    
communicate a feeling of claustrophobia.  Uneasy about what evil thing could   
happen if you stay here, you immediately determine to get out of this place.   
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 25  ; BOOK STACKS
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 26  ; BOTTOM OF STACK
BOTTOM OF STACK
POINTS 2
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 26  ; BOTTOM OF STACK
Solomon, after applying all of his great wisdom, drew this conclusion and also 
wrote it in a book.  "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,     
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when you shall say, I   
have no pleasure in them; ..... And further, by these, my son be admonished: of
making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His          
commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  For God shall bring every    
work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it  
be evil."  Ecclesiastes 12:1, 12-14                                            
                                                                               
You know, I enjoy books for what they can bring to me.  In them are found      
facts, fiction, history, humor, music, poetry, and much, much more.  But above 
all, there is one book that is tops on my list.  The Bible.  It's the all time 
"best seller".  Have you read it?  On its pages are recorded what God would    
have us know about Himself, mankind and more.  Of course, like many other      
things in life, it involves the matter of belief and unbelief.  I have read and
believed its message which has changed my life.  Indeed, Jesus Christ died for 
the sin of the whole world, being raised again to show that His sacrifice was  
satisfactory.  Now then, all that remains is for each man to obey the word of  
God.  The apostle John put it this way:  "This is His commandment, that we     
should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even 
as He gave us commandment.  And he that keeps His commandments abides in Him,  
and He in him."  1 John 3:23-24                                                
                                                                               
If you want to win this game, or more importantly at the game of life, there   
will come a time and place when you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.     
                                                                               
Poor unfortunate that you are, you have chosen a wrong way.  Turning, you      
stumble, dislodging  a large volume that was holding up the stack of tomes that
crushes you.                                                                   
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 27  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 28  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 32  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 38  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 27  ; TREADMILL
Teaming thousands trod the treadmill toiling till they topple.                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 27  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 28  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 29  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 34  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 37  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 28  ; TREADMILL
Relentless rollers racing round, running reluctant riders ragged.              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 28  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
How unthinkable!  I can't let you off that easy!                               
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 29  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 30  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 27  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 29  ; TREADMILL
Ubiquitous ulcers undergoing utterly urgent upset.                             
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 29  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 30  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 31  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 36  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 38  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 30  ; TREADMILL
Stepping, striding, slipping, sliding, struggling, stumbling, slowly sinking.  
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 30  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

SPECIAL 31  ; TREADMILL
Tracing the treadmill top to terminus tells the tale.                          
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 31  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 32  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 34  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 29  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
KEY 215  ; CHRIST
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS TURN   TRUST BELIEVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 31  ; TREADMILL
Think things through then try the thesis.                                      
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 31  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 32  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 33  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 27  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 38  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 32  ; TREADMILL
Initial information is indubitably important.                                  
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 32  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 33  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 34  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 38  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 29  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 33  ; TREADMILL
Nothing negates neglected news needed now.                                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 33  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 34  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 35  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 29  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 31  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 31  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   JOIN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 34  ; TREADMILL
Joining Jesus' justified, John journeyed joyfully.                             
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 34  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 35  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 36  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 27  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 37  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 35  ; TREADMILL
Every enlightened electee, enjoys eternal effect.                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 35  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 36  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 37  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 29  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 29  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 36  ; TREADMILL
Switching sides, sincere seekers shed sin's shackles.                          
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 36  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 37  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 38  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 29  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 28  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 29  ; TREADMILL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   Q QUIT SAVE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 37  ; TREADMILL
Unconditional understanding usually unbinds us.                                
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 37  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 38  ; TREADMILL
TREADMILL
EAST 27  ; TREADMILL
ENTER 27  ; TREADMILL
EXIT 34  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   SE SOUTHEAST YES QUIT 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 38  ; TREADMILL
Surely somewhere, someone still saves sinking, seeking sinners?                
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 38  ; TREADMILL
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

SPECIAL 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
You decide to examine the signs of the zodiac more closely.  Moving in the     
direction of the  zodiac, hypnotic and dreamlike feelings begin descending over
you like a spell.  Bracing yourself against the wall, a hidden door slides open
in response to your touch and you stumble into the next room.  The door snicks 
shot behind you closing the path of retreat.                                   
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
SATANIC ALTAR
SPECIAL 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
KEY 223  ; SPELL
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION   AWAKE BREAK STOP  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
Scanning the dimly lit room you see several small animals and what obviously is
an altar used for diabolic sacrifice.  The scent  of blood and incense move on 
the air.  You can feel oppression all around you.                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 223  ; HYPNOTIC SPELL
SPELL
HYPNOTIC
Could it be this is a dream?  Or, have you fallen prey to some evil spell?
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
UNMOVABLE
TURNABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  SPELL   DREAM DREAMING NIGHTMARE SLEEP TRANCE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 223  ; HYPNOTIC SPELL
You are in a struggle for control of your mind.  Demonic powers would have you 
take an active part in the nightmarish scene before you.  But, you must choose 
to break the trance, escape and continue your search.  Will you be able to end 
this mightmarish dream, awake from the spell and go on with your life?         
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 239  ; BLOODY DAGGER
DAGGER
BLOODY
A dagger lies on the altar.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
NOUN_SYNONYMS  DAGGER   KNIFE WEAPON  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 239  ; BLOODY DAGGER
The blade is curved and razor sharp.  Bloody finger prints stain the handle.   
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 240  ; SCARLET RIBBON
RIBBON
SCARLET
A scarlet ribbon drops down beside the altar.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  RIBBON   BLOOD  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 240  ; SCARLET RIBBON
The scarlet ribbon at first glance looks a great deal like blood.  However, on 
closer inspection you see that there are letters and words printed on it.      
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 240  ; SCARLET RIBBON
If you long to escape from this evil nightmare of cruel, senseless slaughter,  
then, awake and look for a better reality.                                     
END_TEXT

CREATURE 318  ; SUCKLING PIG
PIG
SUCKLING
You see a suckling pig.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 318  ; SUCKLING PIG
The little creature is obviously intended for some ritualistic sacrifice.      
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 319  ; WHITE CHICKEN
CHICKEN
WHITE
There is a chicken present.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 319  ; WHITE CHICKEN
The chicken is sleeping with its head under its wing, blissfully unaware of the
bloody future.                                                                 
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 320  ; BLACK FOAL
FOAL
BLACK
A young black foal nervously stamps his hoofs in the corner of the room.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 320  ; BLACK FOAL
The colt appears to be only a few weeks old.                                   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 321  ; WHITE DOVE
DOVE
WHITE
Out of the corner of your eye you detect the faint outline of a mourning dove.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  DOVE   BIRD  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 321  ; WHITE DOVE
Transparently white and barely discernible, somehow, this gentle creature      
doesn't fit in here.  Streaming from her mouth is a long scarlet ribbon which  
spills over the edge of the altar.                                             
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 322  ; DREADFUL BEAST
BEAST
DREADFUL
In the dimness you can feel the malignant glare of a yet undiscovered presence.
LOCATION 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
HOSTILE
TIMETHRESH 23
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  BEAST   PRESENCE EYES GLARE EVIL THING CAT  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 322  ; DREADFUL BEAST
Searching the darkened recesses of the chamber you locate the shadowy form of  
a black catlike being seated far above you.  Its tail swishes to and fro with a
soft sibilance while its malevolent stare and evil mouth draw strength and     
power from hell's chief refugee himself.                                       
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 40  ; PARROT ROOM
PARROT ROOM
NORTH 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
EAST 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
WEST 14  ; NEW AGE TEMPLE
SPECIAL 39  ; SATANIC ALTAR
LIGHT 237  ; PAMPHLET
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   SOUTH S  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 40  ; PARROT ROOM
Stepping into the next room proves to be a challenge indeed.  Not only is it   
necessary to carefully place your feet but also to duck the brightly-colored   
missiles constantly assailing you with their kamikaze tactics.  Squawking with 
religious fervor as they pass, their senseless chatter fills the air with a    
cacophony of noise.  The zodiac sprawls seductively across the remaining wall. 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 40  ; PARROT ROOM
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 232  ; DESCRIPTIVE SIGNS
SIGNS
DESCRIPTIVE
There are three signs, one beside each door.
LOCATION 40  ; PARROT ROOM
WEIGHT 140
SIZE 140
UNMOVABLE
READABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 232  ; DESCRIPTIVE SIGNS
They are about three by twelve inches with mauve on chartreuse lettering.      
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 232  ; DESCRIPTIVE SIGNS
 -----------                  ----------------                  -------------- 
 | SEANCES |                  | HERPATERRIUM |                  | MEDITATION | 
 -----------                  ----------------                  -------------- 
END_TEXT

CREATURE 307  ; BLACK BIRD
BIRD
BLACK
There is a black bird here.
LOCATION 40  ; PARROT ROOM
HOSTILE
WEAPON 214  ; OLD BOOK
TIMETHRESH 13
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 307  ; BLACK BIRD
The bird is large and powerful.  Its beak and talons are razor sharp.  When it 
turns to look at you there is an intense fire in its solitary eye.  You get the
distinct impression that it has a clandestine mission somehow involving you.   
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 311  ; WHITE BIRD
BIRD
WHITE
A large white bird stands on one leg in the middle of a gently swaying bar.
LOCATION 40  ; PARROT ROOM
WOMAN
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 311  ; WHITE BIRD
As you move in for a closer look, the bird says, "Like to live dangerously?    
Try the herpaterrium.  I can guarantee you'll never get out of there alive."   
With that, she winks at you and sets sail once around the room.                
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 41  ; BANK VAULT
BANK VAULT
EAST 15  ; GOTROX MORTGAGE & TRUST
WEST 43  ; QUIET GARDEN 
NORTHWEST 27  ; TREADMILL
SPECIAL 42  ; BANK FLOOR
LIGHT 214  ; BOOK
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   STEAL TAKE ROB ATTACK 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 41  ; BANK VAULT
Standing behind the CEO in the bank vault you're overwhelm by the signs of     
enormous wealth.  All around you are piles of gold and silver coins and bars,  
jewels, paper certificates and securities; some locked in safety deposit boxes 
and some not.  Deep in the right hand corner of the vault a deposit box door   
stands slightly ajar.  Bold lettering warns you to "KEEP OUT".                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 41  ; BANK VAULT
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 218  ; UNIQUE COIN
COIN
UNIQUE
There is a unique coin mounted on the far wall.
LOCATION 41  ; BANK VAULT
WEIGHT 91
SIZE 91
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 218  ; UNIQUE COIN
                                                                    ---        
                                                                   /   \       
                                                                  /  F  \      
You look over to the west wall where the coin is displayed.      | GRACE |     
It is stamped out of pure gold and appears very old indeed.      |   I   |     
Two words are embossed on its otherwise impeccable surface.      |   T   |     
                                                                  \  H  /      
                                                                   \   /       
                                                                    ---        
END_NOUN_DESCR

SPECIAL 42  ; BANK FLOOR
Striking Mr. Gotrox from behind you knock him to the floor.  Snatching up a    
nearby bag, you begin furiously stuffing it with money and valuables stored in 
the vault.  The bag filled, you sprint for the door.                           
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 42  ; BANK FLOOR
BANK FLOOR
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 42  ; BANK FLOOR
You know, you really shouldn't try to take what doesn't belong to you!  Even   
before you can attempt your retreat the security guards rush in and finish you 
off.  This saves the government (we the people) a good deal of expense.        
Please, don't do that again!                                                   
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 43  ; QUIET GARDEN 
QUIET GARDEN 
EAST 41  ; BANK VAULT
EXIT 41  ; BANK VAULT
SPECIAL 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
KEY 215  ; CHRIST
LIGHT 214  ; BOOK
POINTS 2
ROOM_SYNONYMS TURN   BELIEVE TRUST RECEIVE 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 43  ; QUIET GARDEN 
Stepping across to the coin for a closer look, you feel yourself being drawn   
into and through its surface.  Momentarily it seems you are standing in a      
peaceful garden.  You ponder over the meaning of what is happening to you.  It 
probably has something to do with the coin, or perhaps more accurately, the    
two words forming a cross on its surface.                                      
                                                                               
At first you consider their possible meaning.  One definition for grace is     
"unmerited favor"; whereas, faith frequently involves "the act of believing".  
                                                                               
Piecing things together with bits of information you have read or heard before,
you realize that the words themselves also can be used to form an acrostic.    
                                                                               
     GRACE--God's Righteousness At Christ's Expense                            
            and                                                                
     FAITH--Forsaking All I Trust Him                                          
                                                                               
You now understand that God's offer of deliverance through faith in the        
sacrificial work  of Jesus for sin is grace in action.  You wonder if this     
might be the time to exercise faith in Jesus.                                  
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 43  ; QUIET GARDEN 
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 227  ; TATTERED PAPER
PAPER
TATTERED
A tattered scrap of paper flutters near your right foot.
LOCATION 43  ; QUIET GARDEN 
READABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  PAPER   NOTE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 227  ; TATTERED PAPER
It's a note someone dropped here.                                              
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 227  ; TATTERED PAPER
Hi Charlie, If you believe what I have told you so far, let's get together in  
Eirene and ...  (Here the paper was torn and there was nothing more to read.)  
END_TEXT

SPECIAL 44  ; SEWER
As soon as you transfer your full weight into the bucket and start downward,   
the entire apparatus breaks loose from its moorings and you plunge to the      
bottom with a sickening splash.  Floating all around you, you see and smell the
refuse of a large city sewer.  This was a dirty, stinking trick and you are    
just a little bit angry.  Far above you hear the mocking laughter of those who 
watched your fall.  Someone yells after you, "Maybe next time you won't be so  
greedy."                                                                       
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 44  ; SEWER
SEWER
DOWN 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
EXIT 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
LIGHT 210  ; KEY
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 44  ; SEWER
Finding yourself in the sewer that runs beneath the city of Apoleia, you look  
for a way out.                                                                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 44  ; SEWER
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

SPECIAL 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
You float along in her wake.                                                   
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
DESIREE'S PLACE
SOUTH 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
EAST 16  ; WELL HOUSE
WEST 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
EXIT 7  ; CENTRAL PLAZA
SPECIAL 46  ; EMPTY SHELL
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   DRINK GO SNIFF  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
The hostess leads you to a table and indicates a chair.  Gathered around you is
an interesting array of characters.                                            
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 229  ; ADDICTIVE DRUG
DRUG
ADDICTIVE
You welcome the chance to sit for a few minutes.
LOCATION 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
UNMOVABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  DRUG   BEVERAGE WINE CONTENTS PACKET  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 229  ; ADDICTIVE DRUG
It's just  what you think it is.                                               
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 313  ; ATTRACTIVE BLOND
BLOND
ATTRACTIVE
An attractive blond smiles at you above the brim of her glass.
LOCATION 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  BLOND   SALLY  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 313  ; ATTRACTIVE BLOND
You flash a return smile sensing her immediate attraction to you.  Setting her 
wine glass down on the table she says, "Hi, my name is Sally.  When you finish 
your drink, why don't you come up to my place and we'll get better acquainted."
A knowing look accompanies her open invitation.                                
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 314  ; ATHLETIC YUPPIE
YUPPIE
ATHLETIC
The athletic appearing yuppie next to you is toying with a small white packet.
LOCATION 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
MAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  YUPPIE   MAN  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 314  ; ATHLETIC YUPPIE
You turn to look at your rather nervous table mate.  He manages a somewhat     
lopsided but friendly grin and asks if you would like to have a portion of the 
contents in the envelope he is fingering.                                      
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 315  ; COCKTAIL WAITRESS
WAITRESS
COCKTAIL
A cocktail waitress sets a complimentary beverage before you.
LOCATION 45  ; DESIREE'S PLACE
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  WAITRESS   HOSTESS  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 315  ; COCKTAIL WAITRESS
She resembles the visually satisfying appearance of the other hostesses you hav
observed bustling about the room.                                              
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 46  ; EMPTY SHELL
Responding to the proffered inducement you wonder where next it will lead.     
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 46  ; EMPTY SHELL
EMPTY SHELL
POINTS 2
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 46  ; EMPTY SHELL
     One drink, fix or illicit sexual relationship may seem harmless at the    
moment, yet no one is able to predict with absolute certainty where it will    
lead or the effect it will have.  However, one thing does seem evident, that   
as long as men occupy this mortal flesh they will have problems with desires   
that get out of control.  So then, the purpose here is not to further incite   
the imagination but rather to commend the virtue found in self-control and     
perhaps cause you to think about some of the hidden dangers.  Many a story     
might be told of how the misuse of drugs and sex has ruined life and health.   
Perhaps you can think of someone you know to whom this is happening even now.  
Sad, but true, the piper must be paid.  Ah!  But there is good news.           
     In the Bible I read about the help God provides for those who are engaged 
in the battle for self-control.  Each person can experience ultimate victory   
when he seeks it by exercising faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Not only did   
He die for sin, He also rose from the dead to provide a new life with power    
over it for those who put their trust in Him.  Putting it to the test in my    
own life, I have found this to be true.                                        
     My best recommendation for you in life (and in the game) is that you      
should also believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.                                  
                                                                               
     It now becomes apparent that you have been led astray by your would-be    
friends.                                                                       
                                                                               
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 47  ; PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
POINTS 1
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 47  ; PRIME ORDEAL OOZE
"Professing themselves to be wise, men became fools."  For man said, "Let us   
make god in our image that we might have dominion over him."  And thereby they 
traded the glory of the incorruptible God for images made like corruptible man.
So man formed gods out of the dust of his head, and in his own likeness created
he them both males and females.  Now one they called Gramps, for he was old and
senile, deaf and blind; and because he was lonely he tried very hard to please 
everyone, and was ever so grateful for the least of their attentions--and that 
is just what he got--while they gobbled his goodies and robbed his pockets and 
sought mostly to please themselves.  Gramps applauded  them with only one hand.
     Yet others made god from a yardstick by which they measured themselves by 
themselves, and they looked down at other men--but never! no never looked up!  
And they said, "Truth is what we say it is.  Please, spare us the confusion of 
facts."  They plant their feet firmly on air while gravity goes out for a walk.
     Then the call went out across the land to worship Hypothesis; and great   
multitudes gathered to mount PHuD, for of a truth it was Piled High and Deep.  
There every man scribed his own god supposing that his was supreme--but anarchy
reigned, and great was the thud of PHuD, for every one worshipped himself.     
     In no way are the gods that man creates able to deliver him--but THE GOD  
who created all things can!                                                    
                                                                               
     Having fallen into the Prime Ordeal Ooze, with nothing solid on which to  
stand, you slowly sink beneath its murky surface.                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

SPECIAL 48  ; STUDIO 86
     "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.  I'm Ham Rude and today I have for  
my special guest a person who claims to have both feet on the ground.  Please  
welcome Goodie T. Sabot."  Applause.  "Goodie, you don't really believe that a 
fetus is a human being do you?"                                                
     "Yes, Ham, I do.  In fact, I agree with King David, who wrote these words 
of praise to God in Psalm 139, 'For You did form my inward parts; You did weave
me in my mother's womb.  I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and     
wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.  My
frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully       
wrought in the depths of the earth.  Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
and in Your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me,    
when as yet there was not one of them.' "                                      
     "Just a minute!  Goodie, are you going to spout the Bible at us?  Nobody  
believes that any more.  It's not a modern science book!"                      
     "You're right about one thing, Ham, the Bible, although agreeing with true
science, is not meant to be a science book.  More importantly, it provides us  
with moral and spiritual values on which to base our standards for society and 
culture.  It teaches us to value and have respect for life in all forms."      
     "Come off it man!  I don't believe it, and I have a respect for living    
things!  I don't kick my dog or walk on the grass!"                            
     "But Ham, if we condone the killing of unborn children--what's next,      
euthanasia?  Then who will decide who will die and for what reason?  'You're   
to old; you are crippled, blind or have a low I.Q.'  What about the person who 
thinks about their sick parent, child or mate, 'I don't want you any more.     
You're not convenient.'--and has them 'put to sleep'?  I'd call that murder."  
     "Goodie, come out of the Dark Ages man.  That could never happen in an    
enlightened society!"                                                          
     "Ham, it already has.  In the early part of the twentieth century people  
were freely practicing abortion and euthanasia.  Doubtless, such disregard for 
the value of life reflected in that society's attitude contributed greatly to  
the terrible atrocities which were later committed by the Nazis."              
     "Are you calling me a murderer and a Nazi?  I don't have to take that kind
of abuse from you!                                                             
     Well!  There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, a man who just called all 
of us Nazis and murderers.  Thank you!  Mr. Goodie T. Sabot.                   
     Be sure and join me again next time when I will bring to light for you the
truth behind another important issue."                                         
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 48  ; STUDIO 86
STUDIO 86
SOUTH 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
EAST 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
WEST 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
EXIT 50  ; TRASCH'S ASHES
SPECIAL 48  ; STUDIO 86
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   WATCH LISTEN  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 48  ; STUDIO 86
You are now in the main production area for the television outlet.  Surrounding
you are all the various tools of the trade.  Some rogue has scrawled over the  
trasch bin "FIRE EXIT".                                                        
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 48  ; STUDIO 86
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

CREATURE 329  ; TV HOST
HOST
TV
There is a TV talk-show host present.
LOCATION 48  ; STUDIO 86
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 329  ; TV HOST
Ham Rude has been hosting a TV interview program for some time and has gained a
reputation for being controversial and ruthless.  Today he has for his prey a  
pro-life advocate.  Air time is only moments away--perhaps you would care to   
watch and listen?                                                              
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
PRINTING PRESSES
NORTH 48  ; STUDIO 86
WEST 21  ; DEEP SHADOWS
NORTHEAST 19  ; TRASCH MEDIA
SPECIAL 67  ; IT'S A WRAP
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LIGHT SMOKE  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
Large presses are clattering all about the room.  They are spewing out ream    
upon ream of dubious printed materials bound in plain brown wrappers.          
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 241  ; PISTOL LIGHTER
LIGHTER
PISTOL
The pressman has dropped his cigarette lighter.
LOCATION 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
CAN_SHOOT
NUM_SHOTS 1
NOUN_SYNONYMS  LIGHTER   GUN  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 241  ; PISTOL LIGHTER
The lighter is shaped like an old six shooter.  The stub of a wick clings      
tenuously to the barrel,  perhaps providing one final blast.                   
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 242  ; ROLLED CIGARETTE
CIGARETTE
ROLLED
You see a freshly rolled cigarette.
LOCATION 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
WEIGHT 19
SIZE 19
NOUN_SYNONYMS  CIGARETTE   TOBACCO  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 242  ; ROLLED CIGARETTE
It looks like any other hand rolled cigarette.  Apparently its maker has gone  
to look for his lighter.                                                       
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 323  ; PRINTING PRESS
PRESS
PRINTING
A monstrous printing press snarls and growls in the middle of the room.
LOCATION 49  ; PRINTING PRESSES
HOSTILE
WEAPON 241  ; PISTOL LIGHTER
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  PRESS   MONSTER  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 323  ; PRINTING PRESS
The press, as if alive,  seems to sense your presence in the room and trembles 
with agitation as you examine its end product.  You can hardly believe your    
eyes, for, stacked all around are countless volumes of pornographic materials. 
Fearful of your intent and mindful of the potential danger to itself at your   
disposal, with a mighty roar the swaying press breaks loose from its moorings  
and rumbles in your direction.                                                 
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 50  ; TRASCH'S ASHES
TRASCH'S ASHES
GAME_END
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 50  ; TRASCH'S ASHES
Lifting the cover on the rubbish shoot, you insert first one leg and then the  
other.  Letting go your hold you descend rapidly toward your doom.  If you     
came here looking for garbage, you've found it!  What's worse is that you are  
about to become apart of it.                                                   
                                                                               
Look out!                                                                      
                                                                               
Oh!  The compactor got you!                                                    
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 51  ; EGO'S END
EGO'S END
POINTS 2
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 51  ; EGO'S END
Persuaded that you can indeed be the master of your fate, you boldly ascend    
the ephemeral staircase that so miraculously appeared  while talking with      
Mr. Hanagash.  Glancing over your shoulder you see him smiling wryly up at you.
                                                                               
In the garden of Eden Satan's scheme was to defeat the plan of God by getting  
man to act independent of God and in so doing to become like God.  How foolish 
it is to think that the creature could ever equal the Creator.  Our progenitors
did gain some understanding of the difference between good and evil but in the 
process managed  to separate themselves and their progeny from God by their    
rebellion.  Nevertheless, God promised and now has provided reconciliation for 
us through the redemptive work of Christ Jesus who died for our sin, was buried
because He was dead, then rose from among the dead victorious over death with  
new life for all who will put their trust in Him.  "For as in Adam all die, so 
also in Christ shall all be made alive."  1 Corinthians 15:22                  
                                                                               
As for our friend Mr. Hanagash (the serpent), the prophet Isaiah says this--   
                                                                               
How you have fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!  You have been 
cut down to the earth, you who have weakened the nations!  For you said in your
heart, "I will ascend into heaven, I will raise my throne above the stars of   
God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north.     
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the     
Most High."  Nevertheless you will be thrust down to hell, to the recesses of  
the pit.                                                                       
                                                                               
What you also now discover is that the short-lived bridge that was to conduct  
you to untold heights is disappearing in a shower of sparks.  Plummeting toward
your death on the paving far below, you realize much to late that other forces 
are at work here far beyond your control and you've been had.                  
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 52  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRS
BOTTOM OF STAIRS
POINTS 2
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 52  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRS
With every good intention you carefully descend the steps.--                   
                                                                               
     I recall facing this dilemma one evening many years ago on Howard Street  
in San Francisco.  When my offer to get help was refused a sincere doubt arose 
in my mind about the intentions of the one calling for help.  Beyond a doubt   
the man had a need, whether physical, spiritual or both I cannot say.  However,
this incident has caused me to think about those all around me who are less    
fortunate and how they might best be helped.  While meeting the physical needs,
I believe the greatest help one can give or receive spiritually is the good    
news concerning Jesus Christ.  As you play the game I trust you will read and  
consider what has been included in it about Him for your benefit.--            
                                                                               
     Meanwhile, far above you in the news directors office he is slapping the  
back of Charlie the technician who had earlier that day placed a remote camera 
in the stairwell.  Grabbing the phone he calls the anchor and says, "Dan!      
We've got a good one!  Headline it 'CRIME WAVE IN CITY' and promise them       
'FILM AT ELEVEN!' "                                                            
                                                                               
     Reaching the bottom of the stairwell, you strain your eyes against        
the darkness to find the one who was calling for help.  Unfortunately, you now 
become the victim of another brutal crime.                                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

SPECIAL 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
A deep hush falls over the room.  You sneak a sidelong glance at the medium.   
There is a definite look of puzzlement on her face as though some unexpected   
thing is about to happen.  Seemingly, out of the smoky mist someone says--     
                                                                               
"Why do you want to trouble me?  There is only one who can speak truthfully to 
you of life after death and things beyond the grave.  Why don't you seek Him?  
He is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of the living God."                           
                                                                               
With that there was a sputtering sound and the flickering luminescence dimmed. 
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
DARKENED CHAMBER
SOUTH 40  ; PARROT ROOM
SPECIAL 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   LISTEN WATCH  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
Opening a door you quickly step inside closing it quietly behind you.  In the  
darkness which follows hands reach out and grip your own, pulling you into a   
chair.  All the people in the room are seated around a table.                  
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 230  ; PYRITE MEDALLION
MEDALLION
PYRITE
There is a medallion lying on the table before you.
LOCATION 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
PUSHABLE
NOUN_SYNONYMS  MEDALLION   MEDAL SERPENT SNAKE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 230  ; PYRITE MEDALLION
It is about two inches long, oval-shaped with a loop on one end for a chain.   
Made of iron pyrite, a coiled serpent is embossed on its golden surface.       
The word "thanatos" is engraved on its back.                                   
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 308  ; NECROMANCER MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NECROMANCER
There is a medium here, trying to communicate with a departed spirit.
LOCATION 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
WOMAN
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  MEDIUM   SPIRITIST NECROMANCER WOMAN  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 308  ; NECROMANCER MEDIUM
Judging by the fleeting illumination as the door quickly opened and closed,    
you saw a woman dressed in the usual attire of one conducting a seance.  A look
of annoyance at the unwelcome disturbance appeared to cross her face.          
However, she quickly recovers her composure and resumes her incantation.       
                                                                               
"Come! come! come to us!  O dear departed spirit!  Come and speak to us!"      
END_CREATURE_DESCR

CREATURE 309  ; DEPARTED SPIRIT
SPIRIT
DEPARTED
A faint luminescence, perhaps a spirit, pulses in the corner.
LOCATION 53  ; DARKENED CHAMBER
CREATURE_SYNONYMS  SPIRIT   LUMINESCENCE  
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 309  ; DEPARTED SPIRIT
It has a resemblance to vapor as it spirals along the wall.  Memories of old   
haunted houses and Halloween roil up from somewhere deep in your past.         
Something or someone is trying to speak.                                       
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 54  ; HERPATERRIUM
Success!??                                                                     
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 54  ; HERPATERRIUM
HERPATERRIUM
GAME_END
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 54  ; HERPATERRIUM
Stepping through the open door, immediately you realize that you should not    
have come.  None of the deadly reptiles appear to be charmed by your presence. 
As you turn to leave someone slams the door behind you with a fatal sounding   
crash.  Leaping to beat against it, your sudden movement provokes one of your  
cold-blooded companions to strike.  No grass snake he!  You're dead almost as  
soon as you hit the floor.  I reckon, if an individual such as yourself is     
absolutely determined to self-destruct, there ain't no help for it.            
                                                                               
Lest you think me as cold-blooded as your steelie-eyed companions, allow me to 
congratulate you on your ability to solve the problem of getting this far.     
Now then, fix yourself a steaming cup of hot chocolate with a touch of cinnamon
oil (Mexican style), it's a good remedy for a bad case of snake bite.          
See you in the city of Eirene?                                                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

SPECIAL 55  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRWELL
Grabbing the stack of bills from the desk top you sidle out the nearest door   
into the dimly lit alley.  Spotting a stairwell in the shadows you seek the    
anonymity of its deeper gloom.                                                 
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 55  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRWELL
BOTTOM OF STAIRWELL
GAME_END
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 55  ; BOTTOM OF STAIRWELL
Quickly you dart down the stairs.  At that moment, someone lurking in the      
shadows relieves you of your most precious possession, your life.  Just another
hapless victim of another senseless crime.                                     
                                                                               
Meanwhile, far above you in the news directors office he is slapping the back  
of Charlie the technician who had earlier that day placed a remote camera in   
the stairwell.  Grabbing the phone he calls the anchor and says, "Dan!  We've  
got a good one!  Headline it 'CRIME WAVE IN CITY" and promise them 'FILM AT    
ELEVEN.' "                                                                     
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 56  ; SEWER
SEWER
DOWN 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
EXIT 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 56  ; SEWER
Stepping around the well you accidentally trip over someone else's foot.       
Angrily shoved away, you stumble into the well's maw.  Frantically you clutch  
at the bucket hanging there and pull yourself in.  The moment your weight      
transfers the bucket starts to descend.  Suddenly, the entire apparatus breaks 
loose and you plummet downward with the sound of mocking laughter and curses   
ringing in your ears.  It seems that once again fate has been less than kind to
you.  Plunged neck deep in turbid water, the refuse from the town are floating 
all about you.                                                                 
                                                                               
Finding yourself in the sewer that runs beneath the city of Apoleia, you look  
for a way out.                                                                 
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 57  ; RESCUE MISSION
RESCUE MISSION
DOWN 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
EXIT 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
SPECIAL 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
KEY 215  ; CHRIST
POINTS 2
ROOM_SYNONYMS TURN   BELIEVE TRUST RECEIVE 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 57  ; RESCUE MISSION
Someone reaches down to give you a helping hand.  Scrambling over the edge of  
the bank you follow the man into the rescue mission where you are allowed to   
shower and put on clean clothing.  Following this a hot meal is served.        
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 57  ; RESCUE MISSION
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

CREATURE 328  ; MISSION SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERINTENDENT
MISSION
The mission superintendent is here.
LOCATION 57  ; RESCUE MISSION
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 328  ; MISSION SUPERINTENDENT
     Karl Knight is the man who helped you out of the sewer.  After arranging  
for your shower and clean clothing he went off to fetch you a hot meal.  Seeing
that you have finished eating he sits down beside you.  In his hand is a Bible.
     "My friend, I've been around a long time and I know that most folks who   
come by here are pretty much down on their luck and without hope.  Sometimes it
seems as though we had no choice in what happened to us and other times we know
we are to blame.  If I may, I would like to share this story with you from the 
fifteenth chapter of Luke's Gospel.  'If anyone of you has a hundred sheep and 
loses one of them, don't you leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go    
after the lost one till you find it?  When you find it, you lay it on your     
shoulders and are glad.  You go home and call your friends and neighbors       
together and say to them, "Be happy with me.  I found my lost sheep."  So, I   
tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than    
over ninety-nine good people who don't need to repent.'  In John's Gospel      
Jesus tells us, 'I Am the Good Shepherd.  The Good Shepherd gives His life for 
the sheep.'  This helps us to see what the prophet Isaiah means when he says,  
'Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered  
Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted.  But He was pierced for our
transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought 
us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.'  He continues, 'We    
all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and   
the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.  He was oppressed and         
afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; He was led like a lamb to the        
slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His
mouth.'  In this passage we see Jesus the Good Shepherd, giving His life as a  
sacrificial lamb for sinners, that's us (the sheep gone astray).  When one     
washes himself in the blood of the Lamb by faith in Jesus, 'the Lamb of God Who
takes away the sin of the world,' not only is there joy in heaven but there is 
a great joy in one's own heart accompanied by love, peace and a new hope.      
My guess is that your pretty near the bottom and the only other way out of     
this place is down, down, down.  Why not trust him?"                           
END_CREATURE_DESCR

ROOM 58  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
DOWN 61  ; POLLUTED RIVER
SPECIAL 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
KEY 215  ; CHRIST
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS TURN   BELIEVE TRUST RECEIVE 
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 58  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
Trying mightily to scrabble up the slimy bank you slip and fall being caught by
the current and carried down stream.  Spotting a tattered rope ladder dangling 
from the door of the bathhouse, you grab for it and pull yourself up and into  
the shabby interior.  A few old towels are crumpled in  one corner while       
protruding from the wall is the end of a broken shower head.  Twisting the     
handle below it you are dismayed by the discovery that the water coming out    
from the end of the pipe is supplied out of the polluted waters from the river.
Rubbing yourself off as best you can, you check for exits.  Evidently, the only
one is the one you came in.                                                    
                                                                               
Having escaped the river once, it is plain to see that chancing the deadly     
currents again probably will mean your doom. Echoing over the water's surface  
comes the refrain--                                                            
                                                                               
Are you washed in the blood,                                                   
In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?                                       
Are your garments spotless?                                                    
Are they white as snow?                                                        
Are you washed                                                                 
In the blood of the Lamb?                                                      
                                                                               
Growing up on a farm can have its special moments.  Around the age of three I  
experienced the misfortune of falling into the creek that traversed my father's
pig pen.  After three scourings, administered by my mother, some of the stink  
still remained.  Needless to say, water and I have not always been the best of 
friends since.                                                                 
                                                                               
Just as impossible for man is the ability to rid himself of the stain and stink
of his own sin.  Thankfully, cleansing can be found by washing in the blood of 
the Lamb.  John the baptist put it this way:  "Behold, the Lamb of God that    
takes away the sin of the world."  When we look to the Lord Jesus Christ for   
spiritual cleansing he will not disappoint us.  Why not believe on the Lord    
Jesus Christ now?                                                              
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 58  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 59  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
PEACEFUL GARDEN
SPECIAL 60  ; THE TABLE
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   E EAST  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 59  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Having rested for awhile longer, you begin to look around.  The flora and      
fauna which surrounds you causes your soul to exalt in its beauty.  The gate   
through which you entered lies to the west and written above it are the words  
"CHOSEN IN HIM".  You get to your feet and start along a shaded path.  Totally 
absorbed in the peacefulness of the place, you are unaware of any forces that  
may be at work to destroy your newly found tranquility.                        
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 59  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 60  ; THE TABLE
THE TABLE
POINTS 2
GAME_WIN
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 60  ; THE TABLE
You have arrived at the place of fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ and His 
church.....  (TO BE CONTINUED)                                                 
                                                                               
     If your score isn't 77 points, you haven't really died trying.            
                                                                               
     If you have enjoyed this adventure, another is being written which picks  
up at this point and continues on through Eirene.  You might liken it to the   
old classic "Pilgrim's Progress", however, any resemblance will most likely be 
purely unintentional--I haven't read the book yet!  I could say that I haven't 
seen the movie either--but that's an inside joke.  Eventually I will combine   
the two parts into one big adventure.                                          
     I have enjoyed your company and want to say, thanks for traveling with me 
this far.  Hopefully, we'll meat again soon! -- GEM                            
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 60  ; THE TABLE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 61  ; POLLUTED RIVER
POLLUTED RIVER
GAME_END
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 61  ; POLLUTED RIVER
  Plunging into the polluted waters, it seems as though you still can hear the 
mocking laughter echoing down the wishing well.  Your last conscious thought is
"Maybe I should have believed in Jesus."                                       
END_ROOM_DESCR

ROOM 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
SEWAGE DITCH
UP 57  ; RESCUE MISSION
DOWN 58  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
You wade through the waist deep muck of the sewer to where it empties out into 
a fast moving stream.  Fearful of being swept away by the current you look to  
your right and left for possible escape.                                       
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 225  ; RESCUE MISSION
MISSION
RESCUE
 There is a rescue mission up stream.
LOCATION 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
WEIGHT 157
SIZE 157
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 225  ; RESCUE MISSION
There is a weathered old sign hanging over the door that reads--               
                                                                               
                    ----------------------------------------                   
                    |     VICTORIOUS GOSPEL MISSION        |                   
                    |          JESUS SAVES                 |                   
                    ----------------------------------------                   
                                                                               
from somewhere inside the building you hear the strains of an old hymn.        
                                                                               
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?                                
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?                                       
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?                                 
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?                                       
                                                                               
Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,                              
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb.                                        
There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,                               
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb.                                          
                                                                               
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 226  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
BATHHOUSE
PUBLIC
Down stream there is a deserted looking public bathhouse.
LOCATION 62  ; SEWAGE DITCH
WEIGHT 158
SIZE 158
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 226  ; PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
From where you stand it appears the building juts out over the water's edge.   
The entrance must be on the other side because you can't see it.  The faded    
lettering painted across the wall says "REST ROOMS AND SHOWERS".               
END_NOUN_DESCR

ROOM 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
PEACEFUL GARDEN
SPECIAL 64  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
POINTS 3
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   REST  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Through the exercise of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ you have at last entered
the city of Eirene, the city of Peace.  Something wonderful has happened--You  
have been washed by the blood of the Lamb! That blood keeps on cleansing you   
as you walk in His light.  But for the present, God has graciously provided a  
peaceful garden in which you may rest awhile from your journey.                
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 63  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

ROOM 64  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
PEACEFUL GARDEN
SPECIAL 59  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS MAGIC_WORD   WAIT  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 64  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Through the exercise of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ you have reached this   
place of rest.  Soon you will resume your journey and experience many tests of 
this newly found faith.  Along the way there are many dangerous pitfalls but   
victory is already assured even though from time-to-time you may suffer due to 
some reversal.  Listen to your instructors and learn your lessons well.  Now   
relax and enjoy the surrounding garden; and remember, "Patience is a virtue!"  
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 64  ; PEACEFUL GARDEN
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

SPECIAL 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
The popping sounds emanating from your knees  as you squat before the forbidden
prize reverberate in your ears like firecrackers on the 4th of July.           
                                                                               
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
EXIT 24  ; DISPLAY CASE
SPECIAL 17  ; TREADMILL WAY
KEY 214  ; BOOK
POINTS 2
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION UNLOCK  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
Having pushed the glass panel aside you thrust your head and shoulders inside  
the display case in order to better examine its contents.                      
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 214  ; OLD BOOK
BOOK
OLD
You see an old book.
LOCATION 65  ; INSIDE DISPLAY CASE
POINTS 5
WEIGHT 10
SIZE 10
READABLE
CLOSABLE
LOCKABLE
LOCKED
KEY 201  ; DISCARDED SWORD
NOUN_SYNONYMS  BOOK   STRAP PADLOCK BIBLE  
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 214  ; OLD BOOK
The book is an antique and covered with a layer of dust.  Someone has tooled   
with gold across its black cover "HOLY BIBLE".  A steel padlock, meant to stop 
prying eyes,  securely fastens the two ends of a leather strap affixed to it.  
                                                                               
Having ventured this far, will you now decide to open the book and see what    
may be  written inside?                                                        
END_NOUN_DESCR

TEXT 214  ; OLD BOOK
The book falls open to the Gospel of John.  You note that the pages are stained
by tears and yellowed by age.  Someone, perhaps the original owner has marked  
certain passages.  Thumbing through you read ...                               
                                                                               
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through    
Him; and without Him nothing came into being which has come into existence.  In
Him was life; and the life was the light of men.  And the light shines in the  
darkness; and the darkness did not extinguish it.                              
...                                                                            
He, the Word, was the genuine light which enlightens spiritually every man as  
it comes into the world.  He was in the world, and the world came into being   
through Him, and the world knew Him not.  He came unto His own, but His own    
received Him not.  But as many as received Him, to them gave He the authority  
to become the born-ones of God, even to them who believe on His name, who were 
born, not of bloods, nor of the desire of the flesh, nor of the desire of man, 
but of God.  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld His   
glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
...                                                                            
John the baptizer seeing Jesus coming to him said, Behold, the Lamb of God,    
that takes away the sin of the world!                                          
... (Jesus talking with Nicodemus)                                             
Just  as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of
man be lifted up; that whosoever believes in Him may have eternal life.  For   
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever     
believes on Him should not perish, but have eternal life.  For God sent not His
Son into the world to  condemn the world; but that the world should be saved   
through Him.  He who believes on Him is not condemned:  he who believes not    
has been condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only
begotten Son of God.  And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the
world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were  
evil.  For every one who practices evil hates the light, and comes not to the  
light, lest his works should be rebuked.  But he who practices the truth comes 
to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been produced
in God.                                                                        
... (Jesus speaking to the Pharisees)                                          
Truly, I say to you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead shall hear the  
voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.  For as the Father has 
life in Himself, even so gave He to the Son also to have life in Himself:  and 
He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is a son of man.         
Marvel not at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs     
shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they who have done good, unto the  
resurrection of life; and they who have done evil, unto the resurrection of    
judgment.                                                                      
...                                                                            
You search the sacred writings, because you think that in them you have eternal
life; and these are they which bear witness of me; and you will not come to me,
that you may have life.                                                        
...                                                                            
Jesus says to Thomas, I alone am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one  
comes to the Father except through me.                                         
...                                                                            
But these things are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,   
the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.              
                                                                               
Lifting your eyes from the page, you find yourself agreeing with the warning.  
If true, the claims in this book certainly can put one's thoughts into a stir. 
To those seeking for an answer here, the thesis written on its pages obviously 
would be trust in Jesus.                                                       
END_TEXT

NOUN 228  ; CROCHETED BOOKMARK
BOOKMARK
CROCHETED
There is a bookmark here.
LOCATION 214  ; OLD BOOK
POINTS 2
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 228  ; CROCHETED BOOKMARK
The bookmark is hand crocheted, red with a metallic gold border and fashioned  
in the form of a cross.                                                        
END_NOUN_DESCR

SPECIAL 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
Unable to explain exactly how, you find yourself returning to full awareness.  
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
ANTECHAMBER
WEST 40  ; PARROT ROOM
SPECIAL 54  ; HERPATERRIUM
KEY 233  ; HERPATERRIUM
POINTS 1
ROOM_SYNONYMS CHANGE_LOCATION ENTER  
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
You find yourself standing in the small room that leads to the herpaterrium.   
END_ROOM_DESCR

HELP 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
Sorry, I can't describe that.
END_HELP_DESCR 

NOUN 231  ; LOCKED DOOR
DOOR
LOCKED
You see an open door and a second having a good lock.
LOCATION 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
WEIGHT 154
SIZE 154
UNMOVABLE
CLOSABLE
LOCKABLE
LOCKED
KEY 230  ; PYRITE MEDALLION
PUSHABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 231  ; LOCKED DOOR
It is the door to the herpaterrium.  A two inch recess is located just above   
the handle.  Your skin crawls thinking about what lies beyond its restraint.   
END_NOUN_DESCR

NOUN 233  ; DEADLY HERPATERRIUM
HERPATERRIUM
DEADLY
You may now enter the herpaterrium.  There is safety here  
LOCATION 231  ; LOCKED DOOR
UNMOVABLE
END_NOUN

NOUN_DESCR 233  ; DEADLY HERPATERRIUM
Coldly glistening eyes reflect the light from beyond the opening.  A musky smel
tickles your nostrils.  You shiver knowing that sudden death lies in wait.     
END_NOUN_DESCR

CREATURE 325  ; GRASS SNAKE
SNAKE
GRASS
A little green snake wriggles across the floor.
LOCATION 66  ; ANTECHAMBER
END_CREATURE

CREATURE_DESCR 325  ; GRASS SNAKE
Looking down at your feet you see that the tiny creature is trying to climb up 
inside the leg of your trousers.  Quickly you shake it off.                    
END_CREATURE_DESCR

SPECIAL 67  ; IT'S A WRAP
                                                                               
                                   !BANG!                                      
                                                                               
END_SPECIAL

ROOM 67  ; IT'S A WRAP
IT'S A WRAP
PLAYER_DEAD
END_ROOM

ROOM_DESCR 67  ; IT'S A WRAP
The moment the flame from the lighter touched the loaded cigarette you were    
blown into eternity.  No doubt, some poor misguided fundamentalist had laid a  
trap trying to destroy this pornographic den of iniquity.  Too bad for you!    
                                                                               
 ***************************************************************************** 
 *  Don't you believe it for a minute!  The author of this game isn't the    * 
 *  only one who doesn't like smoke!  So, don't light up again OR ELSE....   * 
 *                                      YOUR COMPUTER                        * 
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END_ROOM_DESCR

