MESSAGE 1
You leave the space dock and enter planetary orbit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 2
Your ship docks.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 3
You are docked at Akron Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 4
You are docked at Irkun Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 5
You are docked at Kremley Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 6
You are in orbit around Akron.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 7
You are in orbit around Kroophoovertood.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 8
You are in orbit around Arugula.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 9
Variable 1 controls ships 1-3.
For Planet 1, threshold for Variable 1 is >11.
For Planet 2, threshold for Variable 1 is >7.
For Planet 3, threshold for Variable 1 is >3.
Variable 1 is currently #VAR1#.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 10
The $NOUN$ is destroyed.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 11
The $NOUN$ is damaged.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 12
The $NOUN$ was hit but is unharmed.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 13
Early Warning System reports there is a ship in the area.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 14
Ship's sensors are on.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 15
Sensors are not functioning.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 16
Ship located, coordinates #VAR2#.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 17
No ships located.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 18
Enterprise Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 19
There are no ships to identify.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 20
Kaiser Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 21
Asimov Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 22
Rapier Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 23
Clarke Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 24
No identification possible.  The ship may be cloaked.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 25
Sabre Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 26
Variable 3 controls ships 4-6.
For Planet 1, threshold for Variable 3 is >19.
For Planet 2, threshold for Variable 3 is >18.
For Planet 3, threshold for Variable 3 is >10.
Variable 3 is currently #VAR3#.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 27
Variable 4 controls ships 7-10.
For Planet 1, threshold for Variable 4 is >30.
For Planet 2, threshold for Variable 4 is >35.
For Planet 3, threshold for Variable 4 is >15.
Variable 4 is currently #VAR4#.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 28
You missed.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 29
You are under attack.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 30
You are hit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 31
Your shield strength is #VAR13#.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 32
Ship repaired.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 33
You must be in space dock to repair your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 34
A high-pitched buzzing noise is followed by a great cracking
sound.  You are horrified to see your viewplate split wide open. 
In a massive explosion, the air is sucked out of the ship, and
you with it.  Your last seconds are spent gasping for breath in
the freezing vacumn of space as you watch your ship explode into
a million fragments.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 35
The repairs will cost 30 credits and they will take some time. 
We'll notify you when we're finished.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 36
You don't have enough credits.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 37
You have #VAR25# credits.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 38
Bounty Earned:  4
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 39
Bounty Earned:  7
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 40
Bounty Earned:  9
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 41
Bounty Earned:  10
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 42
Bounty Earned:  20
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 43
Your Rank is:  Beginner.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 44
Your Rank is:  Learning.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 45
Your Rank is:  Intermediate.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 46
Your Rank is:  Professional.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 47
Your Rank is:  Dangerous.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 48
Your Rank is:  Deadly.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 49
Your Rank is:  Master.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 50
You are in orbit around Erflegbiggelwort.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 51
You are in orbit around Yemenor.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 52
You are in orbit around Nikrod.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 53
You are in orbit around Strontus.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 54
You are in orbit around Kremley.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 55
You are in orbit around Yurgolac.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 56
You are in orbit around Waldo's World.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 57
You are in orbit around Ahboshatva.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 58
You are in orbit around Shushumway.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 59
You are in orbit around Apadoon.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 60
You are in orbit around Urk.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 61
You are in orbit around Irkun.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 62
You are in orbit around Gorsk.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 63
You are in orbit around Brikadink.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 64
You are in orbit around Gidlia.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 65
You are in orbit around Hani-Ingetti.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 66
You are in orbit around Jimmyjimjim.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 67
You are in orbit around Nursultan.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 68
You are in orbit around Ink-Natha.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 69
You are in orbit around Kronkite.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 70
You are in orbit around UA-L27.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 71
You are in orbit around Fwoozbahl.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 72
You are in orbit around Spraindorf.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 73
You are in orbit around Shingleton's Planet.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 74
You are in orbit around Fanny's Planet.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 75
You are in orbit around Oogroo.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 76
You are in orbit around Yongmui.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 77
You are in orbit around Frome.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 78
You are in orbit around Wazoo.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 79
You are in orbit around Earth.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 80
You are in orbit around Demgrew.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 81
You are in orbit around Modividani.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 82
You are in orbit around Quiddenvlitz.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 83
You are in orbit around Zyg.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 84
You are in orbit around Wasong.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 85
You are in orbit around Burdikew.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 86
You are in orbit around Roosbahl.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 87
You are in orbit around Wenceslaus.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 88
You are in orbit around Pulmosoonia.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 89
You are in orbit around Slamdunk.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 90
You are docked at Yurgolac Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 91
You are docked at Nursultan Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 92
You are docked at Demgrew Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 93
You are docked at Wasong Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 94
You are docked at Shingleton's Planet Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 95
You are docked at Kroophoovertood Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 96
You are docked at Fanny's Planet Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 97
You are docked at Gorsk Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 98
You are docked at Burdikew Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 99
You are docked at Oogroo Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 100
You are docked at Ink-Natha Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 101
You are docked at Waldo's World Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 102
You are docked at Modividani Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 103
You are docked at Kronkite Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 104
You are docked at Arugula Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 105
You are docked at Brikadink Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 106
You are docked at Yongmui Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 107
You are docked at Ahboshatva Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 108
You are docked at Roosbahl Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 109
You are docked at Erflegbiggelwort Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 110
You are docked at Gidlia Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 111
You are docked at Wenceslaus Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 112
You are docked at Frome Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 113
You are docked at UA-L27 Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 114
You are docked at Quiddenvlitz Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 115
You are docked at Shushumway Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 116
You are docked at Yemenor Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 117
You are docked at Fwoozbahl Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 118
You are docked at Apadoon Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 119
You are docked at Pulmosoonia Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 120
You are docked at Hani-Ingetti Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 121
You are docked at Zyg Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 122
You are docked at Nikrod Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 123
You are docked at Spraindorf Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 124
You are docked at Slamdunk Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 125
You are docked at Wazoo Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 126
You are docked at Strontus Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 127
You are docked at Jimmyjimjim Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 128
You are docked at Keenobate Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 129
You are docked at Earth Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 130
You are docked at Urk Space Station.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 131
You are in orbit around Keenobate.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 133
You are out of missiles.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 134
Five missiles have been loaded into the launcher on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 135
You have insufficient funds to buy that item.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 136
Insufficient weapons storage space is available for extra loads.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 137
You have no photon torpedo capability.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 138
You are out of torpedos.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 139
You can only use that weapon in space.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 140
You already have one.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 141
A particle beam system has been installed in your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 142
Your particle beam system has been recharged.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 143
You have no particle beam system.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 144
The particle beam system needs recharging.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 145
A ship's phaser has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 146
You have no ship's phaser.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 147
A disintegrator has been installed in your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 148
You have no disintegrator.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 149
Five photon torpedos have been loaded into your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 150
You can only buy ship's weapons or improvements at a Ship
Improvements Shop.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 151
You have used #VAR27# missiles.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 152
You have used #VAR28# photon torpedoes.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 153
You have used #VAR29# particle beam shots.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 154
You must be aboard your ship to determine ship status
information.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 155
A Class 2 shield has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 156
A Class 3 shield has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 157
A Class 4 shield has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 158
A Cloaked Ship Detector has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 159
A Cloaking Device has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 160
Wraith Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 161
Kuttner Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 162
Burroughs Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 163
Heinlein Class ship identified.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 164
                     WEAPON PRICES

Offensive Weapons

     Item                      Price

Missiles                     5 for 250
Phaser                       2000
Photon Torpedoes             5 for 1200
Particle Beam                5500
Particle Beam Recharge       50 shots for 500
Disintegrator                8000
Cloaked Detector             8000

Defensive Weapons

    Item                       Price

Shield2                         750
Shield3                        2500
Shield4                        5000
Cloaking Device                10,000

Ship Improvements

    Item                       Price

Fuel Recharge                     50
Cargo Bay Expansion             2000
Tractor Array                   1500
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 165
You can only buy trade items at a Trading Post.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 166
You can only sell things at Trading Posts.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 167
An additional cargo bay has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 168
You have no room for trade cargo.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 169
1 ton of bulk food loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 170
You have no $NOUN$ to sell.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 171
We don't sell $NOUN$ here.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 172
1 pallet of cloth loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 173
1 case of drugs loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 174
1 assortment of entertainment items loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 175
1 ton of platinum loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 176
1 pallet of electronic devices loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 177
1 pallet of armaments loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 178
1 ton of gold bars loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 179
1 assortment of rare items loaded.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 180
You have no $NOUN$ to sell.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 181
1 ton of bulk food is unloaded.  Your account has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 182
We don't buy $NOUN$ here.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 183
1 pallet of electronic devices is unloaded.  Your account has
been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 184
1 pallet of armaments is unloaded.  Your account has been
credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 185
1 ton of gold bars is unloaded.  Your account has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 186
1 assortment of rare items is unloaded.  Your account has been
credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 187
1 pallet of cloth is unloaded.  Your account has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 188
1 case of drugs is unloaded.  Your account has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 189
1 assortment of entertainment items is unloaded.  Your account
has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 190
1 ton of platinum is unloaded.  Your account has been credited.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 191
Maximum cargo bay capacity is 20 units.
You are carrying #VAR30# units.
You have:
     #VAR31# food units
     #VAR32# cloth units
     #VAR33# electronics units
     #VAR34# drug units
     #VAR35# arms units
     #VAR36# entertainment units
     #VAR37# gold units
     #VAR38# platinum units
     #VAR39# rarities units
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 192
Maximum cargo bay capacity is 40 units.
You are carrying #VAR30# units.
You have:
     #VAR31# food units
     #VAR32# cloth units
     #VAR33# electronics units
     #VAR34# drug units
     #VAR35# arms units
     #VAR36# entertainment units
     #VAR37# gold units
     #VAR38# platinum units
     #VAR39# rarities units
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 193
                 TRADE GOODS PRICE EXCHANGE

    ITEM            BUY            SELL

Food                10               9
Cloth               10              NA
Electronics         NA              22
Drugs               18              NA
Arms                NA              31
Entertainment       26              NA
Gold                NA              63
Platinum            70              NA
Rarities            NA              48
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 194
                 TRADE GOODS PRICE EXCHANGE

    ITEM            BUY            SELL

Food                 9               8
Cloth               NA              13
Electronics         15              NA
Drugs               NA              30
Arms                24              NA
Entertainment       NA              47
Gold                49              NA
Platinum            NA              86
Rarities            22              NA
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 195
                 TRADE GOODS PRICE EXCHANGE

    ITEM            BUY            SELL

Food                 8               8
Cloth               14              NA
Electronics         NA              NA
Drugs               NA              37
Arms                NA              NA
Entertainment       42              NA
Gold                NA              77
Platinum            79              NA
Rarities            NA             127
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 196
                 TRADE GOODS PRICE EXCHANGE

    ITEM            BUY            SELL

Food                NA              15
Cloth               NA              17
Electronics         25              24
Drugs               27              NA
Arms                37              35
Entertainment       NA              69
Gold                62              NA
Platinum            NA              NA
Rarities            95              NA
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 197
                 TRADE GOODS PRICE EXCHANGE

    ITEM            BUY            SELL

Food                 6              NA
Cloth               13              11
Electronics         13              NA
Drugs               NA              48
Arms                NA              31
Entertainment       NA              73
Gold                48              NA
Platinum            63              NA
Rarities            NA             175
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 198
The Intergalactic Vigilance Society reports a ship you just
destroyed was carrying a wanted criminal with a bounty on his or
her head.  Ten credits have been added to your account and you
receive the Society's hearty congratulations.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 199
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 ton of bulk food.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 200
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 pallet of cloth.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 201
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 pallet of
electronic devices.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 202
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 case of drugs.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 203
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 pallet of
armaments.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 204
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 assortment of
entertainment items.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 205
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 ton of gold bars.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 206
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 ton of platinum.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 207
A tractor array has been installed on your ship.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 208
The proprietor examines the stone carefully, and slowly her eyes
light up.  She smiles at you and says, "Well, I never thought I'd
see one of these again."

"Why?" you ask.

"Well," she says, "the last one was on my engagement ring, given
to me by Mr. Robert Chauncey.  A fine strapping fellow he was,
full of life..."  She gazes off into the distance.

After a moment you prod her.  "Is it valuable?"

She seems startled, turns and looks at you.  "Valuable?  Oh, my
yes!  Even when there is no personal meaning attached to it...Oh,
I'm sorry, just an old woman rambling on.  Yes, of course it's
valuable.  It's a Spanokopitan Emerald, very rare.  I'll give
you...oh, let's see..."  She looks up at the ceiling, calculating
in her head.  "One thousand credits.  Is that enough?"

You assure her hastily that it is.  She takes the stone and
punches buttons on her console, crediting your account.
END_MESSAGE  

MESSAGE 209
You take one breath and realize you have made a big mistake. 
Ammonia burns your eyes and lungs.  You clutch helplessly at your
throat, then fall to your knees coughing and choking.  A moment
later, it's all over.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 210
The proprietor smiles.  "Ah, Nursultan Numnums.  Always a market
for those.  Are they for sale?  The going price is 75 credits."

You say they certainly are for sale.  Beaming, the proprietor
takes them and credits your account.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 211
You find a ring hidden in the folds of plastic and pull it.  With
a loud pop, the boat inflates.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 212
This is the ocean, not a wading pool.  You can't swim, and
without a workable boat, you are soon floundering and gasping. 
With each gasp, you breathe in more water.  The end is
inevitable, and arrives rapidly.  
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 213
You dip the net into the ocean, pass it back and forth a few
times, and pull it out.  Look!  There, in the net!  A small brown
shell!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 214
The proprietor takes the shell and examines it cursorily. 
"Wasongian bivalve, eh?" he mutters gruffly.  "Can't say as I've
really been looking for 'em.  Still, I can get rid of it quick
enough.  Give you 25 credits."

You remember your last bivalve pizza, whose remnants are still
drawing greeflies on your coffee table.  You really enjoyed that,
and are a bit perturbed that this old geezer doesn't want to pay
more.  On the other hand, 25 credits is 25 credits.  "Sure," you
say, "Sold."  The proprietor shoves the bivalve in a drawer and
punches 25 credits into your account on his console.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 215
The proprietor takes the proffered device and scrutinizes it with
a jaundiced eye.  "Appears to be a unigrav grapplehook," she says
slowly, "but I've seen counterfeits."  She sets the hook
carefully down on the counter, then turns away briefly.  She
turns back holding a glass beer stein, whose handle she sets into
the hook.  Then she pushes one of the little buttons on the black
box.  The grapplehook rises, trailing the beer stein, and hovers
just below the ceiling.  The proprietor claps her hands once,
sharply, and the hook slowly descends, depositing the beer stein
upright and unharmed.  The hook, continuing downward, disengages
the handle, and the grapplehook settles gracefully down on the
counter.  "Yep, it's the real thing," she chuckles.  "But you
never can be too careful."

"So what's it worth?" you ask excitedly.

"200 easy," she says as she credits your account and puts the
grapplehook away under the counter.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 216
The proprietor looks at your treasure and chuckles gently.  "Yep,
got yourself a triplex ring.  Sorry, pal," he says kindly.  "It's
worthless.  Millions of 'em, all over the galaxy.  Cost about a
half a centicredit to manufacture.  Hope you didn't go to too
much trouble to get it."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 217
The proprietor breaks out in a cheery grin.  "Ooooooh!" she
squeals.  "A pidletto!  I just can't get enough of them.  You
should see the faces of the children when their parents bring one
of these home!"

"Well, then," you say rakishly, "It ought to be worth at least
half a grand."

The proprietor's eyes narrow immediately.  "300 credits, and not
a centicredit more!" she snaps.  

"Better than nothing," you mutter as she punches the amount into
her console.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 218
You take one breath and realize you have made a big mistake. 
Sulfuric acid burns your eyes and lungs.  You clutch helplessly
at your throat, then fall to your knees coughing and choking.  A
moment later, it's all over.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 219
You grab the pidletto, but it's a squirmy little thing, and
wiggles away from you.  There it sits, a few feet away, watching
your every move.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 220
You open the cage, grab the pidletto, stuff it in, and close the
door before it can get away.  The pidletto lets out a little
squeak, but does not seem particulary upset about having been
captured.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 221
The proprietor takes the bolt of cloth from you and strokes it
lovingly.  "Gidlian damask," he says reverently.  "See how deep
the royal blue color is?"

You nod.

More briskly, the proprietor says, "A very fine cloth, but not
exactly a rare item.  I'll give you 50 credits for it."

You nod again, and smile, and he credits your account.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 222
Sorry, not interested.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 223
The proprietor eyes the sculpture narrowly, then turns his gaze
on you.  "What's this?" he asks sullenly.

You shrug.  "It's a little piece I picked up on Modividani."

"Ho!  Haw!  Haw!  A little piece... She shore is a little piece,
alright!" the proprietor brays.

Annoyed, you ask, "Yeah, but will you buy it?"

"Oh, ho ho ho!  Will I buy it?  Oh, yeah, I'll buy it alright!" 
He takes the little sculpture and puts on a back shelf.  Then he
covers it with some sort of cloth.  

"Wait a minute!" you cry.  "How much will you give me?"

The proprietor turns back to you and winks.  "Heh heh, is... 75
credits enough?"

You stare at him, considering.  "125," you say.

"100."

"Sold," you say quickly; you figured it was worth 20 at most. 
You smile to yourself as he punches in the numbers.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 224
spanikopitan emerald located room #VAR40#
unigrav grapplehook located room #VAR41#
triplex ring located room #VAR42#
gidlian damask located room #VAR43#
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 225
Now, you didn't really think you could carry a ton of gold bars,
did you?  Fortunately for you, you are able to remotely signal
your ship's robot cargo transporter.  Without further ado, the
ton of gold is loaded into your cargo hold.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 226
Now, you didn't really think you could carry a ton of gold bars,
did you?  Fortunately for you, you are able to remotely signal
your ship's robot cargo transporter.  Unfortunately, the
transporter notifies you that your cargo space is full and you
cannot load the gold.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 227
You purchase the $NOUN$ for 25 credits.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 228
Hey! Hey!  What are you, a shoplifter?  You can't just take that;
you have to buy it!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 229
The proprietor's eyes light up.  "Oh!  That's a gorgeous
necklace!  I've never seen anything like it!  What do you want
for it?"

Some of these trading post proprietors are rather naive.  You
say, "Well, it's a rare item, and I went to considerable trouble
to get it.  Still, I like your looks.  I'll let you have it for
125 credits."

"Oh!  That's a bargain!  Sold," she babbles.

She credits your account and you snicker to yourself over your
400% profit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 230
The proprietor raises his eyebrows.  "Whoa!  You have this, and
you're still breathing?  Remarkable!"

"Yes, it is," you answer proudly.  "So how much?"

"Well," he says speculatively, "I pay anywhere from 100 to 500
credits for these prayer fans, depending on their condition."

"Looks in good condition to me," you say hopefully.

"Well, I don't know," the proprietor says doubtfully.  He turns
away, then turns back with a jeweler's loupe.  "Sometimes they
have tiny cracks in the folds--open and close them a few times
and they fall apart."  You hold your breath while he screws the
magnifier into his eye and examines the creases in the fan. 
After a few minutes he straightens up, removes the loupe, and
says, "Near-perfect condition.  500 credits."

Your little heart goes pit-a-pat as he punches the numbers into
the console.  This makes everthing--even dealing with that nasty
woman--worthwhile.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 231
A tall, formidable-looking woman marches up to you.  "You have
violated our explicit prohibition against outsiders setting foot
on the sacred ground of the One World.  This trespass cannot be
tolerated.  You must die.  Prepare yourself."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 232
The Ahboshatvan woman takes one look at your camera, blushes
bright red, mumbles something about "unseemly desecrations", and
runs away, out of sight.  Startled but encouraged, you wave the
camera around, letting the other villagers you have seen passing
among the huts get a good look at it.  As they see it, they drop
what they are doing and take off.  In a few minutes, the village
is deserted.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 233
Alas, you have had too much of the strong Gidlian sun.  What is
good for little blue flowers is not so good for you. 
Fortunately, what follows is painless:  you feel tired; you
cannot take another step.  Slowly you sink to the ground and
drift off into sleep.  Unfortunately, this is a sleep from which
you will never awaken.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 234
The proprietor sees what you have and giggles strangely.  "Hmmm,"
he says.  "Mind if I take a look?"

"Sure," you say, "That's what I brought it for."  You hand it
over.  

He fondles the device.  "You know what this is, don't you?" he
giggles.

Feeling a bit of trepidation, you answer, "No, I don't."

"Why, it's a Wookian device.  Called a brain infiltrator. 
It...creates a higher level of consciousness in the user.  See,
you hook up these little wires to your head.  Then you push this
button to turn it on, and this one to turn it off."  He giggles
again.

"I, uh, I see," you say, suspecting you see more than you like. 
"So what's it worth?"

"Depends!  Depends!  Depends whether it works or not.  Now, I'll
pay 200 credits untested, 400 if you test it and see if it works. 
Want to test it?"  He holds out the little wires suggestively.

You back away quickly.  "No, no, heh heh.  I'll uh, I'll just
take the 200."

"As you wish," the proprietor giggles.  He credits your account.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 235
Now, you didn't really think you could carry a ton of platinum
chunks, did you?  Fortunately for you, you are able to remotely
signal your ship's robot cargo transporter.  Without further ado,
the ton of platinum is loaded into your cargo hold.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 236
Now, you didn't really think you could carry a ton of platinum
chunks, did you?  Fortunately for you, you are able to remotely
signal your ship's robot cargo transporter.  Unfortunately, the
transporter notifies you that your cargo space is full and you
cannot load the platinum.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 237
You take one breath and realize you have made a big mistake. 
Methane fills your lungs with a disgusting odor.  You clutch
helplessly at your throat, then fall to your knees coughing and
choking.  A moment later, it's all over.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 238
You have restored your ship's energy level to 100%.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 239
You are out of fuel.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 240
Your ship energy level is #VAR45#0%.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 241
The proprietor examines the bottle carefully.  "Ah," she says
appreciatively.  "Strontian Elixr."  She lowers her voice.  "You
realize, of course, that trading in this substance is not exactly
approved by the Colonial Administration Food and Drug Registry?"

You had not realized that, but you don't let on.  "Of course,"
you say, drawing yourself up to your full height.  "Do you take
me for a fool?"

She peers at you.  "Hmmm," she says.  "Well, in any case.  I can
offer you 250 credits for it.  Is that acceptable?"

You assure her it is, and she punches the funds into your
account.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 242
You offer the Krishna 10 credits.  He says, "Thank you
veddymuch," but he does not leave.  You up the ante to 20.  He
says, "Thank you veddymuch," and remains where he is.  Finally,
when you reach the magic mystical number of 100 credits, he says,
"Oh!  Thank you veddy veddymuch, Gracious Sir," and departs in a
swirl of orange nylon.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 243
You give the Krishna what you have, but apparently it isn't
enough.  He says, "Thank you veddymuch," politely, but stands his
ground.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 244
Now, now!  You can't commit murder in a spaceport!  Not even on a
Hari Krishna.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 245
You purchase the $NOUN$ for 1500 credits.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 246
You can't read the book without buying it first.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 247
Suddenly the shaking grows much stronger.  You fall to the
ground.  Then, to your horror, the ground opens up beneath you as
a tremendous roar fills your ears.  Your last impression is of
the solid ground pressing the breath out of your crushed lungs.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 248
The proprietor studies your find carefully.  He grunts, turns
away, and turns back with a jeweler's loupe.  You shift back and
forth on your feet uncomfortably as he screws the magnifier into
his eye and looks the ruby over again.

"It's a ruby!" you blurt out nervously.

He looks up at you briefly.  "I know it's a ruby," he says
irritably.  "The question is, is it THE ruby?"  He returns his
gaze to the red rock.  You resolve not to interrupt him again.

A few minutes later, he straightens up, removes the loupe from
his eye, and sets the ruby down on the counter.  Then he looks at
you and smiles.  "Remarkable.  After 207 years, it shows up.  No
doubt about it, this is the Yikliklixian Ruby."  He wipes away a
tear.  "I've been searching for it for years, but I never thought
I'd see it."

"So," you say, "it must be worth quite a bit, eh?"

"Oh yes," he answers.  "It's beyond price, actually."

"1000 credits," you say.

"Sold," he says, faster than you would have liked him to.  Still,
1000 credits is quite a piece of change, and you are satisfied to
see him credit your account on his console.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 249
You take the $NOUN$ and look them over.  After a moment, you
decide they really are as cheap and trivial as they first looked. 
You put them down, secure in the knowledge that you made the
right decision.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 250
Here in these beautiful surroundings, it comes to you that,
finally, you have achieved everthing you have set out to do, and
now it is time to rest.  You are wealthy, you are a crack pilot
and fearsome fighter, and you have experienced most of what is
good and what is bad in this galaxy.  As you stand here thinking
these profound thoughts, the sun begins to set over the rolling
hills, and you make a decision.  It is time to retire.  You will
build a home here, settle down, and live the rest of your life in
ease and peace.  Perhaps in time, young neophytes, eager for the
kind of life you are now willingly letting go, will gather at
your feet, to hear you speak and learn from your experience.

For now, it is enough to say, "It was the best of times/It was
the worst of times...It is a far far better place to which I go,
than I have ever been."

Congratulations.  You have won the game.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 251
The old scientist stares at the scroll you are holding.  With
trembling hands, he reaches out and takes it gingerly.  With
great care, he unrolls the ancient text.  After poring over it a
few minutes, he goes to the bookshelf, retrieves a thin volume,
and returns to the scroll.

"What are you doing?" you ask.

"I am not certain about the translation of some of these terms,"
he says in a shaky voice.  "There are so few examples of Oogroo
writing, you know."

You wait patiently.  After about an hour, he looks up at you,
tears running slowly down his face.  "After all these years..."
he begins, then stops, unable to continue.  In a moment he
regains control and says, "Please forgive me.  This is the
culmination of a lifetime of work.  More, it is the end of a
longstanding, vexatious fear."

"How is that?" you ask.

"Well," he says cautiously, "these are only preliminary
conclusions.  We must await a full translation to be completely
certain.  Still," and for the first time he smiles, "it seems
that the destruction of Oogroo was not the result of a war, or
pollution, or any disaster brought on by the Oogroo people
themselves.  Rather, this planet seems to have collided with an
asteroid, which brought on a series of cataclysmic seismic
events.  The result was a clouding of the atmosphere with
volcanic dust.  This dust held in the sun's heat, and that
produced by the volcanic eruptions.  Eventually this great heat
melted most of the Oogroo buildings.  They saw the asteroid
coming, but could do nothing about it."

"But the most important point is:  They did not destroy
themselves."

For some reason this seems terribly important to the old fellow. 
After a while, he gets around to paying you for the scroll; 500
credits.  But the money seems trivial compared to the joy you
have brought to him today.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 252
                 SHIP CONTROLS

Cargo (C)--Gives status of your cargo bay(s)
Dock (DO)--Docks ship
Energy (EE)--Gives fuel level
Flee--Docks ship safely when under attack
Identify (ID)--Identifies ships that have been located
Locate (LO)--If sensors are on, locates ships in the area
Orbit (O)--Enters orbit from space dock
Rank (RA)--Gives your current rank as a player
Repair (RE)--If you can afford it, repairs shields in space dock
Sensors (SS)--Can be turned on while in orbit; must be on to     
               locate ships
Shields (SH)--Gives shield strength
Shoot--To destroy a ship, you must phrase the command as "Shoot  
       (fire) (ship name) with (ship weapon)."
Status (ST)--When in your ship, tells whether you are orbiting or
             docked, and at which planet.
StatusB (STB)--Gives particle beam shots used
StatusM (STM)--Gives missiles used
StatusT (STT)--Gives photon torpedoes used
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 253
You are already in orbit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 254
Computer reports tractor array has picked up 1 assortment of rare
items.
END_MESSAGE