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[Automatic transcript: User is LIZ]
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Copyright (c) 1985 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Welcome to CHECKPOINT (TM) - interactive fiction from Infocom!
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[Note to testers: this story has the command GO TO, and the concept of not
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being able to see things behind your back. The unit of currency in this story
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is the Frotzian slimpuk, whose symbol is "*".
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Messages in square brackets [] will not be in the final release.
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Remember: you can shorten your words only to NINE (9) letters.
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But you can use C for COMPARTMENT, V for VESTIBULE, and F for FORWARD.]
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Do you want the viewpoint of the traveler or the spy? >T
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Do you want the short variation or the long one? >L
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Then let the story begin!
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With your business deal behind you, you want only to get out of this bleak
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corner of Eastern Europe. The frontier is now only a few hours away, and from
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there it's not far to Vienna, and civilization....
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The ride seems endless, and you're dozing off again. The wheels of the train
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are ticking like a clock, ticking off the segments of track you're passing, and
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the compartment is rocking you back and forth, back and forth, making your
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eyelids slowly close.
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Your slumber is cut short as a man staggers into your compartment, panting
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strangely. From his demeanor, you guess that he has drunk too much. But before
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you can dismiss him, you notice that he's grasping a bright red spot on his
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shirt. He speaks quietly, but in a hurry.
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"I've got only a moment, so listen carefully! Since you were reading the
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International Herald over lunch, I assume you're an American. I am an agent of
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our government, and I've been sent to pick up some kind of document in Frbz and
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take it to our special agent in Gola. An enemy agent spotted me on the train,
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and I only barely managed to escape." He groans softly, examining his wound.
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"The best I can do now is throw the enemy off the scent, but I need you, and
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your country needs you, to carry out my assignment." You start to interrupt, a
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thousand questions racing through your mind. "There's no time! Here! Take my
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briefcase, but be careful with it! Our enemies are all around us! My contact in
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Frbz is an old man, and I was to display ...." Then he stops and listens.
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Before you can say anything, he checks the corridor and races out.
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CHECKPOINT
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Infocom interactive fiction - a story of intrigue
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Copyright (c) 1985 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CHECKPOINT is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
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Release 12 / Serial number 850403 / Traveler's viewpoint, long variation
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(fourth compartment)
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This is a once-luxurious first-class compartment on the Glrp-Wien Express. The
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plush red upholstery on the two facing seats, shiny and worn in spots, and the
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greasy lace on the headrests, give the car an air of faded elegance. A red
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handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time
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to the train's rocking motion. The corridor is outside, past a window with a
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red curtain on it.
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The train is hurtling along a barren stubble-plain.
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Sitting on the train seat is a briefcase.
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Okay, what do you want to do now?
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>
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I beg your pardon?
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Okay, what do you want to do now?
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>OPEN CASE
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The train lurches a bit.
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The latch is closed.
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You hear some kind of noise from the roof of the train.
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What next?
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>OPEN LATCH
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The metal latch snaps open. At the same time, a loud thump comes from within
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the briefcase.
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What next?
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>OPEN CASE
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As the lid is lifted, you hear an explosion from inside the case. Pale yellow
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gas, practically invisible, hisses out of tiny vents set into the briefcase's
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spine. Holding your breath will not help: this cunning creation of the chemical
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warfare chaps is absorbed through the skin. Well, "only the good die young."
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Would you like to:
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RESTORE your place from where you saved it,
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RESTART the story from the beginning, or
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QUIT for now?
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>RESTORE
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From file: SP.START.1Okay.
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(fifth compartment)
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Sitting on the train seat is a briefcase.
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The stranger, just outside, opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears
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to the rear.
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You hear some kind of noise from the roof of the train.
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What next?
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>OPEN CASE
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The latch is closed.
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What next?
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>OPEN LATCH
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The metal latch snaps open.
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Just outside a middle-aged couple appear from the rear middle.
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Something outside the window catches your eye. It looks like the stranger
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falling off the roof of the train.
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What next?
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>OPEN CASE
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Opening it reveals a document, a miniature camera, a cassette of film, a
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magnifying glass, and a scrap of newsprint.
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The middle-aged couple, just outside, open the swinging door for a moment and
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disappear to the rear.
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What next?
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>TAKE CAMERA
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You are now holding it.
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What next?
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>OPEN IT
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(I assume you mean: the miniature camera.)
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Okay, it is now open.
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What next?
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>PUT FILM IN CAMERA
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(taking the cassette of film first)
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Okay.
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What next?
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>CLOSE CAMERA
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Okay, it is now closed.
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(You won't see "What next?" any more.)
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>WIND IT
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(I assume you mean: the miniature camera.)
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The train lurches a bit.
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Okay.
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>TAKE PICTURE OF DOCUMENT
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"Click!"
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>CLOSE CASE
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Closed.
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>TAKE CASE
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You are now holding it.
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Just outside a fat man appears from the rear vestibule.
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>E
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(You stand up first.)
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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This is the rear end of the corridor. The floor and walls are covered with
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cream-colored linoleum, worn away in spots to reveal the original hardwood
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finish. A long series of windows, still framed by wood, runs along the corridor
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on the right-hand side of the train.
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The conductor, a boy and a regal woman are off to the front.
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The conductor punches the boy's ticket.
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The fat man is here, gazing out the window.
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He opens the compartment door for a moment and enters the fifth compartment.
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>I
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You're holding a briefcase, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The conductor is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The conductor, off to the front, stops to punch tickets.
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>N
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(rear middle)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
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a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The boy, the conductor and the regal woman are off to the front.
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He punches her ticket.
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>L AT CONDUCTOR
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He's helpful but suspicious, and doesn't want trouble in HIS jurisdiction.
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The conductor is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The conductor, off to the front, stops to punch tickets.
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>N
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(middle)
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This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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A girl is in the third compartment.
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The boy and the regal woman are off to the front.
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The conductor is here, making his rounds. He makes a gesture, asking for your
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ticket.
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>GIVE TICKET TO HIM
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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He punches the girl's ticket.
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>L AT GIRL
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She is dressed for a long trip, in shades of red, with a brown-paper package.
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
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>N
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(forward middle)
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This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train,
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behind a windowed door, lies the second compartment.
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The boy is off to the front.
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The regal woman is here, chewing gum.
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>TAKE GUM
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(I don't know the word "gum".)
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>TAKE WOMAN
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(You can't take her.)
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>PUSH WOMAN NORTH
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(Sorry, but I don't understand that sentence.)
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>PUSH WOMAN OUT WINDOW
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(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
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>PUT WOMAN IN WINDOW
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(You don't seem to be holding the regal woman!)
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>S
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(middle)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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The girl is in the third compartment.
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The conductor is off to the rear.
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The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
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The middle-aged couple are here, walking along. They head off to the front.
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>S
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(rear middle)
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The conductor is off to the rear.
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>S
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The train lurches a bit.
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(rear end)
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The fat man is in the fifth compartment.
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The conductor is here, still making his rounds. He touches a finger to his cap
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and opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear vestibule)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. There's a short flight of
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metal steps on the left side of the train leading down off the train, and a
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narrow metal ladder leading up to the roof. A small door leads to a restroom,
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and a big window is open to the outside. A red handle is hanging by a short
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length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time to the train's rocking
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motion. The train is steaming along a barren stubble-plain.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The conductor is here, still making his rounds.
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>GO TO PANTRY
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(You can't get there from here, at least not directly.)
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>S
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
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(forward vestibule)
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This is a small vestibule at the forward end of the car. It's just like the
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rear vestibule, but with no steps or ladder.
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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The relative quiet here is welcome. The smell of food is unmistakable.
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(forward end)
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This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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first booth.
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>S
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(forward middle)
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This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies
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the second booth.
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A thin woman is in the second booth.
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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>L AT THIN WOMAN
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For this gal, the word "thin" was invented: thin hair, narrow eyes, thin lips,
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pale bluish skin. If her expression weren't so pleasant, she'd look really
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menacing.
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The conductor punches her ticket.
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>W
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(second booth)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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This is a diner booth on the Znuk-Potrzebie Express. In fact, it looks as if
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the railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing
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the door and adding a table to each compartment.
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The train is rocketing along a barren stubble-plain.
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The thin woman is here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>E
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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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A waiter is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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Off to the front a young couple appear.
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>S
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(middle)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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third booth.
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The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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The waiter is here, walking along. He heads off to the front.
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>
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I beg your pardon?
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>W
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(third booth)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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>E
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(middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The waiter is here, gazing out the window.
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He enters the third booth.
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>S
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(rear middle)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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pantry.
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>W
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(pantry)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The pantry is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
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probably filled with dishes, tableware, and napkins. If you want to find
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something, you'll have to search for it.
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>L FOR HANDKERCHIEF
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It's around somewhere.
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The waiter stops here.
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>L AT NAPKINS
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(Sorry, but the word "napkins" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>L UNDER CABINET
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(You don't need to use the word "cabinet" to finish this story.)
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>SEARCH FOR HANDKERC
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(You don't need to use the word "handkerc" to finish this story.)
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>SEARCH FOR HANDKERCHIEF
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It's around somewhere.
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The waiter makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the
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other. He seems angry that you're invading his space.
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The train is now steaming past a dark, violent river.
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>ASK WAITER FOR HANDKERCHIEF
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He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
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seems angry that you're invading his space.
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>PUSH WAITER
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He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
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seems angry that you're invading his space.
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>I
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The train lurches a bit.
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You're holding your ticket, a briefcase, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The waiter makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the
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other. He seems angry that you're invading his space.
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>GIVE *1 TO WAITER
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He accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
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>ASK WAITER FOR HANDKERCHIEF
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"Ifrpsnap mushnetsbob gorm liz vubprostev."
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>L
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(pantry)
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(You're facing to the left side of the train, but you look in all directions
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for a moment.)
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The pantry is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
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probably filled with dishes, tableware, and napkins. If you want to find
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something, you'll have to search for it.
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The waiter is here, reading a newspaper.
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>L FOR HANDKERCHIEF
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It's around somewhere.
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>EXAMINE WAITER
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His bushy black moustache and neatly combed hair go perfectly with his black
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formal jacket and bow tie, but his floor-length apron has seen better days and
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a few spills already on this trip.
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He is holding a newspaper, a cigarette, and a lighter.
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>ASK WAITER FOR LIGHTER
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"O briglip glob chomrkulp qwa dav jefzit."
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>ASK WAITER FOR CIG
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"Y nomzrkni fimstu jon frob quidnashnosh."
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>TAKE LIGHTER
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The waiter holds it more tightly and looks at you hopefully.
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>GIVE *1 TO WAITER
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He accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
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>TAKE LIGHTER
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The waiter holds it more tightly and looks at you hopefully.
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>SAVE
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(In this variation, 1 minute will pass in the story before you can type another
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command. Are you sure you want to SAVE now? >Y
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Okay.)
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To file: SP.PANTRY.1Okay.
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>L UNDER NAPKINS
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(You don't need to use the word "napkins" to finish this story.)
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>TAKE NAPKINS
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(I don't know the word "napkins".)
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>L AT CABINETS
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(Sorry, but the word "cabinets" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>L IN PANTRY
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You can't seem to find that room.
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>L
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(pantry)
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(You're facing to the left side of the train, but you look in all directions
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for a moment.)
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The pantry is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
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probably filled with dishes, tableware, and napkins. If you want to find
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something, you'll have to search for it.
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The waiter is here, still reading a newspaper.
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>L AT DISHES
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(You don't need to use the word "dishes" to finish this story.)
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>L AT SUPPLIES
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The train lurches a bit.
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You can't do anything useful with that.
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>NOW WHAT
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(To ask about something, use the command: TELL ME ABOUT (something).)
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>TELL ME ABOUT HANDKERCHIEF
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(said to waiter)
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He looks around fearfully but says nothing.
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>TELL ME ABOUT LIGHTER
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(said to waiter)
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"A floojer qwa jon cho."
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>TELL ME ABOUT FAT MAN
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(said to waiter)
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"Uglippro lizstev frob?"
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The train is now steaming along the edge of a rocky precipice.
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>JUMP
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The train lurches a bit.
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Are you enjoying yourself?
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>FIND HANDKERCHIEF
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It's around somewhere.
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>E
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(rear middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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Off to the front the young couple appear from the forward vestibule.
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>E
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>S
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
|
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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galley.
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A cook is in the galley.
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear vestibule)
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A cigarette machine stands in one corner, waiting to be either used or
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discarded -- it's hard to say which.
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>S
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #4.]
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(forward vestibule)
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
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The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
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(forward end)
|
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This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
|
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|
a windowed door, lies the first compartment.
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An attractive man is off to the rear.
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>S
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(forward middle)
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The attractive man is here, chewing gum.
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>S
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(middle)
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>S
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(rear middle)
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An attractive woman is in the fourth compartment.
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>L AT WOMAN
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She looks almost too good for a nowhere country like this: sparkling eyes, good
|
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bone structure, clear skin, tall and smooth. Of course, it's hard to tell
|
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whether or not she can think in complete sentences.
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>E
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>S
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(rear end)
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>S
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|
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|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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|
(rear vestibule)
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|
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>S
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|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #5.]
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|
(forward vestibule)
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>S
|
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|
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|
The train lurches a bit.
|
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|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
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|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
||
|
(forward end)
|
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|
Off to the rear an old couple appear.
|
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>S
|
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|
(forward middle)
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|
The old couple are here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
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>S
|
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|
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(middle)
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|
A thin man is in the third compartment.
|
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|
The old couple are here, still walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
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>S
|
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(rear middle)
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|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
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|
The old couple are here, still walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
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>N
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(middle)
|
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|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
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|
The thin man is in the third compartment.
|
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>S
|
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(rear middle)
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|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
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|
The conductor cries, "Grnz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
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|
>S
|
||
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|
(rear end)
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
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|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
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|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
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|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
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|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
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|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
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|
>S
|
||
|
|
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|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
(rear vestibule)
|
||
|
There's a young woman here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
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|
>L AT WOMAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
She is dressed for a long trip, in shades of blue, with a strange odor. Her
|
||
|
teeth and fingers are well-stained with nicotine.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>W
|
||
|
|
||
|
You notice a pair of customs inspectors boarding the train to search it.
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
||
|
You are standing at the south end of the concrete platform of the Grnz railway
|
||
|
station. A cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain
|
||
|
water falling from its edge. To the west is the luggage room. To the east is a
|
||
|
passenger train, the Znuk-Potrzebie Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The
|
||
|
place is crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger
|
||
|
or the right car, or simply waiting.
|
||
|
The conductor is here, walking to the front of the train. He heads off to the
|
||
|
north.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
This is the end of the platform.
|
||
|
The conductor is off to the north, heading away from you.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>SAVE
|
||
|
|
||
|
(In this variation, 1 minute will pass in the story before you can type another
|
||
|
command. Are you sure you want to SAVE now? >Y
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay.)
|
||
|
To file: SP.5PLAT.1Okay.
|
||
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young woman here, checking a
|
||
|
timetable.
|
||
|
The conductor, off to the north, disappears to the north.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>N
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the north.]
|
||
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old man here, re-arranging
|
||
|
luggage.
|
||
|
The conductor stops walking.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>N
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
A customs agent is off to the north.
|
||
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a boy here, looking up and down
|
||
|
the platform.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>N
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
The customs agent is here, inspecting luggage and passports.
|
||
|
A sign on the wall announces something in large, unfriendly letters.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>W
|
||
|
|
||
|
(women's restroom)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
||
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
||
|
the only pair in the whole station.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You can't go in that direction.)
|
||
|
|
||
|
>E
|
||
|
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
||
|
A sign on the wall announces something in large, unfriendly letters.
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
|
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|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
|
||
|
(platform)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the south.]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
||
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]
|
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|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
||
|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
|
||
|
]
|
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|
[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
|
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|
GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
|
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]
|
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>W
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(waiting room)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing in the railway station. You can see a cafe on the north side
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and the ticket counter on the south. The street is west. The place is crowded
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with people.
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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>S
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(ticket area)
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[You're facing to the south.]
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There's a clerk here, reading a newspaper.
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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>I
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You're holding your ticket, a briefcase, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: large man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: large man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the other rear vestibule.
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]
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[!! STUCK: small man is in (car #2) the rear end (fancy).
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GOAL: small man is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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]
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>RESTORE
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From file: SP.START.1Okay.
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(fifth compartment)
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Sitting on the train seat is a briefcase.
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|
The stranger, just outside, opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears
|
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to the rear.
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You hear some kind of noise from the roof of the train.
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What next?
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>L
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|
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(fifth compartment)
|
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|
This is a once-luxurious first-class compartment on the Znuk-Potrzebie Express.
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|
The plush red upholstery on the two facing seats, shiny and worn in spots, and
|
||
|
the greasy lace on the headrests, give the car an air of faded elegance. A red
|
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|
handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time
|
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to the train's rocking motion. The corridor is outside, past a window with a
|
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|
red curtain on it.
|
||
|
The train is racing along a barren stubble-plain.
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|
Sitting on the train seat is a briefcase.
|
||
|
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||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
||
|
>OPEN CASE
|
||
|
|
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|
The latch is closed.
|
||
|
Just outside a middle-aged couple appear from the rear middle.
|
||
|
Something outside the window catches your eye. It looks like the stranger
|
||
|
falling off the roof of the train.
|
||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
||
|
>OPEN LATCH
|
||
|
|
||
|
The metal latch snaps open.
|
||
|
The middle-aged couple, just outside, open the swinging door for a moment and
|
||
|
disappear to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
||
|
>OPEN CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
Opening it reveals a document, a miniature camera, a cassette of film, a
|
||
|
magnifying glass, and a scrap of newsprint.
|
||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
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|
>TAKE CAMERA
|
||
|
|
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|
You are now holding it.
|
||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
||
|
>PUT FILM IN CAMERA
|
||
|
|
||
|
(taking the cassette of film first)
|
||
|
Too bad, but the miniature camera is closed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
What next?
|
||
|
>OPEN CAMERA
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay, it is now open.
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You won't see "What next?" any more.)
|
||
|
|
||
|
>PUT FILM IN CAMERA
|
||
|
|
||
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
||
|
Okay.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>CLOSE CAMERA
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay, it is now closed.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>WIND IT
|
||
|
|
||
|
(I assume you mean: the miniature camera.)
|
||
|
Okay.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE PICTURE OF DOCUMENT
|
||
|
|
||
|
"Click!"
|
||
|
Just outside a fat man appears from the rear vestibule.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>CLOSE CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
Closed.
|
||
|
The fat man enters, looks around, and sits down.
|
||
|
Then he notices it and takes it.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>SAVE
|
||
|
|
||
|
(In this variation, 1 minute will pass in the story before you can type another
|
||
|
command. Are you sure you want to SAVE now? >N
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay.)
|
||
|
|
||
|
>SAVE
|
||
|
|
||
|
(In this variation, 1 minute will pass in the story before you can type another
|
||
|
command. Are you sure you want to SAVE now? >Y
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay.)
|
||
|
To file: SP.FAT.1Okay.
|
||
|
The fat man, carrying the briefcase, opens the compartment door for a moment
|
||
|
and leaves.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>E
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You stand up first.)
|
||
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear end)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
||
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. The floor and walls are covered with
|
||
|
cream-colored linoleum, worn away in spots to reveal the original hardwood
|
||
|
finish. A long series of windows, still framed by wood, runs along the corridor
|
||
|
on the right-hand side of the train.
|
||
|
A boy, the conductor and a regal woman are off to the front.
|
||
|
He punches her ticket.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens the
|
||
|
swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
(rear vestibule)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
||
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. There's a short flight of
|
||
|
metal steps on the left side of the train leading down off the train, and a
|
||
|
narrow metal ladder leading up to the roof. A small door leads to a restroom,
|
||
|
and a big window is open to the outside. A red handle is hanging by a short
|
||
|
length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time to the train's rocking
|
||
|
motion. The train is hurtling along a barren stubble-plain.
|
||
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
|
||
|
(forward vestibule)
|
||
|
This is a small vestibule at the forward end of the car. It's just like the
|
||
|
rear vestibule, but with no steps or ladder.
|
||
|
The middle-aged couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you
|
||
|
from the rear.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens
|
||
|
the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
The relative quiet here is welcome. The smell of food is unmistakable.
|
||
|
(forward end)
|
||
|
This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
||
|
first booth.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(forward middle)
|
||
|
This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies
|
||
|
the second booth.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(middle)
|
||
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
||
|
third booth.
|
||
|
A thin woman is in the third booth.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear middle)
|
||
|
This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
||
|
pantry.
|
||
|
A waiter is in the pantry.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear end)
|
||
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
||
|
galley.
|
||
|
A cook is in the galley.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens
|
||
|
the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
(rear vestibule)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #4.]
|
||
|
(forward vestibule)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens
|
||
|
the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
||
|
(forward end)
|
||
|
This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
|
||
|
a windowed door, lies the first compartment.
|
||
|
A young couple and an attractive man are off to the rear.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(forward middle)
|
||
|
This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train,
|
||
|
behind a windowed door, lies the second compartment.
|
||
|
The young couple are here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
||
|
The attractive man is here, gazing out the window.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(middle)
|
||
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
||
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear middle)
|
||
|
This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
|
||
|
a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
|
||
|
An attractive woman is in the fourth compartment.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear end)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens
|
||
|
the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
(rear vestibule)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #5.]
|
||
|
(forward vestibule)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens
|
||
|
the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
||
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
||
|
(forward end)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The fat
|
||
|
man, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(forward middle)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
(middle)
|
||
|
A thin man is in the third compartment.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear middle)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. He heads
|
||
|
off to the rear.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>S
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
(rear end)
|
||
|
The fat man is here, holding the briefcase and gazing out the window.
|
||
|
He opens the compartment door for a moment and enters the fifth compartment.
|
||
|
He quickly opens the briefcase.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>W
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
||
|
(fifth compartment)
|
||
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
||
|
The fat man is here, holding the briefcase and deep in thought.
|
||
|
The train is now racing past a dark, violent river.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
The fat man holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>WIND CAMERA
|
||
|
|
||
|
Okay.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE PICTURE OF FAT MAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
"Click!"
|
||
|
|
||
|
>ASK FAT MAN FOR CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
"Y chofrppro jon floo?"
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TELL ME ABOUT CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
(said to fat man)
|
||
|
"E mushnoshzitglip qwa davnash fim bri frob?"
|
||
|
|
||
|
>OPEN CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
You are not holding it.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>I
|
||
|
|
||
|
You're holding a miniature camera.
|
||
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>L IN POCKET
|
||
|
|
||
|
Your pocket contains your ticket, a timetable, a traveler's check, and your
|
||
|
passport.
|
||
|
And some money.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>GIVE *1 TO FAT MAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
He accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE CASE
|
||
|
|
||
|
The fat man holds it more tightly and looks at you hopefully.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>SHOW CHECK TO MAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
He nods and displays a pen.
|
||
|
|
||
|
The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
||
|
Then he notices the document, confiscates it, and leaves in a hurry.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE PEN
|
||
|
|
||
|
(You can't see any pen here!)
|
||
|
|
||
|
>L
|
||
|
|
||
|
(fifth compartment)
|
||
|
(You're facing to the left side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
||
|
for a moment.)
|
||
|
This is a once-luxurious first-class compartment on the Znuk-Potrzebie Express.
|
||
|
The plush red upholstery on the two facing seats, shiny and worn in spots, and
|
||
|
the greasy lace on the headrests, give the car an air of faded elegance. A red
|
||
|
handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time
|
||
|
to the train's rocking motion. The corridor is outside, past a window with a
|
||
|
red curtain on it.
|
||
|
The train is rocketing past a dark, violent river.
|
||
|
The fat man is here, still holding the briefcase and deep in thought.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
>SHOW CHECK TO MAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
He nods and displays a pen.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>ASK FAT MAN FOR PEN
|
||
|
|
||
|
"Ibob liz quidnetssnap?"
|
||
|
|
||
|
>GIVE CHECK TO FAT MAN
|
||
|
|
||
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
||
|
He accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
|
||
|
|
||
|
>TAKE CHECK
|
||
|
|
||
|
You are now holding it.
|
||
|
|
||
|
The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
|
||
|
machine guns. They take things like smuggling very seriously here. He isn't
|
||
|
smiling as he says, "O jef nomstevzrkmrk?"
|
||
|
|
||
|
After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
|
||
|
and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
|
||
|
confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
|
||
|
bit hotter...
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
Would you like to:
|
||
|
RESTORE your place from where you saved it,
|
||
|
RESTART the story from the beginning, or
|
||
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QUIT for now?
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>RESTORE
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From file: SP.FAT.1Okay.
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(fifth compartment)
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The fat man is here, holding the briefcase and looking at you with suspicion.
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The fat man, carrying the briefcase, opens the compartment door for a moment
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and leaves.
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>E
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(You stand up first.)
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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This is the rear end of the corridor. The floor and walls are covered with
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cream-colored linoleum, worn away in spots to reveal the original hardwood
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finish. A long series of windows, still framed by wood, runs along the corridor
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on the right-hand side of the train.
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A boy, the conductor and a regal woman are off to the front.
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He punches her ticket.
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The fat man is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. He opens the
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swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
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>N
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(rear middle)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
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a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The boy, the conductor and the regal woman are off to the front.
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The conductor is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The conductor, off to the front, stops to punch tickets.
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>SHOW CHECK TO CONDUCTOR
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(You can't see any conductor here!)
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>S
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear vestibule)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. There's a short flight of
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metal steps on the left side of the train leading down off the train, and a
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narrow metal ladder leading up to the roof. A small door leads to a restroom,
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and a big window is open to the outside. A red handle is hanging by a short
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length of cord from the ceiling, swinging in time to the train's rocking
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motion. The train is rocketing along a barren stubble-plain.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The middle-aged couple walk past you from the rear.
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>S
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
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(forward vestibule)
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This is a small vestibule at the forward end of the car. It's just like the
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rear vestibule, but with no steps or ladder.
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>S
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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The relative quiet here is welcome. The smell of food is unmistakable.
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(forward end)
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This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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first booth.
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The fat man, carrying the briefcase, is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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>S
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(forward middle)
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This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies
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the second booth.
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The fat man is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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>S
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(middle)
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This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
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third booth.
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A thin woman is in the third booth.
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The fat man, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
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disappears to the rear.
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>W
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(third booth)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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This is a diner booth on the Znuk-Potrzebie Express. In fact, it looks as if
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the railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing
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the door and adding a table to each compartment.
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The train is racing along a barren stubble-plain.
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The thin woman is here, reading a newspaper.
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>SHOW CHECK TO THIN WOMAN
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She nods and displays a pen.
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>L AT PEN
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(You can't see any pen here.)
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> L AT THIN WOMAN
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For this gal, the word "thin" was invented: thin hair, narrow eyes, thin lips,
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pale bluish skin. If her expression weren't so pleasant, she'd look really
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menacing.
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She is holding a newspaper.
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A waiter enters, ready to take your order.
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>L AT PAPER
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It's all in some foreign language.
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>SHOW CHECK TO WAITER
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He nods and displays a pen.
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The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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>SHOW CHECK TO CONDUCTOR
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He nods and displays a pen.
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He makes a gesture again, asking for your ticket.
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>GIVE TICKET TO CONDUCTOR
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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He punches the thin woman's ticket.
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>GIVE CHECK TO WOMAN
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She accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and leaves.
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>TAKE CHECK
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You are now holding it.
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>SIGN CHECK
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(What do you want to sign the check with?)
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>SIGN CHECK WITH PEN
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(You don't seem to be holding that!)
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>L AT CHEKC
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(I don't know the word "chekc".)
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>L AT CHECKJ
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(You don't need to use the word "checkj" to finish this story.)
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>L AT CHECK
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It's your last $10 Mariners' Trust traveler's check, "accepted and even revered
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the world over."
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>Q
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(If you want to continue from this point at another time, you must "SAVE"
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first.)
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Do you want to stop playing now? >Y
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