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[Automatic transcript: User is SCF]
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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? >s
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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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Why did you want to be a spy anyway? You could have had a nice restful job,
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like an air-traffic controller. You could have tended flowers behind a white
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picket fence around your country cottage. At least they could let you grab a
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few winks between one job and the next. But no -- you finish debriefing in some
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dirty little city in Frotzerland, and before you can even find a phone book,
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let alone a hotel, they volunteer you for another assignment.
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"You've got to intercept a document!" they told you. "Then deliver it to our
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agent in Gola so the leak can be traced. We don't know where it is for sure,
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but we think it's in a briefcase that's leaving town on the next train. You're
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the only agent that's close enough and experienced enough to be sent after it.
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And at the end of the trip, there will be a plane ticket to home waiting for
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you."
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So that's why you're climbing all over this stupid train. Finding the briefcase
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was easy enough, but the dude carrying it was something else. Even a
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well-placed bullet didn't make him drop. Now, if only he'll take the bait and
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follow you up here, you can .... Wait! Here he comes from the forward end! But
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he's not carrying the case!
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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 / Spy's viewpoint, long variation
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(roof)
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You are on the roof of the train. The wind blows your hair, and the rocking,
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lurching train threatens to buck you right off. It occurs to you that this
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might not be the safest place to be right now.
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The spy is here, preparing to knock you off.
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Okay, what do you want to do now?
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.14.
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>give him ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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(He isn't close enough.)
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>give ticket to conductor
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(You can't see any conductor here!)
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.15.
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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 regal woman's ticket.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and opens the compartment door for a
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moment and leaves.
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He disappears to the rear.
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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Just outside a thin woman appears from the middle.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.18.
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>knock woman on head
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(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
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>hit woman with gun
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(You stand up first.)
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The thin woman, just outside, stares at the regal woman for a moment, not
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believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
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The regal woman blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
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The conductor shakes you awake. He is accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers
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armed with machine guns. They take things like battery very seriously here. He
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isn't smiling as he says, "Y vub nomnets mush qwanash quidstu jonjer?"
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After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
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and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
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confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
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bit hotter...
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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: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.14.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.15.
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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 regal woman's ticket.
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>z
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The train lurches a bit.
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and opens the compartment door for a
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moment and leaves.
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He disappears to the rear.
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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Just outside a thin woman appears from the middle.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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She examines the scrap of newsprint.
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The thin woman, just outside, disappears to the front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.19.
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>hit woman with gun
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(You stand up first.)
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
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She examines the briefcase.
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>g
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She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
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You shake your head and come to.
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>stand
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The train lurches a bit.
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You're on your own feet again.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>
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I beg your pardon?
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>s
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(rear middle)
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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 attractive woman is here, smoking a cigarette.
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>s
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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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>l at marks
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The scratches are dark but indistinct, probably from rubber-soled shoes, as if
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there had once been a desparate struggle in here.
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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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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and waiting.
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There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>shoot man with gun
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The train lurches a bit.
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He slumps on the floor.
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The regal woman stares at him for a moment, not believing her eyes. Then she
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leaves in a hurry.
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>follow woman
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(Which woman do you mean, the thin woman, the regal woman, or the attractive
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woman?)
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>regal
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(You can't see any regal woman here.)
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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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>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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>w
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(first 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 Glrp-Wien Express. In fact, it looks as if the
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railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing the
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door and adding a table to each compartment.
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The train is rocketing through a dark tunnel.
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>e
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(forward end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
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machine guns. They take things like homicide very seriously here. He isn't
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smiling as he says, "Estevulp mush qwa brizit liz glob quidglip."
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After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
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and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
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confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
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bit hotter...
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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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>s
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(Type RESTORE, RESTART, or QUIT.) >restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>hit woman with gun
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(You stand up first.)
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
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She opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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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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Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
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>give him the ticket
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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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The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>l
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(second compartment)
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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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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 racing past a dark, violent river.
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>attack woman with gun
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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She examines the scrap of newsprint.
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>hit woman with gun
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She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
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You shake your head and come to.
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>hit woman with gun
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(You stand up first.)
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your breadbasket.
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She opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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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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Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
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>give him the ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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The train lurches a bit.
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>l
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(second compartment)
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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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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 speeding past a dark, violent river.
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>hit woman with gun
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your breadbasket.
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She examines the scrap of newsprint.
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>hit woman with gun
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
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She examines the briefcase.
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>g
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She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
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You shake your head and come to.
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >z
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(Please type YES or NO.) >y
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He appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.15.
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>give him the ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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(You stand up first.)
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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He punches the regal woman's ticket.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and opens the compartment door for a
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moment and leaves.
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He disappears to the rear.
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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Just outside a thin woman appears from the middle.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.18.
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>l in briefcase
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The train lurches a bit.
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You are not holding it.
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The regal woman examines the scrap of newsprint.
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The thin woman, just outside, disappears to the front.
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>smile at woman
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The train lurches a bit.
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She smiles back at you.
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She examines the briefcase.
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>stand
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(You are already standing up!)
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>hit woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>l in case
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The briefcase contains a miniature camera, a cassette of film, a magnifying
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glass, and a scrap of newsprint.
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>take film and newsprint
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cassette of film: You are now holding it.
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scrap of newsprint: You are now holding it.
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>take camera
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You are now holding it.
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>close the briefcase
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Closed.
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>take woman
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You are now holding her.
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>put woman in seat
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You search for an opening in it but find none.
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>put woman on seat
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Okay.
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>l
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(second 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 rocketing past a dark, violent river.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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Sitting on the train seat are a regal woman.
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>i
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The train lurches a bit.
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You're holding a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film,
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and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The train is now hurtling through a dark tunnel.
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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: 10.30.1Okay.
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>i
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You're holding a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film,
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and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The regal woman, off to out of view, shakes her head and comes to.
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She closes the briefcase latch.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The young couple walk past you from the front.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>i
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You're holding a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film,
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and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The young couple head off to the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The young couple are here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at train seat
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Too bad, but it is too far away.
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The young couple are off to the rear, heading away from you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(third compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The old couple are here, exchanging kisses.
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The old man is here, smoking a cigarette.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at train seat
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Yup. That's a train seat, all right.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at paper
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There doesn't seem to be anything written on the scrap of newsprint.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>examine paper carefully
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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There are some shiny lines on the scrap of newsprint, maybe invisible ink.
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>hold paper up to light
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That doesn't seem to help at all.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>wet the paper
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(Sorry, but the word "wet" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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, behind
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a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The attractive woman is here, looking at you with suspicion.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>s
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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at the marks
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The scratches are dark but indistinct, probably from rubber-soled shoes, as if
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there had once been a desparate struggle in here.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take scratches
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(You can't take it.)
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>rub paper
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Fiddling with it won't help any.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>rub paper on leg
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(You don't need to use the word "leg" to finish this story.)
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>i
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You're holding a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film,
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and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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The train is now racing past a wild meadow.
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The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
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violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
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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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There's an attractive man here, gazing out the window.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>d
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(beside the tracks)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
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bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
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there. There's a cow on the tracks in front of the locomotive, with several
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people trying to push her out of the way.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take flower
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You haven't found a blue flower yet!
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l
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(beside the tracks)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
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bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
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there. There's a cow on the tracks in front of the locomotive, with several
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people trying to push her out of the way.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>find flower
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You find a blue flower in short order and take it.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>get on train
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive man is here, still gazing out the window.
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Okay.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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: AFTERFLOWER..1Okay.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>s
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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. 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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A waiter is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>w
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(first 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 Glrp-Wien Express. In fact, it looks as if the
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railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing the
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door and adding a table to each compartment.
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The train is rocketing past a wild meadow.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>i
|
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You're holding a blue flower, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a
|
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cassette of film, and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
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>rub blue flower over newsprint
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Fiddling with it won't help any.
|
|
The waiter enters, ready to take your order.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>order wine
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|
(Which wine do you mean, yellow wine or purple wine?)
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>purple
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The waiter returns in an instant with a china cup and takes *1 from you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>l in cup
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The china cup contains purple wine.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
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|
|
>e
|
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(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
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The conductor is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
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|
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(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies
|
|
the second booth.
|
|
The young couple are in the second booth.
|
|
The conductor walks past you from the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
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(middle)
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
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third booth.
|
|
The thin man is in the third booth.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
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|
|
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(rear middle)
|
|
This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
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pantry.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
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|
(pantry)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The pantry is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
|
|
probably filled with dishes, tableware, and napkins. If you want to find
|
|
something, you'll have to search for it.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>find napkin
|
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|
You find a white napkin in short order and take it.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
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|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
There's an old couple here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
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 old couple are here, still walking along. They open the swinging door for a
|
|
moment and head off to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(galley)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The galley is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
|
|
probably filled with food, kettles, and kitchen tools. There's a crowded
|
|
counter for preparing food. If you want to find something, you'll have to
|
|
search for it.
|
|
The cook is here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
|
|
seems angry that you're invading his space.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>find flame
|
|
|
|
(I don't know the word "flame".)
|
|
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|
>find dire
|
|
|
|
(I don't know the word "dire".)
|
|
|
|
>find fire
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand the word "fire" when you use it that way.)
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You can't go in that direction.)
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
A cigarette machine stands in one corner, waiting to be either used or
|
|
discarded -- it's hard to say which.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>hit cigarette
|
|
|
|
(You can't see any cigarette here!)
|
|
|
|
>hit machine
|
|
|
|
The machine shudders and disgorges a single cigarette onto the floor.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>take cigarett
|
|
|
|
(You don't need to use the word "cigarett" to finish this story.)
|
|
|
|
>take cigaret
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but the word "cigaret" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
|
|
|
|
>take cigarette
|
|
|
|
You are now holding it.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The cook is in the galley.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
The thin man is in the third booth.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(third booth)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The thin man is here, chewing gum.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show man cigarette
|
|
|
|
The thin man kindly lends you a lighter.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The waiter walks past you from the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The young couple are in the second booth.
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(second booth)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The young couple are here, talking quietly.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The waiter walks past you from the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(first booth)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
Sitting on the dining table are a china cup (which contains purple wine).
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>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: FRBZ..1Okay.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>heat paper with lighter
|
|
|
|
Heating it with the lighter shows two things written on it, which you easily
|
|
translate into English:
|
|
white scarf
|
|
flower
|
|
The waiter enters, ready to take your order.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The old couple are off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The attractive man is off to the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>take towel
|
|
|
|
As you pull on the towel, a fresh portion appears from a slot, and the used
|
|
portion starts to disappear into the dispenser.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive man is off to the front.
|
|
The old couple, off to the front, disappear to the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
The waiter is in the first booth.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
The young couple are in the second booth.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
The thin man is in the third booth.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(pantry)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>take knife
|
|
|
|
(You can't see any knife here!)
|
|
|
|
>find knife
|
|
|
|
It's probably in the galley.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(pantry)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
The cook is in the galley.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(galley)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The cook is here, still looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
|
|
seems angry that you're invading his space.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>find knife
|
|
|
|
The cook says, "Astevnash nommrkstusnapnosh bri qwa jon."
|
|
He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
|
|
seems angry that you're invading his space.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: 10.30.1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
Sitting on the train seat are a regal woman.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film,
|
|
and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
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The regal woman, off to out of view, shakes her head and comes to.
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She closes the briefcase latch.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l
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(second 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 through a dark tunnel.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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Sitting on the train seat are a regal woman.
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She turns the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the young couple appear from the forward end.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>exit
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The young couple are here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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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(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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The young couple are here, still walking along. They head off to the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>go to rear v
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(rear vestibule)
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There's an attractive man here, reading a newspaper.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>go to rear v
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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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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>hit machine
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The machine shudders and disgorges a single cigarette onto the floor.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>take cigarette
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You are now holding it.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>n
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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.
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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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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A waiter is off to the front, heading away from you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>n
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(rear middle)
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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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The waiter is off to the front, heading away from you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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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A concealed bell tinkles merrily.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>find napkin
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You find a white napkin in short order and take it.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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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The waiter is off to the front, heading toward you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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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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The cook is in the galley.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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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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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>pull cord
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The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
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violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
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|
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>n
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|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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|
The cook is here, searching out the window.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>w
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(galley)
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|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The galley is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
|
|
probably filled with food, kettles, and kitchen tools. There's a crowded
|
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counter for preparing food. If you want to find something, you'll have to
|
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search for it.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>take knife
|
|
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You haven't found a knife yet!
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>find knife
|
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|
You find a knife in short order and take it.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
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>take knife
|
|
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(You already have it!)
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|
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>put it in pocket
|
|
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(I assume you mean: the knife.)
|
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There's not enough room.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
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|
|
|
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(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The cook is here, still searching out the window.
|
|
A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
|
|
He enters the galley.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The waiter is in the pantry.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
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You're holding a knife, a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a
|
|
scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film, and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
The train is now speeding past a wild meadow.
|
|
The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
|
|
violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
The cook is here, searching out the window.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
A cigarette machine stands in one corner, waiting to be either used or
|
|
discarded -- it's hard to say which.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>d
|
|
|
|
(beside the tracks)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
|
|
bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
|
|
there. There's a cow on the tracks in front of the locomotive, with several
|
|
people trying to push her out of the way.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>find flower
|
|
|
|
You find a blue flower in short order and take it.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>u
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
A cigarette machine stands in one corner, waiting to be either used or
|
|
discarded -- it's hard to say which.
|
|
Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The cook is here, still searching out the window.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
The waiter is in the pantry.
|
|
A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(pantry)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The waiter is here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
|
|
seems angry that you're invading his space.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show him the cigarette
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the waiter.)
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
He makes a pushing motion with one hand and points forward with the other. He
|
|
seems angry that you're invading his space.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor is off to the front, heading away from you.
|
|
Off to the front a boy appears.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
|
third booth.
|
|
The thin man is in the third booth.
|
|
The conductor is off to the front, heading away from you.
|
|
The boy walks past you from the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(third booth)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
This is a diner booth on the Glrp-Wien Express. In fact, it looks as if the
|
|
railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing the
|
|
door and adding a table to each compartment.
|
|
The train is steaming past a wild meadow.
|
|
The thin man is here, chewing gum.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show man the cigarette
|
|
|
|
The thin man kindly lends you a lighter.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The waiter is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
He enters the third booth.
|
|
The boy, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears
|
|
to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
The attractive man is off to the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>pull scarf
|
|
|
|
(You can't pull it.)
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>l at fixture
|
|
|
|
Yup. That's a bunch of fixtures, all right.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>pull towel
|
|
|
|
As you pull on the towel, a fresh portion appears from a slot, and the used
|
|
portion starts to disappear into the dispenser.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>cut towel
|
|
|
|
(What do you want to cut the towel with?)
|
|
|
|
>knife
|
|
|
|
Well done! You now have a government-issue white scarf, and the janitor has a
|
|
mess to repair.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>put scarf around neck
|
|
|
|
(I don't know the word "neck".)
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife, a white
|
|
napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of
|
|
film, and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>heat newsprint with lighter
|
|
|
|
Heating it with the lighter shows two things written on it, which you easily
|
|
translate into English:
|
|
white scarf
|
|
flower
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>open camera
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now open.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>put cassette in camera
|
|
|
|
Okay.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>close camera
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now closed.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>cock camera
|
|
|
|
Okay.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive man is off to the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The attractive man is here, still reading a newspaper.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The boy walks past you from the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.34.
|
|
|
|
>d
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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.
|
|
He stops walking.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>show flower
|
|
|
|
(to yourself)
|
|
It's a small burst of color in this colorless country.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old woman here, checking a
|
|
timetable.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>show old woman the flower
|
|
|
|
She lets out a loud yawn.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #1.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the north.]
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a guard here, looking up and
|
|
down the platform.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show guard the flower
|
|
|
|
She seems impatient.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the south.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a girl here, looking up and
|
|
down the platform.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show girl the flower
|
|
|
|
She doesn't care.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a middle-aged couple here,
|
|
looking up and down the platform.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show couple the flower
|
|
|
|
They let out a loud yawn.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #5.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young woman here, looking up
|
|
and down the platform.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show woman the flower
|
|
|
|
The guard seems to notice your actions.
|
|
The young woman listens to you expectantly.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>say white scarf
|
|
|
|
The guard approaches you and makes a gesture, asking for your passport.
|
|
The young woman whispers, "O quid vub jefnash cho bri floo qwazitmrk."
|
|
Then she vanishes into the crowd.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>show him my passport
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
|
|
(He isn't here!)
|
|
|
|
>show guard my passport
|
|
|
|
The guard looks at you and your passport, barely suppresses a smirk, then gives
|
|
it back to you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>enter bathroom
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The young woman is here, waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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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: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at woman
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She is dressed for a long trip, in shades of blue, with a strange odor. Her
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teeth and fingers are well-stained with nicotine.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>show woman the flower
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The young woman whispers, "Azrk fimstustev frobjerpro jonnoshbob."
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>exit
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>find document
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The young woman probably has it.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take document from woman
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She holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>i
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You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
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a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
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ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>give her flower
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(I assume you mean: the young woman.)
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The young woman whispers, "Yfrpulpbobjerzrkpro gormnets mushstev?"
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>show her the camer
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(You don't need to use the word "camer" to finish this story.)
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>show her the camera
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(I assume you mean: the young woman.)
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She looks confused for a moment and says, "A globbobglip jon liz."
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>pay woman
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(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "pay".)
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>give woman *40
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She looks alarmed and vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
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tell you why.)
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at woman
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She is dressed for a long trip, in shades of blue, with a strange odor. Her
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teeth and fingers are well-stained with nicotine.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 11.54.
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>smell woman
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She smells just like a young woman!
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>show her the flower
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(I assume you mean: the young woman.)
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The young woman whispers, "Y nom mush gorm davnosh liz jonzrknets fim?"
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>find young woman
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If she were any closer, she'd bite you!
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>learn language
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Maybe you should have taken your company's offer to pay for language lessons
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before you started this trip. After all, English isn't spoken everywhere.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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You hear the noise as the train slowly pulls out of Frbz station without you.
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[!! LEAVE-TRAIN GOAL? regal woman is in (car #2) the women's restroom.
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]
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 12.04.
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>l
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(women's restroom)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. The young
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woman is here, about to leave.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>l at regal woman
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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She is holding a yellow flower, and a briefcase.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>l at flower
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(Which flower do you mean, the yellow flower or the blue flower?)
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>yellow
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It's a small burst of color in this colorless country.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>l at woman
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(Which woman do you mean, the regal woman or the young woman?)
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>regal
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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She is holding a yellow flower, and a briefcase.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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The time is now 12.18.
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>l
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(women's restroom)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The
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young woman is here, still about to leave.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>show woman the flower
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(Which woman do you mean, the regal woman or the young woman?)
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>regal
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She seems impatient.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>take the briefcase
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Too bad, but your passport slips from your arms while you are taking the
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briefcase, and both tumble on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>take briefcase
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Too bad, but the white scarf slips from your arms while you are taking the
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briefcase, and both tumble on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>g
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Too bad, but the lighter slips from your arms while you are taking the
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briefcase, and both tumble on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>g
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Too bad, but the blue flower slips from your arms while you are taking the
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briefcase, and both tumble on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>g
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You are now holding it.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>open briefcase
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The latch is closed.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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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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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>turn latch
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A mechanical click comes from within the briefcase.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>open case
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You open it a crack before you realize that everything inside would fall out.
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You quickly close it again.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>drop case
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>open case
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Opening it reveals a magnifying glass.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>take glass
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You are now holding it.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>search case carefully
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Too bad, but it is empty.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>find document
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It's right here.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>take document
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The young woman holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>l at document
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It's not a very handsome document, scrawled in a hurry by a hand that wouldn't
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win any prizes under the best of conditions. But it seems to contain crucial
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information -- times, places, a crude map, even code words -- about a plan to
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kidnap some high-ranking official tomorrow. Were the plan to succeed, several
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governments would be embarrassed, if not in mortal danger, and the balance of
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power would become precarious.
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[!! STUCK: old couple is in (car #3) the middle (diner).
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GOAL: old couple is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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]
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[!! STUCK (old couple): GOAL=counter]
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>alter document
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(What do you want to alter the document with?)
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>pen
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(You don't seem to be holding the document!)
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>l at code words
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(I don't know the word "code".)
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>l at words
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(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "words".)
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>hit woman with gun
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She slaps you right back. Wow, is your face red!
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>kill woman with gunb
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(I don't know the word "gunb".)
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>kill woman with gun
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>shoot woman
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(What do you want to shoot the woman with?)
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>gun
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take woman
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(You can't take her.)
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>l
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(women's restroom)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
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the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
|
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|
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>go to woman
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(You don't need to walk around within a place.)
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>restore
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From file: FRBZ..1Okay.
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(first booth)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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Sitting on the dining table are a china cup (which contains purple wine).
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
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|
>i
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You're holding a lighter, a cigarette, a white napkin, a blue flower, a
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miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film, and your ticket.
|
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And there's something in your pocket.
|
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The waiter enters, ready to take your order.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>cash cheque
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The waiter lends you a pen and then gives you *20 in exchange for the check.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>stand
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(You are already standing up!)
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>n
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>e
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(forward end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The old couple walk past you from the rear.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>n
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(forward vestibule)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The attractive man is off to the front.
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The old couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk along with you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>d
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
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(rear vestibule)
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The attractive man is here, still gazing out the window.
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The old couple walk along with you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>d
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
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from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
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train, the Glrp-Wien Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The place is
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crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger or the
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right car, or simply waiting.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a girl here, chewing gum.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>w
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(women's restroom)
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>e
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the south.]
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old man here, checking a
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timetable.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
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(platform)
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a middle-aged couple here,
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re-arranging luggage.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #5.]
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(platform)
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young woman here, looking up
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and down the platform.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>show woman the scarf
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(You don't seem to be holding the white scarf!)
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>i
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You're holding a pen, a lighter, a cigarette, a white napkin, a blue flower, a
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miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a cassette of film, and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>show woman the flower
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A guard seems to notice your actions.
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The young woman listens to you expectantly.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>say "white scarf"
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The guard approaches you and makes a gesture, asking for your passport.
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The young woman whispers, "Ypro dav qwajerfrp gorm frob choniglip."
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>show guard passport
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The guard looks at you and your passport, barely suppresses a smirk, then gives
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it back to you.
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>go to woman's restroom
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(I don't know the word "woman's".)
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>go to woman restroom
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(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
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>go to restroom
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l
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(women's restroom)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>shoot woman with gun
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>hit woman with gun
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She slaps you right back. Wow, is your face red!
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You hear the noise as the train slowly pulls out of Frbz station without you.
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[!! LEAVE-TRAIN GOAL? regal woman is in (car #2) the women's restroom.
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]
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>l
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(women's restroom)
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(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. The young
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woman is here, still waiting for you.
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>l at regal woman
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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She is holding a yellow flower, and a briefcase.
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>restore
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From file: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
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tell you why.)
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>l
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(women's restroom)
|
|
(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
|
the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The
|
|
young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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>restore
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|
From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
|
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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|
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|
>point to document
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The young woman holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
|
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
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>i
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|
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You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
|
|
a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
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>talk to woman
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She is listening.
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>ask woman for document
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She looks confused for a moment and says, "E nomzrk frobstev jon?"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
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>show her the camera
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|
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|
(I assume you mean: the young woman.)
|
|
She looks alarmed and vanishes into the crowd.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
|
|
a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
(You're facing to the west, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
|
the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: AFTERFLOWER..1Okay.
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|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a blue flower, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, a
|
|
cassette of film, and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The attractive man is here, still gazing out the window.
|
|
There's an old couple here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the front.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
The attractive woman is here, still looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
An old man is in the third compartment.
|
|
Off to the front a middle-aged couple appear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(third compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The old man is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The middle-aged couple are here, still walking along. They head off to the
|
|
rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
In the train seat the regal woman, carrying the briefcase, appears from the
|
|
other train seat 2.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
Sitting on the train seat are a regal woman (She is holding a yellow flower,
|
|
and a briefcase.
|
|
).
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
|
|
|
|
You shake your head and come to.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the front.
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
|
Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.15.
|
|
|
|
>give him my ticket
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.18.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
|
|
|
|
She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your breadbasket.
|
|
She examines the scrap of newsprint.
|
|
|
|
>g
|
|
|
|
She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
|
|
Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.14.
|
|
|
|
>give conductor the ticket
|
|
|
|
(You can't see any conductor here!)
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, making his rounds. He makes a gesture, asking for your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
|
|
|
|
>give conductor the ticket
|
|
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>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: OUTSIDE..1Okay.
|
|
The conductor touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
|
|
|
|
She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
|
|
|
|
You shake your head and come to.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: OUTSIDE..1Okay.
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, still making his rounds. He touches a finger to his cap
|
|
and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
|
|
|
|
She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>take case
|
|
|
|
Too bad, but it is open.
|
|
|
|
>close case then take it
|
|
|
|
Closed.
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the briefcase.)
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
The train's lurching puts you off balance, and you miss it.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>take case
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
The train's lurching puts you off balance, and you miss it.
|
|
|
|
>g
|
|
|
|
You are now holding it.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The girl is in the first compartment.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #1.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
The train is now speeding through a dark tunnel.
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
|
|
|
>open case
|
|
|
|
(It is already open!)
|
|
|
|
>drop case
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now on the floor.
|
|
[!! WALK-TRAIN GOAL? regal woman is in (car #2) the other second compartment.
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
>open case
|
|
|
|
(It is already open!)
|
|
|
|
>l in case
|
|
|
|
The briefcase contains a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying glass, a cassette of
|
|
film, and a miniature camera.
|
|
|
|
>take all from case
|
|
|
|
scrap of newsprint: You are now holding it.
|
|
magnifying glass: You are now holding it.
|
|
cassette of film: You are now holding it.
|
|
miniature camera: You are now holding it.
|
|
|
|
>close case
|
|
|
|
(It is already closed!)
|
|
|
|
>drop case
|
|
|
|
You are not holding it.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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>i
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You're holding a miniature camera, a cassette of film, a magnifying glass, a
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scrap of newsprint, and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
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(forward vestibule)
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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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The relative quiet here is welcome.
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(forward end)
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A girl is in the first compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, is off to the rear, heading away from
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you.
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>s
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(forward middle)
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The regal woman is off to the rear, heading away from you.
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>go to regal woman
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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and peeking into the fifth
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compartment.
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
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>l at door
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(Which door do you mean, the compartment door or the swinging door?)
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>swinging
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The swinging door is closed and unlocked.
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>open swinging door
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The swinging door swings noisily open.
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>enter
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(fifth compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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There's a middle-aged couple here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>e
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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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The attractive woman is off to the front.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and waiting.
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There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>l at regal woman
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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She is holding a briefcase.
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>i
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You're holding a miniature camera, a cassette of film, a magnifying glass, a
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scrap of newsprint, and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Off to the rear the young couple appear from the forward end.
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The young couple walk past you from the rear.
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They open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the front.
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The train is now speeding past a wild meadow.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The regal woman heads down the ladder.
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She stops here.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.55.
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>d
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(The train is moving pretty quickly. If you want to jump, say so.)
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 11.05.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is steaming past a
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wild meadow.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and peeking into the rear
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restroom.
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The attractive man is here, still looking at you with suspicion.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor walks past you from the rear.
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He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
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The time is now 11.16.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train begins to slow down a bit.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The regal woman heads off to out of view.
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She heads down the steps.
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The time is now 11.26.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 11.31.
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>d
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
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from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
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train, the Glrp-Wien Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The place is
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crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger or the
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right car, or simply waiting.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a boy here, re-arranging
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luggage.
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Off to the south the regal woman appears from the platform.
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the south.]
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and peeking into the waiting
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room.
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She heads off to the north.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and gazing out the window.
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She enters the women's restroom.
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>enter restroom
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and about to leave.
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She leaves.
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[!! regal woman not on train!]
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>exit
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and peeking into the
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women's restroom.
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She heads up the steps.
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>u
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(rear vestibule)
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and peeking into the rear
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restroom.
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The attractive man is here, still looking at you with suspicion.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The old man opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from the
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front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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He heads off to the rear.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 11.45.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
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for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is passing through a
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railway station.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and about to leave.
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There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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She heads down the ladder.
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>d
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(The train is moving pretty quickly. If you want to jump, say so.)
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>l at woman
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(You can't see any woman here!)
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>l at regal woman
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(You can't see any regal woman here.)
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>d
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(The train is moving pretty quickly. If you want to jump, say so.)
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>find woman
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(Who knows where she is now?)
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>restore
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From file: OUTSIDE..1Okay.
|
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor is here, still making his rounds. He touches a finger to his cap
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and heads off to the rear.
|
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The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
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The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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>enter
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>hit woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>take the briefcase
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Too bad, but it is open.
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>close the briefcase
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Closed.
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>take it
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(I assume you mean: the briefcase.)
|
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You are now holding it.
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>e
|
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|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
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|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
|
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|
>n
|
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|
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(forward end)
|
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[You're facing to the front.]
|
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The girl is in the first compartment.
|
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|
>n
|
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|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
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>enter
|
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|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
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|
>i
|
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You're holding a briefcase, and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
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|
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>s
|
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|
|
(You can't go in that direction.)
|
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>exit
|
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|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
The girl is in the first compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
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|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
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The regal woman is in the second compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman, in the second compartment, shakes her head and comes to.
|
|
She opens the briefcase.
|
|
She stops here.
|
|
The train is now hurtling through a dark tunnel.
|
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>l
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is the forward middle 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. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the second compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman examines the scrap of newsprint.
|
|
|
|
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|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a briefcase (which contains a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying
|
|
glass, a cassette of film, and a miniature camera), and your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
The regal woman examines the briefcase.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
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(middle)
|
|
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.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
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The regal woman closes the briefcase latch.
|
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>enter
|
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|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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>kill the woman with the gun
|
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|
|
(You can't see any woman here!)
|
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>e
|
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|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman picks up the briefcase.
|
|
A middle-aged couple are off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, heads off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
The middle-aged couple walk past you from the rear.
|
|
The regal woman is off to the rear, heading away from you.
|
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|
|
>restore
|
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|
|
From file: OUTSIDE..1Okay.
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, still making his rounds. He touches a finger to his cap
|
|
and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
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|
|
>w
|
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|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
|
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>close briefcase
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Closed.
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>take it
|
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|
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(I assume you mean: the briefcase.)
|
|
You are now holding it.
|
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|
>l
|
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|
|
(second 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 Glrp-Wien 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
|
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red curtain on it.
|
|
The train is steaming past a dark, violent river.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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|
|
|
|
>l at woman
|
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|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
|
|
her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
|
|
preference.
|
|
And she is out cold.
|
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|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now hurtling through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The regal woman stops here.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.31.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman examines the scrap of newsprint.
|
|
Off to the front the young couple appear from the forward vestibule.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.32.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.43.
|
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|
>e
|
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|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is 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.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
There's an attractive man here, reading a newspaper.
|
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|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
You're holding your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
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|
|
>restore
|
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|
|
From file: OUTSIDE..1Okay.
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, still making his rounds. He touches a finger to his cap
|
|
and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
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The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The regal woman opens the briefcase.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>kill woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>take body
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(You can't see any dead body here.)
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>take woman
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You try to pick up the body, but your ticket keeps getting in the way.
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>drop ticket
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>take woman
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You try to pick up the body, but your pocket keeps getting in the way.
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>drop pocket
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Surely you jest.
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>remove coat
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(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "coat".)
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>drag woman e
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(You don't need to use the word "drag" to finish this story.)
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>take woman
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You try to pick up the body, but your pocket keeps getting in the way.
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>lift body
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You try to pick up the body, but your pocket keeps getting in the way.
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>i
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You are not holding anything. But there's something in your pocket.
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>take case
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Too bad, but it is open.
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>close case
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Closed.
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>i
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You are not holding anything. But there's something in your pocket.
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>take case
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You are now holding it.
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The train is now steaming through a dark tunnel.
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>i
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You're holding a briefcase.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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Off to the front the young couple appear from the forward vestibule.
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>lock the odor
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(Sorry, but the word "odor" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>lock the door
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You search for a way to lock it from the outside but find none.
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The young couple walk past you from the front.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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There's your ticket on the floor.
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The regal woman is here, dead.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>lock door
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Okay, it is now locked.
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>take body
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The train lurches a bit.
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(You can't see any dead body here.)
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>take woman
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You try to pick up the body, but the briefcase keeps getting in the way.
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>i
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You're holding a briefcase.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>drop briefcase
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>i
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The train lurches a bit.
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You are not holding anything. But there's something in your pocket.
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>l in pocket
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Your pocket contains a gun, a timetable, a traveler's check, and your passport.
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And some money.
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>remove all from pocket
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gun: You are now holding it.
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timetable: You are now holding it.
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traveler's check: You are now holding it.
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your passport: You are now holding it.
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>drop all
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your passport: The train lurches a bit.
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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traveler's check: Okay, it is now on the floor.
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timetable: Okay, it is now on the floor.
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gun: Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>take the body
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(You can't see any dead body here.)
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>take woman
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You try to pick up the body, but your pocket keeps getting in the way.
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>push body e
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(Sorry, but I don't understand that sentence.)
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>push woman e
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(Sorry, but I don't understand that sentence.)
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>i
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You are not holding anything. But there's something in your pocket.
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>l at woman
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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And the regal woman is dead.
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>sit
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(on the train seat)
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You're now sitting on it.
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>take boyd
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(I don't know the word "boyd".)
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>take body
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(You can't see any dead body here.)
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>e
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(You stand up first.)
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(You unlock and open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>s
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(rear middle)
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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 attractive woman is here, smoking a cigarette.
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>s
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The train lurches a bit.
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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
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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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There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train is now steaming past a wild meadow.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.52.
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>n
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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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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The attractive woman is off to the front.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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The young couple are off to the front, heading away from you.
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>n
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(rear middle)
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The attractive woman is here, still smoking a cigarette.
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The young couple are off to the front, heading away from you.
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>n
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(middle)
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The old couple and the old man are in the third compartment.
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The young couple, off to the front, open the swinging door for a moment and
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disappear to the front.
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>n
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(forward middle)
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The briefcase and the regal woman are in the second compartment.
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>n
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(forward end)
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The girl is in the first compartment.
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>s
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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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The briefcase and the regal woman are in the second compartment.
|
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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There's a gun on the floor.
|
|
There's a timetable on the floor.
|
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There's a traveler's check on the floor.
|
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There's your passport on the floor.
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
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There's your ticket on the floor.
|
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The regal woman is here, dead.
|
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>take all
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gun: You are now holding it.
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timetable: You are now holding it.
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traveler's check: You are now holding it.
|
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your passport: You are now holding it.
|
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briefcase: You are now holding it.
|
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your ticket: You are now holding it.
|
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regal woman: You try to pick up the body, but your ticket keeps getting in the
|
|
way.
|
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|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, dead.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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|
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>drop gun
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|
|
Okay, it is now on the floor.
|
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|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
|
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(forward end)
|
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[You're facing to the front.]
|
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The girl is in the first compartment.
|
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>n
|
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|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
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>restore
|
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|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>take spot of blood
|
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|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
You can't pick it up with your bare hands!
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
|
|
Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, making his rounds. He makes a gesture, asking for your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
|
|
|
|
>give the ticket
|
|
|
|
(Whom do you want to give the ticket to?)
|
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|
>conductor
|
|
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
|
for a moment.)
|
|
This is the forward middle 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.
|
|
The regal woman is in the second compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, still making his rounds.
|
|
He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman on head
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
|
|
|
|
She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>take the case
|
|
|
|
Too bad, but it is open.
|
|
|
|
>close the case
|
|
|
|
Closed.
|
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|
|
>take it
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the briefcase.)
|
|
You are now holding it.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
|
|
|
|
>go to rear v
|
|
|
|
You walk along as far as the rear middle, where the attractive woman gets in
|
|
your way.
|
|
|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the rear middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind
|
|
a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>
|
|
|
|
I beg your pardon?
|
|
|
|
>go to rear v
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
The conductor is here, still making his rounds. There's an attractive man here,
|
|
looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
The conductor punches the attractive man's ticket.
|
|
|
|
>l at attractive man
|
|
|
|
He looks almost too good for a nowhere country like this: sparkling eyes, good
|
|
bone structure, clear skin, tall and smooth. Of course, it's hard to tell
|
|
whether or not he can think in complete sentences.
|
|
The conductor touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>#where document
|
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|
|
document is in (car #1) the rear limbo.
|
|
|
|
>go to rear limbo
|
|
|
|
(You don't need to use the word "limbo" to finish this story.)
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>#where document
|
|
|
|
document is in (car #1) the young woman.
|
|
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|
>#where document me
|
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|
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|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
|
|
a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l at document
|
|
|
|
It's not a very handsome document, scrawled in a hurry by a hand that wouldn't
|
|
win any prizes under the best of conditions. But it seems to contain crucial
|
|
information -- times, places, a crude map, even code words -- about a plan to
|
|
kidnap some high-ranking official tomorrow. Were the plan to succeed, several
|
|
governments would be embarrassed, if not in mortal danger, and the balance of
|
|
power would become precarious.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l at document
|
|
|
|
It's not a very handsome document, scrawled in a hurry by a hand that wouldn't
|
|
win any prizes under the best of conditions. But it seems to contain crucial
|
|
information -- times, places, a crude map, even code words -- about a plan to
|
|
kidnap some high-ranking official tomorrow. Were the plan to succeed, several
|
|
governments would be embarrassed, if not in mortal danger, and the balance of
|
|
power would become precarious.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>get on train
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
The attractive man is here, still reading a newspaper.
|
|
Okay.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
|
|
a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l at passport
|
|
|
|
Yup. That's your passport, all right.
|
|
The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l in pocket
|
|
|
|
Your pocket contains a gun, a timetable, and a traveler's check.
|
|
And some money.
|
|
A young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
|
|
>l at timetable
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You'll find the timetable in your CHECKPOINT package.)
|
|
|
|
[It should include:
|
|
Glrp-Wien Express: 11.22 Frbz, 12.42 Knut, 13.37 Hrng, 14.39 Wien,
|
|
Znuk-Potrzebie Express: 13.00 Knut, 14.25 Grnz, 15.55 Gola, 17.07 Potrzebie,
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|
]
|
|
|
|
>t
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.58.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The young couple head off to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The train is now hurtling past a small town.
|
|
They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The time is now 12.08.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
|
Then he notices the document, confiscates it, and leaves in a hurry.
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 12.15.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
|
|
tell you why.)
|
|
[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
|
|
The train is now rocketing along a barren stubble-plain.
|
|
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>show woman the flower
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The young woman whispers, "Uzrkfrpsnapnets fim nom globulpnibob."
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>say "white scarf"\
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(I assume you mean: say to the young woman.)
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The young woman whispers, "Ystustevnosh frob liz mushglip jonprojer."
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Then she vanishes into the crowd.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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(You don't need to use the word "\" to finish this story.)
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>gesture for document
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(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
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>point at document
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The young woman holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>exchange money for document
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(I don't know the word "exchange".)
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: RESTROOM..1Okay.
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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The young woman is here, still waiting for you.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>cock camera
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Okay.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>cock camera
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Okay.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>go to train
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive man is here, still reading a newspaper.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>n
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the front.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l at the marks
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The scratches are dark but indistinct, probably from rubber-soled shoes, as if
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there had once been a desparate struggle in here.
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The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>i
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You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
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a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
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ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>l in pocket
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Your pocket contains a gun, a timetable, and a traveler's check.
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And some money.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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The train is now speeding past a small town.
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>i
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You're holding your passport, a white scarf, a lighter, a blue flower, a knife,
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a white napkin, a cigarette, a miniature camera, a scrap of newsprint, and your
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ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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[!! NO STATION AT train seat]
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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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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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor is off to the front.
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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>give him ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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The train lurches a bit.
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>kill woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>throw woman
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(at yourself)
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(taking the regal woman first)
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You duck as it flies by.
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>i
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You're holding your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>l
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(second compartment)
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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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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 racing past a dark, violent river.
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The regal woman is here, dead.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>throw woman out window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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(The window is closed!)
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>l out door
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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You can't see anything interesting.
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>open the window
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The window opens only a bit, but it is enough to ventilate the room.
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>throw woman out window
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Too bad, but it is too big to fit.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(forward middle)
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>n
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
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not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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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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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor is off to the front.
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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>give him the ticket
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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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Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>throw woman
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(at yourself)
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(taking the regal woman first)
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You duck as it flies by.
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>throw woman out window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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(The window is closed!)
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>l out door
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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You can't see anything interesting.
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The thin woman, just outside, disappears to the front.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 10.29.
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>l out door
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
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You can't see anything interesting.
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The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(forward middle)
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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An old couple walk past you from the rear.
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>w
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The old couple stare at the regal woman for a moment, not believing their eyes.
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Then they leave in a hurry.
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>restore
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
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not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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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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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor is off to the front.
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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>give conductor my ticket
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>take body
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(You can't see any dead body here.)
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>throw woman out window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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(The window is closed!)
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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: DEAD..1Okay.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
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The thin woman is here, peeking into the second compartment.
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She heads off to the front.
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>n
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
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not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry. So does the conductor.
|
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The thin woman, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
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disappears to the front.
|
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>restore
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From file: DEAD..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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>z
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 10.28.
|
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>z
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|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
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The train is now rocketing through a dark tunnel.
|
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The time is now 10.38.
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>l out door
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
|
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
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You can't see anything interesting.
|
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|
>e
|
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|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
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|
|
(forward middle)
|
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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>z
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
|
not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
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>restore
|
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From file: DEAD..1Okay.
|
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(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
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The time is now 10.28.
|
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|
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>z
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
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The train is now rocketing through a dark tunnel.
|
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The time is now 10.38.
|
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>z
|
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|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 10.48.
|
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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>w
|
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
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not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
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>restore
|
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From file: DEAD..1Okay.
|
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(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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>hide woman under seat
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There's not enough room.
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It notices what you've done.
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>restore
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From file: DEAD..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
|
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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>z 5
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Time passes...
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The time is now 10.23.
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>l out door
|
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
|
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
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You can't see anything interesting.
|
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>open door
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Okay, it is now open.
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>l down corridoe
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(Sorry, but the word "corridoe" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>l down corridor
|
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|
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You take a quick peek into the forward middle:
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You can't see anything interesting.
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|
>e
|
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(forward middle)
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>s
|
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The train lurches a bit.
|
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
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not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
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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, behind a
|
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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>s
|
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The old couple, in the third compartment, stare at the regal woman for a
|
|
moment, not believing their eyes. Then they leave in a hurry.
|
|
The train is now speeding through a dark tunnel.
|
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|
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>s
|
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|
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The old man, in the third compartment, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
|
not believing his eyes. Then he leaves in a hurry.
|
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>s
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(rear middle)
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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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|
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The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
|
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machine guns. They take things like homicide very seriously here. He isn't
|
|
smiling as he says, "E gorm nom qwa bri dav?"
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|
|
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...
|
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|
|
Would you like to:
|
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RESTORE your place from where you saved it,
|
|
RESTART the story from the beginning, or
|
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QUIT for now?
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: DEAD..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.28.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The time is now 10.38.
|
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|
|
>z
|
|
|
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
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The time is now 10.48.
|
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|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
|
The train is now hurtling past a wild meadow.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
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The time is now 10.58.
|
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>e
|
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
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|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
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|
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>kill attractive woman
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(with the gun)
|
|
(You can't see any attractive woman here!)
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
|
The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
|
not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
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(forward end)
|
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[You're facing to the front.]
|
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The girl is in the first compartment.
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>throw woman off of train
|
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|
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
The girl, in the first compartment, stares at it for a moment, not believing
|
|
her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
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|
|
>drop woman off of train
|
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|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
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>throw woman off of train
|
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|
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(The window is closed!)
|
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|
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>l
|
|
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the front, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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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. 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 hurtling past a wild meadow.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
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machine guns. They take things like homicide very seriously here. He isn't
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smiling as he says, "Yulpjermrknashnosh vubfrp bri jef jon?"
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After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
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and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
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confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
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bit hotter...
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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: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
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tell you why.)
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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: DEAD..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>drop woman
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 and the attractive woman are 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 thin woman, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and
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disappears to the front.
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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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
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The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
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He punches her ticket.
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>s
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(rear middle)
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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 conductor is here, making his rounds. The attractive woman is here, reading
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a newspaper.
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He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
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>s
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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and opens the swinging door for a
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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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The attractive woman is here, still reading a newspaper.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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>l
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(rear middle)
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(You're facing to the front, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is the rear middle 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. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The attractive woman is here, still reading a newspaper.
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>take woman
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(You can't take her.)
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>move woman
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(You can't move her.)
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>hit woman
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She slumps on the floor.
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>throw woman
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(Whom do you want to throw the woman at?)
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>window
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(taking the attractive woman first)
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It doesn't duck as she flies by.
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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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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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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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There's an attractive man here, chewing gum.
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The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
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>give woman to man
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(You don't seem to be holding that!)
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>i
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You're holding your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>n
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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.
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The attractive woman is off to the front.
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You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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>n
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(rear middle)
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The attractive woman is here, still out cold.
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>n
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(middle)
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The old couple and the old man are 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 attractive woman is here, still out cold.
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>hit woan
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(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "woan".)
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>hit woman
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If she could, she would slap you right back.
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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 old couple and the old man are in the third compartment.
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Off to the front the young couple appear from the forward vestibule.
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>n
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(forward middle)
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The regal woman and the briefcase are in the second compartment.
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The young couple walk past you from the front.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The regal woman is here, dead.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>throw woman at window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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The second window doesn't duck as the regal woman flies by.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The young couple are off to the rear, heading away from you.
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>n
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(forward end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The girl is in the first compartment.
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>n
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(forward vestibule)
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>n
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The train lurches a bit.
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #1.]
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(rear vestibule)
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>throw woman off train
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(You don't seem to be holding that!)
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>i
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You're holding your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>l at woman
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(You can't see any woman here!)
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
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(forward vestibule)
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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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The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
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(forward end)
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A girl is in the first compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>s
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(forward middle)
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The regal woman and the briefcase are in the second compartment.
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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There's a girl here, snoozing.
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The regal woman is here, dead.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>throw woman at window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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The girl stares at it for a moment, not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in
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a hurry.
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>restore
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From file: DEAD..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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|
>e
|
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|
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
The thin woman is here, peeking into the second compartment.
|
|
She heads off to the front.
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>s
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The attractive woman, off to the rear, stares at the regal woman for a moment,
|
|
not believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry. So does the conductor.
|
|
The thin woman, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the front.
|
|
|
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>restore
|
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|
|
From file: DEAD..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>drop woman
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|
|
Okay, it is now on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the rear, heading away from you.
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the front.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
|
The old couple are in the third compartment.
|
|
The conductor and the attractive woman are off to the rear.
|
|
He punches her ticket.
|
|
Off to the rear an old man appears.
|
|
|
|
>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.
|
|
The conductor is here, making his rounds. The attractive woman is here, gazing
|
|
out the window.
|
|
He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
The old man walks past you from the rear.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the rear.
|
|
The old man heads off to the front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The time is now 10.32.
|
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|
|
>hit woman
|
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|
|
She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
|
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|
|
>g
|
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|
|
She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
|
|
|
|
You shake your head and come to.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
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|
|
(rear middle)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is the rear middle 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. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The old couple are in the third compartment.
|
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|
|
>n
|
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|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
The regal woman and the briefcase are in the second compartment.
|
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|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, dead.
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, closed.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>throw woman out window
|
|
|
|
(You don't seem to be holding the regal woman!)
|
|
|
|
>take woman
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
You try to pick up the body, but your ticket keeps getting in the way.
|
|
|
|
>throw woman
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|
|
(at yourself)
|
|
(taking the regal woman first)
|
|
You duck as it flies by.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
The train is now hurtling past a wild meadow.
|
|
The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
|
|
violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
|
|
|
|
>throw woman at window
|
|
|
|
(taking the regal woman first)
|
|
The second window doesn't duck as the regal woman flies by.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your ticket.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
|
|
>throw woman out window
|
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|
|
(taking the regal woman first)
|
|
(The window is closed!)
|
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|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The girl is in the first compartment.
|
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|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
The girl, in the first compartment, stares at the regal woman for a moment, not
|
|
believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
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|
|
>
|
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|
|
I beg your pardon?
|
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|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
|
|
Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
|
|
He appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 10.15.
|
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|
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>give ticket
|
|
|
|
(Whom do you want to give the ticket to?)
|
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|
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>conductor
|
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|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
He punches the regal woman's ticket.
|
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|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor touches a finger to his cap and opens the compartment door for a
|
|
moment and leaves.
|
|
He disappears to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase.
|
|
Just outside a thin woman appears from the middle.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
She examines the scrap of newsprint.
|
|
The thin woman, just outside, disappears to the front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
The regal woman examines the briefcase.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
She closes the briefcase.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
She closes the briefcase latch.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
She turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
She picks up the briefcase.
|
|
The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, opens the compartment door for a
|
|
moment and leaves.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.24.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. She heads off
|
|
to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. She
|
|
heads off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
|
|
(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.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. She
|
|
heads off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
|
suspicion.
|
|
She 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 regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
There's an attractive man here, gazing out the window.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now hurtling through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
They head off to the rear.
|
|
They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.39.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.49.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the young couple appear from the forward end.
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The young couple walk past you from the rear.
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The train is now rocketing past a wild meadow.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The regal woman heads down the ladder.
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They open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the front.
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She stops here.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 10.59.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 11.09.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor walks past you from the rear.
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He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
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The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
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front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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They head off to the rear.
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They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >l
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(Please type YES or NO.) >l
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(Please type YES or NO.) >n
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The time is now 11.16.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is hurtling past a
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wild meadow.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. The
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attractive man is here, still gazing out the window.
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>z
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The train lurches a bit.
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train begins to slow down a bit.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The regal woman heads off to out of view.
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She heads down the steps.
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The time is now 11.27.
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>d
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
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from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
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train, the Glrp-Wien Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The place is
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crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger or the
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right car, or simply waiting.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old man here, reading a
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newspaper.
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>enter restroom
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(women's restroom)
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
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the only pair in the whole station.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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A young woman enters and looks around nervously.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 11.31.
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>l at woman
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She is dressed for a long trip, in shades of blue, with a strange odor. Her
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teeth and fingers are well-stained with nicotine.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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>hit woman with gun
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She slaps you right back. Wow, is your face red!
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The regal woman enters, looking very nervous. The young woman gives something
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to her and whispers, "U quidfrp nom vubstu frobglip gormnash choni jef glob
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lizzitstev mush fim dav jon?"
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(Fortunately, you can translate two phrases: "pen" and "knife.")
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Then the young woman is gone.
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>kill regal woman with gun
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>take all
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briefcase: You are now holding it.
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regal woman: You try to pick up the body, but the briefcase keeps getting in
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the way.
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>take document
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(You can't see any document here!)
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>#where document
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document is in (car #1) the rear limbo.
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>open the case
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The latch is closed.
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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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>turn latch
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A mechanical click comes from within the briefcase.
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>open latch
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(It is already open!)
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>open case
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You open it a crack before you realize that everything inside would fall out.
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You quickly close it again.
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>close caes
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(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "caes".)
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>close case
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(It is already closed!)
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>drop case
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>open case
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Opening it reveals a document, a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying glass, a
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cassette of film, and a miniature camera.
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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>restore
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From file: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
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tell you why.)
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
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Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
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The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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He appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.15.
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>give him ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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The train lurches a bit.
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(You stand up first.)
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The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
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He punches the regal woman's ticket.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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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 attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor heads off to the rear.
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The conductor, off to the rear, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
A thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
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|
>s
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(middle)
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|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
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.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, making his rounds. He punches the thin woman's ticket.
|
|
The thin woman is here, peeking into the third compartment.
|
|
She heads off to the front.
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|
>s
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(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.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
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|
>s
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|
|
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|
(rear end)
|
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
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|
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|
>s
|
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|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He punches the attractive man's ticket.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman stops here.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The time is now 10.31.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.41.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.51.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now racing past a wild meadow.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, heads down the ladder.
|
|
She stops here.
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.55.
|
|
|
|
>l at regal woman
|
|
|
|
She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
|
|
her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
|
|
preference.
|
|
She is holding a yellow flower, and a briefcase.
|
|
The young couple head off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>restor4e
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but the word "restor4e" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman opens the briefcase latch.
|
|
Just outside the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor, just outside, stops to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.14.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is here, making his rounds. He makes a gesture, asking for your
|
|
ticket.
|
|
Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
|
|
|
|
>give him ticket
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
The thin woman is off to the rear, heading toward you.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
The thin woman walks past you from 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.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
There's an attractive man here, chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He punches the attractive man's ticket.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
|
|
The regal woman stops here.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.28.
|
|
|
|
>l.l.l.
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 past a
|
|
dark, violent river.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 racing past a
|
|
dark, violent river.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.37.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 rocketing through
|
|
a dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
The young couple are here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 rocketing through
|
|
a dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
The young couple, off to the rear, open the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappear to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 racing through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 rocketing through
|
|
a dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 rocketing through
|
|
a dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 through a
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dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is rocketing through
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a dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is racing through a
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dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
|
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
|
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is speeding through a
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dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
|
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
|
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
|
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
|
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is racing through a
|
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dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
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forward vestibule, except for 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 racing through a
|
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dark tunnel.
|
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 steaming through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
|
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 racing through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>talk to woman
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You can't make yourself heard above the noise.
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>g
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(rear vestibule)
|
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 steaming through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
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>talk to woman
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You can't make yourself heard above the noise.
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>talk to woman
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You can't make yourself heard above the noise.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 speeding through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and waiting.
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
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The train is now racing past a wild meadow.
|
|
The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
|
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violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
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>d
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(beside the tracks)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
|
|
bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
|
|
there. There's a cow on the tracks in front of the locomotive, with several
|
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people trying to push her out of the way.
|
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The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, walks along with you.
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>find flower
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You find a yellow flower in short order and take it.
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The regal woman finds and picks a blue flower.
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>u
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(rear vestibule)
|
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
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The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
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The regal woman stops here.
|
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The young couple walk past you from the rear.
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>give woman a flower
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She accepts your gift and smiles briefly.
|
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The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the front.
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>take flower from woman
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(Which flower do you mean, the yellow flower or the blue flower?)
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>blue
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She holds it more tightly and looks at you defiantly.
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>z
|
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
|
|
A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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The time is now 11.07.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor walks past you from the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
A boy opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from the front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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He heads off to the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
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The time is now 11.17.
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>z
|
|
|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.27.
|
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|
>d
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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 off to the north.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young couple here, looking up
|
|
and down the platform.
|
|
He stops walking.
|
|
|
|
>enter restroom
|
|
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
|
the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A young woman enters and looks around nervously.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The regal woman enters, looking very nervous. The young woman gives something
|
|
to her and whispers, "Anetsnosh brizrkjer quid liz mushfrp davmrk
|
|
globbobnistustev vub fim gorm qwa."
|
|
(Fortunately, you can translate two phrases: "pen" and "knife.")
|
|
Then the young woman is gone.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.39.
|
|
|
|
>go to tain
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but the word "tain" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
|
|
|
|
>go to train
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
[!! regal woman not on train!]
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman walks past you from down the steps.
|
|
Off to the rear the boy appears from the forward end.
|
|
The boy walks past you from the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.47.
|
|
|
|
>follow regal woman
|
|
|
|
You're in the same place as she!
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
|
for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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.
|
|
The train is stopped in a railway station.
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along. The
|
|
attractive man is here, still chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the front.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
|
|
A boy, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to
|
|
the front.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. There's
|
|
an attractive man here, gazing out the window.
|
|
|
|
>kill attractive man
|
|
|
|
(with the gun)
|
|
He slumps on the floor.
|
|
The regal woman stares at him for a moment, not believing her eyes. Then she
|
|
leaves in a hurry.
|
|
The train is now speeding past a small town.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
The relative quiet here is welcome.
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
An attractive woman is off to the front.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
|
|
>#where regal woman
|
|
|
|
regal woman is in (car #2) the other forward limbo.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
(You're facing to the front, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
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. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the front.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
|
|
(second compartment)
|
|
The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
|
|
A spot of blood is still on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor is off to the front.
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the third compartment.
|
|
The old couple and an old man are in the third compartment.
|
|
The attractive woman is off to the rear.
|
|
Off to the rear a thin woman appears from the rear vestibule.
|
|
|
|
>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.
|
|
The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
|
|
The thin woman walks past you from the rear.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(rear end)
|
|
This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
|
|
windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
|
|
You notice marks and scratches on the walls.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
There's an attractive man here, reading a newspaper.
|
|
|
|
>kill attractive man with gun
|
|
|
|
He slumps on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>throw man at door
|
|
|
|
(Which door do you mean, the restroom door or the swinging door?)
|
|
|
|
>swinging
|
|
|
|
(taking the attractive man first)
|
|
The swinging door doesn't duck as the attractive man flies by.
|
|
|
|
>throw man out
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
|
|
|
>throw man at window
|
|
|
|
(taking the attractive man first)
|
|
The rear window doesn't duck as the attractive man flies by.
|
|
|
|
>throw man out window
|
|
|
|
(taking the attractive man first)
|
|
(The window is closed!)
|
|
|
|
>throw man off of train
|
|
|
|
(The window is closed!)
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
|
|
>drop man off of train
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
|
|
>give conductor my ticket
|
|
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
He touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>drop man off train
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
|
|
|
>push man off train
|
|
|
|
Pushing it is a waste of time.
|
|
|
|
>throw man off train
|
|
|
|
(The window is closed!)
|
|
|
|
>open window
|
|
|
|
The window opens all the way.
|
|
|
|
>throw man off train
|
|
|
|
The attractive man is gone with the wind.
|
|
The regal woman stops here.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now rocketing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The time is now 10.37.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 10.47.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
They head off to the rear.
|
|
The train is now racing past a wild meadow.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 10.52.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the front, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 steaming past a
|
|
wild meadow.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and looking at you with
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suspicion.
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The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, heads down the ladder.
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>d
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(The train is moving pretty quickly. If you want to jump, say so.)
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>pull stop cord
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The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
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violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
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>d
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(beside the tracks)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
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bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
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there.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along. She
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heads up the steps.
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>find flower
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You find a blue flower in short order and take it.
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>u
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The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
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machine guns. They take things like delaying trains very seriously here. He
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isn't smiling as he says, "Emrk fim bri dav gormulp frob jef mushfrp?"
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After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
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and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
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confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
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bit hotter...
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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: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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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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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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The conductor is off to the front.
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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>go to rear v
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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There's an attractive man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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The thin 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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There's a thin woman here, peeking into the rear restroom.
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
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>open window
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The window opens all the way.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is rocketing past a
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dark, violent river.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The attractive man is here, still looking at you with suspicion.
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>kill man
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(with the gun)
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He slumps on the floor.
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>throw man out window
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(taking the attractive man first)
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The attractive man is gone with the wind.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.23.
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>give him my ticket
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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 touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
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disappears to the rear.
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The regal woman stops here.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The train is now hurtling through a dark tunnel.
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The time is now 10.34.
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>z
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The train lurches a bit.
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
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front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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They head off to the rear.
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They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 10.44.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
|
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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,
|
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is speeding through a
|
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dark tunnel.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and looking at you with
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suspicion.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
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forward vestibule, except for 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 racing through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
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suspicion.
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Off to the rear the young couple appear from the forward end.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
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suspicion.
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The young couple walk past you from the rear.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 rocketing through
|
|
a dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
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suspicion.
|
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|
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The young couple are here, walking along. They open the swinging door for a
|
|
moment and head off to the front.
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>l
|
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|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
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suspicion.
|
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|
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>l
|
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 racing through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
|
suspicion.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 speeding through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
|
suspicion.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 through a
|
|
dark tunnel.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and looking at you with
|
|
suspicion.
|
|
|
|
The train is now hurtling past a wild meadow.
|
|
The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
|
|
violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
|
|
|
|
>d
|
|
|
|
(beside the tracks)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing beside the train. The meadow looks too full of knolls and
|
|
bumps for farming, but livestock can graze in it. A wild flower grows here and
|
|
there. There's a cow on the tracks in front of the locomotive, with several
|
|
people trying to push her out of the way.
|
|
The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, walks along with you.
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>find flower
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|
|
You find a yellow flower in short order and take it.
|
|
The regal woman finds and picks a blue flower.
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|
>u
|
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|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman stops here.
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>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.05.
|
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|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor walks past you from the rear.
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
They head off to the rear.
|
|
They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.15.
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|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the young couple appear from the forward end.
|
|
The young couple walk past you from the rear.
|
|
They open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the front.
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.25.
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>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 11.27.
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>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman heads off to out of view.
|
|
She heads down the steps.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 11.36.
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|
>d
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|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old couple here, checking a
|
|
timetable.
|
|
Off to the south the regal woman appears from the platform.
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>go to restroom
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(women's restroom)
|
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
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the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
There's a young woman here, waiting.
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>z
|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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|
Time passes...
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The regal woman enters, looking very nervous. The young woman gives something
|
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to her and whispers, "O floo jefbob gorm fim liz nom davsnapnoshmrkzrkstev quid
|
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qwa vubnash cho globzit."
|
|
(Fortunately, you can translate two phrases: "pen" and "knife.")
|
|
Then the young woman is gone.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 11.39.
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>go to train
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
|
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(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! regal woman not on train!]
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>z
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
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The regal woman walks past you from down the steps.
|
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
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nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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The time is now 11.50.
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|
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>save
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|
|
(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
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|
|
Okay.)
|
|
To file: AFTERFRBZ..1Okay.
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>z
|
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|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
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The train is now speeding past a small town.
|
|
The time is now 12.01.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
An old man opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
|
He heads off to the rear.
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
The old man, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the rear.
|
|
The train is now speeding along a barren stubble-plain.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
|
The conductor makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
The time is now 12.10.
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>give him ticket
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|
|
(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
He punches the regal woman's ticket.
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|
>z
|
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
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Off to the rear the old man appears from the forward end.
|
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The old man walks past you from the rear.
|
|
The time is now 12.21.
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>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
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The old man opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
The train is now speeding along the edge of a rocky precipice.
|
|
The time is now 12.31.
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>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
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The time is now 12.41.
|
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|
>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
The old man opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from the
|
|
front.
|
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
He heads off to the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
|
|
The conductor cries, "Knut," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 12.49.
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|
>d
|
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|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Knut railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young woman here, looking at
|
|
you with suspicion.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
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The conductor stops walking.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
The time is now 13.00.
|
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|
>u
|
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|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along.
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >restore
|
|
|
|
(Please type YES or NO.) >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 13.04.
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|
>restore
|
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|
|
From file: AFTERFRBZ..1Okay.
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
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for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is passing through a
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railway station.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along.
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The train is now rocketing past a small town.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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>hit woman
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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>take briefcase
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You are now holding it.
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>throw woman out window
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(taking the regal woman first)
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The regal woman is gone with the wind.
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>i
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You're holding a briefcase, a yellow flower, and your ticket.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>open briefcaes
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(You don't need to use the word "briefcaes" to finish this story.)
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>open briefcase
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The latch is closed.
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>turn latch
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The train lurches a bit.
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A mechanical click comes from within the briefcase.
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>open latch
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The metal latch snaps open.
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>open case
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You open it a crack before you realize that everything inside would fall out.
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You quickly close it again.
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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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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>enter
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(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
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(forward restroom)
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As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
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But it does have the usual fixtures.
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>open case
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You open it a crack before you realize that everything inside would fall out.
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You quickly close it again.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the forward limbo.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>put case down
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The train lurches a bit.
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the forward vestibule.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>open it
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(I assume you mean: the briefcase.)
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Opening it reveals a document, a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying glass, a
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cassette of film, and a miniature camera.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the forward end.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>take all
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briefcase: Too bad, but it is open.
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document: You are now holding it.
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scrap of newsprint: You are now holding it.
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magnifying glass: You are now holding it.
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cassette of film: You are now holding it.
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miniature camera: You are now holding it.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the forward middle.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>open camera
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Okay, it is now open.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the middle.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>put film in camera
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Okay.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the rear middle.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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The train is now speeding along a barren stubble-plain.
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>close camera
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Okay, it is now closed.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the rear end.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>cock camera
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Okay.
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The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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Then he notices the document, confiscates it, and leaves in a hurry.
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[!! STUCK: regal woman is in (car #2) the rear vestibule.
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GOAL: regal woman is in (car #2) the other rear limbo.
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]
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>restore
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From file: AFTERFRBZ..1Okay.
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along.
|
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>hit woman
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She blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
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The train is now speeding past a small town.
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>g
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She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
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You shake your head and come to.
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>g
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(You can't see the regal woman any more.)
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>restore
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|
From file: AFTERFRBZ..1Okay.
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(rear vestibule)
|
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along.
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
|
for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 passing through a
|
|
railway station.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, still holding the briefcase and walking along.
|
|
The train is now speeding past a small town.
|
|
|
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>hit woman with gun
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|
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She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
|
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|
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>throw woman out window
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(taking the regal woman first)
|
|
The regal woman is gone with the wind.
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>take briefcase
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|
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You are now holding it.
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>z
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|
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 12.05.
|
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>z
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|
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|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
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|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
The train is now racing along a barren stubble-plain.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 12.09.
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>give him my ticket
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|
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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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>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
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Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 12.20.
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>s
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
|
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(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
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>enter
|
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|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
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>lock the restroom
|
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|
(You can't see any restroom here!)
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>lock the door
|
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Okay, it is now locked.
|
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|
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>open the case
|
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|
|
The latch is closed.
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>turn latch. open latch. drop case
|
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|
|
A mechanical click comes from within the briefcase.
|
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|
|
The metal latch snaps open.
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now on the floor.
|
|
|
|
>open case
|
|
|
|
Opening it reveals a document, a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying glass, a
|
|
cassette of film, and a miniature camera.
|
|
|
|
>take film, camera. open camera. put film in camera. close camera. cock it.
|
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|
|
cassette of film: The train lurches a bit.
|
|
The train's lurching puts you off balance, and you miss it.
|
|
miniature camera: The train's lurching puts you off balance, and you miss it.
|
|
The train is now speeding along the edge of a rocky precipice.
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
Okay, it is now open.
|
|
|
|
(taking the cassette of film first)
|
|
Okay.
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now closed.
|
|
|
|
(taking it first)
|
|
(I assume you mean: the miniature camera.)
|
|
Okay.
|
|
|
|
>take picture of document
|
|
|
|
"Click!"
|
|
|
|
>cock camera
|
|
|
|
Okay.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, open.
|
|
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a miniature camera, your ticket, and a yellow flower.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(You unlock and open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
The relative quiet here is welcome. The smell of food is unmistakable.
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the forward end of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
|
first booth.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(first booth)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
This is a diner booth on the Glrp-Wien Express. In fact, it looks as if the
|
|
railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing the
|
|
door and adding a table to each compartment.
|
|
The train is rocketing along the edge of a rocky precipice.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A waiter enters, ready to take your order.
|
|
The time is now 12.44.
|
|
|
|
>cash cheque
|
|
|
|
The waiter lends you a pen and then gives you *20 in exchange for the check.
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
This is the forward middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies
|
|
the second booth.
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(middle)
|
|
This is the middle of the corridor. On the left side of the train lies the
|
|
third booth.
|
|
A thin man is in the third booth.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
|
|
(forward middle)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
|
|
The conductor cries, "Knut," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
|
|
(forward end)
|
|
The waiter is in the first booth.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, open.
|
|
|
|
>take all
|
|
|
|
briefcase: Too bad, but it is open.
|
|
document: You are now holding it.
|
|
scrap of newsprint: You are now holding it.
|
|
magnifying glass: You are now holding it.
|
|
|
|
>fold document
|
|
|
|
(I don't know the word "fold".)
|
|
|
|
>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: KNUT..1Okay.
|
|
|
|
>exit
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
|
|
>d
|
|
|
|
(You can't go in that direction.)
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the front.]
|
|
|
|
>d
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Knut railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young woman here, looking at
|
|
you with suspicion.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 13.04.
|
|
|
|
>l at timetable
|
|
|
|
(You'll find the timetable in your CHECKPOINT package.)
|
|
|
|
[It should include:
|
|
Glrp-Wien Express: 11.22 Frbz, 12.42 Knut, 13.37 Hrng, 14.39 Wien,
|
|
Znuk-Potrzebie Express: 13.00 Knut, 14.25 Grnz, 15.55 Gola, 17.07 Potrzebie,
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
>t
|
|
|
|
The time is now 13.04.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a magnifying glass, a scrap of newsprint, a document, a pen, a
|
|
miniature camera, your ticket, and a yellow flower.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Out of the corner of your eye, you see the regal woman leaving the train.
|
|
You watch as the conductor boards the train, and it slowly pulls out of Knut
|
|
station without you.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >yes
|
|
|
|
A whistle sounds, and a passenger train comes screeching up to the platform. A
|
|
conductor leans out from one of the doors and shouts, "Potrzebie," then lowers
|
|
a short flight of metal steps and gets off.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 13.11.
|
|
|
|
>u
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
There's a thin man here, gazing out the window.
|
|
There's a boy here, looking at you with suspicion.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering car #3.]
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the rear.]
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward restroom)
|
|
|
|
>lock door
|
|
|
|
Okay, it is now locked.
|
|
|
|
>take picture of document
|
|
|
|
"Click!"
|
|
|
|
>g
|
|
|
|
You push the button, but it won't move.
|
|
|
|
>cock camera
|
|
|
|
Okay.
|
|
|
|
>g
|
|
|
|
You try to cock it, but the lever won't move.
|
|
|
|
>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: PTRAIN..1Okay.
|
|
|
|
>take picture of document
|
|
|
|
"Click!"
|
|
|
|
>read the document
|
|
|
|
It's not a very handsome document, scrawled in a hurry by a hand that wouldn't
|
|
win any prizes under the best of conditions. But it seems to contain crucial
|
|
information -- times, places, a crude map, even code words -- about a plan to
|
|
kidnap some high-ranking official tomorrow. Were the plan to succeed, several
|
|
governments would be embarrassed, if not in mortal danger, and the balance of
|
|
power would become precarious.
|
|
|
|
>l at information
|
|
|
|
(I don't know the word "information".)
|
|
|
|
>who is official
|
|
|
|
(To ask about something, use the command: TELL ME ABOUT (something).)
|
|
|
|
>tell me about official
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but this story doesn't recognize the word "official".)
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 13.26.
|
|
|
|
>destroy document
|
|
|
|
(How do you want to do that?)
|
|
|
|
>flush document in toilet
|
|
|
|
(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
|
|
|
|
>put document in toilet
|
|
|
|
Okay.
|
|
|
|
>flush toilet
|
|
|
|
An old refrain comes to mind:
|
|
"Passengers will please refrain
|
|
From flushing toilets while the train
|
|
Is standing in the station. (I love you!)"
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding a magnifying glass, a scrap of newsprint, a pen, a miniature
|
|
camera, your ticket, and a yellow flower.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
The train slowly pulls out of Knut station.
|
|
|
|
>l in toilet
|
|
|
|
The toilet contains a document.
|
|
|
|
>flush toilet
|
|
|
|
Say goodbye to the document. "Whhoooossshhhhh!"
|
|
The train is now rocketing past a small town.
|
|
|
|
>i
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
You're holding a magnifying glass, a scrap of newsprint, a pen, a miniature
|
|
camera, your ticket, and a yellow flower.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
|
|
>exit
|
|
|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(forward vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
|
|
A boy is off to the front.
|
|
There's a young woman here, chewing gum.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
(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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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An attractive woman is off to the rear.
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There's a thin woman here, gazing out the window.
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>s
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(forward middle)
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The attractive woman is off to the rear.
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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, behind a
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windowed door, lies the third compartment.
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The attractive woman is here, gazing out the window.
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The train is now racing along a barren stubble-plain.
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>w
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(third compartment)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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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
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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.
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The train is speeding along a barren stubble-plain.
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There's an old man here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>e
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(You open the compartment door and close it again.)
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(middle)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The thin woman is off to the front.
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The attractive woman is here, still gazing out the window.
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>n
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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The thin woman is off to the front.
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>n
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(forward end)
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The thin woman is here, still gazing out the window.
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>n
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(forward vestibule)
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The boy is off to the front.
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The young woman is here, still chewing gum.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering car #2.]
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(rear vestibule)
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The boy is here, smoking a cigarette.
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>n
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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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(rear end)
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This is the rear end of the corridor. On the left side of the train, behind a
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windowed door, lies the fifth compartment.
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The conductor makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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>give him the ticket
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(I assume you mean: the conductor.)
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The conductor looks at it and rushes away.
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>l at ticket
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All you can make out is the destination: Wien.
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>restore
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From file: (Sorry, but it didn't work. Maybe your instruction manual or Reference Card can
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tell you why.)
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>restore
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From file: FRBZ..1Okay.
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(first booth)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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Sitting on the dining table are a china cup (which contains purple wine).
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[!! NO STATION AT other train seat 2]
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>go to rear v
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(You stand up first.)
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You walk along as far as the rear middle, where the attractive woman gets in
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your way.
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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, behind
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a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The attractive woman is here, chewing gum.
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>go to rear v
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(rear vestibule)
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There's an attractive man here, reading a newspaper.
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The thin 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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There's a thin woman here, peeking into the rear restroom.
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.23.
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>give him the ticket
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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 attractive man's ticket.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
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He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
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The regal woman stops here.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.27.
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>restore
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From file: COMPARTMENT..1Okay.
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(second compartment)
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The regal woman turns the briefcase latch.
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A spot of blood is still on the floor.
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>go to rear v
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(You stand up first.)
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You walk along as far as the rear middle, where the attractive woman gets in
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your way.
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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, behind
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a windowed door, lies the fourth compartment.
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The attractive woman is here, looking at you with suspicion.
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>g
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(rear vestibule)
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There's an attractive man here, reading a newspaper.
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The thin 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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There's a thin woman here, peeking into the rear restroom.
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is speeding past a
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dark, violent river.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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The attractive man is here, still reading a newspaper.
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>kill man
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(with the gun)
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He slumps on the floor.
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>open window
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The window opens all the way.
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>throw man out window
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(taking the attractive man first)
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The attractive man is gone with the wind.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >z
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(Please type YES or NO.) >y
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He makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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He makes a gesture again, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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He makes a gesture strongly, asking for your ticket.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 10.26.
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>give him the ticket
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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 touches a finger to his cap and heads off to the rear.
|
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The regal woman stops here.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
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disappears to the rear.
|
|
The train is now racing through a dark tunnel.
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
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front.
|
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 10.37.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young couple head off to the rear.
|
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They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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|
Off to the rear they appear from the forward end.
|
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The young couple walk past you from the rear.
|
|
The time is now 10.47.
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>z
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The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the front.
|
|
The train is now speeding past a wild meadow.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The regal woman, carrying the briefcase, heads down the ladder.
|
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She stops here.
|
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
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The time is now 10.57.
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>z
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|
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
|
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The time is now 11.07.
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>z
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the conductor appears from the forward end.
|
|
The conductor walks past you from the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
The young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
They head off to the rear.
|
|
They open the swinging door for a moment and disappear to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.17.
|
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|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The conductor cries, "Frbz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.22.
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|
>d
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing on the concrete platform of the Frbz railway station. A
|
|
cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
|
from its edge. To the west is the women's restroom. To the east is a passenger
|
|
train, the Glrp-Wien 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 off to the north.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a girl here, checking a
|
|
timetable.
|
|
He stops walking.
|
|
|
|
>enter restroom
|
|
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
|
the only pair in the whole station.
|
|
|
|
>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: FRBZRESTROOM..1Okay.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A young woman enters and looks around nervously.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.31.
|
|
|
|
>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.
|
|
|
|
>smell clothes
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|
|
|
(I don't know the word "clothes".)
|
|
|
|
>smell woman
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|
|
She smells just like a young woman!
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman enters, looking very nervous. The young woman gives something
|
|
to her and whispers, "Oulp liznets mushglip nom dav floonashnosh jefstu
|
|
jonstevsnap gorm fim frob vubzrk?"
|
|
(Fortunately, you can translate two phrases: "pen" and "knife.")
|
|
Then the young woman is gone.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.34.
|
|
|
|
>go to train
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! regal woman not on train!]
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman walks past you from down the steps.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.45.
|
|
|
|
>l
|
|
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
(You're facing to the right side of the train, but you look in all directions
|
|
for a moment.)
|
|
This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
|
|
forward vestibule, except for 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 passing through a
|
|
railway station.
|
|
The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
|
|
The regal woman is here, holding the briefcase and walking along.
|
|
|
|
>kill woman
|
|
|
|
(with the gun)
|
|
You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
|
|
The train is now steaming past a small town.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman
|
|
|
|
She blocks your thrust and knocks you unconscious....
|
|
|
|
You shake your head and come to.
|
|
|
|
>#where woman
|
|
|
|
regal woman is in (car #2) the rear restroom.
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|
>go to rear restroom
|
|
|
|
(You stand up first.)
|
|
Too bad, but the restroom door is locked.
|
|
|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
A young man, off to the rear, opens the swinging door for a moment and
|
|
disappears to the rear.
|
|
|
|
>open door
|
|
|
|
(Which door do you mean, the restroom door or the swinging door?)
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|
|
>restroom
|
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|
|
Too bad, but it is locked.
|
|
The conductor makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
|
|
The train is now hurtling along a barren stubble-plain.
|
|
|
|
>give ticket to conductor
|
|
|
|
The conductor punches your ticket and then gives it back to you.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The time is now 12.15.
|
|
|
|
>enter
|
|
|
|
Too bad, but the restroom door is locked.
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|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Off to the rear the young man appears from the forward end.
|
|
The train is now steaming along the edge of a rocky precipice.
|
|
The young man walks past you from the rear.
|
|
He opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the front.
|
|
The time is now 12.26.
|
|
|
|
>restore
|
|
|
|
From file: FRBZRESTROOM..1Okay.
|
|
(women's restroom)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A young woman enters and looks around nervously.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The regal woman enters, looking very nervous. The young woman gives something
|
|
to her and whispers, "Azit floofrp nompro jon quidsnapstuulpnoshglip frob dav
|
|
vub cho brimrk mushni?"
|
|
(Fortunately, you can translate two phrases: "pen" and "knife.")
|
|
Then the young woman is gone.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.34.
|
|
|
|
>go to train
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
|
(rear vestibule)
|
|
[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
|
|
[!! regal woman not on train!]
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The regal woman walks past you from down the steps.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 11.42.
|
|
|
|
>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: AFTERRESTROOM..1Okay.
|
|
|
|
>hit woman with gun
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|
|
She drops the briefcase and slumps on the floor.
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|
|
>throw woman out window
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|
|
(taking the regal woman first)
|
|
The regal woman drops out of sight.
|
|
The train slowly pulls out of Frbz station.
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|
|
>l out window
|
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|
|
The train is passing through a railway station.
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|
>take briefcase
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|
|
You are now holding it.
|
|
The train is now hurtling past a small town.
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|
|
>enter
|
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|
|
(You open the restroom door and close it again.)
|
|
(rear restroom)
|
|
As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
|
|
But it does have the usual fixtures.
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|
|
>lock door
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|
Okay, it is now locked.
|
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|
|
>open case
|
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|
|
The latch is closed.
|
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|
|
>drop case. open latch.
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|
|
Okay, it is now on the floor.
|
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|
|
The metal latch snaps open. At the same time, a loud thump comes from within
|
|
the briefcase.
|
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|
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>turn latch
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|
|
A mechanical click comes from within the briefcase.
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|
|
>open case
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|
|
Opening it reveals a document, a scrap of newsprint, a magnifying glass, a
|
|
cassette of film, and a miniature camera.
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|
>open camera. put film in camera
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|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
Okay, it is now open.
|
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|
|
(You don't seem to be holding the cassette of film!)
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>take film. put film in camera. close camera
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|
|
The train lurches a bit.
|
|
The train's lurching puts you off balance, and you miss it.
|
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|
|
(taking it first)
|
|
Okay.
|
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|
|
Okay, it is now closed.
|
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|
|
>cock camera
|
|
|
|
(taking the miniature camera first)
|
|
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.)
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To file: CAMERAREADY..1Okay.
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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>cock camera
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Okay.
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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>cock camera
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Okay.
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The train is now hurtling along a barren stubble-plain.
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>take picture of document
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"Click!"
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You hear a knock on the door.
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>put document in toilet
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(taking the document first)
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Okay.
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The conductor appears and makes a gesture, asking for your ticket.
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>flush toilet
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Say goodbye to the document. "Whhoooossshhhhh!"
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The conductor makes a gesture again, asking for your ticket.
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>give him my ticket
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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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>l
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(rear restroom)
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As you'd expect, the restroom is tidy but small, almost too small for comfort.
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But it does have the usual fixtures.
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A black briefcase with a chrome latch is here, open.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 12.19.
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>close door then lock it
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(It is already closed!)
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(I assume you mean: the restroom door.)
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Okay, it is now locked.
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>i
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You're holding your ticket, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>l at ticket
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All you can make out is the destination: Wien.
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>l in pocket
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The train lurches a bit.
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Your pocket contains a gun, a timetable, a traveler's check, and your passport.
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And some money.
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>l in case
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The briefcase contains a scrap of newsprint, and a magnifying glass.
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The train is now racing along the edge of a rocky precipice.
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>exit
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(You unlock and open the restroom door and close it again.)
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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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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[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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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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A young couple are in the first booth.
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Off to the rear a waiter appears.
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>w
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The train lurches a bit.
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(first 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 Glrp-Wien Express. In fact, it looks as if the
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railway company just converted a first-class coach into a diner by removing the
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door and adding a table to each compartment.
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The train is speeding along the edge of a rocky precipice.
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The young couple are here, chewing gum.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The waiter enters, ready to take your order.
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The time is now 12.30.
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>cash cheque
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The waiter lends you a pen and then gives you *20 in exchange for the check.
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>e
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(forward end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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>s
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(forward middle)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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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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>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 man is in the third booth.
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>s
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(rear middle)
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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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>s
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(rear end)
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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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>l in galley
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The train lurches a bit.
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You take a quick peek into it:
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The cook is here, cooking.
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An old couple are off to the front, heading away from you.
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>find knife
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It's probably in the galley.
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The old couple, off to the front, open the swinging door for a moment and
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disappear to the front.
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>enter galley
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(galley)
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The galley is crowded with supplies and equipment. The locked cabinets are
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probably filled with food, kettles, and kitchen tools. There's a crowded
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counter for preparing food. If you want to find something, you'll have to
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search for it.
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The cook is here, still cooking.
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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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>find knife
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The cook says, "Ybob qwa glob gormzrk."
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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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>e
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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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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The train begins to slow down a bit.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor cries, "Knut," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 12.44.
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>exit
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Knut railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
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from its edge. To the west is the entrance to the station house. To the east is
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a passenger train, the Glrp-Wien Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The
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place is crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger
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or the right car, or simply waiting.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a boy here, re-arranging
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luggage.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a middle-aged couple here,
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chewing gum.
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>go to ticket booth
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(You can't see any ticket booth here!)
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>w
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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>e
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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The boy is off to the south.
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The middle-aged couple are here, still chewing gum.
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>s
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the south.]
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The boy is here, still re-arranging luggage.
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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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>buy ticket to gola
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(You can't buy that here.)
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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, smoking a cigarette.
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Sitting on the counter are a magnifying glass, and a scrap of newsprint.
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>buy ticket to gola
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The clerk takes your money and stamps your ticket.
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>i
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You're holding your ticket, a pen, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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>count money
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You are carrying *27.
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>e
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>n
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(waiting room)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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>n
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(cafe)
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Through a blue haze of cigarette smoke, you can see travelers sipping their
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food while waiting for their trains.
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The waitress is here, waiting.
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>order food
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The waitress returns in an instant with a plate of thin gruel and takes *1 from
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you.
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>drink gruel
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It's pungent but not very flavorful. You've had better in some mighty dank
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corners of the world.
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>s
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(waiting room)
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[You're facing to the south.]
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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>e
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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>l
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(platform)
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(You're facing to the east, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Knut railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
|
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from its edge. To the west is the entrance to the station house. To the east is
|
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a passenger train, the Glrp-Wien Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The
|
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place is crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger
|
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or the right car, or simply waiting.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Out of the corner of your eye, you see the regal woman leaving the train.
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You watch as the conductor boards the train, and it slowly pulls out of Knut
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station without you.
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The regal woman stops here.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.02.
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>l at woman
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She was clearly beautiful as a young woman. Now her heavy make-up and cologne,
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her fur piece and black net veil make her beauty a matter of personal
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preference.
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She is holding a yellow flower.
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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: KNUT..2Okay.
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>kill woman
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(with the gun)
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You think it over. It's not worth the hassle.
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>hit woman
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A guard, off to the north, stares at the regal woman for a moment, not
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believing her eyes. Then she leaves in a hurry.
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The regal woman blocks your thrust and delivers a chop to your nose.
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A whistle sounds, and a passenger train comes screeching up to the platform. A
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conductor leans out from one of the doors and shouts, "Potrzebie," then lowers
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a short flight of metal steps and gets off.
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>enter
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(waiting room)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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>e
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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The regal woman is holding a yellow flower.
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>u
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(rear vestibule)
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor approaches, accompanied by two grim-faced soldiers armed with
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machine guns. They take things like battery very seriously here. He isn't
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smiling as he says, "E fimstev lizjernetsnash jeffrpbobsnap."
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After your arrest and a little gentle persuasion with beatings, cigarette burns
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and starvation, you confess to the crime of espionage. Within days your
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confession is front-page news around the world. And the Cold War gets a little
|
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bit hotter...
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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: KNUT..2Okay.
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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The regal woman is here, peeking into the waiting room.
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>u
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Walking on the tracks looks too dangerous!
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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A whistle sounds, and a passenger train comes screeching up to the platform. A
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conductor leans out from one of the doors and shouts, "Potrzebie," then lowers
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a short flight of metal steps and gets off.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.06.
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>u
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(rear vestibule)
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>#where regal
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regal woman is in (car #3) the platform (3).
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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A young man opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from the
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front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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He heads off to the rear.
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He opens the swinging door for a moment and disappears to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 13.17.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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An old couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
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front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.18.
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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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[You're facing to the rear.]
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An old couple walk past you from the front.
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>s
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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The smell of food is unmistakable.
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(forward end)
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The young man and the waiter are in the first booth.
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The old couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk along with you.
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>s
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(forward middle)
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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The old couple walk along with you.
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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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>s
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(rear end)
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The cook is in the galley.
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The train slowly pulls out of Knut station.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train is now steaming past a small town.
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An old couple walk past you from the front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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They open the swinging door for a moment and head off to the rear.
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The train is now hurtling along a barren stubble-plain.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.31.
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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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The old couple are here, walking along. They head off to the rear.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The old couple, off to the rear, disappear to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.33.
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>l
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(rear vestibule)
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(You're facing to the rear, but you look in all directions for a moment.)
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This is a small vestibule at the rear end of the car. It's just like the
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forward vestibule, except for a short flight of metal steps on the left side of
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the train leading down off the train, and a narrow metal ladder leading up to
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the roof. A small door leads to a restroom, and a big window is open to the
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outside. A red handle is hanging by a short length of cord from the ceiling,
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swinging in time to the train's rocking motion. The train is rocketing along a
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barren stubble-plain.
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The clatter of the wheels on the track is almost deafening.
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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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>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: ONPTRAIN..1Okay.
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>pull cord
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The air fills with the high-pitched whine of metal on metal, and you are thrown
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violently forward as the train comes to an emergency stop.
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>n
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(You open the swinging door and close it again.)
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the front.]
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The cook is here, searching out the window.
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The regal woman is holding a yellow flower.
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>w
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(galley)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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>find knife
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You find a knife in short order and take it.
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>e
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The cook is here, still searching out the window.
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The regal woman is holding a yellow flower.
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A young woman is off to the front, heading toward you.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young woman walks past you from the front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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A whistle sounds, and the train briefly shudders and starts moving again.
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The cook enters the galley.
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The conductor, off to the front, stops to punch tickets.
|
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 13.50.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young woman opens the swinging door for a moment and walks past you from
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the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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She heads off to the front.
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The conductor punches her ticket.
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The young woman is off to the front, heading away from you.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
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The young woman is off to the front, heading away from you.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 13.56.
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>give him a ticket
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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 regal woman's ticket.
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The young woman is off to the front, heading away from you.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young woman, off to the front, opens the swinging door for a moment and
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disappears to the front.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The train is now rocketing past a dark, violent river.
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The time is now 14.07.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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Off to the front the young woman appears from the forward vestibule.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The young woman is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The young woman is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The time is now 14.17.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The young woman is off to the front, heading toward you.
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The young woman walks past you from the front.
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The train is now steaming along the edge of a rocky precipice.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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She opens the swinging door for a moment and heads off to the rear.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 14.27.
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>w
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(galley)
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[You're facing to the left side of the train.]
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The cook is here, looking at you with suspicion.
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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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>l at cook
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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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>e
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(rear end)
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[You're facing to the right side of the train.]
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The regal woman is holding a yellow flower.
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>l at cook in galley
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(Sorry, but I don't understand. Please reword that or try something else.)
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train begins to slow down a bit.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The conductor cries, "Grnz," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
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The time is now 14.40.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The conductor stops here to ask passengers to leave the train.
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 14.44.
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>leave train
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(rear vestibule)
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[You're facing to the rear.]
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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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You notice a pair of customs inspectors boarding the train to search it.
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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You are standing on the concrete platform of the Grnz railway station. A
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cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain water falling
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from its edge. To the west is the wall of the station house. To the east is a
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passenger train, the Znuk-Potrzebie Express, hissing and blowing off steam. The
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place is crowded with people milling about, searching for a certain passenger
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or the right car, or simply waiting.
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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: GRNZ..1Okay.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a middle-aged couple here,
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looking up and down the platform.
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>i
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You're holding your ticket, a knife, a pen, and a miniature camera.
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And there's something in your pocket.
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The conductor stops walking.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The time is now 14.57.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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A customs agent is off to the north.
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a young man here, re-arranging
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luggage.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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(platform)
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The customs agent is here, inspecting luggage and passports.
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A sign on the wall announces something in large, unfriendly letters.
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>n
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The customs agent makes a gesture, asking for your passport.
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>show him the passport
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(I assume you mean: the customs agent.)
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The customs agent looks at you and your passport, barely suppresses a smirk,
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stamps it, and then gives it back to you.
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>n
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The customs agent makes a gesture, as if to say, "Empty your pocket."
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>empty pocket
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You are now holding the gun, and the timetable.
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>z
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(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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Time passes...
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
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nomnets!"
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Do you want to keep waiting? >n
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The time is now 15.09.
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>enter
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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>restore
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From file: GRNZ..1Okay.
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old couple here, looking at
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you with suspicion.
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>w
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(You can't go in that direction.)
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>enter restroom
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
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You have just started walking, when a customs agent gets in your way.
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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The customs agent is here, inspecting luggage and passports.
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A sign on the wall announces something in large, unfriendly letters.
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The conductor stops walking.
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>w
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(women's restroom)
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[You're facing to the west.]
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>drop gun
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Okay, it is now on the floor.
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>e
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the east.]
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A sign on the wall announces something in large, unfriendly letters.
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>n
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The customs agent makes a gesture, asking for your passport.
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>give him passport
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(I assume you mean: the customs agent.)
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The customs agent looks at you and your passport, barely suppresses a smirk,
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stamps it, and then gives it back to you.
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>n
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The customs agent makes a gesture, as if to say, "Empty your pocket."
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>empty pocket
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You are now holding the timetable.
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>show agent the timetable
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He lets out a loud yawn.
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>n
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[Debugging info: you are entering platform #1.]
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The customs agent smiles approvingly.
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(platform)
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[You're facing to the north.]
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One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a guard here, re-arranging
|
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luggage.
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>w
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(men's restroom)
|
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[You're facing to the west.]
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This restroom is impressively tidy. That's a good thing, because it's one of
|
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the only pair in the whole station.
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>e
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(platform)
|
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[You're facing to the east.]
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The guard is here, still re-arranging luggage.
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>s
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The guard prevents you and points to the train.
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>w
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(men's restroom)
|
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[You're facing to the west.]
|
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The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
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>e
|
|
|
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(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
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The guard is here, still re-arranging luggage.
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>u
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(rear vestibule)
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>z
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
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|
Time passes...
|
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The train slowly pulls out of Grnz station.
|
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Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
The train is now racing past a small town.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
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|
|
The conductor stops here to punch tickets.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
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|
|
The time is now 15.09.
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>give him my ticketr
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|
|
(Sorry, but the word "ticketr" is not in the vocabulary that you can use.)
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>give him my ticket
|
|
|
|
(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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|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
A young couple open the swinging door for a moment and walk past you from the
|
|
front.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
They head off to the rear.
|
|
They disappear to the rear.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 15.20.
|
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|
>z
|
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|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now racing through a mysterious forest.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 15.30.
|
|
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|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 15.40.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train is now speeding along a barren stubble-plain.
|
|
The time is now 15.50.
|
|
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|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The train begins to slow down a bit.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >y
|
|
|
|
The time is now 16.00.
|
|
|
|
>z
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: wait 10 minutes.)
|
|
Time passes...
|
|
The conductor cries, "Gola," and the train glides to a halt in the station.
|
|
Do you want to keep waiting? >n
|
|
|
|
The time is now 16.02.
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|
>d
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the west.]
|
|
You are standing at the north end of the concrete platform of the Gola railway
|
|
station. A cantilevered roof looms overhead, with occasional drops of rain
|
|
water falling from its edge. To the west is the men's restroom. 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.
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a guard here, looking up and
|
|
down the platform.
|
|
|
|
>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: GOLA..1Okay.
|
|
|
|
>w
|
|
|
|
(men's restroom)
|
|
|
|
>e
|
|
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the east.]
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: The guard is here, still looking up and
|
|
down the platform.
|
|
The conductor stops walking.
|
|
|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #2.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the south.]
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old man here, looking up and
|
|
down the platform.
|
|
|
|
>show old man the pen
|
|
|
|
The guard seems to notice your actions.
|
|
The old man looks confused for a moment and says, "Unetsnashjer fim liz?"
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|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's a middle-aged couple here,
|
|
looking up and down the platform.
|
|
|
|
>show couple the pen
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|
|
They don't appear interested.
|
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|
|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old couple here, checking a
|
|
timetable.
|
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|
>show couple the pen
|
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|
|
They seem impatient.
|
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|
>s
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #5.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
One part of the crowd catches your eye: There's an old woman here, checking a
|
|
timetable.
|
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|
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>show woman the pen
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|
|
She doesn't appear interested.
|
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>s
|
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|
|
This is the end of the platform.
|
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|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #4.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
[You're facing to the north.]
|
|
The middle-aged couple are off to the north.
|
|
|
|
>n
|
|
|
|
[Debugging info: you are entering platform #3.]
|
|
(platform)
|
|
The guard and the old man are off to the north.
|
|
The middle-aged couple are here, still looking up and down the platform.
|
|
The train whistle blows once, and the conductor cries, "Gormnash floogle
|
|
nomnets!"
|
|
She appears and says, "I was ordered to contact you here. Please give me the
|
|
document now."
|
|
|
|
>l at woman
|
|
|
|
She wears a military-style uniform proudly, even though it fits her poorly. She
|
|
seems to be watching for suspicious activities, such as people looking at her
|
|
or at other people too much.
|
|
|
|
>give her the film
|
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|
|
(You don't seem to be holding that!)
|
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|
>i
|
|
|
|
You're holding your ticket, a timetable, your passport, a knife, a pen, and a
|
|
miniature camera.
|
|
And there's something in your pocket.
|
|
|
|
>give her the camera
|
|
|
|
(I assume you mean: the guard.)
|
|
She quickly inspects the cassette of film and then says, "This will not do. We
|
|
already know what the plan is; you should have obtained the actual document so
|
|
that we could analyze it and find the source of the leak. I'm afraid I'll have
|
|
to complete your mission myself."
|
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|
|
|
|
Would you like to:
|
|
RESTORE your place from where you saved it,
|
|
RESTART the story from the beginning, or
|
|
QUIT for now?
|
|
>restore
|
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From file: |