) (ICON LIBRARY-ICON) (ACTION LIBRARY-F) (THINGS <> (ANSWER RIDDLE) "\"Nice try, but no help here! (signed) The Jester.\"" FROBOZZCO (FROBOZZCO INTERNATIONAL) "\"FrobozzCo International is a vast conglomerate of thousands upon thousands of companies. It can trace its origin to the Frobozz Magic Cave Company, which was formed at the behest of King Duncanthraz in 668 GUE. Headquartered in the 400-story FrobozzCo Building in Flatheadia, FrobozzCo's corporate motto is 'You name it, we do it!'\"" (GREAT UNDERGROUND) (HIGHWAY TOLL) "\"The Great Underground Highway is a system of toll roads stretching thoughout both the eastland and westland provinces.\"" <> SQUID "\"A bottom-dwelling aquatic creature.\"" <> HELLHOUND "\"When you spot a hellhound, run in the other direction as fast as you can! Hellhounds are fast, fierce, and capable of devouring a human twelve times their size in three-and-a-half seconds. They normally inhabit burnt-out or enchanted woods and rarely venture beyond their turf, even in pursuit of prey.\"" <> SNARFEM "\"Snarfem, a two-player game of removing pebbles, originated in Mithicus and comes from an ancient Mithican word meaning 'to collect pebbles or small stones.'\"" <> FISHA "\"Fisha is a small wand producer in Foozle, specializing in Wands of Inanimation. Their wands tend to have a very limited life.\"" (BOZBO MUMBO ZILBO) (BOZBO MUMBO ZILBO II III IV) "\"One of the kings of the Entharion Dynasty.\"" <> (BELWIT MUMBERTHRAX PHLOID) "\"One of the kings of the Flathead Dynasty.\"" <> (ESTUARY FROBUARY ARCH MAGE JAM JELLY AUGUR SUSPENDUR OTTOBUR MUMBERBUR DISMEMBUR) "\"A month of the year.\"" <> (EASTLAND EASTLANDS) "\"The eastlands comprise those provinces which lie on the eastern shore of the Great Sea, such as Flatheadia and the Fublio Valley.\"" <> ( WESTLAND WESTLANDS) "\"The westlands comprise those provinces which lie on the western shore of the Great Sea, such as Borphee, Gurth and Frobozz.\"" MITHICAN CHAMELEON "\"A Mithican chameleon skin's is said to be able to imitate any color the eye can see... and more.\"" CURSE (CURSE DAY) "\"Curse Day is the anniversary of the death of Lord Dimwit Flathead the Excessive. Some aver that, on that day in 779 GUE, a great wizard cast a mighty Curse, and that on the 94th anniversary of that day the Empire will collapse. Historians today dismiss this as a silly schoolyard legend.\"" <> ( ZORKMID ZORKMIDS) "\"The Zorkmid is the unit of currency of the Great Underground Empire.\"" ENCHANTER (ENCHANTER GUILD) "\"The Enchanter's Guild has several thousand members scattered in chapters throughout the land. Amongst the more influential chapters are the ones located in Thriff and Accardi.\"" FROBLO PARK "\"Froblo Park was Thomas Alva Edison's laboratory.\"" BOSWELL BARWELL "\"The official biographer of the Flatheads, Boswell Barwell is the author of such notable works as THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE FLATHEADS and MUMBERTHRAX: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND.\"" <> MINX "\"An irrestibly cuddly animal.\"" <> WINDCAT "\"The fleetest land animal.\"" ENDLESS FIRE "\"The Endless Fire destroyed Mareilon in 773 GUE.\"" <> ZORK "There's no entry for \"Zork.\" Not surprising. This is just the prequel; it hasn't been written yet!" <> DAVMAR "\"Davmar was the great Thaumaturgist who discovered that the power of magic spells could be stored on paper scrolls.\"" <> PHEEBOR "\"Along with Borphee, Pheebor was one of the great city-states that lay at the convergence of the Bor River and the Phee River. Borphee defeated Pheebor in a massive battle that took place long before the age of Entharion.\"" <> ( BLOIT BLOITS) "\"The bloit is the Empire's most common unit for measuring distances. The bloit is defined as the distance the king's favorite pet runs in an hour. As the discerning reader can tell from this definition, the length of the bloit changes dramatically from ruler to ruler. (Rarely more dramatically than in 619 GUE, when Bozbo IV -- who adored his windcat -- died, and was succeeded by Mumbo II -- who was equally enamored of his very, very ancient turtle). Land is usually measured in square bloits.\"" FUBLIO VALLEY "\"Once a richly verdant area at the southern tip of the Flathead Mountains, the valley was defoliated in the late eighth century. For some odd reason, it has always been a favorite spot for wizards who enjoy a hermitic lifestyle.\"" <> KORBOZ "\"A moderately famous hermit enchanter.\"" <> GUMBOZ "\"A very obscure hermit enchanter.\"" (FLOOD CONTROL DAM FCD) (\#3 FCD\#3 DAM) "The entry describes Flood Control Dam #3 as a great engineering feat of the late 8th century, made possible by a grant of 37 million zorkmids from Dimwit Flathead the Excessive. The dam forms a huge reservoir, and its spillover is the source of the Frigid River. The article goes into construction techniques, the dam's appeal as a tourist attraction, and the financial impact of the dam's cost on the economy of the GUE." DIABLO MASSACRE "\"The Diablo Massacre occured at the Zorbel Pass in 666 GUE when the invading armies of King Duncanthrax met a native militia of trollish warriors. The invaders were outnumbered but well-armed; the natives were equipped only with wooden clubs and a large piece of very strong garlic. Military historians consider the routing of the native militia as a key moment in the conquering of the eastlands.\"" ZORBIUS BLATTUS "\"Greatest of the modern philosophers, Zorbius Blattus is a popular debunker of Brogmoidism and other strange religious sects.\"" <> (SHADOWLAND LAND SHADOW ) "\"The Shadowland (a.k.a. the Land of Shadow) is a barren area of rolling hills, south of Flatheadia and deep underground. It lies near the point where the Flathead Ocean's eastern shore dips underground.\"" ROYAL MUSEUM "\"The Royal Museum, built by Lord Dimwit Flathead in 777 GUE, houses the crown jewels, a technology display, and a famous royal puzzle-maze.\"" ROCKVILLE (ESTATES CONSTRUCTION) "\"Rockville Estates is an upscale housing complex being planned by the Frobozz Magic Construction Company for a piece of prime cavern space on the Great Underground Highway near Flatheadia. It was designed by the renowned architect, Zylo Pickthorn.\"" ZYLO PICKTHORN "\"An architect known for his underground condominium complexes, Pickthorn is an avid enthusiast of jousting, chess, and tiddlywinks, and has been known to incorporate some or all of these themes into his designs.\"" MOUNT FOOBIA "\"Foobia is the tallest peak in the Flathead Mountains, perhaps in the entire world. It lies toward the southern end of the range, near the Zorbel Pass, and its apex is always hidden by clouds. It is believed that no one has ever scaled this mighty peak.\"" (STEVE STEVEN) MERETZKY "\"A mysterious mage who is said to live in the lands beyond the borders of the world.\"" <> INFOCOM "The entry simply reads, \"There are some things that man was not meant to know.\"" (FRIGID RIVER) VALLEY "\"The Frigid River Valley, a province of the Great Underground Empire, encompasses the 15,322 square bloits which form the runoff basin of the Frigid River.\"" POLAR GUMFFBEAST "\"A creature, possibly mythical, said to live in the extreme northlands of Quendor.\"" <> DUNCANTHRAX "\"Duncanthrax the Bellicose, the first king of the Flathead Dynasty, took the throne from Zilbo III during a palace revolt on the last day of 659 GUE. Duncanthrax expanded the kingdom by conquering Antharia and most of the eastlands. He also moved the capital from Largoneth to Egreth.\"" (EGRETH CASTLE) (EGRETH CASTLE) "\"The Castle Egreth served as the seat of royal power from the reign of Duncanthrax (who moved the capital from Largoneth in 660 GUE) through the reign of Dimwit (who moved the capital to Flatheadia in 771 GUE). Egreth was, and still is, reputed to be the most dangerous locale in the kingdom.\"" ( LARGONETH CASTLE) (CASTLE LARGONETH) "\"The Castle Largoneth was built by Entharion the Wise back in the misty times at the dawn of the empire. It served as the capital of the kingdom until Duncanthrax constructed Egreth in 660 GUE. Largoneth still stands, lonely and deserted, on the coast of Frobozz.\"" FROBESIUS (FROBESIUS FUBLIUS) "\"Frobesius Fublius was a painter who specialized in rebuses. A mysterious figure, he reputedly lived near the Zorbel Pass and vanished toward the end of the eighth century.\"" BORPHBELLY (STEW INGREDIENTS) BORPHBELLY-TEXT <> FENSHIRE "\"Fenshire is a swampy region which stretches east of the Flathead Mountains to the edge of the world. The summer castle of the Flatheads is located in a remote section of Fenshire.\"" <> CHESS "\"An ancient game of warfare, playing on a checkered field of 64 squares.\"" < > CURSE "According to this article, Megaboz was a mysterious wizard who lived a hermit's life in the Fublio Valley. It is said he cast a Curse which will someday bring down the Empire, but royal spokesmen have denied all such rumors. Megaboz vanished in 789 GUE; some say the effort of casting the Curse destroyed him." <> (TREATY ZNURG) "\"The Treaty of Znurg, signed in 474 GUE, ended the Zucchini Wars.\"" ZUCCHINI (WAR WARS) "\"The Zucchini Wars, which devastated seven provinces during the fifth century, were finally ended by the Treaty of Znurg.\"" RAGWEED (BATTLE GULCH) "\"The Battle of Ragweed Gulch, fought in 789 GUE, is most notable for the death of Stonewall Flathead.\"" <> (BARBEL BERKNIP BARSAP) "\"A respected member of the Enchanters Guild.\"" GREATER BORPHEE "\"Borphee, a large industrial city in the westlands, is the capital of the Greater Borphee province.\"" <> INQUISITION "\"A crackpot religious sect; its followers believe that the Curse of Megaboz can be forestalled by executing every person in the Empire.\"" <> (GRUBBO GRUBBO-BY-THE-SEA ACCARDI ACCARDI-BY-THE-SEA) "\"A small village in the westlands.\"" <> (WISHYFOO WISHYFOOS) "\"The Wishyfoo, who live in the vicinity of Port Foozle, alternately tell the truth and tell a lie with every successive statement they make. Sometimes they start with a lie, sometimes with a truth, but they always alternate thereafter.\"" <> PREVARICON "\"The Prevaricons, who dwell near Port Foozle, have two interesting quirks: They always lie, and they feed unwelcome visitors to ravenous hellhounds.\"" <> (VERITASSI VERITASS) "\"The Veritassi, who dwell near Port Foozle, have two interesting quirks: They never lie, and they feed unwelcome visitors to ravenous hellhounds.\"" <> MIZNIA "\"A province at the southern fringe of the westlands, mostly jungle. Its capital is Mizniaport.\"" <> MIZNIAPORT "\"The capital and largest city in Miznia.\"" <> GURTH "\"This province, which lies to the north of Miznia and Mithicus, is chiefly woods and farmland. The Fields of Frotzen, in central Gurth, are known as the Breadbasket of Quendor. The capital of the province is Gurth City.\"" GURTH CITY "\"Gurth City is the capital of Gurth province.\"" <> MITHICUS "\"This small, mountainous province, sandwiched between Gurth and Miznia, is a popular vacation spot.\"" <> (FIELDS FROTZEN) "\"The Fields of Frotzen, fertile farmland in the heart of Gurth province, produces an annual bounty of grain and are freqently referred to as the Breadbasket of Quendor.\"" <> FESTERON "\"A small village in Antharia.\"" <> THRIFF "\"The strange wandering village of Thriff has, at one time or another, been located in most of the provinces of the westlands. Rumor has it that the Guildmaster of Thriff's enchanters constantly moves the town in an attempt to find a more benevolent climate for his terrible hayfever.\"" <> ENTHARION "\"Entharion the Wise united the warring city-states of Galepath and Mareilon, forming the kingdom of Quendor. As Quendor's first king, Entharion built the castle Largoneth, and ruled over a kingdom which was little more than what is currently the province of Frobozz. Our current calendar dates from the first year of Entharion's reign.\"" <> (GALEPATH MAREILON) "\"Galepath and Mareilon were the two ancient cities of Quendor, which were united by Entharion the Wise in the distant past. Mareilon was destroyed in 773 GUE by the Endless Fire.\"" <> ANTHARIA "\"Antharia, the island province, is located in the middle of the Flathead Ocean. It is known for its shipbuilding, marble cutting, and granola mining industries, and is the home of Flathead Stadium. The capital is Anthar.\"" <> ANTHAR "\"The capital of Antharia.\"" GRANOLA (MINES RIOTS) "\"The granola mines in northern Antharia once supplied seemingly limitless quantities of granola. Since the Granola Riots of 865 GUE, the causes of which are well known, the output of the mines has fallen sharply.\"" FLATHEAD STADIUM "The entry calls Flathead Stadium \"The House that Babe Built,\" a tribute to Babe Flathead's popularity as a gate attraction. Located just outside Anthar, the stadium was supposedly large enough to hold every man, woman, and child in Quendor." PORT FOOZLE "\"Foozle, which lies several bloits west of Flatheadia, is the primary seaport of the Frigid River Valley, and is a common departure point for ships to Antharia.\"" <> BELBOZ "A tiny entry mentions that Belboz is the name of a young enchanter in the Accardi chapter of the Enchanter's Guild." ZORBEL PASS "\"This wide pass through the Flathead Mountains, at the southern end of the range, connects the Fublio and Frigid River valleys. The Zorbel Pass was the site of the Diablo Massacre in 666 GUE.\"" <> QUENDOR "\"See GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE.\"" (GREAT UNDERGROUND) (EMPIRE GUE) "\"The kingdom of Quendor was renamed the Great Underground Empire by Lord Dimwit Flathead when he became ruler in 770 GUE. It encompasses all the lands on both sides of the Great Sea, although most of the underground portions of the empire are in the eastlands.\"" GREAT SEA "\"See FLATHEAD OCEAN.\"" ARAGAIN FALLS "The article calls Aragain Falls the most breathtaking and awesome waterfall in all the known lands. Found toward the northern part of the Frigid River, the falls are a popular honeymoon spot." TWELVE FLATHEADS "[Please see \"The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads Calendar\" that came in your Zork Zero package.]")>