Start of a transcript of The Bureau of Strange Happenings An Interactive Phenomenon by Phil Riley Release 1 / Serial number 240901 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N) Identification number: //F61EFB05-03A9-4894-B076-9E767F9163A8// Interpreter version 1.3.7 / VM 3.1.3 / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson Epistemology version 9 by Eric Eve Conversation Framework version 12 by Eric Eve Conversation Responses version 7 by Eric Eve Conversational Defaults version 3 by Eric Eve Formatting Capture version 2/221014 by Daniel Stelzer (based on Text Capture by Eric Eve) Undo Output Control version 5/170902 by Erik Temple Gender Options version 3/210331 by Nathanael Nerode Exit Lister version 11 by Eric Eve Secret Doors by Gavin Lambert Far Away version 5/160517 by Jon Ingold > l Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >about Here are a few commands and details particular to this game: - There is generally no need to TALK TO a character to initiate conversation. Upon entering a room, the game will automatically greet any character present. - Dialogue happens in three different ways: the game may suggest a topic to discuss, you can ASK a character ABOUT a specific topic, or you can suggest an action to a character by typing something like ANNIE, GET GUN. - The game will automatically remember what you've discussed with each character. You can review these conversations by typing RECAP . - Typing HINT by itself will list the currently available hint topics. Those in bold have new information. Typing HINT will provide a hint on that topic. You can also RECALL to review all hint text you've seen on that topic. >x me Agent Faraji is dressed smartly in a black suit, with neat hair and a serious expression. Inside, they are a punk rocker, a fact that they are not shy about. >i Faraji is carrying: a green smartphone >x phone It's a pretty nice phone, only a couple of years old, but Faraji doesn't have time to play with it. They need to get to the office. >l Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >w Just like in the store this once was, the door chimes as Faraji walks in. Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm, unpacking boxes and assembling an approximation of a respectable front office, all as if the Bureau isn't going to be shut down before the year is out. She sees Faraji and practically squeals. "Agent Faraji! I'm sorry -- Larch! How are you? I hope you don't mind -- I took the liberty of putting your desk together. I just love hex wrenches, don't you? Also, your new phone is here. I put it in your desk. Now I just need you to give me your old phone so I can deactivate it." "Oh, good", Faraji says. "Our phone downgrades have arrived from our bureaucratic betters." Faraji hands Margaret their old phone. Margaret taps a few keys on her computer and says "There! All settled." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange, ask where Klimp is, or ask where Moira is. >ask where klimp I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >ask where klimp is They ask, "Margaret, have you seen Klimp this morning?" She shakes her head. "He hasn't been in yet." [You can "RECAP Margaret" at any time to review what you've discussed with Margaret.] A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange or ask where Moira is. >w Faraji extricates themself from Margaret's clutches. Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Faraji enters their new office full of... is it anticipation or dread? Agent Faraji is in their office. They pause and survey the scene. It's not much -- four white walls, grey industrial carpet. Margaret has helpfully assembled Faraji's desk and chair, though how sturdily is an open question. She also took the time to put up some of Agent Faraji's office decor -- their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, an original pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake by semi-acclaimed Washington DC artist Darius 5200, and a photo of their soccer team. At the very least the wall coverings help compensate for the lack of windows. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Faraji mutters, "Where's my computer?" A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >open desk Faraji tries to open the desk to answer the phone, but it seems to be locked. They sigh. "Margaret must have the key." A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e With trepidation, Faraji ventures once more into Margaret's domain. Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Margaret looks at the boxes and says, "I should really take care of these." She takes a couple and flattens them. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. * Margaret goes south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret unlocks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. Faraji can ask about the desk key, ask about the status of the computer, ask about the phone exchange, or ask where Moira is. >margaret, give me key Margaret has better things to do. Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >undo Agent Faraji is in their office. >ask about key They say, "Hey Margaret, do you know anything about my desk key?" "Sure I do -- I put it in your desk." She furrows her brow. "What's the matter?" Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >x desk The desk is a cheap DIY piece held together with hex screws. It has a single drawer which is closed. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >x drawer The desk is a cheap DIY piece held together with hex screws. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. Faraji can ask about the status of the computer, ask for the hex wrench, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >ask for wrench They say, "Do you happen to have the hex wrench from putting together my desk?" "Well, I did, but I dropped it down a heating vent behind my desk." Margaret closes the BOSH back door. Margaret locks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. Faraji can ask about the status of the computer, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. Margaret arrives from the south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. Faraji can ask about the status of the computer, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the status of the computer, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >look behind desk There are a number of shelves of office supplies behind the desk. There is also a heating vent on the floor here. Faraji finds their computer behind the BOSH front desk and pulls it out. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >x vent A typical air register with a grill which one would hope would stop things like, say, a hex wrench from falling through. It's set in the floor behind the front desk. The vent is held closed by four screws. In the heating vent is a hex wrench. Margaret looks dismayed. "I can't believe I forgot to bring my lunch today. I'm going to be starving." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >take wrench Faraji's fingers won't fit through the openings in the vent. They'll have to open it first. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >ask for screwdriver They ask, "Margaret, where's the screwdriver?" "Umm... I think it was in a box we had to leave behind." Margaret looks embarrassed. "What? I never thought we'd need it. This isn't a construction site after all. Maybe if Klimp had paid for the bigger UHaul..." She stares past Faraji awkwardly. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange, ask about the locked desk, or ask where Moira is. >ask about locked desk They ask, "Margaret, do you know any way to get into my desk?" "Hmm... take it apart?" A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange or ask where Moira is. >ask where moira is They ask, "Has Moira come in yet?" Margaret barely looks up from her work. "Nope." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. Faraji can ask about the phone exchange. >ask about exchange Faraji asks, "Tell me what's going on with the phones again?" Margaret looks apologetic. "I'm sorry, I thought everyone knew. Budget cuts. They're trading in all our smart phones for cheaper models." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >l Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x couch Apparently the bureau did make off with at least one piece of government furniture. A bland, institutional piece with fake leather seats, it's at least preferable to second-hand upholstery. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >search boxes They're all empty. Margaret pulls a box of staples out of a box. "I don't know why we have so many staples. We never use them." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. One can hear the sound of boxes being flattened in the front office. Margaret arrives from the east, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w (first opening Klimp's door) (first unlocking Klimp's door) Faraji lacks a key that fits Klimp's door. * Margaret goes south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >n (first opening Moira's door) (first unlocking Moira's door) Faraji lacks a key that fits Moira's door. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >s Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >w The scent of asphalt and old cigarette butts greets Faraji as they leave the office. Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. Also here is Margaret. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >open dumpster The dumpster has no lid. The BOSH back door closes. >search it An everyday blue dumpster, about six feet high. >enter dumpster Faraji is not yet to the point of dumpster diving. >look under dumpster Faraji finds nothing of interest. >i Faraji is carrying nothing. >l Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. >n (first opening the laundromat back door) (first unlocking the laundromat back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the laundromat back door. >e (first opening the BOSH back door) (first unlocking the BOSH back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the BOSH back door. >n (first opening the laundromat back door) (first unlocking the laundromat back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the laundromat back door. >s That way is obstructed by a chain link fence. >l Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. The BOSH back door opens. Margaret arrives from the east, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >x drawing Pencil on canvas, it's a fuzzy drawing of the 8-bit snake in the classic video game Pitfall. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >x team Faraji's third from left in the front row. Margaret closes the BOSH back door. Margaret locks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >recap (Margaret) ---- Faraji asks, "Margaret, have you seen Klimp this morning?" She shakes her head. "He hasn't been in yet." ---- They say, "Hey Margaret, do you know anything about my desk key?" "Sure I do -- I put it in your desk." She furrows her brow. "What's the matter?" ---- Faraji says, "Do you happen to have the hex wrench from putting together my desk?" "Well, I did, but I dropped it down a heating vent behind my desk." ---- Faraji asks, "Margaret, where's the screwdriver?" "Umm... I think it was in a box we had to leave behind." Margaret looks embarrassed. "What? I never thought we'd need it. This isn't a construction site after all. Maybe if Klimp had paid for the bigger UHaul..." She stares past Faraji awkwardly. ---- Faraji asks, "Margaret, do you know any way to get into my desk?" "Hmm... take it apart?" ---- Faraji asks, "Has Moira come in yet?" Margaret barely looks up from her work. "Nope." ---- Faraji asks, "Tell me what's going on with the phones again?" Margaret looks apologetic. "I'm sorry, I thought everyone knew. Budget cuts. They're trading in all our smart phones for cheaper models." ---- >e Faraji can't go that way. * Margaret goes north. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >e Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >l Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x rack It's an old clothing rack from the department store which formerly occupied this space. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x desk The former sales counter now functions as a desk for the office manager (currently Margaret). There are a number of shelves of office supplies behind the desk. There is also a heating vent on the floor here. While unpacking a box of office supplies, Margaret says, "I can't believe how much stuff we have. I don't know where to put it all." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x vent A typical air register with a grill which one would hope would stop things like, say, a hex wrench from falling through. It's set in the floor behind the front desk. The vent is held closed by four screws. In the heating vent is a hex wrench. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >i Faraji is carrying nothing. Margaret pauses to look at the photos on the wall. "Everyone looks so happy. I wonder what they're doing now. Well, except you, Moira, and the Chief. I know what you're doing now." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Faraji steps out of the office into the parking lot. Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) (first unlocking the laundromat front door) Faraji lacks a key to the laundromat door. >e An automatic car wash isn't of much use when one is on foot. >n Faraji trudges to the other end of the parking lot. It's much like where they left. Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >x sign (the rusty sign) It says "Park Place". >n Faraji has things to do here. >e Faraji is greeted by a blast of music as they enter the store. Agent Faraji is in the Li'l Nectarine Convenience Store. Li'l Nectarine offers great service and low prices, or so they say. This one's cluttered aisles and sparse shelves could make one wonder if that's true. Behind the counter is the typical array of cigarettes and lottery tickets. Under the counter is a glass case containing various useful items. The clerk, a scruffy man in his mid-twenties, is leaning against the counter, looking bored. As you enter the store, you catch a glimpse of a red screwdriver in the glass case under the counter. "Good morning," Faraji says. "Yeah," replies the clerk. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >ask for screwdriver They ask, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "Got one to buy, not one to borrow." >x screwdriver A medium-length flat head screwdriver with a red plastic handle. The clerk, looking at his phone, says, "I'm not supposed to be on my phone." >take it The glass case isn't open. >buy screwdriver (with the store clerk) The store clerk is not legal currency. The clerk, playing with a pen, says, "I hear some group of weirdos moved in next to the pawn shop." >l Agent Faraji is in the Li'l Nectarine Convenience Store. Li'l Nectarine offers great service and low prices, or so they say. This one's cluttered aisles and sparse shelves could make one wonder if that's true. Behind the counter is the typical array of cigarettes and lottery tickets. Under the counter is a glass case containing various useful items. The clerk, a scruffy man in his mid-twenties, is leaning against the counter, looking bored. >ask clerk about money "Do you know where I could get a few bucks?" "What? Are you robbing the place? Don't hurt me!" >i Faraji is carrying nothing. >x me Agent Faraji is dressed smartly in a black suit, with neat hair and a serious expression. Inside, they are a punk rocker, a fact that they are not shy about. The clerk, playing the drums with his fingers on the counter, says, "Wish I could play the drums." >w Faraji exits the store into the relative quiet of the nearby traffic. Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >s Faraji walks back to the south end of the parking lot. Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Faraji's door is open; Klimp's door and Moira's door are closed. Also here is Margaret. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >ask margaret about money I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >ask about money "Margaret, do we have any money in petty cash?" "No, nothing in there. But I have a few bucks in my purse. I left my purse in the car this morning when my boyfriend dropped me off. Can you wait until tomorrow?" A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >s The swamp would just muck up Agent Faraji's clothes. >sw (first opening the pawn shop door) "Cha-ching!" rings the electronic chime as Faraji steps into the store. Agent Faraji is in Dave's pawn shop. This is more the seedy, gloomy stereotype of a pawn shop than the glitzy, sanitized version of TV reality shows. The blinds in the windows are closed to only allow the barest slant of sunlight in, leaving the sickly fluorescent lights to illuminate the room. There is the distinct smell of cigar smoke. The glass counter is filled with a large collection of possibly valuable items. Behind it is an impressive array of firearms. The exit is northeast. A man, presumably Dave, stands behind the main counter eyeing Faraji. Faraji gives the pawn shop owner a curt nod. "Hey," Dave says. The pawn shop door closes. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >ask for screwdriver They lean on the counter and ask, "Do you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow for a few minutes? I'm from the Bureau office next door." The man shakes his head and says, "Sorry. I had one, but the guy who runs the laundromat borrowed it and didn't bring it back." Faraji can ask about the laundromat owner. >ask about owner They say, "How do you suppose I might get in touch with this man who runs the laundromat? I really could use a screwdriver." "Well, that's a tricky one. Laundromat's been closed for almost two weeks now, since the owner just split for some reason he didn't bother to share. Not likely to get ahold of him. If you're not averse to a little trespassing, though, see if you come across a watch. Another thing he borrowed." The sound of a car door slamming outside catches Faraji's attention. Faraji can ask about the watch. >ask about watch They ask, "What's so special about this watch?" "It's a family heirloom. I'd like to get it back." >out Once again -- "Cha-ching!" -- as Faraji leaves the store. Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >x porsche (Chief Klimp's Porsche) Klimp drives a sleek 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. It is currently empty. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) (first unlocking the laundromat front door) Faraji lacks a key to the laundromat door. >x laundromat Which do you mean, the laundromat front door or the A-plus laundromat? >front door It's a typical glass door. Taped to it is a sign that says "Closed for renovations". >break glass door Violence isn't the answer to this one. >x glass door It's a typical glass door. Taped to it is a sign that says "Closed for renovations". >in Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. Also here is Margaret. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Faraji takes a deep breath and enters the office of the Chief of BOSH. Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Looks like the Chief has already moved in. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. Chief Klimp barks, "What's with that ringing? Someone answer it!" He turns to Faraji and grins. "Larch! Good to see you. What do you think of the new digs? I know, I know, it's a lousy office, I could barely fit all my stuff in here." Faraji starts to answer, but Klimp interrupts. "Say, you ever read Petrus Catadesmicus? Here, take his book. Liber Animarum. Read it. Throw it away. I don't care." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >ask for screwdriver They ask, "Would you happen to have a --" "Screwdriver you could borrow? No, no, someone stole my screwdriver collection. Probably the Illuminati." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >take book (Liber Animarum) Faraji already has that. Klimp looks at the ceiling and says, "I was just thinking about the time I met a guy who said he was a vampire. I didn't believe him, but he had a lot of good ideas about furniture." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >read it This is a cryptic tome written by someone named Petrus Catadesmicus: "...what these near-sighted Fools took as Rituals of Cursing are in truth Rituals of Binding, the true Congelation of the Soul, the Chaining of the immaterial Soul to a material Anchor, by piercing with a Spike the written true Name of the subject, thus transfixing the Soul and holding it fast, should the Environment be appropriately Consecrated, and appropriately Deep within the Earth..." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >ask about money "Chief, do you have any --" "Money? No, no. Lost my wallet this morning in an automatic car wash. No, not that one out there. Another one. Long story. But go ask Margaret, see if there's anything in the petty cash drawer." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >ask about laundromat "Chief, what do you know about the --" "Laundromat? I don't know. I don't do my own laundry. I have a guy for that." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >l Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x bookcase The Chief's library boasts many interesting titles, from Alton Cherry's Waiting for the Aliens to Debi Bosworth's My Travels in Time. For the uninitiated, there is also a copy of The Dictionary of Strangeness. One might also be interested in A Short History of BOSH. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x globe The globe is very handsome with lots of intriguing detail. Unfortunately, Klimp has marred it with thumbtacks and string marking the world's "leylines". Klimp jumps up from his chair, looks sheepish, and then sits back down. "Sorry, I was just thinking about Budapest. Scary place. Lots of ghosts. Lots of vampires. Lots of good food." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >read dictionary The Dictionary of Strangeness is a compendium of the weird and wonderful, from the Abominable Snowman to Zener Cards. Flipping through it, Faraji comes upon an entry: V I Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party state governed by the Russian Communist Party. Lenin is known to have been involved in the occult, and to have been in contact with extraterrestrial beings. His Ouija board is said to be in the possession of the Russian government. Chief Klimp says "If you want to know more about anything in there, just ask me." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >read waiting Alton Cherry's Waiting for the Aliens is a classic of the genre. More a history of publicly-known material than an argument for or against the existence of aliens on earth, it is accessible to believers and non-believers alike. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >read travels Debi Bosworth's My Travels in Time is the account of Ms. Bosworth's alleged travels to the past and future. She is careful to point out that she has never known a man in a blue box. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >read history A Short History of BOSH is a slim volume detailing the Bureau's founding and history from its inception in 1947 to the present day. Chief Klimp has also added his own notes at the end, among which is the following passage: "Two years into my tenure saw the election of the stupidest man in government: Senator S. Savra. It's bad enough that no one knows what his first initial stands for, but he's also undeniably a tool of the aliens. He may even be an alien himself. In any case, he's made it his mission to defund the Bureau, and he's been very successful at it. I'm not sure how much longer we can keep the lights on. I'd lay odds that he's been to the Black Knight Satellite." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >l Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. Klimp smiles and says, "I have such a good feeling about today. I think we're going to solve the mystery of the Black Knight Satellite. Or maybe we'll just have a good lunch. Either way, it's a win." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x chair Which do you mean, the chief's black leather swivel chair or the armchair? >swivel Nice chair. Good lumbar support. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x cabinet Looks like it was taken out of an old library somewhere. Klimp flips his pen between his fingers and says, "Never believe a Freemason when he tells you he's just a guy who likes to wear aprons. They're up to something. I know it. Sometimes. Sometimes I believe the exact opposite." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x chair Which do you mean, the chief's black leather swivel chair or the armchair? >l Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x desk (the Chief's desk) This desk is a beautiful assembly of smokey glass and chrome framing. The "legs" form shelves where Klimp keeps yet more curios. One might wonder where Klimp gets the money. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >open cabinet (first unlocking the antique wooden file cabinet) Faraji lacks a key that fits the antique wooden file cabinet. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x globe The globe is very handsome with lots of intriguing detail. Unfortunately, Klimp has marred it with thumbtacks and string marking the world's "leylines". A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >e Faraji breathes easier as they leave the office of the Chief of BOSH. Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >w Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret tosses the flattened boxes over the edge of the dumpster. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >n (first opening the laundromat back door) (first unlocking the laundromat back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the laundromat back door. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >x back door Which do you mean, the BOSH back door or the laundromat back door? >laundromat An unremarkable metal door painted white. It is closed. The BOSH back door closes. >kick it I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >open it (first unlocking the laundromat back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the laundromat back door. >punch it Violence isn't the answer to this one. >i Faraji is carrying: Liber Animarum >read liber This is a cryptic tome written by someone named Petrus Catadesmicus: "...what these near-sighted Fools took as Rituals of Cursing are in truth Rituals of Binding, the true Congelation of the Soul, the Chaining of the immaterial Soul to a material Anchor, by piercing with a Spike the written true Name of the subject, thus transfixing the Soul and holding it fast, should the Environment be appropriately Consecrated, and appropriately Deep within the Earth..." >l Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. >e (first opening the BOSH back door) (first unlocking the BOSH back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the BOSH back door. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. The BOSH back door opens. Margaret arrives from the east, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >z Faraji stands around and waits. Margaret tosses the flattened boxes over the edge of the dumpster. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >ze I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >e Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >break desk Violence isn't the answer to this one. Margaret closes the BOSH back door. Margaret locks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. Margaret arrives from the south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >open porsche (Chief Klimp's Porsche) It isn't something Faraji can open. >x it Klimp drives a sleek 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. It is currently empty. >x accent (Faraji's Hyundai) An old bright red Hyundai Accent, it's been their personal means of transportation for years. And since the Bureau lost its fleet, it's their work car too. Two years ago, they had to replace the hood after a window A/C unit fell on it. Now it doesn't exactly match the rest of the car. >open it Agent Faraji's job is here for now. >ne A fence prevents Faraji from leaving the property. >e An automatic car wash isn't of much use when one is on foot. >n Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >in Agent Faraji is in the Li'l Nectarine Convenience Store. Li'l Nectarine offers great service and low prices, or so they say. This one's cluttered aisles and sparse shelves could make one wonder if that's true. Behind the counter is the typical array of cigarettes and lottery tickets. Under the counter is a glass case containing various useful items. The clerk, a scruffy man in his mid-twenties, is leaning against the counter, looking bored. >ask man about laundromat Faraji says, "Tell me about the laundromat." "Never been there. My mom does my clothes." >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * computer * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * how to enter the laundromat * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * money (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint laundromat If the back door is locked, Faraji will need another way to get in. >hint laundromat Faraji will need to find a special item to get into the laundromat. >hint laundromat Faraji needs to find the astral lenses. > I beg your pardon? >hint laundromat Faraji needs to find the astral lenses. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * computer * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * how to enter the laundromat * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * money (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint moira Moira Zin is a field agent. She's the most competent person in the building, and she knows it. She is very proud of her book collection. >hint moira Moira Zin is a field agent. She's the most competent person in the building, and she knows it. She is very proud of her book collection. >w Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >w Faraji will think about joining the military once the Bureau shuts down. >n Faraji has things to do here. >s Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) (first unlocking the laundromat front door) Faraji lacks a key to the laundromat door. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >sw (first opening the pawn shop door) Agent Faraji is in Dave's pawn shop. This is more the seedy, gloomy stereotype of a pawn shop than the glitzy, sanitized version of TV reality shows. The blinds in the windows are closed to only allow the barest slant of sunlight in, leaving the sickly fluorescent lights to illuminate the room. There is the distinct smell of cigar smoke. The glass counter is filled with a large collection of possibly valuable items. Behind it is an impressive array of firearms. The exit is northeast. A man, presumably Dave, stands behind the main counter eyeing Faraji. Dave rubs his chin thoughtfully. "That laundromat owner was a strange one. Wrong in the head, I'd say." The pawn shop door closes. >x items The counter is arrayed with displays of jewelry, watches, and the like. >ne (first opening the pawn shop door) Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. The pawn shop door closes. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * computer * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * how to enter the laundromat * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * money (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint phone It would seem that the phone is locked in Faraji's desk. >hint phone It would seem that the phone is locked in Faraji's desk. >hint phone It would seem that the phone is locked in Faraji's desk. >hint desk Maybe Faraji could take the desk apart to get the key out. >hint screwdriver Faraji could break into the laundromat to get a screwdriver, or they could buy the red screwdriver at the convenience store. >hint lenses There is no hint for that right now. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. Enter HELP for, well, help. Enter ABOUT for information about this game in particular, and CREDITS for information about the people who made it. Enter HINTS for hints. >help Suddenly Agent Faraji is surrounded by a white vapor. When it clears, they find themself somewhere else... Agent Faraji is in the Bureau of Special Help. It is bare save for a bookshelf and a button on the wall marked "Exit". Faraji can go east from here. There is also a closed door to the north. You can type EXAMINE BOOKSHELF to see what's on the shelf, or PUSH BUTTON to leave help. You can also type a direction (like EAST) to move around. Type LOOK to repeat the description of the room. >x bookshelf The shelf is full of books, each with a title that seems to promise help with some problem or other. Faraji may READ any of them to get some help. On the Help Shelf are IF Basics, Commands Volume 1, Commands Volume 2, Commands Volume 3, Strategies of Adventuring, Grammar of IF, and BOSH Game Book. >read adventuring This book will help you learn some strategies for playing interactive fiction. Here are some tips to get you started: 1. Explore: One of the most important things you can do in interactive fiction is to explore your surroundings. Look around, examine objects, and try different commands to see what happens. Don't get stuck in one place; keep moving and trying new things. 2. Take Notes: Interactive fiction can be complex, with many different locations, objects, and characters to keep track of. It's a good idea to take notes as you play, so you can remember important details and clues. 3. Talk to Characters: Many interactive fiction games have characters you can interact with. Try talking to them, asking them questions, and learning more about the world you're in. Characters can provide important information and clues to help you progress in the game. 4. Try Different Commands: Every once in a while, try typing a command you haven't tried before. You never know what might happen! 5. Don't Give Up: Interactive fiction can be challenging, but it's also rewarding. If you get stuck, don't give up. Try different things, explore new areas, and keep experimenting. You'll be surprised at what you can discover. >read bosh The game you are playing is "Bureau of Strange Happenings", or BOSH for short. It is a text adventure game, a type of game where you interact with a world made of text. In BOSH, you play the role of Agent Faraji, investigating strange occurrences in the United States and its territories. As Agent Faraji, you will travel to different locations, talk to characters, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind these strange happenings. For some helpful tips for BOSH, type ABOUT. >push button Faraji presses the button and finds themself back in the real world. Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x computer Faraji's computer has been damaged beyond repair. But they do find a thumb drive and take it. They remember receiving it in the mail last month, from (in Faraji's words) "some crazy dude who claimed he found it in an ancient Onondaga root cellar on a farm in upstate New York." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >x drive It's a red plastic thumb drive, with what look like symbols scratched on the surface, but they're like no symbols you've ever seen. The metal USB end is somewhat corroded. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. Klimp looks out the window and says, "I was just thinking about the future of the Bureau. Savra's going to ruin everything. I have a feeling he's not quite human." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >ask klimp's about drive I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >ask klimp about drive "Chief, what do --" "I think about that thumb drive? It looks like a perfectly ordinary thumb drive. Except for the directions to Atlantis scratched on the side." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >w Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >l Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x prints There are three prints, the most striking of which is a neon-hued abstract by Diego Ernesto Diaz, the late Mexican painter, titled "Hora de la Muerte". Klimp looks around and says, "I don't like this new office. I liked the old one. It had character. It had history. It had a ghost. I miss that ghost." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x knick-knacks This and that piece of junk that Klimp thinks is funny or interesting, including a pair of astral lenses and a juvenile sasquatch skull. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >x lenses To all appearances an ordinary pair of glasses, the astral lenses allegedly reveal the existence of extra-dimensional pathways. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the astral lenses. >take them That belongs to Chief Klimp. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the astral lenses. >x skull It looks a bit Neanderthal, actually. Klimp taps his fingers on the desk and says, "Did I ever tell you about my friend Doris? We went a lot of places together back when the Bureau was just starting out. He's a good guy. A bit of a liar, but a good guy." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the skull or ask to borrow the astral lenses. >ask klimp about lenses They ask, "Would it be okay if I borrowed the astral lenses for a while?" "Sure! Why don't you scout the locality for astral phenomena?" They take the astral lenses. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the skull. >wear them Faraji tries to put on the astral lenses, but the fluorescent light is blinding. They take them off again. Klimp leans back in his chair and says, "How many people do you think have been abducted by aliens and don't even know it? I'd say at least half. Maybe more." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the skull. >e Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. Also here is Margaret. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. Margaret looks at the coffee table. "I can't believe they charged us $8 for that. It's not even real wood." A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >x laundromat Which do you mean, the laundromat front door or the A-plus laundromat? >door It's a typical glass door. Taped to it is a sign that says "Closed for renovations". >x a-plus Faraji peers through the windows of the laundromat at the rows of aging machines. A sign on the door says "Closed for renovations". They turn away, unimpressed. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the skull. >ask klimp about lenses "Chief, what's the deal with these --" "--glasses? They're astral lenses. Got them at a little shop while I was hunting for the Dover Demon. They let you see into other worlds. Haven't tried them yet. I'm waiting for the right time. The right place. The right world." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. Faraji can ask to borrow the skull. >ask to borrow skull They ask, "Chief, mind if I borrow the skull?" He looks pained for a moment. "Uh, I'd rather you didn't. It's fragile." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >take it That belongs to Chief Klimp. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >take skulll There's nothing like that nearby. >take skull That belongs to Chief Klimp. Klimp drums his fingers on the desk and says, "Savra's going to be the death of us all. Is he an alien? I don't know. But I'm going to find out." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >s Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >e Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >s Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >w (first opening the BOSH back door) (first unlocking the BOSH back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >w (first opening the BOSH back door) (first unlocking the BOSH back door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >z Faraji stands around and waits. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >l Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >e Faraji can't go that way. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. Margaret takes a box and starts to flatten it. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. Moira's door is closed; Faraji's door and Klimp's door are open. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. * Margaret goes south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret unlocks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >w (first opening the BOSH back door) Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. Margaret arrives from the east, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. A strange sparkly white passage branches off in an impossible direction from here. Faraji has discovered a stark white hyperspatial tunnel! It leads in the hyperspatial direction of "back". For help regarding hyperspace, enter HELP HYPERSPACE. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret tosses the flattened boxes over the edge of the dumpster. A phone is ringing to the east, in Faraji's office. >back Faraji steps carefully into the astral tunnel. Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads "forth" at one end and north at the other. >n Faraji continues with trepidation along the astral tunnel. Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads south at one end and "forth" at the other. >forth Faraji stares with amazement as they emerge into the laundromat. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat back room. A desk sits in the corner covered with papers. An opening leads east to the laundromat proper, while a steep set of stairs leads down. The back door is to the south. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "back". Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >x desk The desk is cluttered with papers. It has a single drawer, which is closed. >open drawer Faraji opens the laundromat desk's drawer, revealing a large key. >take key Taken. >s (first opening the laundromat back door) (first unlocking the laundromat back door) (with the large key) Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. >n Agent Faraji is in the laundromat back room. A desk sits in the corner covered with papers. An opening leads east to the laundromat proper, while a steep set of stairs leads down. The back door is to the south. >e Faraji steps into the relative brightness of the front room. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit by a flickering fluorescent light. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. Also here is a handtruck. >x handtruck It's a handtruck, two wheels and a platform, used for moving heavy things. >se (first opening the laundromat front door) (first unlocking the laundromat front door) Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The laundromat front door closes. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit by a flickering fluorescent light. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. Also here is a handtruck. The laundromat front door closes. >take handtrcuk There's nothing like that nearby. >take handtruck The handtruck is a bit unwieldy to carry. Better push it instead. >w Faraji steps back into the shadow of the back room. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat back room. A desk sits in the corner covered with papers. An opening leads east to the laundromat proper, while a steep set of stairs leads down. The back door is to the south. >d Faraji carefully navigates the narrow stairs to the basement. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat basement. A few boxes of supplies sit here and there in the otherwise empty space. Stairs lead up, while a doorway leads south. >x boxes The boxes are completely uninteresting. Unless you really like detergent. >search boxes The boxes are full of detergent and similar things. >s Faraji forges onward, deeper into the bowels of the laundromat. Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently on. A doorway leads north. A strange blue-white glow emanates from behind some stacks of large crates. >x glow The glow is blue-white and flickering. >move crates Those are too heavy to move unaided. >wear lenses Faraji tries to put on the astral lenses, but the fluorescent light is blinding. They take them off again. >x glow The glow is blue-white and flickering. >turn off switch Faraji switches the light switch off. It is now pitch dark in here! They can still see a little bit, though, thanks to the glow-in-the-dark light switch on the wall. There is also a strange blue-white glow emanating from behind some large dark objects. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently off. A doorway leads north. A strange blue-white glow emanates from behind some stacks of large crates. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forth". >forth Faraji steps into the astral tunnel. Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads "back" at one end and "forthnorth" at the other. >forthnorth Faraji exits the astral tunnel into the front room of the laundromat. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit dimly by the light filtering in from outside. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "backsouth". Also here is a handtruck. >push handtruck backsouth Faraji steps carefully into the astral tunnel. Faraji pushes the handtruck along with them. Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads "back" at one end and "forthnorth" at the other. Also here is a handtruck. >push handtruck back Faraji steps back into the back basement. Faraji pushes the handtruck along with them. Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently off. A doorway leads north. A strange blue-white glow emanates from behind some stacks of large crates. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forth". Also here is a handtruck. >move boxes Faraji moves the crates out of the way and uncovers an old front-loading washing machine. There is a strange blue-white glow inside the drum. The door is closed. >open door Faraji opens the broken washing machine. >x machine (the broken washing machine) It's a front-loading model. The inside of the drum is obscured by a shimmering curtain of light. The door is open. >enter machine (the broken washing machine) There is a flash of light and Faraji finds themself somewhere else... Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. They rub their eyes as they try to take in their surroundings. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. Wearing the astral lenses is overwhelming here, so Faraji takes them off. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Faraji treks across the blank landscape, seemingly going nowhere. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >x structure The far-off structure looks like a pillar, but it's hard to tell from here. >enter it That isn't available. >go to structure There's nothing like that nearby. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >forthnorth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. Close by is some kind of structure to the forth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, not completely the same. Agent Faraji is next to an ethereal pillar. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. There is an Ethereal Pillar here. A message carved into the pillar says "All you need is love : love : love -Doris" Under that is a line of five ethereal symbols: o p q d b A mystic compass dangles from an outcropping of the pillar. >x pillar It's not clear what the pillar is made of, but it's definitely not stone. >touch it I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >take compass Taken. >x it On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qo : b : pb >n Faraji leaves the ethereal pillar behind. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qp : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >w Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qp : po : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the southeast. >undo Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qq : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qd : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qq : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qp : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, not completely the same. Agent Faraji is next to an ethereal pillar. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. There is an Ethereal Pillar here. A message carved into the pillar says "All you need is love : love : love -Doris" Under that is a line of five ethereal symbols: o p q d b On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qo : b : pb >s Faraji leaves the ethereal pillar behind. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pb : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pd : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pq : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pp : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: po : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: b : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: d : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: q : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: p : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: p# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: q# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: d# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: b# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: d# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: q# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: p# : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: p : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: q : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: d : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: b : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: po : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pp : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pq : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pd : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pb : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the north. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, not completely the same. Agent Faraji is next to an ethereal pillar. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. There is an Ethereal Pillar here. A message carved into the pillar says "All you need is love : love : love -Doris" Under that is a line of five ethereal symbols: o p q d b On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qo : b : pb >n Faraji leaves the ethereal pillar behind. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qp : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qq : b : pb Close by is some kind of structure to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qd : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qb : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: do : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dp : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dq : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dd : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: db : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bo : b : pb Not too far off is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bp : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bq : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bd : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bb : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: poo : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pop : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: poq : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pob : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppo : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppp : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppq : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppd : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppb : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqo : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppb : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppd : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppq : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppp : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppo : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pob : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >w Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : po : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : b : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : d : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >d Faraji can't go that way. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : po In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : b In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : d In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : q In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : p In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : p# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : q# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : d# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : b# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : po# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pp# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pq# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pd# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pb# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qo# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qp# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qq# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qd# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qb# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : do# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dp# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dq# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dd# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : db# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : bo# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : db# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dd# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dq# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dp# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : do# Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qb# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qd# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qq# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qp# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qo# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pb# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pd# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pq# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pp# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : po# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : b# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : d# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : q# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : p# In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthsouth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : p In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : q In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : d In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : b In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : po In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : qb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : do In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : dd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pob : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppb : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdp : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdq : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdd : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbp : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbq : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbd : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qoo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qop : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >n Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qoq : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >nn I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qop : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qoo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbd : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbq : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbp : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pbo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >ss I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdd : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdq : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdp : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pdo : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqb : q : db Far off in the distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pqo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppb : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: ppo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pob : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the south. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pod : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: poq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pop : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: poo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bb : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: bo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: db : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: dp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backsouth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: do : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qb : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: qo : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pb : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pd : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pq : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: pp : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: po : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the back. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: b : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: d : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: q : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: p : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >s Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : poo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pop In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : poo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : poo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >forth Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pop In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : poo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : bo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : db In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : dp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : do In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the backnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : qb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : qd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : qq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : qp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : qo In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pb In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pd In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pq In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : pp In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : po In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : b In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the north. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : d In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : q In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : p In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >back Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >d Faraji can't go that way. >w Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : d : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >w Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : b : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >w Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : po : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : b : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : d : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : q : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, yet exactly the same. Agent Faraji is on a featureless hyperplane. In addition to the usual directions of north and south and east and west, two new directions exist here: back and forth. As a result, the "surface" they're standing on is in fact a three-dimensional hyperplane. Up and down still exist, and there is gravity, apparently. As far as one can see, the hyperplane extends infinitely in all six directions. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : p : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >e Faraji trudges across the trackless hyperplane, and ends up somewhere else, not completely the same. Agent Faraji is at the top of a descending stair. It is made of the same stark white, questionably real stuff as the ground, the pillar, and the mystic compass. Faraji can't see past the first turn of the stairs, unfortunately. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : o : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. >d Faraji descends the stairs and discovers... an office? Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. A young woman is sitting at the desk. Apparently doing nothing, she looks up from her desk and smiles at Faraji. "Hello, I'm Maggie," she says. "Welcome to the BOSH Hyperspace Field Office, Agent Faraji. Did you have a nice time getting here? I hope so. I helped design the lobby." She resumes staring at the opposite wall. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver or ask how to get home. >x maggie Maggie seems a little vacant. She's staring at the ceiling. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver or ask how to get home. >ask maggie for screwdriver Faraji asks, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't have a screwdriver. Do you?" Faraji can ask how to get home. >ask how to get home Faraji asks, "How can I get home from here?" Maggie snaps out of her reverie. "Oh, you're ready to go? I'll activate the auxiliary portal for you" She types rapidly on her control panel, then says "It's all ready -- go west down the hallway and turn to the back into Portal Room 2." >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * field office (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint screwdriver Maybe there's a screwdriver somewhere in hyperspace. That would be strange, but convenient. >hint screwdriver Maybe there's a screwdriver somewhere in hyperspace. That would be strange, but convenient. >hint chao Margaret is a bit flaky, but usually helpful. Her home base is the front office, but she periodically wanders off to throw things away in the dumpster out back. >hint maggie There is no hint for that right now. >hint office Talk to Doris. >hint office Talk to Doris. >l Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. Maggie is sitting at the desk, doing nothing Faraji can discern. Maggie seems to snap out of her reverie. "Oh, hello. Who are you again? Oh yes, Agent Faraji. Please don't touch the control panel." >w Faraji leaves Maggie's relentless stare behind. Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >n Faraji enters an open office door. Agent Faraji is in Minerva's office. The office is white and gleaming. A mahogany desk is in the middle of the room. A coffee maker sits on the desk. The way out is to the south. Minerva, a field agent, is sitting at her desk, typing away on her computer. She is dressed very professionally in a white blouse and black slacks. Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee or ask for a screwdriver. >ask minerva for cup Faraji says, "I could use a coffee." Minerva looks up from her computer. "Sure, help yourself." Faraji pours themself a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >x minerva Minerva exudes an air of competence and no-nonsense business. Her expression is serious and focused. Minerva, lost in thought, looks up. "Don't drink too much coffee. I pay for it, you know." Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >ask minerva for screwdriver Faraji asks, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "No." >s Faraji leaves Minerva to her work. Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >w Faraji enters the domain of the chief of the field office. Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. "Ah, Larch," Doris exclaims, standing up to shake their hand. "I've been waiting for you to pay us a visit. Did you bring the thumb drive?" Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask who he is, ask where we are, ask how to get home, or show him the thumb drive. >x doris Doris sports a grin that seems to be permanently etched on his face. He wears a tweed suit and a trilby hat. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask who he is, ask where we are, ask how to get home, or show him the thumb drive. >show thumb drive to doris Faraji answers, "Yes, I have it." "Fantastic! Hand it here." Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask who he is, ask where we are, ask how to get home, or hand over the thumb drive. >give it to doris Faraji gives the thumb drive to Doris. "Great, great." He peruses the drive. "We lost one of our New York agents -- a guy named Daniels -- to a slingshot effect that threw him far back in time. We're always monitoring for artifacts that are out of place or anachronistic to lead us to lost agents. He continues, "The scratch marks here say, 'They found me out and sent me back. 14th century. Old Onondaga holy place. Savra is going to move on the Dragon.'" Faraji can ask for a screwdriver, ask who he is, ask where we are, ask how to get home, ask about Savra, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask for screwdriver Faraji asks, "Do you have a screwdriver?" "No, I don't have a screwdriver. Do I look like I do?" Faraji can ask who he is, ask where we are, ask how to get home, ask about Savra, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask who he is Faraji asks, "Who are you?" He looks taken aback for a moment, then recovers his composure. "Ah yes, introductions. I'm Doris, chief of the hyperspatial field office of the Bureau." Faraji can ask about his name, ask where we are, ask how to get home, ask about Savra, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask where we are Faraji looks around and asks, "Where are we? What is this place?" Doris answers, "You're in the hyperspatial field office of the Bureau of Strange Happenings. But I guess that doesn't exactly clear things up for you. Practically, your office is a branch of ours, but since you have the official recognition of the US government -- for now -- you get the glory. Besides, due to the nature of our work, we prefer to remain underground, so to speak. How's Klimp, by the way? Ah, we had some good times. But you know what they say -- what happens in Pompeii, stays in Pompeii." Faraji can ask about his name, ask how to get home, tell Doris Klimp is fine, ask about Savra, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask how to get home Faraji asks, "Just how can I get home from here?" "Go ask Maggie; she can help you." Faraji can ask about his name, tell Doris Klimp is fine, ask about Savra, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask doris about savra "Senator Savra? What does he have to with anything?" Faraji asks. Doris says, "Tell me, Agent. Do you believe in aliens? That alien species have visited Earth?" Faraji can ask about his name, tell Doris Klimp is fine, tell Doris they don't believe in alien visitation, tell Doris they do believe in alien visitation, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >tell doris klimp is fine Faraji says, "He's just fine." "Great! Be sure to say hi for me." Faraji can ask about his name, tell Doris they don't believe in alien visitation, tell Doris they do believe in alien visitation, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >tell doris they do believe in alien visitation "Yes. The evidence is overwhelming," says Faraji. Doris laughs. "Nonsense, all of it. Get it out of your head. The whole idea is ridiculous. Senator Savra is not an alien." he looks at Faraji significiantly. They look at him unbelievingly. "What are you talking about?" Doris shakes his head. "I thought you would know. He's a member of a race of Earth beings more ancient than our own. Agent Faraji, Senator Savra is a lizard person." Faraji can ask about his name, ask what is a lizard person, ask about the Dragon, or ask about time travel. >ask about dragon Faraji raises an eyebrow. "Who is this 'Dragon'?" Doris brings his finger to his lips. "Classified. Need to know only. But we should be talking about the mission instead." Faraji can ask about his name, ask what is a lizard person, ask about the mission, or ask about time travel. >ask about lizard person Faraji looks incredulous. "And just what is a lizard person?" "Just what it sounds like. It's a bipedal, intelligent reptilian creature. Strange people. Deathly allergic to rutabagas." Faraji can ask about his name, tell Doris Savra's not reptilian, ask about the mission, or ask about time travel. >ask about mission Faraji says, "What's the mission?" Doris leans back in his chair. "I believe we still have a chance to retrieve our lost agent -- the one that left the thumb drive. He says he was at an Onondaga holy place in the 14th century. Now we need to find out where that is. Fortunately, there's a book that can help. Unfortunately, I don't have it. Fortunately, you're here to go find it. Unfortunately, the name's gotten a bit jumbled in my head. I think it was something like New Bikers of Troy. Or something. I'm bad with things like titles and letters and keeping things the right way 'round. But you'll find it. I know you will. Come back here when you have." Faraji can ask about his name, tell Doris Savra's not reptilian, or ask about time travel. >ask about time travel Disbelievingly, Faraji asks, "Time travel? For real?" "Yes, yes," Doris responds. "Don't get too worked up over it. It gets old fast." Faraji can ask about his name or tell Doris Savra's not reptilian. >i Faraji is carrying: a cup of coffee a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum Faraji can ask about his name or tell Doris Savra's not reptilian. >e Faraji couldn't be happier to get away from Doris's incessant chatter. Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >back Faraji takes a strange turn into a room labeled "Portal Room 2". Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 2. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. A sign on the portal says "Auxiliary Portal". The exit is forth. The portal is made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. It is labeled "Auxiliary Portal". >x portal (the auxiliary portal) The portal is made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. It is labeled "Auxiliary Portal". >enter it Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the dark. Some light would be nice. >w (first opening the closet door) (first unlocking the closet door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the closet door. >i Faraji is carrying: a cup of coffee a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the utility closet. It is cramped in here. Other than Faraji, the only thing in here is a breaker box on the wall. A closed door leads west. >x box It's a small metal box affixed to the back wall of the closet. There is a small keyhole in the front. >open it (first unlocking the breaker box) Faraji lacks a key that fits the breaker box. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * New Bikers of Troy * trapped in the utility closet (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint trapped in utility closet Faraji should knock on the door. >knock What do you want Faraji to knock? >door After a few seconds, someone inserts a key in the lock and opens the door. It's Faraji's colleague Moira Zin. "How'd you get in there, Larch?" You exit the closet. Agent Faraji is in Moira's office. It is, like Moira herself, neat and orderly. She's clearly made the most of the meager funds she had for furnishing her office. Behind a modest yet functional desk is a modest yet functional office chair. Her bookshelves are filled with titles relating to investigative techniques, law, and skepticism. In the east wall is a closet door. The exit is to the south. Moira Zin is here, arranging her new office. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. Faraji can tell Moira Zin about the hyperdimensional portal or ask for a screwdriver. >tell moira about portal Faraji scratches their head. "Um, I was transported there through an hyperdimensional portal. How's your morning been?" Moira Zin raises an eyebrow. "Were you, now." Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >w Faraji can't go that way. Moira says, "Feel free to borrow a book if you like. Just take good care of it." Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >x books On Moira's bookshelves are No Myth After All: A New Perspective on Atlantis, Twenty Great PhD Theses of the Twentieth Century, Anatomy of a Hoax: Writings on Modern Medicine's Greatest Myths, Tribes of New York, Applied Speculation, Biking to the Ferry: a Memoir, Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, Calculus with Infinitesimals, and The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Faraji can ask to borrow a book or ask for a screwdriver. >read ferry A memoir of a summer spent biking around the islands of the Puget Sound. The chapter on Orcas Island reads: Upon disembarking from the ferry on Orcas, I became aware that Spooney had fallen ill with some kind of stomach bug. He was barely able to mount his bike, and we had to stop every few minutes so he could vomit. We barely reached the campground before dark. By this time the sensation I'd had on Waldron Island had grown stronger, and I was convinced that we were being followed. I was reminded of an experience I'd had as a child in upstate New York, when I'd been convinced that a ghost of an Onondaga warrior was following me. Spooney was convinced that our pursuer was a lizard person. I argued that this was ridiculous, but Spooney reminded me of the principle of extravagance, and I had to admit that he had a point. In any case, Spooney was worse the next morning, and I had to leave him or risk missing the ferry. I never saw him again. Faraji can ask to borrow a book or ask for a screwdriver. >read tribes A look at the various Native American tribes of New York state, from the pre-Columbian era to the present day. The chapter on the Onondaga tribe reads: The Onondaga tribe is one of the original five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. They are known for their longhouses, which can be up to 200 feet long, and for their traditional government, which is based on a system of clans. The Onondaga are also known for their traditional arts and crafts, such as beadwork, pottery, and basketry. There is no truth to the rumors that the ancient Onondaga consorted with lizard people. Faraji can ask to borrow a book or ask for a screwdriver. >ask to borrow tribes There's nothing like that nearby. >ask to borrow a book Moira Zin asks, "What do you want to borrow?" >tribes of new york Faraji takes Tribes of New York. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >w Faraji can't go that way. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >s (first opening Moira's door) Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >e Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. * Margaret goes south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret unlocks the BOSH back door. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. >s The swamp would just muck up Agent Faraji's clothes. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit dimly by the light filtering in from outside. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. The laundromat front door closes. >w Agent Faraji is in the laundromat back room. A desk sits in the corner covered with papers. An opening leads east to the laundromat proper, while a steep set of stairs leads down. The back door is to the south. >d Agent Faraji is in the dark. Some light would be nice. >n Faraji can't go that way. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat basement. A few boxes of supplies sit here and there in the otherwise empty space. Stairs lead up, while a doorway leads south. >s Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently off. A doorway leads north. An old, broken-down washing machine peeks out from between two stacks of crates. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forth". Also here is a handtruck. >forth Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads "back" at one end and "forthnorth" at the other. >forthnorth Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit dimly by the light filtering in from outside. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "backsouth". >backsouth Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It leads "back" at one end and "forthnorth" at the other. >back Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently off. A doorway leads north. An old, broken-down washing machine peeks out from between two stacks of crates. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forth". Also here is a handtruck. >enter machine (the broken washing machine) There is a flash of light and Faraji finds themself somewhere else... Agent Faraji is at the top of a descending stair. It is made of the same stark white, questionably real stuff as the ground, the pillar, and the mystic compass. Faraji can't see past the first turn of the stairs, unfortunately. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : o : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. Wearing the astral lenses is overwhelming here, so Faraji takes them off. >d Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. Maggie is sitting at the desk, doing nothing Faraji can discern. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. Faraji can ask about his name or tell Doris Savra's not reptilian. >give book to doris Which do you mean, Tribes of New York or Liber Animarum? >tribes "Ah, Agent Faraji, you've found it! I knew you would. Now we can find out where Daniels is. Actually, Christy can help you with that. Go see her and give her this." He scribbles a note and hands it to you with the book. "She'll know what to do." Faraji can ask about his name or tell Doris Savra's not reptilian. >ask about his name Faraji says, "Tell me about your name." "None of your business," Doris replies. Faraji can tell Doris Savra's not reptilian. >tell doris savra's not reptilian "But Savra isn't a reptile!" "He's in disguise! Whatever, it doesn't matter. What matters is your mission." >read note It's a bunch of cryptic scribbles. >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >s Faraji enters an open office door. Agent Faraji is in Christy's office. Christy has taken the initiative to paint their office a bright, cheerful orange. A large desk is in the middle of the room. Christy, the field office researcher, is sitting at the desk, drawing in a sketchbook. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >ask her for screwdriver Faraji asks, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "Yes, my pencil is a screwdriver. Ha. Ha. I'm working here." >x pencil A soft, black pencil. >take pencil That seems to belong to Christy. >ask christy for pencil (Christy's pencil) That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. >x christy With their short hair and wide eyes, Christy looks a bit like a lemur. They're wearing a sharp brown suit. Christy looks thoughtful. "I wonder if I could get a job at the Bureau of Startling Hallucinations. They have a better dental plan." >i Faraji is carrying: Tribes of New York Doris's note a cup of coffee a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >give note to christy Christy reads the note and says, "Oh, I see. I'll get right on it. And give me the book too, thanks. So, this might take me a while -- actually, could you get me a cup of coffee?" (Faraji has lost the note and the book) >give coffee to christy Christy accepts the coffee gratefully. "Thanks. I'll get to work on this right away. I'll let you know when I have something." They take a sip of the coffee and get to work, which seems to involve a lot of sketching and erasing. >z Christy suddenly hoots behind Faraji. "Stop! I have it. Sorry it took so long. Here, take this note to Doris." They scribble something on a piece of paper and hand it to Faraji. Christy thinks for a moment and says "Oh yes, take the book too." They hand Faraji Tribes of New York. >x note (Christy's note) The note consists of just the number 62358234. Christy looks up at Faraji. "If I could go back in time, I'd tell myself not to take this job." >n Faraji leaves Christy to her scribbling. Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. >give note to doris He reads the note and grins. "I knew Christy could figure it out. Enigma Lake. Makes sense. There is a prominent intersection of leylines in the middle of the lake. Before you say it, yes it's a problem, or would be, if that intersection had always been underwater. But Enigma Lake is an artificial reservoir. The town of Enigma Lake was flooded when the reservoir was created, and that's where the intersection is!" Doris concludes with a look of satisfaction. "So..." Faraji says. "So. I'm sending you back to 1954, right before the flooding of Enigma Lake, and you'll find whatever Daniels left for us to find. Maybe we can stage a rescue. Why 1954? I'd rather not risk a longer temporal jaunt before we know what we're dealing with." Faraji can ask how will I find him. >ask how i will find him "How am I going to find him? Didn't he leave that message in the fourteenth century?" Doris looks exasperated. "Well I don't know -- improvise, use the power of the leylines, look around for anything that looks like it might be a time portal. Something like that. Let's see if the DC office can impress me. Let me know when you're ready to go." Faraji can tell Doris they're ready to go. >tell doris i'm ready to go Squaring their shoulders, Faraji says, "Ready to go." Doris grins. "Great! First, you'll need this." He hands Faraji a small device. "In case you need to come back for any reason, press this button and you'll come back here. Do not abuse this for trivial matters! Only for important things, like coffee, or fetching things from your office, or because you're bored. Now go. Out of my office and to the forth you'll find the portal room. It's all ready to send you where you need to go." >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >n Agent Faraji is in Minerva's office. The office is white and gleaming. A mahogany desk is in the middle of the room. A coffee maker sits on the desk. The way out is to the south. Minerva, a field agent, is sitting at her desk, typing away on her computer. She is dressed very professionally in a white blouse and black slacks. Minerva clicks her tongue. "I'm busy. What do you want?" Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee. >s Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >e Faraji uneasily steps back into Maggie's domain. Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. Maggie is sitting at the desk, doing nothing Faraji can discern. >s Faraji can't go that way. Maggie looks at her hands. "Once I thought I wasn't real. But Minerva told me I was. So I guess I am." >w Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >forth Faraji takes a strange turn into a room labeled "Portal Room 1". Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. The exit is back. The portal, made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of, looms over the rest of the room. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. On the right post is a control panel. A label on the top of the arch reads "Portal to the Past." >enter portal (the portal to the past) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >save Ok. >x schdule There's nothing like that nearby. >x schedule +---------------------------------+ |Shift Name | +---------------------------------+ |Monday Edward Alpha | | Arthur Davenport | | Margot Fenn | | Rosemary Tamsin | |Tuesday Mary Huff | | Andrew Kline | | Leonard Mink | | Pauline Nettles | |Wednesday Bill Thompson | | Harriet Underwood| | Victor Xander | | Yolanda Zane | |Thursday Edward Alpha | | Arthur Davenport | | Oren Fenn | | Maggie Vickers | |Friday Rosemary Tamsin | | Leonard Mink | | Zefram Cochrane | | Daphne O'Leary | |Saturday Mary Huff | | Leola Root | | Thomas Sander | | Ursula Tamsin | +---------------------------------+ Faraji notices something behind the desk. >look behind desk Faraji finds a backpack behind the information desk and pulls it out. >credits The Bureau of Strange Happenings is a work of interactive fiction created with Inform 7. It was written by Phil Riley. Many thanks to the following people for their help and support: Playtesters Max Fog, Mike Russo, Tabitha, Peter Gross, Climbingstars, and Winifred Gosling. My wife, Laura, for understanding my need to spend hundreds of hours writing something that only a couple of dozen people will ever play, and for innumerable helpful suggestions. Third-party extensions used in this game: Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson Epistemology version 9 by Eric Eve Conversation Framework version 12 by Eric Eve Conversation Responses version 7 by Eric Eve Conversational Defaults version 3 by Eric Eve Formatting Capture version 2/221014 by Daniel Stelzer (based on Text Capture by Eric Eve) Undo Output Control version 5/170902 by Erik Temple Gender Options version 3/210331 by Nathanael Nerode Exit Lister version 11 by Eric Eve Secret Doors by Gavin Lambert Far Away version 5/160517 by Jon Ingold >x backpack Stitched into the fabric are the initials "WGT". >open it Faraji opens the backpack, revealing a red key. >take red key, backpack red key: Taken. backpack: Taken. >x key Which do you mean, the red key or the large key? >red The letters ELG are printed on the key, labeling it the property of Enigma Lake Gymnasium. >l Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >n Faraji pushes through the back door into the cool night. The drizzle falls steadily, chilling the air. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. It's probably beautiful during the day, but tonight the deep shadows among the trees seem ominous. Faraji is watchful and tense as they explore the park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. >x obselisk There's nothing like that nearby. >x obelisk Its faux Egyptian design is incongruous adjacent to the adamantly traditional town hall. Faraji can just make out a small crystal adornment rising from the top. The chill of the drizzle seeps into their bones. >x crystal From what Faraji can make out, it's a clear crystal held aloft by some kind of metal fitting. >read names The names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War are inscribed on the obelisk. >take crystal Faraji would have to scale the obelisk to get it. >s Faraji leaves the shadows of the park for the town hall. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >s Faraji exits the town hall into the cool of the evening. Faraji shivers in the cold rain. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >s Faraji enters the open door of the department store. Agent Faraji is in Rolle's Department Store. Once, town department stores like this were a constant of American life. Sadly, this one is almost empty of everything. The exit is to the north. A scuffed-up table lamp sits discarded in a corner. A floor waxer sits in the center of the gleaming floor. >x lamp An ordinary table lamp, with a red enameled base, no bulb, and no shade. It looks like it's seen better days. On the base is the branding "Spectre". The power cord hangs free. The lamp is dark. >x waxer This is a bulky, heavy-duty machine with a large, round brush head, designed for durability and the ability to polish vast floor areas to a high shine. The floor waxer is currently switched off. >n Faraji waves goodbye to the floor waxer and heads out the door. The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >w Faraji treads the eerily quiet street westward, encountering a clump of shops. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, walking on the road leading out of town. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the northwest. The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. >save Ok. >n Faraji heads north along the west side of the town hall. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. To the north, some shadowy figures come into view from the northwest, walking on the road leading out of town. >nw Faraji can follow Solvay Road north or south. The fire station is to the west. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the northwest. >nw Faraji can follow Solvay Road north or south. The fire station is to the west. >undo Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. >j I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >undo Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. >n Faraji heads north, away from the town center. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the northwest, walking on the road by the lake. >nw Faraji heads northwest, towards the lakeshore. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "Surface vermin! You will not stop us!" >z Faraji stands around and waits. The lizard people hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. Faraji feels light-headed and disoriented. When the vapor clears, they are somewhere else... Agent Faraji is in Fresnel's Music. The music store, like most of the town, is empty of all but a few items of little value. The exit is to the northeast. A tuning fork lies on the counter. >undo Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. >s The lizard people block the way. The lizard people hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. Faraji feels light-headed and disoriented. When the vapor clears, they are somewhere else... Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >n The drizzle picks up a bit, and the air grows colder. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. >i Faraji is carrying: a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >n Faraji leaves the park for a walk along the lake shore. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. To the west, some shadowy figures come into view from the south, at the western end of the town's lake shore. >se (first opening the rusty metal door) Agent Faraji is in the workshed. It is a small, weathered building, with a single door and no windows, and a creaky wooden floor. The interior is dimly lit by a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling. A closed cabinet is in the corner. An open rusty metal door leads out of the shed. >nw Large drops of rain fall from the dark sky. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "No one will be allowed to interfere with our plans. Begone!" >s The lizard people block the way. The lizard people hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. Faraji feels light-headed and disoriented. When the vapor clears, they are somewhere else... Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >se Faraji enters the radio station, which is oddly quiet. Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >u Faraji climbs the stairs to the roof. The rain falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is on the radio station roof. They can see the obelisk in the park clearly from here. The broadcast tower rises many feet above them. The exit is down. A metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the tower, held shut by a padlock. To the north, some shadowy figures come into view from the north, walking on Lake Street by the park. >x cabinet The metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the broadcast tower, held shut by a padlock. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the north. >unlock padlock with red key That key doesn't fit. To the north, some shadowy figures come into view from the north, walking on Lake Street by the park. >x padlock A keyed padlock secures the cabinet shut. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west, from Lake Street by the park, into the park. >open it It seems to be locked. >d Faraji heads back down the stairs to the station. Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >s Faraji enters the broadcast booth. Agent Faraji is in the broadcast booth. The broadcast booth is a small empty room, as all the broadcasting equipment has been moved out. There is an empty bin that would normally hold the records currently in rotation, and another bin marked "trash", filled with discarded records. An old turntable has been left here. A couple of old speakers have been left attached at the top of the wall. The exit is north. >x turntable The turntable looks old but functional. Its power and output are wired directly into the wall. >search trash The trash bin is filled with discarded records, including Boo boo ba-doo boo boo boo by The Four Mouths, Isn't It Strange I Don't Love You? by Peggy Patti, Stop Calling Me on the Telephone, Darling by Deanna and the Deans, Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs, Silly Little Love Song by Patti Peggy, and I'd Never Call You a Moron by Peggy Perry. >turn on turntable Faraji starts the turntable, but nothing happens. There seems to be no power. >x speakers The speakers are old and dusty, but they look like they still work. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get back to BOSH * fire station * lizard people (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint lizard people Annoying, aren't they? >hint backpack Faraji might look inside. >look in backpack Stitched into the fabric are the initials "WGT". >hint backpack Ah, a key to a gym locker. Faraji better take it. >hint fire station Faraji may have noticed the garage door is locked. Is there another way in? >hint enigma lake The town of Enigma Lake is an amazing place with lots of things to see! >hint enigma lake Well, maybe not that amazing, but it's more interesting than the Featureless Hyperplane. >hint enigma lake Faraji should explore the town if they want to find Daniels, the missing agent. >hint enigma lake There are probably hidden places to find, as well. >save Ok. >l Agent Faraji is in the broadcast booth. The broadcast booth is a small empty room, as all the broadcasting equipment has been moved out. There is an empty bin that would normally hold the records currently in rotation, and another bin marked "trash", filled with discarded records. An old turntable has been left here. A couple of old speakers have been left attached at the top of the wall. The exit is north. >x speakers The speakers are old and dusty, but they look like they still work. >search bin Which do you mean, the rotation bin or the trash bin? >trash The trash bin is filled with discarded records, including Boo boo ba-doo boo boo boo by The Four Mouths, Isn't It Strange I Don't Love You? by Peggy Patti, Stop Calling Me on the Telephone, Darling by Deanna and the Deans, Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs, Silly Little Love Song by Patti Peggy, and I'd Never Call You a Moron by Peggy Perry. >x boo boo It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >x label There's nothing like that nearby. >x strange It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >x telephone It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >x norbert It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >x silly It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >x never It's a typical 7" vinyl record, with a label on one side. >out Faraji leaves the broadcast booth. Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >nw Faraji exits the radio station onto Main and Lake. The sky is overcast. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, walking on Lake Street by the park. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the north. >n Faraji, walking north, approaches the gymnasium. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. To the north, the shadowy figures move south, walking on Lake Street by the park. >e (first opening the gym door) (first unlocking the gym door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the gym door. >i Faraji is carrying: a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west, from Lake Street by the park, into the park. >unlock gym door with red key The red key does not fit the gym door. >n Faraji heads north along Lake Street, approaching the church. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >e Faraji enters the church through the open door. Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. >d Agent Faraji is in the dark. Some light would be nice. >i Faraji is carrying: a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. >x altar The altar is a strange, ornate thing, more like a pagan idol than a Utilitarian altar. On the basement altar is The Book of Utilitarianism. >take book (The Book of Utilitarianism) Faraji tries to take the book, but a painful shock stops them. >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) Looking at the Book of Utilitarianism through the astral lenses is unbearable. The text is a jumble of letters and colors, and the words seem to twist and writhe on the page. >x book (The Book of Utilitarianism) Looking at the Book of Utilitarianism through the astral lenses is unbearable. The text is a jumble of letters and colors, and the words seem to twist and writhe on the page. >i Faraji is carrying: a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses (worn) Liber Animarum >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. >u Faraji climbs the ladder to the steeple. The moon is hidden behind the clouds. Agent Faraji is in the steeple. From here, they can see the obelisk in the park clearly. Someone has set up a tripod here. A telescope is mounted on it. A ladder leads down to the church proper. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the southwest, walking on Lake Street by the gym. To the southwest, the shadowy figures move north, walking on Lake Street by the park. >x telescope A small telescope suitable for amateur astronomy. It's mounted on a tripod. >look through telescope The telescope is pointed at the obelisk in the park. It's a bit out of focus, but Faraji can see it clearly enough. To the west, the shadowy figures move south, walking on Lake Street by the gym. >x obelisk through telescope I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the obelisk. >x obelisk The obelisk in the park is clearly visible from here. To the southwest, the shadowy figures move north, walking on Lake Street by the park. >d Faraji climbs back down the ladder to the church. Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. >w Faraji leaves the silent church behind. The moon occasionally peeks from behind the clouds. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west. >n Faraji head north along Lake Street, toward the lake. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the west, on the eastern end of the town's lake shore, north of the park. To the west, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west. >x truck (the abandoned pickup truck) The truck, a Ford F-1, is relatively new, with no sign as to why it was abandoned. The tailgate is down. The hood is slightly crumpled, as if it has been in a minor accident. The truck bed contains a pair of bolt cutters. To the west, some shadowy figures come into view from the west, on the eastern end of the town's lake shore, north of the park. >take cutters Taken. To the west, the shadowy figures move out of view to the south, from the eastern end of the town's lake shore, north of the park, into the park. >s Faraji heads south along Lake Street, back into town. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >s Faraji heads south along Lake Street, towards the center of town. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >s Faraji strolls south along Lake Street to where it meets Main. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >se Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >u The drizzle falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is on the radio station roof. They can see the obelisk in the park clearly from here. The broadcast tower rises many feet above them. The exit is down. A metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the tower, held shut by a padlock. >cut padlock with cutters The bolt cutters make short work of the padlock. The cabinet is now open, revealing a power switch, set to off. >turn on switch Faraji switches the power switch on. The broadcast tower begins to hum loudly. The drizzle picks up a bit, and the air grows colder. >d Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >s Agent Faraji is in the broadcast booth. The broadcast booth is a small empty room, as all the broadcasting equipment has been moved out. There is an empty bin that would normally hold the records currently in rotation, and another bin marked "trash", filled with discarded records. An old turntable has been left here. A couple of old speakers have been left attached at the top of the wall. The exit is north. >x records You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >x bin Which do you mean, the rotation bin or the trash bin? >rotation The bin is empty. >x trash The trash bin is filled with discarded records, including Boo boo ba-doo boo boo boo by The Four Mouths, Isn't It Strange I Don't Love You? by Peggy Patti, Stop Calling Me on the Telephone, Darling by Deanna and the Deans, Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs, Silly Little Love Song by Patti Peggy, and I'd Never Call You a Moron by Peggy Perry. >take norbert Taken. >put it on turntable Faraji puts Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs on the old turntable. >x turntable The turntable looks old but functional. Its power and output are wired directly into the wall. On the old turntable is Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs. >turn it on Faraji starts the turntable. The record spins, and the speakers crackle to life, playing Norbert the Narwhal by The ABCs. "Norbert the Narwhal, swimming in the sea, Norbert the Narwhal, happy as can be." >z Faraji stands around and waits. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >n Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >nw Large drops of rain fall from the dark sky. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >w Walking west on Main Street, Faraji approaches the entrance to the town hall. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >s Agent Faraji is in Rolle's Department Store. Once, town department stores like this were a constant of American life. Sadly, this one is almost empty of everything. The exit is to the north. A scuffed-up table lamp sits discarded in a corner. A floor waxer sits in the center of the gleaming floor. >x lamp An ordinary table lamp, with a red enameled base, no bulb, and no shade. It looks like it's seen better days. On the base is the branding "Spectre". The power cord hangs free. The lamp is dark. >take it Taken. >l Agent Faraji is in Rolle's Department Store. Once, town department stores like this were a constant of American life. Sadly, this one is almost empty of everything. The exit is to the north. A floor waxer sits in the center of the gleaming floor. >x waxer This is a bulky, heavy-duty machine with a large, round brush head, designed for durability and the ability to polish vast floor areas to a high shine. The floor waxer is currently switched off. >sit on it That's not something Faraji can sit down on. >take it It's too heavy to lift. >turn it on Faraji flips the switch on the floor waxer. It hums to life, and the brush head begins to spin. >push it n Faraji can't manage to open the door while pushing the floor waxer, or get it over the threshold. >turn off waxer Faraji flips the switch on the floor waxer. It powers down, and the brush head stops spinning. >wear lenses Faraji tries to put on the astral lenses, but the fluorescent light is blinding. They take them off again. >n The drizzle falls steadily, chilling the air. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >w Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >s (first opening the Skillet door) (first unlocking the Skillet door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the Skillet door. To the north, some shadowy figures come into view from the north, walking on the road leading out of town. >sw Needing a little culture, Faraji heads into the music store. Agent Faraji is in Fresnel's Music. The music store, like most of the town, is empty of all but a few items of little value. The exit is to the northeast. A tuning fork lies on the counter. >x red key The letters ELG are printed on the key, labeling it the property of Enigma Lake Gymnasium. >x fork A tuning fork, used to tune musical instruments. >take it Taken. >ne Faraji leaves the music store. The clouds obscure the stars. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the east, at the intersection of Main and Lake. To the east, the shadowy figures move west, on the 200 block of Main Street. >w Faraji, hankering for a good book, heads into the bookstore. Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. >read book Which do you mean, Astral Secrets, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >astral A book with a plain brown cover, titled "Astral Secrets". The author is listed as Jeremiah Horton. Flipping through the book, Faraji finds a dog-eared page. The page shows a diagram of a small, metallic, cylindrical object, which is labeled "astral resonator". The text describes the resonator as a device for opening a portal through the astral plane. It goes on to describe the components of the device: a source of resonance, a source of light, and an "astral lens", which it declines to describe further. The text also mentions that the resonator is powered by a source of electricity. >n Faraji can't go that way. >d Faraji heads down the stairs into the basement. Agent Faraji is in the Bookstore Basement. The basement is dark and musty, with a number of shelves and boxes of books. The walls are made of old, crumbling brick. There is a faint breeze. A narrow staircase leads up. An extension cord lies on the floor. A book with a green cover titled The Ecology of Root Vegetables lies on the floor here. >x cord A long orange extension cord, with a plug on one end and a socket on the other. >take it Taken. >read ecology A book with a green cover, titled "The Ecology of Root Vegetables". The author is listed as Dr. A. Zilman. The book is a comprehensive study of root vegetables. There is a whole chapter on the rutabaga, including its history, cultivation, and uses in various cultures. One passage mentions its potential use as a weapon against "evil earth demons". >x boxes The boxes are filled with old, dusty books. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >u Faraji heads back up the stairs to the bookstore. Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >e Faraji heads back out into the street. The chill of the drizzle seeps into Faraji's bones. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the east, on the 200 block of Main Street. To the east, the shadowy figures move out of view to the south, from the 200 block of Main Street, into the department store. >s (first opening the Skillet door) (first unlocking the Skillet door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the Skillet door. To the east, some shadowy figures emerge from the department store at the 200 block of Main Street, moving north. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >w (first opening the garage door) The garage door is too large and heavy to open unaided. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >w (first opening the old wooden door) (first unlocking the old wooden door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the old wooden door. >n Faraji heads north, until they meet the lake shore. Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >e Faraji heads east along the lake shore. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The continuous drizzle falls on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >e Faraji walks east along the lake shore until they reach a pair of roads. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. To the south, some shadowy figures emerge from the park at Lake Street by the park, moving east. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "So it is one of Doris's friends. We have been expecting you. You will not hinder us!" >undo Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. >z They stand around and wait. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "You are too late to stop us. We will have the Dragon!" >undo Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. >w Faraji follows the lake shore west. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The lake is dark and still, reflecting the overcast sky. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >se Agent Faraji is in the workshed. It is a small, weathered building, with a single door and no windows, and a creaky wooden floor. The interior is dimly lit by a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling. A closed cabinet is in the corner. An open rusty metal door leads out of the shed. >open cabinet (first unlocking the equipment cabinet) Faraji lacks a key that fits the equipment cabinet. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >l Agent Faraji is in the workshed. It is a small, weathered building, with a single door and no windows, and a creaky wooden floor. The interior is dimly lit by a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling. A closed cabinet is in the corner. An open rusty metal door leads out of the shed. >x cabinet A heavy metal cabinet with a lock. The cabinet is closed. >open lock with bolt cutters The pair of bolt cutters does not fit the equipment cabinet. >nw The drizzle falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The continuous drizzle falls on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >s Faraji leaves the lake shore for the park. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * bookstore basement * fire station * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * read the Book of Utilitarianism * enter the Horton House * getting into the gym (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >l Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. >e Faraji leaves the park. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the south, at the intersection of Main and Lake. To the south, the shadowy figures move north, walking on Lake Street by the gym. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. >put plug in outlet There's nothing like that nearby. >i Faraji is carrying: an extension cord a tuning fork a table lamp (missing a bulb) a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses (worn) Liber Animarum >put cord in outlet Faraji plugs the plug end of the extension cord into the electrical outlet. >d Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The extension cord Faraji is carrying trails up into the church. >put lamp in cord Faraji plugs the table lamp into the socket end of the extension cord. >turn on lamp Faraji flips the switch on the table lamp. Without a light bulb the lamp remains dark. >turn off lamp Faraji switches the table lamp off. >drop lamp Dropped. >l Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >i Faraji is carrying: a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses (worn) Liber Animarum >x book (The Book of Utilitarianism) Looking at the Book of Utilitarianism through the astral lenses is unbearable. The text is a jumble of letters and colors, and the words seem to twist and writhe on the page. >read it Looking at the Book of Utilitarianism through the astral lenses is unbearable. The text is a jumble of letters and colors, and the words seem to twist and writhe on the page. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * bookstore basement * fire station * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * read the Book of Utilitarianism * enter the Horton House * getting into the gym (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint read the book Faraji can't read the Book of Utilitarianism in the dark, or with the astral lenses. They should find a light source. >hint read the book Finding a light source to read the Book of Utilitarianism: A lamp without a bulb isn't very useful. >hint read the book Finding a light source to read the Book of Utilitarianism: Faraji should find a light bulb. >hint read the book Finding a light source to read the Book of Utilitarianism: Faraji should look around town more. >out But Faraji isn't in anything at the moment. >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >u The sky is overcast, and the moon is hidden behind the clouds. Agent Faraji is in the steeple. From here, they can see the obelisk in the park clearly. Someone has set up a tripod here. A telescope is mounted on it. A ladder leads down to the church proper. >d Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >e Faraji steps into the vestry, hoping to find some vests. Agent Faraji is in the vestry. It's a small room, with an exit leading to the church proper to the west. A lovely tapestry hangs on the wall. >x tapestry An intricate tapestry, depicting a scene of a medieval village. It's a bit out of place in a church, but it's lovely. >look behind tapestry Faraji pushes the tapestry aside, revealing a circuit breaker switch mounted on the wall. >turn on breaker Faraji switches the circuit breaker on. >w Faraji leaves the vestry and reenters the sanctuary. Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >w The sky is void of stars tonight. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the south, walking on Lake Street by the gym. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "Surface vermin! You will not stop us!" >undo Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. >z They stand around and wait. >z Faraji stands around and waits. To the south, the shadowy figures move south, at the intersection of Main and Lake. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the south, at the intersection of Main and Lake. >x gymnaisum There's nothing like that nearby. >x gymnasium The sign over the door says "Enigma Lake Gymnasium". To the south, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west. >x door A strong, institutional, double door, painted a dark green. A sign on the door reads "Public Gymnasium". >e (first opening the gym door) (first unlocking the gym door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the gym door. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * bookstore basement * fire station * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * read the Book of Utilitarianism * enter the Horton House * getting into the gym (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint getting into gym You've probably noticed the gym is locked. Is there another way in? >g It's not a key. >l Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >x gym (the public gymnasium) The sign over the door says "Enigma Lake Gymnasium". >l Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >u Faraji shivers in the cold rain. Agent Faraji is in the steeple. From here, they can see the obelisk in the park clearly. Someone has set up a tripod here. A telescope is mounted on it. A ladder leads down to the church proper. >s Faraji can't go that way. >d Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >w The cold rain pelts Faraji. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >s Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >hint getting Faraji should look around the town for a way to get into the gym. >g Faraji should look in the bookstore basement. >g Once Faraji is in the sewer tunnels, use the astral lenses to look for a tunnel. >w Faraji can't enter the town hall from here. >s Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the west, on the corner of Main and Solvay. To the west, the shadowy figures move out of view to the southwest, from Main and Solvay, into the music store. >w Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. To the west, some shadowy figures emerge from the music store at Main and Solvay, moving northeast. >w Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "So it is one of Doris's friends. We have been expecting you. You will not hinder us!" >undo Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. >s Agent Faraji is in Rolle's Department Store. Once, town department stores like this were a constant of American life. Sadly, this one is almost empty of everything. The exit is to the north. A floor waxer sits in the center of the gleaming floor. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >undo Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. >n Faraji enters the town hall. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >undo Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. >z They stand around and wait. To the west, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west, from Main and Solvay, into the bookstore. >z Faraji stands around and waits. To the west, some shadowy figures emerge from the bookstore at Main and Solvay, moving east. >z Faraji stands around and waits. To the west, the shadowy figures move out of view to the southwest, from Main and Solvay, into the music store. >w Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >w Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >d Agent Faraji is in the Bookstore Basement. The basement is dark and musty, with a number of shelves and boxes of books. The walls are made of old, crumbling brick. There is a faint breeze. A narrow staircase leads up. A book with a green cover titled The Ecology of Root Vegetables lies on the floor here. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >l Agent Faraji is in the Bookstore Basement. The basement is dark and musty, with a number of shelves and boxes of books. The walls are made of old, crumbling brick. There is a faint breeze. A narrow staircase leads up. A book with a green cover titled The Ecology of Root Vegetables lies on the floor here. >x shelves The shelves host a smattering of books, mostly old and dusty. >break walls Faraji would just embarrass themself. >x walls The walls look as though they are crumbling with age. >push bricks Go on, push! Push harder! >g Go on, push! Push harder! >break bricks Faraji would just embarrass themself. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * bookstore basement * fire station * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * read the Book of Utilitarianism * enter the Horton House * getting into the gym (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint bookstore basement What's up with the walls in the basement? >g They're old and crumbling, and there's a breeze. >g Maybe there's something behind the walls. >g How would Faraji get through the walls? >g Faraji should probably look for a tool to break through the walls. >g Go find a sledgehammer. >g Once you have the sledgehammer, you can break through the walls. >g HIT WALLS WITH SLEDGEHAMMER >g HIT WALLS WITH SLEDGEHAMMER >u Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >e The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. To the east, some shadowy figures emerge from the department store at the 200 block of Main Street, moving north. >s (first opening the Skillet door) (first unlocking the Skillet door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the Skillet door. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >x fire station The sign over the big door says "Hook and Ladder Company #1". Faraji is pelted by the storm. >w (first opening the garage door) The garage door is too large and heavy to open unaided. >x garage door A big red door, with a sign reading "Fire Station 1". It is closed. >i Faraji is carrying: a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >x fork A tuning fork, used to tune musical instruments. The rain falls steadily, soaking the ground. >hit it Faraji strikes the tuning fork. It sounds a pure 440 Hz tone which stretches for several seconds. To the south, some shadowy figures come into view from the east, on the corner of Main and Solvay. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >w (first opening the old wooden door) (first unlocking the old wooden door) Faraji lacks a key that fits the old wooden door. >x door A modest wooden door leads into the Horton family house. It has been fitted with a modern lock. The rain falls in a steady downpour. >n Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >w Faraji heads west to Solvay Road. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >l Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >x compass The readout of the mystic compass says "30472547." To the southeast, some shadowy figures come into view from the south, walking on the road leading out of town. >w Faraji enters the dirty shack. Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. An orange cat stretches out on the bed. A bony old man lies on a bed in a corner of the shack. He stirs sleepily and says "Ah, there you are, there you are. Knew you'd be around eventually." Also here is a sledgehammer. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver or ask who he is. >ask who he is They ask, "You seem to know me, but who are you?" "Name's Hutz. I'm the town groundskeeper. Or was, I guess. Not much to keep now." Faraji can ask for a screwdriver or ask why he's still here. >ask for screwdriver They ask, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "No, not anymore. Got angry and threw mine in the lake one day." Faraji can ask why he's still here. >ask why he's still here They ask, "Why are you still here? The town is being flooded tomorrow." "Had a feeling someone might come by looking for help. And here you are." Hutz grins, showing a few teeth. "I'm not going anywhere, not yet. Not until I've done what I need to do." Faraji can ask how he can help them. >ask how help "But how can you possibly help me?" they ask. "You're looking for the secret of Enigma Lake, are you not? The secret about to be lost forever? Something calls you here; you're searching for something, no, someone. Yes, yes, Hutz can help you." Faraji can ask about the secret of Enigma Lake or ask Hutz for help. >ask about secret "Secret? What secret?" they ask. "Well, *I* don't know. Just kinda thought you must be searching for some kind of mystical secret, seeing that you're wandering like a fool through a town about to be flooded. But I can help you, yep." Faraji can ask Hutz for help. >ask for help They say, "Okay, how can you help?" "Oh yes, how was I going to help? Afraid I can't remember, sorry. Can't seem to focus." >l Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. A stripey orange cat sits in a corner of the room, grooming itself. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. Also here is a sledgehammer. Hutz smiles sadly. "You know, I used to be a dancer, back before they bulldozed the dance hall and built the radio station." >ask for sledgehammer That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. >take sledgehammer Taken. >e Faraji leaves the dirty shack. Faraji shivers in the cold rain. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the southeast, walking on the road leading out of town. To the southeast, the shadowy figures move out of view to the east, from the road leading out of town, into the park. >e Faraji walks east along the lake. Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >s Faraji heads south, away from the lake. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >s Faraji heads south toward the town center. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >s Faraji heads south into the heart of town. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. To the east, some shadowy figures emerge from the town hall at the 200 block of Main Street, moving south. >w Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >d Agent Faraji is in the Bookstore Basement. The basement is dark and musty, with a number of shelves and boxes of books. The walls are made of old, crumbling brick. There is a faint breeze. A narrow staircase leads up. A book with a green cover titled The Ecology of Root Vegetables lies on the floor here. >break walls Faraji would just embarrass themself. >break walls with sledgehammer Faraji breaks through the wall, revealing a dark space to the north. >n Faraji climbs through the hole in the wall, into the stench of the sewer. Agent Faraji is in a sewer tunnel. The tunnel is dark and damp, with a low ceiling. From here, it leads east. To the west it narrows to little more than a pipe. To the south is a hole leading into a basement. >e Faraji heads deeper into the sewer. Agent Faraji is in a sewer tunnel. The tunnel is dark and damp, with a low ceiling. From here, it leads east and west. >e Faraji heads yet deeper into the sewer. Agent Faraji is in a sewer tunnel. The tunnel is dark and damp, with a low ceiling. From here, it leads west, and turns into a small crawl to the east. There is a metal door to the north. >n (first opening the gymnasium basement door) Faraji manages to force the door open. Agent Faraji is in the gym basement. This area is dominated by large banks of lockers. One can go up to the gym proper. >x lockers The lockers are numbered 1 to 100. >x red key The letters ELG are printed on the key, labeling it the property of Enigma Lake Gymnasium. >u Faraji heads up the stairs to the gym. Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. A green key hangs on a hook. A basketball lies on the floor. >take basketball (the basketball) Taken. >x it A regulation basketball, well-worn but fully inflated. >take green key Taken. >x it A plain green key. >x book Which do you mean, the membership book, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >membership It's a book apparently full of records of the members of the gym. Faraji could LOOK UP a member's name IN BOOK. >take it Faraji hardly needs it, and it might be useful to someone else. >w (first opening the gym door) (first unlocking the gym door) (with the green key) The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >e Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >d Faraji heads down the stairs to the basement. Agent Faraji is in the gym basement. This area is dominated by large banks of lockers. One can go up to the gym proper. >u Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >look up hutz I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >read book Which do you mean, the membership book, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >membership It's a book apparently full of records of the members of the gym. Faraji could LOOK UP a member's name IN BOOK. >look up hutz in membership Faraji can't find that name in the membership book. >d Agent Faraji is in the gym basement. This area is dominated by large banks of lockers. One can go up to the gym proper. >x lockers The lockers are numbered 1 to 100. >search lockers The lockers are numbered 1 to 100. >open locker The lockers are numbered 1 to 100. Faraji is hardly going to try opening every locker. There must be a better way to go about this. >u Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >w The rain falls in a steady rhythm. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >w Faraji can't enter the town hall from here. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >s Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >w Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >n Faraji enters the town hall. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >x desk A work schedule is taped to the desk. On the information desk is a bell. >x schedule +---------------------------------+ |Shift Name | +---------------------------------+ |Monday Edward Alpha | | Arthur Davenport | | Margot Fenn | | Rosemary Tamsin | |Tuesday Mary Huff | | Andrew Kline | | Leonard Mink | | Pauline Nettles | |Wednesday Bill Thompson | | Harriet Underwood| | Victor Xander | | Yolanda Zane | |Thursday Edward Alpha | | Arthur Davenport | | Oren Fenn | | Maggie Vickers | |Friday Rosemary Tamsin | | Leonard Mink | | Zefram Cochrane | | Daphne O'Leary | |Saturday Mary Huff | | Leola Root | | Thomas Sander | | Ursula Tamsin | +---------------------------------+ >ring bell Faraji rings the bell. It makes a clear, high-pitched sound that quickly fades away. >s The sad drizzle soaks Faraji. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >e Faraji heads east, approaching a large building with a broadcast tower on top. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >x backpack Stitched into the fabric are the initials "WGT". The drizzle stops, at least for now. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * work schedule * backpack * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * fire station * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * read the Book of Utilitarianism * enter the Horton House * getting help from Hutz * open locker (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint open locker There is a bank of 100 lockers in the gym basement. They are all locked. >hint open locker Faraji can find a key in the backpack behind the information desk in the town hall. >hint open locker But which locker should Faraji open? >hint open locker Faraji should read the work schedule on the information desk in the town hall, and examine the backpack. >hint open locker That should answer the question of who owns the backpack. >x backpack Stitched into the fabric are the initials "WGT". >look in backpack Stitched into the fabric are the initials "WGT". >e That way ends in a residential building. The street leads north and west. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >e Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >look up bill thompson in membership book WILLIAM THOMPSON 126 Rochester Road Enigma Lake, NY #40. >d Agent Faraji is in the gym basement. This area is dominated by large banks of lockers. One can go up to the gym proper. >open locker 40 Faraji opens the locker with the red key. It contains some dirty gym clothes, among which they find an old copper key. They take it and close the locker. >x copper A heavy, old-fashioned key, made of copper. >u Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >w The drizzle picks up a bit, and the air grows colder. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the south, at the intersection of Main and Lake. To the south, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. To the south, some shadowy figures come into view from the west, at the intersection of Main and Lake. >w Faraji slips into the shadows of the park. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >w Faraji leaves the park. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >w (first opening the old wooden door) (first unlocking the old wooden door) (with the old copper key) Faraji lets themself into the Horton House. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. Also here is a dowsing rod. >x rod A simple wooden rod, about a foot long, with a forked end. >take it Taken. >s Faraji's footsteps creak on the wooden floor as they enter the parlor. Upon entering the parlor, Faraji is attacked by a horrible flying creature with the body of a doll and the head of a fly! They wave it away and it flies out of the room to the north. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. >undo Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. >save Ok. >s Faraji's footsteps creak on the wooden floor as they enter the parlor. Upon entering the parlor, Faraji is attacked by a horrible flying creature with the body of a doll and the head of a fly! They wave it away and it flies out of the room to the north. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forthsouth". >x book Which do you mean, The Book of Weird Names, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >read names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Crag the Unexpressive above a drawing of a tiger with the nose of a grasshopper, below which is written N'toth ig Adorzor. Faraji can also LOOK UP a creature name IN THE BOOK OF WEIRD NAMES to see the creature and incantation. >forthsouth Faraji hesitantly steps into the astral tunnel. Agent Faraji is in the astral tunnel. It is featureless white, or what passes for white here. It bends "backnorth" to "backeast". >backeast Faraji emerges from the astral tunnel into the fire station. Agent Faraji is in Hook and Ladder Company #1. The fire station is a modest red brick building dating to the late 19th century. The garage door, closed, is to the east. There is a large blue button mounted on the wall. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forthwest". A ladder rests against the wall. >push button (the blue button) Faraji pushes the blue button. A klaxon sounds, and the garage door opens. >x ladder (the metal ladder) A metal ladder, about 6 feet long. It looks sturdy and well-maintained. >e The cold rain pelts Faraji. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. Faraji is pelted by the storm. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >u Faraji carefully climbs the dubious stairs. Agent Faraji is on the second floor of the Horton Family House. The second floor is a small, cramped space, with a single window looking out over the front yard. A small bed sits in one corner, while a closed wardrobe stands against a wall. A staircase leads down. >x window A single window looks out over the front yard. >x bed A small bed sits in one corner. It's a rope bed, with a thin straw mattress. >look under mattress Faraji finds nothing of interest. >look under bed Faraji finds nothing of interest. >open wardrobe Faraji opens the rickety wardrobe, revealing The Witnessing of Hezekiah. >read witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >take it Taken. >d Faraji heads back down the shaky stairs. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >w The smell of fresh earth greets Faraji as they step outside. Large drops of rain fall from the dark sky. Agent Faraji is in the Horton graveyard. It is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. Likewise, the gravestones have been removed, leaving only the holes. The Horton family house is to the east. A shovel lies on the ground, forgotten. >take shovel Taken. >x holes The graveyard is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. One of the holes is substantially larger and deeper than the others. >search holes The graveyard is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. One of the holes is substantially larger and deeper than the others. The chill of the drizzle seeps into Faraji's bones. >enter hole The hole is too deep to climb down into unaided. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >x hole The hole is substantially larger and deeper than the others. >look in hole The hole is substantially larger and deeper than the others. >e Faraji steps back into the Horton House. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e Faraji steps out of the Horton House onto Solvay Road. The moon is hidden behind the clouds. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "You are too late to stop us. We will have the Dragon!" >s The lizard people block the way. The lizard people hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. Faraji feels light-headed and disoriented. When the vapor clears, they are somewhere else... Agent Faraji is on the radio station roof. They can see the obelisk in the park clearly from here. The broadcast tower, humming loudly, rises many feet above them. The exit is down. A metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the tower, hanging open. Inside it is a power switch. >undo Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. >undo Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. >z They stand around and wait. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >e Faraji steps out of the Horton House onto Solvay Road. The clouds obscure the moon. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "Silly human. You will fail!" >undo Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. >z They stand around and wait. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >e Faraji steps out of the Horton House onto Solvay Road. The clouds obscure the moon. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. To the northwest, some shadowy figures emerge from a dirty, old shack at the road by the lake, moving east. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >w Agent Faraji is in Hook and Ladder Company #1. The fire station is a modest red brick building dating to the late 19th century. The garage door, open, is to the east. There is a large blue button mounted on the wall. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forthwest". A ladder rests against the wall. >take ladder (the metal ladder) Taken. >e The drizzle picks up a bit, and the air grows colder. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the northwest, walking on the road by the lake. To the northwest, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west, from the road by the lake, into a dirty, old shack. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >w The drizzle falls steadily, chilling the air. Agent Faraji is in the Horton graveyard. It is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. Likewise, the gravestones have been removed, leaving only the holes. The Horton family house is to the east. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >put ladder in hole Faraji sets the ladder up against the side of the hole, making it easier to climb down into the large grave. >d Faraji climbs down the ladder into the large grave. Something Faraji is carrying starts to vibrate. Agent Faraji is in a large grave. The hole is substantially larger and deeper than the others. A ladder is set up against the side of the hole, making it easier to climb out of the grave. >x grave Agent Faraji is in a large grave. The hole is substantially larger and deeper than the others. A ladder is set up against the side of the hole, making it easier to climb out of the grave. >take tuner There's nothing like that nearby. >i Faraji is carrying: a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod (vibrating) an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses (worn) Liber Animarum >take rod Faraji already has that. >hold rod Faraji already has that. >dowse Faraji holds the dowsing rod and walks around the grave. The rod starts to vibrate and pulling towards a spot in the dirt at the center of the grave. There must be something buried there! The sky is overcast, and the moon is hidden behind the clouds. >dig Faraji digs a little bit, and runs into something wooden. They dig a little more, and find a wooden frame. They take it with them. The vibrations cease. >x frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with an open wooden lid. >open it That's already open. >look in frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with an open wooden lid. >u Faraji climbs up the ladder out of the large grave. Agent Faraji is in the Horton graveyard. It is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. Likewise, the gravestones have been removed, leaving only the holes. The Horton family house is to the east. >read book Which do you mean, The Witnessing of Hezekiah, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >hezekiah A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >i Faraji is carrying: a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses (worn) Liber Animarum >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * doll-fly * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * read the Book of Utilitarianism * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >read the book Which do you mean, The Witnessing of Hezekiah, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >hint read the book Finding a light source to read the Book of Utilitarianism: There is a light bulb in the workshed on the lake shore. It is screwed into a cord hanging from the ceiling. >e Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >n Faraji can't go that way. >e The cold rain pelts Faraji. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the south, walking on the 100 block of Solvay Road. >n Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >n The lake lies that way. >w The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the southeast, walking on the road leading out of town. >nw That would take Faraji too far out of town. To the southeast, the shadowy figures move out of view to the south. >n That way lies the lake. >w Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. A stripey orange cat sits in a corner of the room, grooming itself. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. >nw Faraji can't go that way. Hutz scratches his arm. "Wish this rain would let up. Makes one hell of a racket on the roof." >e The rain falls in a steady downpour. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >e Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >e Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >ese I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >se Agent Faraji is in the workshed. It is a small, weathered building, with a single door and no windows, and a creaky wooden floor. The interior is dimly lit by a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling. A closed cabinet is in the corner. An open rusty metal door leads out of the shed. >x bulb A standard 60W light bulb. >unscrew it Faraji unscrews the light bulb from the socket. >w Faraji can't go that way. >nw The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The storm rages over the lake, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >s Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. >s The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "So it is one of Doris's friends. We have been expecting you. You will not hinder us!" Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >e The lizard people block the way. The lizard people hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. Faraji feels light-headed and disoriented. When the vapor clears, they are somewhere else... Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. >undo Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. >undo Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. >z They stand around and wait. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >s The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "So it is one of Doris's friends. We have been expecting you. You will not hinder us!" Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >undo Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. >z They stand around and wait. The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. >z Faraji stands around and waits. >s The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >undo Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. >e Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. To the south, some shadowy figures come into view from the west, at the intersection of Main and Lake. >z Faraji stands around and waits. To the south, the shadowy figures move out of view to the southeast, from Main and Lake, into the radio station. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >e Agent Faraji is in the public gymnasium. There is a basketball court and a weight training area. A front desk is next to the front entrance to the west. Some kind of book sits on the front desk. Faraji may also go down to the basement. >w The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The doll-fly buzzes menacingly around the sanctuary, its eyes glowing with an eerie light. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >d The doll-fly shrieks "Begone! Or I, Zorax the Petulant, shall smite thee!" Zorax the Petulant prevents Faraji from reaching the stairs. >x doll It is a flying doll with the head of a giant fly. >look up zorax I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >w Large drops of rain fall from the dark sky. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >n Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. >w Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >w Faraji follows the lake shore west. Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >w The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >s Trees block the way. >e Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >s Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forthsouth". >look up zorax I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >look up zorax in names Faraji looks up "zorax" in the book, but finds nothing. Perhaps they are spelling it wrong. >x book Which do you mean, The Book of Weird Names, The Witnessing of Hezekiah, Tribes of New York, or Liber Animarum? >names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads N'kfats the Unkind above a drawing of a beetle with the shoulders of a wasp, below which is written Dagig Ororcth. >look up zorax the petulent in book of names Faraji looks up "zorax the petulent" in the book, but finds nothing. Perhaps they are spelling it wrong. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Ziggth the Unreasonable above a drawing of a maggot with the ears of a bird, below which is written Adag gth Cthdonbll. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Klth the Purposeless above a drawing of a thrip with the eyes of a bear, below which is written Daggth fats Zigkthcth. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Zagor the Unfortunate above a drawing of a fly with the ears of a hornet, below which is written Zagdon oth N'kthdag. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Dagkth the Unappreciative above a drawing of a wolf with the lips of a giraffe, below which is written N'tth or Gorigbll. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Adar the Inconsiderate above a drawing of a jackal with the thighs of a giraffe, below which is written Dagthuk Ororzag. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Zoroth the Unlucky above a drawing of a hornet with the teeth of a pupa, below which is written Crkth Agagcth. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Zogag the Unruly above a drawing of a platypus with the lips of a thrip, below which is written Daggth Ogogad. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Zogsteen the Sullen above a drawing of a weevil with the neck of a hornet, below which is written Blldon Agagdag. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads N'kkth the Touchy above a drawing of a bee with the nose of a wolf, below which is written Zogag steen Cragad. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads N'kfats the Wistful above a drawing of a slug with the shoulders of a dragonfly, below which is written Zagdon Uthuthzig. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Crkth the Distressing above a drawing of a hyena with the ankles of a hornet, below which is written Zagig Gthgthn'k. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads N'kthuk the Unspeakable above a drawing of a hippopotamus with the tongue of a golem, below which is written Zorth Ararad. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Crag the Crabby above a drawing of a wolf with the elbows of a midge, below which is written Croth ag Goragzog. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Asag the Uncomfortable above a drawing of a doll with the tongue of a hyena, below which is written Dagdon Ororkl. >read book of names A book with a plain cover, titled The Book of Weird Names. No author is listed. Flipping through the book, it appears that each page consists of a name, a drawing of a strange creature, and below that a word in a strange, unknown language. The text is written in a spidery, crabbed hand, and is difficult to read. Faraji stops on one that reads Cruth the Unprecedented above a drawing of a child with the ears of a moth, below which is written Dagkth th Zagsteenzor. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * Zorax the Petulant * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * read the Book of Utilitarianism * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint zorax Faraji should try reading the Book of Weird Names. >hint zorax Any ideas? >hint zorax LOOK UP Zorax the Petulant IN BOOK OF WEIRD NAMES >hint zorax LOOK UP Zorax the Petulant IN BOOK OF WEIRD NAMES >look up zorax the petulant in book of weird names Faraji looks up Zorax the Petulant in the book. Below a drawing of a doll with the head of a fly, the word thelonium is written. >n Faraji leaves the creepy parlor behind. Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >n Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >e Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >e Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >n Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. >x truck (the abandoned pickup truck) The truck, a Ford F-1, is relatively new, with no sign as to why it was abandoned. The tailgate is down. The hood is slightly crumpled, as if it has been in a minor accident. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. Zorax the Petulant buzzes menacingly around the sanctuary, its eyes glowing with an eerie light. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >thelonium (to Zorax the Petulant) Upon hearing the incantation thelonium, Zorax the Petulant wails a high-pitched, mournful sound, and then winks out of existence. It seems to have dropped something. >d Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. Also here is the Rod of Hezekiah. >take rod (the Rod of Hezekiah) Taken. >x it A rod of blackened wood, it seems to pulse with a vital energy. >d Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >screw in bulb There's nothing like that nearby. >put bulb in lamp Faraji puts the light bulb into the light socket. >turn on lamp Faraji switches the table lamp on. The table lamp is now lit. >remove lenses Faraji takes off the pair of astral lenses. >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And the Lord so hated the lizard people that he smote them with a mighty smiting, and he said the cursèd word "paradigm", and the lizard people screamed and ran away like scared little children. >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And behold the Lord created the rutabaga, and the lizard people tasted of it and were repulsed, and the Lord said, "I shall smite thee with the rutabaga," and the lizard people said, "No, not the rutabaga!" >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And Gob begat Bob, and Bob begat Rob, and Rob begat Job, and Job begat Chauncey, and Chauncey begat Hank, and all told there were fifty-two generations between Gob and Gob XII, who was the last of the line. And Gob XII begat no one, for he was a eunuch. And the Lord said, "That's what you get for hanging out with lizard people." >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And the Lord was attending his weekly reading circle, when he had an idea. "I shall make a world," he said, "and I shall call it Earth." And the lizard people said, "That's a terrible name." >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: But Gorm's wife was treacherous, and she lay with lizard people, and she bore a son, and the Lord said, "I'm not going to smite you, but I'm not going to be happy about it." >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And the Lord so hated the lizard people that he smote them with a mighty smiting, and he said the cursèd word "paradigm", and the lizard people screamed and ran away like scared little children. >read book (The Book of Utilitarianism) The text is the Book of Utilitarianism. Faraji opens to a page at random and reads: And the Lord said, "The path of the righteous is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of the lizard people. Blessed is he who smites the lizard people, even if only with a rutabaga. >l Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >w Faraji can't go that way. >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * get into Henry's * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint what is Faraji should probably read the Book of Utilitarianism. >g Faraji should probably read the Book of Utilitarianism. >g Faraji should probably read the Book of Utilitarianism. >hint get into Faraji could try knocking on the door. >g Okay then. Two options: Faraji finds a key, or finds another entrance. >g Faraji will need to search a good portion of the town to find a key. >g The key is not inside a building. >g But it is inside something. >g The key is inside the glove compartment, inside the abandoned truck, at the northeastern end of town. >w The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >n Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. >x truck (the abandoned pickup truck) The truck, a Ford F-1, is relatively new, with no sign as to why it was abandoned. The tailgate is down. The hood is slightly crumpled, as if it has been in a minor accident. >enter it (first opening the abandoned pickup truck) Faraji opens the door of the abandoned truck. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road (in the abandoned pickup truck). There is a glove compartment on the passenger side, closed. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. >open compartment Faraji opens the glove compartment, revealing a brass key. >take brass Taken. >x it A simple brass key >out Faraji gets out of the abandoned pickup truck. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. >w Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The storm rages over the lake, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. >w Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >w The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >w Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. An orange cat stretches out on the bed. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. >e The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. >s Trees block the way. >e Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. >s Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >s (first opening the Skillet door) (first unlocking the Skillet door) (with the brass key) Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. >x wires Two insulated wires with bare ends, they probably once attached to some electrical device sitting on the counter. >take wires The wires travel up through a hole in the ceiling. They can't be taken without some work. >u Faraji heads up the stairs to the roof. Faraji is pelted by the storm. Agent Faraji is on Henry's Roof. From here one can see much of the town, including a clear view of the obelisk in Enigma Park. There is a large TV aerial jutting from the roof here. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the northeast, on the 200 block of Main Street. To the northeast, the shadowy figures move west, on the corner of Main and Solvay. >x aerial A large, metallic rooftop antenna, characterized by its array of horizontal and vertical rods designed to capture VHF (very high frequency) broadcasts. Strangely, someone has mounted a threaded socket, such as might hold a light bulb, on one of the rods. A pair of insulated wires runs from the antenna and through a hole in the roof. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the west, from Main and Solvay, into the bookstore. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. >x aerial A large, metallic rooftop antenna, characterized by its array of horizontal and vertical rods designed to capture VHF (very high frequency) broadcasts. Strangely, someone has mounted a threaded socket, such as might hold a light bulb, on one of the rods. A pair of insulated wires runs from the antenna and through a hole in the roof. >take aerial It's attached to the roof. Faraji shivers in the cold rain. >d Faraji heads back down the stairs to the restaurant. Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. Wearing the astral lenses in fluorescent light is blinding. They quickly remove the glasses. >d Faraji can't just dig downward. >e Faraji can't go that way. >n The sad drizzle soaks Faraji. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, walking on the 100 block of Solvay Road. To the north, the shadowy figures move north, walking on the road leading out of town. >e Faraji heads back to the east. Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >e Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >d Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >take bulb Faraji unscrews the light bulb from the table lamp. >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >w The rain falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. >s Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. The rain falls in a steady rhythm. >w Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >w Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. They see the faint trace of shadowy figures off to the north, walking on the road leading out of town. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the northwest. >w Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. >e The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >s Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. >u The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is on Henry's Roof. From here one can see much of the town, including a clear view of the obelisk in Enigma Park. There is a large TV aerial jutting from the roof here. >put bulb in aerial (the light bulb in the TV aerial antenna) That can't contain things. >put bulb in socket (the light bulb in the threaded socket) That doesn't fit. To the north, some shadowy figures emerge from the park at the road leading out of town, moving west. >x socket A threaded socket, like that of a light bulb, is mounted on one of the rods of the antenna. To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the northwest. Faraji is pelted by the storm. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint threaded You're probably wondering what goes in the threaded socket. >g You'll know it when you see it. >g You'll know it when you see it. >x tuning A tuning fork, used to tune musical instruments. >hint back Does Faraji have any way of getting out of Enigma Lake? >g Faraji can use the recall button to return to the hyperspace field office. >g Then they can use the auxiliary portal to return to BOSH. >g Then they can use the auxiliary portal to return to BOSH. >l Agent Faraji is on Henry's Roof. From here one can see much of the town, including a clear view of the obelisk in Enigma Park. There is a large TV aerial jutting from the roof here. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >x rod Which do you mean, the Rod of Hezekiah or the dowsing rod? >dowsing A simple wooden rod, about a foot long, with a forked end. To the north, some shadowy figures come into view from the northwest, walking on the road leading out of town. >read witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" To the north, the shadowy figures move out of view to the east, from the road leading out of town, into the park. >*just need the light source I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >recap What do you want Faraji to recap? >doris ---- Faraji answers, "Yes, I have it." "Fantastic! Hand it here." ---- Faraji gives the thumb drive to Doris. "Great, great." He peruses the drive. "We lost one of our New York agents -- a guy named Daniels -- to a slingshot effect that threw him far back in time. We're always monitoring for artifacts that are out of place or anachronistic to lead us to lost agents. He continues, "The scratch marks here say, 'They found me out and sent me back. 14th century. Old Onondaga holy place. Savra is going to move on the Dragon.'" ---- Faraji asks, "Do you have a screwdriver?" "No, I don't have a screwdriver. Do I look like I do?" ---- Faraji asks, "Who are you?" He looks taken aback for a moment, then recovers his composure. "Ah yes, introductions. I'm Doris, chief of the hyperspatial field office of the Bureau." ---- Faraji looks around and asks, "Where are we? What is this place?" Doris answers, "You're in the hyperspatial field office of the Bureau of Strange Happenings. But I guess that doesn't exactly clear things up for you. Practically, your office is a branch of ours, but since you have the official recognition of the US government -- for now -- you get the glory. Besides, due to the nature of our work, we prefer to remain underground, so to speak. How's Klimp, by the way? Ah, we had some good times. But you know what they say -- what happens in Pompeii, stays in Pompeii." ---- Faraji asks, "Just how can I get home from here?" "Go ask Maggie; she can help you." ---- "Senator Savra? What does he have to with anything?" Faraji asks. Doris says, "Tell me, Agent. Do you believe in aliens? That alien species have visited Earth?" ---- Faraji says, "He's just fine." "Great! Be sure to say hi for me." ---- "Yes. The evidence is overwhelming," says Faraji. Doris laughs. "Nonsense, all of it. Get it out of your head. The whole idea is ridiculous. Senator Savra is not an alien." he looks at Faraji significiantly. They look at him unbelievingly. "What are you talking about?" Doris shakes his head. "I thought you would know. He's a member of a race of Earth beings more ancient than our own. Agent Faraji, Senator Savra is a lizard person." ---- Faraji raises an eyebrow. "Who is this 'Dragon'?" Doris brings his finger to his lips. "Classified. Need to know only. But we should be talking about the mission instead." ---- Faraji looks incredulous. "And just what is a lizard person?" "Just what it sounds like. It's a bipedal, intelligent reptilian creature. Strange people. Deathly allergic to rutabagas." ---- Faraji says, "What's the mission?" Doris leans back in his chair. "I believe we still have a chance to retrieve our lost agent -- the one that left the thumb drive. He says he was at an Onondaga holy place in the 14th century. Now we need to find out where that is. Fortunately, there's a book that can help. Unfortunately, I don't have it. Fortunately, you're here to go find it. Unfortunately, the name's gotten a bit jumbled in my head. I think it was something like New Bikers of Troy. Or something. I'm bad with things like titles and letters and keeping things the right way 'round. But you'll find it. I know you will. Come back here when you have." ---- Disbelievingly, Faraji asks, "Time travel? For real?" "Yes, yes," Doris responds. "Don't get too worked up over it. It gets old fast." ---- Faraji says, "Tell me about your name." "None of your business," Doris replies. ---- "But Savra isn't a reptile!" "He's in disguise! Whatever, it doesn't matter. What matters is your mission." ---- "How am I going to find him? Didn't he leave that message in the fourteenth century?" Doris looks exasperated. "Well I don't know -- improvise, use the power of the leylines, look around for anything that looks like it might be a time portal. Something like that. Let's see if the DC office can impress me. Let me know when you're ready to go." ---- Squaring their shoulders, Faraji says, "Ready to go." Doris grins. "Great! First, you'll need this." He hands Faraji a small device. "In case you need to come back for any reason, press this button and you'll come back here. Do not abuse this for trivial matters! Only for important things, like coffee, or fetching things from your office, or because you're bored. Now go. Out of my office and to the forth you'll find the portal room. It's all ready to send you where you need to go." ---- >l Agent Faraji is on Henry's Roof. From here one can see much of the town, including a clear view of the obelisk in Enigma Park. There is a large TV aerial jutting from the roof here. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint cord What do people use extension cords for? >hint people Has Faraji read anything about the lizard people? >hint people Faraji should read the Book of Utilitarianism. >hint people Read until you find the passage about the cursèd word. >hint people The cursèd word is "paradigm " >hint people Faraji should try saying the cursèd word to the group of lizard people. >d Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. >e Faraji can't go that way. >d Faraji can't just dig downward. >e Faraji can't go that way. >n The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >e Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. To the west, some shadowy figures emerge from the music store at Main and Solvay, moving northeast. >w Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They are hissing loudly in what seems to be intelligent communication. One is carrying some kind of shiny metal object. They notice you and stop talking. One of them steps forward and says in a guttural hiss, "Surface vermin! You will not stop us!" >paradigm (to the group of lizard people) At your word, the lizard people scream and hiss, creating a strange cloud of thick vapor. When the vapor clears, they are gone, but they have left something behind. There is a shiny astral resonator on the ground! >take resonator Taken. >x it A small, shiny, metallic, cylindrical object. One end is capped with a lens, while the other terminates in two shiny metal chains, each with a shiny metal clamp, as if it were designed to be attached to something. >*huh I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >open it It isn't something Faraji can open. >x lens A lens is attached to the end of the resonator. >look in lens A lens is attached to the end of the resonator. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * shiny astral resonator * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >w Agent Faraji is in the Reading Room. The reading room is a small, cozy space, with a number of comfortable chairs and a few tables. A sales counter is at the back of the room. Bookshelves lead back into the depths of the store. A narrow staircase leads down and the front door is east. A brown book titled Astral Secrets lies on the sales counter. >u Faraji can neither climb walls nor fly. >put resonator in frame Faraji puts the shiny astral resonator into the wooden frame. >read witness I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >x frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with an open wooden lid. In the wooden frame is a shiny astral resonator. >read hezekiah Which do you mean, the Rod of Hezekiah or The Witnessing of Hezekiah? >witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * shiny astral resonator * bookstore shelves * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint resonator Has Faraji had a look at the shiny astral resonator? >g Is it reminiscent of anything? >g If not, Faraji should look around some more. >g The shiny astral resonator has two metal chains, each with a metal clamp. That seems like it might be hooked up somewhere >g Faraji should around for a place to attach something like that. >g Check the roof of the radio station. >g There's a strange platform attached to the tower. >g PUT SHINY RESONATOR ON PLATFORM >e The rain falls in a steady downpour. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. >e Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. >e Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. >se Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >u The drizzle falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is on the radio station roof. They can see the obelisk in the park clearly from here. The broadcast tower, humming loudly, rises many feet above them. The exit is down. A metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the tower, hanging open. Inside it is a power switch. >x cabinet The metal cabinet is attached to the foot of the broadcast tower, hanging open. Inside it is a power switch, set to on. >x tower A tall, steel lattice structure, rising prominently above the building. This kind of tower was designed to maximize the height for better signal transmission and reception in the era before widespread cable and satellite technology. Strangely, the bars of the tower near roof-level are bent inward to form a small platform. It's almost as if something is meant to be mounted there. >x platform The platform is a small, square area formed by the inward-bent bars of the broadcast tower. It's just large enough to hold a small object. There are two rings set into the back of the platform, allowing something to be attached there. >put resonator on platform Faraji pushes the shiny astral resonator onto the platform, attaching the clamps to the rings. A beam of light shoots out of it and strikes the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >read witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >*oh, this seems like an alternate solution You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >*maybe? I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum The chill of the drizzle seeps into their bones. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint hutz Hutz has suddenly become unhelpful. >hint hutz He says he can't focus. >hint hutz Faraji should find a way to help him focus. >hint hutz What helps people focus? >hint hutz Coffee helps people focus. >hint hutz Faraji already knows where to get coffee. >hint hutz Faraji needs to go back to Minerva's office and get the coffee. >hint frame What is the wooden frame for? >hint frame The wooden frame looks like it's meant to hold specific things. But what? >hint frame Have you read the Witnessing of Hezekiah? Find it and read it first. >hint frame The Witnessing of Hezekiah mentions a frame formed "from the wood of the ash tree". >hint frame Hezekiah also mentions "a sacred artifact, a resonator". >hint frame Faraji can't proceed further if they don't know what "a resonator" is. There is a book in town that can help. >hint frame Perhaps, by "a resonator", Hezekiah means an astral resonator. >hint frame Hezekiah also mentions "the resonant instrument", "the ghostly light", and "the astral focus". What might those be? >hint frame When the proper elements are put in the frame, the astral resonator will be complete. >hint frame Faraji must then tap it with the Rod of Hezekiah. >hint frame Faraji must then tap it with the Rod of Hezekiah. >hint frame Faraji must then tap it with the Rod of Hezekiah. >x resonator A small, shiny, metallic, cylindrical object. One end is capped with a lens, while the other terminates in two shiny metal chains, each with a shiny metal clamp, as if it were designed to be attached to something. >d Agent Faraji is in Radio Station WGXC. This is the town radio station. An eye-catching sign over the door reads "WGXC 'Galaxy' Radio 1055 AM". A staircase runs upwards, presumably to the roof and the broadcast antenna. The broadcast booth is to the south. The exit is northwest. >nw The sad drizzle soaks Faraji. Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Main and Lake. Main goes west, while Lake runs north. The corner of the town hall is to the northwest, although it cannot be entered there. Southeast is the entrance to WGXC "Galaxy" Radio. There is a broadcast tower on top of the building. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the gym. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the east is the public gymnasium, while to the west is the town hall, which is not enterable from here. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >n Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing faintly. >drop ladder There's nothing like that nearby. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >w Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The drizzle falls steadily, soaking the ground. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e Faraji enters the park. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >w The chill of the drizzle seeps into Faraji's bones. Agent Faraji is in the Horton graveyard. It is riddled with holes where the bodies have been exhumed for the coming flood. Likewise, the gravestones have been removed, leaving only the holes. The Horton family house is to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >take ladder Faraji pulls the ladder out of the large grave. >e Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The sad drizzle soaks Faraji. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing faintly. >drop ladder (the metal ladder) Faraji leans the ladder against the obelisk. The chill of the drizzle seeps into Faraji's bones. >u Faraji can neither climb walls nor fly. >climb ladder (the metal ladder) Faraji climbs up the ladder and looks out over the park. It's a nice view. Unfortunately, they cannot reach the ornament at the top. Faraji climbs back down. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >i Faraji is carrying: a light bulb a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (empty and open) a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a tuning fork a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key a pair of astral lenses Liber Animarum >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * resonant instrument * ghostly light * astral focus * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint ghostly What might the ghostly light be? >hint ghostly What light sources has Faraji seen? >hint ghostly Look around the town for a light source. >hint ghostly The light bulb in the workshed is a source of light (if it's screwed into something). >hint ghostly The table lamp in the department store is a source of light. >hint ghostly Faraji should try inserting one of the light sources into the wooden frame. >hint ghostly Faraji should try inserting one of the light sources into the wooden frame. >put fork in frame Faraji puts the tuning fork into the wooden frame. >x bulb A standard 60W light bulb. >put it in frame Faraji puts the light bulb into the wooden frame. >save Ok. >put lenses in frame Faraji puts the pair of astral lenses into the wooden frame. >read witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >hit frame with rod (the Rod of Hezekiah) Faraji taps the wooden frame with the Rod of Hezekiah. Nothing happens. >hint focus There is no hint for that right now. >hints Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >x frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with an open wooden lid. In the wooden frame are a pair of astral lenses, a light bulb, and a tuning fork. >close lid Faraji closes the wooden frame. >hit frame with rod (the Rod of Hezekiah) Faraji taps the wooden frame with the Rod of Hezekiah. Nothing happens. >open frame Faraji opens the wooden frame, revealing a pair of astral lenses, a light bulb, and a tuning fork. >take lenses Taken. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light * astral focus * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint focus What might the astral focus be? >hint focus Does Faraji know of any things having to do with focus? >hint focus Lenses are used to focus light. >hint focus Faraji should try inserting the astral lenses into the wooden frame. >hint focus Faraji should try inserting the astral lenses into the wooden frame. >put lenses in frame Faraji puts the pair of astral lenses into the wooden frame. >x frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with an open wooden lid. In the wooden frame are a pair of astral lenses, a light bulb, and a tuning fork. >hint frame Faraji must then tap it with the Rod of Hezekiah. >hint frame Faraji must then tap it with the Rod of Hezekiah. >tap frame with rod (the Rod of Hezekiah) Faraji taps the wooden frame with the Rod of Hezekiah. Nothing happens. >??? I didn't understand that sentence. >l Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing faintly. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >lizard I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >w Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >n Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. A mangy orange cat peeks out from under the bed. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. >ask hutz about help That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. >recap hutz ---- Faraji asks, "You seem to know me, but who are you?" "Name's Hutz. I'm the town groundskeeper. Or was, I guess. Not much to keep now." ---- Faraji asks, "Would you happen to have a screwdriver I could borrow?" "No, not anymore. Got angry and threw mine in the lake one day." ---- Faraji asks, "Why are you still here? The town is being flooded tomorrow." "Had a feeling someone might come by looking for help. And here you are." Hutz grins, showing a few teeth. "I'm not going anywhere, not yet. Not until I've done what I need to do." ---- "But how can you possibly help me?" Faraji asks. "You're looking for the secret of Enigma Lake, are you not? The secret about to be lost forever? Something calls you here; you're searching for something, no, someone. Yes, yes, Hutz can help you." ---- "Secret? What secret?" Faraji asks. "Well, *I* don't know. Just kinda thought you must be searching for some kind of mystical secret, seeing that you're wandering like a fool through a town about to be flooded. But I can help you, yep." ---- Faraji says, "Okay, how can you help?" "Oh yes, how was I going to help? Afraid I can't remember, sorry. Can't seem to focus." ---- >save Ok. >push button The world turns inside out, and suddenly Faraji is somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >n Agent Faraji is in Minerva's office. The office is white and gleaming. A mahogany desk is in the middle of the room. A coffee maker sits on the desk. The way out is to the south. Minerva, a field agent, is sitting at her desk, typing away on her computer. She is dressed very professionally in a white blouse and black slacks. Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee. >ask for coffee Faraji says, "I could use a coffee." Minerva looks up from her computer. "Sure, help yourself." Faraji pours themself a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup. >s Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >forth Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. The exit is back. The portal, made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of, looms over the rest of the room. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. On the right post is a control panel. A label on the top of the arch reads "Portal to the Past." >enter portal (the portal to the past) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >n The clouds obscure the stars. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing faintly. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. >n Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The lake is dark and still, reflecting the overcast sky. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. A stripey orange cat sits in a corner of the room, grooming itself. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. >give coffee to hutz (the cup of coffee to Hutz) Hutz takes the coffee and sniffs it. "Cold," he says. "I can't drink this." He tosses the coffee into the pile of used cups. Hutz raises his head and says, "Thinking I just might go down with the town, you know?" >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light * getting help from Hutz (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint hutz Hutz will apparently only drink really hot coffee. >hint hutz It takes too long to get coffee from Minerva's office to Hutz's shack. >hint hutz Perhaps there's a way to get to the shack in less time. >hint hutz Faraji should pay attention to the mystic compass. >hint hutz It pings when Faraji is in the Town Hall, and when they're outside the shack. >hint hutz Faraji should study the compass in those places. >hint hutz What could the numbers mean? >hint hutz Faraji should examine the control panel on the Portal to the Past. >e The clouds obscure the moon. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >x compass The readout of the mystic compass says "30472547." >push button The world turns inside out, and suddenly Faraji is somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >n Agent Faraji is in Minerva's office. The office is white and gleaming. A mahogany desk is in the middle of the room. A coffee maker sits on the desk. The way out is to the south. Minerva, a field agent, is sitting at her desk, typing away on her computer. She is dressed very professionally in a white blouse and black slacks. Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee. >s Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >forth Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. The exit is back. The portal, made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of, looms over the rest of the room. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. On the right post is a control panel. A label on the top of the arch reads "Portal to the Past." >x panel A control panel is attached to the portal. It has an LED display and a keypad. The display reads "62358234". A large red button underneath says "RESET". >enter 30472547 What do you want Faraji to enter that into? >keypad The display now reads "30472547". Nothing obvious happens. >enter portal (the portal to the past) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >undo Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. >back Faraji steps back into the hallway. Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >n Agent Faraji is in Minerva's office. The office is white and gleaming. A mahogany desk is in the middle of the room. A coffee maker sits on the desk. The way out is to the south. Minerva, a field agent, is sitting at her desk, typing away on her computer. She is dressed very professionally in a white blouse and black slacks. Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee. >ask for coffe That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. Minerva looks up from her computer. "Yes? Don't tell me, I know. You want to borrow a book." Faraji can ask for a cup of coffee. >ask for coffee Faraji says, "I could use a coffee." Minerva looks up from her computer. "Sure, help yourself." Faraji pours themself a cup of coffee in a styrofoam cup. >s Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >forth Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. The exit is back. The portal, made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of, looms over the rest of the room. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. On the right post is a control panel. A label on the top of the arch reads "Portal to the Past." >enter portal (the portal to the past) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in a dirty shack. Someone lives here, though not at all luxuriously. Plates are stacked up by the sink, and there's a pile of used paper coffee cups in the corner. The whole place stinks of cat. An orange cat stretches out on the bed. Hutz is reclining on a narrow bed. >give coffee to huta There's nothing like that nearby. >give coffee to hutz (the cup of coffee to Hutz) Hutz takes the coffee and drinks it down in one gulp. "Ah, that's the stuff," he says. "Now, what can I do for you?" Faraji can ask if he can now help them. >ask if he can hep There's nothing like that nearby. >ask if he can help "Now, you've had your coffee. Can you help me?" they ask. "I found something. Something that might help you. It's in the workshed. In the cabinet. You'll need the key." At this, Hutz pulls out a rusty key ring, pulls off an iron key and hands it to them. >e The sad drizzle soaks Faraji. The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. The drizzle stops, at least for now. >e Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The lake is dark and still, reflecting the overcast sky. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e That would take Faraji too far out of town. >w Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The lake is dark and still, reflecting the overcast sky. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >se Agent Faraji is in the workshed. It is a small, weathered building, with a single door and no windows, and a creaky wooden floor. The interior is almost dark. An empty light socket hangs from the ceiling. A closed cabinet is in the corner. An open rusty metal door leads out of the shed. >open cabinet (first unlocking the equipment cabinet) (with the iron key) Faraji opens the equipment cabinet, revealing a rusty astral resonator. >x rusty (the rusty metal door) The door is open. >take resonator Taken. >x it A small, rusty, metallic, cylindrical object. One end is capped with a lens, while the other terminates in a threaded base, like that of a light bulb. >*how many of these are there???? I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint lizard SAY paradigm >hint cord There's an electrical outlet in the church. >hint wires I wonder what was connected to the wires before. >g Faraji might look on the roof for a clue. >g It looks like the wires run from the rooftop aerial. Too bad there's no TV to hook up. >g What could Faraji connect to the wires instead? >g Faraji should have a close look at the aerial. >g It looks like there's a strange socket attached to the aerial. >g Maybe it needs power. >g Perhaps Faraji could use the wires to supply power to the aerial. >g Faraji should find a power source to connect to the wires. >g Has Faraji had a look at the abandoned truck in the northeastern part of town? >g Faraji should look under the hood of the truck. >w Faraji can't go that way. >out Clouds have gathered over the town. Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The lake is dark and still, reflecting the overcast sky. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >n The lake lies that way. >e Agent Faraji is at the intersection of Lake Street and Ridge Road. The intersection lies at the edge of the lake. Lake Street runs south into town, while Ridge Road heads off into the darkness east of here. A little path along the lake shore is to the west. There is an abandoned pickup truck at the side of the road. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >*wait, do we need four resonators???? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >*ah, twice more You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x truck (the abandoned pickup truck) The truck, a Ford F-1, is relatively new, with no sign as to why it was abandoned. The tailgate is down. The hood is slightly crumpled, as if it has been in a minor accident. >open hood Faraji opens the truck hood, revealing a dirty car battery. A light drizzle begins to fall, chilly in the night air. >x battery The battery is dirty and corroded. Acid has leaked from the terminals. It's unlikely to be of any use. >take it With so much acid on the battery, it's probably best not to touch it with bare hands. To be honest, the battery looks like it's a lost cause anyway. >x battery The battery is dirty and corroded. Acid has leaked from the terminals. It's unlikely to be of any use. >i Faraji is carrying: a rusty astral resonator an iron key a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a wooden frame (open) a pair of astral lenses a light bulb a tuning fork a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key Liber Animarum >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * threaded socket * wires * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint wires Maybe a battery? >g It doesn't seem like the truck battery will work. >g Faraji should look for a clean battery. >g How about from Faraji's car? It's parked right outside the BOSH offices. >*oh my gosh... I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >push button The world turns inside out, and suddenly Faraji is somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the field office chief's office. Doris's office is a riot of color -- he's covered the white walls with posters, maps, and charts. A large desk is in the middle of the room, behind which sits Doris. The exit is east. Doris is sitting cross-legged in a chair, tapping his foot lazily on the desk. Doris leans back in his chair. "The Bureau is the only thing standing between us and the end of the world. No pressure, right?" >e Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >e Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. Maggie is sitting at the desk, doing nothing Faraji can discern. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >back Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 2. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. A sign on the portal says "Auxiliary Portal". The exit is forth. The portal is made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. It is labeled "Auxiliary Portal". >enter portal (the auxiliary portal) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is in the utility closet. It is cramped in here. Other than Faraji, the only thing in here is a breaker box on the wall. A open door leads west. >w Agent Faraji is in Moira's office. It is, like Moira herself, neat and orderly. She's clearly made the most of the meager funds she had for furnishing her office. Behind a modest yet functional desk is a modest yet functional office chair. Her bookshelves are filled with titles relating to investigative techniques, law, and skepticism. In the east wall is a closet door. The exit is to the south. Moira Zin is here, arranging her new office. A phone is ringing somewhere to the south. Faraji can ask for a screwdriver. >s Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. >open porsche (Chief Klimp's Porsche) It isn't something Faraji can open. >x porsche (Chief Klimp's Porsche) Klimp drives a sleek 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. It is currently empty. >open hood Which do you mean, the Porsche hood or the Hyundai hood? >porsche Faraji would rather not mess with Klimp's car. >open hyundai hood Faraji opens the Hyundai hood, revealing a clean car battery. >take clean Taken. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >forth That direction only exists in hyperspace. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. Klimp taps his foot and says, "You ever eat too much pizza and then have a dream about being chased by a giant pizza? I have. It's not fun." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >e Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. One can hear the sound of boxes being flattened in the front office. Margaret arrives from the east, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >*how do I get back again? I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The hood is open. >nw (first opening the laundromat front door) Agent Faraji is in the laundromat. The deserted laundromat is lit dimly by the light filtering in from outside. The machines are old and worn, but still seemingly functional. An opening leads west to the back room, and the exit is to the southeast. The laundromat front door closes. >d Faraji can't just dig downward. >w Agent Faraji is in the laundromat back room. A desk sits in the corner covered with papers. An opening leads east to the laundromat proper, while a steep set of stairs leads down. The back door is to the south. >d Agent Faraji is in the dark. Some light would be nice. >take lenses Taken. >wear lenses Faraji puts on the pair of astral lenses. Agent Faraji is in the laundromat basement. A few boxes of supplies sit here and there in the otherwise empty space. Stairs lead up, while a doorway leads south. >enter machine There's nothing like that nearby. >s Agent Faraji is in the back basement. The basement ends here. There is a switch on the wall, currently off. A doorway leads north. An old, broken-down washing machine peeks out from between two stacks of crates. A stark white hyperspatial tunnel leads in the direction of "forth". Also here is a handtruck. >enter machine (the broken washing machine) There is a flash of light and Faraji finds themself somewhere else... Agent Faraji is at the top of a descending stair. It is made of the same stark white, questionably real stuff as the ground, the pillar, and the mystic compass. Faraji can't see past the first turn of the stairs, unfortunately. On the readout of the mystic compass floats a set of ethereal symbols: o : o : o In the middle distance is some kind of structure, roughly to the forthnorth. Wearing the astral lenses is overwhelming here, so Faraji takes them off. >d Agent Faraji is at field office reception. It is a small, white (like everything else) room with a desk against one wall. An office directory is on the wall. A hallway leads west and a stairway goes up to the infinite hyperplane. Maggie is sitting at the desk, doing nothing Faraji can discern. >w Agent Faraji is in the field office hallway. The hallway is white and gleaming. Doorways lead north to Minerva's office, south to Christy's office, east to the front office, west to Doris's office, forth to the portal to the past, and back to the auxiliary portal. >forth Agent Faraji is in Portal Room 1. The room is full of humming, glowing machinery, all of it attached to a large, arch-shaped portal in the middle of the room. The exit is back. The portal, made of the same astral stuff this whole dimension is made of, looms over the rest of the room. Inside it is a shimmering curtain of light, leading to another time and place. On the right post is a control panel. A label on the top of the arch reads "Portal to the Past." >enter portal (the portal to the past) Faraji enters the field of light, and they are suddenly somewhere else. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road by the lake. Solvay Road runs by the lake shore here. It continues out of town to the northwest, while to the southeast it leads back into town. A dirty shack stands opposite the lake to the west. A path along the shore leads to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >e Agent Faraji is at west end of the town's lake shore. The lake stretches to the north, while the town lies to the south. Solvay Road can be seen to the west, and the shore continues to the east. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >s Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. >s Faraji can't go that way. >e Faraji can't go that way. >s Faraji can't go that way. >n Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The storm rages, the wind howling and the rain falling in sheets. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >s Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road 100 block. Solvay heads north and south. To the west is the fire station, while to the east is the side of the town hall. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >s Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >s Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. >attach battery to wires Faraji puts the battery on the counter and attaches the wires to it. >u The rain falls in a steady rhythm. Agent Faraji is on Henry's Roof. From here one can see much of the town, including a clear view of the obelisk in Enigma Park. There is a large TV aerial jutting from the roof here. A bright beam of light shoots from the broadcast tower, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing faintly. >put resonator in socket Faraji hooks up the rusty astral resonator to the threaded socket on the TV aerial antenna. A beam of light shoots out of it and strikes the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >*nice I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >d Agent Faraji is in Henry's Hot Skillet. This is the epitome of the homey small-town diner of times gone by, except for the lack of all furniture, cooking implements, food, decor, and so on. There is a staircase leading up, and the exit is north. A pair of insulated wires hangs from the ceiling at one end of the counter. The wires are attached to a battery resting on the counter. >d Faraji can't just dig downward. >e Faraji can't go that way. >n The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. Agent Faraji is on the corner of Main and Solvay. Main Street runs east from here, while Solvay Road heads north. South of here, Henry's Hot Skillet promises all of the comforts of the mid-twentieth-century diner. A bookstore named The Reading Room lies to the west, while Fresnel's Music is southwest. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >e Agent Faraji is on 200 block of Main Street. The street runs east and west from here. South is the edifice of Rolle's Department Store. North is the town hall. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >n The mystic compass pings softly. Agent Faraji is in the Enigma Lake town hall. The building has been cleared of furniture and other items ahead of the imminent flooding. A permanent fixture, the information desk sits near the front entrance (to the south). Taped to it is what looks to be a work schedule. There is also a back entrance onto the park to the north. >n Faraji is pelted by the storm. Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing brightly. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. >n Agent Faraji is on the lake shore north of the park. The rain falls steadily on the lake, creating ripples on the surface. The park is to the south, while the lake stretches off to the north, and the shore goes west. A workshed is to the southeast. A road can be seen to the east. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >s Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing brightly. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. >w Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >w Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >u Agent Faraji is on the second floor of the Horton Family House. The second floor is a small, cramped space, with a single window looking out over the front yard. A small bed sits in one corner, while an open wardrobe fills a wall. A staircase leads down. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light * astral focus (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >d Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >s Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House parlor. Faraji finds something creepy about this room, as if charged with the residue of strange events long past. Which is very peculiar, considering Faraji doesn't believe in ghosts. Perhaps it's the creepy doll-fly that flew out of here. The parlor, like the kitchen, still has its furnishings in place. A few chairs and a table are arranged around the room. A strange-looking book is on the table. The kitchen is to the north. >e Faraji can't go that way. >n Agent Faraji is in the Horton Family House kitchen. The house is a modest colonial-period building. Strangely, the furnishings of the house have been left in place, despite the coming flood. An open hearth is in the center of the room, with a few chairs and a table. The parlor is to the south, and a narrow staircase leads up. To the east the front door leads out to Solvay Road, while another exit leads west to the family graveyard. >e The chill of the drizzle seeps into Faraji's bones. Agent Faraji is walking on Solvay Road leading out of town. Solvay Road bends here, leading northwest out of town and south back into town. East is the park, and to the west is Horton House. One can walk down to the lake shore to the north. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >e Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing brightly. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. The drizzle falls steadily, soaking the ground. >e Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. The sad drizzle soaks them. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >u The drizzle falls steadily, chilling the air. Agent Faraji is in the steeple. From here, they can see the obelisk in the park clearly. Someone has set up a tripod here. A telescope is mounted on it. A ladder leads down to the church proper. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >read hezekia There's nothing like that nearby. >read hezekiah Which do you mean, the Rod of Hezekiah or The Witnessing of Hezekiah? >witnessing A small, leather-bound book, titled "The Witnessing of Hezekiah: as told to Jeremiah Horton by Hezekiah Horton". The book is filled with strange, cryptic passages, and is difficult to read. Faraji finds one page of particular interest. It reads, "And lo, Hezekiah, in his wisdom, did prophesy of the impending flood and the necessity to make ready. He spoke of a sacred artifact, a resonator, bestowed with divine power, that would unveil a gateway to the ethereal realm. And he revealed the quest to find the lost astral traveler who would guide the faithful out of the coming darkness. Thus spake Hezekiah: 'First form from the wood of the ash tree a frame. Put into it the resonant instrument, the ghostly source of light, and the astral focus. Strike the frame with my Rod to create the astral resonator. Ascend the ladder and channel a mighty power through the resonator, directing it towards the crystal eye. Once thou hast done this, illuminate the eye likewise twice more, and the portal shall open, revealing the path to transcendence.'" >x lenses To all appearances an ordinary pair of glasses, the astral lenses allegedly reveal the existence of extra-dimensional pathways. >put lenses in frame Faraji puts the pair of astral lenses into the wooden frame. >hints Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * Enigma Lake * get back to BOSH * extension cord * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * wooden frame * ghostly light (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >recall ghostly You've seen the following hints about the ghostly light: * What might the ghostly light be? * What light sources has Faraji seen? * Look around the town for a light source. * The light bulb in the workshed is a source of light (if it's screwed into something). * The table lamp in the department store is a source of light. * Faraji should try inserting one of the light sources into the wooden frame. >*ah, the lamp You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >d Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails down into the basement. >d Agent Faraji is in the church basement. The basement is a shock to behold after the simple church above. It's a large, open space, with walls painted with scenes of humans and lizard people in battle, with aliens and platypuses looking on in horror. There is an ornate altar at the far end of the room. The exit is up. It looks like the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling are burned out. The socket end of an extension cord lies on the floor, the table lamp plugged into it. The other end trails up into the church. >take lamp Taken. >put it in frame (first unplugging the table lamp) Faraji unplugs the table lamp from the socket end of the extension cord. Faraji puts the table lamp into the wooden frame. It is now pitch dark in here! >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end is in their hand. >put lenses in frame (first taking the pair of astral lenses) Faraji puts the pair of astral lenses into the wooden frame. >close frame Faraji closes the wooden frame. >tap it Faraji taps the wooden frame with the Rod of Hezekiah. Nothing happens. >x frame A strange, bulbous wooden container, with a closed wooden lid. >open it Faraji opens the wooden frame, revealing a pair of astral lenses, a table lamp, a light bulb, and a tuning fork. >take blub' There's nothing like that nearby. >take bulb Taken. >put bulb in lamp Faraji puts the light bulb into the light socket. >tap frame Faraji taps the wooden frame with the Rod of Hezekiah. The frame glows with a bright light. Faraji is momentarily blinded. When they can see again, the frame and its contents have fused into a makeshift astral resonator. >*nice! I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >*sucks to not have lenses though I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >x frame There's nothing like that nearby. >i Faraji is carrying: a makeshift astral resonator the socket end of the extension cord (with the other end plugged into the electrical outlet) an iron key a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key Liber Animarum >x makeshift The makeshift astral resonator is a cobbled-together device, made from a tuning fork, a spotlight, and the astral lenses. A short cord with a plug dangles from the end opposite the lenses. >take extension (the plug end of the extension cord) Faraji can't take the plug end while it's plugged into the electrical outlet. >d Agent Faraji is in the dark. Some light would be nice. >u Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end is in their hand. >unplug cord (the plug end of the extension cord) Faraji unplugs the plug end of the extension cord from the electrical outlet. >pull cord Nothing obvious happens. >take cord Taken. >w The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >e Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. >plug in cord Faraji plugs the plug end of the extension cord into the electrical outlet. >u The storm rages, lightning flashing and thunder rolling. Agent Faraji is in the steeple. From here, they can see the obelisk in the park clearly. Someone has set up a tripod here. A telescope is mounted on it. A ladder leads down to the church proper. The extension cord Faraji is carrying trails down into the church. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower and Henry's Hot Skillet, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brightly. >plug in resonator You must supply a second noun. >plug resonator in cord Faraji plugs the makeshift astral resonator into the socket end of the extension cord. It flickers to life, emitting a bright beam of light that strikes a wall. >point resonator at telescope I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >take telescope Faraji takes the telescope from the tripod. >put resonator on tripod Faraji manages to make the makeshift astral resonator fit in the tripod's mount. The beam of light focuses on the obelisk in the park, striking the crystal adornment at its apex. The crystal is glowing brilliantly. The obelisk itself has begun to glow. The light from the crystal at its apex grows brighter and brighter, until it's almost blinding. Shielding their eyes, Faraji watches as the space around the obelisk shimmers and distorts. The previously gentle breeze is now a gale, screaming through the steeple. Then, with a huge crack, a bolt of lightning strikes the crystal. One can almost sense the electricity penetrating the earth. searching for something. And then, it's found it. Below the obelisk, something has woken. >*woohoo! I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >d Agent Faraji is in the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. The interior is dimly lit by the stained glass windows, and the pews are arranged in neat rows facing the pulpit. A standard electrical outlet is set into the wall. To the east is the vestry. Faraji can also take a ladder up to the steeple, or stairs down to the basement. The exit is to the west. The plug end of an extension cord is plugged into the electrical outlet. The other end trails up into the steeple. >w The storm rages, the air filled with the sound of thunder and the smell of ozone. Agent Faraji is walking on Lake Street by the park. Lake Street runs north and south from here. To the west is the park, while to the east is the First Utilitarian Church of Enigma Lake. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower, Henry's Hot Skillet, and the steeple, striking the obelisk in the park. The crystal is glowing brilliantly. >w Agent Faraji is in Enigma Park. The central focus of the park is a large obelisk inscribed with the names of the town's citizens lost in the Great War. Firs and maples line the paths. The town hall is to the south, and other exits are to the north, west, and east. Other egress is blocked by iron fences. Bright beams of light shoot from the broadcast tower, Henry's Hot Skillet, and the steeple, striking the obelisk. The crystal is glowing brilliantly The obelisk has moved, revealing a ladder leading down into the ground. A ladder leans up against the obelisk. It is not tall enough to reach the top. >d (first opening the ladder) Agent Faraji is in a circular chamber. The walls are rough-hewn stone and the ceiling is low. A ladder leads up to the obelisk above. A shimmering portal hovers in the center of the chamber, casting a faint light over the room. >x portal This portal seems to be natural, if that's indeed a possibility. It's a shimmering white oval, about six feet high and four feet wide. It's not clear where it leads. >enter it Faraji steps through the portal. The circular chamber vanishes, and... The chamber is dark and damp, smelling of earth and old vegetable matter. The walls, floor, and ceiling are packed earth. Around the walls are some woven baskets for storing vegetables: a red one and a blue one nearby, and a green one near Daniels. Light filters in from a passage to the north. Faraji finds themself in the midst of a hostile confrontation. On one side are the same group of lizard people they banished from Enigma Park; on the other, a lone bedraggled man, clutching a root vegetable and wearing a very nice watch. Despite their superior numbers, the lizard people seem to be wary of their opponent. Presumably, the bedraggled man is the Daniels that Faraji was sent to find. The lizard people turn to Faraji. "You!" one of them hisses. "You thought you could banish us, but we have returned to snatch your victory from the jaws of our defeat... or something or other. And now we are on the threshold of our greatest triumph! Soon the Dragon will be ours!" Presumably-Daniels speaks up. "Seriously guys, you're always so over-dramatic. Besides, I've got you right where I want you. Just watch." He shakes his potato at the lizard people. As he does, you notice his right arm looks injured. /\ __ ____ ____ __ __ __ ______ __ /\ || / / / __ \/ __ \/ //_/ / / / / __ \/ / || || / / / / / / / / / ,< / / / / /_/ / / || || / /___/ /_/ / /_/ / /| | / /_/ / ____/_/ || || /_____/\____/\____/_/ |_| \____/_/ (_) || /\ /\ Daniels throws the potato at the lizard people. His hurt arm makes his throw weak, and the potato merely rolls past the lizard people. It is now within Faraji's reach. >save Ok. >take potato Taken. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Ever notice that all lizard people are really stupid?" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They shout, "You'll regret that!" and bare their teeth. >paradigm Whom do you want Faraji to say that to? >lizard The lizard people laugh uproariously, in their strange hissing way. "You thought that would work twice? Foolish human!" The lizard people turn to face Faraji. They hiss and growl at them. >throw potato at lizard Faraji fires the potato at the lizard people, but they see it coming. It bounces off the wall and lands not far from Daniels. The short lizard person says, "Faraji, you are a fool!" One of the lizard people takes the potato. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >i They are carrying: a potato a telescope an iron key a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key Liber Animarum One of the lizard people says, "This is a waste of time, Faraji. Tell us where the Dragon is!" >hit lizard with sledgehammer One of the lizard people deftly intercepts the attack, and rips the sledgehammer from Faraji's grasp, throwing it to the ground. >recap dragon I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >save Ok. >punch lizard Faraji has never been much of a fighter, and the lizard people are too numerous to take on alone. >i Faraji is carrying: a potato a telescope an iron key a brass key the Rod of Hezekiah a shovel The Witnessing of Hezekiah a dowsing rod an old copper key a green key a basketball a sledgehammer a broken lock a pair of bolt cutters a backpack (empty and open) a red key a recall button Tribes of New York a mystic compass a large key Liber Animarum >x potato A large, fresh potato. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * defeat the lizard people (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint defeat Now that Daniels has cast the first potato, it looks like we have a battle on our hands. >hint defeat Presumably it will be won by throwing potatoes? >hint defeat Faraji should try throwing a potato at the lizard people. >throw potato at lizard people Faraji flings the potato at the lizard people, but they see it coming. It bounces off the wall and lands not far from Daniels. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Gah! What is that smell?" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They retort, "Sticks and stones!" and stamp their feet. The stout lizard person says, "Give up, Faraji!" >hint defeat It won't always hit. >hint defeat Faraji can only hit the lizard people when they're distracted by Daniels. >hint defeat The lizard people can only hit Faraji when Faraji is distracted doing something else, or when they stand around doing nothing. >take potato Faraji would have to get past the lizard men to do that. Daniels picks up the potato. >z The lizard people hiss and growl at Daniels. Daniels throws the potato at the lizard people. His hurt arm makes his throw weak, and the potato merely rolls past the lizard people. It is now within Faraji's reach. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. They hiss furiously. The lizard people hiss, spewing forth a cloud of noxious vapor. Faraji can't avoid breathing it in. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >l Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. The chamber is dark and damp, smelling of earth and old vegetable matter. The walls, floor, and ceiling are packed earth. Around the walls are some woven baskets for storing vegetables: a red one and a blue one nearby, and a green one near Daniels. Light filters in from a passage to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They seem highly agitated. Also here is Daniels. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Your suits fit poorly!" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They rush him, but he dodges nimbly. One of the lizard people says, "Even if you defeat us now, Faraji, victory will be ours eventually!" >take potato Faraji already has that. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >throw potato at lizard Faraji flings the potato at the lizard people, who in their anger at Daniels are oblivious to Faraji's action. The potato hits one of them right in the back. It hisses in pain. The lizard people take a hit! Health: 9 hearts remaining. One of the lizard people picks up the potato. >take potato That seems to belong to the group of lizard people. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. Faraji sticks out their tongue at them. The lizard people screech, and Faraji feels a wave of energy wash over them. They feel a little weaker. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * what is the Book of Utilitarianism * lizard people * defeat the lizard people (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint defeat It won't always hit. >hint defeat Faraji can only hit the lizard people when they're distracted by Daniels. >hint defeat The lizard people can only hit Faraji when Faraji is distracted doing something else, or when they stand around doing nothing. >hint defeat Faraji can DODGE to avoid attacks. >hint defeat An attack is usually coming when the lizard people pick up a root vegetable. >dodge Faraji evades an attack which never comes. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. Faraji sticks out their tongue at them. The lizard people hiss, spewing forth a cloud of noxious vapor. Faraji can't avoid breathing it in. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >hint defeat The lizard people will also launch a special attack approximately once every 10 turns, which will hurt Faraji. >hint defeat It seems hopeless for Faraji to damage the lizard people quickly enough to win the battle. >hint defeat Did Faraji notice the green woven basket that they can't reach? >hint defeat Maybe Daniels can open it. > I beg your pardon? >hint defeat Faraji should ask Daniels to open the basket. >x basket Which do you mean, the red woven basket, the blue woven basket, or the green woven basket? >red The basket is woven from reeds. It's closed. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. One of the lizard people rushes Faraji, but they scurry to a safer place. The lizard people screech, and Faraji feels a wave of energy wash over them. They feel a little weaker. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >und I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >x blue basket The basket is woven from reeds. It's closed. One of the lizard people throws the potato at Faraji. It hits them right on the shoulder and bounces away. It remains within Faraji's reach. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 1 heart remaining. Daniels shouts, "Don't just stand there!" One of the lizard people grabs the potato. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >x green basket The basket is woven from reeds. It's closed. One of the lizard people throws the potato at Faraji. It hits them right on the foot and bounces away. It remains within Faraji's reach. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 1 heart remaining. Daniels shouts, "You have to defend yourself!" One of the lizard people seizes the potato. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >l Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. The chamber is dark and damp, smelling of earth and old vegetable matter. The walls, floor, and ceiling are packed earth. Around the walls are some woven baskets for storing vegetables: a red one and a blue one nearby, and a green one near Daniels. Light filters in from a passage to the north. Three humanoid figures are here, each with a long, scaly tail and a head that looks like a lizard's. They are dressed in smart grey suits. They seem highly agitated. Also here is Daniels. One of the lizard people launches the potato at Faraji. It hits them right on the head and bounces away. It remains within Faraji's reach. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 1 heart remaining. One of the lizard people snatches the potato from the ground. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >daniels, open basket Which do you mean, the red woven basket, the blue woven basket, or the green woven basket? >green Daniels opens the green woven basket. "Hey, there's a rutabaga in here," he shouts. One of the lizard people flings the potato at Faraji. It hits them right on the leg and bounces away. It remains within Faraji's reach. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 1 heart remaining. >daniel, throw rutabaga You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >daniels, throw rutabaga Daniels has better things to do. The short lizard person says, "Faraji, you are a fool!" One of the lizard people seizes the potato. >restore Ok. >daniels, open green basket Daniels opens the green woven basket. "Hey, there's a rutabaga in here," he shouts. >take rutabaga Faraji would have to get past the lizard men to do that. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Gah! What is that smell?" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They rush him, but he dodges nimbly. >throw potato at lizard people Faraji hurls the potato at the lizard people, who in their anger at Daniels are oblivious to Faraji's action. The potato bounces off the stout one's head. It hisses in pain. The lizard people take a hit! Health: 9 hearts remaining. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. They shake their fists at them. One of the lizard people threatens Daniels, who backs away, slips, but catches himself on the green woven basket. >take potato Faraji would have to get past the lizard men to do that. One of the lizard people says, "Even if you defeat us now, Faraji, victory will be ours eventually!" Daniels picks up the potato. >z The lizard people hiss furiously at Faraji. Daniels throws the potato at the lizard people. His hurt arm makes his throw weak, and the potato merely rolls past the lizard people. It is now within Faraji's reach. >z The lizard people make what Faraji assumes is a rude gesture for a lizard person. One of the lizard people picks up the potato. The lizard people hiss, spewing forth a cloud of noxious vapor. Faraji can't avoid breathing it in. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >undo Agent Faraji is in an old root cellar. >take potato Taken. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Hey look at me! I'm a lizard person, and I'm so stupid!" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They hiss and growl at him. The lizard people hiss, spewing forth a cloud of noxious vapor. Faraji can't avoid breathing it in. Faraji takes a hit! Health: 2 hearts remaining. >throw potato at lizard people Faraji flings the potato at the lizard people, who in their anger at Daniels are oblivious to Faraji's action. The potato strikes the leader in the head. It hisses in pain and surprise. The lizard people take a hit! Health: 8 hearts remaining. The stout lizard person says, "Give up, Faraji!" Daniels picks up the potato. >daniels, pick up rutabaga Daniels picks up the rutabaga. The lizard people turn to face Faraji. They hiss furiously. >daniels give me rutabaga I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >daniels, give me rutabaga Daniels has better things to do. Daniels throws the rutabaga at the lizard people. His hurt arm makes his throw weak, and the rutabaga merely rolls past the lizard people. It is now within Faraji's reach. >take rutabaga Taken. Daniels throws the potato at the lizard people. His hurt arm makes his throw weak, and the potato merely rolls past the lizard people. It is now within Faraji's reach. The short lizard person says, "Faraji, you are a fool!" >z The lizard people make a menacing movement towards Faraji. They back away strategically. Daniels yells rudely at the lizard people. "Your suits fit poorly!" The lizard people hiss in anger and turn to face Daniels. They shout, "You'll regret that!" and bare their teeth. >throw rutabaga at lizard people Faraji hurls the rutabaga at the lizard people, who in their anger at Daniels are oblivious to Faraji's action. The rutabaga strikes the leader in the head. It hisses in pain and surprise, then shrieks in terror. "No! My allergies!" The chamber fills with a white vapor. When it clears, the lizard people are nowhere to be seen. The lizard people have been KO'd! <<< FARAJI IS VICTORIOUS! >>> Daniels approaches Faraji. "Nice throw," he says. "Glad you came when you did. As you can see, my throwing arm is worse than useless right now. "I'm Daniels. Agent of the hyperspace field office of the Bureau of Strange Happenings and owner of the A+ Laundromat in Swamp Park, Maryland. Did Doris send you?" Faraji can tell Daniels Doris sent me, ask about the laundromat, ask how he got here, or ask where we are. >tell daniels doris sent him Daniels just shrugs. Faraji can tell Daniels Doris sent me, ask about the laundromat, ask how he got here, or ask where we are. >tell daniels doris sent me Faraji says, "Yes, Doris sent me to find you." "Good old Doris," Daniels says. "Always the man with the plan." Faraji can ask about the laundromat, ask how he got here, or ask where we are. >ask daniels about watch That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. Faraji can ask about the laundromat, ask how he got here, or ask where we are. >ask about laundromat Faraji asks, "You own the laundromat? Dave's looking for his screwdriver." "Um, yeah," Daniels says. "I'm afraid I misplaced it." Faraji can ask how he got here or ask where we are. >ask how he got here Faraji says, "How did you end up stranded here?" "I was hunting down Savra's minions," Daniels says, "but they caught me and sent me way back to the past. I've been stuck here ever since." Faraji can ask where we are or ask what's next. >ask where we are Faraji asks, "Where are we?" "We're in an old Onondaga root cellar in upstate New York. Well not so old now, I guess. I've managed to make friends with the locals well enough, so they let me sleep in here." Faraji can ask what's next. >ask what's next Faraji asks, "What do we do next?" "Doris must have given you a recall button. I can rejigger it to send me to the hyperspace office and send you back to Swamp Park. Alright, give me the button." Faraji hands the recall button to Daniels. Daniels fiddles with the device for a moment, then hands it back. "There you go. You can do the honors." >push button Faraji is just about to push the recall button when Daniels exclaims, "Wait! I forgot to give you this." He pushes a small metal object into Faraji's hand. Faraji doesn't have time to look at object before their finger slips and pushes the button. The room spins and fades away, and Faraji finds themself back in Swamp Park. Agent Faraji is inside the dumpster. It's smelly, but at least the top is open. Assorted trash and cardboard boxes are scattered about. Thankfully, it's not too full. >out Faraji climbs out of the dumpster. Agent Faraji is in the back lot. This is a small area of asphalt between the building and a chain link fence looking in on an industrial property. A door to east leads into the BOSH offices, and one to the north enters the laundromat. There is a blue dumpster here. >e (first opening the BOSH back door) Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >w Agent Faraji is in the BOSH chief's office. Chief Klimp's office is full of character. Shelves strewn with knick-knacks abut a cozy armchair and a mahogany side table supporting a large globe. A bookcase on the north wall is packed with books on paranormal happenings. Garish prints adorn the remaining wall space. Under one of these is a modernistic desk of glass and chrome, behind which is a very nice black leather swivel chair. There is a computer on the desk, and to its side is an antique wooden file cabinet. To tell the truth, it's all a bit much, but it matches Klimp's personality perfectly. There is an exit to the east. Chief Klimp sits behind the desk, his feet up. A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >tell klimp about daniels That doesn't seem to be a topic of conversation at the moment. Klimp yawns theatrically and says, "I was up all night reading about the founding of the Illuminati. Did you know they were originally a secret society of bakers? They made the best bread in Bavaria." A phone is ringing somewhere to the east. >e Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. Margaret arrives from the south. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. Margaret arrives from the west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >e Faraji trips over a newspaper left up against the door. Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The hood is open. Also here is a copy of the Washington Herald. >take herald Taken. >read it The front page story is an account of the disappearance of the grandson of Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman Englund Fryes. His parents, including the Senator's son, were brutally murdered in their home, but the boy, Draco Fryes, is missing and presumed kidnapped. So far there has been no ransom demand. >l Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The hood is open. >*now what? I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >hint Hints about the following topics are available: * ringing phone * locked desk * hex wrench * screwdriver * Margaret Chao * Chief Klimp * Moira Zin * answer the phone finally (Topics in bold have new hints available. The others may have more hints later.) To recall hints about a topic, type RECALL . >hint answer Faraji still needs to answer the phone. >hint answer What is this thing Daniels gave us? A wristwatch? >*i didn't know he gave us anything I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I might just not recognize the words you're using. >x watch A simple wristwatch. The initials "DM" are engraved on the back. >sw (first opening the pawn shop door) Agent Faraji is in Dave's pawn shop. This is more the seedy, gloomy stereotype of a pawn shop than the glitzy, sanitized version of TV reality shows. The blinds in the windows are closed to only allow the barest slant of sunlight in, leaving the sickly fluorescent lights to illuminate the room. There is the distinct smell of cigar smoke. The glass counter is filled with a large collection of possibly valuable items. Behind it is an impressive array of firearms. The exit is northeast. A man, presumably Dave, stands behind the main counter eyeing Faraji. The pawn shop door closes. >give watch to dave (the wristwatch to Dave) Dave smiles when Faraji hands him the watch. "I've been looking for this," he says. "Here you go, five bucks for your trouble." He hands them a Li'l Nectarine Gift Card. Dave cracks his knuckles. "My wife says I should sell the place so we can move to the tropics. I say, 'What? And leave Swamp Park?'" >x card A five dollar gift card to the Li'l Nectarine Convenience Store. >e Faraji can't go that way. >n Faraji can't go that way. >ne (first opening the pawn shop door) Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The hood is open. The pawn shop door closes. >n Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >e Agent Faraji is in the Li'l Nectarine Convenience Store. Li'l Nectarine offers great service and low prices, or so they say. This one's cluttered aisles and sparse shelves could make one wonder if that's true. Behind the counter is the typical array of cigarettes and lottery tickets. Under the counter is a glass case containing various useful items. The clerk, a scruffy man in his mid-twenties, is leaning against the counter, looking bored. >buy screwdriver What do you want Faraji to buy the red screwdriver with? >card The clerk takes the gift card and hands you the red screwdriver. "Thanks," he says. >w Agent Faraji is at the north end of the strip mall parking lot. This end is no more auspicious than the other. A convenience store lies to the east. To the west is a military recruitment center. North of here the parking lot exits onto a busy road. There is a rusty sign by the road naming the shopping center: Park Place. South is BOSH headquarters, among other things. >sw The only thing to the west is the military recruitment center. >s Agent Faraji is at the south end of the strip mall parking lot. From here one can see just how humble BOSH's state has become: the office is to the west, between a pawn shop (to the southwest) and a run-down laundromat (to the northwest) and across from an automatic car wash (to the east). To the south is a swampy area separating the lot from the interstate. The parking lot continues north. Klimp's Porsche takes up two spots. Their bright red Hyundai Accent is parked nearby. The hood is open. >w Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. Also here is their computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. Also here is Margaret. * Margaret goes east. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >unscrew desk The screws are in there pretty tight. Faraji doesn't have the right tool to get them out. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >n Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >e Agent Faraji is in the front office. It's really a small storefront done up to resemble an office. A store sales counter functions as the BOSH front desk, behind which are located shelves of office supplies and a row of drawers. There are also a couch and coffee table here creating a makeshift seating area. An old department store clothing rack serves as a coat rack. Bureau photos on the walls picture the Bureau in better days. A stack of used and empty cardboard boxes sits in one corner. The exit is to the east, while the office continues via a hallway to the west. The Bureau's latest office manager, Margaret is bustling around with unrestrained enthusiasm. Also here is Faraji's computer. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >unscrew vent It is fixed in place. Margaret says thoughtfully, "I really should organize the office supplies. But I don't have time right now. Soon, I swear." Margaret says, "I should really take care of these boxes," and proceeds to flatten some. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >unscrew screws Faraji unscrews the four screws and removes the vent cover. They take the hex wrench from inside and put the cover back on. A phone is ringing somewhere to the west. >w Agent Faraji is in the hallway. Their office is to the south, Klimp's is to the west, and Moira's is to the north. The front office is east. All of the doors are open. A phone is ringing to the south, in Faraji's office. >s Agent Faraji is in their office. It's basically four white walls and grey carpet. There's a cheap desk and chair. In lieu of windows, there are a few things on the wall: their degree in Nonstandard Investigative Techniques, a pencil drawing of the Pitfall snake, and a photo of their soccer team. The office door is to the north, and there's a white metal door to the west. Margaret is here, carrying a couple of flattened boxes. Margaret opens the BOSH back door. * Margaret goes west. A phone is ringing inside Faraji's desk. >unscrew desk Faraji unscrews the hex screws and removes the drawer. Inside, they find a little grey key and a blue flip phone. They put the drawer back together and pocket the key and the phone, being careful to leave the drawer unlocked. They answer the phone. "Hello?" "Hello, Larch," says a familiar voice -- it's Doris. "Doris? Why didn't you tell me you were calling when I saw you in your office?" "Ah well, I didn't know I was going to call you then. In fact, I haven't even called you yet. It's complicated." "What do you mean?" "I'm calling you now, but I haven't called you yet. I'm calling you from the future." "Oh, I see. So you're calling me from the future to tell me that you're going to call me from the future." "No, I'm calling you from the future to get you to try to answer the phone so that you'll end up meeting me so that I'll know to call you from the future. Don't worry about it, it's all timey-wimey. Aaanyway, now that you've answered -- thanks for rescuing Daniels. Also, we need your help with something. We need you to save the Dragon." *** Congratulations on answering the phone! *** Larch Faraji will return in "BOSH II: Mazes". [No, not that kind of maze.] Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the last command? >