Start of a transcript of Identification number: //5EDCD48A-B6EA-4B32-9099-81DE21CA52E7// Interpreter version 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson Epistemology version 9 by Eric Eve Adaptive Hints version 7/150410 by Eric Eve >l Small room A dark small room - not the bright yellow room that smells like home. This room smells of dust, like nobody has lived in it for a long time. A steel door is set into the north wall. But there's your dog bed here. And your family, your mom and your dad, are here sleeping on the human bed! You can also smell your family's human bed and a small table with a drawer crammed into the space between the bed and the wall. Oh dear, where is your blue ball... > smell mom You smell soft jasmine perfume. > smell dad You smell printed pages. > smell bed Which do you mean, the human bed or the dog bed? > human You smell soft jasmine perfume. You have to find your blue ball! >smell bed Which do you mean, the human bed or the dog bed? > dog You smell your fur. You wonder where could that blue ball possibly be? >smell ball You can't see any such thing. >l Small room A dark small room - not the bright yellow room that smells like home. This room smells of dust, like nobody has lived in it for a long time. A steel door is set into the north wall. But there's your dog bed here. And your family, your mom and your dad, are here sleeping on the human bed! You can also smell your family's human bed and a small table with a drawer crammed into the space between the bed and the wall. >smell dust It's just the smell of dust! You're missing something...your blue ball. >smell door You smell cold steel. You have to find your blue ball! >smell table You smell cheap wood. >smell drawer You smell cheap wood. > smell wall You can't see any such thing. > smell wall You can't see any such thing. >l Small room A dark small room - not the bright yellow room that smells like home. This room smells of dust, like nobody has lived in it for a long time. A steel door is set into the north wall. But there's your dog bed here. And your family, your mom and your dad, are here sleeping on the human bed! You can also smell your family's human bed and a small table with a drawer crammed into the space between the bed and the wall. > smell under bed You can't see any such thing. >smell under table You can't see any such thing. >search ball You can't see any such thing. >open door It seems to be locked. >bark Woof! >cry That's not a verb I recognise. >talk Arf arf! > talk to mom Woof! >talk to dad Bark bark bark! >g Woof! Woof! >g Bark bark bark! >l Small room A dark small room - not the bright yellow room that smells like home. This room smells of dust, like nobody has lived in it for a long time. A steel door is set into the north wall. But there's your dog bed here. And your family, your mom and your dad, are here sleeping on the human bed! You can also smell your family's human bed and a small table with a drawer crammed into the space between the bed and the wall. >smell drawer You smell cheap wood. >x drawer You've seen your family take important things and keys out of it.The drawer is open right now. It smells of cheap wood. >search drawer In the drawer are a steel key and a pile of books. >take key You carefully clamp the steel key between your jaws. Now you have that! You wonder where could that blue ball possibly be? >x books (the pile of books) The title of one is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But you don't know what that means! It smells of new books. >unlock door (with the steel key) You've been practicing this trick when your owners aren't home - now it's finally come in use! >open door You push open the door with your paw. >enter door The door swings closed behind you. You faintly hear your mom yelling, "How did Max learn how to unlock the door??" to your dad, but you decide to keep going. Your parents have always overreacted when you went out by yourself. Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of a shop. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. Now you have a better chance of finding your lovely blue ball! You have to find your blue ball! >save Ok. >exits That's not a verb I recognise. >s Yes, but you can't go back into the small room without your bright blue ball! >n From here, you can go south and east. Your parents must be really worried right now. Oh dear, where is your blue ball... >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. You're missing something...your blue ball. >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >n From here, you can go south, east, and west. >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. >x lady She's very tall, or at least she's tall to you. She seems very anxious - she's pacing the railway station. Why is she here when everyone else is gone? >smell lady You sniff and sniff and sniff, but you can't smell anything! Your parents must be really worried right now. >talk lady I only understood you as far as wanting to talk. >talk to lady Woof! Woof! tall lady casts an annoyed look at you. >n You can only go west. >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >s From here, you can go east and west. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >w You smell the scent of your blue ball here! Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a sobbing girl here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. The girl raises her head and says, "Who are you? My name is Millie." Millie hugs a blue ball to her chest - wait, that's your bright blue ball! You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >save Ok. >take ball Millie hugs the ball to her chest. >talk to Millie Bark bark bark! Millie looks at you uncomprehendingly. >talk to Millie follow me I only understood you as far as wanting to talk to Millie. >push Millie She is fixed in place. >e "Hey, where are you going?" Millie calls after you. Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >n From here, you can go south, east, and west. >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >n From here, you can go east and west. >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. >push lady She is fixed in place. >talk to lady Woof! tall lady casts an annoyed look at you. >bark Bark bark bark! tall lady casts an annoyed look at you. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >jump You jump on the spot. >run You'll have to say which compass direction to go in. >s You can only go west. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >s From here, you can go east and west. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sugar, milk, cocoa, and sweetness. >take sugar Wait... that's a smell! Do you mean take the marshmallows? >take marshmallows No, they're too high up to reach. >jump You jump on the spot. >take candies milk candies: No, they're too high up to reach. marshmallows: No, they're too high up to reach. chocolates: No, they're too high up to reach. >push candies You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >save Ok. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? Your parents must be really worried right now. >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >s End of the main road It's a wide road, leading up north to the T-Junction. >e You can only go north. >n T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. >w From here, you can go south and east. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >s Yes, but you can't go back into the small room without your bright blue ball! >n From here, you can go south and east. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. Your parents must be really worried right now. >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >n From here, you can go east and west. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >s From here, you can go east and west. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sugar, milk, cocoa, and sweetness. >n From here, you can go east and west. Your parents must be really worried right now. >w (first opening the door to the Sweet Storeroom) You push open the door with your paw. Sweet Storeroom A place with many many boxes stacked on top of each other, but there's only one box (in which are peppermint candies) you can reach on the floor. This is probably where the Sweet Shoppe keeps extra candies. There's a door east back out to the Sweet Shoppe. You can smell pepperminty sugar and sweetness. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >smell pepperminty (the peppermint candies) You smell pepperminty sugar. >take pepperminty (the peppermint candies) You're already carrying the steel key! >drop key Dropped. Your parents must be really worried right now. >take pepperminty (the peppermint candies) You can't take all of them, so you only put one peppermint candy between your jaws. You're careful not to accidentally eat it. Now you have that! >n You can only go east. >e Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >n From here, you can go east and west. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >s End of the main road It's a wide road, leading up north to the T-Junction. >s You can only go north. >n T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >n From here, you can go south, east, and west. >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. Your parents must be really worried right now. >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. >i You are carrying: a peppermint candy >give candy to lady The tall lady doesn't seem interested. >s You can only go west. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. Your parents must be really worried right now. >s From here, you can go east and west. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >e Newsstand A little newsstand where your dad buys newspapers. There's a long table here. On the long table are some magazines, stacks of newspapers, and a radio. You can smell cheap ink and glossy pages. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >x newspapers One of the newspapers say "Dolly Parton to star in film adaptation of her new book, 'Run, Rose, Run'". But you can't read human writing anyway. >s You can only go west. >w Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >Ir sureste That's not a verb I recognise. >Ir sureste That's not a verb I recognise. >l T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. >drop all (the peppermint candy) Dropped. >n From here, you can go south and east. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. >s End of the main road It's a wide road, leading up north to the T-Junction. >s You can only go north. >n T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >e Newsstand A little newsstand where your dad buys newspapers. There's a long table here. On the long table are some magazines, stacks of newspapers, and a radio. You can smell cheap ink and glossy pages. >x radio It's a metal box with a small button, probably to turn it on and off. It's switched off right now. Your parents must be really worried right now. >turn on radio You push a little button on the radio with your paw. The talking in the radio starts. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >n You can only go west. Your parents must be really worried right now. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >w Sweet Storeroom A place with many many boxes stacked on top of each other, but there's only one box (in which are peppermint candies) you can reach on the floor. This is probably where the Sweet Shoppe keeps extra candies. There's a door east back out to the Sweet Shoppe. You can see a steel key here. You can smell sweetness and pepperminty sugar. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >take key You carefully clamp the steel key between your jaws. Now you have that! >e Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >s From here, you can go east and west. Your parents must be really worried right now. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see a peppermint candy and the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >drop key Dropped. >take candy You carefully clamp the peppermint candy between your jaws. Now you have that! Your parents must be really worried right now. >save Ok. >n From here, you can go south and east. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >s End of the main road It's a wide road, leading up north to the T-Junction. >n T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see a steel key and the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. >e T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. >n Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >e Newsstand A little newsstand where your dad buys newspapers. There's a long table here. On the long table are some magazines, stacks of newspapers, and a radio. You can smell cheap ink and glossy pages. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >w Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. "Doggie!" Millie shouts happily. "You have a peppermint candy! Where did you find it?" Millie takes the candy, unwraps it, and stuffs it into her mouth. "Tank you, dawggie!" she says, sucking on the peppermint. Millie says, "I wish I knew whether it was safe outside... If it was safe maybe I could try going out to find my mother. Little doggie, do you have a radio or a TV that has the latest news?" >bark Woof! Millie looks at you uncomprehendingly. Millie whispers to herself about her mother. >e "Hey, where are you going?" Millie calls after you. Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >w Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a peppermint candy wrapper and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! Millie bites her lip with her teeth. >save Ok. >n You can only go east. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! Millie whispers to herself about her mother. Millie says, "I have a doggie like you at home too... her name is Caramel. She knows how to wave her paws and she would lick my face when I was sad!" >e "Hey, where are you going?" Millie calls after you. Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >e Newsstand A little newsstand where your dad buys newspapers. There's a long table here. On the long table are some magazines, stacks of newspapers, and a radio. You can smell cheap ink and glossy pages. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >r That's not a verb I recognise. >take radio You carefully clamp the radio between your jaws. Now you have that! The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." > I beg your pardon? >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." >w Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a peppermint candy wrapper and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. Millie rocks back and forth on her heels. The radio says, "The bomb siren that went out at sunset yesterday is still in place. Citizens please do not leave their bomb shelters. We repeat..." Millie seems to be more scared. She wraps her arms around the ball more tightly and whispers to you, "The radio said there still might be bombs, little doggie. My mother used to give me a peppermint candy every time there was an alarm. It made me less scared. I wish I knew where my mother was." >x millie The girl is wearing a pink dress, but she seems to be so sad she's crying! The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." >w You can only go east. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." >e "Hey, where are you going?" Millie calls after you. Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." >w Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a peppermint candy wrapper and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." >drop radio Dropped. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." >w You can only go east. The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." Millie asks you, "Do you know how to wave your paws?" >e "Hey, where are you going?" Millie calls after you. Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >e Newsstand A little newsstand where your dad buys newspapers. There's a long table here. On the long table are some magazines and stacks of newspapers. You can smell cheap ink and glossy pages. >w Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! >w Sweet Storeroom A place with many many boxes stacked on top of each other, but there's only one box (in which are peppermint candies) you can reach on the floor. This is probably where the Sweet Shoppe keeps extra candies. There's a door east back out to the Sweet Shoppe. You can smell sweetness and pepperminty sugar. Your parents must be really worried right now. >take pepperminty (the peppermint candies) You can't take all of them, so you only put one peppermint candy between your jaws. You're careful not to accidentally eat it. Now you have that! You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >w You can only go east. Your parents must be really worried right now. >e Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >n Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. You hear "Max! Max!" from far away. It's probably your family searching for you! >w Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a radio, a peppermint candy wrapper, and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." >i You are carrying: a peppermint candy You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." >drop candy (the peppermint candy) Dropped. Your parents must be really worried right now. Millie whispers to herself about her mother. The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." Millie looks at you and squints her eyes. "I'm trying to compare you to my dog Caramel," she tells you. >take it You carefully clamp the peppermint candy between your jaws. Now you have that! You hear calls of your name from far away... that sounds like your family! The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." Millie asks you, "Do you know how to wave your paws?" >wave paws You lift one paw in the trick that your dad taught you. Millie laughs delightedly. "You know how to wave!" she exclaims. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." Millie says, "Doggie, I just remembered - my mother told me to wait at the place I lost her if I ever couldn't find her! Maybe I should go back to the railway station, but I'm too scared to go out alone and I don't know where the station is." >l Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a radio, a peppermint candy wrapper, and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. The radio says, "Let's hear a few songs... playing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley." Millie smiles at you. >l Alleyway A dirty alleyway. Half of it is covered by a part of the neighbour's roof, though. You can see a radio, a peppermint candy wrapper, and Millie here. You can smell a familiar blue plastic and a faint scent of rotting food. The radio says, "In other news, the famous singer-songwriter who got a Grammy just broke up with her long-time boyfriend! Tune in in 5 minutes to hear more about the shocking scandal..." Millie stares off into the distance. >w You can only go east. The radio says, "The weather today will be cloudy with a chance of hamburgers." Millie smiles at you. >e Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. Millie's here. . >e East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. Millie appears beside you. . >e Railway station Ooh! This is a beautiful railway station! The floor has pretty tiles that make up a painting. There's a ticket office to one side, a small bench to another, and farther east are the turnstiles and the train. You can see a tall lady here. Millie's here. . Millie, seeing the tall lady in the railway station, leaps towards her. "Mommy!" she cries, hugging the legs of the tall lady. Oh! She's Millie's mom! Millie's mother looks at Millie in joy. "Did you remember to go back to the place where you were lost?" she asks Millie. Millie points at you and says, "It was this brave little doggy who took me here!" Millie's mother looks at you delightedly. Millie and her mother are both happy! "Well, we really should go back to our bomb shelter, Millie. Say bye to the doggy!" Millie says, "I don't need the ball anymore, doggie," and puts it in front of you and they leave. >save Ok. >take dog You can't see any such thing. > take balll You can't see any such thing. >take ball You're already carrying the peppermint candy! >drop candy Dropped. >take ball You carefully clamp the blue ball between your jaws. Now you have that! >w East of the bend The road goes east to the railway station from here and west back to the main road bend. >w Main road bend It's a bend to the east. South is the main road and west is a small alleyway, almost invisible. There are normally lots of people hurrying to the east to catch a train, but now there's nobody. >s Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >w The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. You don't think you're allowed inside though... Sweet Shoppe Many, many candies and sweet treats! The walls are decorated with paintings of candy and everything has been made to look like candy. This makes you want to try candy! The main road is east through the glass doors and the Sweet Storeroom is west, hidden behind a painted door. On the candy-shaped shelves are a white jar (in which are some milk candies), a pink jar (in which are some marshmallows), and a brown jar (in which are some chocolates). You can smell sweetness, sugar, milk, and cocoa. >e The bell above the door jangles as you push open the glass door with your paw. Main road This is the busy, bustling main road of the town! Or well - not so busy or bustling right now. East leads to the small newsstand, and west leads to the Sweet Shoppe. But both are abandoned. You can smell a faint sweetness and printed pages. >s T-Junction The main road is north from here, while the end of the main road is south. West leads back to the small street. This road seems familiar... but you remember that there were more humans! Where have they all gone? >e From here, you can go north, south, and west. >w Small street It's the end of a small street. There's a brick wall south and west, and north is the back door of the Sweet Shoppe. Wait - there's an outline in the brick wall south that looks like the outline of a door! That's probably the steel door that leads back into the small room. East leads back to the Main Street. You can see a steel key and the steel door here. You can smell a faint sweetness, sun-warmed brick, and cold steel. You hear muffled arguments coming from behind the steel door. Your mom says, "Should we call the police? We've searched for so long!" Your dad shushes her and says, "Don't worry, I'm sure Max'll come home eventually." >s (first opening the steel door) You push open the door with your paw. Small room A dark small room - not the bright yellow room that smells like home. This room smells of dust, like nobody has lived in it for a long time. A steel door is set into the north wall. But there's your dog bed here. And your family, your mom and your dad, are here sleeping on the human bed! You can also smell your family's human bed and a small table with a drawer crammed into the space between the bed and the wall. Oh, you're so glad to finally be back with your bright blue ball, back at home! Your mom looks at you and scoops you up into a hug, saying, "Thank goodness you're back, Max!" Your dad says, "We were so worried, Max. Oh, you've found your blue ball! Just in time for dinner." *** The End - you have found your blue ball, and even made it back home in time for dinner. *** Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the last command? > QUIT