Start of a transcript of JIGSAW An Interactive History Copyright (c) 1995 by Graham Nelson Release 3 / Serial number 951129 / Inform v1600 Library 6/1 Standard interpreter 1.1 Interpreter 1 Version C / Library serial number 951024 >enter chair Navigator's Alcove A little alcove in the crew cabin, cowled and windowless: where you sit, resting your arms on the chart table. The charts have been hurriedly torn away, leaving only a rough edge with most of the word "SECRET" on it. The radio receiver is off. Above is a three-figure car milometer type number on a readout: currently 001. >turn on radio Click! The radio blares out static on channel 1. >set radio to 2 You tune the radio. The radio blares out quick, bored Slavonic voices on channel 2. >get What do you want to get? >look Navigator's Alcove A little alcove in the crew cabin, cowled and windowless: where you sit, resting your arms on the chart table. The charts have been hurriedly torn away, leaving only a rough edge with most of the word "SECRET" on it. The radio is on. Above is a three-figure car milometer type number on a readout: currently 160. >undo Navigator's Alcove [Previous turn undone.] >out Ghost Plane The pilot cabin of a B-29 Superfortress, deserted! A frantic glance round - the hatchway below, the crawlway southwest, the navigator's chair - gives no indication of what happened to the crew, ten men at least. The plane is ploughing through patchy cloud. The instrument panel is packed with dials and gauges. The control column faces you, with a throttle beside it. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push throttle in You can't see any such thing. >push throttle It won't move - the autopilot's controlling your speed. >push aut/p Clunk! >push throttle You push the throttle in a notch. >push throttle You push the throttle in a notch. >pull stick back You can't see any such thing. >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. >push stick (the control column left) The plane bears left. >pull throttle You pull the throttle out a notch. >pull throttle You pull the throttle out a notch. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >pull throttle You pull the throttle out a notch. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane is ploughing through patchy cloud. >d Nose Turret A cramped, but at least still pressurized, glass cage projecting out of the hull of the B-29. You feel exposed, to put it mildly. The hatchway leads back up. The plane is ploughing through thick cloud. Taped up out of the way, a good-luck charm, is a pinup of Deanna Durbin. The plane shudders and chokes. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >u Ghost Plane The pilot cabin of a B-29 Superfortress, deserted! A frantic glance round - the hatchway below, the crawlway southwest, the navigator's chair - gives no indication of what happened to the crew, ten men at least. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. The instrument panel is packed with dials and gauges. The control column faces you, with a throttle beside it. The FUEL LOW lamp is on. The AIRFLOW lamp is on. The plane shudders and chokes. >enter chair Navigator's Alcove A little alcove in the crew cabin, cowled and windowless: where you sit, resting your arms on the chart table. The charts have been hurriedly torn away, leaving only a rough edge with most of the word "SECRET" on it. The radio is on. Above is a three-figure car milometer type number on a readout: currently 160. The plane shudders and chokes. >out Ghost Plane The pilot cabin of a B-29 Superfortress, deserted! A frantic glance round - the hatchway below, the crawlway southwest, the navigator's chair - gives no indication of what happened to the crew, ten men at least. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. The instrument panel is packed with dials and gauges. The control column faces you, with a throttle beside it. The FUEL LOW lamp is on. The AIRFLOW lamp is on. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. >push column right The plane bears right. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, scrapes across the wave-tops, ditching into the ocean. But B-29s were never designed to float, and you drown almost at once. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1606 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > /undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >enter chair Navigator's Alcove A little alcove in the crew cabin, cowled and windowless: where you sit, resting your arms on the chart table. The charts have been hurriedly torn away, leaving only a rough edge with most of the word "SECRET" on it. The radio is on. Above is a three-figure car milometer type number on a readout: currently 160. The plane shudders and chokes. >listen The radio blares out quick, bored Slavonic voices on channel 2. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, scrapes across the wave-tops, ditching into the ocean. But B-29s were never designed to float, and you drown almost at once. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1606 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restore Ok. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1634 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > restore Ok. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. > I beg your pardon? >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. 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The plane shudders and chokes. >restore Ok. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >push stick right (the control column right) The plane bears right. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock chimes once. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock chimes insistently. The plane shudders and chokes. >turn off clock The latch on the clock is now off. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock makes a rustle-click. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1679 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >restore Ok. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >push stick left (the control column left) The plane bears left. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane goes into a sudden, catastrophic spin, losing all purchase on the sky, plunging to earth in a sickening free-fall... The end is mercifully quick. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1674 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. >push stick forward (the control column forward) You feel the plane sink as you push the column forward. The plane shudders and chokes. Below the plane is a vast expanse of black, choppy ocean, with waves like shifting skyscrapers. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock chimes once. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock chimes insistently. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. The plane shudders and chokes. >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock makes a rustle-click. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1679 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > /undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. The plane shudders and chokes. >z Time passes. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock makes a rustle-click. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1679 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock makes a rustle-click. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1679 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? > /undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >/undo Ghost Plane [Previous turn undone.] >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. The plane shudders and chokes. >pull stick (the control column) You feel the plane rise as you pull the column back. From inside the rucksack, the ormolu clock makes a rustle-click. The plane shudders and chokes. The plane, flying far too low, smashes onto the iron-hard waves, where it explodes in a great oily fireball. *** You have died *** In that game you scored 74 out of a possible 100, in 1679 turns, giving you the rank of Expert Joiner. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score for that game or QUIT? >