:DESCRIPTION
/IFS8=0
`7“GOOD GOD!” you sputter as you come face to face with a horrible tentacled
 squid beast with three protruding eyes. Its suction cupped arms are spread
 wide to prevent passage further down the hall to the north. It's also
 blocking doorways to the east and west. You blink several times but the
 strange vision doesn't vanish. Its large, gaping mouth is open wide and its
 thick tongue is wiggling at you. The thing almost looks... happy! Behind the
 beast you can see the amber walls of this section of the employee
 hallway.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=1
    `7This section of the employee hallway is bathed in a dull amber glow from
    domed lights that line the ceiling. A doorway to the west
    /IFS19<2
       (closed)
    /ENDS19
    /IFS19=2
        (open)
    /ENDS19
    leads to the laboratory. Doorways east and at the end of this hall to the
    north lead to other hallways. The main employee hallway is to the south.
/ENDS8

:BLOCKED
`2The squid monster is blocking your way in all directions but south.

:POURSALT
`2You splash the horrible (but happy) squid monster with some salt. Its
expression turns to what might be mortal horror. “Oooh, I'm melting....
melting!” it cackles. You watch as it shrinks away into nothing more than
a puddle of ooze. Even that evaporates before your eyes. The hallway is
now clear. You have vanquished the horrible squid.

:OPEN1
`2You twist the knob on the laboratory door and it opens to the west.

:NOUNLOCK1
`2The laboratory door to the west is already unlocked.

:UNLOCK1
`2You slide the key into the keyhole and twist the lock. A click confirms that
you have unlocked it.

:NOGOW
`2The door to the west isn't open.

:NOPT1
`2The squid won't let you near that door.

:SUPPORT
look x SQUID x x LOOKSQ
talk x SQUID x x TALKSQ
kill x SQUID x x KILLSQ1
|HUG x SQUID x x HUGSQ
inject x SQUID x NEEDLE KILLSQ2
give x SQUID x x NOGIVE

:NOGIVE
`2The squid beast has no use for that.

:LOOKSQ
/IFS8<>0
    `2The squid monster isn't here anymore.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=0
    `2It's a horrible happy squid monster. It has slimy green skin, tentacles
    with suction cups, and three eyes that protrude above its head. Its thick,
    slimy tongue wiggles out of its gaping mouth of jagged teeth. It has
    positioned itself at the south end of the hall to block your path.
/ENDS8

:TALKSQ
/IFS8<>0
    `2The squid monster isn't here anymore.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=0
    `2Your voice, from the squid's perspective, is just silly mammal squeaking.
    That's what you assume, anyway, when the squid fails to reply.
/ENDS8

:KILLSQ1
/IFS8<>0
    `2The squid monster isn't here anymore.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=0
    `2That seems like a reasonable idea, but how?
/ENDS8

:KILLSQ2
/IFS8<>0
    `2The squid monster isn't here anymore.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=0
    `2The sedative was designed for humans and would most likely have no
    effect on the squid.
/ENDS8

:HUGSQ
/IFS8<>0
    `2The squid monster isn't here anymore.
/ENDS8
/IFS8=0
    `2The horrible creature hugs you back.
/ENDS8

:END