Ideally, the reader should explore "Buried In Shoes" at her or his own pace. However, the following list of commands details one way to reach the ending and see some of the story's optional content: go out search shoes x shoes x slab enter slab sleep go west sleep open wardrobe go south go east open cabinet take pills go west go south look under bed take photograph x photograph go north go down ask father about photograph ask father about pills go north go south x sun go west yes