Sorry.Sorry.You can't open people.You can't open that!You can't open anything with that.You can't close people.You can't close that.You can't close anything with that.Certainly not.Certainly not.You can't use one of those $2s to push anything.If you'd like to know where you can put that ...If you'd like to know where you can put that ...You can't put anything in one of those $2s.No.How do you know exactly where the $2 is?No.What if the $2 turns around suddenly?You can't put that.Don't go putting things on $2s!No.Without the $2 noticing?You can't read that.On second thought, don't.On second thought, don't.On second thought, don't.No go, no throw.No go, no throw.I wouldn't if I were you. I'm not, but I wouldn't anyway. Neither would you, if you were me. You're not, but you won't.There's another turn down the drain.I wouldn't if I were you. I'm not, but I wouldn't anyway. Neither would you, if you were me. You're not, but you won't.C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon, touch me, babe!C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon, touch me, babe!You can't use one of those $2s to touch anything.Look in the $o? You need a tune-up!Search the $o? You need a tune-up!Oh right.The $2 doesn't wanna see that.Oh right.Do not forget the double quotes!Hardly.Owee!Owee!Verbose mode is now on.Brief mode is now on. Location descriptions will only be shown the first time you visit.This is one of those $os.Sorry.This is one of those $os.Sorry.Maybe you're not sure how to look for something. Try >FIND [that thing] or >SEARCH FOR [that thing].$pIf you don't know what you're looking for, and you're, oh I dunno, surrounded by grass?, try >LOOK IN THE GRASS or >SEARCH THE GRASS.$pMaybe you're wondering how to talk to a character. >SAY "[something]" TO [character] ought to do it.$pHmm ... everything else seems pretty self-explanatory.Good idea considering your circumstances.$pChickenshit.Okee-dokee.$nTime passes...Opened.You can't open that!It's already open.You just can't open the $1 with the $2.You don't have the $2.Shut.That can't be closed.It isn't open!You just can't close the $1 with the $2.You don't have the $2.No.No.Dropped.You haven't got that.Consider it put.You haven't got the $1!Now that would be a good trick!Naaah. I'd rather just put it down here.You haven't got the $1!You're carrying them both!There's nothing written on the $1.You got it.It's kinda fastened down.You've already got that.You got it.It's kinda fastened down.You've already got that.Dropped.You haven't got that.You can't throw it far; the $1 ends up on the ground.You haven't got that!The $1 bounces harmlessly off the $2 and ends up on the ground.You haven't got that!You're carrying them both!It feels like one of those $os.Can't do it. Won't letcha.Can't do it. Won't letcha.You can't move anything in this game. Don't ask me why. OKAY?Nothing hidden anywhere. Do you believe me? Smart of you.Nothing hidden anywhere. Do you believe me? Smart of you.You can't move anything in this game. Don't ask me why. OKAY?The $2 isn't watching.There's no grass to search in.The $2 isn't listening.How'd you like it if somebody did that to you?That's about as much as you can carry. Get rid of something.inventoryYou're carryingYou've got exactly zip.grass_stuffmismatched shoeThe whole reason you're carrying it is that you can't find the other one! So, no!toy trucksilk-lined walletYou'd develop a bad habit of thinking you could put stuff IN your wallet.Help me out here and say that another way, all-righty?Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.pair of diceThis is one of those pairs of dice.That's what you've been doing all along, ain't it?Clickety-clack!clarinetWell, if you can handle it, I can.This time the scarecrow has decided you're just an uncouth lowlife, and looks away.The scarecrow looks at you with a look one would use on someone who's just broken wind at a High Mass.rusty keyIt doesn't fit anything and never has. By the way, did you notice that I don't understand the verb "unlock?"stuff_storagegrassThis is the grass kind of grass, not whatever other kind of grass you might've been thinking of (nudge nudge, wink wink).hid1hid2deep hole, leading who knows where?It's way too small for the likes of you.hid3hid4hid5hid6hid7hid8hid9hid10hid11hid12hid13hid14hid15turnipsThey look like turnips, all right.The scarecrow wouldn't let you; plus, you don't care for turnips.strawIt looks easy to grab.Puffs of straw fill your eyes and blind you. When you can see again, the scarecrow is gone.flag1Endless GrassesAnd here you are again. Next time, don't assume you even WANT to find the center of a maze! Oh okay, I guess you should get a couple points ...$pThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!All you discover by searching the grass is a deep hole, leading who knows where?The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.The $1 disappears down the hole.Consider it put.What hole?Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Endless GrassesThe tall grass extends as far as you can see, rippling slightly in the wind.You recover the $o from the grass.You're carrying it!You look and look, but it doesn't seem to be around here.The $o disappears in the grass.Empty as the vacuum between the stars of space.Plowed FieldRows of turnips sprout happily beneath a brooding scarecrow who seems to regard you wisely.NowhereMeThat's you, all right.Do you always pick the most boring person in the room to talk to?The ScarecrowHe's supposed to scare the crows.$pThat's it.$pNifty maze, huh?The scarecrow doesn't seem inclined to converse further.He feels like a sack of straw.$pThe wind turns the grass north.$pThe wind turns the grass northwest.$pThe wind turns the grass east.$pThe wind turns the grass southwest.$pThe wind turns the grass down.$pThe wind turns the grass north.$pThe wind turns the grass southwest.$pThe wind turns the grass south.$pThe wind turns the grass west.$pThe wind turns the grass southeast.$pThe wind turns the grass east.$pThe wind is still turning the grass east.$pThe wind is still turning the grass east.$pThe wind turns the grass west.$pThe wind is still for the moment.WindPleasant, but it seems thoroughly random at the moment.Pleasant, and you believe it's telling you something.The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind.$pThe scarecrow says "So you got here. Big deal. Now, can you find where you started again? Sure you can?" He seems to smirk.Huh?I don't understand.I don't know what you mean by 'all'.I don't know what you mean by 'it'.I don't know what you mean by 'them'.You can't refer to multiple objects with '$v'.I can't guess what you want to $v.You must supply a noun.You must give an object after 'but'.You can only use 'but' after 'all'.That doesn't leave much to $v!I don't know which $1 you mean.I can't see any $1 here.The grasses are too thick that way.I wouldn't if I were you. I'm not, but I wouldn't anyway. Neither would you, if you were me. You're not, but you won't.You can't $v the $1.There is nothing here that you can $v.There is$$, and here.is here.Thecontains, and $$.Thehas nothing in it.You have scoredpoints out ofI don't know that word.Enter file name to save inThat file already exists, overwrite (RETURN confirms) ? Sorry, save failed.Sorry, could not open that save file.Sorry, the save file was created by a different version.Sorry, the save file did not contain a save for this adventure.Enter file name to restore fromAre you sure (RETURN confirms) ? Do you want to RESTART, RESTORE or QUIT ? aWhen you spotted this prairie of shoulder-high grass you knew what it was, and you were ready for it. You've done this sort of thing before, so you went home and picked up everything you could carry, especially things you didn't consider good for anything else.$pMAZEMAPPER$n(c) 1999 by Bob Reeves$p