Sorry.Sorry.You can't lock that!You can't lock 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?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!Oh right.The $2 doesn't wanna see that.Ai-ai-ai! Kinda mature content we're dealing with now, ey? Ey?Ai-ai-ai! Kinda mature content we're dealing with now, ey? Ey?Ai-ai-ai! Kinda mature content we're dealing with now, ey? Ey?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.You pause to examine the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pThis is one of those $os.Sorry.You pause to examine the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pI thoroughly sympathize.I'd keep running if I were you.You pause to take your inventory, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pYou can't lock that!I don't see what you want me to lock.It's already locked.You can't unlock that!I don't see what you want me to unlock.It's already unlocked.You pause to look around, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pChickenshit.Okee-dokee.$n...You don't need to run right now!Enter the fortress while there's time!Time passes...You halt to wait, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pShut.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!It's kinda fastened down.You've already got that.You pause to pick up the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pDropped.You haven't got that.You pause to drop the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pYou can't throw it far; the $1 ends up on the ground.You haven't got that!You pause to toss the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pThe $1 bounces harmlessly off the $2 and ends up on the ground.You haven't got that!You're carrying them both!You pause to toss the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pCan't do it. Won't letcha.You pause to touch the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pCan't do it. Won't letcha.You pause to touch the $2 with the $1, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pYou 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.You pause to show the $1 to $2, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pYou can't get any purchase on the tree, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pClimb the $o? WHAT are you talking about?What tree?...You aren't running!You speed up. Hopefully you've bought yourself some time.$nYou speed up. Hopefully you've bought yourself some time.$nYou speed up. Hopefully you've bought yourself some time.$nAhem ... you aren't running anymore.You pause to catch your breath, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pBut you're not running anymore!You pause to catch your breath, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pBut you're not running anymore!Fat chance!I'd snicker, if a computer program could snicker.Would you say that if your mother were around?Little hungry? Little hungry? Well forget it ... THEY'RE AFTER YOU!I know you wanna see what they look like, but you just don't have time! Keep running!$nEnter the $o? WHAT are you talking about?That's about as much as you can carry. Get rid of something.inventoryYou're carryingYou've got exactly zip.fortressEnter the $o? WHAT are you talking about?iron doorAs soon as you close the door a furious pounding begins outside. Dents begin to appear in the metal, then real protrusions ... the gate begins to look like tapioca. It did seem strong, but I guess you've only got a couple turns!You bar the door for extra security. Lot of good it'll do ... that pounding is getting fiercer and the thick gate is actually quivering with the shocks.ditchYou trip trying to jump into the ditch, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$ptall smooth treereliquaryhatIt's a hat! Let's give some thought to our plight, please. It's unlikely in the extreme that you'll get out of this alive. In fact, if you get out of this alive, I'll ...$nThis ain't no costume ball! Didn't I tell you ... THEY'RE AFTER YOU!As you gulp down the final shards of the battered hat, the pounding on the gates ceases, you're surrounded by a momentous hush, and you think to yourself, "What an idiotic game THAT was!" ... but you don't say it. You're still too out of breath.$pYou pause to eat the $o, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pClose the door first, you idiot!Lock the door so they can't get in!placid streamThe stream is too placid to carry you very far very fast, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$p...boulderThe $o provides shelter for an instant, but you aren't far enough ahead, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pshadowThe $o provides shelter for an instant, but you aren't far enough ahead, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$psandThe $o provides shelter for an instant, but you aren't far enough ahead, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pYou're runningIn?In?Mighty FortressThe echoes of your presence swell upward to a ceiling you can't even see, and the confines of the fortress stretch behind you into darkness. You're just behind the incredibly strong iron gate, which can be closed and barred, it looks like.You peek out the door ... all's quiet ... then stick a foot out ... nothing interferes ... then emerge into the light, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pNowhereMeThat's you, all right.Do you always pick the most boring person in the room to talk to?ThemThe world hurtles by. You barely notice a ditch running parallel to your path.The ditch bends away out of sight. You're approaching a tall smooth tree.The tree falls behind. On the ground in front of you is a lavishly-bejewelled reliquary of venerable antiquity.You pass the reliquary by. A battered old hat is flipping by in the wind.You scoop up the hat. A placid stream flows perpendicular to your path.A placid stream flows perpendicular to your path.You vault over the stream and are now loping through an area of boulders strewn on shadowy sand as far as the eye can see.Before you is a mighty fortress. Its gates stand invitingly open.You couldn't think of any way to stop them ... duh! ... so they COME THROUGH THE (OPEN AND UNLOCKED) DOOR and ... well, it's over.$pFinally (and too soon) the gate bursts inward in a spray of shrapnel, and ... shudder ... THEY CATCH UP WITH YOU!$pHuh?I don't understand.I don't know what you mean by 'all'.I don't know what you mean by 'it'.I don't know what you mean by 'them'.You can't refer to multiple objects with '$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.Just keep running!You'd get lost.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$$, and here.is here.Thecontains, and $$.Theis empty.You have scoredpoints out ofI don't know that word.(again)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 ? aYeeow! Run along now, and keep running if you know what's good for you, because$pTHEY'RE AFTER YOU!$n(c) 1999 by Bob Reeves$p