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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:57 pm
by Charles510
>type "open door
The hold of the Vogon ship is virtually undamaged by the explosion of the glass case. You, however, are blasted into tiny bits and smeared all over the room. Several cleaning robots fly in and wipe you neatly off the walls.

**** You have died ****


We are about to give you your score. Put on your peril-sensitive sunglasses now. (Hit RETURN or ENTER when ready.) >'

Your score is 33 of a possible 400, in 56 turns.

Would you like to start over, restore a saved position, or end this session of the game?
(Type RESTART, RESTORE, or QUIT): >

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:13 pm
by Iconeum
wtf

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:14 pm
by Iconeum
Load CheeryDog

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:16 pm
by Iconeum
flip switch

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:17 pm
by Charles510
Ok.

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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:18 pm
by Charles510
>flip switch
A recording plays: "Ai lquiwrol ml mo td tollz zd t oquikwagryfluulpa bthae hoshork oerll ms girbfluvupfudp ww co t or go su ni swrohuvo tkonz zimb otoyd to tvupeftulpcavquii scav."

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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:40 pm
by Iconeum
examine room

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:42 pm
by Charles510
>examine room
Vogon Hold
This is a squalid room filled with grubby mattresses, unwashed cups, and unidentifiable bits of smelly alien underwear. A door lies to port, and an airlock lies to starboard.
Ford Prefect is here.
Along one wall is a tall dispensing machine.
In the corner is a glass case with a switch and a keyboard.
It looks like the glass case contains:
an atomic vector plotter

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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:03 pm
by Iconeum
examine dispensing machine

examine glass case

examine vector plotter

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:37 am
by Charles510
>examine dispensing machine
The dispenser is tall, has a button at around eye-level, and says "Babel Fish" in large letters. Anything dispensed would probably come out the slot at around knee-level. It bears a small label which reads "Another fine product of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation."

Ford yawns. "Matter transference always tires me out. I'm going to take a nap." He places something on top of his satchel. "If you have any questions, here's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (Footnote 14). Ford lowers his voice to a whisper. "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you'll never be able to finish the game without consulting the Guide about lots of stuff." As he curls up in a corner and begins snoring, you pick up The Hitchhiker's Guide.

>examine glass case
The glass case is closed. Attached to it are a keyboard and a switch.

>examine vector plotter
The atomic vector plotter has a small receptacle and a long, dangly bit. It bears a small label which reads "Another fine product of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation."

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:08 am
by Gamma Emerald
>Move the vector plotter in front of the dispensing machine
>Press dispenser button.

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:12 am
by Charles510
>Move the vector plotter in front of the dispensing machine
That sentence isn't one I recognise.

>press dispenser button
A single babel fish shoots out of the slot. It sails across the room and through a small hole in the wall, just under a metal hook.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:22 am
by Gamma Emerald
>VERBOSE

I think we need thia

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:39 am
by Charles510
>verbose
Maximum verbosity.

Vogon Hold
This is a squalid room filled with grubby mattresses, unwashed cups, and unidentifiable bits of smelly alien underwear. A door lies to port, and an airlock lies to starboard.
There is a satchel here.
Ford is in the corner, snoring loudly.
Along one wall is a tall dispensing machine.
In the corner is a glass case with a switch and a keyboard.
It looks like the glass case contains:
an atomic vector plotter

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:42 am
by Gamma Emerald
Look at the Guide for information. about the dispensing machine

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:08 am
by Charles510
>consult guide on dispensing machine
The Guide checks through its Sub-Etha-Net database and eventually comes up with the following entry:

That is one of the Great Unanswered Questions. For a list of the others, consult the Guide.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:35 pm
by Iconeum
consult guide, babel fish

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:01 pm
by Charles510
>consult guide on babel fish
The Guide checks through its Sub-Etha-Net database and eventually comes up with the following entry:

A mind-bogglingly improbable creature. A babel fish, when placed in one's ear, allows one to understand any language.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:08 pm
by Iconeum
examine satchel

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:10 pm
by Charles510
>examine satchel
The satchel, which is closed, is fairly bulky.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:17 pm
by Iconeum
open satchel

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:19 pm
by Charles510
>open satchel
You can't. It's not yours. It's Ford's and it's private.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:21 pm
by Iconeum
place satchel in front of hole

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:22 pm
by Charles510
>place satchel in front of hole
That's easy for you to say since you don't even have the satchel.

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:23 pm
by Iconeum
get satchel

place satchel in front of hole