Standing by the temple’s altar, you can see a small hole in the floor which leads into darkness. The rest of the temple is north of here.
On the two ends of the altar are burning candles.
On the altar is a large black book, open to page 569.
> go down
You haven’t a prayer of getting the coffin down there.
> pray
This looks like an Egyptian tomb. A stair ascends to the west. The solid-gold coffin used for the burial of Ramses II is here.
> take the coffin
Your load is too heavy.
> drop the sword
Dropped.
> take the coffin
Taken.
> go west
> go south
This is a large domed temple. A piece of rope descends from the railing of the dome, about 20 feet above, ending some five feet above your head. On the east wall is an ancient inscription, probably a prayer in a long-forgotten language. Below the prayer, a stair leads down. The temple’s altar is to the south. In the center of the room sits a white marble pedestal.
There is a brass bell here.
Sitting on the pedestal is a flaming torch, made of ivory.
> turn off the brass lantern
The brass lantern is now off.
> take the torch
Taken.
> read the inscription
The prayer is a philippic against small insects, absent-mindedness, and the picking up and dropping of small objects. All evidence indicates that the beliefs of the ancient Zorkers were obscure.
> go east
You are at the periphery of a large dome, which forms the ceiling of another room below. A wooden railing protects you from a precipitous drop.
> tie the rope to the railing
The rope drops over the side and comes within ten feet of the floor.
> climb down
This is a circular room with passages in all directions. Several have unfortunately been blocked by cave-ins.
> go southeast
This is a small room with passages to the east, northeast and south, and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls. A troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room.
> kill the troll with the elvish sword
The troll is struck on the arm; blood begins to trickle down.
The axe crashes against the rock, throwing sparks!
> again
The fatal blow strikes the troll square in the heart: he dies. As the troll breathes his last breath, a cloud of sinister black fog envelops him; when it lifts, the carcass is gone.
> go east
You are in a dark, damp cellar with narrow passageways to the north and east. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.
> go north
You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
> what is a grue
The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light.
> light the lantern
The brass lantern is now on.
This is the attic. The only exit is the stairway down. A large coil of rope is lying in the corner. There is a nasty knife here.
> take the rope
Taken.
> go down
> go west
> go down
The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it. Continue reading
The living room opens to the east. To the west is a wooden door, above which is strange gothic lettering. The door is nailed shut. There is a trophy case here, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room. A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case. Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity.
> open the trophy case
Opened.
> put the egg in the trophy case
Done.
> read the strange lettering
The engravings translate to “This space intentionally left blank.”
> move the rug
You drag the rug to one side of the room, revealing a closed trap door.
> open the trap door
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.
> take the lamp and the sword
brass lantern: Taken.
sword: Taken.
> go east
> go up
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table has recently been used for the preparation of food. A passage leads west and a dark staircase leads upward. A chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.
A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water
On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers.
> go down the chimney
Only Santa Claus climbs down chimneys.
> go west
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