This small chamber appears to have been part of a coal mine. To the west and south are passages, and a steep metal slide twists downward.
> go west
Slide room
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Winding passage
This is a crooked corridor from the north, with forks to the southwest and south.
> go north
Drafty cave
This is a tiny cave with entrances west and north, and a dark, forbidding staircase leading down.
> go north
Twisting passage
This is a crooked corridor from the north, with forks to the southwest and south.
> go north
> go west
> go south
> go up
> put the skull and the emerald in the trophy case
crystal skull: Done.
large emerald: Done.
> go east
> open the sack
Opening the brown sack reveals a clove of garlic, and a lunch.
> take the garlic
Taken.
> go west
> go down
> go northeast
> go north
> go north
Mirror room
You are in a square room with tall ceilings. A huge mirror fills the south wall. There are exits east and northeast.
> look in the mirror
An ugly person stares back at you.
> go northeast
Hades
You have entered the Land of the Living Dead. Thousands of lost souls can be heard weeping and moaning. In a corner are the remains of previous adventurers less fortunate than yourself. A passage exits to the north.
Lying in one corner is a beautifully carved crystal skull. It appears to be grinning at you rather nastily.
> blow out the candles then drop the bell and the book
The flame is extinguished.
brass bell: Dropped.
black book: Dropped.
> take the skull
Taken.
> go north
> go up
> go west
Entrance to Hades
You are outside a large gate inscribed, “Abandon all hope ye who enter here!” The gate is open; beyond you can see a desolation, with a pile of mangled bodies in one corner. Thousands of voices, lamenting some hideous fate, can be heard. The gate is barred by evil spirits, who jeer at your attempts to pass.
> go south
The spirits block you from passing through the gate.
> attack the gate with the screwdriver
The gate is protected by an invisible force. It makes your teeth ache to touch it.
> ring the bell
A deep peal issues from the bell. The wraiths stop jeering and an expression of long-forgotten terror takes shape on their ashen faces. In your confusion, the candles drop to the ground (and they are out).
> take the candles
Taken.
> light a match
One of the matches starts to burn.
> light the candles with the match and read the book
The candles are now lit.
The flames flicker wildly and the earth trembles beneath your feet. The spirits cower at your unearthly power.
The match has gone out.
The prayer revererates in a deafening confusion. As the last word fades, a heart-stopping scream fills the cavern, and the spirits, sensing a greater power, flee through the walls.
> go south
Windy cave
This is a tiny cave with entrances west and north, and a dark, forbidding staircase leading down.
> wait
Time passes…
A gust of wind blows out your candles!
> go down
White Cliffs Beach
…in the magic boat
You are on a narrow strip of beach between the White Cliffs and the Frigid River. A tiny passage leads west into the cliff.
> get out of the boat
You are on your own feet again.
> open the buoy
Opening the buoy reveals a large emerald.
> take the emerald and drop the buoy
Taken.
Dropped.
> go west
Round room
> go southeast
Dome room
> go southeast
Temple
There is a brass bell here.
> take the bell
Taken.
> go south
Altar
On the two ends of the altar are burning candles.
On the altar is a large black book, open to page 569.
> take the candles and the book
pair of candles: Taken.
black book: Taken.
> go down
Frigid River, in the magic boat
You are on the Frigid River just below the dam. The river flows quietly here. There is a landing on the west shore.
> wait
Time passes…
The current carries you downstream.
The river descends here into a valley. The are no landings on either shore. In the distance a faint rumbling can be heard.
> wait
Time passes…
The current carries you downstream.
The sound of rushing water is nearly unbearable here. On both the east and west shores there are beaches.
There is a red buoy here (probably a warning).
> take the buoy
As you take the buoy, you notice something odd about the feel of it.
> go west
The magic boat comes to rest on the shore. Continue reading
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