Crossover with Zork

West of Old Lincoln School
You are standing in an alley west of a spooky abandoned school, with a boarded front door.

There is a small mailbox here.

>n

North of Old Lincoln School
You are facing the north side of a spooky abandoned school. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees.

>e
Behind Old Lincoln School
You are behind the spooky abandoned school. A path leads into Brookline Village to the east. In one corner of the spooky abandoned school there is a small window which is slightly ajar.

>open window
With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry.

>go in
Manderlay
You are in a barroom. A table seems to have been used recently for the consumption of alcohol. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. To the east is a small window which is open.
On the table is an upside-side illuminated crystal ball filled with feathers.

A bottle is sitting on the table.
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water

>take bottle
Taken.

>w
If you're going to go further, you need to put on your white mask.

>put on white mask

You are now wearing the white mask.

>w

Hotel Lobby
You are in the Hotel Lobby. There is a wooden doorway to the east, a small closet area to the west, which appears to have a book hanging by a thread blocking it, a dresser, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room.

Above the dresser hangs a straight razor.
A battery-powered flashlight is on the trophy case.

>take flashlight
Taken.

>move rug
With a great effort, the rug is moved to one side of the room, revealing the dusty cover of a closed trap door.

>open door

Which door do you mean, the wooden door or the trap door?

>trap
The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness.

>i
You are carrying:
A flashlight
A venetian mask
A playing card (a gift from Charlie)
A glass bottle
The glass bottle contains:
A quantity of water

>take straight razor

Taken.

>d
You have moved into a dark place.
The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by Mrs. Danvers.

Your straight razor is glowing with a faint blue glow.

>turn on flashlight
The flashlight is now on.

Replica Bar
You are in a replica of Manderlay, looking as if the bar had been neglected for several years. Some run-down musical instruments are on a stage. A narrow passageway leads north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable.

>n
Hecate's Boudoir

This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains mar the walls. For reasons you cannot fathom, there are open umbrellas lining the ceiling.
A witch, brandishing a playing card, blocks all passages out of the room.
Your straight razor has begun to glow very brightly.

The witch does an interpretive dance, pins you to the wall, and tries to transfer the playing card from his mouth to yours.

>kill witch with straight razor

You are pinned to the wall, so your attack is ineffective.
The witch is still trying to transfer the playing card to you.

>g
You break free and charge, but the witch jumps nimbly aside.


>g
The witch is staggered, and drops to his knees.
The witch does another interpretive dance, this time to a Peggy Lee song.

>g
The fatal blow strikes the witch square in the heart: He dies.

Almost as soon as the witch breathes his last breath, a cloud of sinister black fog envelops him, and when the fog lifts, the carcass has disappeared. Also, whenever any of the actors die in this game, they just wander around like ghosts for a while anyway. You accomplished nothing. NOTHING.

Your straight razor is no longer glowing.

>remove mask
A steward tells you not to do that.

>jump
Are you enjoying yourself?

>jump
Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!!

>jump
Very good. Now you can go to the second grade.

>look at me
That’s difficult unless your eyes are prehensile.

>quit
Your score is 37 (total of 350 points), in 26 moves.

This gives you the rank of A.R.T. Subscriber.


Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative):
>
Ok. Maybe you'll enjoy our "Paradise Lost" game more. It's a much more conventional theatrical staging. There are even seats.