Welcome to Adventure!! Would you like instructions? > n You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of the building and down a gully. > seed 1635997320 Seed set to 1635997320 You're in front of building. > in You are inside a building, a well house for a large spring. There are some keys on the ground here. There is a shiny brass lamp nearby. There is food here. There is a bottle of water here. > take lamp OK > xyzzy >>Foof!<< It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit. > take rod OK > e You are crawling over cobbles in a low passage. There is a dim light at the east end of the passage. There is a small wicker cage discarded nearby. > take cage OK > w It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit. > on Your lamp is now on. You are in a debris room filled with stuff washed in from the surface. A low wide passage with cobbles becomes plugged with mud and debris here, but an awkward canyon leads upward and west. In the mud someone has scrawled, "MAGIC WORD XYZZY". > w You are in an awkward sloping east/west canyon. > w You are in a splendid chamber thirty feet high. The walls are frozen rivers of orange stone. An awkward canyon and a good passage exit from east and west sides of the chamber. A cheerful little bird is sitting here singing. > drop rod OK > take bird OK > take rod OK > w At your feet is a small pit breathing traces of white mist. An east passage ends here except for a small crack leading on. Rough stone steps lead down the pit. > free bird OK > wave rod The bird flies about agitatedly for a moment, then disappears through the crack. It reappears shortly, carrying in its beak a jade necklace, which it drops at your feet. > drop rod OK > take bird OK > take jade OK > e You're in bird chamber. > e You are in an awkward sloping east/west canyon. > e You're in debris room. > off Your lamp is now off. It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit. > xyzzy >>Foof!<< You're inside building. There are some keys on the ground here. There is food here. There is a bottle of water here. > drop jade OK > xyzzy >>Foof!<< It is now pitch dark. If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit. > on Your lamp is now on. You're in debris room. > w You are in an awkward sloping east/west canyon. > w You're in bird chamber. > w You're at top of small pit. A three foot black rod with a rusty star on an end lies nearby. Rough stone steps lead down the pit. > take rod OK > d You are at one end of a vast hall stretching forward out of sight to the west. There are openings to either side. Nearby, a wide stone staircase leads downward. The hall is filled with wisps of white mist swaying to and fro almost as if alive. A cold wind blows up the staircase. There is a passage at the top of a dome behind you. Rough stone steps lead up the dome. > w You are on the east bank of a fissure slicing clear across the hall. The mist is quite thick here, and the fissure is too wide to jump. > wave rod The bird flies agitatedly about the cage. A crystal bridge now spans the fissure. > drop rod OK > e You're in Hall of Mists. Rough stone steps lead up the dome. > n You are in the Hall of the Mountain King, with passages off in all directions. A huge green fierce snake bars the way! > free bird The little bird attacks the green snake, and in an astounding flurry drives the snake away. > take bird OK > s You are in the south side chamber. There is precious jewelry here! > take jewelry OK > n You're in Hall of Mt King. > sw You are in a secret canyon which here runs e/w. It crosses over a very tight canyon 15 feet below. If you go down you may not be able to get back up. > w You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east. A huge green fierce dragon bars the way! The dragon is sprawled out on a persian rug!! > drop bird The little bird attacks the green dragon, and in an astounding flurry gets burnt to a cinder. The ashes blow away. > extinguish dragon It is beyond your power to do that. > kill dragon With what? Your bare hands? > Please answer the question. > n The dragon looks rather nasty. You'd best not try to get by. You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east. A huge green fierce dragon bars the way! The dragon is sprawled out on a persian rug!! > kill dragon With what? Your bare hands? > y Congratulations! You have just vanquished a dragon with your bare hands! (Unbelievable, isn't it?) You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east. There is a persian rug spread out on the floor! The blood-specked body of a huge green dead dragon lies to one side. > kill dragon For crying out loud, the poor thing is already dead! You scored 77 out of a possible 430, using 50 turns. Your score qualifies you as a novice class adventurer. To achieve the next higher rating, you need 44 more points.