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 1495774850 Seed set to 1495774850 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 > out You're in front of building. > s You are in a valley in the forest beside a stream tumbling along a rocky bed. > stream Upstream or downstream? You're in valley. > s At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock. > s You are in a 20-foot depression floored with bare dirt. Set into the dirt is a strong steel grate mounted in concrete. A dry streambed leads into the depression. The grate is locked. > open grate You have no keys! > open grate You have no keys! > open grate You have no keys! Are you trying to get into the cave? > y I am prepared to give you a hint, but it will cost you 2 points. Do you want the hint? > y The grate is very solid and has a hardened steel lock. You cannot enter without a key, and there are no keys nearby. I would recommend looking elsewhere for the keys. You scored 30 out of a possible 430, using 10 turns. You are obviously a rank amateur. Better luck next time. To achieve the next higher rating, you need 16 more points.