[9] | 1 | #1
|
---|
| 2 | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
|
---|
| 3 | Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of the building and
|
---|
| 4 | down a gully.
|
---|
| 5 | #2
|
---|
| 6 | You have walked up a hill, still in the forest. The road slopes back
|
---|
| 7 | down the other side of the hill. There is a building in the distance.
|
---|
| 8 | #3
|
---|
| 9 | You are inside a building, a well house for a large spring. Off
|
---|
| 10 | to one side is a small pantry.
|
---|
| 11 | #4
|
---|
| 12 | You are in a valley in the forest beside a stream tumbling along a
|
---|
| 13 | rocky bed.
|
---|
| 14 | #5
|
---|
| 15 | You are in open forest, with a deep valley to one side. Not far
|
---|
| 16 | is a large billboard.
|
---|
| 17 | #6
|
---|
| 18 | You are in open forest near both a valley and a road.
|
---|
| 19 | #7
|
---|
| 20 | At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit
|
---|
| 21 | in the rock. Downstream the stream bed is bare rock.
|
---|
| 22 | #8
|
---|
| 23 | You are in a 20-foot depression floored with bare dirt. Set into the
|
---|
| 24 | dirt is a strong steel grate mounted in concrete. A dry stream bed
|
---|
| 25 | leads into the depression.
|
---|
| 26 | #9
|
---|
| 27 | You are in a small chamber beneath a 3x3 steel grate to the surface.
|
---|
| 28 | A low crawl over cobbles leads inward to the west.
|
---|
| 29 | #10
|
---|
| 30 | You are crawling over cobbles in a low passage. There is a dim light
|
---|
| 31 | at the east end of the passage.
|
---|
| 32 | #11
|
---|
| 33 | You are in a debris room filled with stuff washed in from the surface.
|
---|
| 34 | A low wide passage with cobbles becomes plugged with mud and debris
|
---|
| 35 | here, but an awkward canyon leads upward and west. A note on the wall
|
---|
| 36 | says "Magic Word XYZZY".
|
---|
| 37 | #12
|
---|
| 38 | You are in an awkward sloping east/west canyon.
|
---|
| 39 | #13
|
---|
| 40 | You are in a splendid chamber thirty feet high. The walls are frozen
|
---|
| 41 | rivers of orange stone. An awkward canyon and a good passage exit
|
---|
| 42 | from east and west sides of the chamber.
|
---|
| 43 | #14
|
---|
| 44 | At your feet is a small pit breathing traces of white mist. An east
|
---|
| 45 | passage ends here except for a small crack leading on.
|
---|
| 46 | #15
|
---|
| 47 | You are at one end of a vast hall stretching forward out of sight to
|
---|
| 48 | the west. There are openings to either side. Nearby, a wide stone
|
---|
| 49 | staircase leads downward. The hall is filled with wisps of white mist
|
---|
| 50 | swaying to and fro almost as if alive. A cold wind blows up the
|
---|
| 51 | staircase. There is a passage at the top of a dome behind you.
|
---|
| 52 | #16
|
---|
| 53 | The crack is far too small for you to follow.
|
---|
| 54 | #17
|
---|
| 55 | You are on the east bank of a fissure slicing clear across the hall.
|
---|
| 56 | The mist is quite thick here, and the fissure is too wide to jump.
|
---|
| 57 | #18
|
---|
| 58 | This is a low room with a crude note on the wall. The note says,
|
---|
| 59 | "You won't get it up the steps".
|
---|
| 60 | #19
|
---|
| 61 | You are in the Hall of the Mountain King, with passages off in all
|
---|
| 62 | directions.
|
---|
| 63 | #20
|
---|
| 64 | You are at the bottom of the pit with a broken neck.
|
---|
| 65 | #21
|
---|
| 66 | You didn't make it.
|
---|
| 67 | #22
|
---|
| 68 | The dome is unclimbable.
|
---|
| 69 | #23
|
---|
| 70 | You are at the west end of the Twopit Room. There is a large hole in
|
---|
| 71 | the wall above the pit at this end of the room.
|
---|
| 72 | #24
|
---|
| 73 | You are at the bottom of the eastern pit in the Twopit Room. There is
|
---|
| 74 | a small pool of oil in one corner of the pit.
|
---|
| 75 | #25
|
---|
| 76 | You are at the bottom of the western pit in the Twopit Room. There is
|
---|
| 77 | a large hole in the wall about 25 feet above you.
|
---|
| 78 | #26
|
---|
| 79 | You clamber up the plant and scurry through the hole at the top.
|
---|
| 80 | #27
|
---|
| 81 | You are on the west side of the fissure in the Hall of Mists.
|
---|
| 82 | #28
|
---|
| 83 | You are in a low N/S passage at a hole in the floor. The hole goes
|
---|
| 84 | down to an E/W passage.
|
---|
| 85 | #29
|
---|
| 86 | You are in the South Side Chamber.
|
---|
| 87 | #30
|
---|
| 88 | You are in the West Side Chamber of the Hall of the Mountain King.
|
---|
| 89 | A passage continues west and up here.
|
---|
| 90 | #31
|
---|
| 91 | <$$<
|
---|
| 92 | #32
|
---|
| 93 | You can't get by the snake.
|
---|
| 94 | #33
|
---|
| 95 | You are in a large room, with a passage to the south, a passage to the
|
---|
| 96 | west, and a wall of broken rock to the east. There is a large "Y2" on
|
---|
| 97 | a rock in the room's center.
|
---|
| 98 | #34
|
---|
| 99 | You are in a jumble of rock, with cracks everywhere.
|
---|
| 100 | #35
|
---|
| 101 | You're at a low window overlooking a huge pit, which extends up out of
|
---|
| 102 | sight. A floor is indistinctly visible over 50 feet below. Traces of
|
---|
| 103 | white mist cover the floor of the pit, becoming thicker to the right.
|
---|
| 104 | Marks in the dust around the window would seem to indicate that
|
---|
| 105 | someone has been here recently. Directly across the pit from you and
|
---|
| 106 | 25 feet away there is a similar window looking into a lighted room. A
|
---|
| 107 | shadowy figure can be seen there peering back at you.
|
---|
| 108 | #36
|
---|
| 109 | You are in a dirty broken passage. To the east is a crawl. To the
|
---|
| 110 | west is a large passage. Above you is a hole to another passage.
|
---|
| 111 | #37
|
---|
| 112 | You are on the brink of a small clean climbable pit. A crawl leads
|
---|
| 113 | west.
|
---|
| 114 | #38
|
---|
| 115 | You are in the bottom of a small pit with a little stream, which
|
---|
| 116 | enters and exits through tiny slits.
|
---|
| 117 | #39
|
---|
| 118 | You are in a large room full of dusty rocks. There is a big hole in
|
---|
| 119 | the floor. There are cracks everywhere, and a passage leading east.
|
---|
| 120 | #40
|
---|
| 121 | You have crawled through a very low wide passage parallel to and north
|
---|
| 122 | of the Hall of Mists.
|
---|
| 123 | #41
|
---|
| 124 | You are at the west end of Hall of Mists. A low wide crawl continues
|
---|
| 125 | west and another goes north. To the south is a little passage 6 feet
|
---|
| 126 | off the floor.
|
---|
| 127 | #42
|
---|
| 128 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 129 | #43
|
---|
| 130 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 131 | #44
|
---|
| 132 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 133 | #45
|
---|
| 134 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 135 | #46
|
---|
| 136 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 137 | #47
|
---|
| 138 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 139 | #48
|
---|
| 140 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 141 | #49
|
---|
| 142 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 143 | #50
|
---|
| 144 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 145 | #51
|
---|
| 146 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 147 | #52
|
---|
| 148 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 149 | #53
|
---|
| 150 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 151 | #54
|
---|
| 152 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 153 | #55
|
---|
| 154 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 155 | #56
|
---|
| 156 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 157 | #57
|
---|
| 158 | You are on the brink of a thirty foot pit with a massive orange column
|
---|
| 159 | down one wall. You could climb down here but you could not get back
|
---|
| 160 | up. The maze continues at this level.
|
---|
| 161 | #58
|
---|
| 162 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 163 | #59
|
---|
| 164 | You have crawled through a very low wide passage parallel to and north
|
---|
| 165 | of the Hall of Mists.
|
---|
| 166 | #60
|
---|
| 167 | You are at the east end of a very long hall apparently without side
|
---|
| 168 | chambers. In the south wall are several wide cracks and a high
|
---|
| 169 | hole, but the hole is far above your head. To the east a wide
|
---|
| 170 | crawl slants up. To the north a round two foot hole slants down.
|
---|
| 171 | #61
|
---|
| 172 | You are at the west end of a very long featureless hall. The hall
|
---|
| 173 | joins up with a narrow north/south passage.
|
---|
| 174 | #62
|
---|
| 175 | You are at a crossover of a high N/S passage and a low E/W one.
|
---|
| 176 | #63
|
---|
| 177 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 178 | #64
|
---|
| 179 | You are at a complex junction. A low hands and knees passage from the
|
---|
| 180 | north joins a higher crawl from the east to make a walking passage
|
---|
| 181 | going west. There is also a large room above. The air is damp here.
|
---|
| 182 | #65
|
---|
| 183 | You are in Bedquilt, a long east/west passage with holes everywhere.
|
---|
| 184 | To explore at random select north, south, up, or down.
|
---|
| 185 | #66
|
---|
| 186 | You are in a room whose walls resemble swiss cheese. Obvious passages
|
---|
| 187 | go west, east, NE, and NW. Part of the room is occupied by a large
|
---|
| 188 | bedrock block.
|
---|
| 189 | #67
|
---|
| 190 | You are at the east end of the Twopit Room. The floor here is
|
---|
| 191 | littered with thin rock slabs, which make it easy to descend the pits.
|
---|
| 192 | There is a path here bypassing the pits to connect passages from east
|
---|
| 193 | and west. There are holes all over, but the only big one is on the
|
---|
| 194 | wall directly over the west pit where you can't get to it.
|
---|
| 195 | #68
|
---|
| 196 | You are in a large low circular chamber whose floor is an immense slab
|
---|
| 197 | fallen from the ceiling (Slab Room). East and west there once were
|
---|
| 198 | large passages, but they are now filled with boulders. Low small
|
---|
| 199 | passages go north and south, and the south one quickly bends west
|
---|
| 200 | around the boulders.
|
---|
| 201 | #69
|
---|
| 202 | You are in a secret N/S canyon above a large room.
|
---|
| 203 | #70
|
---|
| 204 | You are in a secret N/S canyon above a sizable passage.
|
---|
| 205 | #71
|
---|
| 206 | You are in a secret canyon at a junction of three canyons, bearing
|
---|
| 207 | north, south, and SE. The north one is as tall as the other two
|
---|
| 208 | combined.
|
---|
| 209 | #72
|
---|
| 210 | You are in a large low room. Crawls lead north, NE, and SW.
|
---|
| 211 | #73
|
---|
| 212 | Dead end crawl.
|
---|
| 213 | #74
|
---|
| 214 | You are in a secret canyon which here runs E/W. It crosses over a
|
---|
| 215 | very tight canyon 15 feet below. If you go down you may not be able
|
---|
| 216 | to get back up.
|
---|
| 217 | #75
|
---|
| 218 | You are at a wide place in a very tight N/S canyon.
|
---|
| 219 | #76
|
---|
| 220 | The canyon here becomes too tight to go further south.
|
---|
| 221 | #77
|
---|
| 222 | You are in a tall E/W canyon. A low tight crawl goes 3 feet north and
|
---|
| 223 | seems to open up.
|
---|
| 224 | #78
|
---|
| 225 | The canyon runs into a mass of boulders -- dead end.
|
---|
| 226 | #79
|
---|
| 227 | The stream flows out through a pair of 1 foot diameter sewer pipes.
|
---|
| 228 | It would be advisable to use the exit.
|
---|
| 229 | #80
|
---|
| 230 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 231 | #81
|
---|
| 232 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 233 | #82
|
---|
| 234 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 235 | #83
|
---|
| 236 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 237 | #84
|
---|
| 238 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 239 | #85
|
---|
| 240 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 241 | #86
|
---|
| 242 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 243 | #87
|
---|
| 244 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
|
---|
| 245 | #88
|
---|
| 246 | You are in a long, narrow corridor stretching out of sight to the
|
---|
| 247 | west. At the eastern end is a hole through which you can see a
|
---|
| 248 | profusion of leaves.
|
---|
| 249 | #89
|
---|
| 250 | There is nothing here to climb. Use "up" or "out" to leave the pit.
|
---|
| 251 | #90
|
---|
| 252 | You have climbed up the plant and out of the pit.
|
---|
| 253 | #91
|
---|
| 254 | You are at the top of a steep incline above a large room. You could
|
---|
| 255 | climb down here, but you would not be able to climb up. There is a
|
---|
| 256 | passage leading back to the north.
|
---|
| 257 | #92
|
---|
| 258 | You are in the Giant Room. The ceiling here is too high up for your
|
---|
| 259 | lamp to show it. Cavernous passages lead east, north, and south. On
|
---|
| 260 | the west wall is scrawled the inscription, "FEE FIE FOE FOO" [sic].
|
---|
| 261 | #93
|
---|
| 262 | The passage here is blocked by a recent cave-in.
|
---|
| 263 | #94
|
---|
| 264 | You are at one end of an immense north/south passage.
|
---|
| 265 | #95
|
---|
| 266 | You are in a magnificent cavern with a rushing stream, which cascades
|
---|
| 267 | over a sparkling waterfall into a roaring whirlpool which disappears
|
---|
| 268 | through a hole in the floor. Passages exit to the south and west.
|
---|
| 269 | #96
|
---|
| 270 | You are in the Soft Room. The walls are covered with heavy curtains,
|
---|
| 271 | the floor with a thick pile carpet. Moss covers the ceiling.
|
---|
| 272 | #97
|
---|
| 273 | This is the Oriental Room. Ancient oriental cave drawings cover the
|
---|
| 274 | walls. A gently sloping passage leads upward to the north, another
|
---|
| 275 | passage leads SE, and a hands and knees crawl leads east.
|
---|
| 276 | #98
|
---|
| 277 | You are following a wide path around the outer edge of a large cavern.
|
---|
| 278 | Far below, through a heavy white mist, strange splashing noises can be
|
---|
| 279 | heard. The mist rises up through a fissure in the ceiling. The path
|
---|
| 280 | hugs the cavern's rim to the NE and south, while another branch forks
|
---|
| 281 | west. A round chute with extremely smooth walls angles sharply up
|
---|
| 282 | to the southwest.
|
---|
| 283 | #99
|
---|
| 284 | You are in an alcove. A small NW path seems to widen after a short
|
---|
| 285 | distance. An extremely tight tunnel leads east. It looks like a very
|
---|
| 286 | tight squeeze. An eerie light can be seen at the other end.
|
---|
| 287 | #100
|
---|
| 288 | You're in a small chamber lit by an eerie green light. An extremely
|
---|
| 289 | narrow tunnel exits to the west, and a dark corridor leads NE.
|
---|
| 290 | #101
|
---|
| 291 | You're in the Dark-Room. A corridor leading south is the only exit.
|
---|
| 292 | #102
|
---|
| 293 | You are in an arched hall. A coral passage once continued up and east
|
---|
| 294 | from here, but is now blocked by debris. The air smells of sea water.
|
---|
| 295 | #103
|
---|
| 296 | You're in a large room carved out of sedimentary rock. The floor and
|
---|
| 297 | walls are littered with bits of shells imbedded in the stone. A
|
---|
| 298 | shallow passage proceeds downward, and a somewhat steeper one leads
|
---|
| 299 | up. A low hands and knees passage enters from the south.
|
---|
| 300 | #104
|
---|
| 301 | You are in a long sloping corridor with ragged sharp walls.
|
---|
| 302 | #105
|
---|
| 303 | You are in a cul-de-sac about eight feet across.
|
---|
| 304 | #106
|
---|
| 305 | You are in an anteroom leading to a large passage to the east. Small
|
---|
| 306 | passages go west and up. The remnants of recent digging are evident.
|
---|
| 307 | A sign in midair here says "Cave under construction beyond this point.
|
---|
| 308 | Proceed at own risk. [Witt Construction Company]".
|
---|
| 309 | #107
|
---|
| 310 | You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all different.
|
---|
| 311 | #108
|
---|
| 312 | You are at Witt's End. Passages lead off in *ALL* directions.
|
---|
| 313 | #109
|
---|
| 314 | You are in a north/south canyon about 25 feet across. The floor is
|
---|
| 315 | covered by white mist seeping in from the north. The walls extend
|
---|
| 316 | upward for well over 100 feet. Suspended from some unseen point far
|
---|
| 317 | above you, an enormous two-sided mirror is hanging parallel to and
|
---|
| 318 | midway between the canyon walls. (The mirror is obviously provided
|
---|
| 319 | for the use of the dwarves, who as you know, are extremely vain.) A
|
---|
| 320 | small window can be seen in either wall, some fifty feet up.
|
---|
| 321 | #110
|
---|
| 322 | You're at a low window overlooking a huge pit, which extends up out of
|
---|
| 323 | sight. A floor is indistinctly visible over 50 feet below. Traces of
|
---|
| 324 | white mist cover the floor of the pit, becoming thicker to the left.
|
---|
| 325 | Marks in the dust around the window would seem to indicate that
|
---|
| 326 | someone has been here recently. Directly across the pit from you and
|
---|
| 327 | 25 feet away there is a similar window looking into a lighted room. A
|
---|
| 328 | shadowy figure can be seen there peering back at you.
|
---|
| 329 | #111
|
---|
| 330 | A large stalactite extends from the roof and almost reaches the floor
|
---|
| 331 | below. You could climb down it, and jump from it to the floor, but
|
---|
| 332 | having done so you would be unable to reach it to climb back up.
|
---|
| 333 | #112
|
---|
| 334 | You are in a little maze of twisting passages, all different.
|
---|
| 335 | #113
|
---|
| 336 | You are at the edge of a large underground reservoir. An opaque cloud
|
---|
| 337 | of white mist fills the room and rises rapidly upward. The lake is
|
---|
| 338 | fed by a stream, which tumbles out of a hole in the wall about 10 feet
|
---|
| 339 | overhead and splashes noisily into the water somewhere within the
|
---|
| 340 | mist. The indistinct shape of the opposite shore can be dimly seen
|
---|
| 341 | through the mist. The only passage goes back toward the south.
|
---|
| 342 | #114
|
---|
| 343 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 344 | #115
|
---|
| 345 | You are at the northeast end of an immense room, even larger than the
|
---|
| 346 | Giant Room. It appears to be a repository for the "ADVENTURE"
|
---|
| 347 | program. Massive torches far overhead bathe the room with smoky
|
---|
| 348 | yellow light. Scattered about you can be seen a pile of bottles (all
|
---|
| 349 | of them empty), a nursery of young beanstalks murmuring quietly, a bed
|
---|
| 350 | of oysters, a bundle of black rods with rusty stars on their ends, and
|
---|
| 351 | a collection of brass lanterns. Off to one side a great many dwarves
|
---|
| 352 | are sleeping on the floor, snoring loudly. A sign nearby reads: "Do
|
---|
| 353 | not disturb the dwarves!" An immense mirror is hanging against one
|
---|
| 354 | wall, and stretches to the other end of the room, where various other
|
---|
| 355 | sundry objects can be glimpsed dimly in the distance. An unoccupied
|
---|
| 356 | telephone booth stands against the north wall.
|
---|
| 357 | #116
|
---|
| 358 | You are at the southwest end of the repository. To one side is a pit
|
---|
| 359 | full of fierce green snakes. On the other side is a row of small
|
---|
| 360 | wicker cages, each of which contains a little sulking bird. In one
|
---|
| 361 | corner is a bundle of black rods with rusty marks on their ends. A
|
---|
| 362 | large number of velvet pillows are scattered about on the floor.
|
---|
| 363 | Beside one of the pillows is a large, dusty, leather-bound volume
|
---|
| 364 | with the title "History of Adventure" embossed in pure gold.
|
---|
| 365 | A vast mirror stretches off to the northeast, almost reaching the
|
---|
| 366 | phone booth. At your feet is a large steel grate, next to which is
|
---|
| 367 | a sign which reads, "Treasure Vault. Keys in Main Office."
|
---|
| 368 | #117
|
---|
| 369 | You are on one side of a large, deep chasm. A heavy white mist rising
|
---|
| 370 | up from below obscures all view of the far side. A SW path leads away
|
---|
| 371 | from the chasm into a winding corridor.
|
---|
| 372 | #118
|
---|
| 373 | You are in a long winding corridor sloping out of sight in both
|
---|
| 374 | directions.
|
---|
| 375 | #119
|
---|
| 376 | You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east.
|
---|
| 377 | #120
|
---|
| 378 | You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east.
|
---|
| 379 | #121
|
---|
| 380 | You are in a secret canyon which exits to the north and east.
|
---|
| 381 | #122
|
---|
| 382 | You are on the northeast side of a deep chasm. A NE path leads away
|
---|
| 383 | from the chasm on this side.
|
---|
| 384 | #123
|
---|
| 385 | You're in a long east/west corridor. A faint rumbling noise can be
|
---|
| 386 | heard in the distance.
|
---|
| 387 | #124
|
---|
| 388 | The path forks here. The left fork leads northeast. A dull rumbling
|
---|
| 389 | seems to get louder in that direction. The right fork leads southeast
|
---|
| 390 | down a gentle slope. The main corridor enters from the west.
|
---|
| 391 | #125
|
---|
| 392 | The walls are quite warm here. From the north can be heard a steady
|
---|
| 393 | roar, so loud that the entire cave seems to be trembling. Another
|
---|
| 394 | passage leads south, and a low crawl goes east.
|
---|
| 395 | #126
|
---|
| 396 | You are on the edge of a breathtaking view. Far below you is an
|
---|
| 397 | active volcano, from which great gouts of molten lava come surging
|
---|
| 398 | out, cascading back down into the depths. The glowing rock fills the
|
---|
| 399 | farthest reaches of the cavern with a blood-red glare, giving every-
|
---|
| 400 | thing an eerie, macabre appearance. The air is filled with flickering
|
---|
| 401 | sparks of ash and a heavy smell of brimstone. The walls are hot to
|
---|
| 402 | the touch, and the thundering of the volcano drowns out all other
|
---|
| 403 | sounds. Embedded in the jagged roof far overhead are myriad twisted
|
---|
| 404 | formations composed of pure white alabaster, which scatter the murky
|
---|
| 405 | light into sinister apparitions upon the walls. To one side is a deep
|
---|
| 406 | gorge, filled with a bizarre chaos of tortured rock which seems to
|
---|
| 407 | have been crafted by the devil himself. An immense river of fire
|
---|
| 408 | crashes out from the depths of the volcano, burns its way through the
|
---|
| 409 | gorge, and plummets into a bottomless pit far off to your left. To
|
---|
| 410 | the right, an immense geyser of blistering steam erupts continuously
|
---|
| 411 | from a barren island in the center of a sulfurous lake, which bubbles
|
---|
| 412 | ominously. The far right wall is aflame with an incandescence of its
|
---|
| 413 | own, which lends an additional infernal splendor to the already
|
---|
| 414 | hellish scene. A dark, foreboding passage exits to the south.
|
---|
| 415 | #127
|
---|
| 416 | You are in a small chamber filled with large boulders. The walls are
|
---|
| 417 | very warm, causing the air in the room to be almost stifling from the
|
---|
| 418 | heat. The only exit is a crawl heading west, through which is coming
|
---|
| 419 | a low rumbling.
|
---|
| 420 | #128
|
---|
| 421 | You are walking along a gently sloping north/south passage lined with
|
---|
| 422 | oddly shaped limestone formations.
|
---|
| 423 | #129
|
---|
| 424 | You are standing at the entrance to a large, barren room. A sign
|
---|
| 425 | posted above the entrance reads: "Caution! Bear in room!"
|
---|
| 426 | #130
|
---|
| 427 | You are inside a barren room. The center of the room is completely
|
---|
| 428 | empty except for some dust. Marks in the dust lead away toward the
|
---|
| 429 | far end of the room. The only exit is the way you came in.
|
---|
| 430 | #131
|
---|
| 431 | You are in a maze of twisting little passages, all different.
|
---|
| 432 | #132
|
---|
| 433 | You are in a little maze of twisty passages, all different.
|
---|
| 434 | #133
|
---|
| 435 | You are in a twisting maze of little passages, all different.
|
---|
| 436 | #134
|
---|
| 437 | You are in a twisting little maze of passages, all different.
|
---|
| 438 | #135
|
---|
| 439 | You are in a twisty little maze of passages, all different.
|
---|
| 440 | #136
|
---|
| 441 | You are in a twisty maze of little passages, all different.
|
---|
| 442 | #137
|
---|
| 443 | You are in a little twisty maze of passages, all different.
|
---|
| 444 | #138
|
---|
| 445 | You are in a maze of little twisting passages, all different.
|
---|
| 446 | #139
|
---|
| 447 | You are in a maze of little twisty passages, all different.
|
---|
| 448 | #140
|
---|
| 449 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 450 | #141
|
---|
| 451 | You are on a narrow promontory at the foot of a waterfall, which
|
---|
| 452 | spurts from an overhead hole in the rock wall and splashes into a
|
---|
| 453 | large reservoir, sending up clouds of mist and spray.
|
---|
| 454 | Through the thick white mist looms a polished marble slab, to
|
---|
| 455 | which is affixed an enormous rusty iron anvil. In golden letters
|
---|
| 456 | are written the words: "Whoso Pulleth Out This Sword of This
|
---|
| 457 | Stone and Anvil, is Right wise King-Born of All This Mountain."
|
---|
| 458 | There is a narrow chimney on the east side of the promontory.
|
---|
| 459 | #142
|
---|
| 460 | You are on a narrow shelf above and east of the top of a very steep
|
---|
| 461 | chimney. A long smooth granite slide curves down out of sight
|
---|
| 462 | to the east. If you go down the slide, you may not be able to
|
---|
| 463 | climb back up.
|
---|
| 464 | #143
|
---|
| 465 | You are in the private chamber of the Mountain King. Hewn into the
|
---|
| 466 | solid rock of the east wall of the chamber is an intricately-wrought
|
---|
| 467 | throne of elvish design. There is an exit to the west.
|
---|
| 468 | #144
|
---|
| 469 | You are on the east side of the throne room. On the arm of the throne
|
---|
| 470 | has been hung a sign which reads "Gone for the day: visiting
|
---|
| 471 | sick snake. --M.K."
|
---|
| 472 | #145
|
---|
| 473 | You are dragged down, down, into the depths of the whirlpool.
|
---|
| 474 | Just as you can no longer hold your breath, you are shot out over
|
---|
| 475 | a waterfall into the shallow end of a large reservoir. Gasping
|
---|
| 476 | and sputtering, you crawl weakly towards the shore....
|
---|
| 477 | #146
|
---|
| 478 | You are in dense forest, with a hill to one side. The trees appear
|
---|
| 479 | to thin out towards the north and east.
|
---|
| 480 | #147
|
---|
| 481 | You are at the high point of a wide grassy knoll, partially surrounded
|
---|
| 482 | by dense forest. The land rises to the south and east, and drops off
|
---|
| 483 | sharply to the north and west. The air smells of sea water.
|
---|
| 484 | #148
|
---|
| 485 | You are at the edge of a trackless salt marsh. Tall reeds obscure
|
---|
| 486 | the view.
|
---|
| 487 | #149
|
---|
| 488 | You're in salt marsh.
|
---|
| 489 | #150
|
---|
| 490 | You're in salty marsh.
|
---|
| 491 | #151
|
---|
| 492 | You are in salt marsh.
|
---|
| 493 | #152
|
---|
| 494 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 495 | #153
|
---|
| 496 | You're on a sandy beach at the edge of the open sea. The beach
|
---|
| 497 | ends a short distance south and the land rises to a point. To
|
---|
| 498 | the north, the beach ends cliffs and broken rocks.
|
---|
| 499 | #154
|
---|
| 500 | You are at a jumble of large broken rocks. A gentle path leads up
|
---|
| 501 | to the top of the nearby cliffs. A narrow treacherous path
|
---|
| 502 | disappears among the rocks at the foot of the cliff.
|
---|
| 503 | #155
|
---|
| 504 | You are on a high cliff overlooking the sea. Far below the
|
---|
| 505 | rolling breakers smash into a jumble of large broken rocks.
|
---|
| 506 | The thunder of the surf is deafening.
|
---|
| 507 | #156
|
---|
| 508 | You're at the bottom of the cliff, smashed to smithereens by the
|
---|
| 509 | pounding surf.
|
---|
| 510 | #157
|
---|
| 511 | You are at Thunder Hole, a funnel shaped cavern opening onto the sea.
|
---|
| 512 | The noise of the surf pounding against the outer rocks of the cave is
|
---|
| 513 | amplified by the peculiar shape of the cave, causing a thunder-like
|
---|
| 514 | booming sound to reverberate throughout the cave. Outside, a narrow
|
---|
| 515 | path leads south towards some large rocks.
|
---|
| 516 | #158
|
---|
| 517 | You are at the top of some arched steps. On one side is a blank wall
|
---|
| 518 | with a tiny door at the base and a shelf overhead. On the other side
|
---|
| 519 | a westward passage leads to the sea.
|
---|
| 520 | #159
|
---|
| 521 | You are in a low cramped chamber at the back of a small cave.
|
---|
| 522 | There is a shelf in the rock wall at about the height of your
|
---|
| 523 | shoulder.
|
---|
| 524 | #160
|
---|
| 525 | You are on a wide ledge, bounded on one side by a rock wall,
|
---|
| 526 | and on the other by a sheer cliff. The only way past is through
|
---|
| 527 | a large wrought-iron door.
|
---|
| 528 | #161
|
---|
| 529 | You feel dizzy...Everything around you is spinning, expanding,
|
---|
| 530 | growing larger.... Dear me! Is the cave bigger or are you smaller?
|
---|
| 531 | #162
|
---|
| 532 | You are again overcome by a sickening vertigo, but this time
|
---|
| 533 | everything around you is shrinking...Shrinking...
|
---|
| 534 | #163
|
---|
| 535 | You are again overcome by a sickening vertigo, but this time
|
---|
| 536 | everything is shrinking... I mean, you are growing. This is
|
---|
| 537 | terribly confusing!
|
---|
| 538 | #164
|
---|
| 539 | You feel dizzy...Everything around you is spinning, expanding,
|
---|
| 540 | growing larger....
|
---|
| 541 | #165
|
---|
| 542 | You're at the bottom of the cliff with a broken neck.
|
---|
| 543 | #166
|
---|
| 544 | You are at the western tip of the Blue Grotto. A large lake almost
|
---|
| 545 | covers the cavern floor, except for where you are standing. Small
|
---|
| 546 | holes high in the rock wall to the east admit a dim light. The
|
---|
| 547 | reflection of the light from the water suffuses the cavern with
|
---|
| 548 | a hazy bluish glow.
|
---|
| 549 | #167
|
---|
| 550 | You are on the shore of an underground sea. A high wooden
|
---|
| 551 | structure of vast proportions extends out into the water to the
|
---|
| 552 | east. The way west is through a wrought-iron door.
|
---|
| 553 | #168
|
---|
| 554 | You are on the eastern shore of the Blue Grotto. An ascending
|
---|
| 555 | tunnel disappears into the darkness to the SE.
|
---|
| 556 | #169
|
---|
| 557 | You are at a high rock on the NE side of a watery chamber at the mouth
|
---|
| 558 | of a small brook. An unknown gas bubbles up through the water from
|
---|
| 559 | the chamber floor. A bluish light can be seen to the southwest.
|
---|
| 560 | #170
|
---|
| 561 | You are in a windy tunnel between two large rooms.
|
---|
| 562 | #171
|
---|
| 563 | You are in the Bat Cave. The walls and ceiling are covered with
|
---|
| 564 | sleeping bats. The floor is buried by a mass of dry, foul-smelling
|
---|
| 565 | guano. The stench is overpowering. Exits to the NW and east.
|
---|
| 566 | #172
|
---|
| 567 | You are in a very tight N/S crack. The passage seems to widen to
|
---|
| 568 | the south.
|
---|
| 569 | #173
|
---|
| 570 | You are in a very tight N/S crack. The passage south is blocked
|
---|
| 571 | by a recent cave-in.
|
---|
| 572 | #174
|
---|
| 573 | You're in the Cloakroom. This is where the dreaded Wumpus repairs
|
---|
| 574 | to sleep off heavy meals. (Adventurers are his favorite dinner!)
|
---|
| 575 | Two very narrow passages exit NW and NE.
|
---|
| 576 | #175
|
---|
| 577 | You're in a room containing several small climbable pits. Passages
|
---|
| 578 | exit to the east and north.
|
---|
| 579 | #176
|
---|
| 580 | You are at the bottom of a small featureless pit.
|
---|
| 581 | #177
|
---|
| 582 | You are at a high hole in a rock wall.
|
---|
| 583 | #178
|
---|
| 584 | The NE passage is blocked by a recent cave-in.
|
---|
| 585 | #179
|
---|
| 586 | You are in a sloping muddy defile, next to a tumbling brook.
|
---|
| 587 | #180
|
---|
| 588 | You are in a level E/W passage partially blocked by an overhanging
|
---|
| 589 | tongue of rock. A steep scramble would take you up over the tongue,
|
---|
| 590 | whence continues an upward crawl.
|
---|
| 591 | #181
|
---|
| 592 | The dog won't let you pass.
|
---|
| 593 | #182
|
---|
| 594 | You're in the Upper Passage, a long level E/W tunnel.
|
---|
| 595 | #183
|
---|
| 596 | You are in a star-shaped chamber. Passages exit north, east, south,
|
---|
| 597 | and west.
|
---|
| 598 | #184
|
---|
| 599 | You are at an elbow in a winding E/W passage.
|
---|
| 600 | #185
|
---|
| 601 | Dead end.
|
---|
| 602 | #186
|
---|
| 603 | You're at the intersection of two long tunnels. One goes NW,
|
---|
| 604 | the other NE.
|
---|
| 605 | #187
|
---|
| 606 | You're in a long narrow east-west passage which curves out of sight
|
---|
| 607 | at both ends.
|
---|
| 608 | #188
|
---|
| 609 | You're in the Rotunda. Corridors radiate in all directions.
|
---|
| 610 | There is a telephone booth standing against the north wall.
|
---|
| 611 | #189
|
---|
| 612 | You are standing in a telephone booth at the side of a large chamber.
|
---|
| 613 | Hung on the wall is a banged-up pay telephone of ancient design.
|
---|
| 614 | #190
|
---|
| 615 | You're at the Devil's Chair, a large crystallization shaped like a
|
---|
| 616 | seat, at the edge of a black abyss. You can't see the bottom.
|
---|
| 617 | An upward path leads away from the abyss.
|
---|
| 618 | #191
|
---|
| 619 | You're in a dead-end crack.
|
---|
| 620 | #192
|
---|
| 621 | You're on a small gravel beach at the south wall of the Blue Grotto.
|
---|
| 622 | A gravelly path leads east.
|
---|
| 623 | #193
|
---|
| 624 | You are in the Flower Room. The walls are covered with colorful,
|
---|
| 625 | intricate, flowerlike patterns of crystallized gypsum. A hole leads
|
---|
| 626 | to the west.
|
---|
| 627 | #194
|
---|
| 628 | You are at the end of a short E/W corridor.
|
---|
| 629 | #195
|
---|
| 630 | You are looking west from the end of a short E/W corridor. At your
|
---|
| 631 | feet is a pile of loose rubble. On your left is a hole into another
|
---|
| 632 | chamber.
|
---|
| 633 | #196
|
---|
| 634 | You are in an arched hall. The remnants of a now-plugged coral
|
---|
| 635 | passage lie to the east. The north wall has partially crumbled,
|
---|
| 636 | exposing a large connecting hole to another room.
|
---|
| 637 | #197
|
---|
| 638 | You're in the Vestibule, a short east-west passage between two rooms.
|
---|
| 639 | #198
|
---|
| 640 | You are in the Fairy Grotto. All around you innumerable stalactites,
|
---|
| 641 | arranged in immense colonnades, form elegant arches. On every side
|
---|
| 642 | you hear the dripping of water, like the footsteps of a thousand
|
---|
| 643 | fairies. A small stream runs from the SW corner. A bright glow
|
---|
| 644 | emanates from the south side of the grotto, and a steep passage
|
---|
| 645 | descends to the east.
|
---|
| 646 | #199
|
---|
| 647 | You have approached the lower end of a steep passage, but it is
|
---|
| 648 | just too cold here to hang around, and you aren't properly equipped
|
---|
| 649 | to continue. With teeth chattering, you climb back up....
|
---|
| 650 | #200
|
---|
| 651 | You are in the Crystal Palace. An overhead vein of phosphorescent
|
---|
| 652 | quartz casts a luminous glow which is reflected by countless chips of
|
---|
| 653 | mica embedded in both walls, which consist of some sort of highly
|
---|
| 654 | reflective glass, apparently of volcanic origin. A winding path
|
---|
| 655 | of yellow sandstone leads west and rises steeply to the east.
|
---|
| 656 | #201
|
---|
| 657 | You are following a yellow sandstone path. There is a glow
|
---|
| 658 | to the west.
|
---|
| 659 | #202
|
---|
| 660 | You are in a very tall chamber whose walls are comprised of many
|
---|
| 661 | different rock strata. Layers of red and yellow sandstone
|
---|
| 662 | intertwine with bright bands of calcareous limestone in a rainbow-
|
---|
| 663 | like profusion of color. The rainbow effect is so real, you
|
---|
| 664 | are almost tempted to look for a pot of gold! Poised far over
|
---|
| 665 | your head, a gigantic slab, wedged tightly between the north and
|
---|
| 666 | south walls, forms a natural bridge across the roof of the chamber.
|
---|
| 667 | A trail leads east and west.
|
---|
| 668 | #203
|
---|
| 669 | You're in a steeply sloping passage. It is very cold here.
|
---|
| 670 | #204
|
---|
| 671 | You are in the Hall of Ice, in the deepest part of the caverns.
|
---|
| 672 | During winter, frigid outside air settles here, making this room
|
---|
| 673 | extremely cold all year round. The walls and ceilings are covered
|
---|
| 674 | with a thick coating of ice. An upward passage exits to the west.
|
---|
| 675 | #205
|
---|
| 676 | You are standing on a natural bridge far above the floor of a circular
|
---|
| 677 | chamber whose walls are a rainbow of multicolored rock. The bridge
|
---|
| 678 | was formed eons ago by a huge slab which fell from the ceiling and
|
---|
| 679 | is now jammed between the north and south walls of the chamber.
|
---|
| 680 | #206
|
---|
| 681 | You are in a low, wide room below another chamber. A small green
|
---|
| 682 | pond fills the center of the room. The lake is apparently spring
|
---|
| 683 | fed. A small stream exits through a narrow passage to the north.
|
---|
| 684 | A larger passage continues west.
|
---|
| 685 | #207
|
---|
| 686 | You are in a tight north/south crawl through a stratum of red
|
---|
| 687 | colored rock. The air is damp with mist.
|
---|
| 688 | #208
|
---|
| 689 | You are in a tall canyon on the south side of a swift, wide river.
|
---|
| 690 | Written in the mud in crude letters are the words: "You Have Found
|
---|
| 691 | Lost River." A wide path leads east and west along the bank. A tight
|
---|
| 692 | crawl way would take you south out of the canyon.
|
---|
| 693 | #209
|
---|
| 694 | You are standing on a large flat rock table at the western end of
|
---|
| 695 | Lost River Canyon. Beneath your feet, the river disappears amidst
|
---|
| 696 | foam and spray into a large sinkhole. A gentle path leads east
|
---|
| 697 | along the river's south shore. Another leads sharply upward along
|
---|
| 698 | the river's north side.
|
---|
| 699 | #210
|
---|
| 700 | You are at a niche in the canyon wall, far above a raging river.
|
---|
| 701 | The air is filled with mist and spray, making it difficult to see
|
---|
| 702 | ahead. A downward sloping ledge narrows to the east. The path
|
---|
| 703 | to the west is easier.
|
---|
| 704 | #211
|
---|
| 705 | The ledge is growing very narrow and treacherous, and falls off almost
|
---|
| 706 | vertically. You could go down, but you won't be able to climb back.
|
---|
| 707 | #212
|
---|
| 708 | You are standing in a telephone booth at the side of the Repository.
|
---|
| 709 | #213
|
---|
| 710 | You're at the east end of a level passage at a hole in the floor.
|
---|
| 711 | #214
|
---|
| 712 | You're at the north edge of a dark cove.
|
---|
| 713 | #215
|
---|
| 714 | You are in a dry granite basin, worn smooth eons ago by water
|
---|
| 715 | swirling down from a now-dry spillway.
|
---|
| 716 | #216
|
---|
| 717 | You're in a dry spillway east of and above a smooth rock basin.
|
---|
| 718 | #217
|
---|
| 719 | You are in the Winery, a cool dark room which extends some
|
---|
| 720 | distance off to the east.
|
---|
| 721 | #218
|
---|
| 722 | You are to the east of the Winery, where the room ends in a thicket
|
---|
| 723 | of high, sharp, pointed, climbable limestone pinnacles. There is a
|
---|
| 724 | narrow ledge just above the top of the spires. If you go up, it
|
---|
| 725 | might be difficult to get back down.
|
---|
| 726 | #219
|
---|
| 727 | You are in a high-vaulted cavern whose roof rises over fifty
|
---|
| 728 | meters to culminate in a series of pointed arches directly over
|
---|
| 729 | your head. There are also two low arches to either side, forming
|
---|
| 730 | side portals. The whole effect is that of a gothic cathedral.
|
---|
| 731 | You can proceed north, south, east, or west.
|
---|
| 732 | #220
|
---|
| 733 | You're at the east portal of the Gothic Cathedral. The path leads
|
---|
| 734 | east and west.
|
---|
| 735 | #221
|
---|
| 736 | You're at the west portal of the Gothic Cathedral.
|
---|
| 737 | #222
|
---|
| 738 | You are at the foot of the Altar, an immense, broad stalagmite.
|
---|
| 739 | An opening leads south.
|
---|
| 740 | #223
|
---|
| 741 | You're on top of an enormous, broad stalagmite. There is a hole
|
---|
| 742 | in the ceiling overhead.
|
---|
| 743 | #224
|
---|
| 744 | You are in a room the size and shape of a small crypt. A narrow
|
---|
| 745 | cut exits east. There is a hole in the floor.
|
---|
| 746 | #225
|
---|
| 747 | You are in the Gothic Chapel, a small chamber adjoining the Gothic
|
---|
| 748 | Cathedral. A path leads west.
|
---|
| 749 | #226
|
---|
| 750 | You are on the floor of the Rainbow Room. In fact, you are spread
|
---|
| 751 | *ALL OVER* the floor of the Rainbow Room.
|
---|
| 752 | #227
|
---|
| 753 | You are in a dimly lit passage behind Thunder Hole. Etched into
|
---|
| 754 | the rock wall are the ominous words:
|
---|
| 755 | * "You are approaching the River Styx. *
|
---|
| 756 | * Laciate Ogni Speranza Voi Ch'Entrate." *
|
---|
| 757 | #228
|
---|
| 758 | You are at the River Styx, a narrow little stream cutting directly
|
---|
| 759 | across the passageway. The edge of the stream is littered with sticks
|
---|
| 760 | and other debris washed in by a recent rainfall. On the far side
|
---|
| 761 | of the river, the passage continues east.
|
---|
| 762 | #229
|
---|
| 763 | You're on the east side of the river's sticks.
|
---|
| 764 | #230
|
---|
| 765 | You are on a ledge at the northern end of a long N/S crawl. The
|
---|
| 766 | ledge is above a large number of sharp vertical limestone spires.
|
---|
| 767 | An attempt to climb down could be dangerous, if you get my *point*!
|
---|
| 768 | #231
|
---|
| 769 | You are very neatly skewered on the point of a sharp rock.
|
---|
| 770 | #232
|
---|
| 771 | You have poled your boat across the calm water.
|
---|
| 772 | #233
|
---|
| 773 | You have poled your boat across the dark water.
|
---|
| 774 | #234
|
---|
| 775 | You have poled your boat across the Blue Grotto.
|
---|
| 776 | #235
|
---|
| 777 | You're at Dante's Rest, on the north side of a yawning dark chasm.
|
---|
| 778 | A passage continues west along the chasm's edge.
|
---|
| 779 | #236
|
---|
| 780 | You are at the east end of a river bank path in Lost River Canyon.
|
---|
| 781 | #237
|
---|
| 782 | The staircase is now unclimbable.
|
---|
| 783 | #238
|
---|
| 784 | You're in the caretaker's pantry.
|
---|
| 785 | #239
|
---|
| 786 | You are on a small rise overlooking a beautiful bay. In the center
|
---|
| 787 | of the bay is the castle of the elves.
|
---|
| 788 | #240
|
---|
| 789 | You are on the highest pinnacle of the castle in the bay.
|
---|
| 790 | Steps lead down into the garden.
|
---|
| 791 | #241
|
---|
| 792 | You are in the outer courtyard of the garden of the elves.
|
---|
| 793 | Steps lead up to the tower, and to the west, separating you
|
---|
| 794 | from the inner courtyard, is a maze of hedges, living things,
|
---|
| 795 | but almost crystalline in their multicolored splendor.
|
---|
| 796 | #242
|
---|
| 797 | From the inside the maze looks like a kaleidoscope, with
|
---|
| 798 | swatches of color dancing as you move. In this part the colors
|
---|
| 799 | are produced by shining red berries on the branches.
|
---|
| 800 | #243
|
---|
| 801 | You are surrounded by a tall hedge with sharp iridescent leaves
|
---|
| 802 | and metallic orange flowers.
|
---|
| 803 | #244
|
---|
| 804 | You are in the center of the living maze. The plants here are
|
---|
| 805 | dormant this season, but still carry brilliant yellow leaves.
|
---|
| 806 | #245
|
---|
| 807 | Unlike the other areas of the hedge system, this area seems to
|
---|
| 808 | have no metallic gleam; nevertheless it is still breathtaking.
|
---|
| 809 | The trees and bushes are all variegated shades of green, the
|
---|
| 810 | evergreens being a rich dark shade while the seasonal bushes
|
---|
| 811 | are a lighter yellowish green, making a startling contrast.
|
---|
| 812 | #246
|
---|
| 813 | You are near the edge of the maze. You sample the blueberries
|
---|
| 814 | on the bushes. They are delicious.
|
---|
| 815 | #247
|
---|
| 816 | You are at the western end of the living maze. Beside the
|
---|
| 817 | shrubs forming the walls are tastefully planted beds of
|
---|
| 818 | violets and brilliant purple pansies.
|
---|
| 819 | To the west is the inner garden.
|
---|
| 820 | #248
|
---|
| 821 | You are in the inner garden of the elves. In the center is
|
---|
| 822 | a living tree, with shimmering silvery bark, glistening metallic
|
---|
| 823 | green leaves, and flowers ripe with nectar. As the nectar falls
|
---|
| 824 | to the ground it forms droplets of silver. Around the tree is
|
---|
| 825 | a hedge of briars which cannot be crossed. Unfortunately for
|
---|
| 826 | adventurers such as you, most of the nectar falls inside the hedge.
|
---|
| 827 | The exit is to the east.
|
---|