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ToyShop & Floyditorium		#ClubFloyd Discussion


****** SESSION ONE **

Jacqueline hollers, "Five minutes to session one of Savoir Faire on ClubFloyd in the Toyshop!"		DavidW says, "I just made the popcorn."
		Stew says, "Hi Y'all"
		DavidW says, "Of course, I shall have to be just an observer today, since I've played today's game already."
		Stew says, "No spoilers allowed DavidW!"
		Stew says, "- ;)"
		DavidW says (to Stew), "Agreed. And hi."
		Stew says, "Hi. I don't believe I've ever tried to play this game. I think I downloaded it but never opened it."
		Timothy exclaims, "Hi!"
		Stew says, "Okay"
		Jacqueline says, "Hi, Timothy."
		Timothy says, "I have alread played this one as well, so I will be an observer today and be making snarky comments"
		Jacqueline says, "heh. Okay."
		Stew asks, "Did both of you beat it?"
		benzene asks, "There's a cfspoilers channel, isn't there?"
		Jacqueline says, "There is. It is not logged."
		DavidW says (to Stew), "I not only finished SF, I also wrote a walkthrough for it."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, who here has not played? Who will be participating?"
		benzene says, "I will be"
		Stew says, "Second point of order. Do not look up DavidW's walkthrough"
		Stew says, "I will be as well."
		benzene says, "I'll also be eating lunch."
		DavidW says, "yeah, my walkthrough contains spoilers."
		Timothy says, "Yes I beat if. Took me awhile though, the end is rather difficult. To be fair it was one of the first IFs I played"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, don't look at his walkthrough, and you should probably @mutec #cfspoilers if you're on that channel."
		Jacqueline says, "I probably should have checked to make sure Floyd has the latest version, but I guess we'll just see when we load 'er up."
		Jacqueline asks, "Speaking of which, are we ready to do so?"
		benzene exclaims, "yep!"
		pollux says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline asks (of pollux), "Have you played?"
		Stew says, "I'm ready."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and by the way, believe it or not, I haven't played much of this at all."
		DavidW says, "I will mention that Savoir-Faire was written in Inform 6, so be very impressed at the game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says (to Jacqueline), "Yeah, I have. I don't actually remember any of it, but I'll just watch anyway."
		Stew says, "It's an Emily Short game"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah, this is the latest version. Good."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] > About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] > About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ]		Stew asks, "pollux, why don't you play anyway until things start looking familiar?"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ] About This Game Floyd \| Floyd \| About This Game: Floyd \| Floyd \| This is version 7 of Savoir-Faire, which was first released in April Floyd \| of 2002. It received four XYZZY Awards (Best Player Character, Best Floyd \| Story, Best Puzzles, and Best Game) for that year. Floyd \| Floyd \| The game was designed to be an old-fashioned puzzle game -- that is to Floyd \| say, lots of emphasis on difficult problems, light on story-line and Floyd \| character interaction. Some of the puzzles are fairly challenging, and Floyd \| it is possible to get the game into a state from which it cannot be Floyd \| won. Save often. Floyd \| Floyd \| Historicity: Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire is set in an alternate, somewhat mangled version of the Floyd \| early 1780s. Vagueness about setting, and a tendency towards Floyd \| anachronism, were traits I associate with old-style games, and they Floyd \| are present to some degree here. All the same, I've received the Floyd \| occasional complaint about historical inaccuracy, to which I can only Floyd \| reply that SF was never intended to be terribly accurate, and if Floyd \| you're reading it that way, you're missing the point (and would be Floyd \| better off playing Peter Nepstad's meticulously researched "1893"). Floyd \| Floyd \| Background Materials: Floyd \| Floyd \| As of the release of this version, it is still possible to get copies Floyd \| of the "feelies" I created to go with it. These include a booklet of Floyd \| background material about the alternate history of this world, and Floyd \| some more information about the fate of the characters in it. If Floyd \| interested, you may check out [LINK] to determine Floyd \| whether they are still available. Floyd \| Floyd \| Comments and Contact Info: Floyd \| Floyd \| Questions, comments, and bug reports may be emailed to me at Floyd \| emshort@mindspring.com. My other games may be found on the interactive Floyd \| fiction archive ([LINK]) or on my own home page (at Floyd \| [LINK]). Floyd \| Floyd \| [Please press SPACE.] Floyd \|		DavidW says, "Sadly, feelies.org is no more."
		Stew cries.
		benzene asks, "what do we type to press space?"
		Timothy says, "sad"
		DavidW says, "There's a pair of buttons in the toyshop here. 'press space' and 'press enter' without a leading f."
		Jacqueline says, "Man, feelies.org"
		benzene says, "thanks"
Stew pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] > About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] > Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ]
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] N = next subject P = previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = previous menu Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] > Getting Started Floyd ] Movement Floyd ] Common Verbs Floyd ] Passing Time Floyd ] Saving, Quitting, Etc. Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ] Getting Started Floyd \| Floyd \| These general instructions are adapted from: "A Beginner's Guide to Floyd \| Playing Interactive Fiction". The full text can be found at Floyd \| [LINK] Floyd \| Floyd \| The game starts Floyd \| When you start a game, you will first see an introduction, usually Floyd \| consisting of one or a few screenfuls of text, giving you some Floyd \| background on who you are, where you are, and perhaps even what your Floyd \| objectives in the game are. Whenever the game has printed a screenful Floyd \| of text, it will wait until you press ENTER or some other key, so that Floyd \| you get a chance to read everything before it scrolls off the top of Floyd \| the screen. Floyd \| Floyd \| How to interact Floyd \| When the introduction is over, you will get a prompt, usually ">", but Floyd \| it may be a little different from game to game. The prompt means that Floyd \| the game is now waiting for you to tell it what you want to do. You do Floyd \| this by typing in imperative commands, as if you were commanding Floyd \| someone. Let's say the introduction told you that you are in a Floyd \| kitchen, and that you can see a closed glass jar standing on the Floyd \| kitchen counter. Commands you could try at this point include TAKE THE Floyd \| JAR, or OPEN THE JAR, or perhaps EXAMINE THE JAR (Throughout this Floyd \| document, things that are written in capital letters are complete Floyd \| commands that can be typed into an IF game. They don't have to be Floyd \| typed in capital letters when entered into a game). If you want to, Floyd \| you can skip the articles: TAKE JAR will work just at well as TAKE THE Floyd \| JAR. If there are several different jars you could mean, the game may Floyd \| ask you which one you mean. Just type one or more words that uniquely Floyd \| identifies one of the items. For instance, if the game says "Which jar Floyd \| do you mean, the blue glass jar or the green glass jar?", you might Floyd \| reply BLUE to take the blue one. You can also choose to ignore the Floyd \| question altogether, just typing a new command. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Please press SPACE.] Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "That all looks standard. But I know there's bits of this that aren't."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] N = next subject P = previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = previous menu Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] > Getting Started Floyd ] Movement Floyd ] Common Verbs Floyd ] Passing Time Floyd ] Saving, Quitting, Etc. Floyd ] Floyd \|		benzene says, "go back to 'special instructisons'"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I see. I went to the wrong instructions."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry 'bout that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "p"
Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] N = next subject P = previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = previous menu Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Getting Started Floyd ] Movement Floyd ] Common Verbs Floyd ] Passing Time Floyd ] > Saving, Quitting, Etc. Floyd ]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] > Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] > Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ]		Timothy says, "there are feelies on the ifdb if anyone is interested"
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd \| Floyd \| Two special commands: Floyd \| Floyd \| There are two verbs you should be aware of in addition to the usual Floyd \| ones: REMEMBER and LINK. REMEMBER gives you access to memories about Floyd \| objects, when you are prompted that such memories exist. Floyd \| Floyd \| In addition, your character can LINK objects of similar properties. Floyd \| (e.g.: LINK SNUFFBOX TO SMALL YELLOW BOX.) Once this link has been Floyd \| created, things done to one object will automatically affect the other Floyd \| as well... subject to certain rules. Floyd \| Floyd \| Otherwise, this game is fairly cruel -- it is possible to render the Floyd \| game unwinnable, and you should save often, especially when you Floyd \| realize that you are about to destroy an object you may not be able to Floyd \| get back. We make no apologies for this, since it is part of the Floyd \| Old-School charm. Or, er, so we are told. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Please press SPACE.] Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] > Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] > If You're Stuck Floyd ] Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] > Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ]
Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ] Credits Floyd \| Floyd \| Almost every large IF project is the product of many people besides Floyd \| the author. This one benefited particularly from a very hard-working Floyd \| set of beta-testers, and, once it was released the first time, from Floyd \| bug reports, comments on the puzzles from rec.games.int-fiction, and Floyd \| reviews in SPAG, the IF Ratings site ([LINK]), and Floyd \| IF Review. On those grounds I was persuaded not only to fix numerous Floyd \| horrible bugs but also to change the phrasing of some descriptions, Floyd \| file away a few of the game's most extreme anachronisms, and introduce Floyd \| a few alternate puzzle solutions. The ending, the subject of some Floyd \| debate, remains as it was in the original. Floyd \| Floyd \| Any errors that remain are of course my own fault. Floyd \| Floyd \| Coding credit: Floyd \| Floyd \| Credit goes to Graham Nelson for Inform; to Roger Firth for Floyd \| SmartCantGo and CheckOut; Daniel Barkalow for Scoper; Alan Trewartha Floyd \| for GoNeighbour; Gunther Schmidl for dirs_2; Andrew Plotkin for Floyd \| daemons; Andrew Clover for timewait; Kory Heath and Lucian Smith for Floyd \| the revised ReviseMulti. The new menu system uses Altmenu, DoMenu, and Floyd \| utility, by L. Ross Raszewski, howtoplay by Michael Coyne, and CCPL by Floyd \| Roger Firth. Floyd \| Floyd \| Primary testing: Floyd \| Floyd \| Credit also goes to Dan Shiovitz as alpha-tester and theoretical Floyd \| counsel; and to Sean Barrett, Gilles Duchesne, and Admiral Jota for Floyd \| their Herculean beta-testing efforts. Their diligence and dedication Floyd \| are greatly appreciated. Floyd \| Floyd \| Troubleshooting: Floyd \| Floyd \| In the eleventh hour, when TAKE ALL FROM was not working for reasons Floyd \| unknown, the good folks from #inform stepped in: L. Ross Raszewski, Floyd \| Brendan Barnwell, and Andrew Schepler in particular. Floyd \| Floyd \| Bug Reports for Subsequent Releases: Floyd \| Floyd \| Comments and bug reports courtesy of Jason Love, Stephen Granade, Floyd \| Storme Winfield, Dan Schmidt, Lucian Smith, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Stacey Floyd \| Tappan, David Welbourn, Eytan Zweig, Guy Barrier, Mark Smithson, Jason Floyd \| Dyer, F. Bova, Admiral Jota, Urbatain, Allen Garvin, Andy Holloway, Floyd \| Jeff Pack, and Sam Carmean; for comments on the released library Floyd \| WaterElement.h that revealed bugs in Savoir Faire, David Porterfield. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Please press SPACE.] Floyd \|
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Stew says, "This makes me want to betatest a game"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw man, Gilles. I miss him."
		Timothy says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "WaterElement.h is an Inform 6 extension that handles liquids and powders."
		Jacqueline asks (of Timothy), "What's the haha?"
		Stew says, "I remember the old .h days"
		Timothy says, "stew want to betatest a game"
		Jacqueline says, "I think beta testing is admirable."
		Jacqueline says, "And, for what it's worth, there are lots of IntroComp participants looking for beta testers as we speak."
		Jacqueline says, "So Stew, you may want to swing past the forums. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway..."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Main Menu Floyd ] N = next subject Instructions for Savoir-Faire P = Floyd \| previous Floyd ] RETURN = read subject Q = resume game Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] About This Game Floyd ] Basic Instructions on How to Play Savoir-Faire Floyd ] Special Instructions [Read even if you've played IF] Floyd ] If You're Stuck Floyd ] > Credits Floyd ] Copyright and License Information Floyd ] Floyd \|
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/2 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "I'm not say it's not admirable, I jest found the comment slightly funny is all"
		DavidW says, "Was that an IntroComp plug? I think it was an IntroComp plug."
		Jacqueline says, "It was kind of an IntroComp plug, yeah."
Jacqueline clears the save counter.
benzene says (to Floyd), "herbs"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/2 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x herbs"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/3 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| A bed of herbs, containing, currently, bay, parsley, and mint. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x herbs"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/4 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| A bed of herbs, containing, currently, bay, parsley, and mint. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take herbs"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/5 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to specify which herbs you would like. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Should we just grab ALL THE THINGS, since this is all old skool?"
		Stew asks, "get all?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get all"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/6 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| roses: The roses are equipped with really ferocious thorns. Floyd \| mud: In your bare hands? Surely you jest. Floyd \| water: In your bare hands? Surely you jest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bay"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/7 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAY Floyd \| Floyd \| You pick some of the growing bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Am I allowed to answer that question?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take parsley"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/8 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PARSLEY Floyd \| Floyd \| You pick some of the growing parsley. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take mint"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/9 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE MINT Floyd \| Floyd \| You pick some of the growing mint. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think that one you are, yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x ditch"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DITCH Floyd \| Floyd \| Little more than a damp hollow of earth under the pipe opening. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drainage ditch is not very much mud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "The game has rather heavily implied we should grab everything."
		DavidW says, "Then, yes, take all that isn't nailed down. You have LOTS of carrying capacity."
		Stew says, "some of the parser stuff could be improved if this were in Inform 7"
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk.		Jacqueline asks (of Stew), "What have you seen that makes you say that?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mud"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/11 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MUD Floyd \| Floyd \| A bit of unpleasant mud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take mud"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/12 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE MUD Floyd \| Floyd \| In your bare hands? Surely you jest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/13 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/14 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The pipe leads through the wall into the house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Stew says, "Uhh take herbs would be a good command"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/15 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark circle of stone, the depths of which you cannot see. The water Floyd \| comes up within reach. Floyd \| Floyd \| A bar of iron crosses the well, to support a bucket on a rope (which, Floyd \| however, is itself lacking). Floyd \| Floyd \| In the well is a body of water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Maybe. It probably would have still asked which ones you want."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sundial"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/16 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SUNDIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| A sturdy old sundial, its bronze weathered green. Unlike various Floyd \| tawdry sundials you have encountered in your life, it has a Floyd \| firmly-attached gnomon that is unlikely to come off in times of Floyd \| trouble. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pick a rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/17 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PICK A ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| The roses are equipped with really ferocious thorns. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "It might have accepted, eg., 'take all herbs'."
		DavidW says, "The parser didn't change must at all from I6 to I7."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/18 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ME Floyd \| Floyd \| Tall, thin, and fashionably dressed; greying prematurely at the Floyd \| temples, but not-- (the ladies all insist)-- not old; perhaps a little Floyd \| tired around the eyes, and a little jaded. Very little of your peasant Floyd \| heritage reveals itself in you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "heehee 'tawdry sundials'"
		Stew asks, "So there isn't a way in Inform 7 to make take herbs mean take all herbs?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/19 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| three food items: Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hat"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/20 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HAT Floyd \| Floyd \| Made of black felt, and quite ordinary, except for the breadth and Floyd \| sweep of the brim, and the majesty of the pure white feather. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Stew says, "actually I think there is. You just replace "take herbs" with "take all herbs" for commands"
		DavidW says, "There's a way in both, but there's the complication of refering to herbs as a group."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/21 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| A slender and flexible blade, and more decorative than useful, though Floyd \| there have been a few occasions when it became helpful against Floyd \| brigands in the street. The design at the hilt is a bit ornate, but Floyd \| not unpleasantly so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/22 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "cut rose with sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/23 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT ROSE WITH SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| The sword is not sharp enough to slash effectively through the roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Stew says, "sorry I should focus on the game"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Oooh. Good try."
		benzene says, "worth a shot"
		Jacqueline asks, "Shall we enter the house?"
		benzene says, "sure"
		Timothy says, "thats not a very sharp sword if it can even cut roses."
		benzene says, "I think it means the whole bush"
		Gerynar says, "useful in scaring brigands though"
		DavidW says, "It's mostly ceremonial."
		Jacqueline says (to Timothy), "Well, it said it was more decorative than useful."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x snuffbox"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/24 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| A little pastel-colored metal box in which you keep your supply of Floyd \| snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the snuffbox tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember snuffbox"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/25 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| "Don't play magic pranks on the guests," said the Count, Floyd \| confiscating the little box you had been using to control the Marquis' Floyd \| snuffbox (so it would refuse to open when he tried the little Floyd \| one-handed flick he was so fond of, and then pop open of its own when Floyd \| he set it down...). Floyd \| Floyd \| "Why NOT?" you demanded, twisting under the painful grip he had on Floyd \| your shoulder. "You don't mind if I play with the servants." Floyd \| Floyd \| "First," said the Count, clearing the links from the box with a brush Floyd \| of his fingers, "I hope you do not play anything malicious on the Floyd \| servants; it is only all right as long as it is games and they do not Floyd \| mind." He set the box down. "And second, the Marquis is nobility." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I do not understand." Floyd \| Floyd \| The Count sighed. "I thought you might not. Pierre, you are an-- Floyd \| unusual case, being exempt from this rule, but you know that for the Floyd \| most part, only the nobility are able to perform the lavori d'Aracne; Floyd \| and of them, only the most noble families, who have access to the Floyd \| Honors of the Court. To play magic tricks on the Marquis, therefore, Floyd \| is to remind him that his lineage is not as good as ours. He will be Floyd \| insulted and grow angry, and I cannot afford to allow that to happen." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "true"
		DavidW says, "Worn for elegance in dress."
		Jacqueline asks, "Actually, can we visit the shed before the house?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/26 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "lets"
		benzene says, "I forgot it was there"
		benzene says, "Also, I'm very excited for this magic"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x shed"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/27 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHED Floyd \| Floyd \| Built out of rough stones, not hewn into rectangular shape like those Floyd \| of the main house, and framed in weathered wood. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open shed"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/28 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN SHED Floyd \| Floyd \| You would be able to go in if only the roses weren't there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says (to benzene), "yes the magic was very fun. One of the best implemented I've seen."
		Jacqueline says, "oh."
		Timothy exclaims, "those darn roses!"
		benzene asks, "Welp. Inside the house?"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/29 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HIT ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says (to stew), "Now now, no need to be violent"
Stew says (to Floyd), "kiss roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/29 Floyd \| Floyd \| > KISS ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| You can only do that to something animate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/30 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| More thorns than the usual, and fewer blooms, or so it seems to your Floyd \| eye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/31 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So, I think it's west to get into the kitchen"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/32 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| A string of andouillettes hangs from a beam of the ceiling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "And it is. Yay."
		olethros says, "it's like inception, only IF"
Stew says (to Floyd), "x beam"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/33 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEAM Floyd \| Floyd \| The heavy beams (five in all) were each cut a very long time ago from Floyd \| a very large tree. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x tables"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/34 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TABLES Floyd \| Floyd \| Higher than a table you might eat at, and designed for people to use Floyd \| when standing up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Undressed stone like that is sometimes called cobbles"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "That heh was for olethros, belatedly."
		DavidW says, "I remmeber on raif that some player was inspired to actually try andouillettes after playing this game. But didn't like them too much."
		inky says, "I don't think emily did either"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/35 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| Veal cased in tripe. Tasty food. The servants used to eat them with Floyd \| fried onions -- a good, hearty smell that leaked out of the kitchen Floyd \| while you played outside, until you went inside, and sometimes they Floyd \| would let you eat at the kitchen table rather than with the Family. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I'm not a fan of tripe"
		Timothy says, "It's not to bad"
		Roger says, "Few are"
		benzene says, "It's the texture I can't get over"
		benzene says, "Tastes good, though"
		Stew asks, "wasn't there some other game that had tripe rations?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take tripe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/36 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TRIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach the andouillettes from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/37 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| A roughly rectangular loaf of bread, reddish brown, and shriveled to Floyd \| rock-like hardness by being left to sit around for so long. The fact Floyd \| that it went uneaten is explained by the fact that one face is burnt Floyd \| black -- someone left it in the oven too long, evidently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh. Nice synonym find."
		olethros says, "tripe ican be great"
		benzene says, "Uhh that was a complete accident"
		Jacqueline says, "Haggis was getting a bad rap on NPR this week. Unnecessarily so, in my opinion. I adore it."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/38 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I have yet to try haggis. I really must."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x device"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/38 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DEVICE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/39 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| A string of andouillettes hangs from a beam of the ceiling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/40 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The body of the contraption is mostly just a large box, into which Floyd \| things can be put, and an assembly of clockwork parts in a separate Floyd \| case, not to be interfered with. There is also a dial which may be set Floyd \| to various positions, and a spindle, on which is a cylinder with a Floyd \| pattern of strange bumps on it, labeled "Andouillettes Recipe". Floyd \| Floyd \| The delicate contraption is currently switched off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Stew says, "synonym deficiency!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sf stand on table"
		Jacqueline says, "oops"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand on table"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/41 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STAND ON TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get onto the kitchen tables. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables you can see a delicate contraption (which is Floyd \| closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cut andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/41 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to cut the andouillettes with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/42 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| It's difficult to chop up the andouillettes from this vantage point. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get down"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/43 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET DOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| You get off the kitchen tables. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| A string of andouillettes hangs from a beam of the ceiling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "uhh."
		DavidW says, "So want to say something."
		Jacqueline says, "No."
benzene says (to Floyd), "cut tripe with sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/44 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT TRIPE WITH SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| It's difficult to chop up the andouillettes from this vantage point. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "stand on table"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/45 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STAND ON TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get onto the kitchen tables. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables you can see a delicate contraption (which is Floyd \| closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "get tripe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/46 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET TRIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You still can't quite reach the andouillettes from here. Close, Floyd \| though. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/47 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STAND ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can stand on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "stand on bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/48 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STAND ON BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can stand on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/49 Floyd \| Floyd \| > JUMP Floyd \| Floyd \| You leap, catch the beam over your head with one hand, snatch the Floyd \| sausages in the other, and land back on the table with only a slight Floyd \| thump. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "Yay!"
		Jacqueline says, "DANG"
		DavidW claps
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		Stew says, "ding ding ding ding!"
		DavidW says, "Now I don't have to say anything any more."
		Timothy exclaims, "Woot!"
		benzene exclaims, "So much praise!"
		benzene asks, "Now what's this contraption?"
		Jacqueline says, "You probably shouldn't even say that you want to say something the next time you want to say that you want to say something but know that you shouldn't say something, David."
		Stew says, "now we're suspicious"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/50 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The body of the contraption is mostly just a large box, into which Floyd \| things can be put, and an assembly of clockwork parts in a separate Floyd \| case, not to be interfered with. There is also a dial which may be set Floyd \| to various positions, and a spindle, on which is a cylinder with a Floyd \| pattern of strange bumps on it, labeled "Andouillettes Recipe". Floyd \| Floyd \| The delicate contraption is currently switched off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Curses. She onto my meta-hint technique."
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/51 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| need more! andouillettes!!!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanism whirrs a moment longer before its functioning gives out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/52 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dial which can be rotated to show one word at a time, labeled Floyd \| 'SHAPE'. Currently the word showing is NONE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/53 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting LEAF. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Gerynar hands Jacqueline some duct tape in case DavidW gets out of line again :)
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/54 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| need more! andouillettes!!!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanism whirrs a moment longer before its functioning gives out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put tripe in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/55 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TRIPE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a clove of garlic. Floyd \| You put the andouillettes into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take garlic"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/56 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE GARLIC Floyd \| Floyd \| You're carrying too many things already. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/57 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take garlic"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/58 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE GARLIC Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/59 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| need more! olive oil!!!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanism whirrs a moment longer before its functioning gives out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I feel I now understand an IF joke I've been not getting for over a decade."
		DavidW says, "yay mechanical hand of auto-closing."
benzene says (to Floyd), "look inside contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/60 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK INSIDE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see inside, since the delicate contraption is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/61 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing some andouillettes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I still don't know what this thing is."
		benzene asks, "I guess we keep putting stuff in it?"
		DavidW says, "The 'Need! More! Ingredients!' bit is from inky's You Are A Chef!"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it makes recipes."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, true."
		Timothy says (to benzene), "is a thing to make us hungry"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "And those two were thick as thieves during this time."
		benzene asks, "why do we need andouilletes to make andouillettes?"
		DavidW says, "cheese thieves"
		Jacqueline says, "I prefer the Franglais version, I think."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "I think it's a recipe that includes andouillettes."
		DavidW says (to benzene), "I'm not allowed to say."
		benzene says (to jacqueline), "Ah. Makes sense."
		benzene asks, "so anyway, olive oil?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/62 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen (on the kitchen tables) Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room-- though they look somewhat less high from this Floyd \| perspective. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables you can see a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Maybe check the scullery?"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/63 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to get off the kitchen tables first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "down"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/64 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| You get off the kitchen tables. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/65 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the countertop are a sponge, a butcher knife and a sack (in which Floyd \| is a single yellow onion). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "yoink"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take onion"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/66 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| You're carrying too many things already. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I hope the sack is a holdall"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "What was this bs about a big holding capacity?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take sack"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/67 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| You're carrying too many things already. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Ah, yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/68 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| four food items: Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put sword in swordstick"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/69 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SWORD IN SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sword into the swordstick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Perhaps benzene has an idea."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take sack"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/70 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "YeAH."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put food in sack"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/70 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT FOOD IN SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the single yellow onion, the clove of garlic, the Floyd \| sprig of mint, the sprig of parsley or the bay leaf? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "er, yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "all"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/71 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| single yellow onion: (first taking the single yellow onion) Floyd \| (putting the bay leaf into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| clove of garlic: Done. Floyd \| sprig of mint: Done. Floyd \| sprig of parsley: Done. Floyd \| bay leaf: (first taking the bay leaf) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/72 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "alright."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sack"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/73 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary sack made out of rough cloth. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the sack are five food items (a bay leaf, a sprig of parsley, a Floyd \| sprig of mint, a clove of garlic and a single yellow onion). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/74 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the countertop are a sponge and a butcher knife. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/75 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| sponge: Taken. Floyd \| butcher knife: Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Um, may I mention something about the Inform 6 'inventory' command that might be helpful?"
		Jacqueline asks, "It is not a spoiler?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sponge"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/76 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| A sea sponge, sized and rounded like an apple. It is currently bone Floyd \| dry. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put sponge in sack"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/77 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SPONGE IN SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sponge into the sack. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x knife"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/78 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary kitchen knife, perhaps a foot long. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "It's not a spoiler about the game."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline asks (of EveryoneElse), "Maybe the knife will work on the roses?"
		benzene says, "I was thinking that too"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cupboard"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/79 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CUPBOARD Floyd \| Floyd \| Unlike the furniture in the main part of the house, it is made of a Floyd \| rather ordinary wood and finished with no particular distinction. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cupboard"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/80 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CUPBOARD Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the cupboard, revealing three metal dishes (a cup, a plate Floyd \| and a hinge-lidded teapot). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Inform 6 understands 'i wide' and 'i tall' commands to change the inventory presentation. 'i tall' does the big long list. 'i wide' uses a paragraph."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cup, plate, and teapot"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/80 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP, PLATE, AND TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/81 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| cup: Taken. Floyd \| plate: Taken. Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot: Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yes, that I knew."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't mind the i tall, I guess."
		DavidW says, "oh, okay"
		Jacqueline says, "Though in the game I'm working on I've forced it as a paragraph instead."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		benzene says, "I have a feeling we're going to have a lot of items, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, true."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x basin"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/82 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BASIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing more than a large stone bowl. In the bottom is a hole, which Floyd \| can be plugged up; when the plug is removed, the water runs out by a Floyd \| pipe and waters the ground outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the bottom of the hole you can see something glinting. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'm just mentioning the option."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/83 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole is a shiny silver cylinder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cylinder"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/84 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CYLINDER Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach far enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "i wide"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/85 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I WIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying three metal dishes (a hinge-lidded teapot (which is Floyd \| closed), a plate and a cup), a butcher knife, a sack (which is open), Floyd \| inside which are a sponge and five food items (a bay leaf, a sprig of Floyd \| parsley, a sprig of mint, a clove of garlic and a single yellow Floyd \| onion), a dashing hat (being worn), a swordstick, inside which is a Floyd \| sword and a snuffbox (which is closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cylinder"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/86 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CYLINDER Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves, seeming carefully wrought and utterly intentional. The core Floyd \| of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a piece of paper which Floyd \| bears a label, in careful lettering, which reads, "Tea Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "See, I know that will be more compact, but it is harder to read."
		benzene says, "Yeah it is"
		pollux says, "It needs more oxford comma, too."
		benzene asks, "can we wash it into the garden maybe?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Scullery 0/86 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on sink"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/87 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON SINK Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can switch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sink"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/88 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SINK Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing more than a large stone bowl. In the bottom is a hole, which Floyd \| can be plugged up; when the plug is removed, the water runs out by a Floyd \| pipe and waters the ground outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the bottom of the hole you can see something glinting. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So, to save, you just type 'press save' in the room. No punctuation before it. The save will then autonumber."
Stew says (to Floyd), "turn sink on"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/89 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN SINK ON Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can switch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
maga arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Stew says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/90 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole is a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "let's get water from the well"
		benzene says, "dump it in the sink"
		Jacqueline says, "And then before we quit today we'll make a special save of all the saves in case our saves get wiped out by NightFloyd or something."
		benzene says, "I don't think there's running water"
Stew says (to Floyd), "get tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/91 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach far enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "There's the well, yeah, and I guess we have a teapot."
		benzene asks, "any opposed?"
		Jacqueline says, "Nope. Go for it, benzene."
		Stew says, "might wreck the tea recipe"
		Jacqueline says, "That's why I've saved."
		benzene says, "It's metal anyway, I think"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/92 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "I would think you would need a rope"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/93 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The recipe is a metal cylinder. Water won't hurt it."
		Stew says, "rope is a four letter word in if"
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill pot in well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/93 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL POT IN WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "A rope to get something from a drain?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/94 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying three metal dishes (a hinge-lidded teapot (which is Floyd \| closed), a plate and a cup), a butcher knife, a sack (which is open), Floyd \| inside which are a sponge and five food items (a bay leaf, a sprig of Floyd \| parsley, a sprig of mint, a clove of garlic and a single yellow Floyd \| onion), a dashing hat (being worn), a swordstick, inside which is a Floyd \| sword and a snuffbox (which is closed). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill pot with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/95 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL POT WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/96 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill pot with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/97 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL POT WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "a rope to get water from the well"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Nope. The water is within reach, it said."
		benzene says, "we can reach the water. we don't need it"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/98 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/99 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put water in sink"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/100 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN SINK Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the drain hole, exhausting the supply in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| The water goes out the drain. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ] Scullery 0/101 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole is a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		benzene says, "hmm."
		benzene says, "we can still search the drain outside? the mud might be gone"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/102 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/103 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x pipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/104 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The pipe leads through the wall into the house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "search pipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/105 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The pipe is empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x ditch"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/106 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DITCH Floyd \| Floyd \| Little more than a damp hollow of earth under the pipe opening. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drainage ditch is some mud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cut roses with knife"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/107 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT ROSES WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| In order to make any headway, you would still have to be in rather Floyd \| undesirable proximity to the sharp poky bits of the rose bushes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Maybe we'll need gloves or something"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i tall"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/108 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I TALL Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| three metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Or the knife isn't long enough."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we are a delicate petal."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put sponge in water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/109 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SPONGE IN WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sponge) Floyd \| (putting the snuffbox into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sponge into the well. Floyd \| The sponge sinks into oblivion. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/108 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/109 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Timothy says (to Floyd), "fill sponge with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/109 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL SPONGE WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the water in the well or the water in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Oh weird. I guess it would be a container"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/109 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill sponge with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/110 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL SPONGE WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sponge) Floyd \| (putting the snuffbox into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sponge is not something you can fill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put sponge in teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/111 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SPONGE IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sponge into the hinge-lidded teapot. You consume some of Floyd \| the water in moistening the sponge. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		benzene says, "never mind. not a container after all"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sponge"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/112 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| A sea sponge, sized and rounded like an apple. It is currently sopping Floyd \| wet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think we'll have to come back to the tea recipe"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it makes sense that it would have the properties wet or dry, but not be a container that you might try to put tripe into."
		benzene says, "this is true"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's explore some more."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 0/113 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "where to?"
		benzene says, "upstairs seems more dead-endy"
		Jacqueline says, "So, just a heads up, we're one hour in and will play for one more hour today (and resume next Sunday at the same time)."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Upstairs, sure."
benzene says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/114 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the drying rack is a white handkerchief. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take handkerchief"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/115 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/116 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| A square of good linen; rather nice, really. It is currently colored Floyd \| white. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, ".. Jacqueline I will have to leave in 15-12 minutes"
		Timothy says (to Jacqueline), "Got to go to church"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x beds"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEDS Floyd \| Floyd \| All of the beds are of the rickety sort with a thin straw mattress. Floyd \| Usually this was accompanied by several layers of blanket -- the Count Floyd \| was not an unreasonable man, and the servants were not ill-treated. Floyd \| But the blankets are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "search beds"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/118 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BEDS Floyd \| Floyd \| There is nothing on the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/119 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| Not nearly as large as the ones downstairs, of course, and principally Floyd \| intended for keeping the inhabitants toasty when the winter set in Floyd \| especially hard. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the fireplace tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/120 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| Anton's wife Leonie stood by the fireplace. "The new maid -- I think Floyd \| she is a snoop." Floyd \| Floyd \| Anton shrugged his broad shoulders. "She chops potatoes," he said. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Nonetheless I don't trust her. Give me the money." And she took the Floyd \| little sack of coins Anton held out to her, their savings, and Floyd \| concealed them behind a brick in the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Timothy), "Ah. Well, I'll try to post the session when we're done so that you can read it before we play next week."
benzene says (to Floyd), "search fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/121 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| The fireplace is empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Timothy.. Yay! We remember something
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bricks"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/121 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter firplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/121 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER FIRPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/122 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get into the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/123 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory (in the fireplace) Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x firplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/123 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIRPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ugh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/124 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| Not nearly as large as the ones downstairs, of course, and principally Floyd \| intended for keeping the inhabitants toasty when the winter set in Floyd \| especially hard. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace is yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bricks"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/124 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Stew says (to Floyd), "x bricks"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/124 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Stew says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/125 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ah"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/126 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| Age and heat have hardened the cement holding the brick in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Stew says, "what's the word syndrome"
		Jacqueline says, "So I'm betting we need to link the brick to something."
		benzene says, "I'm not certain how the magic works yet, but can we link the brick and the snuffbox"
		Jacqueline says, "'In the fireplace is yourself,' is pretty funny to me for some reason."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take snuffbox"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/127 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the swordstick into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think I know what the magic is."
		Jacqueline says, "Based on the memory we had of the snuffbox."
		benzene says, "I have an idea, yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Of course, it's just one data point."
		Timothy says, "things must be similar in some way to link them"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link snuffbox to brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/128 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SNUFFBOX TO BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| From here you cannot reach the brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. So I'm not sure we can link these."
		benzene asks, "they both slide?"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, try, certainly."
		benzene says, "Still can't reach the brick though"
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to snuffbox"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/129 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/130 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I have an idea about the roses."
		Allen says, "just here to observe. I've played this"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x plate"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/131 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| One of a set of special dishes that the Count made. The idea was that Floyd \| all of the china plates in the house were linked to this one plate, Floyd \| which could then be washed and dried, minimizing the expenditure of Floyd \| time and water. Similar arrangements were made for other parts of the Floyd \| standard place setting; the Count spent innumerable hours refining the Floyd \| links. Floyd \| Floyd \| The reason that the plate is metal rather than china is that, when the Floyd \| link-system was first instituted, a clumsy maid ravaged the Countess' Floyd \| entire crystal collection by accidentally chipping a glass. Floyd \| Floyd \| In order to make the linkages possible, however, it has been painted a Floyd \| glossy white, and the crest of the family executed on one side in Floyd \| intricate detail. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I don't know what the brick is similar to"
		benzene says, "I wanted to squeeze it like the sponge or something. or break it like a plate, but can't do that"
		Jacqueline says, "Ha. That is a great bit about the plate."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we'll find something."
		Jacqueline says, "We haven't seen anything yet, really."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/132 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Need to keep exploring, I think."
		benzene says, "one second. was it dirty and stuck? maybe we can clean it"
		benzene asks, "i.e. clean the plate?"
		Jacqueline says, "We have stuff to clean it, but I think it's baked in (the brick, I mean)"
		benzene says, "ah. okay. I thought it was just sooted in"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, try, I guess."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/133 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| Age and heat have hardened the cement holding the brick in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean brick with sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/134 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLEAN BRICK WITH SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sponge) Floyd \| (putting the butcher knife into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You dampen the brick with the sponge. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/135 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| Age and heat have hardened the cement holding the brick in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "you're right. I don't think it'll work"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anything else in this room we haven't seen?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/136 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory (in the fireplace) Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rack"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/137 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RACK Floyd \| Floyd \| A sort of contraption of several long bars which will support clothing Floyd \| thrown over it to dry. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x beds"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/138 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEDS Floyd \| Floyd \| All of the beds are of the rickety sort with a thin straw mattress. Floyd \| Usually this was accompanied by several layers of blanket -- the Count Floyd \| was not an unreasonable man, and the servants were not ill-treated. Floyd \| But the blankets are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I searched them too"
		pollux asks, "If changing the properties of something makes it more linkable (like the plate), perhaps a wet brick is more like, say, a wet sponge?"
		benzene says, "Good idea"
		benzene asks, "Might work?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, true."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/139 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/140 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put water on brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/141 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER ON BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| From here you cannot reach the brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think we only dampened the brick"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's not as if the brick can soak in water like a sponge."
benzene says (to Floyd), "wring sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/142 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WRING SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You wring out the sponge, causing it to drip water all over the place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/143 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| A sea sponge, sized and rounded like an apple. It is currently Floyd \| slightly damp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to sponge"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/144 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I give up"
Timothy says (to Floyd), "wipe sponge on brink"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 0/144 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WIPE SPONGE ON BRINK Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to wipe the sponge. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Now I don't think the brick and sponge have anything to do with one another."
		pollux says, "Although it might have something to do with an apple."
		benzene says, "The dampness thing was a good idea, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "Look around more?"
		pollux says, "I do think we might be able to link the sword and knife to progress with the roses."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm."
		pollux says, "I'm not sure where it goes from there, but it seemed... logical."
		benzene says, "worth a shot"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Try."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link sword to knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/145 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SWORD TO KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the sword and the butcher Floyd \| knife. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by two points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x sword"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/146 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| A slender and flexible blade, and more decorative than useful, though Floyd \| there have been a few occasions when it became helpful against Floyd \| brigands in the street. The design at the hilt is a bit ornate, but Floyd \| not unpleasantly so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "It did something."
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/147 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/148 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the cup into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/149 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "swing sword"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/150 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SWING SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| There's nothing sensible to swing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "wave sword"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/151 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WAVE SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You wave the sword. The butcher knife shakes slightly, as though moved Floyd \| by a breath of air. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		benzene asks, "should we take them down to the garden and play around?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm still not sure how you'll get this to work, but yeah, I'd play near the roses."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/152 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "oh look, the linking gave us 2 points"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/152 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| You have so far scored 2 out of a possible 125, in 152 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of resourceful peasant. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to benzene), "Yes. I'd like to know if you found an alternate solution to a puzzle."
		Jacqueline says, "That is... not exactly a hint. But... yeah."
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/153 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to get out of the fireplace first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/154 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OUT Floyd \| Floyd \| You get out of the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 2/155 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/156 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Timothy says, "Well, I have to go. Catch you guys next week"
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop knife"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/157 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "cut roses with sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/158 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT ROSES WITH SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sword) Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. The sword is not sharp enough to Floyd \| slash effectively through the roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Bye, Timothy."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put knife in roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/159 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT KNIFE IN ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the butcher knife) Floyd \| (putting the plate into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Those can't contain things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "ah, darn."
Timothy goes home.
pollux says (to Floyd), "throw knife at roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/160 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW KNIFE AT ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| The butcher knife shoots end over end through the air. It strikes the Floyd \| roses solidly, falling on the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "That's what I was thinking, too, was to put the knife in the roses."
benzene says (to Floyd), "swing sword at roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/160 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SWING SWORD AT ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to swing the sword. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Stew says (to Floyd), "get knife"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/161 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Stew says (to Floyd), "cut roses with knife"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 2/162 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT ROSES WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| In order to make any headway, you would still have to be in rather Floyd \| undesirable proximity to the sharp poky bits of the rose bushes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "shall we give up?"
		DavidW says, "I was wondering if the sword, linked with the knife, was now sharp enough to cut the roses. But it seems not."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was hoping that."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we may have to sharpen one or the other."
		Jacqueline says, "The sword, most likely."
		benzene says, "That's what I was thinking too"
		benzene says, "or sharpen the knife while linked to the sword, if we have to"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "So... exploring!"
		Jacqueline bounces.
		benzene asks, "but anyway, main house?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yes!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 2/163 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline bounces.
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/164 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors, west, bar your access to the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| Lying to one side, and thereby doing no good at all, is the stone Floyd \| block often used as a doorstop. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions.
Gerynar has disconnected.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/165 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| They seem to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x doors"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/166 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DOORS Floyd \| Floyd \| A pair of white-painted doors that lead into the upstairs corridor of Floyd \| the house. Each door panel is decorated with the family crest, picked Floyd \| out in ostentatious gold, as though to warn servants not to wander Floyd \| that direction uninvited. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Why did I know that it would be locked."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link snuffbox to door"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/167 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SNUFFBOX TO DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I know, right"
		DavidW asks, "Because old school game?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Darkness 2/168 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Darkness Floyd \| Darkness presses in on every side; nothing is visible, and you are Floyd \| sure only of your own possessions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Darkness 2/169 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow-looking onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "might as well look at them, then"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, no grues, but yeah... delightful old school light puzzle."
		Jacqueline wonders when there will be a maze.
		benzene says, "I like that the onion is not yellow, but yellow-looking"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh shit. Is all this food related to a hunger daemon that's going to happen? It is, isn't it? Man."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oh, you guessed."
		pollux says, "Wait, the tableware was white with the crest."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link door to teapot"
Floyd ] Darkness 2/169 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DOOR TO TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/170 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors, west, bar your access to the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| Lying to one side, and thereby doing no good at all, is the stone Floyd \| block often used as a doorstop. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/171 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Heh, I missed that we went down."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link door to teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/172 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DOOR TO TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the double doors and the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/173 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot, revealing not very much water. Floyd \| Floyd \| The double doors open slowly of their own accord, the ancient hinges Floyd \| protesting. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW claps.
		benzene exclaims, "yay!"
		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take stone"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/174 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the white handkerchief into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stone"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/175 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Just a chunk of roughly squared stone from one of the nearby fields. Floyd \| Possibly once it had some value as masonry, but not any more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we can probably link the stone to the brick"
		benzene says, "then what, I don't know"
		Jacqueline asks, "And then break the stone somehow?"
		benzene asks, "or throw it recklessly or something?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Something."
		benzene asks, "Or should we keep exploring?"
		Jacqueline says, "We can go try, if you'd like."
		Jacqueline says, "Seems quite plausible."
		benzene asks, "what do others want to do?"
		benzene says, "well alright. I'm going to try it"
		pollux says, "I say go link the bricks."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 2/176 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Stew's been gone for some time, and Timothy has gone to church."
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/177 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Oh yes."
		Jacqueline says, "So it may be just you and me for the next half hour."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to rock"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/177 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO ROCK Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Get in the fireplace?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/178 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get into the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link brick to rock"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/178 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO ROCK Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x brick"		Jacqueline frowns.
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/179 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rock"		Jacqueline says, "Ah, stone."
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/179 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROCK Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >

pollux says (to Floyd), "link brick to stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/180 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the brick and the stone Floyd \| block. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ah"
pollux says (to Floyd), "break stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/181 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/182 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "push stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/183 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing obvious happens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/184 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw stone at wall"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/185 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW STONE AT WALL Floyd \| Floyd \| (the wall) Floyd \| The stone block hurls through the air, smacks the wall, and falls on Floyd \| the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "So, a hammer or something may be required."
		benzene says, "yes..."
		pollux says, "Yes, let's hold on to our brickstone for a while and go explore."
		DavidW asks, "Wouldn't a hammer work on the brick itself, though?"
		benzene says (to David), "That's what I was thinking"
		pollux says, "Maybe it's something immobile, like a vise."
		pollux says, "So you can't take it to the brick, but you can take the stone to it."
		benzene asks, "so anyway, back to exploring?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "hit brick with stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/186 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HIT BRICK WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| From here you cannot reach the stone block. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/187 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OUT Floyd \| Floyd \| You get out of the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see a stone block here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/188 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/189 Floyd \| Floyd \| > IN Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only down. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/190 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get into the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "hit brick with stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/191 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HIT BRICK WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| The stone block strikes the brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "break brick with stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/192 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK BRICK WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| The stone block strikes the brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I give."
benzene says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 2/193 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OUT Floyd \| Floyd \| You get out of the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "down"
Floyd ] Kitchen 2/194 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "west"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 2/195 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEST Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Later we will find an implement of destruction."
benzene says (to Floyd), "west"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/196 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEST Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "yay points"
		Stew says, "ding ding ding!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, why points?"
		benzene says, "for getting through the door"
		benzene says, "I assume"
		DavidW says, "yes, location points."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x ceiling"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/197 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CEILING Floyd \| Floyd \| You see nothing special about the ceiling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ah, not for opening it, but for passing through. Got it."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x chandelier"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/198 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHANDELIER Floyd \| Floyd \| An extravagant cascade of crystal, with places to hold candles, but Floyd \| not used. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "In old school games, you'd get points on reaching specific difficult-to-reach places."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x wallpaper"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/199 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WALLPAPER Floyd \| Floyd \| Painted with images such as the queen entering a room accompanied by Floyd \| waiting women. The main subject of each picture is realistic, but Floyd \| there are fantasies around the edges: a fox standing on two legs, Floyd \| dressed in the coat and hose of a courtier, with a broad hat; a girl's Floyd \| gown trailing into peacock feathers. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the wallpaper tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember wallpaper"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/200 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER WALLPAPER Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| "So the man linked himself to a suit of armor. And then he left the Floyd \| suit of armor at home, and went off to war to fight in his bare skin, Floyd \| thinking that whatever happened to him, the links would protect him. Floyd \| But at home his wife was horrified to see the armor slashed in pieces Floyd \| before her eyes..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Anabelle," interrupted the Count, standing at the doorway with a hand Floyd \| on his vest. "Do you really think this story is appropriate for the Floyd \| children?" Floyd \| Floyd \| The Countess shrugged, half-smiling as she always had when the Count Floyd \| overrode her authority. "I hardly think it is any more disturbing than Floyd \| the other things Marie reads," she said lightly. "The dining room is Floyd \| more frightening than this story." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I don't mean that, of course." The Count smiled over you and Marie -- Floyd \| you on the floor, Marie with her skirts spread around her on the Floyd \| chaise. "But our children should not be told silly Floyd \| superstitions about linking." He came into the room then, touching Floyd \| the Countess' shoulder with an affectionate gesture. "Marie," he said, Floyd \| "What is wrong with your mother's story?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "The man has confused reverse-links and ordinary ones," Marie replied. Floyd \| "And he would have to be very stupid to do that, because reverse-links Floyd \| are harder to make and you can always tell when you have done it." Floyd \| Floyd \| The Count nodded at her. "Very good." He kissed the Countess and went Floyd \| out again... Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| Hmm. Something to eat would be good. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so do you understand how reverse links work?"
		Jacqueline says, "BING! Hunger. I knew it."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		DavidW says (to benzene), "Not completely."
		Jacqueline asks (of benzene), "Is it just the order in which we say the things when we link?"
		DavidW says, "No."
		benzene asks, "do we say reverse link, then?"
		DavidW says, "You do."
		benzene says, "hmm. Okay. still don't know what it's for, but we'll figure it out"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/201 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I've been trying to make hypotheses, but I'll need more info."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x paneling"
Floyd ] Dining Room 7/202 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PANELING Floyd \| Floyd \| Comes up about as high as your waist, and is solidly made out of Floyd \| you-know-not-what. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "probably wood, I would think"
		benzene asks, "which way?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So the only exit is to the kitchen?"
		Jacqueline says, "Seems odd."
		DavidW says, "oh no, there's exits."
		benzene says, "sw and w"
		Jacqueline says, "Just randomly try other... oh, okay."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't care, just explore."
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/203 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and the walls are dressed with Floyd \| yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Except just wanted to point out that we're hungry."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe it doesn't matter."
		benzene asks, "oh yes. but we might need to get the ingredients?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe you can't die from hunger in ten turns because it literally takes weeks to starve to death."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Yeah, I think we need olive oil."
		benzene says, "right"
		Bert asks, "Who here has/hasn't played yet?"
		DavidW says, "I have played."
		benzene says, "Jacq and I haven't"
		benzene asks, "or she forgets?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's just me and benzene playing."
		Bert says, "Cool."
		benzene asks (of Jacqueline), "did you say you played some?"
		Jacqueline says (to benzen), "We have played everything I did. I don't think I got as far as getting the andouillettes. Never left the kitchen."
		Jacqueline says, "And never linked anything."
		Jacqueline says, "I basically loaded it up and never played."
		Jacqueline says, "maga has been giving me shit about this for years."
		Bert says, "As well he probably ought."
		benzene says, "well now's your chance"
		Jacqueline) Jacqueline says, "Basically, this week's ClubFloyd is just to get him to leave me alone."
		Taleslinger says, "Just give him a good caning."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x marble"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/204 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MARBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Veined colorfully in cream and muted orange, turned glossy with much Floyd \| polishing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hangings"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/205 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HANGINGS Floyd \| Floyd \| Hangings cover up the whole of the west wall, concealing it Floyd \| thoroughly. (Now that you think of it, wasn't there a door through Floyd \| there or some such thing?) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "yay hidden door"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember hanging"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/206 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER HANGING Floyd \| Floyd \| The yellow hangings raise no special memories for you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "look behind hanging"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/207 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK BEHIND HANGING Floyd \| Floyd \| You lift the hangings out of the way with both hands -- they are Floyd \| heavy, and it's a struggle to move them far enough to get a good Floyd \| glimpse. Floyd \| Floyd \| Behind them there seems to be a door, yes, but locked, and with its Floyd \| key still in the lock. You drop the hangings again disconsolately. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so the key is in the lock but on the other side?"
		benzene asks, "I guess?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take key"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/208 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't get the ornate key from this side: it's been put into the Floyd \| lock from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "So it is time for the Zork II newspaper & letter opener trick?"
		benzene says, "that was my plan"
		pollux says, "Or maybe some magic to turn the key."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		benzene says, "good call"
		benzene says, "maybe we need another key to link it with though"
Bert says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/209 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, we know it's here."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x servants"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/209 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SERVANTS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/210 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/211 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| Hand-carved by a German carver from dark wood; it was a present to the Floyd \| Count by a political ally. The Countess considered the clock a bit Floyd \| gauche, but was persuaded that it would be impolite not to display it. Floyd \| Floyd \| It consists of the face, a pendulum and pair of weights, and a little Floyd \| door above the face that opens when the hour is struck. It is not Floyd \| ticking at the moment. The clock shows the time to be 10:13. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/212 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| The clock does not open and close by anyone's command but only by its Floyd \| own free will. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/213 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| Metal, and shaped like a disc at the end of a rod. As so often. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "move pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/214 Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOVE PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing obvious happens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "swing pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/215 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SWING PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| You give the pendulum an encouraging shove, but the friction of the Floyd \| system seems to be against it, and it soon falls still again, the main Floyd \| mechanisms of the clock unawakened. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x weights"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/216 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WEIGHTS Floyd \| Floyd \| The weight is hanging at the bottom of a length of chain. Floyd \| Floyd \| It was a long journey down here, and you're wishing you had had Floyd \| something to eat. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "pull weights"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/217 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL WEIGHTS Floyd \| Floyd \| You give a tug to the weight chain and pull it all the way back up to Floyd \| the top. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/218 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| It consists of the face, a pendulum and pair of weights, and a little Floyd \| door above the face that opens when the hour is struck. It is Floyd \| currently on and ticking. The clock shows the time to be 10:14. Floyd \| Floyd \| Just on the quarter-hour the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings a brief warbling tune, then Floyd \| withdraws into its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "hmm. got the clock moving. do we need it to be on the hour, then?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "set clock to 10:59"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/219 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SET CLOCK TO 10:59 Floyd \| Floyd \| The clock now shows 10:59. Floyd \| Floyd \| Exactly on the hour, the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings 11 times, then withdraws into Floyd \| its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "good call"
		benzene says, "not sure what good it did"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm hoping the hunger daemon is just window dressing."
		benzene says, "let's hope"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/219 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Just in ase."
		Jacqueline says, "er, case."
		benzene says, "I was about to do the same. made me paranoid"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/220 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock clicks closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "A 'dim' but not 'dark' basement."
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Darkness 7/221 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Darkness Floyd \| Darkness presses in on every side; nothing is visible, and you are Floyd \| sure only of your own possessions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "nope. it's dark"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. I guess not."
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/222 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "we came from ne, yeah?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 7/223 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner, the planets Floyd \| rotating in their orbits. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| The little pearl moon revolves around its earth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "e from here should be the dining room, then"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, my connection dropped. If I disappear again, please stop at the top of the hour."
		benzene asks, "Okay. do I do anything else?"
		Bert says, "But if you're not ready to stop, you can always turn back the hands on the clock again."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bookshelves"
Floyd ] Library 7/224 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOOKSHELVES Floyd \| Floyd \| The shelves line both sides of the room from floor to ceiling. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "No, I will come back and deal with the transcript and stuff."
		benzene says (to Bert), "har har"
benzene says (to Floyd), "search bookshelves"
Floyd ] Library 7/225 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BOOKSHELVES Floyd \| Floyd \| You peruse the nearest books. Your eye picks out, at random, On Floyd \| Vegetable Dyes and Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert asks, "Also, shouldn't he save the game, as well?"
		Jacqueline says, "I will deal with it."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take books"
Floyd ] Library 7/226 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BOOKS Floyd \| Floyd \| What, all of them? Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I may just have to log in on another computer."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take dyes"
Floyd ] Library 7/227 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DYES Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the snuffbox into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The little pearl moon revolves around its earth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "But also it seems I am okay again now."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take clock repair"
Floyd ] Library 7/228 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CLOCK REPAIR Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sponge into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read dyes"
Floyd ] Library 7/229 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ DYES Floyd \| Floyd \| You flip through the pages, becoming transfixed by a discussion of how Floyd \| the Celts, supposedly, were wont to dye clothing in a decoction of Floyd \| powdered lichen and stale piss, brewed together for three weeks and Floyd \| then strained. Floyd \| Floyd \| But beside this pleasant concoction there are references to others, Floyd \| such as onion skin boiled in water to produce a pleasant yellow. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We should probably end with a save file of SF1, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "We have an onion! And a linen that is 'presently' white."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i wide"
Floyd ] Library 7/230 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I WIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying two books (Clock Repair and On Vegetable Floyd \| Dyes), a stone block, a butcher knife, a sword, a hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot (which is open), inside which is not very much water (which Floyd \| leaves some room in the hinge-lidded teapot), a sack (which is open), Floyd \| inside which are a sponge, a snuffbox (which is closed), a white Floyd \| handkerchief, two metal dishes (a plate and a cup), a swordstick and Floyd \| five food items (a bay leaf, a sprig of parsley, a sprig of mint, a Floyd \| clove of garlic and a single yellow onion) and a dashing hat (being Floyd \| worn). Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x handkerchief"
Floyd ] Library 7/231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| A square of good linen; rather nice, really. It is currently colored Floyd \| white. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, ""Currently colored white," stood out to me the first time."
		benzene says, "I think we need to match the curtains in the last room"
		benzene says, "me too"
		benzene says, "the yellow onion caught my eye too"
		benzene says, "read clock"
		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "read clock"
Floyd ] Library 7/232 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| A detailed discourse on how to take care of and repair an assortment Floyd \| of common and mechanical clocks. It begins with comprehensible Floyd \| matters, such as pulling up the weights to begin the operation of the Floyd \| pendulum when the clock has stopped, and other bits of routine Floyd \| maintenance; it finishes with diagrams of a clock's inner workings Floyd \| that are almost embarrassingly intimate and far too complex for you to Floyd \| follow. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "so solved that one already"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x model"
Floyd ] Library 7/233 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MODEL Floyd \| Floyd \| Fitted out with tiny planets on arms, and the major moons of the Floyd \| planets, revolving around a center. There is no sun, however; there is Floyd \| only a sort of holder designed to contain something spherical. Floyd \| Floyd \| Most of the planets are ordinary balls of solid metal, except for Floyd \| Jupiter. They are in motion. Floyd \| Floyd \| Oddly, the contraption also seems to be linked, and quite unsubtly, to Floyd \| something in the foyer, to the south. You can feel the pull of it. Floyd \| Floyd \| The planets turn slowly around the empty sun-holder. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the model universe tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I like the 'embarrassingly intimate' part."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that was smile-inducing."
		Bert says, "cogporn"
		Jacqueline says, "And yes, clock:solved."
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember model"
Floyd ] Library 7/234 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER MODEL Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| The Count was standing in the library, tinkering with the model; Marie Floyd \| was bent over it as well, instructing him about what to connect where. Floyd \| Floyd \| "I will never understand," he remarked to you, "how it is that she has Floyd \| such a mechanical mind. Not the least interest in diplomacy..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "It is my cold heart, Papa," she replied, tossing aside her Floyd \| clockmaking tools. Floyd \| Floyd \| "It is done?" he asked her. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Put the light in," she said, "and then make it go." Floyd \| Floyd \| You turned away. "Stay and see how it works!" Marie called after you. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Sorry, infant, the road to Paris is long..." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "I wonder if it's the clock it's linked to?"
		benzene asks, "And so if it wasn't spinning until I started it?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x jupiter"
Floyd ] Library 7/235 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X JUPITER Floyd \| Floyd \| Jupiter is a large sphere of copperish metal, though it is pierced Floyd \| through and has a sort of lens inserted in the center. Floyd \| Floyd \| The little pearl moon revolves around its earth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I wonder."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take jupiter"
Floyd ] Library 7/236 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE JUPITER Floyd \| Floyd \| The planets are not removable. Floyd \| Floyd \| The planets turn slowly around the empty sun-holder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x lens"
Floyd ] Library 7/237 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LENS Floyd \| Floyd \| The lens looks as though, were something in the central holder, it Floyd \| would focus the light out and away. Floyd \| Floyd \| The little pearl moon revolves around its earth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Can I try one last thing before we end?"
		benzene says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/238 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| You're getting pretty hungry. Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull weights"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/239 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL WEIGHTS Floyd \| Floyd \| You give a tug to the weight chain and pull it all the way back up to Floyd \| the top. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Wait, I want to unpull the weight, or something."
		DavidW asks, "You want to stop the clock?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, stop the pendulum."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stop pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/239 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STOP PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/240 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| Metal, and shaped like a disc at the end of a rod. As so often. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think i know how that puzzle will work"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stop clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/240 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STOP CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "touch pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/241 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| Smooth and cool. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we need to get the light source, then at a certain time of the hour, it will project something onto the wall through the lens"
		Jacqueline says, "Meh. I don't want to go back to a save to deal with it. I will just have to suppose."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push pendulum"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/242 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH PENDULUM Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing obvious happens. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Hm, yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "But that shall have to wait for next week. Can you be here?"
		benzene says, "so I think we're fine. it probably wouldn't have shown anything form where it started"
		benzene says, "I should be"
		Jacqueline says, "Yay. Excellent - it is hard to find people that haven't played this."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, see you then. I'll post this for Timothy and perhaps Stew, if he can come."
		Jacqueline says, "See you next week, same time."
		benzene says, "I was going to play it a few weeks ago, but you said we might play it, so I saved it"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool. Thanks."
		benzene exclaims, "Bye!"
		Jacqueline says, "Bye."
Stew says, "Hey"		DavidW says, "bye benzene"
		Stew says, "Yeah, I'll try to be more engaged."
		Stew says, "I'm an admin on a site and something came up"
		Stew says, "Sorry about that"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, work first. I don't want anyone fired over ClubFloyd. :)"
		Stew says, "It's not really work"
		Stew says, "I mean, I don't get paid for it"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Well, screw that, then."
		Jacqueline says, "</kidding>"
		Stew says, "It's actually an elected position"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was kidding. You should do it if you said you would. Your word is important."
		benzene says, "Everyone knows elected officials don't get anything done"
		Stew says, "But it's important that I keep things under control"
		benzene says, "You just have to give the illusion of control and getting things done"
		Jota asks, "This is one of those secret societies that's defending the world against threats that the rest of us aren't ready to know about yet, right?"
		benzene says (to Jota), "Yes, it's called ClubFloyd"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
You say (to Floyd), "sf1"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/242 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >

****** SESSION TWO **
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, I was here and feel like I should skim the transcript. Can't really recall what we got done and what we had hoped to do next."
		DavidW says, "I think you guys turned on the clock and you seemed to have some notion about the solar system model."
		DavidW says, "I think the last thing was looking at some of the books."
		DavidW says, "And noting how onion skin can be used to dye things yellow."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right, and we were wanting to shut the clock off to see if it shut off the planets, but that's just curiousity, really. Not required."
Timothy arrives, ready to play with the toys.		DavidW says, "And I'm also to say more quiet than normal."
		DavidW says, "er sTay more quiet"
		Jacqueline asks, "True, but I appreciate you doing that quick synopsis. We had still not made it into the shed, correct?"
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Timothy says, "Hey everyone"
		DavidW says, "Correct. The roses continue to block the way. Neither sword nor knife can be used, nor the sword linked with the knife."
		DavidW says, "hi Timothy"
		Jacqueline says, "Hi, Timoty."
		Jacqueline says, "er, Timothy."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess the Timoty typo was a throw-back to French classes where I had a classmate named Timothée"
		Jacqueline says, "I really don't want to start until benzene and/or pollux show up. ClubFloyding alone is kind of not the point."
		Jacqueline says, "benzene said they could be here."
		DavidW says, "oh, I will also remind you that remembering or examining the wallpaper (I forget which) told us a little story about reverse linking."
		DavidW says, "That happened in the Dining Room."
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline asks, "Hrm, yeah, but we only have a hypothesis of what that means and have not yet tried it, correct?"
		DavidW says, "correct"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hi, pollux. Mind if we wait 5-10 to see if benzene shows up?"
		pollux says, "No problem."
		DavidW says, "Other things I recall: you found a locked door behind yellow curtains, and the basement is dark."
		Bert says, "And they were about 3-6 turns from dying from a hunger daemon."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we are."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it is old skool charm without the death."
		DavidW says (to Bert), "no comment"
		Jacqueline says, "Annoying, sure, but I really don't think we're going to die."
		Jacqueline says, "And if we do, we do. We have save points."
		Bert exclaims, "The PC may feel otherwise!"
		Jacqueline says, "I know this sounds rather cold, but: Enh. Whatev."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. No benzene."
		Jacqueline asks, "Pollux, shall we?"
		pollux says, "I'm mildly preoccupied right now, so I don't mind waiting a couple more minutes. But if you'd rather not, that's also fine."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, no, I'm cool. For once it is a semi-chill Sunday. I am free for four hours, though I still collectively only want to play for two. I'm fine with holding off. Let's call it at... half past?"
		pollux says, "Sounds good."
benzene arrives, full of fun and funk.		benzene asks, "sorry I'm late. did we continue?"
		pollux says, "We waited for you."
		pollux says, "You were right in under the wire, too."
		benzene exclaims, "aww!"
		benzene says, "Traffic was bad. I was unhappy that I was missing this"
		Bert says, "Unfortunately, while you were waiting, Jacqueline was eaten by giant clams."
		benzene asks, "Well we still know how to run it without her, right?"
		Bert exclaims, "maga is going in with a crowbar now. Wish him luck!"
		benzene says, "wait. eaten by multiple giant clams? she may be too far gone"
		Jacqueline's fingers wiggle madly, then go limp, her hand all that hangs outside the clam's shell.
		Bert says (to benzene), "He's also got duct tape."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. Hi."
		benzene says, "oh good"
		DavidW says, "Maybe it's an oyster. I don't know my bivalves."
		benzene says, "Hi Jacq, sorry I'm late"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries. It's an okay morning for it. We'll still play just two hours, but we're not in so huge a rush as last week on my end."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf1"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/242 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "And away we go."
		benzene asks, "woo. still exploring, right?"
		benzene says, "we were talking about the library. we need a light source for the planet puzzle"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/243 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "And there are likely other books to read, I'm guessing."
		benzene says, "I searched the shelves and it only gave two"
		benzene says, "but there might be others elsewhere"
pollux says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 7/244 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying two books (Clock Repair and On Vegetable Floyd \| Dyes), a stone block, a butcher knife, a sword, a hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot (which is open), inside which is not very much water (which Floyd \| leaves some room in the hinge-lidded teapot), a sack (which is open), Floyd \| inside which are a sponge, a snuffbox (which is closed), a white Floyd \| handkerchief, two metal dishes (a plate and a cup), a swordstick and Floyd \| five food items (a bay leaf, a sprig of parsley, a sprig of mint, a Floyd \| clove of garlic and a single yellow onion) and a dashing hat (being Floyd \| worn). Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "shall we go upstairs?"
		pollux says, "I was just about to ask that."
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 7/245 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. (You and Marie used to sit up here when the Count had guests, Floyd \| watching them arrive downstairs in their magnificent clothing, until Floyd \| you got old enough to be introduced yourselves.) Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline says, "I think, since this is by all accounts a massive game that will take us a long time, and a game that can easily be made unwinnable, that we should not use CF1,2,etc and instead just use our own SF1,2,etc. I will keep a save log of what each is so that we don't have to go trawling through the transcript."
		pollux says, "Seems prudent."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/246 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| In days gone by you ran up and down these halls with Marie, and were Floyd \| barely able to stop at the end, skidding in your stockings the last Floyd \| few feet before the stairs began. She's gone now, both the little girl Floyd \| with dusk-blonde curls and the somewhat older one with dangerous Floyd \| slanting eyes and cleverly backwards magics; the dust falls long and Floyd \| slowly, the walls echo with absence. Floyd \| Floyd \| West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the north and Floyd \| east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small portrait hangs on the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x portrait"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/247 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Oil on wood, of a small, pinch-faced girl who gazes down on you with Floyd \| awareness and pity. It is not especially well-executed, and probably
pollux says (to Floyd), "x portrait"
Floyd \| worth little on the market, but it has always filled you with a kind Floyd \| of resentment -- even now. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Long Salon 7/248 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Oil on wood, of a small, pinch-faced girl who gazes down on you with Floyd \| awareness and pity. It is not especially well-executed, and probably Floyd \| worth little on the market, but it has always filled you with a kind Floyd \| of resentment -- even now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember portrait"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/249 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| The small portrait raises no special memories for you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "It seems like we will be told if we can remember something."
		benzene says, "I figured it wouldn't do anything"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open east dooor"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/249 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN EAST DOOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open e door"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/249 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN E DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to open east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/250 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to get the tall door unlocked first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/251 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| A thick-pile Persian rug lies on the floor, patterned in lapis and Floyd \| emerald. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x case"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/252 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CASE Floyd \| Floyd \| The case is specially made of glass and wood. Inscribed into the Floyd \| surface of the glass with a fine cutting tool are the words: "CAREFUL! Floyd \| DO NOT BREAK!" Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside are mechanical dancers and a clockwork bee. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the glass case tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Y'know, this game seems good, but Ms Short is not a particularly fine writer of sentences. Not even the bit where she says, 'She's gone now, both the little girl with dusk-blonde curls and the somewhat older one with dangerous slanting eyes and cleverly backwards magics; the dust falls long and slowly, the walls echo with absence." We should go read real books, the kind that come with pages and everything."
pollux says (to Floyd), "remember case"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/253 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER CASE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| Many years ago, the Countess stood at this case, looking at the Floyd \| contents. "Sometimes I feel like one of these," she said, softly. Floyd \| "Trapped..." Floyd \| Floyd \| She met your eye. "You don't understand what I am saying, do you?" Floyd \| Floyd \| You shook your head. Floyd \| Floyd \| "They are made of gears and magic links," she said. "They have no Floyd \| choices." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "These sentences are terrible. I demand my money back."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bee"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/254 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| A life-sized golden bee, its wings made of planed gems. It is, Floyd \| unfortunately, equipped with an ingenious equivalent of a sting -- a Floyd \| tail endowed with blades that will cut into any sensitive thing it Floyd \| settles on. And these have been tipped with a vicious poison. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang arrives, full of fun, but no funk.
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/255 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers are antique, and peculiar. Their costume replicates an Floyd \| English mode of the sixteenth century: the lady wears a skirt of Floyd \| beaten copper, pierced in designs, and around the gentleman's neck is Floyd \| a ruff of folded silver, though with long neglect it has begun to Floyd \| darken. As for their skin, it is all carved ivory. Floyd \| Floyd \| They both of them stand on a floor made up of cogs, to permit them to Floyd \| spin and dance around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "#firstworldnobilityproblems"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/256 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The glass case isn't open. Floyd \| Floyd \| It comes into your mind, yet again, that you'd hoped to find some Floyd \| sustenance here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open case"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/257 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CASE Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "alright then"
		DavidW says, "There are some countries that don't even have sentences."
		pollux says, "Violence is perhaps the answer to this one, but maybe we should leave that for now."
		benzene says, "I bet you're right"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/258 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| So thick and luxurious that it seemed the strangest possession in a Floyd \| house of wonders, when you first came here. Marie used to lie on it, Floyd \| eschewing chairs and sofas, and read in a triangle of sunlight, the Floyd \| halo of her hair and the bleeding color of the carpet so bright it Floyd \| burned to look at. And then she'd fall asleep-- Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
two-star arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
benzene says (to Floyd), "x pattern"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/259 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PATTERN Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "move rug"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/260 Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOVE RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| You move the rug to reveal... the floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "yay"
		benzene says, "well we solved that puzzle, guys"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 7/261 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| A thick-pile Persian rug lies on the floor, patterned in lapis and Floyd \| emerald. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so are we done here?"
		pollux says, "For now, it seems. Let's try the other direction from the staircase."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 7/262 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small portrait hangs on the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 7/263 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/264 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is a celestial bauble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/265 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A delicate ornament made of glass, containing inside it a little sun Floyd \| and star that whirl infinitely in the hollow space. It was a plaything Floyd \| of Marie's, which (due to careful reverse linking to a perfectly round Floyd \| rock) she could hurl at walls and never break, drop down staircases Floyd \| and find intact at the bottom. But it is very doubtful that the link Floyd \| has lasted out the years. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "get bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/266 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| It is too high for you to reach. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x pianoforte"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/267 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIANOFORTE Floyd \| Floyd \| Legs and case are fashioned out of a dark, heavy wood, with the keys Floyd \| of the usual colors. The music stand is empty, which is an odd sight. Floyd \| The Countess used to bring composers to the house, to talk to and Floyd \| sometimes to sponsor in small ways; her own compositions she was too Floyd \| reserved to share with the musical groups, but she would labor over Floyd \| them in the afternoons, filling the upstairs with the sounds of trills Floyd \| and runs, always soaring and bird-like. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "stand on pianoforte"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/268 Floyd \| Floyd \| > STAND ON PIANOFORTE Floyd \| Floyd \| The top of the piano is not the best surface to receive things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "play piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/269 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PLAY PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| You sit down at the piano and begin to play, as you have not in years: Floyd \| a minuette. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "i long"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/269 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I LONG Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to inventory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "i tall"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/270 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I TALL Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| Clock Repair Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "what's the other command?"
		benzene says, "thank you"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link sponge to bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/271 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SPONGE TO BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the sponge and the Floyd \| celestial bauble. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "let's save before we smash it?"
		pollux says, "Actually, perhaps we need to reverse-link it."
pollux says (to Floyd), "reverse link bauble to sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/272 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK BAUBLE TO SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| The two are already linked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Even there, yeah, it's weird to bend one's will itself; normally one bends things to one's will."
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink bauble and sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/272 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK BAUBLE AND SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 7/273 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the celestial bauble from the sponge. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "reverse link bauble to sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/274 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK BAUBLE TO SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will and all your attention, you manage to make a Floyd \| reverse-link between the celestial bauble and the sponge, feeling Floyd \| their properties begin to merge together. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Is that the first unlinking you guys have done?"
		pollux says, "This way, I think, the bauble will not break as long as the sponge is intact."
		benzene says, "first reverse"
		pollux says (to DavidW), "As far as I remember."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I think so, yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/275 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A delicate ornament made of glass, containing inside it a little sun Floyd \| and star that whirl infinitely in the hollow space. It was a plaything Floyd \| of Marie's, which (due to careful reverse linking to a perfectly round Floyd \| rock) she could hurl at walls and never break, drop down staircases Floyd \| and find intact at the bottom. Floyd \| Floyd \| The effect has proved easy enough to copy now that you are a bit more Floyd \| practiced in your skills, though at the time it seemed very difficult. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I wasn't sure if you'd learned that UNLINK was a valid verb yet."
		pollux says, "It just seemed logical."
		DavidW says (to pollux), "It is."
		Jacqueline says, "Alright, Spock. Let's move on."
		Jacqueline likes to use alright more than she should.
benzene says (to Floyd), "x shelf"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/276 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHELF Floyd \| Floyd \| A high shelf on which the countess used to display things she thought Floyd \| would be good for you to observe but not touch: ivory figurines, a Floyd \| crucifix made of gold, an asphyxiated butterfly in a glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x figurines"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/276 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIGURINES Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "roll sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/276 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ROLL SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/277 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Is it just a property thing? and not movement?"
		pollux says, "I never liked that holdall thing."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/278 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sword into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/279 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| You should have stopped at an inn on the way down. And eaten. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think reverse linking won't do anything with motion, just properties"
		pollux says, "Could be."
benzene says (to Floyd), "throw sponge at bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/280 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW SPONGE AT BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sponge) Floyd \| The sponge shoots through the air. It strikes the celestial bauble, Floyd \| which rolls off the high shelf. It strikes the ground with a Floyd \| clenk of glass on stone. The sponge falls on the high shelf. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/279 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Well, that was more direct than I was expecting."
		benzene asks, "what do we want to lose?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait."
		Jacqueline says, "Are you assuming the bauble broke? I just heard a <em>clink</em>, not a <B>SMASH</B>."
		benzene says, "no"
		benzene says, "but the sponge got stuck"
		benzene says, "I vote the clock book"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that bit. Hrm."
		benzene says, "if we can use anything"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I vote the clock book, too, but I think they may not be linkable."
		benzene says, "It just hit the bauble, linking had nothing to do with it"
		benzene says, "I'll try"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		pollux says, "Well, the linking is why it didn't break."
		DavidW says, "I think he means to just throw the book and lose it onto the shelf."
		pollux says, "So it had a little to do with it."
		Jacqueline says, "You can still link the bauble and sponge, but use the book. Of course."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, yes."
		Bert says, "You could retry what you just did without the link if you want to see if linking had any effect."
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/280 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| Clock Repair Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "throw clock repair at bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 12/281 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW CLOCK REPAIR AT BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Clock Repair strikes the celestial bauble, which rolls off Floyd \| the high shelf. It strikes the ground. Clock Repair lands Floyd \| on the high shelf. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "yay!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "get bauble"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/282 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline claps.
		benzene says, "I'm sure it would have smashed without the link"
		pollux asks, "Shall we install this in the orrery?"
		benzene asks, "or west first?"
		Jacqueline has no opinion.
		benzene says, "I vote west. I think it's our last available room"
		pollux says, "I always liked dealing with the puzzle at hand before exploring further, but it's fine either way."
		benzene says, "that's fine"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/283 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 16/284 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 16/285 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner, the planets Floyd \| rotating in their orbits. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| The little pearl moon revolves around its earth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put sun in orrery"
Floyd ] Library 16/285 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SUN IN ORRERY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bauble in orrery"
Floyd ] Library 16/285 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN ORRERY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x orrery"
Floyd ] Library 16/285 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ORRERY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Right, can't call it that."
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Library 16/286 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \|
pollux says (to Floyd), "x model"
Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner, the planets Floyd \| rotating in their orbits. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Library 16/287 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MODEL Floyd \| Floyd \| Fitted out with tiny planets on arms, and the major moons of the Floyd \| planets, revolving around a center. There is no sun, however; there is Floyd \| only a sort of holder designed to contain something spherical. Floyd \| Floyd \| Most of the planets are ordinary balls of solid metal, except for Floyd \| Jupiter. They are in motion. Floyd \| Floyd \| Oddly, the contraption also seems to be linked, and quite unsubtly, to Floyd \| something in the foyer, to the south. You can feel the pull of it. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bauble in holder"
Floyd ] Library 16/288 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN HOLDER Floyd \| Floyd \| The celestial bauble clicks neatly into position. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe ticks ever so faintly in its motions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yay but huh no points"
		pollux says, "We may need to wait for it to turn into position."
two-star took 30,500 buckets -- why?		pollux says, "The sunlight is on Saturn, not Jupiter."
		DavidW remains silent.
pollux says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ] Library 16/289 Floyd \| Floyd \| > Z Floyd \| Floyd \| Time passes. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe ticks ever so faintly in its motions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We may also need to turn the clock hands."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x jupiter"
Floyd ] Library 16/289 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X JUPITER Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x planets"
Floyd ] Library 16/290 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PLANETS Floyd \| Floyd \| All the moons and planets are made of different materials to represent Floyd \| their different types. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the model universe is a celestial bauble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lens inside the Jupiter ball glitters in the ambient light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so it it just going to be guessing?"
		pollux says, "There is almost certainly some hint."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x lens"
Floyd ] Library 16/291 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LENS Floyd \| Floyd \| The lens looks as though, were something in the central holder, it Floyd \| would focus the light out and away. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the model universe is a celestial bauble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lens inside the Jupiter ball glitters in the ambient light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "focuses light outward"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x bauble"
Floyd ] Library 16/292 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A delicate ornament made of glass, containing inside it a little sun Floyd \| and star that whirl infinitely in the hollow space. It was a plaything Floyd \| of Marie's, which (due to careful reverse linking to a perfectly round Floyd \| rock) she could hurl at walls and never break, drop down staircases Floyd \| and find intact at the bottom. Floyd \| Floyd \| The effect has proved easy enough to copy now that you are a bit more Floyd \| practiced in your skills, though at the time it seemed very difficult. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe ticks ever so faintly in its motions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "it doesn't need to catch the sun, I don't think. Maybe we have to link the center to something glowing"
		pollux says, "Yeah, I was just thinking that."
		pollux asks, "Time to explore Marie's room?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 16/293 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/294 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/295 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a sponge here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take sponge"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/296 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/297 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate the hearts of artichokes. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/298 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| Framed with twists and curls of gilded wood, most abstract, though Floyd \| along the top are floral swags. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/299 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Windows framed in the old style, arched at the top with a little knot Floyd \| of carved flowerettes and ribbon-work. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Should have grabbed the bauble. Maybe it can be linked to the sunny mirror or something."
benzene says (to Floyd), "look through window"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/300 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the windows you can see the gardens -- first a wide patch of Floyd \| green, and then the flower plots delineated by hedges and topiary, and Floyd \| the scattered statues. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/301 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DESK Floyd \| Floyd \| A deep, satin-lustrous cherry, with gilt-metal decorations. The years Floyd \| have not been kind, and it has cracked and split in several places; Floyd \| the finish is damaged, and where there is inlaid mother of pearl, it Floyd \| is beginning to come up from its bed. But it is still a sound piece, Floyd \| and features two drawers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hm, we can only link things in scope but then they can be separated? I guess so, given the knight story."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open drawers"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/301 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DRAWERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "That's what it seemed like."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open drawer"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/301 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DRAWER Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the top drawer or the bottom drawer? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "top"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/302 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOP Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the top drawer, revealing some household papers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search papers"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/303 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH PAPERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x papers"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/304 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PAPERS Floyd \| Floyd \| A small pile of papers, written over in Marie's handwriting, dealing Floyd \| with various day-to-day matters: menus for dinner parties, seating Floyd \| diagrams for the table, an account of how she had spent her pin-money. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read papers"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/305 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ PAPERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You pick out of the pile some notes for the design of the contraption Floyd \| in the kitchen downstairs: Marie's project, apparently. There are Floyd \| lists of foods, and sketches, which you cannot entirely follow, of Floyd \| machinery, with the links drawn in in colored ink. Whatever she was Floyd \| doing, she seems to have been quite intent on it and for a long time. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open bottom drawer"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/306 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BOTTOM DRAWER Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the bottom drawer, revealing a dark wooden box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/306 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the dark wooden box or the snuffbox? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "dark"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/307 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DARK Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark wooden box that smells faintly exotic. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take dark"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/308 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DARK Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/309 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the dark wooden box, revealing an mirror inset inside the Floyd \| box, a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "Read it!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "read letter"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/310 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't read the letter while it remains sealed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open letter"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/311 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| You crack the seal, aware that you are trespassing on what was meant Floyd \| to be a private confidence. Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside is the count's long black writing: he used to sit at his desk Floyd \| in the gold lamplight, tossing back the lace of his cuff with a little Floyd \| flick so that it would not drag in the ink. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "wait"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/312 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Framed with twists and curls of gilded wood, most abstract, though Floyd \| along the top are floral swags. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I was going to save, but perhaps it doesn't matter."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link mirror to mirror"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/313 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK MIRROR TO MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror to the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Redundant; all things are themselves. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I hoped it would ask me which. :/"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's open now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read letter"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/314 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| At the top of the page is a sketch of dancing figures. Then: Floyd \| Floyd \| Devv Rtare, Floyd \| Floyd \| Ea tu irymhg flolehi e uo rte aose, aeruwsrm ssot. Ea ytfisto kfho Floyd \| tu niame morv es mias, liess tadp. I moiero ardson. Leaovslo ni smeol Floyd \| nao tfyss nti atte. Floyd \| Floyd \| Eng deyr tairlsro or ebtdnt ruo, u tastfcoi omatcnn oli epss ltnf Floyd \| uic -- hse rfoetns nm mode -- e, e edyle. S a eofd. Thhaw fee in aim Floyd \| yd dynwadt, sdore httv eneo hengey oguar. Tphp! gehe tlooer w, own Floyd \| plinh lri. L lt ara nsycgro holi iw ouerey wrvlio ie emk: uwt, tmeo Floyd \| irthsoleo, esk lstela nohdy fo rell. Teesana r rtv lntv heodhae bygeny Floyd \| ea osthelo dui iwsarfn: Ielly dsllio yh ly fuo taoefuo n y oh bto od. Floyd \| Irytfdn. Ooh teguueh r. Sgrret ihmdo ewalh ntaplathy tflg echeaimhet. Floyd \| Rvaeyc g efo, erap rui urroln, ebi mitdr c mghee. Ecness iarost, fryt Floyd \| aiyrohk; toyuee bufr rle mom. Sea mi btnsaso feen wro pdw. Enrlahlb Floyd \| meu. Ol ui. Ag h tniyetse l yreowlo. Irm hd ug neoet, hoownht tt ulsao Floyd \| i ratr pcs nmgre. K dy i ayil dr col aeltl acum hlska si. Cat n oso Floyd \| sod r wmhy. Irieooaybnr kwa. Floyd \| Floyd \| Uyeie cto sn lh wutt. Lihwuha leece, sd.al db danoee e tdsac sese. Floyd \| Ta p aothm enco ier dt eauoio v nsf noe gslgkre tiytyr eno. Hdopk. Floyd \| Utra ot loe tudo psylin ioodege. Tun aarhw oss hds an tesesli loeny Floyd \| tiyi o guvo tt rdeuwoae tdia abhes lsr aue myotsho. Floyd \| Floyd \| Ot mrisu haamt re. Rnovfeb cree yue yr sotro yiucn ulnrof ricmon Floyd \| wssht dtlhe h. I hoeae. Kanwl rnt gatae a ash ylube halle f in sdtold Floyd \| oyhrd, wwo eek eour. Ce ee av stponeil. A nd rn onhihwo eif eaky meina Floyd \| fmunte tcloyfe. alw o. orrytunh. Eihadi fk ar o fa e. I h dhnb n Floyd \| idiyuks imctoitiatnni nshtaon. Risoa hysy vtily oi hs iounevf. Floyd \| Floyd \| -- Urgr eerlfx Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Joy."
		DavidW says, "Inform's disambiguation handler favours things held over things not held, iirc."
		pollux says, "The gilt-wood mirror is the one we don't have."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mirror inset"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/315 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| A shining panel that reflects whatever is inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity dark squares of prepared Floyd \| chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link inset to gilt-wood"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/316 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK INSET TO GILT-WOOD Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mirror inset inside Floyd \| the box and the gilt-wood mirror. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "try reverse"
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink inset"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/317 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mirror inset inside the box from the Floyd \| gilt-wood mirror. Floyd \|		benzene says, "maybe we can get the sunlight then"
Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "reverse link inset to gilt-wood"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/318 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK INSET TO GILT-WOOD Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will and all your attention, you manage to make a Floyd \| reverse-link between the mirror inset inside the box and the gilt-wood Floyd \| mirror, feeling their properties begin to merge together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Of course, the letter is actually written in perfectly normal language. Pierre is just too hungry to concentrate enough to read it."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x inset"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/319 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| A shining panel that reflects whatever is inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, it's just in French."
		DavidW asks, "Persian or Belgian French?"
		Bert exclaims, "If only we had the right moustache!"
		benzene says (to pollux), "I don't think that worked, then"
Timothy goes home.
Bert says (to Floyd), "x gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/320 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Framed with twists and curls of gilded wood, most abstract, though Floyd \| along the top are floral swags. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/321 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/322 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the gilt-wood mirror from the mirror inset Floyd \| inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to pollux), "You didn't test the mirrors after linking or reverse linking."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link gilt to inset"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/323 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK GILT TO INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror to the mirror inset inside the box) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the gilt-wood mirror and Floyd \| the mirror inset inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "look in inset"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/324 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a desk. Around the edges you can make out other Floyd \| indications of Marie's Chamber. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "look in gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/325 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Shall we take this to the darkness and see if the light seeps through?"
		benzene says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/326 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/327 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 16/328 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/329 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door seals the east exit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "yay!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/330 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW \| (reflecting white light from the sunlight)
		benzene says, "white light? there's a chance that could be important"
		pollux says, "I'd say it's almost certain to be important."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/331 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/332 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the cellar door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "search boxes"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/333 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BOXES Floyd \| Floyd \| You look inside one of the nearby barrels and find some vanilla beans, Floyd \| of which you take one. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "search barrels"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/334 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| You look inside one of the nearby barrels and find some weathered Floyd \| green apples, no longer in the primest condition. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Please eat one and make Bert be quiet."
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat apple"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/335 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT APPLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the apples) Floyd \| (putting the butcher knife into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Oh, no, no. You don't just cram yourself with whatever pathetic Floyd \| foodstuff lies at hand -- no one with any self-respect lives that way. Floyd \| What you want is a meal, prepared with some sensitivity and Floyd \| forethought. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "My guess is that the PC will -- yeah"
		DavidW says, "And thus the name of the game is explained."
		benzene asks, "Go east?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take apple"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 16/336 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE APPLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You already have those. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I see no better options."
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 16/337 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so we can go up here?"
		pollux says, "Yes, and apparently further east."
		Bert says, "If Pierre is overcome with hunger, he will not merely pass out like a peasant, he will properly swoon."
		benzene asks, "east first?"
		pollux says, "Certainly."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/338 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oh boy"
		pollux says, "Too many doors."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open grey-blue"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/339 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREY-BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate creme caramel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "tmd;did not open"
		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Among Reds 16/340 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a grey-blue trap door closed in the middle of the room, just Floyd \| visible among the dust as a less-dusty area. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW crams his mouth with pathetic foodstuffs.
		Jacqueline says, "How gauche."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open trap door"
Floyd ] Among Reds 16/341 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TRAP DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open russet"
Floyd ] Among Reds 16/342 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \|
benzene says (to Floyd), "open russet"
Floyd \| > Floyd ] Among Reds 16/343 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search racks"
Floyd ] Among Reds 16/344 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH RACKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/345 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/346 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to get the red door leading east unlocked first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x red door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/346 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RED DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the red door leading east or the red vault door? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "east"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/347 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| A red door leading east, currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/348 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. The Count always used Floyd \| to say that a good cognac would close a diplomatic matter more quickly Floyd \| than any bribe. He never let you and Marie stay, of course, on the Floyd \| evenings when he had business; you would be sent up to the Floyd \| conservatory with the Countess, to practice your music and wait for Floyd \| him to finish whatever matters kept him with his guests. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open russet"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/349 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| (the russet door leading east) Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open green"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/350 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search casks"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/350 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH CASKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Trivia: The peacock door was originally called the cyan door, but 'cyan' wasn't in period."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bottle"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/351 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Some bottles remain, but, you note, not the best vintages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cask"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/351 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CASK Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Continue southeast?"
		benzene says, "sure"
pollux says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/352 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I would say you made that up, except knowing Emily I suspect you're telling the truth."
Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is also a single bottle of mead remaining in one of the slots. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x opening"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/353 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X OPENING Floyd \| Floyd \| A small hole in the south wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search it"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/354 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the hole you see Cheese Corner. You can dimly make out a heavy Floyd \| chest, a silver key and a green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x white"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/355 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WHITE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the white door leading north) Floyd \| On close examination, you have the impression that the paint on this Floyd \| door has either faded or been washed over with whitewash; you can Floyd \| still see faint streaks of some darker color, but their efficacy would Floyd \| seem to be gone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh, something we did not mention this morning, in terms of 'stuff we want to do,' is dealing with that brick in the fireplace."
		DavidW says, "oh right"
		benzene says, "And now we have reverse linking"
		benzene asks, "are all these doors different colors so we can't link them or something?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's just to be able to disambiguate them."
		pollux says, "That might be the solution to the streaked door, though."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take mead"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/356 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the stone block into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hm. True."
		benzene says, "wash white with sponge"
		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "wash white with sponge"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/357 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WASH WHITE WITH SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the white door leading north with the sponge) Floyd \| You scrape at the door ineffectually for a while -- just long enough Floyd \| to reveal that it would take all day to remove the white from the Floyd \| door. But you can see that the underlying paint color was once blue. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/358 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| two food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is closed) Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x snuffbox"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/359 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| A little pastel-colored metal box in which you keep your supply of Floyd \| snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Not sure anything we have is suitable."
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we tried using any snuff?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/360 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the snuffbox, revealing a quantity of snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open box"		Jacqueline asks, "Just for fun?"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/361 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| (the dark wooden box) Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take snuff"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/362 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SNUFF Floyd \| Floyd \| You put a pinch -- really just the tiniest bit -- on the back of one Floyd \| hand and lift it to your nose. Refreshing, invigorating, and Floyd \| mercifully not spoilt with an excess of perfume such as everyone seems Floyd \| to prefer these days. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate a salad of dressed spinach greens in a Floyd \| vinaigrette. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat snuff"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/363 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT SNUFF Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the snuff) Floyd \| Your nose is assailed by a vigorous prickling. Really, it is possible Floyd \| to overdo this sort of thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "(You don't eat snuff.)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "lick snuff"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/364 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LICK SNUFF Floyd \| Floyd \| That would be a disastrous misapplication. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I couldn't come up with the verb though"
benzene says (to Floyd), "chew snuff"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/364 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CHEW SNUFF Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Take worked."
		benzene says, "This is clearly not the snuff I"m used to if we're just smelling it"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you thinking of chewing tobacco?"
		pollux says, "That's how snuff is taken."
		pollux says, "Chewing tobacco is different, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Because snuff is snuffed."
		DavidW says, "Snuff is nasally applied."
		Jacqueline says, "Sniffed, whatever."
		benzene says, "In rural PA, they are the same"
		benzene says, "but regardless"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take mead"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/365 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| You already have that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mead"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/366 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Aside from the contents, an entirely ordinary bottle. The cork is Floyd \| still wedged firmly in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/367 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "go nw?"
		Jacqueline says, "FYI, coming up on the half-way point of today's session. One hour remains."
pollux says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/368 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
		pollux asks, "How deep IS this place?"
		DavidW continues to say nothing.
		Jacqueline continues to stare at DavidW.
		benzene asks, "so have we been in all the unlocked doors?"
		pollux says, "I think so."
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/369 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x chains"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/370 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHAINS Floyd \| Floyd \| So heavily wreathed in chains and locks, in fact, that it is hard to Floyd \| imagine the keys even still existing. The locks are thickly rusted Floyd \| over, and would in all likelihood refuse to accept a key if you tried. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "break chains with stone"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/371 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK CHAINS WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting On Vegetable Dyes into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block strikes the red vault door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x locks"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/371 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LOCKS Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the brass door or the red vault door? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "red"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/372 Floyd \| Floyd \| > RED Floyd \| Floyd \| So heavily wreathed in chains and locks, in fact, that it is hard to Floyd \| imagine the keys even still existing. The locks are thickly rusted Floyd \| over, and would in all likelihood refuse to accept a key if you tried. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "HUH"
		Jacqueline says, "er, huh"
		benzene asks, "any ideas?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/373 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| two food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| five food items: Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x necklace"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/374 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X NECKLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| More a girl's ornament than a woman's, with small lustrous pearls, but Floyd \| the pendant is cut diamond and the clasps are gold. Her mother gave it Floyd \| to her one birthday -- the same year that you had bought, by carefully Floyd \| hoarding your allowances, a bracelet of onyx beads for her, threaded Floyd \| on silk and silver... But she never wore your little trinket. Floyd \| Floyd \| No matter. You have bought better jewellery for other women since, and Floyd \| it has most certainly been worn. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "shall we try to link the bauble and mirror?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link heavy to east"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/375 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HEAVY TO EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| (the red door leading east) Floyd \| The linkages on the doors are very old, and set with a power stronger Floyd \| than your raw will alone can manipulate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so they already are linked to something?"
		pollux says, "So it seems."
		pollux says, "Keep an eye out for those colours."
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that is another reason the doors could be colors, yeah."
		benzene asks, "strange idea. can we reverse link the white door to paper and then cut it?"
		Jacqueline is evidently quite slow.
		Jacqueline asks, "The letter?"
		benzene says, "there's papers upstairs in the desk too"
		benzene says, "it might not let us at all though"
		benzene says, "but not cut the letter. see if we can make the door papery"
		benzene says, "or maybe cut something? I'm just throwing around ideas"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/376 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "The teapot is white, but it also has that crest that these doors lack."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, want to keep the letter and not shatter the teapot."
		pollux says, "Well, we can open the teapot to open linked doors. That's how we got into the house in the first place."
		benzene says, "Reverse could work though, couldn't it? it just merges properties"
		benzene asks, "was the door upstairs locked or just stuck?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/377 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/378 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "reverse link white to letter"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 16/379 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK WHITE TO LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| (the white door leading north to the old letter) Floyd \| The linkages on the doors are very old, and set with a power stronger Floyd \| than your raw will alone can manipulate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "so we just need to find things they're linked to I guess..."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 16/380 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate curls of toasted bread. The image is Floyd \| more vivid than the vision of food has any right to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/381 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I wonder how we suss that out."
		benzene says, "the doors open now could be a hint, I guess"
		benzene asks, "maybe closing some doors opens others?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "close wine-cellar door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/382 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE WINE-CELLAR DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the brass door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "There's another russet door to the south, if you want to try that."
		benzene says, "oh yeah"
benzene says (to Floyd), "close russet"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/383 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| The russet door leading northeast is, as it turns out when you Floyd \| struggle with it for a bit, in fact rusted in the open position. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "shoot"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x brass"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 16/384 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRASS Floyd \| Floyd \| The wood core of the door has been covered with flat brass panels, Floyd \| perhaps for reinforcement but more likely for decoration. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Maybe we give up for now?"
		pollux says, "I think we should look elsewhere."
		Jacqueline asks, "Go do other things, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 16/385 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the brass door) Floyd \| You open the brass door. Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "let's go up the servant's stairs"
pollux says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 16/386 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We already knew they led here, of course. We went down them before we had light."
		benzene asks, "link the bauble?"
		pollux says, "Worth a try."
		benzene says (to pollux), "forgot about that"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 16/387 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Dining Room 16/388 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only east, west or southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 16/389 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner, the planets Floyd \| rotating in their orbits. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lens inside the Jupiter ball glitters in the ambient light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Library 16/390 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sponge into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Did we read all the books?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x books"
Floyd ] Library 16/391 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOOKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You peruse the nearest books. Your eye picks out, at random, Guide Floyd \| to Assorted Wines. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take wines"
Floyd ] Library 16/392 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE WINES Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the dark wooden box into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd ] Library 16/393 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ IT Floyd \| Floyd \| ... from the region of Avignon, in the territories that belonged Floyd \| to the Pope, comes the peppery red Chateauneuf du Pape... Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x books"
Floyd ] Library 16/394 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOOKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You peruse the nearest books. Your eye picks out, at random, The Floyd \| Lavori d'Aracne. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take lavori"
Floyd ] Library 16/395 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE LAVORI Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the vanilla bean into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of onion soup. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd ] Library 16/396 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ IT Floyd \| Floyd \| On the subject of mirrors: Unusual and costly mirrors of special Floyd \| power exist which enhance the workings of the lavori d'Aracne; they Floyd \| may be recognized by their failure to reflect in the ordinary way. Floyd \| Some make it easier to form a link through the mirror than through Floyd \| open air, allowing the magician to reverse-link items that are Floyd \| otherwise too dissimilar to use. Likewise, such a mirror... Floyd \| Floyd \| But then, unfortunately, it breaks off, the page apparently having Floyd \| been chewed out and carried away by something or other. Floyd \| Floyd \| The surface of the model Saturn catches the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Darn mice."
		benzene says, "so we'll need to look out for weird mirrors"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x books"
Floyd ] Library 16/397 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOOKS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have found all the books that seem interesting. The rest are dusty Floyd \| and dull-looking. Floyd \| Floyd \| The planets turn slowly around the empty sun-holder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "The mirrors we have found might be weird."
		Jacqueline nods.
		benzene says, "we can look through them after we unlink them"
		pollux says, "Just what I was thinking."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 16/398 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/399 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink inset"
Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/400 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mirror inset inside the box from the Floyd \| gilt-wood mirror. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search inset"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/401 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH INSET Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/402 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/403 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/404 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a desk. Around the edges you can make out other Floyd \| indications of Marie's Chamber. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "That sounds a bit suspicious, no?"
		benzene says, "yeah..."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link mirror to bauble"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/405 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK MIRROR TO BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror to the celestial bauble) Floyd \| The mirror is incompatible with anything that is not similarly Floyd \| reflective. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "how do we link things through the mirror?"
		Jacqueline scrolls back to look at the inventory.
		pollux says, "When the mirrors are linked, we can see other rooms. I think we just link the things we can see that way."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/406 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Too heavy for you to remove. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link bauble to sun"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 16/407 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BAUBLE TO SUN Floyd \| Floyd \| (the sunlight) Floyd \| (first unlinking the celestial bauble) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the celestial bauble from the sponge. Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the celestial bauble and Floyd \| the sunlight. Floyd \| Floyd \| The celestial bauble starts to glow with reflected light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "huh"
		benzene says, "alrighty then"
		pollux says, "Go figure."
		Jacqueline says, "Pretty"
		benzene says, "didn't expect that to work"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 16/408 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 16/409 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 16/410 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 16/411 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner, the planets Floyd \| rotating in their orbits. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe clicks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bauble in holder"
Floyd ] Library 20/412 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN HOLDER Floyd \| Floyd \| The celestial bauble clicks neatly into position, shining over all the Floyd \| surrounding planets just as the sun ought. Floyd \| Floyd \| The model universe spins, turning slowly around the light at the Floyd \| center, and each of the planets itself turning. After a few moments, Floyd \| Jupiter rotates until the lens catches the light from the sun and Floyd \| casts a light on a particular book on the shelves, entitled "The World Floyd \| is Hollow." Floyd \| Floyd \| Then they come to a halt. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take hollow"
Floyd ] Library 20/413 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE HOLLOW Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the apples into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd ] Library 20/414 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ IT Floyd \| Floyd \| The pages of the book have been hollowed out, leaving a square hole. Floyd \| In The World Is Hollow is a jeweled pin. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take pin"
Floyd ] Library 24/415 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PIN Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the bottle of mead into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity an omelette of herbs and Floyd \| chives. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Library 24/416 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Decorated with fine-chip diamonds, and formed into the shape of a Floyd \| complicated bow of several strands, for a lady's use. The clasp is Floyd \| currently shut. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Library 24/417 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the jeweled pin. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "are we just treasure hunting too?"
		benzene says, "Like the money in the fireplace"
		DavidW says, "Finding money to pay a debt was our initial motivation for coming here."
		benzene says, "oh"
		benzene asks, "so now what?"
		benzene says, "we have a bunch of locked doors, the brick, and the room in the basement we can see into"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was thinking that a bit ago, that the plot focus has taken a turn."
		DavidW says, "The plot may have."
		Jacqueline asks, "It was all GET ALL THE THINGS and now I'm like WHAT DO THESE OLD MAGIC DOORS DO AND WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE ENCRYPTED LETTER?"
		pollux asks, "Shall we go back to the kitchen to see if we have found enough ingredients?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I don't think we have a written recipe, do we?"
		Jacqueline says, "We were wanting one..."
		benzene says, "it yells at us"
		pollux says, "No, but the machine will tell us."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 24/418 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "But it said we needed olive oil, didn't it?"
		pollux says, "There's probably some link-based way to read the recipe directly."
		benzene says, "we also have the tea recipe in the drain"
		DavidW says, "or 'read'"
		pollux says, "One of the clockworks, maybe."
		benzene asks, "shall we break the glass?"
		pollux says, "Saving first."
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 24/419 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/420 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small portrait hangs on the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/421 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| A thick-pile Persian rug lies on the floor, patterned in lapis and Floyd \| emerald. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Wait, we never really investigated that portrait either. Maybe it can be moved."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/422 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small portrait hangs on the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take portrait"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/423 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the stone block into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x portrait"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/424 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Oil on wood, of a small, pinch-faced girl; the writing on the back Floyd \| says it is the Baroness D'Envers at a young age, which would make her Floyd \| some distant cousin of the Count, several generations back, and also Floyd \| related to the man currently holding all your notes. Floyd \| Floyd \| It is not especially well-executed, and probably worth fairly little Floyd \| on the market. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/425 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "There might be something hidden inside it."
		Jacqueline says, "Help me round this out: [LINK]"
		pollux says, "* Get the tea recipe out of the drain."
		benzene says, "I forgot about the shed"
		DavidW says, "Locked door behind curtains"
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/426 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| A thick-pile Persian rug lies on the floor, patterned in lapis and Floyd \| emerald. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take rug"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/427 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting Guide to Assorted Wines into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we have a rug now woo"
		Jacqueline says, "Added."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/428 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Obtaining the bee"
		benzene asks, "shall we save and smash?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf2"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/428 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Tea recipe from scullery drain"
		Taleslinger says, "That first sentence is oddly poetic."
		Jacqueline says, "I am not sure I can keep up with the state of saves, like I imply in the notes document, but I think I will keep a list of unsolved puzzles."
		Taleslinger \| In the house, planets moving, onions dye yellow, there are books. Not in the shed yet.
benzene says (to Floyd), "smash glass"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/429 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMASH GLASS Floyd \| Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "throw stone at glass"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/430 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW STONE AT GLASS Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting The Lavori d'Aracne into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block races through the air before striking the glass case. Floyd \| The glass case breaks. It leaves behind the clockwork bee and the Floyd \| mechanical human dancers and the stone block comes to rest on the Floyd \| ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee buzzes faintly, spreading its jeweled wings. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "smash glass with stone"		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "heh"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/431 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMASH GLASS WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| The stone block strikes the glass shards, which smash dramatically. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 24 out of a possible 125, in 431 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of miscreant. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ach"
		Jacqueline says, "er, ack"
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/430 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "smash bee with stone"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/431 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMASH BEE WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| The bee flits sideways just in the nick of time. Trapping it by speed Floyd \| is evidently not going to be very successful, since it has a clear Floyd \| advantage over you in that department. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 24 out of a possible 125, in 431 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of miscreant. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "btw, it is possible to die in this game"
		Bert says, "Ha ha."
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/430 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "reverse link bee with stone"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/431 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK BEE WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| Reverse links are even pickier than regular links that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 24 out of a possible 125, in 431 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of miscreant. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Thanks for the tip."
		Bert exclaims, "Spoilers!"
		pollux says, "I think we may want to catch the bee."
		pollux says, "It seems potentially useful."
		Taleslinger says, "It's also possible to dye in this game"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		benzene asks, "regardless, shall we restore?"
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Please take a look at the notes to see if you like what I wrote for SF2."
		pollux says, "Yes, then look over our possessions to plan a better approach."
		Jacqueline says, "I could also, if people like, put our inventory onto the notes for easier reference."
		pollux says, "That would be excellent."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/431 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| Please give one of the answers above. Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf2"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/428 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "You forgot the puzzle in the Scullery: Tea recipe in the drain"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/429 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (providing light) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "It's on there, David."
		benzene says (to David), "refresh the page"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open mead"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/430 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening a container of mead while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay, now everyone refresh again."
		DavidW says, "oh, ok. Missed how it was worded. I didn't see 'tea'."
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we know it's a tea recipe?"
		benzene says, "yes"
		pollux says, "Yes. It said so."
		Jacqueline says, "Added."
		pollux asks, "Maybe we can trap the bee with the hat?"
		benzene asks, "Think there's any reason to open the mead right now?"
		Jacqueline says, "The bee is dangerous."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, somewhere nearby is grilling onions. I'll bet the PC would like to smell that."
		DavidW says, "There's also another puzzle outstanding that I think you guys ought to know about by now, but I'm not sure if you've noticed."
benzene says (to Floyd), "read wines"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/431 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ WINES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking Guide to Assorted Wines) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting The Lavori d'Aracne into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| ...should then attend to the possibility that the vines have Floyd \| themselves been tainted... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/432 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| ... from the region of Avignon, in the territories that belonged Floyd \| to the Pope, comes the peppery red Chateauneuf du Pape... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "You know, the tea recipe can probably be linked to the other recipe."
		pollux says, "That might help us acquire it."
		Jacqueline says, "I have had an idea."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we tried linking the knife to the sword to cut the roses, but I think we should consider linking (or rather, reverse linking) the roses to something we can cut."
		benzene asks, "parsley or something?"
		pollux says, "Linking, I think, not reverse linking - reverse linking seems to protect things."
		Jacqueline asks, "Bay leaf?"
		pollux says, "Let's go outside and try things."
		benzene says, "it only protects if the second thing is more solid"
		pollux asks, "Mind if I test that quickly?"
		pollux says, "We could head to the library and start smashing the bauble in a variety of ways."
		benzene asks, "Remember the story of the man and the armor?"
		benzene says, "He did a reverse link, and they both got cut up"
		pollux says, "That story said that he had confused linking with reverse linking, not that he linked them the wrong way around."
		pollux says, "I think the point was that he intended to reverse link them, but just linked them normally."
		Bert asks, "I thought he did a normal link, and they both got cut up, and that that was the moral of the story?"
		Jacqueline says, "That's exactly what I was thinking of."
		benzene says, "He did a reverse"
		Jacqueline says, "The armor was all torn up. Like how we want the roses to be."
		benzene says, "And he should have known because it's harder"
		pollux says, "It never said that he did a reverse."
		pollux says, "Just that he confused them."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay. Anyway, link the roses to something. Bay leaf?"
		Bert says, "I forget, is it possible to view the story again?)"
		benzene says, "let's, jacq"
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember wallpaper"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 24/432 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER WALLPAPER Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 24/433 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 24/434 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 24/435 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate little grey-pink mushrooms. Or perhaps Floyd \| frosted petits-four. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/436 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember wallpaper"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/437 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER WALLPAPER Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| "So the man linked himself to a suit of armor. And then he left the Floyd \| suit of armor at home, and went off to war to fight in his bare skin, Floyd \| thinking that whatever happened to him, the links would protect him. Floyd \| But at home his wife was horrified to see the armor slashed in pieces Floyd \| before her eyes..." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Anabelle," interrupted the Count, standing at the doorway with a hand Floyd \| on his vest. "Do you really think this story is appropriate for the Floyd \| children?" Floyd \| Floyd \| The Countess shrugged, half-smiling as she always had when the Count Floyd \| overrode her authority. "I hardly think it is any more disturbing than Floyd \| the other things Marie reads," she said lightly. "The dining room is Floyd \| more frightening than this story." Floyd \| Floyd \| "I don't mean that, of course." The Count smiled over you and Marie -- Floyd \| you on the floor, Marie with her skirts spread around her on the Floyd \| chaise. "But our children should not be told silly Floyd \| superstitions about linking." He came into the room then, touching Floyd \| the Countess' shoulder with an affectionate gesture. "Marie," he said, Floyd \| "What is wrong with your mother's story?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "The man has confused reverse-links and ordinary ones," Marie replied. Floyd \| "And he would have to be very stupid to do that, because reverse-links Floyd \| are harder to make and you can always tell when you have done it." Floyd \| Floyd \| The Count nodded at her. "Very good." He kissed the Countess and went Floyd \| out again... Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "It's in the last transcript, yeah."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		benzene says, "hmm. Now I'm not sure then"
		Jacqueline says, "Search for the word 'armor'"
		benzene says, "I got it"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. Or that."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Jacqueline exclaims, "Everybody hide! Hide!"
		Emily says, "I can't remember half this game myself"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		benzene says, "These sentences are terrible"
		Jacqueline says, "I know. I am going to go read a book."
		Bert says, ">LINK SECOND HALF OF GAME TO FIRST HALF. REMEMBER FIRST HALF."
		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Some of the prose in this is really great."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "yay"
		DavidW says, "oh, I remember the game fairly well, still."
		DavidW says (to Emily), "Glad to see you up and about."
		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Here are notes on where we are... [LINK]"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 24/438 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/439 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/440 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of Em), "Up & about? Were you sick?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link roses to bay leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/441 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ROSES TO BAY LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link roses to herbs"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/442 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ROSES TO HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together.		Jacqueline looks at the inventory in the notes.
Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/443 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Try that."
		Emily says, "yeah, I've been kind of fevery and weird and then a thing happened and I was so confused by it that I failed utterly to send anyone to #theoryclub to tell them to go ahead without me"
		pollux says, "(I was wondering if we had anything with a floral pattern.)"
		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Yikes."
		Emily says, "so, I feel pretty stupid about that"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "It says it's intricate. Roses are intricate. Try anyway."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link roses to rug"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/444 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ROSES TO RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "When you are ill you don't think the same way. No worries."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put rug on roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/445 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT RUG ON ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| Putting things on the roses would achieve nothing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/446 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| not very much water (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded Floyd \| teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (providing light) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sponge Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oops"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/447 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x sundial"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/448 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SUNDIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| A sturdy old sundial, its bronze weathered green. Unlike various Floyd \| tawdry sundials you have encountered in your life, it has a Floyd \| firmly-attached gnomon that is unlikely to come off in times of Floyd \| trouble. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "The whole point of putting the inventory in the notes was so we wouldn't do that. Sorry, meant to look."
		Jacqueline says, "Was hoping there were other plants in this same location that we could link."
		benzene says, "I tried the herbs"
		benzene says, "wouldn't link"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I saw."
		DavidW) AdamThornton irta lick
		Jacqueline says, "That makes me sad."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "heh"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x pipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/449 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The pipe leads through the wall into the house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put sponge in pipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/450 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SPONGE IN PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sponge) Floyd \| (putting The World Is Hollow into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You wedge the sponge into the drain hole, blocking it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Be on the lookout for stuff with a rose pattern on it."
		pollux says, "Maybe we can finally get that stupid tea."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, by floating it up?"
		pollux says, "Yes."
		benzene says, "worth a shot. but i think it's made of metal"
		Jacqueline asks, "Sure. Need more water in our teapot, no?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "fill teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/450 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to fill the hinge-lidded teapot with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/450 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the water in the well or the water in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/450 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/451 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the well) Floyd \| That's hardly portable. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate fresh white cheese. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/452 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. The water mixes with what was Floyd \| already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'm hallucinating a burrito."
		pollux says, "(I was going to try that next.)"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/453 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/454 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put water in washbasin"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/455 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN WASHBASIN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the drain hole, exhausting the supply in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x drain"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/456 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole are some water and a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Bert says (to Floyd), "x recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/457 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves, seeming carefully wrought and utterly intentional. The core Floyd \| of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a piece of paper which Floyd \| bears a label, in careful lettering, which reads, "Tea Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "more water?"
		pollux says, "Let's."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/458 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/459 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/460 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| (You can see a few drops of the water beginning to drip from the Floyd \| outflow pipe into the drainage ditch, but the sponge seems to be Floyd \| holding most of it back.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/461 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/462 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/463 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put water in washbasin"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/464 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN WASHBASIN Floyd \| Floyd \| The mouth of the hole is too narrow to allow you to get liquids back Floyd \| out of it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "huh?"
		pollux says, "I think it thinks we mean the water in the drain."
		DavidW says, "Say which water you mean."
pollux says (to Floyd), "put water from teapot in washbasin"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/465 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER FROM TEAPOT IN WASHBASIN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the drain hole, exhausting the supply in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. The water mixes with what was already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x drain"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x drain"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/466 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole are a great deal of water and a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Scullery 24/467 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole are a great deal of water and a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate little grey-pink mushrooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "No indication that the recipe has changed."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/468 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach far enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Though maybe third time is the charm?"
		pollux asks, "Have we seen anything cylindrical that might make it float?"
		pollux says, "I think we should try one more, yeah."
		pollux says, "It's also possible that the water would carry it out if we open the drain again."
		Jacqueline says, "hm. yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Try both."
		pollux says, "On the other hand, it has been two hours."
		Jacqueline says, "Try this, then we'll call it."
		pollux says, "OK."
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/469 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/470 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/471 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/472 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/473 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put water from teapot in washbasin"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/474 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER FROM TEAPOT IN WASHBASIN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the drain hole, exhausting the supply in the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. The water mixes with what was already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x drain"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/475 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole are a great deal of water and a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Then release the sponge...."
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/476 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take sponge"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/478 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SPONGE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The water goes out the drain. The water mixes with what was already Floyd \| there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline cries.
		pollux says, "Well, that didn't seem to help."
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "'s tears float the cylinder to the top!"
		pollux says, "(Better to not waste the effort of getting the water there.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		benzene asks, "what can we link it to?"
		benzene asks, "to float it?"
		pollux asks, "The cork?"
		benzene says, "good idea"
		benzene says, "in theory"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or a bottle?"
		pollux says, "We have both on hand."
		Jacqueline says, "We'll start there next week. Thanks, peeps."
		Jacqueline says, "See you seven days hence."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can you both make it?"
		pollux says, "As far as I know, I can."
		benzene says, "Me too"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks, everyone."
		DavidW asks, "Can I return too?"
		benzene says, "NO"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Of course!"
		Jacqueline says, "Just making sure the players can come, since there are so few of us."
		Jacqueline says, "Bert can come give us a hard time about not eating, too."
		pollux says, "It isn't long after I wake up, though, so I might be a couple minutes late."
		benzene says, "Only playing this once a week is killing me"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "You must resist!"
		Jacqueline says, "Or are you saying you want to do two sessions? This week I really couldn't, I'm afraid."
		Jacqueline says, "Last week and next week are the two busiest weeks of this summer, really."
		benzene says, "I mean, I would, but I didn't expect to"
		Jacqueline says, "Although I learned that in early August I'll be on a plane during one of our sessions."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "It's tempting to just play longer, but with this game those sessions would be epic. I like the episodic nature of what we're doing."
		benzene says, "Me too. Just a little frustrating whenever I think about the game on wednesday"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, if you get ideas during the week, just make sure to note them down."
		Bert says, "In theory, you could always schedule fixed three hour sessions instead of two for this game, when everyone had the time available."
		Jacqueline says, "True. It's just that last week and this I needed shorter sessions."
		Jacqueline says, "Due to everything else going on."
		Bert says, "Yeah. I just meant if you were trying to avoid epicness."
		Bert says, "(Epicality?)"
		Jacqueline says, "ClubFloyd is fun, but not mindless. I need some mindless time."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "Speaking of mindless, I'm going to go play Mindcra-- er, Minecraft."
		pollux asks, "Time to save SF3 then?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh, right!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf3"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Floyd \| > QUIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you sure you want to quit?
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd \| Are you sure you want to quit? Floyd \| > Y Floyd \| debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"		pollux says, "(I would have done that; I just wanted to be sure)"
		DavidW says (to pollux), "Good save there."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yes. Thanks!"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'll post the partial transcript later. Would people like it posted as a session, or just added to the first?"
		pollux says, "Adding it to the first is fine by me."
		Bert says, "If you do make it separate, it should probably be linked at the end of the first (and vice versa)."
		pollux says, "And you probably want to add SF3 to the notes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. True. There's not a huge diff between SF2 and 3, though, is there? What note should I make?"
		pollux says, "Just that the drain is full of water now, I think."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Well, these are just text files, that will be combined later into the full transcript, so I don't want to insert stuff, but people can go to the root temp and see what's in there, and they're all named similarly."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Okay, yeah."

****** SESSION THREE **
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so:"
		Jacqueline says, "Week one: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Week two: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Our notes: [LINK]"
pollux arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Jacqueline says, "Also, I am here but sort of freshly-awake and breaking my fast."
		Jacqueline says, "Pollux and benzene have been my partners in crime, and they are here, so I'm inclined to fire 'er up."
		benzene exclaims, "I'm ready!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf3"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "And I'm here to not help at all!"
		benzene says, "I believe we were going to start this week by linking the cork to the recipe"
		benzene says, "and floating it"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "yes."
		pollux says, "Right, yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/478 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/479 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/480 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| Aside from the contents, an entirely ordinary bottle. The cork is Floyd \| still wedged firmly in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/481 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening a container of mead while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bottle"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/482 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/483 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got a corkscrew, and a well-developed sense of propriety Floyd \| prevents you simply knocking the top off the bottle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "ehh. just go for it?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link cork to tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/484 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CORK TO TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "drat"
		Jacqueline says, "meh. We should open that wine."
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/485 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (providing light) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| three books: Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| Floyd \| >
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk.		Jacqueline says, "Wine, oil, whatever it is."
		benzene asks, "what can we link it to that would open?"
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		benzene says, "it better be oil"
		Jacqueline says, "Inventory now updated in the notes, so that we don't have to >i"
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		benzene says, "oh right. sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's mead."
pollux says (to Floyd), "read guide to wines"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/486 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ GUIDE TO WINES Floyd \| Floyd \| ...some dry wine such as Sauvignon Blanc... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "shake bottle"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/487 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SHAKE BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing much results of this. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "lookup mead in guide to wines"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/487 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOKUP MEAD IN GUIDE TO WINES Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Perhaps it is an impropriety to read more than seven words about wine at a time."
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		benzene says, "You have to sip the words slowly"
		Jacqueline says, "We just saved. I say we break the bottle."
benzene says (to Floyd), "break bottle"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/488 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "break bottle with stone"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/489 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK BOTTLE WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the washbasin) Floyd \| (first taking the washbasin) Floyd \| That's hardly portable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take stone block"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/490 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE BLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting Guide to Assorted Wines into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop mead"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/491 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| You set the bottle of mead down gently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit bottle with stone"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/492 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HIT BOTTLE WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the stone block) Floyd \| The stone block strikes the blue bottle. The blue bottle cracks Floyd \| dramatically, depositting the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/493 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link cork to tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/494 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CORK TO TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the cork and the Tea Floyd \| Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oooh"
		benzene says, "yay"
		benzene says, "hope we didn't need the mead"
jenrexrode disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		Jacqueline says, "Watch. I'll have brokent he game hopelessly and we'll end up having to go back to SF3 at some point."
		benzene says, "Oh. but I think we need a reverse link"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I did what you'd done above."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x drain"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/495 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Dark and hollow. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the drain hole are a great deal of water and a Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I just realized. we want to merge the properties, which i think is reverse"
		DavidW says, "I think you guys will need the mead, at least in any winning game solution I know of."
		benzene says, "booo"
		pollux says, "I think we should at least take a moment to get the tea recipe while we have the cork so that we know how to go about it after we restore."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
		DavidW says (to pollux), "That's reasonable."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/496 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves, seeming carefully wrought and utterly intentional. The core Floyd \| of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a piece of paper which Floyd \| bears a label, in careful lettering, which reads, "Tea Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We may have done the right thing, fwiw. I was just being cynical."
benzene says (to Floyd), "reverse link cork to tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/497 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK CORK TO TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The two are already linked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlink cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/498 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the cork from the Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "reverse link cork to tea recipe"
Floyd ] Scullery 24/499 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK CORK TO TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will and all your attention, you manage to make a Floyd \| reverse-link between the cork and the Tea Recipe, feeling their Floyd \| properties begin to merge together. Floyd \| Floyd \| The Tea Recipe floats on the surface of the water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "woooooo"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 29/500 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the hinge-lidded teapot into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "okay. restore?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take no tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 29/500 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE NO TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "congrats"
		Jacqueline says, "That sounds like a good thing."
		Jacqueline says, "I wouldn't restore."
		benzene says, "okay"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 29/501 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves, seeming carefully wrought and utterly intentional. The core Floyd \| of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a piece of paper which Floyd \| bears a label, in careful lettering, which reads, "Tea Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 29/502 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| That would be impossible even if the Tea Recipe weren't Floyd \| reverse-linked. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate curls of toasted bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Scullery 29/503 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see a puddle of mead and some glass shards here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "let's put it in the machine"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we put that recipe in the box contraption thingamabob?"
		Jacqueline says, "Timing."
		Jacqueline says, "yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/504 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (treading gingerly around the glass bits) Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take recipe from contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/504 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RECIPE FROM CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/505 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The body of the contraption is mostly just a large box, into which Floyd \| things can be put, and an assembly of clockwork parts in a separate Floyd \| case, not to be interfered with. There is also a dial which may be set Floyd \| to various positions, and a spindle, on which is a cylinder with a Floyd \| pattern of strange bumps on it, labeled "Andouillettes Recipe". Floyd \| Floyd \| The delicate contraption is currently switched off. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the delicate contraption are some andouillettes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take andouillettes recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/506 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILLETTES RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the jeweled pin into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put tea recipe on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/507 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEA RECIPE ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "nice"
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/508 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. An irritable mechanical voice shouts Floyd \| from within, "I shall be requiring the cup in which to put this item!" Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take tripe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/509 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TRIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You already have that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "There were cups,"
		benzene says, "we have one"
		Jacqueline says, "And we have-- yeah"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put cup in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/510 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CUP IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the cup) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing some andouillettes. Floyd \| You put the cup into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Take the sausages?"
		benzene says, "I'd say so"
		pollux says, "Unless you like sausage tea."
		benzene says, "I do"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I like trying new things."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah, let's remove the sausages."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/511 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/512 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| need more! water!!!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanism whirrs a moment longer before its functioning gives out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "let's take the cup and fill it?"
		DavidW says, "I really wish I could remind you guys about a common standard verb that might help."
		Jacqueline says, "Or use the teapot"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I am sorry that it is so painful to watch."
pollux says (to Floyd), "touch recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/513 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Andouillettes Recipe) Floyd \| You run a finger reverently over the pattern of bumps and grooves, so Floyd \| artfully inscribed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water from teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/513 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER FROM TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/514 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a cup. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'll tell you all after you win the game, I guess. Then I can watch you all headthump."
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water from teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/514 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER FROM TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ugh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/515 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the small portrait into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/516 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Andouillettes Recipe) Floyd \| Nothing obvious happens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/517 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the rug into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water from teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/517 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER FROM TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/518 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| A hinge-lidded teapot, glossed in white and decorated with the crest Floyd \| of the family, just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| The lid is attached with a hinge, and there is a long and delicate Floyd \| spout. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "maybe it's empty now?"
		pollux says, "I think we left it empty after filling the drain."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we used it on the drain."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 29/519 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Do we want DW to just tell us a verb? Is that a hint?"
		benzene says, "I'm fine with it. I'm very curious"
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 29/520 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the cup. This fills the cup to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 29/521 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \|		Bert says, "If it's what I think it is, it wouldn't count as a hint."
Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "pollux, you cool with DW reminding us of a verb we should use?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/522 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Absolutely."
		Bert says, "And if Emily were here seeing this, she might even apologize for not making it clearer in the game that you could do this."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, DW & B, what's the verb?"
		benzene says, "Now I'm very curious"
		DavidW says, "read"
		Bert says, "(Not that I think it requires an apology, but she is just that kind of kind and empathic person.)"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, the recipe?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
pollux says (to Floyd), "read recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/523 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Andouillettes Recipe) Floyd \| Andouillettes Recipe: andouillettes, olive oil, dry white wine, Floyd \| single yellow onion, sea-salt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/524 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Andouillettes Recipe) Floyd \| Andouillettes Recipe: andouillettes, olive oil, dry white wine, Floyd \| single yellow onion, sea-salt. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate thinly-sliced venison. Or perhaps the Floyd \| hearts of artichokes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "It's funny, it doesn't imply its readable."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking it was like the spindle in a music box."
		benzene says, "me too"
		DavidW says, "It is like the spindle in a music box. But there's still French on it."
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk.		DavidW says, "(of course, it's English to us)"
		Jacqueline says, "a-honh-honh. Daveed, zank you for your verb."
benzene says (to Floyd), "read guide to wines"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/525 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ GUIDE TO WINES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking Guide to Assorted Wines) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the stone block into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| ... from the region of Avignon, in the territories that belonged Floyd \| to the Pope, comes the peppery red Chateauneuf du Pape... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "At least it's not all Greek to us."
		DavidW says, "You're welcome."
		Jacqueline says, "mmmm... peppery red"
		benzene asks, "Is there Sauvignon Blanc anywhere?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You mean because it's dry?"
		benzene says, "yeah"
		Allen asks, "dry, with notes of cat piss and oak?"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
Ghogg goes home.		benzene says, "The book mentioned it in the seven words"
		pollux says, "It seems likely that we will need to discover the secret of the wine cellar doors."
		Jacqueline says, "(Though yeah, I don't like Sauvingnon Blanc"
		benzene says, "Me neither. but yeah, I forgot about the cellar"
		benzene says, "Repressed it, probably"
		Jacqueline asks (of pollux), "Want me to add that to the "Left to do:" list?"
		Bert asks (of Allen), "Is that the hallway floor after you've cleaned up after an incontinent kitty?"
		Allen says, "oh, wait, cat piss is a desirable aroma in Cab Sauvignon"
		pollux says (to Jacqueline), ""Figure out the old doors" is already there. :P"
benzene says (to Floyd), "read tea recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/526 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ TEA RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| The label is smudged and illegible. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ugh"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, the same doors. I was wondering that."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put cup in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/527 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CUP IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the cup into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I've changed it to read 'Figure out the old cellar doors'"
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/528 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| need more! water!!!" Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanism whirrs a moment longer before its functioning gives out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/529 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a cup, inside which is some water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/530 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "'some'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read tea"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/531 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| The label is smudged and illegible. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put water in cup in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/532 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN CUP IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the delicate contraption, exhausting the supply Floyd \| in the cup. There is still some room remaining in the delicate Floyd \| contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put cup in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/533 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CUP IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the cup into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put water in teapot in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/534 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN TEAPOT IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the delicate contraption, exhausting the supply Floyd \| in the hinge-lidded teapot. There is still some room remaining in the Floyd \| delicate contraption. The water mixes with what was already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/535 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the box comes a Floyd \| plaintive mechanical voice which declares, "Monsieur le Chef!! You Floyd \| cannot make an intinction without something to, how-you-say, steep!" Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "That poor lid."
		benzene asks, "One of the herbs?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "It'll be disgusting, but sure."
		benzene asks, "mint?"
		benzene says, "let's go with mint"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, mint. yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put mint in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/536 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT MINT IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sprig of mint) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a cup and a great deal of water. Floyd \| You put the sprig of mint into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sprig of mint bobs to the surface of the water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I hate mint, but that is likely the answer."
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/537 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. There is a bubbling, boiling noise Floyd \| from within the contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooo"
		Jacqueline says, "woo"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/538 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a cup, inside which is some mint Floyd \| tea. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/539 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You might spill the mint tea. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/540 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Arthur Dent would be so proud of you guys."
		benzene asks, "do we drink it I guess?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. I doubt it will satiate our hunger, but let's."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink tea"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/541 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| (the mint tea) Floyd \| You upend the cup and take a sip of the mint tea, leaving only another Floyd \| few sips. Unmistakeably pepperminty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Don't forget you possibly want to restore prior to spilling the mead."
		benzene says, "The liquid is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea."
		benzene says, "It does seem like we should"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Fine."
		DavidW retrieves a bottle of sun tea from the windowsill.
		benzene asks, "so how shall we open the mead?"
		pollux says, "I'm not entirely certain the mead puddle can't be fixed."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "For a second, I read that, and thought it was in the game (re: sun tea)"
		DavidW says, "no no, I'm not suggesting putting the sun into the chef."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, there may be an actual bottle opener about that we simply have yet to find."
		Jacqueline says, "In that cellar, perhaps."
		Jacqueline says, "We could restore and shift gears to a different puzzle."
		benzene says, "sounds good"
		Jacqueline \| Left to do:
		Jacqueline \| • Get into the shed
		Jacqueline \| • Decode the letter
		Jacqueline \| • Make some food
		Jacqueline \| • Figure out the old doors
		Jacqueline \| • Brick in the fireplace
		Jacqueline \| • Get tea recipe out of the drain
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door behind curtains
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf3"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/477 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "So my thought on the doors is that they're linked to similarly colored doors upstairs"
		Jacqueline asks, "We can only link things that are in the same room... right?"
		DavidW says, "Unless it's the sun, yeah."
		benzene says, "the model and clock were linked"
		pollux says, "We have to be able to see them both."
		benzene says, "But the doors are already linked"
		DavidW says (to benzene), "Yes, but we didn't do that link."
		benzene says, "That's what I'm saying, though. The old doors are linked to something somewhere else in the house"
		DavidW says, "Something similar to doors."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Oh, you mean already linked."
		Jacqueline says, "That is true. I'd forgotten."
		Jacqueline says, "Old, strong links, iirc."
		benzene asks, "But are any of the doors up here described with colors?"
		pollux says, "I doubt it's so straightforward as "other doors"."
		benzene says, "True. but It seems like the colors are important."
		Jacqueline says, "I think color will be the key, yes."
		pollux says, "Definitely."
		benzene says, "But I don't know what else has those range of colors"
		Jacqueline says, "So, do we need to do some re-exploring, with an eye for color"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		benzene says, "Yes, let's."
		Jacqueline says, "We don't need a map, right? I mean, I could also be doing a live update map."
		Jacqueline says, "But it seems like you all have a handle on the map"
		benzene says, "Not perfectly, but more or less"
		benzene says, "Oh. can you make a note of the clockwork dancers/bee on the remaining puzzles? there was a picture of a dancer on the letter"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, just say 'clockwork dancers/bee' or something specific?"
		pollux asks, ""Get into the display case without dying"?"
		benzene says, "whatever is fine. but I forgot about it until now, so it would be good to have on the list"
		Jacqueline says, "It is done."
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so who is driving?"
		Jacqueline asks, "For our explorations?"
		benzene asks, "Do you want to?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not really, honestly."
		Jacqueline says, "I like other people driving."
		benzene says, "I can, but pollux, you're welcome to"
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/478 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I think you might have a better handle on the map, but I'd like to give it a try."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I guess we could just reread the transcripts, too."
		Jacqueline says, "There's that."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that makes more sense."
		benzene says, "but I wanna exploreeee"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, I'm not against exploring."
		Jacqueline says, "It's just that the three of us going to the transcripts is a bit like fanning out to cover more ground."
		benzene says, "I don't actually care. We can do that"
		benzene says, "Oh. but I do want to go around examining some doors"
		Jacqueline says, "That we haven't done. Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "You do that, I'll come through transcripts. brb"
		benzene asks, "Is the sundial just window dressing, you think?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/479 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/480 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U		pollux says, "The sundial might have some purpose, but we certainly don't know what it is yet."
Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rack"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/481 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RACK Floyd \| Floyd \| A sort of contraption of several long bars which will support clothing Floyd \| thrown over it to dry. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Wait."
		pollux says, "Maybe we should have steeped the onion skin."
		benzene says, "ohhhh"
		benzene says, "You're right."
		Jacqueline says, "So there is a red door, and there are bottles of port with red wax seals."
		benzene says, "hmm maybe"
		Jacqueline says, "There's also a red vault door."
		Jacqueline says, "So those are the red things."
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/482 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| You get into the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "(The transcript lets me search for words, so it's quicker)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/483 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory (in the fireplace) Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I thought there was something else in the fireplace"
benzene says (to Floyd), "search fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/484 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| The fireplace is empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity onion soup. Or perhaps Floyd \| creme caramel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "maybe not"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/485 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You'll have to get out of the fireplace first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "exit"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/486 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EXIT Floyd \| Floyd \| You get out of the fireplace. Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "There was the brick."
		Jacqueline says, "In the fortified wines room are two russet doors. In the same room. One leads southwest, the other east."
		benzene asks, "both closed?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "cut brick with knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 24/487 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT BRICK WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the butcher knife) Floyd \| It's just an ordinary knife, not diamond-edged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I thought there was something else wedged in there, but maybe that was some other game or something"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "No, one russet door is open, one is closed."
		Jacqueline says, "The sundial is weathered green."
		benzene says, "Oh, but I think I tried closing the one to open the other, and it was stuck"
		Jacqueline says, "...and the gardens are green"
		Jacqueline says, "...and there are green apples"
		pollux says, "The rug is blue and green."
		Jacqueline says, "...and there's a green glass jar"
		benzene asks, "where's the jar?"
		benzene says, "and they're probably going to have to be things that are similar to doors"
		Jacqueline says, "A similar thing to the russet doors, in the Dessert Wines, there's an open peacock door that leads northwest and a closed peacock door that leads west"
		benzene says, "ooh. let's try that."
		benzene says, "I'll drive, but I might get lost down there"
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 24/488 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 24/489 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "There's also another portrait. We should try linking them."
		pollux says, "(In the library.)"
		benzene asks, "where's the other one?"
		Jacqueline says, "In the Dessert Wines is a small hole, and when we looked through it we saw the Cheese Corner, in which was a chest, a silver key, and a green glass jar"
		benzene asks, "Did we try to take it?"
		benzene says, "Ah yes. forgot about that hole"
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess the cheese corner should be added to the puzzles?"
		benzene says, "I was about to suggest it"
		pollux says, "We didn't so much as glance at the portrait."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/490 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 24/491 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x portrait"
Floyd ] Library 24/492 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the framed portrait) Floyd \| The old man appears to stand in a vague, ruddy landscape; all the Floyd \| artist's attention was spared for his clothing, which is rendered in Floyd \| shimmering detail, lustrous silks and fur, and for the giant Floyd \| bi-partite mound of wig on his head, whose curls fall over each Floyd \| shoulder. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the framed portrait tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember portrait"
Floyd ] Library 24/493 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the framed portrait) Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| "He can make links," the Countess hissed. Neither of them saw Floyd \| you in the doorway of the library. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Anabelle--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "And don't tell me that your father strayed into some peasant's bed in Floyd \| his dotage, because I have seen Pierre's mother and she is Floyd \| not old enough to--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Anabelle, calm yourself." He put a hand on her shoulder, spoke in Floyd \| his voice of diplomacy. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Now you will tell me that he is some by-blow of someone passing Floyd \| through the village, I suppose? Some guest of ours, perhaps?" she Floyd \| asked bitterly. "I wondered why you were so ready to accept him--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I swear to you, Pierre is no son of mine. Nor, I think, is he any Floyd \| relative of ours for many generations. It is possible that these Floyd \| things appear sportively even among the lesser classes, you know..." Floyd \| Floyd \| She shrugged his hand away. "There's something you aren't telling me," Floyd \| she said. "I always know it, you say so yourself." Floyd \| Floyd \| He sighed. "I will tell you, Ana, but it is not what you think..." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "I don't remember who any of these people are. Have we heard of them?"
		benzene says, "And good catch with the portrait, pollux"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take portrait"
Floyd ] Library 24/494 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PORTRAIT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the framed portrait) Floyd \| The portrait is doubtless worth a good deal, but it is also taller Floyd \| than you are. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x frame"
Floyd ] Library 24/495 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FRAME Floyd \| Floyd \| The frame is carved with fruits and lightly gilded. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "You're in the Count and Countess's home. They are your foster parents."
		Bert says (to benzene), "And you are Pierre."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. Once again I am reminded we're stealing things to make money, not just solving puzzles for no reason."
		benzene says, "Ah. Good to know."
		benzene says, "Probably should have known it, really"
		Jacqueline says, "One hour, btw."
		Bert says, "(The Count and Countesses daughter also comes up periodically in these flashbacks, but I forget her name. She is close to your age.)"
		Bert says, "(Er, s/es/'s/)"
		pollux says, "(Marie.)"
		benzene says, "Oh. this all makes more sense now."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/496 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 24/497 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Darkness 24/498 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The mirror inset inside the box ceases glowing. Floyd \| Floyd \| Darkness Floyd \| Darkness presses in on every side; nothing is visible, and you are Floyd \| sure only of your own possessions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 24/499 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I know we are not actively working the door puzzles at present, but there is a white streaked door, and we have a white handkerchief, and the teapot is white."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/500 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x handkerchief"
Floyd ] Dining Room 24/501 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| A square of good linen; rather nice, really. It is currently colored Floyd \| white. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 24/502 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 24/503 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. 'Currently' colored white."
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/504 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert exclaims, "And you do have a supply of snuff, so it won't be long before it's streaked too, or at least splotchy brown!"
		pollux says, "We expected to make it yellow using onion dye to do something to the door."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 24/505 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Ew"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Right"
		benzene says, "Or to the curtain, which is yellow"
		pollux says, "Yes, sorry, I meant the door behind the hangings."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link inset to gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 24/506 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK INSET TO GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mirror inset inside Floyd \| the box and the gilt-wood mirror. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "If I recall correctly, one of you tried to wash the white streaked door in the cellar, and noted that the underlying colour was blue."
		benzene says (to David), "Correct"
		Jacqueline says, "True."
		Jacqueline says, "And there is also a grey-blue door."
		benzene says, "I'm going to inventory to make sure it's providing light"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 24/507 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a vanilla bean Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| three books: Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Did our inventory change since the one in the notes?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/508 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of the small, bitter oranges of Jerusalem. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 24/509 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW crams more pathetic foodstuffs into his mouth.
		benzene asks, "And have we done anything with the piano?"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "I don't believe so."
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/510 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "But I can overwrite it if you'd like."
		benzene says, "Up to you"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/511 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| Legs and case are fashioned out of a dark, heavy wood, with the keys Floyd \| of the usual color. The hinged lid lies closed, and there is a music Floyd \| stand, empty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "have we opened the lid?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open lid"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/512 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN LID Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pianoforte) Floyd \| You prop open the piano, revealing the strings within, and the Floyd \| hammers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Poor Pierre is nearly at the point where he'd contemplate eating a slighted overcooked piece of veal rather than sending it back to the chef, and you people seem to have no compassion whatsoever for him."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x strings"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/513 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STRINGS Floyd \| Floyd \| Stretched metallic wire of varying lengths. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "The inventory is now updated."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hammers"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/514 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HAMMERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The hammers that strike the wires when the keys are pressed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "I care a little bit. A little."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take hammers"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/515 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE HAMMERS Floyd \| Floyd \| That's fixed in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "un puh"
pollux says (to Floyd), "play pianoforte"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/516 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PLAY PIANOFORTE Floyd \| Floyd \| You sit down at the piano and begin to play, as you have not in years: Floyd \| a minuette. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I want to cut the wires with the knife, but I know that in real life that would be very dangerous"
benzene says (to Floyd), "cut wires with knife"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/516 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT WIRES WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "cut strings with knife"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 24/517 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT STRINGS WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| The knife is not sharp enough for such applications. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "well guess I don't have to worry about it"
		Jacqueline says, "Let it go."
		Jacqueline asks, "I am not sure why you would want to. Feeling destructive?"
		benzene asks, "Maybe the strings would be useful?"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Instant Frozen earworm."
		benzene says (to DavidW), "Me too."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 24/518 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 24/519 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| Exactly on the hour, the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings 4 times, then withdraws into Floyd \| its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 24/520 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the open door to the east you can make out the foot of the Floyd \| servants' staircase. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wait, so the lens in jupiter lit up the book, but we didn't do anything with changing the time"
		benzene asks, "do we need to?"
		benzene says, "But for now I'll try the peacock doors"
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 24/521 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only east or up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 24/522 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 24/523 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Among Reds 24/524 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a grey-blue trap door closed in the middle of the room, just Floyd \| visible among the dust as a less-dusty area. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close grey-blue door"
Floyd ] Among Reds 24/525 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE GREY-BLUE DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the grey-blue door leading north) Floyd \| You close the grey-blue door leading north. Floyd \| Floyd \| The grey-blue door leading down opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooooooo"
		benzene says, "it worked"
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Subcellar 24/526 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Subcellar Floyd \| Used solely for storage of extra items (whether or not associated with Floyd \| the wines). The room is barely large enough to stand up in. (Now that Floyd \| you consider it, this room is probably the source of Marie's fables Floyd \| about the oubliette "somewhere in the wine cellar." This story always Floyd \| struck you as improbable, but you can't imagine that a person barred Floyd \| in here would get out easily. You also can't imagine the Count or any Floyd \| of his recent ancestors being moved to take such an action.) Floyd \| Floyd \| The trap door is open to the room above, and you could easily pull Floyd \| yourself up through it if you so desired. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a blue glass jar (which is closed) (in which is some Floyd \| sea-salt) and a red glass jar (which is closed) (in which is a Floyd \| quantity of sugar) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Awesome"
		benzene says, "we need the salt for the sausage recipe"
		benzene says, "sugar I'm not sure about"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take blue"
Floyd ] Subcellar 24/527 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the blue glass jar) Floyd \| (putting Guide to Assorted Wines into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate sausages fried in onions and olive Floyd \| oil. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take red"
Floyd ] Subcellar 24/528 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RED Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the hinge-lidded teapot into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Among Reds 24/529 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| A grey-blue trap door stands open in the middle of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open grey-blue door"
Floyd ] Among Reds 24/530 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREY-BLUE DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the grey-blue door leading north) Floyd \| You open the grey-blue door leading north. Floyd \| Floyd \| The grey-blue door leading down shuts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 24/531 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 24/532 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 24/533 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close nw"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 24/534 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE NW Floyd \| Floyd \| (the peacock door leading northwest) Floyd \| You close the peacock door leading northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| The peacock door leading west opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Centre 24/535 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Centre Floyd \| With all the doors that lead out of this area, and the heavy pillars Floyd \| that support the roofbeams, there is little room for anything to be Floyd \| stored at all. The absence of racks has not prevented a heavy layer of Floyd \| dust from gathering here too, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| Over to one side, dropped as though carelessly by someone with a large Floyd \| number of things to carry, is a gleaming silver cylinder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cylinder"
Floyd ] Centre 24/536 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CYLINDER Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves. The core of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a Floyd \| paper label, which reads, "Chocolate Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| Smaller writing on the label indicates the ingredient list. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd ] Centre 24/537 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Chocolate Recipe: vanilla bean, sugar, cocoa beans. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Not everyone can handle inventory limits as well as Pierre."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Centre 24/538 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the jeweled pin into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "snicker"
		benzene says, "so we just need cocoa beans for this"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open n"
Floyd ] Centre 24/539 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN N Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open green door"
Floyd ] Centre 24/540 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREEN DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| There's no handle on this side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open red"
Floyd ] Centre 24/541 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RED Floyd \| Floyd \| (the red door leading west) Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "push green"
Floyd ] Centre 24/542 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| The green door leading south doesn't open in that direction. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "push green door leading north"
Floyd ] Centre 24/543 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH GREEN DOOR LEADING NORTH Floyd \| Floyd \| It is fixed in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x green door leading north"
Floyd ] Centre 24/544 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GREEN DOOR LEADING NORTH Floyd \| Floyd \| A green door leading north, currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x green door leading south"
Floyd ] Centre 24/545 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GREEN DOOR LEADING SOUTH Floyd \| Floyd \| A green door leading south, currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "alright, now what?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "open north"
Floyd ] Centre 24/546 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN NORTH Floyd \| Floyd \| (the green door leading north) Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline says, "The doors are so simple yet confusing."
		DavidW says, "It's almost like an old-school maze of something!"
		Jacqueline asks, "...of something?"
		Jacqueline asks, "...or something?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Was that a hint or a typo?"
		DavidW says, "typo for 'or something'"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline) Jacqueline says, "Darn."
		benzene says, "So we got the peacock and grey-blue doors, and the other colors are all closed, except for the russet, which is stuck"
		DavidW asks, "I'm not allowed to give hints, remember?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "SUCH a good boy you are."
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Centre 24/547 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Centre Floyd \| With all the doors that lead out of this area, and the heavy pillars Floyd \| that support the roofbeams, there is little room for anything to be Floyd \| stored at all. The absence of racks has not prevented a heavy layer of Floyd \| dust from gathering here too, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 24/548 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Yeah. I wonder if there's an alternate route in to the russet room."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, was majorly lagged, then bumped. Hopefully that is not now a thing."
		benzene says, "or if we have to get the russet door unstuck"
		benzene says, "That's what I was guessing"
		benzene asks, "Are there other yellow doors?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Closet 29/549 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Closet Floyd \| Not a room of its own; barely a large enough niche to walk into, in Floyd \| fact. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open yellow door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a round metal tin (which is closed) and an iron key Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "huh"
Floyd ] Closet 29/549 Floyd \| Floyd \| > HUH Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oops. huh."
		benzene says, "I'm not sure when we opened that"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x tin"
Floyd ] Closet 29/550 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TIN Floyd \| Floyd \| A thin metal container, somewhat old. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity thinly-sliced venison, Floyd \| cold from the roast. Or perhaps dark squares of prepared chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Closet 29/551 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the round metal tin, revealing some dark beans. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x beans"
Floyd ] Closet 29/552 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEANS Floyd \| Floyd \| A handful of dark beans. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "we have everything for chocolate now!"
		Bert exclaims, "Maybe now you can make beans and rice!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take key"
Floyd ] Closet 29/553 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the small portrait into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x key"
Floyd ] Closet 29/554 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| A key of iron metal, with a russet string tied through it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "russet!"
		Jacqueline says, "woo"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take tin"
Floyd ] Closet 29/555 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TIN Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the rug into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd ] Closet 29/556 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/557 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x opening"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/558 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X OPENING Floyd \| Floyd \| A small hole in the south wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "look through opening"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/559 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK THROUGH OPENING Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the hole you see Cheese Corner. You can dimly make out a heavy Floyd \| chest, a silver key and a green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put hand in opening"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/560 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT HAND IN OPENING Floyd \| Floyd \| Smooth and cool. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close yellow"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/561 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE YELLOW Floyd \| Floyd \| (the yellow door leading southwest) Floyd \| You close the yellow door leading southwest. Floyd \|		benzene says, "I have no hope of this working"
Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "get green jar"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/562 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET GREEN JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach the green glass jar, since it's through the chink. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Can someone check if there are other yellow doors?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think there are, but I'll check."
		benzene says, "I don't have the other transcript links"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
		benzene says, "I don't think so either. I don't know what opened this, really"
		Jacqueline says, "There is."
		benzene asks, "ooh goodie, can you take us?"
		Jacqueline \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- stands open to the west.
		benzene asks, "ah. but we left that open?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's in the Wine Cellar Antechamber"
		Jacqueline says, "I have no head for the map, unfortunately."
		benzene says, "right. but I thought it was open when we got there the first time, and we left it open."
		benzene says, "so I don't know if that's why it opened"
		Jacqueline says, "And closing it won't help, you mean."
		benzene says, "well let's leave it closed and see if anything's changed"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/563 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close west door"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/564 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE WEST DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the peacock door leading west. Floyd \| Floyd \| The peacock door leading northwest opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "is there another blue door anywhere?"
		Jacqueline says, "In the entrance hall is a small door concealed by six yellow silk hangings, and of course we have the onion and the handkerchief."
		benzene says, "but not the tea recipe"
		benzene says, "which we need to steep the onion"
benzene says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 29/565 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close russet door"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 29/566 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE RUSSET DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the russet door leading southwest) Floyd \| The russet door leading southwest is, as it turns out when you Floyd \| struggle with it for a bit, in fact rusted in the open position. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock east door with key"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 29/567 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK EAST DOOR WITH KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I think, the chained one."
		Jacqueline says, "There's the grey-blue door in the Wine Cellar Antechamber, a grey-blue trap door in Among Reds, the streaked door."
		pollux says, "(And its being chained shut explains the inability to close this door.)"
		benzene says, "That makes sense."
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/568 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Though this is red, not russet"
		pollux says, "Huh. I guess I remembered it wrong."
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock red door with key"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/568 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK RED DOOR WITH KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the red door leading east or the red vault door? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "vault"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/569 Floyd \| Floyd \| > VAULT Floyd \| Floyd \| That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close south door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/570 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE SOUTH DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the grey-blue door leading south. As you do so, you hear Floyd \| from the room beyond it a peculiar screech and crashing noise, as Floyd \| though wood and metal had strained and then given way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I assume that's just the trap door"
		Jacqueline says, "The transcript links, fwiw, are at [LINK] and [LINK]"
		benzene says, "Thank you"
		benzene asks, "could you add those links to the notes?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, good idea."
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 29/571 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd ] Dessert Wines 29/572 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dessert Wines Floyd \| Tall, slender bottles of ice-wine once resided here, delicate and Floyd \| sweet; and other fine vintages, waiting to be served with the cheese Floyd \| and fruit. All are gone now. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the south wall, the stonework has crumbled a bit, revealing an Floyd \| opening through to the room beyond. You could get a glimpse through if Floyd \| you were careful not to cut off all the light in the process. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed yellow door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads north; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "That didn't open the blue/white door, not that i really expected it to"
benzene says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 29/573 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \|		Jacqueline says, "URLs added."
Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/574 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of fresh white cheese. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Mrs. Peacock, in the Wine Cellar, with the Lead Pipe."
		DavidW says, "And No Cheese"
		Jacqueline smiles.
		benzene says, "Now the cellar door is closed. guess they were linked"
		Roger says, "She let out a blood-curdling scream. At least someone has curds, I thought bitterly."
		benzene asks, "Are we done down here for now?"
		pollux says, "Let's go make chocolate."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "haha"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Hm, okay."
pollux says (to Floyd), "open wine-cellar door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 29/575 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN WINE-CELLAR DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the brass door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 29/576 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 29/577 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/578 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which are some andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/579 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the butcher knife into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put dark beans in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/580 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT DARK BEANS IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the dark beans) Floyd \| (putting the blue glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the dark beans into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put vanilla in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/581 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT VANILLA IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the vanilla bean) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the vanilla bean into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put sugar in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/582 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SUGAR IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The red glass jar isn't open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open red jar"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/583 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RED JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the red glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put sugar in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/584 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SUGAR IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some sugar in the delicate contraption, exhausting the supply Floyd \| in the red glass jar. There is still some room remaining in the Floyd \| delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take andouillettes recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/585 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILLETTES RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put chocolate recipe on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/586 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE RECIPE ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/587 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/588 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. An irritable mechanical voice shouts Floyd \| from within, "I shall be requiring the plate on which to put this Floyd \| item!" Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put plate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/589 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT PLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the plate) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing three food items (a quantity of Floyd \| sugar, a vanilla bean and some dark beans). Floyd \| You put the plate into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Just extrude it straight into my mouth, robobuddy"
benzene says (to Floyd), "close contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 29/590 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/591 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. There is such a long silence from Floyd \| inside the box that you think nothing is happening at all. Then, after Floyd \| a great pause, you begin to smell a distinctly sweet chocolatey smell. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity sausages fried in onions Floyd \| and olive oil, perhaps with a dash of dry wine. Or perhaps flaking Floyd \| puff pastry, wrapped around chicken and a white-wine mushroom sauce. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "You wanted that to sound wrong, didn't you>"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		benzene asks, "We finally make you food, and you only give us four points?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/592 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a plate, on top of which is a Floyd \| chocolate leaf. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take plate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/593 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/593 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the chocolate leaf or the bay leaf? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "chocolate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/594 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CHOCOLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark chocolate confection, formed into the shape of a leaf. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "There's pretty much zero chance we can link this to the rose bush, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Enh. I'd put our chances at 1%"
		Roger says, "I'm amazed the game doesn't force you to stuff this into your ravenous maw immediately"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/595 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link chocolate to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/596 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Let's reverse link it to the mint leaf to make some delicious mint chocolate"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put snuff on roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/597 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SNUFF ON ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| (first taking the snuff) Floyd \| You put a pinch -- really just the tiniest bit -- on the back of one Floyd \| hand and lift it to your nose. Refreshing, invigorating, and Floyd \| mercifully not spoilt with an excess of perfume such as everyone seems Floyd \| to prefer these days. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We are unable to touch snuff without putting it up our nose. Classy."
Bert says (to Floyd), "touch snuff"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/598 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH SNUFF Floyd \| Floyd \| You feel nothing unexpected. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert exclaims, "Give Pierre some credit!"
		Roger says, "Andouillettes are a gateway straight to snuff"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/599 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| More thorns than the usual, and fewer blooms, or so it seems to your Floyd \| eye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Ideas to make the roses brown?"
		pollux says, "Or the chocolate green."
		benzene says, "Or that, I guess, but it seems less likely"
		benzene asks, "why couldn't we just link the bay leaf to the roses?"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "You ask such leading questions."
		Jacqueline asks (of benzene), "We did try the bay leaf, right?"
		benzene says, "I thought so"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link bay leaf to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/600 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BAY LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link herbs to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/601 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HERBS TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poo on roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/601 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POO ON ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I don't understand why the chocolate is the closest thing, but whatever"
		pollux says, "There is that green glass jar."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		pollux says, "Things placed in it might look green."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
		benzene says, "worth a shot"
		Roger says, "Maybe we could make some lovely mint chocolate."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow. I will be very impressed if it's that. Let's try it."
		benzene exclaims (at Roger), "That's what I wanted to do!"
		Jacqueline says, "Both are good ideas, except that mint chocolate isn't necessarily green."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we have ten minutes left. Let's try those two things."
		benzene says, "Well, to be honest, I just wanted to reverse link them and eat it, and see if it gives us a fun message"
		benzene says, "Mint chocolate won't actually work. We couldn't link the chocolate to two things"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in green jar"		pollux says, "We might have been able to add the mint to the recipe, I guess."
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/601 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN GREEN JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We don't have it yet."
		benzene says, "ugh I forgot"
		Jacqueline asks, "It's still in the hole. But we could try the... wait, do we have a recipe for mint chocolate?"
		benzene says, "I'm not sure changing the recipe like that would work"
benzene says (to Floyd), "get dirt"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/602 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET DIRT Floyd \| Floyd \| That's hardly portable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put dirt on roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/603 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT DIRT ON ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| (first taking the soil) Floyd \| That's hardly portable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
benzene says (to Floyd), "empty snuffbox on roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/604 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY SNUFFBOX ON ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| The roses can't contain things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So these are possibly not even things we can try."
		DavidW says, "Dirty filthy roses."
		Bert asks, "Are you trying to force Pierre to compulsively inhale the entire rosebush?!?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "throw stone at roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/605 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW STONE AT ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the well at the roses) Floyd \| (first taking the well) Floyd \| That's hardly portable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Try not watering them. That'll turn roses brown."
		benzene says, "Yes of course I meant the well"
		benzene says (to DavidW), "And then we just wait for a couple hundred turns"
		DavidW asks, "By the way, are the colour of the roses even mentioned?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I think we have assumed."
		Jacqueline says, "GOOD POINT"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/606 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| More thorns than the usual, and fewer blooms, or so it seems to your Floyd \| eye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "These are rare Scottish Plaids."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x blooms"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/607 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLOOMS Floyd \| Floyd \| They're the red sort, of course, with a broad spread of petals -- but Floyd \| all grow up out of reach. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x thorns"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 33/608 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X THORNS Floyd \| Floyd \| They grow in great abundance and sharpness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think we'll need the green jar. That's our best bet right now, I think"
		benzene says, "It seems like the chocolate must be the answer, though, or it would have given us the generic can't link message"
		Jacqueline says, "Yea."
		Jacqueline says, "er, yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "So, shall we call it today? I'll add this to the notes."
		benzene says, "Oh. I want to try linking to the key in the door behind the curtains"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		benzene says, "and turning our key or something"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 33/609 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity frosted petits-four. Or Floyd \| perhaps creme caramel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 33/610 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 33/611 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/612 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "To thwart the thorns maybe we need some sharp cheese."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x west door"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/612 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WEST DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to examine west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x small door"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/612 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SMALL DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the small portrait. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "hehe"
		pollux says, "We can't see it. It's concealed."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x curtain"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/613 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CURTAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Hangings cover up the whole of the west wall, concealing both the wall Floyd \| and the door beyond. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "move hangings"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/614 Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOVE HANGINGS Floyd \| Floyd \| The door is still there. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x keyhole"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/615 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEYHOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A keyhole in a fitted brass plate. There is an ornate key in the Floyd \| keyhole, pushed in from the other side. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate key to brass key"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/615 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE KEY TO BRASS KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to link the ornate key to the Floyd \| keyhole. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/616 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| an iron key Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the blue glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| six food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "It's iron."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate key to iron"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/617 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE KEY TO IRON Floyd \| Floyd \| The keys resist linking, almost as though they were made to do so. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "drat"
		benzene says, "foiled again"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put rug under door"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/618 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT RUG UNDER DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rug) Floyd \| (putting the red glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You can't get to the gothic door to do anything to it at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "If only we had some newspaper"
		Bert exclaims, "It's almost as though the Count knew about linking magic and took care to protect his home from it being used against him!"
		benzene says, "I know, what an asshole"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		benzene asks, "so what can this key unlock?"
		benzene says, "Wait. Top of the stairs, at the end"
		benzene says, "there was a locked door"
		benzene says, "I think"
		benzene says, "Can I try, or should we stop"
		Jacqueline asks, "One last thing?"
		benzene says, "I do."
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 33/619 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I'm good either way. If it unlocks, we know we have new stuff to explore next week."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/620 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 33/621 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/622 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/623 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "booo"
pollux says (to Floyd), "slide"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/623 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to slide? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "What do you want to slide?"
		Jacqueline) pollux sings, "It's ELECTRIC!"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I think that's it for this week. Same time, same place next week."
		Bert says, "And don't forget to re-read the old transcripts in between. There may be important clues in there that you've forgotten."
		DavidW \| >slide down barrister \| I think you mean 'bannister.'
		Jacqueline says, "The week after that I am going to be on an aereoplane, so not sure what we'll do, cancel or you all play without me or what, but we can discuss that next week."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Good point."
		benzene says, "Let's get an updated inventory"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/624 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| an iron key Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the blue glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| six food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Have we used all of our keys? Which ones are unused?"
		benzene asks, "we only have the iron one, right?"
		pollux says, "The iron, at least."
		pollux says, "We've also used the piano keys."
		Bert says, "Hee."
		benzene says, "Ugh"
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		Jacqueline says, "Oh right. The other one is out of reach. The silver one."

****** SESSION FOUR **
		Jacqueline says, "Notes: [LINK]"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 24/478 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We were up to 4, actually."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we have these glass jars that -- oh, were we? That... doesn't make any sense."
		pollux says, "We saved twice in one session."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and didn't just use CF. I guess that makes sense."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf4"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/624 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/625 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, we have these glass jars that are different colors. I can't recall, did we use these to open and close cellar doors?"
		Draconis asks, "Is the inventory still accurate?"
		pollux asks, "No, we opened the cellar doors by closing other cellar doors, so far. But there are red doors, and the red glass jar. Shall we investigate the possibility?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'd like that."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/626 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| an iron key Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the blue glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| six food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Draconis), "It should be, but I can update it to be sure."
		pollux says, "(Is benzene not coming?)"
		Draconis says, "Ha, I never noticed that before: "an mirror...""
		vimes says, "presumably meaning it should be pronounced 'em-irror""
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Ooh, good catch."
		Jacqueline says, "I am okay with waiting a few."
pollux says (to Floyd), "slide in stocking-feet"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/626 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLIDE IN STOCKING-FEET Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "If we want to give him ten."
		pollux says, "Fine by me."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. I will check back at... let's make it 13 min. 20 past the hour."
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk.
Draconis says (to DavidW), "Hello."
DavidW says, "hi Draconis"
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk.
Draconis says (to Lionheart), "Hello."		Jacqueline asks, "No benzene, eh?"
		pollux says, "Apparently not."
		pollux asks, "To the cellar, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 33/627 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 33/628 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 33/629 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the open door to the east you can make out the foot of the Floyd \| servants' staircase. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 33/630 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate fresh white cheese. Or perhaps Floyd \| purple-black Hellene olives in a tray, with the pits still in. Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/631 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close red jar"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/632 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE RED JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the red glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open blue jar"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/633 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening a container of sea-salt while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take blue jar"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/634 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the iron key into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/635 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/636 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Well, that accomplished nothing."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, make them the same state as the door, then link them?"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/636 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/637 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the blue glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| an iron key Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| six food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I don't think we can link them, but I'll try it."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link red jar to red door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/637 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK RED JAR TO RED DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the red door leading east or the red vault door? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "east"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/638 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| The linkages on the doors are very old, and set with a power stronger Floyd \| than your raw will alone can manipulate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link red jar to vault door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/639 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK RED JAR TO VAULT DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the red vault door) Floyd \| The linkages on the doors are very old, and set with a power stronger Floyd \| than your raw will alone can manipulate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "A reverse-link between the jars could be useful."
		Jacqueline says, "oh? I would think we could. Otherwise there would be no -- oh right, that. I forgot about that bit."
		Draconis says, "It might change their colors."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay."
pollux says (to Floyd), "close blue jar"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/640 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "reverse link red jar to blue jar"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/641 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK RED JAR TO BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| Reverse links are even pickier than regular links that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Jacqueline says, "I can't decide if those 'Maybe if they...' phrases are red herrings or not."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Benzene!"
		benzene exclaims, "Hi!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, we waited for you. We were worried."
		DavidW says, "benzene!"
		Draconis says, "I think they are, because I can't think of any way to make them look alike."
		Jacqueline says, "But then we gave up. Haven't done much, though. Essentially nothing."
		pollux says (to benzene), "You didn't miss anything - our plan didn't work."
		benzene says, "Oh, I messaged an hour or so ago, but I guess you didn't see it"
		benzene says, "I'm on my phone out of town. this is less than ideal, and I'll be in and out"
		Draconis asks, "Didn't we take the bauble earlier?"
		Draconis says, "I thought I saw that in the transcript..."
		pollux says, "That's in the orrery."
		Jacqueline asks (of benzene), "That... sounds painful. What phone client are you using?"
		Draconis says, "Oh, right."
		benzene says, "It's called blowtorch"
		benzene says, "everything is ugly"
		benzene asks, "anyway, what was your plan?"
		pollux asks (of benzene), "You made that map, right? Remind me, which colour doors do we have to get through to get to the cheese corner?"
		benzene says, "I'll find the link"
		pollux says, "The plan was to try the jars for the red and blue doors."
		benzene \|[LINK]
		Draconis asks, "The snuffbox is white, isn't it?"
		Draconis says, "I was thinking we could shine colored light on it, then link it to the appropriate door."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x snuffbox"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/642 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SNUFFBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| A little pastel-colored metal box in which you keep your supply of Floyd \| snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the snuffbox is a quantity of snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "But we can't link anything to the doors, so that won't work."
		Draconis says, "And we can't make colored light because our small light source is in the orrery."
		Jacqueline says, "Y'know, with all these folks that wander through wanting to homebrew some oldskool tech from scratch rather than using existing, robust tools, you'd think at least one of them could be convinced to isntead fill a void and develop a functional iOS/Android mud client."
		Draconis says, "(Is there any reason why we couldn't remove it?)"
		benzene says, "we could remove the bauble. I think we should play with the time on the clock though"
		benzene says, "see if different times point to different useful books or something"
		Draconis asks, "But isn't there only one lens?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought so."
		pollux asks, "We don't really have any time-based hints, do we?"
		benzene says, "but the whole thing rotates with the clock"
		pollux says, "There is only one lens, but the orrery rotates."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm."
		pollux asks, "So, do we have any idea where we're going?"
		benzene asks, "wait. we never figured out what the iron key is for did we?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		Draconis says, "No."
		benzene asks, "but it has a russet tag or something?"
		pollux says, "You have a locked russet door in Among Reds, to the south."
		pollux says, "And one in Fortified."
		benzene says, "let's try both"
		Draconis says, "I figured the locked doors were the "slave" doors, so to speak."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Hadn't thought of that. Russet / rust. Yeah."
pollux says (to Floyd), "open south door"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 33/643 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN SOUTH DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the grey-blue door leading south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/644 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a grey-blue trap door closed in the middle of the room, just Floyd \| visible among the dust as a less-dusty area. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "They don't move on their own, they need to be controlled by the "master" door."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x russet door"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/645 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUSSET DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| A russet door leading east, currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlock it with iron key"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/646 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK IT WITH IRON KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the iron key) Floyd \| (putting the round metal tin into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You unlock the russet door leading east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "open russet"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/647 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the russet door leading east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooooo"
		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Among Whites 33/648 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Whites Floyd \| Little remains -- the countess was exceedingly fond of her Rieslings, Floyd \| and it required constant restocking to keep this portion of the cellar Floyd \| properly supplied during her life. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A dusty bottle of Sauvignon Blanc lies here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "get wine"
Floyd ] Among Whites 33/649 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET WINE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc) Floyd \| (putting the andouillettes into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "yay we needed that for our recipe"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/650 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity the hearts of artichokes. Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a grey-blue trap door closed in the middle of the room, just Floyd \| visible among the dust as a less-dusty area. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close blue"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/650 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or the blue glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "blanc"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/651 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BLANC Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blanc"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/652 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLANC Floyd \| Floyd \| Aside from the contents, an entirely ordinary bottle. The cork is Floyd \| still wedged firmly in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close grey-blue"
Floyd ] Among Reds 33/653 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE GREY-BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the grey-blue door leading north) Floyd \| You close the grey-blue door leading north. Floyd \| Floyd \| The grey-blue door leading down opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Among Whites 33/654 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Whites Floyd \| Little remains -- the countess was exceedingly fond of her Rieslings, Floyd \| and it required constant restocking to keep this portion of the cellar Floyd \| properly supplied during her life. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "maybe we can use this cork to get the tea recipe instead of the mead"
		pollux asks, "Ok, so, the grey-blue and blue doors don't match. But maybe we can open that one, and it'll trigger the white one?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "open blue door"
Floyd ] Among Whites 33/655 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BLUE DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "drat. locked."
pollux says (to Floyd), "open green door"
Floyd ] Among Whites 33/656 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREEN DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the green door leading north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oh yeah. the other side of that green door didn't have a handle"
		pollux says, "So, let's go investigate the other russet door now."
		pollux asks, "Yeah?"
		benzene says, "just go north, north"
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Centre 33/657 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Centre Floyd \| With all the doors that lead out of this area, and the heavy pillars Floyd \| that support the roofbeams, there is little room for anything to be Floyd \| stored at all. The absence of racks has not prevented a heavy layer of Floyd \| dust from gathering here too, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 33/658 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/659 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Spanish Reds Floyd \| This area is devoted to wines for second-class guests, which the Count Floyd \| reserved for the servants, visits from the curate, or hinting away a Floyd \| houseguest who had overstayed his welcome. "It seems that we are down Floyd \| to the Sangue de Toro," he would say, smoothing his vest with one Floyd \| delicate hand and looking regretful as he decanted a ruddy stream into Floyd \| the goblet of some unfortunate. Floyd \| Floyd \| On particularly bad occasions he would order the steward to shake the Floyd \| bottle in advance. Floyd \| Floyd \| The ransackers of the cellar seem not to have reached this room, Floyd \| however: many of the bottles sit intact on their shelves (if anyone Floyd \| cared to sample them). Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed white door leads south; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner is a massive wine barrel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x barrel"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/660 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BARREL Floyd \| Floyd \| A large barrel rolled into the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/661 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the wine barrel, revealing a navy bundle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bundle"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/662 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BUNDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the Andouillettes Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/663 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| A sort of bundle or package of cloth wrapped around something. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I think Sangue de Toro might mean Bull's Blood in Spanish? I'm guessing."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
pollux says (to Floyd), "open south"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/664 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN SOUTH Floyd \| Floyd \| (the white door leading south) Floyd \| You open the white door leading south. It swings more lightly than Floyd \| most of the doors hereabouts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		pollux says, "I guess we have to unwhite it first."
		benzene says, "now we can get in the cheese corner"
		benzene says, "oh yeah"
		pollux says, "I don't think so. I think it "swings more lightly" because the link is broken."
		benzene says, "I missed that clue"
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
pollux says (to Floyd), "open bundle"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/665 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BUNDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You open up the cloth bundle, which turns out in fact to be a fine Floyd \| cloak, wrapped tightly around some documents. (A shame to risk such a Floyd \| good cloak, you reflect; the barrel is probably proof against damp, Floyd \| but there's always the chance of something getting inside. But perhaps Floyd \| whoever wrapped it up expected to be back soon.) Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate little grey-pink mushrooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x documents"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 33/666 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DOCUMENTS Floyd \| Floyd \| A sheaf of documents, written over in the Count's handwriting, and Floyd \| bound together with a wrapping of thick oilskin. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read them"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/667 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ THEM Floyd \| Floyd \| The documents appear to be records of some of the Count's work: Floyd \| letters from highly-ranked members of the king's council; charts of Floyd \| family lines, with the relationships of blood marked in black and the Floyd \| human links marked in red, indicating members of rival families and Floyd \| dynasties held hostage to each other by magic. Floyd \| Floyd \| Several names leap out of the charts at you. D'Envers, the Count's Floyd \| several-times-distant cousin (and the source of your current Floyd \| distress). D'Envers' mother, recently deceased, formerly Floyd \| hostage-linked to the Countess... several other hostages, recently Floyd \| dead (but, you thought, for natural causes). Floyd \| Floyd \| But you know too little of the Count's business to guess what this Floyd \| would mean, except perhaps that the careful arrangements have begun to Floyd \| come unstuck lately. Even a local outbreak of plague could do that, if Floyd \| it killed too many of the wrong people at the same time. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by two points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cloak"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/668 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOAK Floyd \| Floyd \| A fine navy cloak for a woman, lined with swansdown. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "fancy"
		benzene says, "the hostage thing is neat"
		DavidW says, "I always liked how the game mechanic melds in with the storyline."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
pollux says (to Floyd), "search shelves"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/668 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH SHELVES Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, which shelves?"
		pollux says, "There were shelves in the room description."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I hadn't scrolled back far enough. So there are."
		benzene says, "so how do we get the paint off the door"
		Jacqueline says, "Turpentine."
		pollux says, "Or, I suppose, whiten the other one."
		benzene says (to pollux), "true"
		pollux says, "I'm up for trying the bauble thing, though."
		DavidW says, "Some minor scenery might've been left out because of space considerations. The very first release of SF was a .z5 file, believe it or not."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		pollux says, "Actually, if the links are broken, maybe the other blue door can be linked to the jar."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Bauble it."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "ooh, possibly"
		pollux says, "Let's try that on our way out."
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 35/669 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Centre 35/670 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Centre Floyd \| With all the doors that lead out of this area, and the heavy pillars Floyd \| that support the roofbeams, there is little room for anything to be Floyd \| stored at all. The absence of racks has not prevented a heavy layer of Floyd \| dust from gathering here too, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed peacock door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/671 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Whites Floyd \| Little remains -- the countess was exceedingly fond of her Rieslings, Floyd \| and it required constant restocking to keep this portion of the cellar Floyd \| properly supplied during her life. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link blue door to blue jar"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/672 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BLUE DOOR TO BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| The linkages on the doors are very old, and set with a power stronger Floyd \| than your raw will alone can manipulate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
		pollux says, "Right, so, bauble."
		benzene asks, "what's the bauble plan?"
		benzene says, "I missed it"
		pollux says, "Put the sunny bauble into the blue jar to cast blue light on the door."
		benzene says, "worth a shot"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Among Reds 35/673 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A grey-blue trap door stands open in the middle of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/674 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the grey-blue door leading north) Floyd \| You open the grey-blue door leading north. Floyd \| Floyd \| The grey-blue door leading down shuts. Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 35/675 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 35/676 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the open door to the east you can make out the foot of the Floyd \| servants' staircase. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/677 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "You wanted to play with the clock?"
		benzene says, "the fact that both sides are painted white concerns me"
		benzene says, "let's just set it to 12 or something"
		benzene says, "see if anything happens"
		benzene says, "or if it always points to the false book"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/678 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| It consists of the face, a pendulum and pair of weights, and a little Floyd \| door above the face that opens when the hour is struck. It is Floyd \| currently on and ticking. The clock shows the time to be 6:38. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "set clock to 12"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/679 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SET CLOCK TO 12 Floyd \| Floyd \| The clock now shows 12:00. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 35/680 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ok never mind"
		benzene says, "oh. the model stopped"
		benzene asks, "why is that?"
		pollux says, "I'm not sure. It might have happened before - we'd have to check the transcript."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did the clock run down?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The weights hit bottom?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/681 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "If so, yay, because we were curious about that."
Draconis heads back home.		Jacqueline says, "Wait, no, the clock is ticking."
pollux says (to Floyd), "set clock to 11:59"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/682 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SET CLOCK TO 11:59 Floyd \| Floyd \| The clock now shows 11:59. Floyd \| Floyd \| Exactly on the hour, the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings 12 times, then withdraws into Floyd \| its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity onion soup. Or perhaps a Floyd \| salad of dressed spinach greens in a vinaigrette, tossed with curried Floyd \| walnuts, such as they did at the house of the Princesse when you Floyd \| visited her last summer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I was hoping there might be something interesting inside."
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 35/683 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Library 35/684 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the plate into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The celestial bauble slips out of its holder, and the planets go dark. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put salt in red"
Floyd ] Library 35/685 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SALT IN RED Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the red glass jar) Floyd \| (putting the rug into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The blue glass jar isn't open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Haha, oh, right."
pollux says (to Floyd), "open blue jar"
Floyd ] Library 35/686 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put salt in red"
Floyd ] Library 35/687 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SALT IN RED Floyd \| Floyd \| The red glass jar is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "..."
pollux says (to Floyd), "open red"
Floyd ] Library 35/688 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RED Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the red glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put salt in red"
Floyd ] Library 35/689 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SALT IN RED Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some sea-salt in the red glass jar, exhausting the supply in Floyd \| the blue glass jar. There is still some room remaining in the red Floyd \| glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "PUZZLE SOLVED"
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue"
Floyd ] Library 35/689 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or the blue glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "jar"
Floyd ] Library 35/690 Floyd \| Floyd \| > JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x blue"
Floyd ] Library 35/690 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or the blue glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "jar"
Floyd ] Library 35/691 Floyd \| Floyd \| > JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| A blue glass container with a wide mouth and a stopper. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the blue glass jar is a celestial bauble. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close blue jar"
Floyd ] Library 35/692 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "let me see if it's providing light"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Library 35/693 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the red glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (which is closed) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing blue light) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| six food items: Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| three metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "providing blue light!"
		pollux says, "We'll want to close the box, I imagine."
		pollux says, "(When we get there.)"
		pollux asks, "Anyone have anything else in mind to do up here?"
		benzene says, "let's go back down"
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		benzene says, "but after we try this I want to see if we can get the tea recipe with the new cork"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 35/694 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 35/695 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the open door to the east you can make out the foot of the Floyd \| servants' staircase. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 35/696 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/697 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
benzene arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 35/698 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the russet door leading northeast) Floyd \| You open the russet door leading northeast. From the other side of the Floyd \| room comes the distinct sound of another door slamming shut. Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open peacock door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/699 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the russet door leading east) Floyd \| You open the russet door leading east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The russet door leading southwest closes. Floyd \| Floyd \| Spanish Reds Floyd \| The ransackers of the cellar seem not to have reached this room, Floyd \| however: many of the bottles sit intact on their shelves (if anyone Floyd \| cared to sample them). Floyd \| Floyd \| An open white door leads south; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner is a massive wine barrel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close white"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/700 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE WHITE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the white door leading south) Floyd \| You close the white door leading south. It swings more lightly than Floyd \| most of the doors hereabouts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/700 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the dark wooden box or the snuffbox? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "dark wooden"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/701 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DARK WOODEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the dark wooden box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x south door"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/702 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SOUTH DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| On close examination, you have the impression that the paint on this Floyd \| door has either faded or been washed over with whitewash; you can Floyd \| still see faint streaks of some darker color, but their efficacy would Floyd \| seem to be gone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/703 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Spanish Reds Floyd \| The ransackers of the cellar seem not to have reached this room, Floyd \| however: many of the bottles sit intact on their shelves (if anyone Floyd \| cared to sample them). Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads south; it looks oddly streaked. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner is a massive wine barrel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open south door"
Floyd ] Spanish Reds 35/704 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN SOUTH DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the blue door leading south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "let's see if it worked!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Fortified Wines 35/705 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Fortified Wines Floyd \| Port, tokay, sherry; amontillado; casks, bottles furred with age and Floyd \| sealed with clots of red wax and ribbon seals. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open black door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Centre 35/706 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Centre Floyd \| With all the doors that lead out of this area, and the heavy pillars Floyd \| that support the roofbeams, there is little room for anything to be Floyd \| stored at all. The absence of racks has not prevented a heavy layer of Floyd \| dust from gathering here too, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open black door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open black door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed black door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/707 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Whites Floyd \| Little remains -- the countess was exceedingly fond of her Rieslings, Floyd \| and it required constant restocking to keep this portion of the cellar Floyd \| properly supplied during her life. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open black door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed blue door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open dark wooden box"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/708 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DARK WOODEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the dark wooden box, revealing an mirror inset inside the Floyd \| box, a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis arrives, ready to play with the toys.		pollux says, "It did."
		benzene exclaims, "it worked!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/709 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Cheese Corner Floyd \| Thanks to the insistence of the Count, this portion of the wine cellar Floyd \| was cleared out for the storage of fine cheeses; instead of bottle Floyd \| racks there are shelves for storage. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a tiny hole in the north wall, through which one might view Floyd \| the room beyond. Floyd \| Floyd \| One corner of the room is occupied by a heavy chest. Floyd \| Floyd \| A silver key sits here. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a green glass jar (which is closed) (in which are two Floyd \| food items (a goat cheese and a great deal of olive oil)) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open chest"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/710 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CHEST Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the heavy chest, revealing two food items (a salers and a Floyd \| wedge of brie). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take all"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/711 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| blue door leading west: That's fixed in place. Floyd \| chink in wall: That's fixed in place. Floyd \| heavy chest: That's fixed in place. Floyd \| silver key: (putting the blue glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| green glass jar: (putting the iron key into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| salers: (putting the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc into the sack to make Floyd \| room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| wedge of brie: (putting the documents into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity thinly-sliced venison. Or Floyd \| perhaps dark squares of prepared chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x silver"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/712 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SILVER Floyd \| Floyd \| (the silver key) Floyd \| A key of silver metal, with a reddish string tied to it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Try it on the vault?"
		benzene says, "okay"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x salers"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/713 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SALERS Floyd \| Floyd \| An aged, creamy yellowish cheese with an uneven grey-brown rind. It Floyd \| has a sharp and distinctive flavor, though it does not fall under the Floyd \| category of stinky cheeses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Then examine the other stuff."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x brie"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/714 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Oozing and ripe, somehow. You would expect it to be thoroughly ruined Floyd \| by now -- this is not a cheese that should age -- but the Count's Floyd \| powers were diverse, and extended to careful protections of his Floyd \| possessions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "I adore her."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x green"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/715 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| A green glass container with a wide mouth and a stopper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read recipe"
Floyd ] Cheese Corner 35/716 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| Andouillettes Recipe: andouillettes, olive oil, dry white wine, Floyd \| single yellow onion, sea-salt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we're ready to make that"
		benzene asks, "but vault door first?"
		pollux says, "Yes."
		Draconis says, "Sure."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/717 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Whites Floyd \| Little remains -- the countess was exceedingly fond of her Rieslings, Floyd \| and it required constant restocking to keep this portion of the cellar Floyd \| properly supplied during her life. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open blue door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open green door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open russet"
Floyd ] Among Whites 35/718 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN RUSSET Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the russet door leading west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Among Reds 35/719 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Among Reds Floyd \| Almost all gone now, though the labels still adhere to the racks, Floyd \| indicating where a '67 rested, or an '82, waiting to be taken up to Floyd \| the dining room. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open russet door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a grey-blue trap door closed in the middle of the room, just Floyd \| visible among the dust as a less-dusty area. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/720 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A heavy red door, wreathed in chains and locks, leads north into the Floyd \| vault, where the best wines were kept during your youth. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock vault with silver"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/721 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK VAULT WITH SILVER Floyd \| Floyd \| (the silver key) Floyd \| That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x silver"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/722 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SILVER Floyd \| Floyd \| (the silver key) Floyd \| A key of silver metal, with a reddish string tied to it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock e with silver"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/723 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK E WITH SILVER Floyd \| Floyd \| (the silver key) Floyd \| That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlock red with silver"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/723 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK RED WITH SILVER Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the red door leading east, the red vault door or Floyd \| the red glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis asks, "Perhaps the other red door can be unlocked with this key?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "east"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/724 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| (the silver key) Floyd \| You unlock the red door leading east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "open east"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 35/725 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| (the red door leading east) Floyd \| You open the red door leading east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The red vault door opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "woo"
		benzene says, "Just had to get the right command"
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 40/726 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Vault Floyd \| Thick-layered with dust, with a cool ancient air. Floyd \| Floyd \| The vault door stands invitingly open. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a pine chest (which is closed) and a bottle of Floyd \| Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "get chateauneuf"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/727 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET CHATEAUNEUF Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the navy cloak into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/728 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| A grand old bottle, a fine year: you recognize the vintage and know a Floyd \| Duke in Paris who would give his own daughter's hand in marriage in Floyd \| exchange for a gift like this. Worth it? Quite possibly. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of creme caramel, elegantly centered in its Floyd \| pool of sweet liquid and garnished with three-- no, make it four-- Floyd \| fresh raspberries. Or perhaps fresh white cheese, still in the soft Floyd \| balls. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "Treasure!"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open chest"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/729 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CHEST Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the pine chest, revealing four pieces of silverware (a Floyd \| silver-plated corkscrew, a fork, a spoon and a table knife). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert asks, "Are you ready to host your own wine and cheese party yet?"
		Draconis says, "It looks like it."
		benzene says, "yay a corkscrew"
		Jacqueline says, "I am seriously wanting some brie here at home now, if that counts."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take all in chest"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/729 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL IN CHEST Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take all from chest"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/730 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL FROM CHEST Floyd \| Floyd \| silver-plated corkscrew: (putting the silver key into the sack to make Floyd \| room) Floyd \| Removed. Floyd \| fork: (putting the green glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Removed. Floyd \| spoon: (putting the salers into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Removed. Floyd \| table knife: (putting the wedge of brie into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Removed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis asks (of benzene), "Couldn't you just link the bottle to a jar?"
		benzene says, "I feel like we tried it"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I think we did."
		benzene says, "but I could be mistaken"
		Jacqueline says, "To the mead."
		Draconis says (to benzene), "Corkscrews seem so mundane."
		Jacqueline says, "We ended up having to break the mead to get the cork."
		benzene says, "but this is silver plated"
		pollux says, "You could try linking the bottles together and opening them all at once, if you want more magic."
		benzene says, "good idea"
		Draconis says, "That works."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/731 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| some sea-salt (which leaves the red glass jar about half full) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| two food items: Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| a great deal of olive oil (which leaves some room in the green Floyd \| glass jar) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing blue light) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| three metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a chocolate leaf Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| nine food items: Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some andouillettes Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a single yellow onion Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading east) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| two bottles of wine: Floyd \| a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (which is closed) Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks (of Jacq), "can you update our inventory?"
		Draconis says, "I want to try one thing first."
		pollux asks, "Was the key in the secret door silver?"
		benzene says, "yes but we can't link keys together"
		Draconis asks, "Could we link the wine to thr swordstick?"
		pollux says, "Well, we haven't tried these keys."
		benzene says, "true"
		Draconis says, "That seems more bottle-shaped than the jar."
		pollux says, "You should probably put the sword back in first."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "put sword in swordstick"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/732 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SWORD IN SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sword) Floyd \| (putting the bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sword into the swordstick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Anyone remember what the book said about the pope wine, by the way?"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "link swordstick to mead"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/733 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SWORDSTICK TO MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "link sword to cork"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/734 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SWORD TO CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the sword) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the sword from the butcher knife. Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the sword and the bottle Floyd \| of Sauvignon Blanc. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "take sword"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/735 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bottle of Sauvignon Blanc gives up its cork at this point. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "cool"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/734 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Vault Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link Blanc to Pape"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Vault 44/735 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BLANC TO PAPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc from the sword. Floyd \| You wouldn't want to jeopardize such a valuable commodity, surely. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Sure, now that you've got a corkscrew, you've got all sorts of ways to open a wine bottle."
		Draconis says, "I wonder if we can open all the bottles at once like this."
		benzene says (to pollux), "... from the region of Avignon, in the territories that belonged Floyd \| to the Pope, comes the peppery red Chateauneuf du Pape..��"
		benzene says, "you can't link three things together"
		Draconis says, "But we could link the swordstick to the bottle, the two corks together..."
		pollux says, "It seems we are not allowed to link to the pope-wine anyway."
		benzene says, "hmm maybe"
		Draconis says, "Wait, no, we need to link the sword."
		Draconis says, "Not the swordstick."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, cat emergency. Over now. Yes, I'll update the inventory.'"
		Draconis says, "Never mind."
		Bert asks, "How much wine do you guys plan to drink today, anyway?"
		benzene says, "anyway, let's make some food"
		pollux says, "Anyway, it looks like linking the sword to the cork is the same as linking the sword to the bottle, so we cannot do more than one."
		pollux asks, "We've thoroughly plundered the cellar, right?"
		benzene says, "yep. that's everything"
		pollux says, "Awesome."
		benzene says, "all the rooms are accounted for"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Wine Cellar Antechamber 44/736 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Wine Cellar Antechamber Floyd \| The air is cool here, protected by deep walls of stone. Heavy beams Floyd \| overhead support the weight of the upper floors. A thick dust overlays Floyd \| everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| The vault door stands invitingly open. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A closed russet door leads northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open red door leads east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open grey-blue door leads south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 44/737 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 44/738 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "I find it funny that while we investigate what happened to the count we are stealing all his stuff."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/739 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/740 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "It's more that, while we're stealing all his stuff, we accidentally investigated."
		Jacqueline says (to Draconis), "Quiet, you, before we make you drink substandard red wine."
		benzene says, "how do we want to open the blanc? most important question"
		benzene says, "we have so many options"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put tripe in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/741 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TRIPE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the andouillettes) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the andouillettes into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Draconis says, "I vote for magic."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x onion"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/742 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| The pale yellow skin is still tight and glossy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take skin"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/743 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SKIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "mmm onions"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put onion in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/744 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ONION IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You frown dubiously at the onion with its skin still on. It might not Floyd \| be good to put it in unpeeled. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I eat them raw, like chips. I suspect this game would not approve."
benzene says (to Floyd), "peel onion"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/745 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PEEL ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| You peel the onion of its skin. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat onion"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/746 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| Oh, no, no. You don't just cram yourself with whatever pathetic Floyd \| foodstuff lies at hand -- no one with any self-respect lives that way. Floyd \| What you want is a meal, prepared with some sensitivity and Floyd \| forethought. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Emily says (to Jacqueline), "this game would be very disturbed by that"
		pollux says, "That is one of the best ways to eat an onion."
		benzene says, "Like an apple"
		Bert says, "Of course, this game would be disturbed by doing the same with an apple."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put onion in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/747 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ONION IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the peeled onion into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put salt in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/748 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SALT IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some sea-salt in the delicate contraption, exhausting the Floyd \| supply in the red glass jar. There is still some room remaining in Floyd \| the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open green"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/749 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening a container of olive oil while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take green"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/750 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the red glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open green"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/751 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the green glass jar. Floyd \|
Draconis says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd \| > Floyd ] Kitchen 44/752 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put oil in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/753 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT OIL IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some olive oil in the delicate contraption, exhausting the Floyd \| supply in the green glass jar. There is still some room remaining in Floyd \| the delicate contraption. The olive oil mixes with what was already Floyd \| there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline bounces.
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/753 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the Chocolate Recipe or the Andouillettes Recipe? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "All that's left is the wine"
		benzene says, "Do the honors, draconis"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take recipe from spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/754 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RECIPE FROM SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the silver-plated corkscrew into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate onion soup, with its crust of baked Floyd \| cheese. Or perhaps purple-black Hellene olives. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "link blanc to sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/755 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BLANC TO SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the bottle of Sauvignon Floyd \| Blanc and the sword. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "pull sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/756 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the fork into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. Floyd \|
benzene says (to Floyd), "put andouillettes recipe on spindle"
Floyd \| The bottle of Sauvignon Blanc gives up its cork at this point. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Kitchen 44/757 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ANDOUILLETTES RECIPE ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the Andouillettes Recipe) Floyd \| (putting the spoon into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "put sword in swordstick"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/758 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SWORD IN SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sword into the swordstick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "draw sword"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/759 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRAW SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put blanc in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/760 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BLANC IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the delicate contraption) Floyd \| It is both too large and too delicate to remove. Floyd \| Floyd \| (taking the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc) Floyd \| (putting the table knife into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some Sauvignon Blanc in the delicate contraption, exhausting Floyd \| the supply in the blue bottle. There is still some room remaining in Floyd \| the delicate contraption. The Sauvignon Blanc mixes with what was Floyd \| already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "close contraptio"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/761 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTIO Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/762 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. An irritable mechanical voice shouts Floyd \| from within, "I shall be requiring the plate on which to put this Floyd \| item!" Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/763 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a mixture of Sauvignon Blanc, Floyd \| olive oil, and sea-salt and two food items (a peeled onion and some Floyd \| andouillettes). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put plate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/764 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT PLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the plate) Floyd \| (putting the onion skin into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the plate into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/765 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline leans toward teh contraption.
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/766 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. From inside the contraption comes a Floyd \| sound of chopping, and then a hot sizzle. The unmistakeable smell of Floyd \| frying onions rises to greet you from inside the contraption's box. Floyd \| Floyd \| A moment later, there is some additional sloshing, and slowly the Floyd \| smell becomes more complex, redolent of wine and meat. There is a puff Floyd \| of steam around the edges of the lid, and then the mechanism's parts Floyd \| come discreetly to rest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I'm so excited"
		Jacqueline says, "I am too"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/767 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a plate, on top of which are two Floyd \| food items (some cooked andouillettes and a chocolate leaf). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Good job of building the excitement."
		benzene says, "oops. forgot about the leaf"
		benzene says, "oh well"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/767 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the cooked andouillettes or the Andouillettes Floyd \| Recipe? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Doesn't seem to matter, does it?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "cooked"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/768 Floyd \| Floyd \| > COOKED Floyd \| Floyd \| Marvellous: the sausage is sliced and cooked perfectly in wine and Floyd \| olive oil, seasoned with salt, and accompanied by savory fried onions. Floyd \| The pieces of sausage are arranged loosely into a leaf shape, which is Floyd \| perhaps as much as one should expect. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Draconis says (to Floyd), "eat them"
Floyd ] Kitchen 44/769 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT THEM Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the cooked andouillettes) Floyd \| You really ought to eat these in the appropriate surroundings. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says (to Jacq), "Doesn't appear to have"
		Draconis says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline smiles.
		benzene says, "let's get the tea recipe"
		benzene says, "while we're here"
Draconis heads back home.		Jacqueline says, "But but but foooooood"
		Jacqueline says, "okY"
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/770 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scullery Floyd \| A small, workmanlike room with a floor of white stones. The principal		Jacqueline says, "er, okay"
Floyd \| features of the room are a counter, with a large inset washbasin also Floyd \| made of stone, and a tall wooden cupboard. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of poached turbot on a platter. Or perhaps Floyd \| creme caramel. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Try putting the food in the green jar and linking it to the roses."
		benzene says, "oh yes"
		benzene says, "Forgot we were going to do that"
		Jacqueline says, "The chocolate, right."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link cork to tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/771 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CORK TO TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the cork and the Tea Floyd \| Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/772 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| A cylinder of silver metal as long as the middle joint of your thumb. Floyd \| On the surface are a series of strange bumps, depressions, and Floyd \| grooves, seeming carefully wrought and utterly intentional. The core Floyd \| of the cylinder is hollow, but over one end is a piece of paper which Floyd \| bears a label, in careful lettering, which reads, "Tea Recipe." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/773 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach far enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we need more water"
		pollux asks, "Didn't we have to reverse link?"
		benzene says, "good call"
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlink cork"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/774 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK CORK Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the cork from the Tea Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "reverse link cork to tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 44/775 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK CORK TO TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will and all your attention, you manage to make a Floyd \| reverse-link between the cork and the Tea Recipe, feeling their Floyd \| properties begin to merge together. Floyd \| Floyd \| The Tea Recipe bobs to the surface of the water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "forgot how they worked"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take tea"
Floyd ] Scullery 49/776 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the green glass jar into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/777 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which is a plate (on which is a chocolate leaf)). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/778 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in green"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/779 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the Chocolate Recipe into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/778 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put leaf in green"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/779 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT LEAF IN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the bay leaf) Floyd \| (putting the Chocolate Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the bay leaf into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "uuggghhhh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/778 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "You could do the sausages too; they're both leaves."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate leaf in green"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/778 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE LEAF IN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "what? sausages are leaves?"
		Bert says, "x sausages"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x sausages"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/779 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SAUSAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| Marvellous: the sausage is sliced and cooked perfectly in wine and Floyd \| olive oil, seasoned with salt, and accompanied by savory fried onions. Floyd \| The pieces of sausage are arranged loosely into a leaf shape, which is Floyd \| perhaps as much as one should expect. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "mmm sausage tree"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link sausages to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/780 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SAUSAGES TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros arrives, full of fun and funk.		olethros says, "what are you playing? I might lurk for a bit"
		Bert says, "Savoir Faire."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x chocolate leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/780 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHOCOLATE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the Chocolate Floyd \| Recipe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "what was the name of it?"
		olethros says, "oh quelle voyage dans les couloirs du memoir"
		Jacqueline says, "One more hour (we started late)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/781 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| some cooked andouillettes Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a cork Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is closed) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing blue light) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a white handkerchief Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| eight food items: Floyd \| an onion skin Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| two bottles of wine: Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| two recipe cylinders: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| a Chocolate Recipe Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline updates the inventory.
		benzene says, "oh. only took the sausages. not the plate"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/782 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (in which is a plate (on which is a chocolate leaf)). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros asks, "et l'antouille, mon tresor?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take plate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/783 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the Chocolate Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/783 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the chocolate leaf or the bay leaf? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert asks, "Oh my. Pierre is walking around with a loose handful of cooked andouillette with onions?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "chocolate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/784 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CHOCOLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the Tea Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/785 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert asks, "And yet he's still managed to retain their proper leaf-shaped presentation?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate leaf in jar"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/785 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE LEAF IN JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the green glass jar, the red glass jar or the blue Floyd \| glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "green"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/786 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the chocolate leaf into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "That is dedication."
		benzene says (to Bert), "He has a gift"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x chocolate leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/787 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHOCOLATE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark chocolate confection, formed into the shape of a leaf. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "He has more than one gift."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link chocolate leaf to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/788 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate a heavy Christmas-time cake with Floyd \| candied fruit and smothered in brandy, such as Englishmen sometimes Floyd \| bring with them to Paris. And you have always considered them an Floyd \| abomination heretofore. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "now what?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Try the sausages?"
		Bert asks (of Jacq), "Does they count as 'gifts' per se if you plundered them from your foster parents' house when they weren't home?"
		benzene says, "it gave the generic message"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh we did"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		benzene says, "maybe green light from the bauble"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I meant he has the gift of linking."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take chocolate leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/789 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CHOCOLATE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Hm, worth a s hot"
		Jacqueline says, "er, shot"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/790 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The blue glass jar isn't open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open blue"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/790 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, a blue bottle or the blue glass jar? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "bottle"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/791 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of mead) Floyd \| Opening a container of mead while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oops"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open blue jar"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/792 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/793 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the cork into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put it in green"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/794 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT IT IN GREEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link chocolate leaf to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/795 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "how can we actually have the green light shine on it?"
		benzene says, "or can't we, more likely"
		benzene exclaims, "Oh! I have an idea!"
		benzene asks, "What was the thing about the mirrors?"
		pollux says, "Oh, yes, they make it easier to link through them."
		pollux says, "Try dropping the inset box and we can make the link in Marie's room."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/795 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the dark wooden box or the snuffbox? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "wooden"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/796 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WOODEN Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/797 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I reopened it when we were done in the cellar."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take wooden box"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/798 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE WOODEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/799 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop chocolate leaf"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/800 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP CHOCOLATE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "or should we carry it?"
		pollux says, "Wait, what? I assumed we had to bring it with us."
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/799 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we'll try dropping it if this doesn't work"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
		benzene asks, "shall we go to maries?"
		pollux says, "Yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/800 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/801 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/802 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/803 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock clicks closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/804 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate the small, bitter oranges of Floyd \| Jerusalem. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/805 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/806 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/807 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Framed with twists and curls of gilded wood, most abstract, though Floyd \| along the top are floral swags. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "look in gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/808 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search it"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/809 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH IT Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected your own face, a bit distant and Floyd \| strange. And then a pearl necklace and an old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Heh, sorry."
		benzene asks, "but not the roses?"
		pollux says, "Anyway, it looks like it only reflects the contents of the box."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/810 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| Ivory and powder-blue, with a tracery of blush roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/811 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Too heavy for you to remove. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "what did I just examine?"
		Bert asks, "#cfsp Have we passed the threshold where hunger will turn Pierre into a mindless cannibal the next time he meets a human being yet?"
		Bert says, "Ilac."
		pollux says, "Delightful wallpaper."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x floorboards"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/812 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FLOORBOARDS Floyd \| Floyd \| Long slender boards of fine wood. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "heh"
		pollux says, "So, let's try something different..."
benzene says (to Floyd), "read lavori"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/813 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LAVORI Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking The Lavori d'Aracne) Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the subject of mirrors: Unusual and costly mirrors of special Floyd \| power exist which enhance the workings of the lavori d'Aracne; they Floyd \| may be recognized by their failure to reflect in the ordinary way. Floyd \| Some make it easier to form a link through the mirror than through Floyd \| open air, allowing the magician to reverse-link items that are Floyd \| otherwise too dissimilar to use. Likewise, such a mirror... Floyd \| Floyd \| But then, unfortunately, it breaks off, the page apparently having Floyd \| been chewed out and carried away by something or other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop leaf"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/814 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| (the chocolate leaf) Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/815 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/816 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Er. I suppose I should have clarified. Can I continue on to try linking the other way?"
		benzene says, "Go ahead"
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/817 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| Just on the quarter-hour the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings a brief warbling tune, then Floyd \| withdraws into its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/818 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/819 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/820 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/821 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a dark wooden box (in which are an mirror inset Floyd \| inside the box (providing light), a pearl necklace and an old letter) Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take dark wooden box"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/822 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DARK WOODEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of creme caramel, elegantly centered in its Floyd \| pool of sweet liquid and garnished with three-- no, make it four-- Floyd \| fresh raspberries. Or perhaps thinly-sliced venison, cold from the Floyd \| roast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search inset mirror"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/823 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH INSET MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected a chocolate leaf and a desk. Around Floyd \| the edges you can make out other indications of Marie's Chamber. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link chocolate leaf to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/824 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "reverse link chocolate leaf to roses"		Jacqueline says, "man"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/825 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK CHOCOLATE LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| Reverse links are even pickier than regular links that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I might have to go."
		Jacqueline takes another look at the notes. Hm. I need to== wait, you do?
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Should we just call it a bit early? P&D&I could update notes and stuff."
		pollux says, "Fine with me."
		Jacqueline says, "Next week is a week for you all to do Introcomp"
		Jacqueline says, "I will be on a plane."
		benzene says, "You guys can keep trying stuff without me"
		Jacqueline says, "Then we'll resume when I get back the following week."
		Jacqueline says, "I have been having trouble staying focused today, admittedly."
		benzene says, "This was a fairly productive session"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. It was."
		Jacqueline asks, "sf5?"
		benzene asks, "Yep. Shall we just call it?"
		pollux says, "Fine by me."
		Jacqueline says, "Cool. Have a good week, b."
		Jacqueline says, "So, here was our list. Let's update it."
		pollux says, "I guess our next step should be to make the tea/dye and attempt the curtain door."
		Jacqueline \| Left to do:
		Jacqueline \| • Get into the shed
		Jacqueline \| (Roses and chocolate leaf?)
		Jacqueline \| • Decode the letter
		Jacqueline \| • Make some food
		Jacqueline \| • Figure out the old cellar doors
		Jacqueline \| • Brick in the fireplace
		Jacqueline \| • Get tea recipe out of the drain
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door behind curtains
		Jacqueline \| • Clockwork dancers/bee
		Jacqueline \| • Cheese Corner (chest/silver key/green jar)
		Jacqueline \| • Find a use for the iron key
		pollux says, "We managed the food, doors, drain, cheese corner, and iron key."
		Jacqueline says, "Shed is still a mystery, as is the letter. Food and doors and--yeah"
		benzene exclaims, "I have to go for realz. Bye guys!"
		Bert says (to pollux), "Except that now you're just torturing Pierre by making him carry it around with him without letting him eat it."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Bye"
benzene goes home.		pollux says, "I also have suspicions - almost forgot about this - about the two portraits."
Bert says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/825 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| You have so far scored 49 out of a possible 125, in 825 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of petty criminal. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Anything to add to the puzzles? Anything new?"
		pollux says, "As to eating the food, I think we probably need to do that in the dining room."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm now opposed to eating just on the grounds that it torments Bert when we fast."
		Bert says, "Ha."
		Jacqueline asks, "So it's SF5, right? We didn't do another save today?"
		pollux says, "Right. Incidentally, you might want to update the list of saves."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "I missed SF4, what notes should I put down for that one?"
		Bert says, "Sure, don't bother solving the puzzle that will finally finish this tiny historical introductory dream sequence and start the main space opera game proper."
		pollux says, "I was just about to say, I don't even remember where we were at SF4."
		pollux says, "It's probably fine to just write "end of third session" or something."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'd totally missed the intermediate save, so."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway. Okay. Sorted. Take a look, let me know if there are more updates. Then I'll put this temp transcript up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf5"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/825 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I can't think of anything to add to the list, immediately."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Cool. Thanks."

****** SESSION FIVE **

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf5"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/825 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Do we have any other ideas for the roses?"
Rubes arrives, full of fun and funk.
harpua arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Jacqueline says, "Our roses and chocolate leaves idea did not pan out, right? I should probably delete that from the notes."
		* Jacqueline has added Rubes to the channel.
		benzene says, "but it doesn't give us the generic failure message"
		benzene says, "which could be a red herring I guess"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, you mean that it said they needed to look more alike?"
harpua gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
harpua arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Allen arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Jacqueline says, "To those just joining us, we're playing a game we've been on for weeks now, so this may not be the day to start joining ClubFloyd."
		Jacqueline says, "We're playing Savoir Faire."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link chocolate leaf to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/826 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE LEAF TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of benzene), "And we tried doing something with the green glass, right?"
		Jacqueline goes back to look at SF4
		pollux says, "As I recall, we did try that. (It didn't work.)"
		benzene says, "Yes. Both putting the leaf in the glass and putting a light in the green glass"
benzene says (to Floyd), "read dyes"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/827 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ DYES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking On Vegetable Dyes) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sword into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You flip through the pages, becoming transfixed by a discussion of how Floyd \| the Celts, supposedly, were wont to dye clothing in a decoction of Floyd \| powdered lichen and stale piss, brewed together for three weeks and Floyd \| then strained. Floyd \| Floyd \| But beside this pleasant concoction there are references to others, Floyd \| such as onion skin boiled in water to produce a pleasant yellow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/828 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You flip through the pages, becoming transfixed by a discussion of how Floyd \| the Celts, supposedly, were wont to dye clothing in a decoction of Floyd \| powdered lichen and stale piss, brewed together for three weeks and Floyd \| then strained. Floyd \| Floyd \| But beside this pleasant concoction there are references to others, Floyd \| such as onion skin boiled in water to produce a pleasant yellow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Maybe make green dye somehow? but I doubt it"
		pollux asks, "I doubt it. But we should go ahead and make the yellow dye now, yeah?"
		benzene says, "sure"
		benzene says, "and dye the hanky"
		benzene asks, "Anyone want to drive?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "fill teapot with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/829 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL TEAPOT WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| (putting the blue bottle into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take onion skin"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/830 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ONION SKIN Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the cooked andouillettes into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Absolutely."
benzene says (to Floyd), "read tea"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/831 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ TEA Floyd \| Floyd \| The label is smudged and illegible. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/832 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the plate into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/833 Floyd \| Floyd \| > IN Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/834 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The body of the contraption is mostly just a large box, into which Floyd \| things can be put, and an assembly of clockwork parts in a separate Floyd \| case, not to be interfered with. There is also a dial which may be set Floyd \| to various positions, and a spindle, on which is a cylinder with a Floyd \| pattern of strange bumps on it, labeled "Andouillettes Recipe". Floyd \| Floyd \| The delicate contraption is currently switched off. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put tea on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/835 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEA ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the Tea Recipe) Floyd \| (putting The Lavori d'Aracne into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The spindle is shaped to hold exactly one cylinder at a time. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take andouilettes from spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/835 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILETTES FROM SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Agh, too many letters."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take andouillettes from spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/836 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ANDOUILLETTES FROM SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the dark wooden box into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put tea on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/837 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEA ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Hm, did we ever actually investigate this machine?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/838 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dial which can be rotated to show one word at a time, labeled Floyd \| 'SHAPE'. Currently the word showing is LEAF. Floyd \|		benzene asks, "In what way?"
Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity creme caramel, elegantly Floyd \| centered in its pool of sweet liquid and garnished with three-- no, Floyd \| make it four-- fresh raspberries. Or perhaps thinly-sliced venison, Floyd \| cold from the roast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ohhhhh"
		pollux says, "I just don't remember the dial."
		benzene says, "good call."
		benzene says, "Me neither"
		pollux asks, "Want to play with it, or save that for after our tea?"
		Jacqueline says, "oHO"
		benzene exclaims, "let's turn it!"
		Jacqueline says, "I had totally missed this bit."
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/839 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting ROSE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux:\|
		benzene says, "duhhhh"
		Jacqueline says, "OH OH OH"
		benzene says, "let's keep turning though"
		Jacqueline asks, "How did we all miss this?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/840 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting FISH. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/841 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting SHOE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/842 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting HEART. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/843 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting NONE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/844 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting LEAF. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/845 Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting ROSE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "okay. so can we put the chocolate back in?"
		Jacqueline anticipates a whole world that is about to open up.
		benzene asks, "and change the shape?"
		Jacqueline bounces.
		benzene exclaims, "we can link shoes! hooray!"
		pollux says, "Yes, let's try that."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take tea from spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/846 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEA FROM SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put chocolate on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/847 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Chocolate Recipe on the spindle) Floyd \| (first taking the Chocolate Recipe) Floyd \| (putting On Vegetable Dyes into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/848 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/849 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Chocolate Recipe in the delicate contraption) Floyd \| (first taking the Chocolate Recipe) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "... no, that's not what I meant."
		benzene says, "works though"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate leaf in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/850 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE LEAF IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't reach the chocolate leaf, since it's through the mirror. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oh yeah"
		benzene says, "I'll drive up there"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/851 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/852 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/853 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only east, west or down. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/854 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/855 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/856 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/857 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/858 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting light Floyd \| from the celestial bauble over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a chocolate leaf here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take chocolate"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/859 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CHOCOLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/860 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of the small, bitter oranges of Jerusalem. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/861 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/862 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| Exactly on the hour, the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings 3 times, then withdraws into Floyd \| its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/863 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/864 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/865 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/866 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (the chocolate leaf in the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You put the chocolate leaf into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put plate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/867 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT PLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the plate) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the plate into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/868 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. There is a faint grumbling from Floyd \| inside the machine, and the sounds of rearrangement... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "woooooo"
		pollux says, "Oh, excellent."
benzene says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/869 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a plate, on top of which is a Floyd \| chocolate rose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take plate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/870 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/871 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the onion skin into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/872 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "normal link, yes?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, link then... eat? Or cut with the knife?"
		pollux says, "I think so."
		benzene says, "let's cut"
		benzene says, "if we can"
		Jacqueline says, "That is less delicious. But okay."
		benzene says, "I think we should save the chocolate until after our meal"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link roses to chocolate rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/873 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ROSES TO CHOCOLATE ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses to the chocolate rose) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the roses and the Floyd \| chocolate rose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Cut! Cut! Cut!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "cut chocolate rose with knife"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/873 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT CHOCOLATE ROSE WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the table knife or the butcher knife? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "butcher"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/874 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BUTCHER Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the butcher knife) Floyd \| (putting the cup into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The chocolate rose cuts partway through, then splits of its own accord Floyd \| in rough surfaces, becoming a pile of small bits. Floyd \| Floyd \| The roses split into a pile of small bits. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by three points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "yayy!"
		Jacqueline says, "woohoo"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, I have an idea."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's not open the shed. Let's let it forever remain a mystery."
		Jacqueline says, "Mystery is important in our lives."
		pollux says, "Yes, agreed."
		pollux says, "Let's also never actually eat the meal."
		benzene says, "noooooooo"
		benzene says, "nooooooo"
		Jacqueline laughs.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, okay. Let's do it for benzene."
		benzene says, "You guys are so kind"
		Emily asks, "you know you lose the game permanently if you let Pierre's dinner get cold, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we'd eaten? But also, ha ha. But also, wait, I wouldn't put it past you to make that be a thing."
		Emily says, "(I didn't)"
		Jacqueline says, "(You would, though)"
		benzene says, "I want to make it in the shape of a shoe before we eat it"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		benzene asks, "so can I open it can I open it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/875 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| Ivory and powder-blue, with a tracery of blush roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open shed"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/876 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN SHED Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x shed"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/877 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHED Floyd \| Floyd \| Built out of rough stones, not hewn into rectangular shape like those Floyd \| of the main house, and framed in weathered wood. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate dark squares of prepared chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "enter shed"
Floyd ] Shed 52/878 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER SHED Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Shed Floyd \| Disused for quite a long time, evidently. There is dirt in the Floyd \| corners, and some evidence of inhabitation by rodents or perhaps even Floyd \| a larger animal, now and then. Some rust stains on the walls indicate Floyd \| where tools used to hang, but no longer do. Floyd \| Floyd \| A rope ladder lies in a heap on the floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take ladder"
Floyd ] Shed 52/879 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Shed 52/880 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Made of hefty rope and still apparently sound, with rungs made of Floyd \| wood. At the top on each side is a hook, allowing it to be put on Floyd \| something (rather than tied). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "(For posterity: That was the wallpaper with roses, through the mirror.)"
		benzene says, "I figured it was some wallpaper"
		benzene says, "but forgot about the mirror"
		benzene says, "and wondered why someone would wallpaper the outside of their kitchen"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rust"
Floyd ] Shed 52/881 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUST Floyd \| Floyd \| Streaks on the wall, nothing more. The phantom shapes suggest the Floyd \| former presence of a shovel, hoe, etc. Why they've been removed is Floyd \| anyone's guess, but it's quite clear that much of the landscape around Floyd \| the house has been let go, the kitchen garden remaining tended longer Floyd \| than everything else. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Noblesse oblige."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dirt"
Floyd ] Shed 52/882 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DIRT Floyd \| Floyd \| Standard garden-variety dirt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rope"
Floyd ] Shed 52/883 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROPE Floyd \| Floyd \| Made of hefty rope and still apparently sound, with rungs made of Floyd \| wood. At the top on each side is a hook, allowing it to be put on Floyd \| something (rather than tied). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat dirt"
Floyd ] Shed 52/884 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT DIRT Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the dirt) Floyd \| Nothing to be gained by that, and you don't relish the idea much. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "so we took it, though"
		DavidW says, "Besides, there's no relish."
		Jacqueline says, "oh a rope ladder. I'd read it as simply 'rope'"
benzene says (to Floyd), "find relish"
Floyd ] Shed 52/884 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FIND RELISH Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "mmm... relish"
		pollux says, "I'm not sure we took it. That looks like it could just as easily be a refusal for the taking."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take dirt"
Floyd ] Shed 52/885 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DIRT Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing to be gained by that, and you don't relish the idea much. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "good call"
benzene says (to Floyd), "search dirt"
Floyd ] Shed 52/886 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH DIRT Floyd \| Floyd \| You find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Did you guys take the rope ladder yet, though?"
		benzene says, "I believe so"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		benzene asks, "so what do we do with it?"
		pollux says, "Climb things."
		Jacqueline says, "go somewhere and climb something"
		pollux says, "Climb down things, I guess."
		benzene says, "I'm thinking the fireplace"
		benzene says, "can't think of anything else"
		pollux asks, "How would you get it up the chimney?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Are the bookshelves tall enough to need a ladder?"
		Roger asks, "What about the well?"
		benzene asks, "climb down from the upstairs, I meant. see if there's anything stuck in there or something?"
		benzene says, "the water is at our height"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we have a snorkel?"
		Jacqueline is kidding.
benzene says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/887 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OUT Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "swim"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/888 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SWIM Floyd \| Floyd \| It would be a cold and unwelcoming swim. Floyd \|
Rubes has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Shall we get back to the tea?"
		benzene asks, "sure. but can I try the fireplace?"
		pollux says, "OK."
		benzene says, "I don't have super high hopes"
		pollux says, "(Although, the tea is closer.)"
		benzene says, "true"
		benzene says, "You can drive"
		pollux says, "Oh, okay. I thought you wanted to."
pollux says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 52/889 Floyd \| Floyd \| > IN Floyd \| Floyd \| Your options are west into the kitchen or southeast into the shed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/890 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put tea in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/891 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEA IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The spindle is shaped to hold exactly one cylinder at a time. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "You're right, we might as well do the tea since it's right here."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take chocolate recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/892 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CHOCOLATE RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the Andouillettes Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put tea in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/893 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEA IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put cup in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/894 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CUP IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the cup) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the cup into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of an omelette of herbs and chives. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put water in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/895 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT WATER IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the delicate contraption, exhausting the supply Floyd \| in the hinge-lidded teapot. There is still some room remaining in the Floyd \| delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put onion skin in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/896 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ONION SKIN IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the onion skin) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the onion skin into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/897 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn on contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/898 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN ON CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. There is a bubbling, boiling noise Floyd \| from within the contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/899 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a cup, inside which is some onion Floyd \| dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/900 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put dye on handkerchief"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/900 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT DYE ON HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put handkerchief in dye"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/900 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT HANDKERCHIEF IN DYE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the onion dye in the cup or On Vegetable Floyd \| Dyes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "onion"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/901 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the white handkerchief) Floyd \| (putting the hinge-lidded teapot into the sack to make room)
pollux says (to Floyd), "onion"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the white handkerchief into the cup. This dyes the white Floyd \| handkerchief somewhat yellow from the onion dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Kitchen 52/901 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ONION Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take handkerchief"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/902 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x hanky"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/903 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HANKY Floyd \| Floyd \| A square of good linen; rather nice, really. It is currently colored Floyd \| yellow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Onward, then?"
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 52/904 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Upstairs, then over to the curtain?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 52/905 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "The curtain is on our way, isn't it?"
		benzene says, "the servant's place is upstairs from the kitchen"
		benzene says, "I think"
		pollux says, "Oh, I forgot about that upstairs."
		pollux says, "Obviously you shouldn't have allowed me to drive. :P"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 52/906 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/907 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/908 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We still have this brick issue."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put ladder on fireplace"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/909 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT LADDER ON FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| There's no good way to attach the rope ladder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "booo"
		pollux asks, "Yes. Did we try cutting it out?"
		benzene asks, "while we're here, brick ideas?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/910 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "pull it"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/911 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Age and heat have hardened the cement holding the brick in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "cut cement with knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/912 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT CEMENT WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the butcher knife) Floyd \| It's just an ordinary knife, not diamond-edged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "It is reddish-brown. Anything else reddish-brown, other than the rust stains in the shed perhaps?"
		pollux asks, "... we don't happen to have seen anything sharper to link?"
		benzene asks, "maybe we can put the chocolate back in and do the 'none' option, and we'll get that shape?"
		Jacqueline asks, "You mean a brick shape?"
		benzene says, "yes"
		Roger asks, "the sausages?"
		pollux says, "We already have something brick-shaped."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x stone"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 52/913 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Just a chunk of roughly squared stone from one of the nearby fields. Floyd \| Possibly once it had some value as masonry, but not any more. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of poached turbot on a platter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "but we can't cut a stone"
		benzene says, "we can cut chocolate"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, maybe."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's at least try it."
		pollux says, "Ok."
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/914 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/915 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The spindle is shaped to hold exactly one cylinder at a time. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take recipe"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/916 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RECIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Tea Recipe) Floyd \| (putting the plate into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/917 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put chocolate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/918 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the Chocolate Recipe) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "let me see what it's called now"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/919 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (sodden) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| not very much onion dye (which leaves some room in the cup) Floyd \| a rope ladder Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a cork Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing green light) Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| eight food items: Floyd \| some cooked andouillettes Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| three bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "did we lose our chocolate?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x plate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/920 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| A plate, glossed in white and decorated with the crest of the family, Floyd \| just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Apparently."
		Jacqueline asks, "When we cut it up?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought chocolate could neither be created nor destroyed but only changed in form."
		pollux says, "An unsettling notion."
		benzene says, "I maybe disappear for a minute. my laptop is about to die and I misplaced my charger"
		Jacqueline says, "ack"
		Jacqueline asks, "So will you come back another way?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Also, should we go back and look on the ground outside the shed?"
		benzene says, "Yeah I'll be back"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why don't we pause and you go sort that out?"
		benzene says, "don't worry about it"
		pollux says, "It's fine with me."
		Jacqueline says, "It's fine with me too."
		benzene says, "okay thanks. brb."
		DavidW) A group of ravenous squirrels wearing dashing hats grab the chocolate crumbs and scamper away.
benzene goes home.		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Don't make us cry."
		Jacqueline says, "Actually, I could also stand to reboot. brb"
benzene arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		benzene exclaims, "I'm back!"
		benzene says, "Sorry about that. I just moved out of my apartment and it ended up in a random box"
		benzene asks, "so link to the curtain?"
		DavidW says, "Jacqueline is rebooting too. Hold on."
		pollux says, "That seems like a sensible next step, though."
		Jacqueline says, "Back."
		pollux says, "Excellent."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are we talking the curtain and the hanky?"
		benzene says, "yep"
		benzene says, "then what, I have no idea"
		pollux says, "Then we should try to get that bee."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was all, 'Hey, maga! We got into the shed. Now we don't know what to do again!' and he was all 'whatwasintheshed?' and I said 'A rope ladder.' and he was all sage and said, 'ah yes - the rope ladder. yes'"
		Jacqueline says, "Now I don't like him."
Jacqueline gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
Jacqueline arrives, ready to play with the toys.		Taleslinger says, "heh"
		benzene says, "I'm confused by that"
		Jacqueline asks, "By?"
		benzene says, "ladder"
		Jacqueline says, "He was just messing with me."
		Taleslinger says, "Who isn't confused by Jacq & magas marriage, most of all themselves"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a thing he does."
		benzene asks, "was he?"
		benzene says, "That's good"
		Jacqueline says, "So. The curtain."
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/921 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Wait, where are we?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Kitchen 52/922 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Oh."
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 52/923 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 52/924 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 52/925 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 52/926 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link handkerchief to hangings"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 52/927 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HANDKERCHIEF TO HANGINGS Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the yellow handkerchief Floyd \| and the yellow hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Ok, so, any suggestions? "lift"?"
		Jacqueline says, "BURN"
		pollux asks, ""tie"?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, tie."
		pollux says, "No, no, now you've got me intrigued..."
pollux says (to Floyd), "burn handkerchief"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 52/928 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BURN HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| You don't have a candle or any flint. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Aw."
pollux says (to Floyd), "tie handkerchief"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/929 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TIE HANDKERCHIEF Floyd \| Floyd \| You tie the handkerchief into a tight little knot. Floyd \| Floyd \| The yellow hangings writhe and twist, but the attempt to tie Floyd \| themselves into an enormous knot goes badly. They tear along the Floyd \| middle with a tremendous unnatural ripping noise, and fall from the Floyd \| hooks that held them in place, leaving only a heap of brocade on the Floyd \| floor. The wall itself is bared, and the door in the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by two points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "woo"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x heap"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/930 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HEAP Floyd \| Floyd \| Huddled and ripped on the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put rug under door"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/931 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT RUG UNDER DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rug) Floyd \| The gothic door is flush against the stone threshhold, so much so that Floyd \| it is difficult even to see light between the two. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x door"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/932 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| A wooden, pointed door in a very old style; this part of the building Floyd \| dates to a previous version of the house, from which only the chapel Floyd \| and a few other rooms survive. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a conspicuous keyhole plate in the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x keyhole"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/933 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEYHOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A keyhole in a fitted brass plate. There is an ornate key in the Floyd \| keyhole, pushed in from the other side. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x ornate key"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/934 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ORNATE KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| It's not exactly easy to get a good look. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x plate"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/934 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the keyhole or the painted metal plate? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "can we link anything to the keyhole instead of the key?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link ornate key to silver key"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/935 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE KEY TO SILVER KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| The keys resist linking, almost as though they were made to do so. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Or to the key and turn it that way?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am overdue for updating the inventory."
		benzene says, "I'm guessing the key resists linking to anything"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/936 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (tied in a sopping knot) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| not very much onion dye (which leaves some room in the cup) Floyd \| a rope ladder Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open but empty) Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a cork Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing green light) Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| eight food items: Floyd \| some cooked andouillettes Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| three bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| a bottle of mead (which is closed) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of dark squares of prepared chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Well, I have a wild idea..."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link keyhole to corkscrew"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/937 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK KEYHOLE TO CORKSCREW Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| Just on the quarter-hour the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings a brief warbling tune, then Floyd \| withdraws into its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Roger asks, "Wasn't there an ornate... clockwork ballerina music box or something?"
		Jacqueline says, "That's why I was updating the inventory. To look."
		pollux says, "Yes, up with the death bee."
		pollux asks, "Do we have anything that would distract the death bee?"
		Jacqueline asks, "We have a navy cloak, by the way. Have we used that?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we smother the bee?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pin"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/938 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIN Floyd \| Floyd \| Decorated with fine-chip diamonds, and formed into the shape of a Floyd \| complicated bow of several strands, for a lady's use. The clasp is Floyd \| currently open. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock clicks closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link diamonds to butcher knife"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/938 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DIAMONDS TO BUTCHER KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link pin to butcher knife"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/939 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK PIN TO BUTCHER KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Hm."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/940 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Aside from the contents, an entirely ordinary bottle. The cork is Floyd \| still wedged firmly in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read guide"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/941 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ GUIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking Guide to Assorted Wines) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the butcher knife into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| ...some dry wine such as Sauvignon Blanc... Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read guide"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/942 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ GUIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| ... from the region of Avignon, in the territories that belonged Floyd \| to the Pope, comes the peppery red Chateauneuf du Pape... Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read guide"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/943 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ GUIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| ...mead, a wine made of honey and very sweet... Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I dunno. When I have a picnic, bees like to try to drown themselves in my drink. But I doubt opening the mead will have an effect on the bee."
		benzene says, "it says honey though"
		benzene says, "sounds like a hint to me"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, so it does."
		pollux says, "Yeah, mead is honey wine."
		benzene asks, "I thought that it was a beer?"
		benzene says, "not that it matters, of course"
		benzene says, "regardless, I think we should try using it."
		Jacqueline says, "yes"
		Jacqueline asks (of pollux), "Are you driving?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "uncork mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/943 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNCORK MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/944 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening a container of mead while it is in the sack seems like an Floyd \| invitation to disaster. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/945 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the rope ladder into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/946 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the corkscrew) Floyd \| (putting the yellow handkerchief into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Delicately you extract the cork and then remove it from the corkscrew. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/945 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/945 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/946 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the corkscrew) Floyd \| (putting the yellow handkerchief into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Delicately you extract the cork and then remove it from the corkscrew. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "set clock to 11:59"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/947 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SET CLOCK TO 11:59 Floyd \| Floyd \| The clock now shows 11:59. Floyd \| Floyd \| Exactly on the hour, the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings 12 times, then withdraws into Floyd \| its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, where is the bee?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/948 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| It consists of the face, a pendulum and pair of weights, and a little Floyd \| door above the face that opens when the hour is struck. It is Floyd \| currently on and ticking. The clock shows the time to be 12:00. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mechanical clock is a cuckoo. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock clicks closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I'll drive"
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 54/949 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 54/950 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I thought it was part of the clock. Clearly I'm remembering wrong."
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/951 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "in that cabinet"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
		benzene says, "go ahead and drive agin"
		Jacqueline says, "It's only been a fortnight."
		benzene says, "I'm making guacamole as well right now"
		Jacqueline says, "And I am doing something repetitive in Minecraft. Possibly I should pay better attention, but I have a monument to build, darn it."
		DavidW says (to benzene), "Swell. Now I want guacamole."
		Emily says, "I bet the mechanical chef would do a mean job on that"
		Jacqueline says, "Yesterday was the monthly day where maga and I sit at a Mexican place and play games all afternoon while they bring us margaritas and spinach enchiladas."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Well. So envious now."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/951 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CABINET Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x case"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/952 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CASE Floyd \| Floyd \| The case is specially made of glass and wood. Inscribed into the Floyd \| surface of the glass with a fine cutting tool are the words: "CAREFUL! Floyd \| DO NOT BREAK!" Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside are mechanical dancers and a clockwork bee. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bee"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/953 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| A life-sized golden bee, its wings made of planed gems. It is, Floyd \| unfortunately, equipped with an ingenious equivalent of a sting -- a Floyd \| tail endowed with blades that will cut into any sensitive thing it Floyd \| settles on. And these have been tipped with a vicious poison. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Although, in theory, I could go to a gaming place near here for gaming and good munchies."
		DavidW says, "I just can't really afford it very often."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "They were advertising iced hibiscus tea the other day, amongst other things."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open book"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/954 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BOOK Floyd \| Floyd \| (Guide to Assorted Wines) Floyd \| That's not something you can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open hollow"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/955 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN HOLLOW Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour mead in hollow"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/956 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR MEAD IN HOLLOW Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking The World Is Hollow) Floyd \| (putting the Tea Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The World Is Hollow would let the contents drip out between Floyd \| the pages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I thought we had a cup."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cup"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/957 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| A cup, glossed in white and decorated with the crest of the family, Floyd \| just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the cup is not very much onion dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we do. Why did it not come up when I searched the notes? huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour out dye"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/957 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR OUT DYE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty cup"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/958 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| onion dye: (putting the rug into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You pour the onion dye out onto the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour mead in cup"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/959 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR MEAD IN CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some mead in the cup. This fills the cup to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open case"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/960 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CASE Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can open. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate poached turbot on a platter and hedged Floyd \| around with lightly seared summer vegetables. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wait"
		Jacqueline stops.
		benzene says, "let's use the teapot so we can close it"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh, good idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/959 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/959 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cup"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/960 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| A cup, glossed in white and decorated with the crest of the family, Floyd \| just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the cup is some mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of onion soup. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I guess we can pour it from the cup."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/961 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "probably"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/962 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| A hinge-lidded teapot, glossed in white and decorated with the crest Floyd \| of the family, just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| The lid is attached with a hinge, and there is a long and delicate Floyd \| spout. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/963 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot is empty already. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour cup into teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/964 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR CUP INTO TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| (putting Guide to Assorted Wines into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some mead in the hinge-lidded teapot, exhausting the supply in Floyd \| the cup. This fills the hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "How do we open the case?"
		benzene says, "break glass"
		Jacqueline is scared.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "break glass"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/965 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK GLASS Floyd \| Floyd \| (the glass case) Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "with stonwe"
		DavidW asks, "Perhaps save first?"
		Jacqueline says, "We saved just a few back."
		DavidW says, "oh, okay"
		Jacqueline says, "Before opening the mead"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "break glass with stone"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/966 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK GLASS WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the glass case with the stone block) Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting the cup into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block smacks the glass case. The glass case breaks, Floyd \| spilling the clockwork bee and the mechanical human dancers. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee buzzes faintly, spreading its jeweled wings. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Anyway, time for The Continuing Adventures of Death Bee."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear cloak"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/967 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR CLOAK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the navy cloak) Floyd \| (putting the silver-plated corkscrew into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You put on the navy cloak. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 54 out of a possible 125, in 967 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		Roger says, "The bee reminds me of the pin"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/966 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw cloak at bea"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/966 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW CLOAK AT BEA Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw cloak at bee"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/967 Floyd \| Floyd \| > THROW CLOAK AT BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the navy cloak) Floyd \| (putting the silver-plated corkscrew into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You'd have to practice a long time before you had any hope of hitting Floyd \| a target that size. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 54 out of a possible 125, in 967 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mead"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 54/945 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Ideas?"
		Roger says, "link pin to bee, close pin"
		Jacqueline says, "We lost our pollux, I think."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Hm. Maybe they can be linked, yeah. They're kinda alike."
		pollux says, "We did, for a little while. Sorry about that."
		Roger says, "pokey, bejeweled"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 54/946 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 54/947 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/948 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| Against one wall is a glass case full of rare and valuable clockwork Floyd \| figures. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link pin to bee"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/949 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK PIN TO BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Or not"
		Roger says, "boo"
		Roger asks, "We can't just lug around the entire intact case?"
		pollux asks, "So, you didn't actually put down the mead?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, good point."
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/950 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm not sure why we're even messing around with them. What are we hoping to gain? Just to steal them because we're poor? I guess that's a good reason."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, it doesn't have mead"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open mead"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/951 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the corkscrew) Floyd \| (putting the yellow handkerchief into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Delicately you extract the cork and then remove it from the corkscrew. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour mead in teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/952 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR MEAD IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| (putting the Tea Recipe into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some mead in the hinge-lidded teapot. This fills the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/953 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate curls of toasted bread, dripping with Floyd \| butter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/954 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| A hinge-lidded teapot, glossed in white and decorated with the crest Floyd \| of the family, just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| The lid is attached with a hinge, and there is a long and delicate Floyd \| spout. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the hinge-lidded teapot is some mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "the letter had a dancer. it may not be relevant to any puzzles though"
		pollux says, "We thought before that the dancers would translate the message."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. huh."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, now what's the plan? Break the case and run?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "break glass with stone"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/955 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK GLASS WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the glass case with the stone block) Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting the rug into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block smacks the glass case. The glass case cracks Floyd \| dramatically, spilling the clockwork bee and the mechanical human Floyd \| dancers. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee buzzes faintly, spreading its jeweled wings. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I was thinking, take the dancers, then try closing the teapot on the bee (if it goes that way)."
		benzene says, "I like running this turn though."
		Jacqueline says, "We get one turn, I think."
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 54/956 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (treading gingerly around the glass bits) Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger asks, "Hey can we link ourselves to something?"
		pollux says, "Probably. We did see the story about the armour."
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/957 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see some glass shards, some mechanical human dancers and a Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot (in which are a clockwork bee and some mead) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bee buzzes around the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 54/958 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "oh ho"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/959 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting Guide to Assorted Wines into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to letter"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/960 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mechanical human Floyd \| dancers and the old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read letter"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/961 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| At the top of the page is a sketch of dancing figures. Then: Floyd \| Floyd \| Devv Rtare, Floyd \| Floyd \| Ea tu irymhg flolehi e uo rte aose, aeruwsrm ssot. Ea ytfisto kfho Floyd \| tu niame morv es mias, liess tadp. I moiero ardson. Leaovslo ni smeol Floyd \| nao tfyss nti atte. Floyd \| Floyd \| Eng deyr tairlsro or ebtdnt ruo, u tastfcoi omatcnn oli epss ltnf Floyd \| uic -- hse rfoetns nm mode -- e, e edyle. S a eofd. Thhaw fee in aim Floyd \| yd dynwadt, sdore httv eneo hengey oguar. Tphp! gehe tlooer w, own Floyd \| plinh lri. L lt ara nsycgro holi iw ouerey wrvlio ie emk: uwt, tmeo Floyd \| irthsoleo, esk lstela nohdy fo rell. Teesana r rtv lntv heodhae bygeny Floyd \| ea osthelo dui iwsarfn: Ielly dsllio yh ly fuo taoefuo n y oh bto od. Floyd \| Irytfdn. Ooh teguueh r. Sgrret ihmdo ewalh ntaplathy tflg echeaimhet. Floyd \| Rvaeyc g efo, erap rui urroln, ebi mitdr c mghee. Ecness iarost, fryt Floyd \| aiyrohk; toyuee bufr rle mom. Sea mi btnsaso feen wro pdw. Enrlahlb Floyd \| meu. Ol ui. Ag h tniyetse l yreowlo. Irm hd ug neoet, hoownht tt ulsao Floyd \| i ratr pcs nmgre. K dy i ayil dr col aeltl acum hlska si. Cat n oso Floyd \| sod r wmhy. Irieooaybnr kwa. Floyd \| Floyd \| Uyeie cto sn lh wutt. Lihwuha leece, sd.al db danoee e tdsac sese. Floyd \| Ta p aothm enco ier dt eauoio v nsf noe gslgkre tiytyr eno. Hdopk. Floyd \| Utra ot loe tudo psylin ioodege. Tun aarhw oss hds an tesesli loeny Floyd \| tiyi o guvo tt rdeuwoae tdia abhes lsr aue myotsho. Floyd \| Floyd \| Ot mrisu haamt re. Rnovfeb cree yue yr sotro yiucn ulnrof ricmon Floyd \| wssht dtlhe h. I hoeae. Kanwl rnt gatae a ash ylube halle f in sdtold Floyd \| oyhrd, wwo eek eour. Ce ee av stponeil. A nd rn onhihwo eif eaky meina Floyd \| fmunte tcloyfe. alw o. orrytunh. Eihadi fk ar o fa e. I h dhnb n Floyd \| idiyuks imctoitiatnni nshtaon. Risoa hysy vtily oi hs iounevf. Floyd \| Floyd \| -- Urgr eerlfx Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/962 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers are antique, and peculiar. Their costume replicates an Floyd \| English mode of the sixteenth century: the lady wears a skirt of Floyd \| beaten copper, pierced in designs, and around the gentleman's neck is Floyd \| a ruff of folded silver, though with long neglect it has begun to Floyd \| darken. As for their skin, it is all carved ivory. Floyd \| Floyd \| They both of them stand on a floor made up of cogs, to permit them to Floyd \| spin and dance around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/963 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You attempt to make them dance, but the gears are stiff, and you Floyd \| cannot do anything without the risk of damaging the machinery Floyd \| permanently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Time to save"
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/963 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cogs"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/963 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COGS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Oil it?"
		Jacqueline says, "We had oil for a recipe earlier, but I don't think we have any more oil."
		pollux says, "I wonder if it needs to be in the right position first, or something."
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/964 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mechanical human dancers from the old Floyd \| letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 58/965 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You attempt to make them dance, but the gears are stiff, and you Floyd \| cannot do anything without the risk of damaging the machinery Floyd \| permanently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Mm. See, I thought maybe it couldn't turn because of the letter - like with the doors."
		benzene asks, "can we link it to the clock or something?"
		benzene says, "something turning"
		pollux says, "Let's try that."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Possibly the clock, yeah."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 63/966 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the silver-plated corkscrew into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 63/967 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot, revealing a clockwork bee and some Floyd \| mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 63 out of a possible 125, in 967 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of magic-using thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 63/966 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "DUDE"
		Roger says, "Haha"
		pollux says, "okay, let's not do that"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's not."
		Roger says, "Today in short-memory theatre"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that was good. I am still laughing."
		Roger says, "Another bad idea: tear up the letter post-linking"
		pollux says, "Specifically, I was hoping we could link the bee to the knife."
		Roger asks, "Also with all this food stuff do we have any oil for the gears?"
		pollux says, "We had olive oil, but we used it."
		benzene says, "My guess is that we have to get the dancers spinning, then link it to the letter, and the words will unscramble or whatever"
		Jacqueline says, "That is some crazy magic, but sure."
		benzene says, "so we might have to get it spinning without linking"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dancers"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 63/967 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers are antique, and peculiar. Their costume replicates an Floyd \| English mode of the sixteenth century: the lady wears a skirt of Floyd \| beaten copper, pierced in designs, and around the gentleman's neck is Floyd \| a ruff of folded silver, though with long neglect it has begun to Floyd \| darken. As for their skin, it is all carved ivory. Floyd \| Floyd \| They both of them stand on a floor made up of cogs, to permit them to Floyd \| spin and dance around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Have you played, uh, First Draft of the Revolution?"
		Roger says, "idea for later: with the teapot and the cuckoo clock we could set a timed trap"
		benzene says, "ooh neat idea"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cogs"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 63/967 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COGS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that's the part that makes me wonder if we could oil. You can't even see the cogs as a distinct object."
		pollux says, "Let's go to the clock and see if that works."
		Jacqueline says, "Sounds good."
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 63/968 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (treading gingerly around the glass bits) Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 63/969 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 63/970 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate frosted petits-four. Or perhaps the Floyd \| hearts of artichokes, pickled and speared. Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to clock"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 63/971 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO CLOCK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the mechanical clock) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mechanical clock from the model universe. Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		benzene says, "try the model, then"
		pollux says, "Um. I think we just broke the universe."
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 63/972 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to universe"
Floyd ] Library 63/973 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO UNIVERSE Floyd \| Floyd \| The whole of the model has been associated as one object for the Floyd \| purposes of linking; you cannot link parts of it alone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "heh. Easily fixed."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link model to dancers"
Floyd ] Library 63/974 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK MODEL TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You find it too difficult to forge a link to the model universe, for Floyd \| some reason. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "weird"
		Jacqueline asks, "'for some reason,' eh?"
		pollux asks, "Maybe it would work if we put the sun back?"
		pollux asks, "Since the model is incomplete?"
		benzene says, "ooh try it"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Library 63/975 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the cork into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put it in model"
Floyd ] Library 63/976 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT IT IN MODEL Floyd \| Floyd \| The celestial bauble clicks neatly into position, shining over all the Floyd \| surrounding planets just as the sun ought. The beam of light shines Floyd \| through the lens of Jupiter again, just as it did before. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to model"
Floyd ] Library 63/977 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO MODEL Floyd \| Floyd \| You find it too difficult to forge a link to the model universe, for Floyd \| some reason. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "This is very confusing. It is like a salad."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we are at two hours, and it seems like we're all a bit distracted."
		pollux says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "Next week we have the IntroComp ceremony, but you all already played all the playable games and so did NightFloyd?"
		DavidW says, "um, I haven't. I need to catch up on that."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I just need to know whether we're playing IntroComp stuff or this next week. I haven't played them, and won't until after the awards ceremony."
		Jacqueline says, "So if you haven't, I guess you and I could play them. But I'm also happy to say, your games have already been played on Floyd and here are all the transcripts."
		DavidW says, "I've played some of Scroll Thief, and saw the intro to Soul Thief, but not much more."
		benzene says, "I say we do this next week."
		benzene asks, "David, we could pick some other time to play them if you want?"
		benzene says, "I haven't done any yet."
		pollux says, "As far as I know, CF only did Soul Thief. I don't know about NF."
		DavidW says, "I guess. It really depends on how my head is. I get very tired sometimes, and unfortunately, I've been tired when NF has been happening lately."
		DavidW says, "I think NF attempted Scroll Thief."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Well, it's been tradition that we come play the top three games and authors might be looking forward to that."
		Jacqueline says, "So if they haven't all been played, I'd like to stick with tradition."
		pollux says, "That sounds good to me."
		Jacqueline says, "Now, I would be up for a long session next week or an alternate time to do SF if we just don't want to skip a week."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I feel like we're kind of getting far... DW might be the best judge... but I just learned I'm going out of the country the second half of September and will definitely not have mud access while away."
		benzene says (to Jacq), "It doesn't actually matter to me. Tradition sounds good."
		Jacqueline says, "That's a ways off, but just putting it out there."
		pollux says, "Not that I'm not enjoying SF immensely, but I hope we're not still at it by the end of September."
		Jacqueline says, "And, well, I may have mud access, but I will be working and be pretty intensely slammed every day."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Yeah, me too."
		Jacqueline says, "maga seemed to think we were late game on account of the ladder, but I'm not so sure."
		benzene says, "We still have a locked door upstairs at the east end of the hall, and the door that was behind the curtain"
benzene says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd ] Library 63/977 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| You have so far scored 63 out of a possible 125, in 977 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of magic-using thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that score in particular is not a good sign."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		benzene asks, "can you put the locked door upstairs on the to do list?"
		Jacqueline asks, "sf5, or 5?"
		Jacqueline asks, "er, 6?"
		Emily says, "fwiw, the score accumulates faster in the late game"
		benzene says, "this is 6"
		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Ah, good to hear."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf6"
Floyd ] Library 63/977 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >

****** SESSION SIX **
		Jota asks, "Are you guys playing SF again?"
		Jacqueline says (to Jota), "We were going to, but benzene didn't show and we don't want to proceed without him."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "In theory, yes."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		Jota asks, "Is last Sunday's transcript up?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		Jota says, "Thanks."
		Jota exclaims, "Yes!"
		Jota says, "(The dial.)"
		Jacqueline says, "What?! That we finally ate-- oh."
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "And actually, I don't think we've eaten yet."
		pollux says, "Nope."
		DavidW says, "Emily and I were chatting on #cfspoilers during all that."
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "We discussed first why you guys cut the chocolates instead of, y'know, eating them."
		pollux says, "That was benzene's fault."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I brought up eating them!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "I did!"
		DavidW says, "Then i was trying to remember if there were high-heeled shoes in the game and if the shoe-shaped chocolates could be linked to them, and that led to a small chat about magic abuse."
		Jacqueline \| [clubfloyd] Jacqueline asks, "So, link then... eat? Or cut with the knife?"[clubfloyd] Jacqueline asks, "So, link then... eat? Or cut with the knife?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "snrk"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess we see if it's just a time zone screw up. If he doesn't show at 6:30 then I guess we just don't play until a week from Sunday."
		DavidW asks, "re: the cutting vs eating, i think I suggested that as experienced players, we've been trained to not use up anything in case it might be useful later. And that this was unfortunate since what else, besides eating, were yummy chocolates supposed to be for?"
		Zach says, "My experience has taught me that eating chocolate is good"
		DavidW says, "And I pointed out that by cutting the chocolates into bits, the chocolates were gone anyways so you guys couldn't eat them. Emily said, "TOO BAD". Me: "ha ha ha ha ha""
		Jacqueline says, "I find it quite silly that the chocolate vaporized when we cut it."
		DavidW says, "It's fairly standard IF object behaviour that destroyed stuff doesn't say existing in the game world."
		DavidW says, "er sTay existing"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "But it's not destroyed. It's just cut into smaller pieces. It's food!"
		DavidW says, "But anyway, I think my point stands that our experience sometimes hobbles us, stopping us from doing the obvious or taking risks that a newbie wouldn't hesitate at."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Roger says, "It's atomic chocolate"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Clearly."
		Roger says, "Like opening a teapot with a killer robot bee in it"
		pollux says, "I suddenly want to use this time to go back to SF4 and see what happens to the roses if you eat the chocolate."
		DavidW says, "oh, we enjoyed the phrase 'death bee'. That was wonderful."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Well, we could do that. That's not a biggie."
		Jacqueline says, "That would kill a few minutes in case he thinks we're playing at half past this hour"
pollux says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
pollux says (to Floyd), "sf4"
Floyd ] Long Salon 33/624 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Wait, no, wrong one."
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
pollux says (to Floyd), "sf5"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/825 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/826 Floyd \| Floyd \| > IN Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dial"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/827 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DIAL Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the dial gently with one finger, and it clicks around to Floyd \| display the setting ROSE. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take recipe from spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/828 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RECIPE FROM SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sword into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It takes a bit of wiggling to get the cylinder to come free, but you Floyd \| extricate it without too much difficulty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put chocolate on spindle"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/829 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE ON SPINDLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the Chocolate Recipe on the spindle) Floyd \| (first taking the Chocolate Recipe) Floyd \| (putting the blue bottle into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cylinder slips into place with a satisfying click, as though some Floyd \| mechanism has engaged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/830 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/831 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/832 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the half-hour the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a mechanical Floyd \| bird flies forward. It sings a brief warbling tune, then withdraws Floyd \| into its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/833 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/834 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/835 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting light Floyd \| from the celestial bauble over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a chocolate leaf here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take leaf"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 49/836 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE LEAF Floyd \| Floyd \| (the chocolate leaf) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 49/837 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jota says, "And after carefully cutting up the chocolate, trying to preserve it for later, it appears that they dump the onion dye out onto the ground the moment they'd like to have a spare teacup."
pollux says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 49/838 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 49/839 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity flaking puff pastry, Floyd \| wrapped around chicken and a white-wine mushroom sauce. Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble, and a small door to the west is Floyd \| concealed by yellow silk hangings. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Jota), "hahaha - true"
pollux says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 49/840 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 49/841 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/842 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put chocolate leaf in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/843 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT CHOCOLATE LEAF IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the chocolate leaf into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/844 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/845 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. An irritable mechanical voice shouts Floyd \| from within, "I shall be requiring the plate on which to put this Floyd \| item!" Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put plate in contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/846 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT PLATE IN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the delicate contraption) Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a chocolate leaf. Floyd \| You put the plate into the delicate contraption. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn it on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/847 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT ON Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can switch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn contraption on"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/848 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN CONTRAPTION ON Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a regretful clicking noise from the vicinity of the Floyd \| lid-catch. Just as you think you are going to have to close it Floyd \| yourself, a gloved mechanical hand reaches up and slams the Floyd \| contraption shut from the inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The machine's gears spin into action; a series of fine flanges, like Floyd \| the keys of a music box, move into position against the surface of the Floyd \| cylinder, which rotates steadily. There is a faint grumbling from Floyd \| inside the machine, and the sounds of rearrangement... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open contraption"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/849 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN CONTRAPTION Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the contraption, revealing a plate, on top of which is a Floyd \| chocolate rose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take plate"
Floyd ] Kitchen 49/850 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/851 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link chocolate rose to roses"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/852 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CHOCOLATE ROSE TO ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the chocolate rose and Floyd \| the roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "eat rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/853 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| After the chocolate rose has been on the ground, you're certainly Floyd \| going to leave it uneaten. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "but"
		DavidW says, "whoops"
		DavidW says, "I forgot about the ick factor."
		Jacqueline asks, "wait, when was it on the ground?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Originally?"
		pollux says, "It was on the floor in Marie's room, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		DavidW says, "I guess the leaf was, and the rose therefore was too."
		Bert asks, "Why was it on the floor there?"
		pollux says, "Trying to link through the mirrors."
pollux says (to Floyd), "clean rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/854 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLEAN ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the roses) Floyd \| You achieve nothing by this. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of the small, bitter oranges of Jerusalem. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Jacqueline says, "So many food fantasies."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean chocolate rose"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/855 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLEAN CHOCOLATE ROSE Floyd \| Floyd \| You achieve nothing by this. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Nice try."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, half past and no benzene."
		Jacqueline says, "Do you all know if benzene normally comes around midweek? I often don't, for instance."
		DavidW says, "You mean my hint via non-hinting? I thought I was being extra careful there."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "No, I meant trying to clean food that has clearly already failed the five second rule."
		DavidW says, "ahh"
		Bert says, "Pierre might not even know the five second rule."
		Bert says, "Although I suppose it's possible the servants might have taught him."
		Jacqueline says, "It is probably ze zero sacond ruel"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I guess we just do IntroComp awards this week, followed by any of the top three that are playable (possibly I will cut and paste choice-based stuff) and if he's here we can then discuss a different day for this."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Thanks for coming. :)"
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/855 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the Andouillettes Recipe or the cooked Floyd \| andouillettes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "cooked"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/856 Floyd \| Floyd \| > COOKED Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Oh dear."
		Jacqueline says, "ooooh"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Eat 'em! Eat 'em!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "eat cooked andouillettes"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 49/857 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT COOKED ANDOUILLETTES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the cooked andouillettes) Floyd \| After the cooked andouillettes have been on the ground, you're Floyd \| certainly going to leave them uneaten. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline) Bert falls over.
		DavidW says, "Well, that's probably made the game unwinnable."
		Bert says, "I hope they haven't touched anything improper up until now."
		Jacqueline says, "Would have, except that this isn't going to be our actual save."
		pollux says, "We have been carrying them around in our hands this whole time."
		DavidW says, "Or the sack."
		Bert asks, "Are your hands clean?"
		DavidW says, "(maybe?)"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Good point."
		Bert asks, "What have you been touching?"
		DavidW says, "A rope ladder. A stone. A salers."
		Jacqueline says, "Indded."
		Jacqueline says, "er, Indeed."
		DavidW says, "A "World is Hollow". A Chateauneuf de Pape. A sponge."
		Jacqueline says, "We have touched many, many things."
		DavidW says, "A box of snuff. A jewelled pin. A blue glass jar."
		pollux says, "A death bee."
		Bert says, "Rusty cogs."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Well, it touched us."
		Bert says (to pollux), "I think that if you had touched a death bee, you would not be alive still to tell of it."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "I love... rusty... cogs."
		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "How about rusty spoons?"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "Bing!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well done, sir."
		DavidW says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "I just want to marry all you rusty cogs."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, thanks, y'all. See you Sunday."
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		DavidW says, "The Adventures of Death Bee have been postponed until Sunday."
		Jacqueline says, "There will be no more adventures for Death Bee. He is going to have to drown in that tea."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh... crap. I just realized that we can't use the tea pot for anything else now."
		pollux says, "Drop it in the well."
		DavidW says, "ZZZZat's what you think."
		pollux says, "WHAT"
		benzene exclaims, "I forgot!"
		Jacqueline says, "WHAT"
		Jacqueline says, "We just said we were done."
		benzene exclaims, "nooo!"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me restart the transcript. One sec."
		benzene says, "sorry guys"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries. It was just hilarious timing."

****** SESSION SEVEN **
		benzene asks, "you guys seriously just decided to stop?"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
		DavidW says, "DEATH BEE ADVENTURES CONTINUES!"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Yes."
		Bert says, "Or rather, to give up on the idea of actually starting."
		pollux says, "We were waiting for you."
		benzene asks, "what have you guys done? or did you not go at all?"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Yes."
		benzene says, "Aww you guys didn't have to wait"
		Jacqueline says, "We found out we couldn't eat stuff that was dirty."
		Jacqueline says, "That is all."
		benzene asks, "dirty? what do you mean?"
		benzene asks, "dirt?"
		DavidW says, "Food that's put on the ground is filthy dirty and unfit for civilized eating."
		pollux says, "Yes, the chocolate leaf had been on the floor."
		DavidW says, "Savoir Faire: Do it properly."
		benzene asks, "oh no! so what happens with that now? we just can't eat it?"
		DavidW says, "mmhm."
		pollux says, "Yes, but since we actually solved the problem by cutting it up in the real save, it's fine."
		pollux says, "... as long as nothing untoward happens to the sausages."
		DavidW says, "or happened to them"
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:		benzene says, ">put dirt on sausages"
pollux says (to Floyd), "sf6"
Floyd ] Library 63/977 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put sausages on plate"
Floyd ] Library 63/977 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SAUSAGES ON PLATE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the Andouillettes Recipe or the cooked Floyd \| andouillettes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "cooked"
Floyd ] Library 63/978 Floyd \| Floyd \| > COOKED Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the cooked andouillettes) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the cooked andouillettes on the plate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Just in case."
		benzene says, "good call"
		benzene asks, "so where were we?"
		DavidW asks, "You think Pierre won't know that way?"
		maga bites back an AMATNG joke
		pollux says, "So, I was reading the transcripts after our last session and I noticed another thing we missed."
		DavidW asks, ",.pollux oo, what?"
		pollux says, "There's this loaf of bread in the kitchen toward which we never spared a glance."
		benzene says, "oh yeah"
		pollux asks, "I think we should go pick it up in case it turns out to solve a problem, yeah?"
		benzene says, "I think that was before we got our holdall"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 63/979 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only south or east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Dining Room 63/980 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors lead east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 63/981 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the double doors) Floyd \| You open the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 63 out of a possible 125, in 981 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of magic-using thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Oh dear."
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Dining Room 63/980 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlink teapot"
Floyd ] Dining Room 63/981 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the hinge-lidded teapot from the double Floyd \| doors.		Bert says, "Ha ha ha ha ha."
Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "that's fantastic"
		DavidW snickers madly.
		benzene says, "however, if we need to set a trap, that will be useful"
		pollux says, "Definitely."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, transcript 6 (also known as the No Benzene Transcript) is up."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "True. With a long string attached, perhaps."
		pollux says, "Or a door."
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 63/982 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Wait, what?"
		pollux says, "I'm sorry, I have the worst time with this map."
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Dining Room 63/983 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors lead east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 63/984 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the double doors) Floyd \| You open the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/985 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables are a loaf of stale bread and a delicate Floyd \| contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I should probably just stop trying to go anywhere."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/986 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| A roughly rectangular loaf of bread, reddish brown, and shriveled to Floyd \| rock-like hardness by being left to sit around for so long. The fact Floyd \| that it went uneaten is explained by the fact that one face is burnt Floyd \| black -- someone left it in the oven too long, evidently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/987 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "rock hard"
		Jacqueline says, "So, get the bread just in case. Also left to do:"
		pollux says, "It looks like a fireplace brick."
		benzene asks, "and black. let's try the fireplace with it?"
		Jacqueline \| • Decode the letter
		Jacqueline \| • Brick in the fireplace
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door behind curtains
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door upstairs
		Jacqueline \| * Make dancers dance - link to something we can shine?
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/988 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link brick to bread"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/989 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BRICK TO BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the brick) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the brick from the stone block. Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the brick and the loaf of Floyd \| stale bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "OMG"
		benzene says, "about time we solve that"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		benzene says, "good call on the bread"
pollux says (to Floyd), "break bread"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/990 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| Attempts to break it fail; truly this is the loaf of adamant. You'd Floyd \| have to soften it up somehow first. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "soak it in water?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/991 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of dark squares of prepared chocolate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/992 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline) Jacqueline says, "I know! The teapot!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bread in well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/993 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BREAD IN WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the loaf of stale bread into the well. Floyd \| The loaf of stale bread sinks into oblivion. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "But surely it softens in the process."
		pollux says, "Hm, no, probably no."
		pollux asks, "Any verb thoughts?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/992 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "You don't think?"
		benzene says, "too risky"
		Jacqueline says, "I say we save, then do it."
		benzene says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "Toss the bread in the well, go check out the brick."
		DavidW says, "You could try 'soak' or 'pour water on'."
pollux says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		pollux says, "(Taking suggestions.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess we still have the cup, but that's probably not big enough."
pollux says (to Floyd), "wetbread"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/992 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "And we have jars."
pollux says (to Floyd), "put bread in well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/993 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BREAD IN WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the loaf of stale bread into the well. Floyd \| The loaf of stale bread sinks into oblivion. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/994 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/995 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/996 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| A reddish-brown brick darkened by smoke, and pushed forward from its Floyd \| position among the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/997 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| Age and heat have hardened the cement holding the brick in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "break it"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/998 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK IT Floyd \| Floyd \| With your bare hands? That could be uncomfortable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "That should work, methinks, but fine. Fine. We will find another way."
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
pollux says (to Floyd), "wetbread"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/992 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "wet bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/992 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WET BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to wet the loaf of stale bread with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/993 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You consume some of the water in moistening the loaf of stale bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bread"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 63/994 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| A sopping wet and crumbly rectangular loaf of bread. The fact that it Floyd \| went uneaten is explained by the fact that one face is burnt black -- Floyd \| someone left it in the oven too long, evidently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 63/995 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/996 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Sounds good."
pollux says (to Floyd), "break bread"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/997 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| The loaf of stale bread breaks into bready-chunks, crumbling to Floyd \| nothing. Floyd \| Floyd \| The brick cracks into pieces and falls out of its place. The bag on a Floyd \| string is revealed in the space behind the former brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bag"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/998 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| You already have that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I guess it wasn't just soaking it, it was then breaking it up."
		Jacqueline says, "Fair enough."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take bag on a string"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/998 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAG ON A STRING Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Although I think the brick should have gone all mushy."
		pollux says, "I have reservations on this naming."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/999 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some bits of shattered brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1000 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a bag on a string (which is closed) Floyd \| some mechanical human dancers Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| a bottle of mead Floyd \| some mead (which leaves some room in the bottle of mead) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| two corks Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (tied in a sopping knot) Floyd \| a rope ladder Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| some cooked andouillettes Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| two bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| two recipe cylinders: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is closed) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| not very much onion dye (which leaves some room in the cup) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We autotook it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open bag on a string"		pollux says, "Huh. I figured it meant the sack."
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1000 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BAG ON A STRING Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to open the bag on a string. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I guess so."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x bag on a string"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1000 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAG ON A STRING Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the bag on a Floyd \| string. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x bag"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1001 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| A little linen bag on a grimy drawstring, able to be worn on the wrist Floyd \| or neck and protect one's valuables. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1002 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the bag on a string, revealing some silver coins. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open bag"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 63/1003 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| That's already open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Good thing we found that crouton accelerator"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take coins"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1004 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE COINS Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the hinge-lidded teapot into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "count coins"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1004 Floyd \| Floyd \| > COUNT COINS Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "bite coins"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1005 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BITE COINS Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd chip a tooth. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coins"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1006 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COINS Floyd \| Floyd \| A not un-respectable horde of silver coins. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Darn. No year on 'em."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Let's just put that hinge-lidded teapot containing a DEATH BEE haphazardly into a hold all."
		DavidW says, "Or, at least, no year reported by the game."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Are you a numismatist?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x brick"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1007 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRICK Floyd \| Floyd \| Fragments of brick, some with surfaces darkened by smoke, the rest raw Floyd \| and red. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate onion soup, with its crust of baked Floyd \| cheese. Or perhaps a heavy Christmas-time cake with candied fruit and Floyd \| smothered in brandy, such as Englishmen sometimes bring with them to Floyd \| Paris. And you have always considered them an abomination heretofore. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "no, but at one point we were trying to pinpoint the in-world year of this game. There are clues to approximate, and I was hoping the coins might provide one more."
		benzene asks, "so now what?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1008 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers are antique, and peculiar. Their costume replicates an Floyd \| English mode of the sixteenth century: the lady wears a skirt of Floyd \| beaten copper, pierced in designs, and around the gentleman's neck is Floyd \| a ruff of folded silver, though with long neglect it has begun to Floyd \| darken. As for their skin, it is all carved ivory. Floyd \| Floyd \| They both of them stand on a floor made up of cogs, to permit them to Floyd \| spin and dance around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux exclaims, "Another clue is hidden on the inside of the teapot lid. You should check it out!"
		Jacqueline says, "hrm. brb, but keep going"
		DavidW asks (of pollux), "You mean 'What box has no hinges, key, or lid, yet inside golden treasure is hid'?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link coins to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1009 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK COINS TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| It is illegal to link minted coinage, and quite difficult to do Floyd \| anyway. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "neat"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link corkscrew to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1010 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CORKSCREW TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link spoon to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1011 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SPOON TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link pin to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1012 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK PIN TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Back. Sort of."
		benzene says, "anyone have any ideas? I feel like we're close with linking something metal to the dancers"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1013 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers are antique, and peculiar. Their costume replicates an Floyd \| English mode of the sixteenth century: the lady wears a skirt of Floyd \| beaten copper, pierced in designs, and around the gentleman's neck is Floyd \| a ruff of folded silver, though with long neglect it has begun to Floyd \| darken. As for their skin, it is all carved ivory. Floyd \| Floyd \| They both of them stand on a floor made up of cogs, to permit them to Floyd \| spin and dance around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'm guessing that the game has a list of properties to check, and that it notes that you're attempting to link metal to metal, but is also checking shape, color, size, etc."
pollux says (to Floyd), "clean dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1014 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLEAN DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You achieve nothing by this. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "that was my assumption too, david"
benzene says (to Floyd), "shine dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1015 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SHINE DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You achieve nothing by this. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Can we link them to the cogs? Or are coins totally off limits?"
		benzene asks, "do we ever figure out why no one is here?"
		DavidW says, "Coins are off-limits."
		DavidW says, "..benzene"
		DavidW says, "(that's annoying. I wanted DavidW says (to benzene), "")"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "..."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "thanks."
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1016 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You attempt to make them dance, but the gears are stiff, and you Floyd \| cannot do anything without the risk of damaging the machinery Floyd \| permanently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Are the dancers our only theory on the letter decryption"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		benzene says, "I think so yes"
		pollux says, "AFAIK."
		pollux says, "I guess we should check out all our metal on hand."
		benzene says, "I searched the transcripts for copper, but the only thing is jupiter, and we can't link to that specifically"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x knife"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1016 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the butcher knife or the table knife? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "butcher"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1017 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BUTCHER Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary kitchen knife, perhaps a foot long. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x sword"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1018 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| A slender and flexible blade, and more decorative than useful, though Floyd \| there have been a few occasions when it became helpful against Floyd \| brigands in the street. The design at the hilt is a bit ornate, but Floyd \| not unpleasantly so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link sword to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1019 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK SWORD TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the sword) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the sword from the blue bottle. Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x tin"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1020 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TIN Floyd \| Floyd \| A thin metal container, somewhat old. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "we don't have anything person shaped, do we?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link tin to dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1021 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK TIN TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "and no statue or anything anywhere?"
		pollux says, "I don't recall seeing one."
		benzene says, "me neither."
		Jacqueline) Jacqueline says, "Is there a person-shaped setting in the food machine?"
		benzene says, "heart and shoe"
		DavidW says, "And no mandrake in the garden."
		Roger says, "wait a minute I'm a person-shaped person"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "haha"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link dancers to me"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1022 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO ME Floyd \| Floyd \| Linking yourself is generally considered a very bad idea. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, ">spin around"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		pollux says, "Maybe we need to investigate the locked doors first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x brie"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1023 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Oozing and ripe, somehow. You would expect it to be thoroughly ruined Floyd \| by now -- this is not a cheese that should age -- but the Count's Floyd \| powers were diverse, and extended to careful protections of his Floyd \| possessions. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "remember dancers"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1024 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanical human dancers raise no special memories for you. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate flaking puff pastry, wrapped around Floyd \| chicken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mold cheese into shape of a person"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1024 Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOLD CHEESE INTO SHAPE OF A PERSON Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "cry"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1024 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CRY Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "eat cheese"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1024 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT CHEESE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the goat cheese, the wedge of brie or the salers? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "goat!"
pollux says (to Floyd), "goat"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1025 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GOAT Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the goat cheese) Floyd \| (putting the stone block into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Cheese is for after the rest of the meal. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Goats are people, too?"
		benzene says, "they're kids, anyway"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1026 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some bits of shattered brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims (at benzene), "True!"
		Jacqueline asks, "How is it the brick is shattered to bits, but chocolate disappears?"
		DavidW says, "I'd explain, but it requires bit arithmetic."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure, sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, now you have me wishing that there was a mandrake root."
		Jacqueline says, "There doesn't appear to be anything in our inventory that's people-shaped."
		DavidW says, "You guys did link the dancers successfully to one item, y'know."
		benzene asks, "wait what?"
		pollux says, "The letter."
		benzene says, "oh yes."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link dancers to letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1027 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mechanical human Floyd \| dancers and the old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "So, you mean we should be able to use them as-is?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1028 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| Nothing obvious happens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I can't say any more."
benzene says (to Floyd), "spin letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1028 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SPIN LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "crumple letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1028 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CRUMPLE LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "write "David sucks" on letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1028 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WRITE "DAVID SUCKS" ON LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fold letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1028 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FOLD LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "aw"
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat letter"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1029 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the old letter) Floyd \| (putting the mechanical human dancers into the sack to make room) Floyd \| That's plainly inedible. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "(I assume I'm allowed to remind you guys of what you've already done.)"
		pollux asks, "Is there something we've already done that would solve this puzzle?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "True"
		DavidW says, "[unable to reply]"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that means no. Or maybe not."
		pollux says, "Okay, let's discuss the locked door."
		pollux says, "We can't link anything to the key and we can't get anything under the door, apparently."
		Jacqueline says, "Right"
		pollux asks, "Have we seen anything plausibly gothic that would link to the door itself?"
		benzene asks, "I was wondering if we had something unlockable that we could link it too, then when we unlock one it unlocks the other?"
		Jacqueline says, "Ooh. Good point."
		pollux says, "The only things we have unlocked are the doors in the cellar."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wooden box"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1030 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WOODEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark wooden box that smells faintly exotic. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the dark wooden box are an mirror inset inside the box and a pearl Floyd \| necklace. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "if we had a second portable mirror we could link them in that"
		benzene asks, "can we break the mirror upstairs?"
		benzene asks, "and still have it work for linking through?"
		benzene says, "then we could take a shard with us to the basement and put the box here"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x snuff box"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 67/1031 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SNUFF BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| A little pastel-colored metal box in which you keep your supply of Floyd \| snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the snuffbox is a quantity of snuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I don't think we have anything else lockable."
		benzene asks, "can we save and break the mirror?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 67/1032 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "What save are we up to these days?"
		benzene says, "maybe 7"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it doesn't matter. We save and call it 'mirror'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mirror"
Floyd ] Kitchen 67/1032 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 67/1033 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Go fer it."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1034 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1035 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1036 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1037 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1038 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "break mirror with stone"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1039 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK MIRROR WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror with the stone block) Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting the bag on a string into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block strikes the gilt-wood mirror. The gilt-wood mirror Floyd \| breaks. Floyd \| Floyd \| The mirror inset inside the box breaks dramatically. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1038 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlink gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1039 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the gilt-wood mirror from the mirror inset Floyd \| inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "break mirror with stone"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > BREAK MIRROR WITH STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror with the stone block) Floyd \| (first taking the stone block) Floyd \| (putting the bag on a string into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The stone block strikes the gilt-wood mirror, which shatters Floyd \| dramatically. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1041 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| A shining panel that reflects whatever is inside the box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x gilt"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1041 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GILT Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the top drawer or the bottom drawer? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1042 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see some glass shards here. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you imagine in great clarity a heavy Christmas-time Floyd \| cake with candied fruit. Or perhaps thinly-sliced venison, cold from Floyd \| the roast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x shards"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1043 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHARDS Floyd \| Floyd \| Pieces of broken glass, thoroughly shattered and useless. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "well never mind"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess useless is a hint."
benzene says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
benzene says (to Floyd), "mirror"
Floyd ] Kitchen 67/1032 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "So we have two locked doors. The one behind the curtain, and the one upstairs?"
		benzene says, "correct"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 67/1033 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1034 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Yeah. They're probably connected somehow, but there's no obvious way to open the other one."
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1035 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of pollux), "You think they're connected?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x gothic"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1036 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GOTHIC Floyd \| Floyd \| A wooden, pointed door in a very old style; this part of the building Floyd \| dates to a previous version of the house, from which only the chapel Floyd \| and a few other rooms survive. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a conspicuous keyhole plate in the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "few other rooms could be a hint"
		Jacqueline asks (of benzene), "?"
		benzene says, "grasping straws, but maybe it's linked to another door in another old part of the house"
		pollux says (to Jacq), "I guess there's no reason why they would be, but the lack of any hint for opening the top-floor door made me assume it has to be opened from the other side."
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1037 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh, the old linkages that can't be broken? I thought that was just downstairs."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1038 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "that we know of, I guess."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x east"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1039 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| (the tall door) Floyd \| A single tall door with gilt trim marking out its panels. It is dense Floyd \| with the links the Count laid on it -- to lock by itself when closed, Floyd \| to submit to no links by anyone else. When you lived here, it Floyd \| responded to a touch of your hand, though there was also a key used by Floyd \| the servants. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we've never examined this door before, I don't think"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, this is totally off the path, but can we get into the upstairs room another way? Climbing a trellis or something? Is there more to the yard/garden than that bit by the shed?"
		benzene says, "so this won't work, surely...N*��L��_��O��f��k��"
		Jacqueline says, "I couldn't read that."
		benzene says, "uhhh that was weird"
		benzene says, "my client froze. and on the other side, that came out"
benzene says (to Floyd), "touch east"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| (the tall door) Floyd \| Apparently it has forgotten you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "???"
		Jacqueline says, "The door has forgotten us."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm no longer sure what to believe."
benzene says (to Floyd), "yell at door"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > YELL AT DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Read the description of the door again."
		benzene says, "there's a key somewhere for us"
		Jacqueline says, "Somewherrre a key, for us."
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. I had missed the bit about sliding in stalking feet."
benzene says (to Floyd), "slide"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLIDE Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to slide? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "slide on floor"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLIDE ON FLOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "slide in stocking feet"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1040 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLIDE IN STOCKING FEET Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I tried that a few times before."
		pollux says, "It's terribly depressing."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1041 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So, this door used to respond to us."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch door"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1042 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| Apparently it has forgotten you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I think we just need the key though..."
		Jacqueline says, "That's what that meant. Got it."
		DavidW says, "There's an ADRIFT game that lets the PC slide on a linoleum floor."
pollux says (to Floyd), "remember door"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1043 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| Through here lies the Count's study, and the room that used to belong Floyd \| to you when you were a child. Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you hallucinate creme caramel. Or perhaps curls of Floyd \| toasted bread, dripping with butter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "So a room of ours lies beyond?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, need to update the inventory again."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1044 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| some silver coins Floyd \| a bag on a string (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a bottle of mead Floyd \| some mead (which leaves some room in the bottle of mead) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| some mechanical human dancers Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| two corks Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (tied in a sopping knot) Floyd \| a rope ladder Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is open) Floyd \| an mirror inset inside the box (reflecting white light from the Floyd \| sunlight) Floyd \| a pearl necklace Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| seven food items: Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| two bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| four books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| two recipe cylinders: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is closed) Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| some cooked andouillettes Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| not very much onion dye (which leaves some room in the cup) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cloak"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1045 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOAK Floyd \| Floyd \| A fine navy cloak for a woman, lined with swansdown. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x fork"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1046 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FORK Floyd \| Floyd \| A silver fork with the crest of the family stamped on the handle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1047 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Maybe the thing to do is to put the teapot very nicely back on the shelf where we found it and leave."
		Jacqueline says, "True."
benzene says (to Floyd), "link dancers to bee"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1047 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to iron key"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1048 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO IRON KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the mechanical human dancers) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mechanical human dancers from the old Floyd \| letter. Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "But are you thinking it would do; something more than just a permanently quarantined bee?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, forget that semi-colon"
		pollux says, "Well, in a few decades the Magical France Historical Committee is going to have an interesting day."
		benzene asks, "is there anywhere we can quarantine the bee but still see it?"
		benzene says, "linking the bee and dancers might work"
		Jacqueline says, "oh hm"
		DavidW says, "I suppose the glass jars could hold the bee? But I dunno how you'll move him."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save deathbee"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1048 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SAVE DEATHBEE Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to save. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		pollux says, "If you could link the teapot again, and find something the whole teapot will fit into."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1048 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Countess' Sitting Room 67/1049 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Countess' Sitting Room Floyd \| This was the countess' favorite room, and it is more richly decorated Floyd \| than any other in the house, betraying her taste for the Floyd \| brightly-colored and the jewel-like. The count brought her some things Floyd \| from his travels, and made others for her. Most of the contents seem Floyd \| to be gone -- the chairs and sofas, and the wall hangings -- but some Floyd \| bits remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see some glass shards here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Which way to the well?"
		DavidW asks, "you guys never undid the broken mirror?"
		benzene says, "this was the display case"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Long Salon 67/1050 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (treading gingerly around the glass bits) Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1051 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1052 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1053 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 67/1054 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 67/1055 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 67/1056 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "we're here!"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I've just realized I have no idea how to do what I want to do."
		benzene asks, "which is?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hold the teapot underwater and open it. See what happens to the bee."
		benzene says, "Yeah I'm not sure if we can do that"
		pollux asks, "Do we still have a cork?"
		benzene says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		pollux says, "Or, if you aren't concerned with getting the pot back, we could use links."
		pollux says, "(To open it, I mean.)"
		benzene says, "I have an idea to link the dancer and bee"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, from a room away or something. Right. Now I know what you meant earlier."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Cool."
		benzene says, "relink the pot to the door, then put it in the room with the mirror"
		benzene says, "then open the pot and link the two through the mirror"
		Jacqueline says, "Go for it"
		benzene says, "okay. here goes nothing"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 67/1057 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 67/1058 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I do hope I'm paying attention when you guys solve the dancers puzzle."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1059 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close e"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1060 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE E Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not something you can close. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of fresh white cheese, still in the soft Floyd \| balls. Or perhaps a heavy Christmas-time cake with candied fruit and Floyd \| smothered in brandy, such as Englishmen sometimes bring with them to Floyd \| Paris. And you have always considered them an abomination heretofore. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "close double"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1061 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE DOUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link teapot to double doors"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1062 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK TEAPOT TO DOUBLE DOORS Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the hinge-lidded teapot Floyd \| and the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1063 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1064 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| The south door leads only out of the estate, where you are not ready Floyd \| to go. You can go only north, west, northeast, up or down. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Aw, too slow."
		benzene says, "jerk"
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1065 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1066 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1067 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop teapot"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1068 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1069 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the bag on a string into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1070 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1071 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1072 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You can go only south or west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1073 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1074 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1075 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors lead east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
benzene says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1075 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open double"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1076 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DOUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanical bee buzzes around the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link bee to dancers"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1077 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BEE TO DANCERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bee briefly attempts a landing on the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "well. so much for that plan"
		Jacqueline says, "mrf]"
		Jacqueline says, "-]"
benzene says (to Floyd), "close double"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1078 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE DOUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot shuts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bee"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1078 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I'm out of ideas"
		pollux says, "Let's go retrieve the bee, at least."
pollux says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1079 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1080 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of curls of toasted bread, dripping with Floyd \| butter. Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1081 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1082 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a hinge-lidded teapot (which is closed) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open teapot"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1083 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot, revealing a clockwork bee and some Floyd \| mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bee buzzes around the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1084 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 67 out of a possible 125, in 1084 turns, Floyd \| giving you the rank of magic-using thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >		pollux says, "REALLY."
		Jacqueline says, "yikes"
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1083 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Because you never know when you're going to be interrogated by a cold war villain and need to quickly commit suicide before they can extract any important information out of you."
		benzene says, "I expected it to kill us in one turn..."
benzene says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
benzene says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1075 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Only when we carry it."
		pollux asks, "Why did you send us all the way back here...?"
		benzene says, "I just saved as this"
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1076 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1077 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1078 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In your hunger, you dream of the small, bitter oranges of Jerusalem. Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1079 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a hinge-lidded teapot (which is closed) here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Right, but, I already undid our death."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1080 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We could have just closed it."
		benzene asks, "oh really?"
		pollux says, "It worked once."
benzene says (to Floyd), "I figured it would just kill us"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1080 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I FIGURED IT WOULD JUST KILL US Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to inventory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "lol oops"
		benzene says, "well anyway."
		benzene says, "We still have this ladder too"
		benzene says, "but I don't think we can use it yet"
		benzene says, "This is the part where I would get frustrated and look up hints"
		pollux says, "Right, let's just start staring at everything."
pollux says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1081 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1082 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilt-wood mirror) Floyd \| Framed with twists and curls of gilded wood, most abstract, though Floyd \| along the top are floral swags. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1083 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DESK Floyd \| Floyd \| A deep, satin-lustrous cherry, with gilt-metal decorations. The years Floyd \| have not been kind, and it has cracked and split in several places; Floyd \| the finish is damaged, and where there is inlaid mother of pearl, it Floyd \| is beginning to come up from its bed. But it is still a sound piece, Floyd \| and features two drawers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "It's not as though there's nothing that you know to do next."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mother of pearl"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 67/1084 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MOTHER OF PEARL Floyd \| Floyd \| A deep, satin-lustrous cherry, with gilt-metal decorations. The years Floyd \| have not been kind, and it has cracked and split in several places; Floyd \| the finish is damaged, and where there is inlaid mother of pearl, it Floyd \| is beginning to come up from its bed. But it is still a sound piece, Floyd \| and features two drawers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Unless you've forgotten that there's a thing that you've been intentionally putting off doing for a while now."
		benzene says, "I have maybe forgotten"
		pollux says, "Maybe we should put the sausages in the teapot."
		pollux says, "You know. For flavour."
		benzene says, "we can try eating the sausages, though. I assume that's what Bert means"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "True"
		benzene says, "so let's go to the dining room"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 67/1085 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 67/1086 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 67/1087 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| Just on the quarter-hour the cuckoo clock opens up its door and a Floyd \| mechanical bird flies forward. It sings a brief warbling tune, then Floyd \| withdraws into its little door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1088 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors lead east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Did we ever try to play the piano?"
		benzene says, "we play it and nothing happens"
		pollux says, "Ok."
		Bert says, "Maybe you should write down your ideas for things you plan to do but haven't gotten to yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I can add them to the notes."
		benzene asks, "shall we eat? save first, maybe?"
		Jacqueline says, "save then sure"
		Jacqueline says, "I have the feeling there's a multi-course meal in the puzzle."
benzene says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
benzene says (to Floyd), "dinner"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1088 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat sausages"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1089 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT SAUSAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| It would help if you had, say, a fork. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take fork"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1090 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE FORK Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the silver coins into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eats sausages"
Floyd ] Dining Room 67/1090 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EATS SAUSAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat sausages"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1091 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT SAUSAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| You consume the cooked andouillettes with great enjoyment, trying not Floyd \| to smack your lips too obviously. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by three points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Well, I'm done here."
		benzene says, "three whole points"
Bert goes home.		benzene says, "uhhh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat brie"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1092 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the wedge of brie) Floyd \| (putting the goat cheese into the sack to make room) Floyd \| It seems a bit uncouth just to take bites out of the brie without Floyd \| slicing it or anything. Even if no one's watching. Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "heh. You've been waiting seven sessions for that, now it's done."
benzene says (to Floyd), "cut brie with knife"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1092 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CUT BRIE WITH KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the butcher knife or the table knife? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I've been waiting too!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. Let's just give in to every whim. Let's sleep."
benzene says (to Floyd), "table"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1093 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the table knife) Floyd \| (putting the old letter into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You slice yourself a piece of the brie. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "shall we sleep before the brie?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1094 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| You need a proper bed to sleep in. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we might need our old room for that"
		benzene says, "I don't think I've seen any beds"
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we did."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		pollux says, "I think there were at least two."
		DavidW says, "You've seen one."
		benzene says, "oh good"
		DavidW says, "at least one."
		benzene says, "glad I'm wrong"
		pollux says, "We've seen two bedrooms."
		Bert says, "You've blatantly destroyed the flowerbed with all the roses in it..."
		pollux says, "Marie's and the servants' dormitory."
		benzene says, "I don't think marie's had a bed"
		benzene says, "I say we try servants'"
		benzene says, "but we can check the logs"
		Jacqueline says, "Servants -- yeah"
		pollux says, "I sort of assumed. Like how I'm assuming this room has a table."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1095 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the table) Floyd \| A glossy mahogany table. Seats 25 easily; supports a massive epergne Floyd \| without complaint. Once the Baroness of Venchy (who was not an Floyd \| entirely respectable lady, having been an actress for some years Floyd \| before the Baron met her)-- once, elevated by spirits, she also became Floyd \| elevated by this very table, and delivered herself of two monologues Floyd \| and her overskirt before anyone had the presence of mind to call her Floyd \| to a halt. Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "See? It wasn't mentioned in the description."
		Bert says, "That long table description really took it out of you."
		benzene says, "so where shall we sleep? marie's room would be much more proper"
		pollux says, "Or improper, depending upon one's perspective."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that."
		pollux says, "(This seems like an excellent reason to try it.)"
		benzene says, "agreed"
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 70/1096 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 70/1097 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 70/1098 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 70/1099 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| You could really go for a nap. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie's Chamber Floyd \| Stripped of the clutter it once possessed, the room still offers a Floyd \| charming view through the north window of the old grounds, and the way Floyd \| out is to the east. The wallpaper and floorboards are still as fine as Floyd \| ever. Floyd \| Floyd \| Hanging on the wall is an elegant gilt-wood mirror, reflecting Floyd \| sunlight over the ground before it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Her desk remains, pushed against the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bed"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 70/1099 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BED Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 70/1100 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Windows framed in the old style, arched at the top with a little knot Floyd \| of carved flowerettes and ribbon-work. Floyd \| Floyd \| You could really go for a nap. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Marie's Chamber 70/1101 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| These windows do not open or close. Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Apparently the bed counts as clutter."
		benzene says, "beds always get in the way"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 70/1102 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 70/1103 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 70/1104 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Odd. Eating has made you a bit sleepy. Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1105 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors lead east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 70/1106 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the double doors) Floyd \| You open the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| The hinge-lidded teapot opens. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork bee, detecting your presence, stirs angrily to life. You Floyd \| make a few noble efforts to bat it away, but all to no avail. With Floyd \| deadly accuracy it finds your skin; there is a sharp sting, then a Floyd \| gradual dulling... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have died * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 70 out of a possible 125, in 1106 turns, Floyd \| giving you the rank of magic-using thief. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game or QUIT? Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1105 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Finally, it wasn't my fault."
benzene says (to Floyd), "unlink teapot"
Floyd ] Dining Room 70/1106 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLINK TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the hinge-lidded teapot from the double Floyd \| doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 70/1107 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the double doors) Floyd \| You open the double doors. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 70/1108 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1109 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some bits of shattered brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1110 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| You need a proper bed to sleep in. Floyd \| Floyd \| Goodness, but you're exhausted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sleep in bed"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1110 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP IN BED Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "How many times are you guys gonna kill yourselves with the doors?"
		benzene says, "seven"
		Bert says, "After this is all done, someone should go back and figure out the beedeath count."
		Bert says, "Timing."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "heh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "sleep in beds"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1110 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP IN BEDS Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "enter bed"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1111 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER BED Floyd \| Floyd \| You get onto the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oh duh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 70/1112 Floyd \| Floyd \| > JUMP Floyd \| Floyd \| You jump a few times on the bed, childishly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1113 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| You close your eyes... Floyd \| Floyd \| You're standing alone, in a darkened room. It's hard to be certain, Floyd \| but it seems that you are probably underground, and that the walls are Floyd \| stone. You're a bit dirty. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a bowl of standing water. You glimpse into it, and see Marie's Floyd \| face. This unnerves you, so you examine yourself, and you are Marie -- Floyd \| dressed in a gown you've never seen before, but it's tattered. You are Floyd \| handcuffed, and the cuffs chafe. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then the scene grows more distant, and you feel as though you are Floyd \| pulling out of Marie's eyes, and seeing her now from the outside. Then Floyd \| you realize that you are looking through a strange window, and all Floyd \| around the edge of the window are odd markings. You're still somewhere Floyd \| deep underground, or possibly underwater... Floyd \| Floyd \| You wake up with a start. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by three points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "well then"
		Jacqueline blinks.
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1114 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory (on the bed) Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some bits of shattered brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert asks, "Now that you've eaten a good meal and had a good sleep... you guys have found the chamberpot, right?"
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		benzene says, "I was going to use the teapot"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Sure, the teapot."
		Jacqueline asks, "What's the worst that could happen?"
		benzene says, "fill it with a little more liquid gold"
		Bert says, "'It's just onion dye, honest.'"
pollux says (to Floyd), "read dyes"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1115 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ DYES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking On Vegetable Dyes) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the hinge-lidded teapot into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You flip through the pages, becoming transfixed by a discussion of how Floyd \| the Celts, supposedly, were wont to dye clothing in a decoction of Floyd \| powdered lichen and stale piss, brewed together for three weeks and Floyd \| then strained. Floyd \| Floyd \| But beside this pleasant concoction there are references to others, Floyd \| such as onion skin boiled in water to produce a pleasant yellow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "but really? what will we whine about next?"
		benzene asks, "shall we wander until it tells us?"
		Bert says, "(Part of why I was eager for you guys to eat is because I couldn't remember what happened when you did.)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1116 Floyd \| Floyd \| > Z Floyd \| Floyd \| Time passes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > Z Floyd \| Floyd \| Time passes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat brie"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the slice of brie or the wedge of brie? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "slice"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLICE Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to slice? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat slice"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1118 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT SLICE Floyd \| Floyd \| You polish off the slice of brie. Each taste melts on the tongue. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "no points, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "We were going to make a list of ideas..."
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so what ideas do we have left?"
		benzene says, "seems like we tried them all"
		Jacqueline says, "I have a short list of tasks, no ideas."
		DavidW asks, "Would it help to know which tasks are possible to solve currently?"
		benzene says, "I think that would be really helpful"
		benzene says, "that's what I kept wondering. which ones we shouldn't bother with right now"
		benzene asks, "Is that too cheaty for you guys?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "First."
		Jacqueline says, "I'd like to ask."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is there stuff not yet on the list of To Do's?"
		Jacqueline \| • Decode the letter
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door behind curtains
		Jacqueline \| • Locked door upstairs
		Jacqueline \| * Make dancers dance - link to something we can shine?
		Jacqueline \| * Get into our old room
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "Yes. There's something missing."
		benzene asks, "does it have something to do with the bee?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, I was thinking the bee was a solved thing, but perhaps it's just a new thing?"
		pollux asks, "Do we need to link the dancers to something other than the letter?"
		Jacqueline says, "I've been thinking that, but can't come up with what."
		pollux says, "I am starting to suspect we don't."
		Jacqueline says, "I have been suspecting that."
		DavidW says, "I'm not saying anything unless I know what I'm allowed to say."
benzene is the task we're missing something we can solve now?		pollux says, "I'm good with "yes" or "no" as long as the questions aren't too pointed."
		Jacqueline asks, "Did we do anything with the sundial?"
		benzene says, "we haven't"
		pollux asks, "Can I try something with the dancers?"
		benzene says, "sure"
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1117 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to slice down with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1118 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the floor) Floyd \| You can't reach from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "(...)"
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Servants' Dormitory 73/1119 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You get off the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Servants' Dormitory Floyd \| Up here the female servants used to sleep. Now there is only a dreary Floyd \| row of unmade beds; a rack for drying washing; the fireplace, hollow Floyd \| and untended. Time was, when you were very young, that you used to Floyd \| creep in here for chatter and gossip, and the language you were used Floyd \| to hearing at home. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some bits of shattered brick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen 73/1120 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		nm says, "#tsd"
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 73/1121 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 73/1122 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 73/1123 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to letter"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 73/1124 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mechanical human Floyd \| dancers and the old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 73/1125 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 73/1126 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Old Conservatory Floyd \| A chilly northern exposure, perhaps, but really quite lovely. This Floyd \| room used to be where Marie would practice her music, and the Countess Floyd \| play her compositions; Marie's own room lies to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the high shelf is Clock Repair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The pianoforte stands in the center of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 73/1127 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| Legs and case are fashioned out of a dark, heavy wood, with the keys Floyd \| of the usual color. The lid is propped open on a metal stick, and Floyd \| there is a music stand as well, though it is without music. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Hm."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 73/1128 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlinking the mechanical human dancers) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the mechanical human dancers from the old Floyd \| letter. Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "play piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 74/1129 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PLAY PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| You sit down at the piano and begin to play, as you have not in years: Floyd \| a minuette. Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers, as though touched by the music, come to life. They meet, Floyd \| and bow, and then begin to dance, now taking hands, now letting go, Floyd \| now apart, now together, up and down their cogged dance floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by one point.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "nicely done"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link dancers to letter"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 74/1130 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DANCERS TO LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the mechanical human Floyd \| dancers and the old letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "play piano"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 74/1131 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PLAY PIANO Floyd \| Floyd \| You sit down at the piano and begin to play, as you have not in years: Floyd \| a minuette. Floyd \| Floyd \| The dancers, as though touched by the music, come to life. They meet, Floyd \| and bow, and then begin to dance, now taking hands, now letting go, Floyd \| now apart, now together, up and down their cogged dance floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| While the dancers dance, the characters on the Count's letter begin to Floyd \| shuffle themselves: each sixth letter steps out of line, bows, and Floyd \| slides across the paper into a new position. The punctuation, the Floyd \| capitalization, fade away in the brisk music, and new forms appear. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "woooo"
pollux says (to Floyd), "read letter"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 74/1132 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LETTER Floyd \| Floyd \| "Daughter," it begins. "If I ever leave you or am lost, Floyd \| there are some matters you must know of. First-- I have laid aside Floyd \| some provisions, a small store only, against disaster: money, letters Floyd \| of introduction to certain persons, but most of all the means to Floyd \| defend yourself, if need comes. They are hidden, and the ways to find Floyd \| them woven up long ago where only the proper light will show it. Floyd \| You're a clever girl, Marie. I know you will not resort to them Floyd \| heedlessly. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Look after the servants: they have been loyal and good all your Floyd \| life. If you find you wish to sell any of the odder things I brought Floyd \| your mother, don't give them away cheap. They'll fetch a large price Floyd \| from M. Couligne in the Rue des Arbres. If you marry, for your Floyd \| mother's sake let it be a man who is well-born, but for mine, please Floyd \| daughter, not someone who will deny you the right to practice your Floyd \| craft. Floyd \| Floyd \| "And last -- my dear girl, this will come as a shock to you, and I Floyd \| am sorry. But when you were stuck in the well as a child, and so close Floyd \| to death, I became desperate, and took the very dangerous step of Floyd \| linking you to Pierre, so that you would not die as long as he lived. Floyd \| So you see, it was not only gratitude that made us raise him almost as Floyd \| your brother, but concern for your very life, since your mother and I Floyd \| knew that as long as he was healthy and well, so would you be. Floyd \| Therefore, child, keep an eye on him, and if ever he is in want, look Floyd \| after him carefully. I know that you are fond of him in any case, but Floyd \| think on this in addition: his very life is yours." Floyd \| Floyd \| It is signed, "Your loving father." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "good job"
		benzene says, "It seems like that could be a hint to get into the study, if we're linked"
		pollux says, "But we don't know where she is, except that she's apparently underground or underwater somewhere."
		benzene says, "also, this may be a stretch, but "woven up" and "proper light" makes me think we should shine different colored lights on the rug"
		pollux says, "Huh. It made me think of the cloak, but you're right, the rug seems more likely."
		Jacqueline says, "'woven up long ago,' yeah"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue"
Floyd ] Old Conservatory 74/1132 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Left it in the orrery."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 74/1133 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 74/1134 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 74/1135 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The clockwork model universe has stopped; a beam of light from the Floyd \| "sun" at the center, focused through Jupiter, shines in the direction Floyd \| of the shelves, highlighting a spot where The World Is Hollow Floyd \| used to be. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Library 74/1136 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the fork into the sack to make room) Floyd \| The celestial bauble slips out of its holder, and the planets go dark. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue"
Floyd ] Library 74/1137 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of mead) Floyd \| The neck of the bottle is much too small. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "I know we are now on a bit of a roll, but I will need to head out soonish (I am not at home). I would be okay with you all keeping at it. Kinda feels like we're... close?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue jar"
Floyd ] Library 74/1138 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we can stop before we get it"
		benzene says, "save it for next time"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Library 74/1139 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "is this more likely to work in the dark downstairs?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 74/1140 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1141 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Root Cellar Floyd \| Stone walls, ribbed ceiling, but only a packed-earth floor in spots. Floyd \| The room is lined on both sides with boxes and barrels, which take on Floyd \| odd shapes in the semi-darkness and seem vaguely menacing. You feared Floyd \| this room as a child, and it still seems cold and unnerving. Floyd \| Floyd \| The twisting stairs ascend to the ground floor. Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the open door to the east you can make out the foot of the Floyd \| servants' staircase. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1142 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1143 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the wedge of brie into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in green jar"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1144 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN GREEN JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1145 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1146 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "Is the mirror still on?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1147 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| (the assortment of boxes and barrels) Floyd \| You close the assortment of boxes and barrels. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close wooden box"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1148 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE WOODEN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the dark wooden box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "did we search those boxes and barrels?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "search boxes"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1149 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BOXES Floyd \| Floyd \| You look inside one of the nearby barrels and find some hunks of Floyd \| salted pork. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "huh."
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1150 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of mead) Floyd \| The neck of the bottle is much too small. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in blue jar"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1151 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BLUE JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the blue glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1152 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. There is a peculiar pattern woven Floyd \| into the rug, obvious in the blue light, that looks somewhat like Floyd \| this: Floyd \| Floyd \| ....................#####..####...#####.. Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| .............#####..####...####...####... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ...###.###..........#####.........#####.. Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| .....###.###....###...####......#####.... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ...............#####..####......####..... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ................................#####.... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ........#####..#####..................... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ........####...####...................... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ...............#####..#####..#####....... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		benzene says, "I'll switch to green again"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1153 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in green jar"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1154 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN GREEN JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the green glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1155 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. There is a peculiar pattern woven Floyd \| into the rug, obvious in the green light, that looks somewhat like Floyd \| this: Floyd \| Floyd \| ..#...#...#..#...#....................... Floyd \| ..#...#...#..#...#..#......#...#..#...... Floyd \| ..#...#...#.............................. Floyd \| ...#..#..#...#...#..#......#...#..#...... Floyd \| .............#...#.........#...#......... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| .............................#........... Floyd \| .....#..#..#...#...#..#...#..#..#........ Floyd \| ....#...#...#................#........... Floyd \| ....#...#...#..#...#..#...#..#..#........ Floyd \| ....#...#...#..#...#..#...#..#........... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ......................#......#........... Floyd \| ........#......#......#......#........... Floyd \| ......................#......#........... Floyd \| ........#......#......#......#........... Floyd \| ........#................................ Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "this may be annoying"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1156 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put it in red jar"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1157 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT IT IN RED JAR Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the red glass jar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Root Cellar 74/1158 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "okay good. just the two"
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to toss those into the notes?"
		benzene says, "yes please"
		DavidW says, "for what it's worth, the rug puzzle was the puzzle I earlier felt you guys had missed."
		Jacqueline says, "They're now at the bottom of the document."
		Jacqueline asks, "Blue and green, right?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah. Cool."
		benzene says, "It says "where marie fell" when you combine them"
		pollux says, "The well, then."
		benzene says, "highlight and drag"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
		benzene says, "that's what I did. super simple then"
		benzene asks, "so how do we get in the well?"
		pollux says, "I guess we have to empty it."
		pollux says, "(Probably with magic.)"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps add 'enter the well' to the tasks list."
		Bert asks, "I think the only way is to reverse link yourself to the chocolate fish. You do still have the chocolate, right?"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Oh. Interesting idea."
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "No."
		Jacqueline says, "Don't get me started."
		Jacqueline asks, "What could we link the well to?"
		benzene asks, "the cup?"
		benzene says, "I'm going to try"
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Bottom of Servants' Staircase 74/1159 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Bottom of Servants' Staircase Floyd \| An awkward wedge of space between the foundations of the main house Floyd \| and the walls of the new-built wine cellar, east. The staircase does Floyd \| not leave much room to stand in; it is straight and carefully planed Floyd \| lest anyone trip with a priceless bottle of wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| The wine-cellar door -- sturdy wood in yellowish brass panels -- Floyd \| stands open to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| An ordinary wooden door opens west into the root cellar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 74/1160 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 74/1161 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1162 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water from well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1163 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER FROM WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the cup. This fills the cup to the brim. The Floyd \| water mixes with what was already there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link cup to well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1164 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CUP TO WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "alright then."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1165 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark circle of stone, the depths of which you cannot see. The water Floyd \| comes up within reach. Floyd \| Floyd \| A bar of iron crosses the well, to support a bucket on a rope (which, Floyd \| however, is itself lacking). Floyd \| Floyd \| In the well is a body of water. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I think I have a better question for David."
		DavidW asks, "mm?"
		pollux asks, "Do the keys resist linking to EVERYTHING, or just one another?"
		DavidW asks, "Am I allowed to answer that?"
		pollux says, "When I tried linking the dancers to the iron key, it didn't work, but it didn't say the same thing."
		pollux says, "Well, I would say so. It seems like a straightforward mechanical question."
		benzene says, "I think it's a fair question"
		DavidW says, "Keys resist linking to other keys. Keys can, however, be linked to non-keys."
		benzene says, "ooh goodie. I've been assuming that they resisted all linking"
		pollux says, "And with that... I really do need to sleep."
		benzene says, "Yeah we should probably call it quits"
		benzene says, "we had a good run"
		pollux asks, "This is save 7, right?"
		benzene asks, "I think so?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
pollux says (to Floyd), "sf7"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1165 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "So, everything done?"
		benzene says, "I think so"
		pollux says, "All right, if there are no objections."
pollux says (to Floyd), "quit"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1165 Floyd \| Floyd \| > QUIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Are you sure you want to quit?
pollux says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd \| Are you sure you want to quit? Floyd \| > Y Floyd \| debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		pollux says, "See you all Sunday."
		benzene asks, "So what were we doing this sunday, again?"
		pollux says, "Introcomp winners, I think."
Bert goes home.
Bert has disconnected.		benzene says, "Oh yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, this Sunday is IntroComp."
		benzene exclaims, "Okay! see you then!"
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
benzene has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		Jacqueline exclaims, "Night!"

****** SESSION EIGHT **
		MTW says, "no idea what's being spoken about"
		DavidW says (to MTW), "Savoir-Faire. Jacqueline, benzene, and pollux have been playing it for several sessions now and still haven't quite finished it."
		DavidW says (to MTW), "I'm not even allowed to give indirect hints without explicit permission."
		MTW says, "that's cool"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf7"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1165 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Savoir Floyd"
		Jacqueline says, "Current notes are at [LINK]"
		MTW asks, "is this the one where you find out youre a robot?"
		DavidW says, "no"
		MTW says, "oh"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "This is the one in France where we has a stylish hat."
		Jacqueline says, "It would have been pretty mind-blowing had David said, "Shhhhhhhh NO SPOILERS. Dammit, MTW.""
		MTW exclaims, "awesome!"
		Jacqueline says, "That would have been truly awesome. I would never have seen the 'we are really a robot' storyline coming."
		MTW says, "heee"
		DavidW says, "There is one IF game where that is the big reveal, but obviously, I can't say which game."
		Jacqueline \| Left to do:
		Jacqueline \| * Decode the letter
		Jacqueline \| * Locked door behind curtains
		Jacqueline \| * Locked door upstairs
		Jacqueline \| * Make dancers dance - link to something we can shine?
		Jacqueline \| * Get into our old room
		benzene says, "but we got the dancers and the letter"
		benzene says, "oh. we need to get into the well right now"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait, we did."
		Jacqueline tweaks notes.
		Jacqueline is clearly not yet fully awake.
		benzene exclaims, "oh! that's why we need the rope ladder!"
		benzene says, "drain the well, then climb down"
		Jacqueline updated
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah. So we just need to link the water in the well to some water we pour out onto the ground, maybe?"
		benzene says, "I also thought about the drain? link them then pull out the sponge"
		pollux says, "Only one way to find out."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep, let's try one."
		Jacqueline says, "They both sound good, I don't care which one we try first."
		benzene says, "Let's do yours first"
		Jacqueline says, "So, we can't use the teapot for this."
		Jacqueline says, "Under penalty of deathbee."
		Jacqueline says, "Cup"
		benzene says, "we have the cup"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1166 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| The cup is already full. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1167 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| A cup, glossed in white and decorated with the crest of the family, Floyd \| just as though it belonged to the family china pattern. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the cup is a mixture of water and onion dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "go ahead and drive"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1168 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| water and onion dye: You pour the water and onion dye out onto the Floyd \| ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill cup with water"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1169 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FILL CUP WITH WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You put some water in the cup. This fills the cup to the brim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Golly, let's see if this sentence construction works..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link water in cup with water in well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1170 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK WATER IN CUP WITH WATER IN WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| Liquids repel linkage, not being discrete bodies. (The Count once Floyd \| demonstrated this by linking a block of ice and letting you watch the Floyd \| link fade as the ice warmed.) Floyd \| Floyd \| The sun burns off some of the water and onion dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link cup with well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1171 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK CUP WITH WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline narrows her eyes at the screen.
		pollux says, "(We tried linking the cup and the well directly before.)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link well to drain"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1172 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK WELL TO DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x drain"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1173 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAIN Floyd \| Floyd \| What you can see of the drain hole is chiefly that it is blocked at Floyd \| this end by the sponge. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Do we have something more well shaped?"
		benzene asks, "what else do we have that's well like...?"
		Jacqueline says, "I probably need to update the inventory anyway..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1174 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| a slice of brie Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a bottle of mead Floyd \| some mead (which leaves some room in the bottle of mead) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| some silver coins Floyd \| a bag on a string (which is open but empty) Floyd \| some mechanical human dancers Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| two corks Floyd \| a rug Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (tied in a sopping knot) Floyd \| a rope ladder Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is closed) Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing red light) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| two bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| three books: Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| two recipe cylinders: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| eight food items: Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| three pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| two metal dishes: Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is closed) Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| some water (which fills the cup to the brim) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says (to Jacq), "we've had great timing through this whole game"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link hat to well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1175 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HAT TO WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blue bottle"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1176 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLUE BOTTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of mead) Floyd \| Aside from the contents, an entirely ordinary bottle. Currently open Floyd \| and corkless. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the bottle of mead is some mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link blue bottle to well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1177 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BLUE BOTTLE TO WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| (the bottle of mead to the well) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the bottle of mead and Floyd \| the well. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty mead"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1178 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| The mead can't contain things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty bottle of mead"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1179 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY BOTTLE OF MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| mead: You pour the mead out onto the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| The level of the water in the well sinks out of sight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline high fives EVERYONE
		benzene exclaims, "nice!"
		Jacqueline says, "It just needed to be more well shaped."
		Jacqueline says, "er, well-shaped."
		benzene says, "put ladder on well"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1180 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark circle of stone, the depths of which you cannot see. The water Floyd \| does not begin until many feet down, and is for all reasonable Floyd \| purposes inaccessible from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| A bar of iron crosses the well, to support a bucket on a rope (which, Floyd \| however, is itself lacking). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put ladder on well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1181 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT LADDER ON WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| There's no good way to attach the rope ladder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put ladder on bar"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1182 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT LADDER ON BAR Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rope ladder) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You adroitly fasten the rope ladder to the bar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Adroitly. Well then."
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1183 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You're going to need both hands to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put all in sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1184 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ALL IN SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes: Done. Floyd \| slice of brie: Done. Floyd \| table knife: Done. Floyd \| blue bottle: Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1185 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You're going to need both hands to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1186 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1187 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You're going to need both hands to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "what do we have left?"
		pollux says, "A cup."
		pollux says, "I assume it didn't go into the sack because it is full of water."
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1188 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I bet you're right"
pollux says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1189 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd be wise not to descend into the well without a light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "how can we do this?"
		benzene asks, "let's save, then drop the bauble down the well?"
		Jacqueline says, "Wait. So you can't carry anything, yet you need a light."
		benzene says, "the water might save it"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we need to save"
		pollux says, "I think we should link it to the sponge first."
		Jacqueline says, "We just started"
		benzene says, "but then it won't be glowing any more"
		benzene says, "and we might not be able to link it when it's at the bottom"
		pollux says, "Oh, right."
		Jacqueline says, "There is still water in the well."
		Jacqueline says, "Which will cushion it."
		pollux says, "Yeah, just drop it."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bauble"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1190 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put it in the well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1191 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT IT IN THE WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| The celestial bauble falls into the distance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "didn't say it broke?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1192 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd be wise not to descend into the well without a light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "welp"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1193 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark circle of stone, the depths of which you cannot see. The water Floyd \| does not begin until many feet down, and is for all reasonable Floyd \| purposes inaccessible from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| A bar of iron crosses the well, to support a bucket on a rope (which, Floyd \| however, is itself lacking). Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We should link our hat to something that will make it glow."
		benzene says, "or the cloak"
		benzene asks, "should we load to get the bauble back though?"
		DavidW says, "yay, frotz that hat. Oops, wrong magic school."
		pollux says, "I would recommend it."
		Jacqueline says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yay frotz"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf7"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1165 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "link bottle of mead to well"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1166 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BOTTLE OF MEAD TO WELL Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the bottle of mead and Floyd \| the well. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty bottle of mead"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1167 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY BOTTLE OF MEAD Floyd \| Floyd \| mead: You pour the mead out onto the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the hot sun, the mead would appear to be evaporating. Floyd \| Floyd \| The level of the water in the well sinks out of sight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put ladder on bar"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1168 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT LADDER ON BAR Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rope ladder) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You adroitly fasten the rope ladder to the bar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "empty cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1169 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EMPTY CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| water and onion dye: You pour the water and onion dye out onto the Floyd \| ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put all in sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1170 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ALL IN SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes: Done. Floyd \| slice of brie: Done. Floyd \| table knife: Done. Floyd \| blue bottle: Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1171 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline turns it back over to someone else.
benzene says (to Floyd), "x cloak"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1172 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLOAK Floyd \| Floyd \| A fine navy cloak for a woman, lined with swansdown. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Now we just need to find a glowing swan or goose or possibly a glowing chicken."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bag"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1173 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| A little linen bag on a grimy drawstring, able to be worn on the wrist Floyd \| or neck and protect one's valuables. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW plays Glowworm on his sax.
		Jacqueline exclaims, "OH!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "put bauble in bag"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1174 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT BAUBLE IN BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the celestial bauble) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the celestial bauble into the bag on a string. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk.
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1175 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bag"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1176 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1177 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a bag on a string (which is open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing white light) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| a cup Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooo"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1178 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop cup"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1179 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP CUP Floyd \| Floyd \| The cup is already here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear bag"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 74/1180 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| You put on the bag on a string. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "Got excited."
		Jacqueline continues eating breakfast and lets someone else drive again.
		benzene says, "that's fine"
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Deep in the Well 74/1181 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep in the Well Floyd \| You cling to the rope ladder, deep within the well. The sky has Floyd \| narrowed above you to a coin of pale blue. The damp stones brush Floyd \| against your body as you move, no doubt leaving stains on the elegance Floyd \| of your attire, but there is no longer time for such concerns. Floyd \| Floyd \| An opening in the north wall. You could crawl, if you chose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Deep Room 79/1182 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You squirm your way through the close packing of stones, a tunnel not Floyd \| much wider than your body... Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep Room Floyd \| A room like a coffin of rock: rock lines the floor, packed rocks vault Floyd \| the roof, in a shape little longer than a man's body, and just tall Floyd \| enough to accommodate you in sitting upright. There is an odor of Floyd \| dampness and vague decay, though you can feel, brushing round you in Floyd \| the air, the web of strong protections. The room does not seem to have Floyd \| been soaked, despite the water level in the well outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sloping passage leads back into the body of the well, to the Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a rounded stone in the back wall that looks loose. Floyd \| Floyd \| Pushed to one side is a heavy box. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd ] Deep Room 79/1182 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| You have so far scored 79 out of a possible 125, in 1182 turns, giving Floyd \| you the rank of full-fledged housebreaker. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "yay! I have to re-login"
		benzene says, "brb"
benzene goes home.		Jacqueline says, "ok"
benzene arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		benzene says, "back"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Sorry, we couldn't wait. We won while you were gone."
		Jacqueline says, "Just kidding. Wow, that was a fast re-login."
MTW goes home.		benzene says, "I was moving from one computer to another"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
		benzene says, "and they were both in front of me"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd ] Deep Room 79/1183 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Like the strong box that people take in their coaches for traveling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "I'm quite certain this will be unlocked!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Deep Room 79/1184 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the box, revealing an important paper and some gold coins. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "OMG it was unlocked."
		benzene says, "I'm shocked"
		Jacqueline says, "I am too."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's read the paper"
		benzene says, "but I guess we're already at the bottom of the well. didn't need more protection"
		pollux asks, "Have a plan for getting them back out?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take coins"
Floyd ] Deep Room 83/1185 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE COINS Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x them"
Floyd ] Deep Room 83/1186 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X THEM Floyd \| Floyd \| A nontrivial portable fortune, obviously packed up with exactly that Floyd \| in mind. The coins are brightly minted, but old. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "We will make many trips with coins in our pocketses."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take papers"
Floyd ] Deep Room 83/1186 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PAPERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take paper"
Floyd ] Deep Room 83/1187 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE PAPER Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "read it"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1188 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ IT Floyd \| Floyd \| The text is too long to read, but you get the sense of it quickly. It Floyd \| is an order from the King: the traitor the Baron D'Envers, otherwise Floyd \| the heir through primogeniture of the estate of the Count, is Floyd \| prevented from the enjoyment of that inheritance, though for unnamed Floyd \| reasons he is not to be executed. Floyd \| Floyd \| The text goes on to add that these matters are to be kept private, but Floyd \| that Marie is female heir effective to the Count's line, with all the Floyd \| rights and honors preserved, and that anyone she marries, regardless Floyd \| of background, will become rightful Count. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by two points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "have we heard about the baron before?"
		pollux says, "Yes."
		pollux says, "I don't remember where, but I recognise the name."
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember baron"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1188 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER BARON Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1189 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep Room Floyd \| A room like a coffin of rock: rock lines the floor, packed rocks vault Floyd \| the roof, in a shape little longer than a man's body, and just tall Floyd \| enough to accommodate you in sitting upright. There is an odor of Floyd \| dampness and vague decay, though you can feel, brushing round you in Floyd \| the air, the web of strong protections. The room does not seem to have Floyd \| been soaked, despite the water level in the well outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sloping passage leads back into the body of the well, to the Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a rounded stone in the back wall that looks loose. Floyd \| Floyd \| Pushed to one side is a heavy box. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "I think he may be our creditor?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stone"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1190 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| About as large as your head, but a bit broader and flatter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "good old Flatheads"
		Jacqueline says, "For a second I thought 'deep room' was an homage to Zork, but I think I must have been thinking of 'loud room'"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take stone"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1191 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Moving the rock reveals a strange mirror imbedded in the back wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1192 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| It is, or should be, a mirror, but it is surrounded by odd markings. A Floyd \| spot at the bottom of the frame seems worn by touch. At one point Floyd \| there is what would seem to be a maker's mark, an ornate letter C. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Awww I thought it was going to be the plug that refloods everything"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		Jacqueline asks, "Hopeful, were you?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "search mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1193 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| It is dark and clouded. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "so this is one of the magic mirrors in the book"
benzene \|"Some make it easier to form a link through the mirror than through Floyd \| open air, allowing the magician to reverse-link items that are Floyd \| otherwise too dissimilar to use."		Roger says, "Who is the dashingest of them all"
		DavidW says, "Curious George and the Man in the Dashing Hat"
		benzene says, "we might end up finding something that we can link but not reverse link"
		benzene says, "so I don't think we can do anything with this now. Or at least we don't know what to try."
		Roger says, "Maybe we should poke the pokey part"
		benzene says, "oh I missed that"
benzene says (to Floyd), "touch mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1194 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| You touch the frame of the mirror, but nothing happens. Perhaps the Floyd \| mirror has not been activated (in whatever way that would work.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I am going to repost that, because I found the other sort of difficult to read, and I think i'ts important."
		Jacqueline \| Some make it easier to form a link through the mirror than through open air, allowing the magician to reverse-link items that are otherwise too dissimilar to use.
		benzene says, "Thanks. I forgot the floyds would be there"
benzene says (to Floyd), "kiss mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1194 Floyd \| Floyd \| > KISS MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| You can only do that to something animate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Lies. I can kiss whatever I want"
		Roger says, "And the sheep is a liar"
		benzene asks, "maybe the other mirror is in the count's office or something?"
		Jacqueline says, "We've at least two rooms we've yet to enter."
		benzene says, "I say we give up on the mirror for now, since we don't know what we need to reverse-link anyway"
		benzene says, "let's turn the key that's in the door"
		benzene asks, "anyone opposed?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we tried linking the key to anything? Something that turns?"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Nope."
		pollux asks, "Have we seen anything "ornate"?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1195 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't crawl with your hands full. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put all in bag"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1196 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ALL IN BAG Floyd \| Floyd \| round stone: The bag on a string will accommodate only small items. Floyd \| important paper: The bag on a string can really only accomodate one Floyd \| object at a time. Floyd \| gold coins: The bag on a string can really only accomodate one object Floyd \| at a time. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "hmm"
		pollux says, "I'm sure they will be here when we get back."
		Roger says, "I have a crazy idea"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we no pockets?"
		benzene says, "yep"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "You do?"
		Roger says, "Maybe the box floats"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1197 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| Like the strong box that people take in their coaches for traveling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I would definitely do some saving first."
		benzene asks, "agreed. save then push south?"
		pollux says, "Well, we haven't actually accomplished anything down here. I'm not sure there's even a need to save."
		Roger exclaims, "But we got points!"
		Jacqueline says, "I meant before pushing the box. We've taken enough steps to get this far that I'd want to save."
pollux says (to Floyd), "put all in box"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1198 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ALL IN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| round stone: Done. Floyd \| important paper: That won't fit into the box, given what else is Floyd \| already there. Floyd \| gold coins: Those won't fit into the box, given what else is already Floyd \| there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take stone"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1199 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1200 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put all in box"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1201 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ALL IN BOX Floyd \| Floyd \| important paper: Done. Floyd \| gold coins: Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		Jacqueline asks, "strongbox?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "strongbox"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1201 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "push box south"
Floyd ] Deep Room 85/1202 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH BOX SOUTH Floyd \| Floyd \| Unlikely to help just at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "well there we go"
		pollux says, "If it's any consolation, I don't think we have any way to refill the well anymore, so it would still be down here."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		pollux says, "Hm, maybe we could fill the bottle from the drain."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Or from another bottle."
		benzene says, "a cup of water too"
		Roger says, "Or I could be wrong, of course"
		pollux says, "I recall the cup being empty."
		pollux says, "The last time, we filled the cup after saving."
		DavidW says, "I remember when I first played, I tried to refill the well with mead. Alas, the game wouldn't comply."
		benzene asks, "so anyway, shall we leave this stuff and head to the main hall?"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Deep in the Well 85/1203 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep in the Well Floyd \| You cling to the rope ladder, deep within the well. The sky has Floyd \| narrowed above you to a coin of pale blue. The damp stones brush Floyd \| against your body as you move, no doubt leaving stains on the elegance Floyd \| of your attire, but there is no longer time for such concerns. Floyd \| Floyd \| An opening in the north wall. You could crawl, if you chose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 85/1204 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see a cup (which is empty), a sack (in which are a slice of Floyd \| brie, On Vegetable Dyes, an old letter, some silver coins, Floyd \| some mechanical human dancers, a stone block, two corks, a rug, a Floyd \| yellow handkerchief, a butcher knife, a dark wooden box (which is Floyd \| closed), a sword, a green glass jar (which is empty), a red glass jar Floyd \| (which is empty), a navy cloak, some documents, a blue glass jar Floyd \| (which is empty), a round metal tin (which is empty), a small Floyd \| portrait, a jeweled pin, a snuffbox (in which is a quantity of snuff), Floyd \| a swordstick (which is empty), two keys (a silver key and an iron Floyd \| key), three books (Guide to Assorted Wines, The Lavori Floyd \| d'Aracne and The World Is Hollow (which is empty)), two Floyd \| recipe cylinders (a Tea Recipe and an Andouillettes Recipe), three Floyd \| bottles of wine (a blue bottle (which is empty), a blue bottle (which Floyd \| is empty) and a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed)), four Floyd \| pieces of silverware (a table knife, a fork, a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| and a spoon), eight food items (a wedge of brie, a goat cheese, a Floyd \| salers, some apples, a bay leaf, a sprig of parsley, a sprig of mint Floyd \| and a clove of garlic) and two metal dishes (a hinge-lidded teapot Floyd \| (which is closed) and a plate)) and a sticky mixture of mead, water, Floyd \| and onion dye here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "oh it is empty."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 85/1205 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen 85/1206 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 85/1207 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "On noes, a wall of text is blocking the house."
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Dining Room 85/1208 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1209 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. The wooden door is Floyd \| currently closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "don't be sad, brocade"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x key"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1209 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the ornate key, the silver key or the iron key? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ornate"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1210 Floyd \| Floyd \| > ORNATE Floyd \| Floyd \| It's not exactly easy to get a good look. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		benzene says, "I guess we just try linking it to stuff"
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate to table knilfe"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1210 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE TO TABLE KNILFE Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to link the ornate key to the Floyd \| table knife. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate to table knife"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1211 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE TO TABLE KNIFE Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate to fork"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1212 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE TO FORK Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate to corkscrew"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1213 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE TO CORKSCREW Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I think the sword hilt was described as ornate."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x sword"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1214 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| A slender and flexible blade, and more decorative than useful, though Floyd \| there have been a few occasions when it became helpful against Floyd \| brigands in the street. The design at the hilt is a bit ornate, but Floyd \| not unpleasantly so. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link ornate to sword"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1215 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK ORNATE TO SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the ornate key and the Floyd \| sword. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "good work"
		Jacqueline says, "nice"
benzene says (to Floyd), "twist sword"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1216 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TWIST SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You rotate the sword in mid-air, but it turns too smoothly, without Floyd \| friction: like a key being turned outside of a lock. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put sword in swordstick"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1217 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT SWORD IN SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sword) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the sword into the swordstick. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "turn it"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1218 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You rotate the sword in its sheath. There is a clicking noise from Floyd \| the gothic door as the ornate key also rotates in place. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "ooh good job"
		Jacqueline) benzene says, "don't be sullen, cuckoo clock."
		DavidW says, "hooray"
		benzene says (to Jacq), "Thought about saying it"
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Nicely done."
		pollux says, "This room is terribly depressed. Even the door is a goth."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "yay"
benzene says (to Floyd), "open gothic"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 85/1219 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN GOTHIC Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the gothic door. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 90/1220 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Let's get away from that sullen clock, yeah."
		benzene says, "woooo"
		Roger says, "Reduced to lurking about like mere servants"
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1221 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Chapel Floyd \| The old private chapel, octagonal-shaped, with tall windows of stained Floyd \| glass, casting a dazzling pattern of blue and green on the ground. Floyd \| Here the family used to hold its private worship services, keeping a Floyd \| form of the official religion that would no doubt have scandalized the Floyd \| parish curate. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a conspicuous rat-hole where the stone floor meets the wooden Floyd \| beams. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "sounds like virgin sacrifices were held here"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rat-hole"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1222 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RAT-HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| A dark concavity, lined with the gathered debris of past services; Floyd \| bits of paper curled into the shadows, and string, and gnawed grey Floyd \| cloth. Most notably, there are a gilded key, a wadded paper and a rat. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "touch rat"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1223 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH RAT Floyd \| Floyd \| Keep your hands to yourself! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take key"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1224 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilded key) Floyd \| The rat nips your fingers sharply, drawing blood. You squeeze the Floyd \| offended digits until the flow is staunched. "Bastard scion of Floyd \| Lucifer!" you yell at it. Floyd \| Floyd \| It stares back at you beadily. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "punch rat"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1225 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUNCH RAT Floyd \| Floyd \| A bare-handed attack is not likely to get you very far. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Does anything else have beady little eyes, or just rats?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill rat with sword"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1226 Floyd \| Floyd \| > KILL RAT WITH SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the sword) Floyd \| You draw the sword from its sheath. You stab. It dodges. The point of Floyd \| your sword buries itself into the wood and takes a moment to pull out Floyd \| again. Floyd \| Floyd \| With this kind of luck, it's going to take a lot of stabs before you Floyd \| get anywhere. Maybe you'd be better off with a subtler strategy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says (to Jacq), "Your mom"
		Jacqueline asks, "Cheese?"
		Roger says, "DEATH BEE"
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "Classy."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "OOOH"
		benzene says, "oooooh I want to try deathbee"
		Jacqueline hides.
		benzene says, "I'm going to try it."
		benzene says, "maybe save."
benzene says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
benzene says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1226 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 90/1227 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 90/1228 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd ] Dining Room 90/1229 Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
maga arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
benzene says (to Floyd), "link double to teapot"
Floyd ] Dining Room 90/1230 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK DOUBLE TO TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the double doors and the Floyd \| hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Library 90/1231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 90/1232 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 90/1233 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1234 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Chapel Floyd \| The old private chapel, octagonal-shaped, with tall windows of stained Floyd \| glass, casting a dazzling pattern of blue and green on the ground. Floyd \| Here the family used to hold its private worship services, keeping a Floyd \| form of the official religion that would no doubt have scandalized the Floyd \| parish curate. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a conspicuous rat-hole where the stone floor meets the wooden Floyd \| beams. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "put teapot in rat-hole"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1235 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEAPOT IN RAT-HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You block the rat hole with the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| Of course, the rat is still in there, and you don't fancy the idea of Floyd \| trying to starve it out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "is this going to work?"
		benzene says, "or should I just set it down in the room"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, the door you linked it to is closed, right?"
		pollux asks, "Maybe lure the rat out into the room?"
		pollux says, "(We have cheese.)"
		Jacqueline says, "Lure it with--yeah."
benzene says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1236 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You take the hinge-lidded teapot, freeing up the hole again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "but what kind of cheese?"
		Roger says, "I'm still inclined to think this is a link-to-openable puzzle"
		DavidW says, "You guys ate some of the cheese already, if I recall."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x wedge"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1237 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WEDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| Oozing and ripe, somehow. You would expect it to be thoroughly ruined Floyd \| by now -- this is not a cheese that should age -- but the Count's Floyd \| powers were diverse, and extended to careful protections of his Floyd \| possessions. Of the wedge, only a couple of pieces remain. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x salers"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1238 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SALERS Floyd \| Floyd \| An aged, creamy yellowish cheese with an uneven grey-brown rind. It Floyd \| has a sharp and distinctive flavor, though it does not fall under the Floyd \| category of stinky cheeses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Bert goes home.
Bert has disconnected.		benzene says, "so ideas? I guess we just saved"
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1238 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which do you mean, the slice of brie or the wedge of brie? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Especial cheese preservation skills is a pretty good superpower"
		benzene says, "oh that's right. we didn't eat anything"
		benzene says, "just cut it"
		Jacqueline says, "It's a French rat. Surely it wants brie."
benzene says (to Floyd), "slice"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1238 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLICE Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to slice the rat hole with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop slice of brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1239 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SLICE OF BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1240 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1241 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| Seeing the cheese lying tantalizingly out on the floor, the rat Floyd \| scurries out and takes it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene gets keyboard.		DavidW says, "bye bye cheese"
		Roger says, "Oh it's fine just a little rat-nibbled"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take key"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1242 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilded key) Floyd \| The rat runs along the wall to its home with unseemly haste. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rat nips your fingers sharply, drawing blood. You squeeze the Floyd \| offended digits until the flow is staunched. "Creature of Lucifer!" Floyd \| you yell at it. Floyd \| Floyd \| It stares back at you beadily. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the rat-hole, the rat eats a bit more of its dinner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "so that didn't work"
		benzene asks, "what's the plan?"
		pollux asks, "Why didn't you kill the rat while it was out?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1241 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Chapel Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Maybe the hole is blockable with the teapot; not sure how the timing works here"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "CREATURE OF LUCIFER!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "kill rat with sword"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1242 Floyd \| Floyd \| > KILL RAT WITH SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| You're closer this time, you can feel it -- the rat is out, exposed, Floyd \| and unprotected. You strike-- Floyd \|
pollux says (to Floyd), "put teapot in hole"
Floyd \| It dodges your attack adeptly. Speed and agility are on its side. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rat scurries back into its hole. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd ] Chapel 90/1243 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEAPOT IN HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| You block the rat hole with the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| Of course, the rat is still in there, and you don't fancy the idea of Floyd \| trying to starve it out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Block the hole while it's out?"
		benzene says, "let's restore"
		benzene says, "to get the cheese back. we didn't do anything"
benzene says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:		Roger says (to J), "That's what I'm thinking"
pollux says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1226 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "go ahead pollux"
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop slice of brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1227 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SLICE OF BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1228 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1229 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| Seeing the cheese lying tantalizingly out on the floor, the rat Floyd \| scurries out and takes it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put teapot in hole"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1230 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT TEAPOT IN HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Seeing you move, the rat scampers back into the rathole with unseemly Floyd \| haste. Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| You block the rat hole with the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| Of course, the rat is still in there, and you don't fancy the idea of Floyd \| trying to starve it out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Ok, I have another idea."
		benzene asks, "so do we have anything else we can trap the rat in?"
		benzene asks (of pollux), "oh?"
		pollux says, "What I was thinking before was to lure the rat out with the cheese, then death-bee it."
		benzene asks, "if we leave the rat alone, will it stay out with the cheese?"
		benzene says, "let's test that"
		pollux says, "No. It didn't the first time."
		benzene says, "we tried to get in the hole though"
		pollux says, "True."
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
pollux says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1226 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Let's get things set up..."
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1227 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You haven't got that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1228 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1229 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "we need to link it"
		benzene says, "and close the double doors, which I didn't do last time"
		pollux says, "We can open it and close it normally."
		pollux asks, "The bee doesn't kill us if we aren't holding the teapot, remember?"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take slice of brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1230 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SLICE OF BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "Oh. right."
		pollux asks, "Shall we go, then?"
		benzene asks, "but will it kill the rat then?"
		benzene says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "What happens if we walk in later? Will killing the rat have satiated its blood lust?"
		pollux says, "Let's find out."
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| Seeing the cheese lying tantalizingly out on the floor, the rat Floyd \| scurries out and takes it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1232 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Seeing you move, the rat scampers back into the rathole with unseemly Floyd \| haste. Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot, revealing a clockwork bee and some Floyd \| mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rat nibbles methodically at the slice of brie. It seems to be Floyd \| getting quite a bit of soft brie goo on its nose and whiskers. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bee hovers above the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Chapel Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Well, that didn't work."
		benzene asks, "can we poison the cheese?"
		pollux says, "I haven't seen anything that would do that."
		benzene says, "me neither..."
Bert goes home.
Bert has disconnected.		Roger says, "soak cheese in mead"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we block the rat hole, like with our books or something?"
		pollux says, "Not quickly enough to trap the rat."
benzene drops keyboard.		Roger says, "pour mead on cheese"
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		Jacqueline says, "We don't have the mead anymore, I don't think."
		Jacqueline says, "oh oh oh THAT mead"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry. Yeah."
		pollux says, "I'm not sure we can handle that mead without getting beed to death."
		Roger says, "what kind of crappy teapot is this"
		Jacqueline says, "Beeing is a new nouned verb, don't you know. Like 'photoshopping' or 'googling'"
benzene says (to Floyd), "pour mead on brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > POUR MEAD ON BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We need to restore first."
pollux says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
pollux says (to Floyd), "deathbee"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1226 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		maga says, "also the teapot isn't transparent"
		Jacqueline \| [band-name] Jacqueline says, "In case it hasn't already been mentioned: Death Bee"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1227 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1228 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "open it"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1229 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the hinge-lidded teapot, revealing a clockwork bee and some Floyd \| mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanical bee buzzes around the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Now you can get to the mead and we still have the slice of brie."
		pollux says, "(Could try putting the slice in the teapot.)"
		benzene says, "go ahead and drive"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take slice of brie"
Floyd ] Chapel 90/1230 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SLICE OF BRIE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| The mechanical bee briefly attempts a landing on the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put it in teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1231 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT IT IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the slice of brie into the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rat emerges from its hole and sniffs with interest around the Floyd \| outside of the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| The bee hovers above the mead. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rat makes the fatal judgement error of attempting to go after the Floyd \| cheese. This rouses the bee to anger; there is an agonized squeal, and Floyd \| then both bee and rat fall still, the one spent, the other dead. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooooo"
		Jacqueline says, "wooooo"
		benzene says, "good work"
		DavidW says, "Congrats!"
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bee"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1232 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| A life-sized golden bee, its wings made of planed gems. It is, Floyd \| unfortunately, equipped with an ingenious equivalent of a sting -- a Floyd \| tail endowed with blades that will cut into any sensitive thing it Floyd \| settles on. And these have been tipped with a vicious poison. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		maga says, "I hope you're happy, murderers"
pollux says (to Floyd), "take all from hole"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1233 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE ALL FROM HOLE Floyd \| Floyd \| gilded key: Removed. Floyd \| wadded paper: Removed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read wadded"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1234 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ WADDED Floyd \| Floyd \| ...can be used to view the other member of a strong link. Under Floyd \| most circumstances there is a word of some sort required to activate Floyd \| such viewing devices, which may be spoken to it or in its presence. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Next to this in handwriting: "(Our mirror from the workshop in the Rue Floyd \| des Arbres.)" Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to maga), "We are not the murderers. The DEATH BEE did the killing"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take bee"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1235 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE BEE Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take rat"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1236 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE RAT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene exclaims, "we have a rat now!"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, hooray"
benzene says (to Floyd), "take teapot"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1237 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "We also have the rest of the Lavori book."
pollux says (to Floyd), "read lavori"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1238 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ LAVORI Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking The Lavori d'Aracne) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the sword into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the subject of mirrors: Unusual and costly mirrors of special Floyd \| power exist which enhance the workings of the lavori d'Aracne; they Floyd \| may be recognized by their failure to reflect in the ordinary way. Floyd \| Some make it easier to form a link through the mirror than through Floyd \| open air, allowing the magician to reverse-link items that are Floyd \| otherwise too dissimilar to use. Likewise, such a mirror... Floyd \| Floyd \| But then, unfortunately, it breaks off, the page apparently having Floyd \| been chewed out and carried away by something or other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "want to go to the study first, though?"
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		pollux asks, "There was another room above the chapel, wasn't there?"
		benzene says, "oh yes. there first"
		pollux says, "Incidentally, it looks like the Rue des Arbres was mentioned in the old letter."
		pollux says, "It's near the end of the seventh transcript."
		pollux says, "(Am I driving, then?)"
		Roger says, "Tangent: Road of Trees (I think)"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x windows"
Floyd ] Chapel 95/1239 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOWS Floyd \| Floyd \| They form an odd, abstract pattern, unlike most stained glass windows Floyd \| you are acquainted with. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so it was made by couligne. maybe that's the word?"
		Jacqueline says, "back"
		pollux says, "Oh right, the C."
		pollux says, "That does seem likely."
		pollux says, "OK, well, if nobody objects I'm going to go check out that other room now."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		benzene says, "go ahead"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 95/1240 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1241 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| The worn and winding staircase is not so easy to climb, you find; it Floyd \| would be worse with a flickering candle in the dark. But still you Floyd \| manage... Floyd \| Floyd \| Bedchamber of the Count and Countess Floyd \| As a child, you were never allowed in here; it is the only part of the Floyd \| house that is completely unfamiliar to you, though some parts were Floyd \| better known than others. The room, like the chapel below it, is made Floyd \| of stone, unfaced; high windows, clear rather than stained glass, Floyd \| admit a pure light. It is also octagonal, and the ceiling ribs meet at Floyd \| a boss overhead, shaped like a coiled dragon. Floyd \| Floyd \| It does not have the bare appearance of most of the other rooms of the Floyd \| house. There is a full company of furniture -- a tall-backed ebony and Floyd \| ivory chair, poster bed, wardrobe, inlaid florentine table. A Floyd \| staircase of worn stone steps leads back down. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the inlaid table are a fanciful book and an unfinished letter. Floyd \| Floyd \| There is a trunk in the middle of the room, its lid thrown open and Floyd \| its contents beginning to spill out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search wardrobe"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1242 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH WARDROBE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see inside, since the wardrobe is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Uh oh it's the boss dragon"
pollux says (to Floyd), "read fanciful book"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1243 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ FANCIFUL BOOK Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the fanciful book) Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the gilded key into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be set in Italy and to involve a number of improbable Floyd \| situations. There is a daring heroine who gets herself into assorted Floyd \| scrapes, and also a mysterious (and magic-using!) hero who appears to Floyd \| let her out of them again (but then always irritatingly departs Floyd \| without a word). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read unfinished"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1244 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ UNFINISHED Floyd \| Floyd \| Dear Father, Floyd \| Floyd \| Things have gone badly since you last wrote. I refused the hand of Floyd \| D'Envers, as you recommended (though I cannot say that I had any Floyd \| desire to wed him in any case), and, if he were a gentleman, that Floyd \| would have been the end of the matter. But a few days later I caught Floyd \| one of the maids going through my personal things, and when I Floyd \| questioned her it came out that D'Envers had bribed her to see if he Floyd \| had a rival! I turned her off immediately, but things became worse. Floyd \| There are men of the D'Envers livery passing by the estate on various Floyd \| pretenses, and I am constantly watched. Floyd \| Floyd \| I moved my things into your room -- it seems safer. I have shut Floyd \| away some of the valuables. I am about to leave as well -- I will try Floyd \| to get to Pierre in Paris. He will know what to do. Floyd \| Floyd \| I wish you had left me some hint of what you were doing, what you Floyd \| intend... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Bert says, "Clearly Marie is not half the adventure game protagonist Pierre is."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x chair"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1245 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHAIR Floyd \| Floyd \| Made of ebony but fitted, at the top of the back, with faces made of Floyd \| ivory and inset into the heavy wood; and as for the upholstery, it is Floyd \| done in fine silver on black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x ved"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1245 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X VED Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bed"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1246 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BED Floyd \| Floyd \| An old, slightly battered frame, massive and sheltering, with posts Floyd \| like the masts of a ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1247 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN WARDROBE Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the wardrobe, revealing a selection of dresses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "search wardrobe"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1248 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH WARDROBE Floyd \| Floyd \| In the wardrobe is a selection of dresses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take them"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1248 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE THEM Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see "them" (the yellow hangings) at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take dresses"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1249 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE DRESSES Floyd \| Floyd \| No point in taking the entire armload of gowns. You'd only get them Floyd \| damaged, and you can hardly afford to replace them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "wear dresses"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1250 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR DRESSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the selection of dresses) Floyd \| No point in taking the entire armload of gowns. You'd only get them Floyd \| damaged, and you can hardly afford to replace them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1251 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the inlaid table) Floyd \| The top surface of the table is ornamented with inset stone in design; Floyd \| it looks Florentine. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x trunk"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1252 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TRUNK Floyd \| Floyd \| The sort of trunk that someone packs things into in preparation for a Floyd \| journey. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the trunk are a bracelet, an ivory silk gown and a pair of shoes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x bracelet"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1253 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRACELET Floyd \| Floyd \| A bracelet of onyx beads, threaded on silk and silver. It has a clasp Floyd \| that opens and closes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1254 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the wadded paper into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "wait, didn't we give her that bracelet?"
		benzene says, "that's sweet"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember bracelet"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1255 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER BRACELET Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| You remember buying it quite clearly, but have not seen it since you Floyd \| gave it to her. It is an odd trinket for a grown woman, especially one Floyd \| with so many other jewels at her disposal. Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x gown"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1256 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| An exquisite gown of ivory silk: its vast skirts are embroidered with Floyd \| an intricate colored pattern of birds and foliage, and the bodice is Floyd \| decorated with outsized bows. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1257 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the clockwork bee into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x shoes"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1258 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHOES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pair of shoes) Floyd \| Ivory dress shoes for a woman with delicate feet (Marie; the Countess Floyd \| had larger extremities). The heels are studded with diamond chips. Floyd \| They're worth a small fortune. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take them"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 95/1258 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE THEM Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see "them" (the yellow hangings) at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take shoes"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1259 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SHOES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pair of shoes) Floyd \| (putting the rat corpse into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by four points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I"m surprised Pierre didn't object to the rat corpse"
		Jacqueline says, "Good point"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, are we cross-dressing now, or what?"
benzene says (to Floyd), "wear gown"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1260 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR GOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| Even if your dignity would allow such a ludicrous gesture, you very Floyd \| much doubt that the gown would fit you. It looks about Marie's size. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
		Jacqueline's hopes: dahsed.
		Jacqueline's hopes: dashed, even.
pollux says (to Floyd), "wear shoes"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1261 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR SHOES Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pair of shoes) Floyd \| Mincing about in Marie's heeled shoes is not likely to help you much. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "...much."
		Jacqueline says, "A little, possibly."
		Bert says, "Just in morale."
		Jacqueline says, "It is better to look good than to feel good, or something."
pollux says (to Floyd), "wear bracelet"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1262 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR BRACELET Floyd \| Floyd \| You had better pray that none of your acquaintance sees you so Floyd \| attired. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "so shall we go to the study?"
		Roger says, "wait"
		Roger says, "I think maybe pushing the dresses out of the way, or maybe searching them"
		Roger says, "Also check out that dope dragon"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Good point."
pollux says (to Floyd), "search dresses"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1263 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH DRESSES Floyd \| Floyd \| There is nothing on the selection of dresses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x dragon"
Floyd ] Bedchamber of the Count and Countess 99/1264 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRAGON Floyd \| Floyd \| The boss is left over from an earlier, more primitive time, and have a Floyd \| certain fierceness in the carving of the dragon and claws. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "It's unfortunate the description of the chapel windows didn't re-mention the green and blue light, as the chapel description did."
		DavidW says, "oops, ilac"
		Roger says, "Okay I'm good now"
		pollux says, "I did suspect that the windows might have been an alternative way to solve the rug."
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 99/1265 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Chapel 99/1266 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Chapel Floyd \| The old private chapel, octagonal-shaped, with tall windows of stained Floyd \| glass, casting a dazzling pattern of blue and green on the ground. Floyd \| Here the family used to hold its private worship services, keeping a Floyd \| form of the official religion that would no doubt have scandalized the Floyd \| parish curate. Floyd \| Floyd \| There's a conspicuous rat-hole where the stone floor meets the wooden Floyd \| beams. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x rug"
Floyd ] Chapel 99/1267 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. The pattern is intricate and Floyd \| peculiar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop rug"
Floyd ] Chapel 99/1268 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP RUG Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rug) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| Dappled blue and green light plays over the rug. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd ] Chapel 99/1269 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| It's a deep, thick carpet, so comfortable that your mother would have Floyd \| been happy to have it for a bed. There is a peculiar pattern woven Floyd \| into the rug, made visible by the matching pattern of blue and green Floyd \| light. It looks somewhat like this: Floyd \| Floyd \| ..#...#...#..#...#..#####..####...#####.. Floyd \| ..#...#...#..#...#..#......#...#..#...... Floyd \| ..#...#...#..#####..####...####...####... Floyd \| ...#..#..#...#...#..#......#...#..#...... Floyd \| ...###.###...#...#..#####..#...#..#####.. Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| .....###.###....###...####...#..#####.... Floyd \| .....#..#..#...#...#..#...#..#..#........ Floyd \| ....#...#...#..#####..####...#..####..... Floyd \| ....#...#...#..#...#..#...#..#..#........ Floyd \| ....#...#...#..#...#..#...#..#..#####.... Floyd \| ......................................... Floyd \| ........#####..#####..#......#........... Floyd \| ........#......#......#......#........... Floyd \| ........####...####...#......#........... Floyd \| ........#......#......#......#........... Floyd \| ........#......#####..#####..#####....... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "neat"
		Jacqueline says, "Much nicer."
		Jacqueline says, "Though it was even more clever that you figured it out by combining them."
		benzene says, "can someone else drive us to the study? I"m paying atttention, but I'm eating"
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Narrow Corridor 99/1270 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Corridor Floyd \| The walls in this area are unfaced stone, without the plastering, Floyd \| scrollwork, and wallpaper of the main building. To the west is the Floyd \| family's private chapel, for their devotions when they did not feel Floyd \| like attending the parish church. Floyd \| Floyd \| A staircase of worn stone steps leads up to the area above the chapel. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the foyer is back to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 99/1271 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 99/1272 Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor		Roger says, "Whew good thing she fell on a nice cushy rug"
Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 99/1273 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door east is closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlock e"
Floyd ] Long Salon 99/1273 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK E Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to unlock east with? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "gold key"
Floyd ] Long Salon 99/1273 Floyd \| Floyd \| > GOLD KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "unlock east door with gilded key"
Floyd ] Long Salon 99/1274 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNLOCK EAST DOOR WITH GILDED KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the gilded key) Floyd \| You unlock the tall door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key"
Floyd ] Long Salon 99/1275 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilded key) Floyd \| A gilded key. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1276 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the tall door) Floyd \| You open the tall door. Floyd \| Floyd \| Count's Study Floyd \| A large room with windows that face south, and a fireplace along the Floyd \| east. The place is a mess. Other rooms have looked bare, but this Floyd \| one-- this room has been ransacked. Furniture has not simply been Floyd \| removed or disarranged, it has been thrown around, in some cases even Floyd \| chopped up. The handsome secretaire has been turned into splinters. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the doorway into the room that was once your bedroom. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open door leads back west into the corridor. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by five points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search furniture"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1276 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH FURNITURE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x windows"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1277 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOWS Floyd \| Floyd \| Windows framed in the old style, arched at the top with a little knot Floyd \| of carved flowerettes and ribbon-work. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the wreckage tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "remember wreckage"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1278 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER WRECKAGE Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| You sat on one of the chairs, legs dangling, while your father talked Floyd \| to the Count. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Whatever you like," the Count said. "We owe you everything... My Floyd \| daughter's life..." He spread his hand, and you felt awed that this Floyd \| man could owe your father anything. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then your father glanced at you sideways, turned the cap in his hands, Floyd \| and began: "My lord, we have many mouths at home." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger asks, "Did y'all figure out the fireplace brick?"
		pollux says, "Yes, a while ago."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x fireplace"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1279 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| A handsome fireplace with the family crest carved in stone on the Floyd \| mantel. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the fireplace are some remains of papers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "read remains"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1280 Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ REMAINS Floyd \| Floyd \| Not the sort of thing you can just read, even if they were intact. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger asks, "He asked for dental coverage?"
		Jacqueline says, "We're over two hours, but I also kind of feel like we're close."
		benzene asks, "anything else in this room before we go north?"
		Jacqueline says, "Probably not '10-14 minutes close', though."
		benzene says, "probably not"
		pollux says, "Yeah, let's pack up for now."
		benzene says, "so the to-do list: explore pierre's room, figure out the mirror, and get the stuff up from the well"
		benzene asks, "anything else?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1281 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a gilded key (which opens the tall door) Floyd \| a pair of shoes Floyd \| an ivory silk gown Floyd \| a bracelet (being worn) Floyd \| two books: Floyd \| a fanciful book Floyd \| The Lavori d'Aracne Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| a slice of brie Floyd \| some mead (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| a sack (which is open) Floyd \| a rat corpse Floyd \| a clockwork bee Floyd \| a wadded paper Floyd \| a sword Floyd \| an old letter Floyd \| some silver coins Floyd \| some mechanical human dancers Floyd \| a stone block Floyd \| two corks Floyd \| a yellow handkerchief (tied in a sopping knot) Floyd \| a butcher knife Floyd \| a dark wooden box (which is closed) Floyd \| a green glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a red glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a navy cloak Floyd \| some documents Floyd \| a blue glass jar (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a round metal tin (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a small portrait Floyd \| a jeweled pin Floyd \| a snuffbox (which is open) Floyd \| a quantity of snuff Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| two keys: Floyd \| a silver key (which opens the red door leading west) Floyd \| an iron key (which opens the russet door leading east) Floyd \| two recipe cylinders: Floyd \| a Tea Recipe Floyd \| an Andouillettes Recipe Floyd \| three bottles of wine: Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a blue bottle Floyd \| a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape (which is closed) Floyd \| four pieces of silverware: Floyd \| a table knife Floyd \| a fork Floyd \| a silver-plated corkscrew Floyd \| a spoon Floyd \| eight food items: Floyd \| a wedge of brie Floyd \| a goat cheese Floyd \| a salers Floyd \| some apples Floyd \| a bay leaf Floyd \| a sprig of parsley Floyd \| a sprig of mint Floyd \| a clove of garlic Floyd \| a plate Floyd \| three books: Floyd \| On Vegetable Dyes Floyd \| Guide to Assorted Wines Floyd \| The World Is Hollow (which is open but empty) Floyd \| a bag on a string (being worn and open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing white light) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1281 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| You have so far scored 104 out of a possible 125, in 1281 turns, Floyd \| giving you the rank of returned prodigal. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "So this'll be SF8?"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf8"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1281 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Could you all look and see if there's anything else I need to change/update in the notes?"
		pollux says, "I think we're good."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we'll get more chef action in Savoir-Faire Deux: Marie's Legacy"
		Roger says, "Savoir Fairer"

****** SESSION NINE **

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask savoir"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 0/1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The beautiful life is always damned, they say. As for you, you've Floyd \| overexpended yourself: fifteen years of prominence, champagne, Floyd \| carriage rides in the Tuileries, having your name whispered behind Floyd \| manicured hands, getting elegant ladies out of elegant fixes -- and Floyd \| you're in debt. Bound by oath and honor to a pack of Floyd \| scoundrels. Your father, old peasant that he was, could have warned Floyd \| you against their type. Floyd \| Floyd \| You'd hoped to find the Count at home; your original plan was to ask Floyd \| him for an advance on the money you expect to earn on your estate in a Floyd \| month or two. But according to the local population, the Count hasn't Floyd \| been home in months, and Marie, who was in residence until recently, Floyd \| has vanished as well. "No one around the big house now," says one of Floyd \| the peasant women tersely. "Even turned off the cook, they did." Floyd \| Floyd \| But you need the money at once; if you return to Paris without it, Floyd \| your creditors are unlikely to be forgiving. So you walked over the Floyd \| fields anyway, and got in through the gap in the kitchen garden wall. Floyd \| You will just have to find what you can. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Savoir-Faire Floyd \| An interactive search for loot. Copyright Emily Short 2002-4. Floyd \| Type HELP if you have not played this game before, even if you are Floyd \| familiar with IF. Floyd \| Release 8 / Serial number 040205 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10 Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| A tangle of climbing roses covers almost completely the wall and door Floyd \| of a shed to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sf8"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1281 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline \| Left to do:
		Jacqueline \| * Explore Pierre's Room
		Jacqueline \| * Figure out the mirror
		Jacqueline \| * Retrieve things from well
		Jacqueline says, "Notes, as ever, are at [LINK]"
benzene says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1282 Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Count's Study Floyd \| A large room with windows that face south, and a fireplace along the Floyd \| east. The place is a mess. Other rooms have looked bare, but this Floyd \| one-- this room has been ransacked. Furniture has not simply been Floyd \| removed or disarranged, it has been thrown around, in some cases even Floyd \| chopped up. The handsome secretaire has been turned into splinters. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the doorway into the room that was once your bedroom. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open door leads back west into the corridor. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1283 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Your Old Bedroom Floyd \| A large, bright, sunny room, which you still regard with affection. Floyd \| Floyd \| In your absence it has turned into a general sitting room. Gone is the Floyd \| table where you used to study -- it took you a long time to learn to Floyd \| read as well as Marie, but you did not care to be left behind by Floyd \| someone two years younger than yourself; also the wardrobe, which Floyd \| astonished when you found that it was to contain nothing but clothes Floyd \| for you. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the windowsill is a vase (in which are some dead roses). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x roses"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1284 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| Dried and disintegrating, though you can tell that they were once red. Floyd \| The petals are crumbling into a papery dust around them, however. Floyd \| Floyd \| Something about the dead roses tickles your recollection. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "remember"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1284 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to remember? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "remember roses"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1285 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMEMBER ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| "How does he treat you?" Your mother, standing outside in the field Floyd \| in her best dress because she refused to be brought inside the house. Floyd \| "Is he very strict? Does he beat you?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "No, of course not, Maman. It is just as though he were my own Papa." Floyd \| Floyd \| She frowned, looked away. "And I suppose you are learning all sorts of Floyd \| things," she said. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh, yes, much more than at home." Floyd \| Floyd \| She made a little gesture; then her mood changed. "But you must be Floyd \| missing the sweet bread I make at home, no? I'll bring you some in a Floyd \| basket." Floyd \| Floyd \| "No, Maman, the cooks make me anything I want." Floyd \| Floyd \| ... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Emily arrives, full of fun and funk.
benzene says (to Floyd), "x vase"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1286 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X VASE Floyd \| Floyd \| A tall vase of some kind of turned stone, ornamented somewhat on the Floyd \| outside but neatly cylindrical inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the vase are some dead roses. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1287 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting The Lavori d'Aracne into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Gosh, we were a clueless little kid."
		benzene asks, "Yeah I feel bad. How old were we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hopefully, like, six."
		benzene says, "Also, I'm guessing the roses are just another way to get into the shed"
		DavidW says, "Actually, no."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true. Some people said that-- oh."
		benzene asks (of David), "Are you talking to me?"
		Jacqueline says, "Still, some people I've spoken with thought getting into the shed was a relatively late-game deal."
		DavidW says, "The dried roses are too fragment-y to link to anything."
		benzene says, "Hmm okay"
benzene says (to Floyd), "eat roses"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1288 Floyd \| Floyd \| > EAT ROSES Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the dead roses) Floyd \| (putting the fanciful book into the sack to make room) Floyd \| They're plainly inedible. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1288 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WARDROBE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "They took that"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so they did."
		Jacqueline says, "Just reread."
		benzene says, "I think that's all that's here"
pollux says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1289 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Windows framed in the old style, arched at the top with a little knot Floyd \| of carved flowerettes and ribbon-work. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "look out window"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1289 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK OUT WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| I only understood you as far as wanting to look. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Well then."
benzene says (to Floyd), "search window"
Floyd ] Your Old Bedroom 104/1290 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Through the windows you can see the gardens -- first a wide patch of Floyd \| green, and then the flower plots delineated by hedges and topiary, and Floyd \| the scattered statues. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "shall we go to the well and try to figure out the mirror?"
		pollux says, "The vase is a stone cylinder; maybe it was supposed to be a hint for the well."
		pollux says, "Other than that, there isn't anything here."
		Jacqueline says (to b), "yeah"
		pollux says, "So yes, let's go to the well."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, breakfast. Watching, though."
benzene says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd ] Count's Study 104/1291 Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Count's Study Floyd \| A large room with windows that face south, and a fireplace along the Floyd \| east. The place is a mess. Other rooms have looked bare, but this Floyd \| one-- this room has been ransacked. Furniture has not simply been Floyd \| removed or disarranged, it has been thrown around, in some cases even Floyd \| chopped up. The handsome secretaire has been turned into splinters. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the doorway into the room that was once your bedroom. Floyd \| Floyd \| An open door leads back west into the corridor. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Long Salon 104/1292 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Salon Floyd \| A long empty room with shined wooden floors, perfect for sliding in Floyd \| stocking-feet. West is the top of the staircase, and rooms open to the Floyd \| north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| The door to the Count's study stands open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd ] Staircase, First Floor 104/1293 Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Staircase, First Floor Floyd \| The top of a broad curving stair: east is the long salon that goes the Floyd \| length of the house, downstairs are the foyer and the grand receiving Floyd \| rooms. Floyd \| Floyd \| North is the old conservatory. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 104/1294 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Entrance Hall Floyd \| Extremely spacious. It is its best with a half-dozen servants in Floyd \| livery. The floor is Italian marble. Floyd \| Floyd \| The main staircase ascends to the corridor on the second floor, and a Floyd \| smaller version leads down into the dim basement. Doors also open Floyd \| north and northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old gothic door framed in stone leads west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A sad heap of used yellow brocade huddles on the floor here. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall is one of those mechanical clocks that pop open on the Floyd \| hour, allowing the ingenious internal figures out to play. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Let's try to bring as much as we can with us, though."
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Entrance Hall 104/1295 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| The south door leads only out of the estate, where you are not ready Floyd \| to go. You can go only north, west, northeast, up or down. Floyd \| Floyd \| The cuckoo clock ticks sullenly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Library 104/1296 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Library Floyd \| Originally a salon for the receiving of guests; but in recent years Floyd \| the Count has become increasingly interested in his own projects, and Floyd \| has taken over the entire room for the storage of books. Bookshelves Floyd \| line the walls, reaching above your head, leaving exits only east and Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A clockwork model of the universe stands in one corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| On one wall is an enormous portrait of the Count's father, from the Floyd \| hand of Hyacinthe Rigaud. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Dining Room 104/1297 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Dining Room Floyd \| A grand room, for dining in style. The plastered ceiling is several Floyd \| times your height. The air now is cool and deep, the sunlight glancing Floyd \| through the windows and scattering from the chandelier, putting points Floyd \| of light at your feet, over the table, across the painted wallpaper Floyd \| and the handsome wood paneling. Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodworked columns frame the exits west and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| Heavy double doors open east to the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Corridor 104/1298 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Corridor Floyd \| A narrow corridor between the kitchen and the main house, which has a Floyd \| thick separate wall. The two buildings are only barely attached, to Floyd \| discourage fires. A small staircase leads down. Floyd \| Floyd \| Double doors give west onto the main house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen 104/1299 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| A long, cross-beamed room, originally washed with white, though smoke Floyd \| has tinged the walls above the massive fireplace in which roasts are Floyd \| prepared. In addition, there are thick high tables that run the length Floyd \| of the room. Floyd \| Floyd \| To the east is the kitchen garden through which you entered; west is Floyd \| the corridor that connects with the main house. To the north there is Floyd \| the little scullery, and upstairs is the attic where the servants Floyd \| sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the kitchen tables is a delicate contraption (which is empty). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1300 Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Garden Floyd \| West is the wall of the kitchen. Most of the space along the wall is Floyd \| planted with herbs -- bay, parsley, stalks of mint -- left of the open Floyd \| doorway. To its right is only a drainage ditch, catching the outflow Floyd \| of a pipe that comes through the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| In one corner of the plot is the well, drilled many deep feet; in Floyd \| another is the antique sundial. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can see a cup (which is empty) and a sticky mixture of mead, Floyd \| water, and onion dye here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "Bring lots down with us?"
		benzene says, "Oh, idea"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		benzene says, "can we link the small bag to the sack? maybe it'll be a holdall then"
		Jacqueline says, "wow"
pollux says (to Floyd), "link bag to sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1301 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK BAG TO SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they seem as though Floyd \| they will never go together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Good idea. I have doubts, but yes, try --"
		pollux says, "No. We cannot."
		benzene says, "blast"
		Jacqueline says, "Sadness."
		Jacqueline gives benzene a gold star anyway.
		benzene exclaims, "Yes!"
		Jacqueline says, "That would have been teh awesome."
		pollux says, "Still, we were able to wear the bag down, and I noticed we could wear the bracelet, so there might be more things we can wear."
pollux says (to Floyd), "take swordstick"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1302 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| (putting the ivory silk gown into the sack to make room) Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "wear swordstick"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1303 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't wear that! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "wait, why are we taking lots of things down?"
		pollux asks, "Because we might need them?"
		benzene says, "I think we just need to take up the things that are down there"
		DavidW says, "You may find it helpful to save at the top of the well, in case you need to refigure out the what-to-take bit."
		DavidW says (to benzene), "Genius idea, though."
		DavidW says, "(and I'm lagging badly. Sorry for the out-of-context comments.)"
		benzene says, "well yes. I suppose we can suit up now."
		pollux says, "A task for which we might need other things."
pollux says (to Floyd), "wear pin"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1304 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR PIN Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the jeweled pin) Floyd \| (putting the pair of shoes into the sack to make room) Floyd \| You slip the jewelled pin on. You close the jeweled pin. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "Do you see anything else we can wear (keeping in mind the shoes and dress, alas, didn't work?)"
benzene says (to Floyd), "wear rat corpse"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1305 Floyd \| Floyd \| > WEAR RAT CORPSE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the rat corpse) Floyd \| You can't wear that! Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I admit, I hadn't thought to try that. :P"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		benzene says, "Let's just save and go down"
		Jacqueline says, "I once made a puppet out of a dead rat."
		benzene says, "then we can figure out what we need"
		pollux says, "OK."
		benzene says (to Jacq), "wow"
		Jacqueline says, "I wore it on my hand. But I guess that doesn't count."
		Jacqueline says (to benzene), "It was in high school biology. We were bored."
pollux says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| %% Enter a save filename to write:		benzene says, "We put a starfish in a glove"
		benzene says, "fit perfectly"
		benzene says, "Like a glove*"
pollux says (to Floyd), "wellthatsitthen"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1305 Floyd \| Ok. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop sack"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1306 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "heh"
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1307 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a rat corpse (as far from yourself as possible) Floyd \| a jeweled pin (being worn) Floyd \| a swordstick Floyd \| some dead roses Floyd \| a vase Floyd \| a gilded key (which opens the tall door) Floyd \| a bracelet (being worn) Floyd \| a hinge-lidded teapot (which is open) Floyd \| a slice of brie Floyd \| some mead (which leaves some room in the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| a bag on a string (being worn and open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing white light) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "drop all"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1307 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP ALL Floyd \| Floyd \| There are none at all available! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put roses in teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1308 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT ROSES IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the dead roses into the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put rat in teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1309 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT RAT IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You put the rat corpse into the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "put key in teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1310 Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUT KEY IN TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the gilded key in the hinge-lidded teapot) Floyd \| You put the gilded key into the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "close teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1311 Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLOSE TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| You close the hinge-lidded teapot. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop teapot"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1312 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP TEAPOT Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sun burns off some of the mead, water, and onion dye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "drop vase and swordstick"
Floyd ] Kitchen Garden 104/1313 Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP VASE AND SWORDSTICK Floyd \| Floyd \| vase: Dropped. Floyd \| swordstick: Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ] Deep in the Well 104/1314 Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep in the Well Floyd \| You cling to the rope ladder, deep within the well. The sky has Floyd \| narrowed above you to a coin of pale blue. The damp stones brush Floyd \| against your body as you move, no doubt leaving stains on the elegance Floyd \| of your attire, but there is no longer time for such concerns. Floyd \| Floyd \| An opening in the north wall. You could crawl, if you chose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ] Deep Room 104/1315 Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You squirm your way through the close packing of stones, a tunnel not Floyd \| much wider than your body... Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep Room Floyd \| A room like a coffin of rock: rock lines the floor, packed rocks vault Floyd \| the roof, in a shape little longer than a man's body, and just tall Floyd \| enough to accommodate you in sitting upright. There is an odor of Floyd \| dampness and vague decay, though you can feel, brushing round you in Floyd \| the air, the web of strong protections. The room does not seem to have Floyd \| been soaked, despite the water level in the well outside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The sloping passage leads back into the body of the well, to the Floyd \| south. Floyd \| Floyd \| Pushed to one side is a heavy box. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can also see a round stone and a mirror here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 104/1316 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| It is, or should be, a mirror, but it is surrounded by odd markings. A Floyd \| spot at the bottom of the frame seems worn by touch. At one point Floyd \| there is what would seem to be a maker's mark, an ornate letter C. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux asks, "I don't recall, do we need to say the word BEFORE touching the spot, or after?"
		benzene says, "I"m finding the word"
		benzene says, "unless someone remembers it"
		pollux says, "The name of the guy? Couligne."
		pollux says, "I think."
benzene says (to Floyd), "say couligne"
Floyd ] Deep Room 107/1317 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SAY COULIGNE Floyd \| Floyd \| (to the mirror) Floyd \| When you speak the word, the mirror brightens somewhat, attentive to Floyd \| your intentions. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by three points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "before"
		pollux says, "Fair enough."
pollux says (to Floyd), "touch mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 107/1318 Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOUCH MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| The mirror brightens and clears. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make out the image of Marie, alone, in a room high in a tower. The Floyd \| place is bare, except for a cot, and the clothes she is wearing. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the wall of the room you can discern the painted emblem of the Floyd \| house of D'Envers. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie rubs at the handcuffs, shifting her hands. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x handcuffs"
Floyd ] Deep Room 107/1319 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HANDCUFFS Floyd \| Floyd \| (the handcuffs through the mirror) Floyd \| Ugly, thick metal that bind Marie's wrists. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie shifts uncomfortably from one position to another. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link handcuffs to pin"
Floyd ] Deep Room 107/1320 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HANDCUFFS TO PIN Floyd \| Floyd \| (the handcuffs through the mirror) Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just a little Floyd \| too different. Maybe if they looked more alike. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie shifts uncomfortably from one position to another. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "link handcuffs to bracelet"
Floyd ] Deep Room 107/1321 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK HANDCUFFS TO BRACELET Floyd \| Floyd \| (the handcuffs through the mirror) Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the handcuffs and the Floyd \| bracelet. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie shifts uncomfortably from one position to another. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "That makes more sense, surely."
		benzene says, "nice"
pollux says (to Floyd), "remove bracelet"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1322 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMOVE BRACELET Floyd \| Floyd \| You take off the bracelet. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie pokes at her hair hopelessly, perhaps trying to restore it to Floyd \| some semblance of order. Floyd \| Floyd \| The handcuffs fall open. Marie appears surprised, but not too Floyd \| surprised to react; she immediately pulls the handcuffs off fully and Floyd \| throws them on the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has just gone up by three points.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene says, "I forgot what we had."
benzene says (to Floyd), "x marie"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1323 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MARIE Floyd \| Floyd \| (Marie through the mirror) Floyd \| She seems bedraggled and dispirited. She is wearing a good dress, but Floyd \| it has been on her for a while, and is ruined by damp and dirt, and Floyd \| frayed at the hems. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sits down against the wall, with a disgusted expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x emblem"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1323 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X EMBLEM Floyd \| Floyd \| You can't see any such thing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x cot"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1324 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COT Floyd \| Floyd \| (the cot through the mirror) Floyd \| It looks mostly clean, at least, which is a mercy. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sits down against the wall, with a disgusted expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "x mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1325 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| It is, or should be, a mirror, but it is surrounded by odd markings. A Floyd \| spot at the bottom of the frame seems worn by touch. At one point Floyd \| there is what would seem to be a maker's mark, an ornate letter C. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie pokes at her hair hopelessly, perhaps trying to restore it to Floyd \| some semblance of order. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "search it"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1326 Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH IT Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected some handcuffs, a cot, Marie and a Floyd \| window. Around the edges you can make out other indications of Prison Floyd \| Room. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sits down against the wall, with a disgusted expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
pollux says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1327 Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| (the window through the mirror) Floyd \| The window seems to be glass, but with iron bars across it, ensuring Floyd \| against an easy escape even if the hypothetical escapee could reach Floyd \| it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sits down against the wall, with a disgusted expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I just want to see..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mirror"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1328 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN MIRROR Floyd \| Floyd \| In the mirror you see reflected some handcuffs, a cot, Marie and a Floyd \| window. Around the edges you can make out other indications of Prison Floyd \| Room. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie walks across the width of the room and stands looking up through Floyd \| the high window for a moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Okay, cool. I was surprised when that didn't work on that window earlier."
benzene says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1329 Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying: Floyd \| a jeweled pin (being worn) Floyd \| a bracelet Floyd \| a bag on a string (being worn and open) Floyd \| a celestial bauble (providing white light) Floyd \| a dashing hat (being worn) Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie pokes at her hair hopelessly, perhaps trying to restore it to Floyd \| some semblance of order. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		pollux says, "I tried to look out of the window. I was just wondering it if was implemented."
pollux says (to Floyd), "link pin to window"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1330 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK PIN TO WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Bending your will, you form the link between the jeweled pin and the Floyd \| window. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sits down against the wall, with a disgusted expression. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "open pin"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1331 Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN PIN Floyd \| Floyd \| You open the clasp. Naturally, the pin falls off. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie flinches as the window swings abruptly open, spraying bits of Floyd \| stone as it does so. You can't hear through the medium of the mirror, Floyd \| but you imagine that it must make a great deal of noise: Marie puts up Floyd \| her arms around her head as though to protect her ears and face. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then she takes them down again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1332 Floyd \| Floyd \| > Z Floyd \| Floyd \| Time passes. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie goes to where the cot is and pushes it under the window, Floyd \| obviously in preparation for climbing out. Floyd \| Floyd \| Just as she does so, however, the door behind her opens, and D'Envers Floyd \| walks in. He says something sharply, which you are unable to hear. She Floyd \| feels around on the bed; you see her hand close around something Floyd \| behind her, and your hopes rise -- but then you see it is only a Floyd \| pillow, roughly round in shape. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
benzene says (to Floyd), "link pillow to bauble"
Floyd ] Darkness 110/1333 Floyd \| Floyd \| > LINK PILLOW TO BAUBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pillow through the mirror) Floyd \| (first unlinking the celestial bauble) Floyd \| You succeed in unlinking the celestial bauble from the sunlight. Floyd \| You valiantly try to link the two objects, but they are just too Floyd \| dissimilar. Floyd \| Floyd \| The conversation in the mirror seems to be growing more heated. Floyd \| Marie's fingers tighten on the pillow, which, unfortunately, does not Floyd \| look likely to protect her against a beating from D'Envers. Floyd \| Floyd \| As for her captor, his breathing has gotten faster and there is a red Floyd \| flush in his face, which is probably the prelude to violence. Floyd \| Floyd \| It is now pitch dark in here! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys.		pollux says, "I was thinking the round stone."
pollux says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1332 Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Deep Room Floyd \| [Previous turn undone.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		benzene asks, "oh is that down here?"
		pollux asks, "Except, I was about to ask, do you think we should reverse link? We want to "merge their properties", right?"
		benzene says, "That's what I was about to ask too"
		pollux says, "One way to find out."
pollux says (to Floyd), "reverse link pillow to stone"
Floyd ] Deep Room 110/1332 Floyd \| Floyd \| > REVERSE LINK PILLOW TO STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| (the pillow through the mirror) Floyd \| Bending your will and all your attention, you manage to make a Floyd \| reverse-link between the pillow and the round stone, feeling their Floyd \| properties begin to merge together. Floyd \| Floyd \| D'Envers strides towards Marie, and she swings the pillow in his face; Floyd \| it hits so hard that his head snaps back and his nose streams blood. Floyd \| He falls without even crying out. Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie stands over him for a moment, startled. She leans forward and Floyd \| touches D'Envers' wrist, and then stands up and kicks him hard in the Floyd \| ribs. Floyd \| Floyd \| Only then does she climb out the window... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [MORE]
benzene pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd ] Deep Room 118/1333 Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Ten days later Floyd \| Your townhouse in Paris Floyd \| Floyd \| Marie sips from the cup of coffee in her hand. "I still do not Floyd \| understand," she says, "why you were at the estate in the first Floyd \| place." Floyd \| Floyd \| You shrug. "I had-- certain obligations." Her eyes meet yours, and Floyd \| she waits. "Gambling debts," you elaborate. "I was hoping your father Floyd \| would advance--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I did not know you gambled." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Under ordinary circumstances, I do not. I was-- led into it, in a Floyd \| way, by an acquaintance, and found myself indebted through him to the Floyd \| Baron D'Envers. He became quite unpleasant about the matter." You Floyd \| examine your fingernails. "In the event, it seems that I am absolved Floyd \| of these debts. I doubt his heir will press them." Floyd \| Floyd \| She nods. You consider whether to tell her the rest of what you Floyd \| learned. But she speaks first, frowning into her cup. "I should tell Floyd \| you, Pierre, it might not be a coincidence, your trouble with Floyd \| D'Envers." She bites her lower lip. "You see, he was pressing me to Floyd \| marry him, and he might have had the impression-- that is to say, he Floyd \| might have thought--" Floyd \| Floyd \| You raise your right eyebrow. "If you used me as an excuse, Marie, do Floyd \| not worry about it," you say, with great generosity. "I have been the Floyd \| subject of more embarrassing rumors." Floyd \| Floyd \| She opens her mouth again, and you smile... Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| * You have won * Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 118 out of a possible 125, in 1333 turns, Floyd \| giving you the rank of returned prodigal. Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING things to do or QUIT? Floyd \| >		benzene says, "wooo"
pollux says (to Floyd), "full"
Floyd ] Deep Room 118/1333 Floyd \| Floyd \| > FULL Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| In that game you scored 118 out of a possible 125, in 1333 turns, Floyd \| giving you the rank of returned prodigal. Floyd \| Floyd \| The score was made up as follows: Floyd \| Floyd \| 2 forging your first link Floyd \| 1 making the dancers dance Floyd \| 5 eradicating a rat Floyd \| 2 redecorating the foyer Floyd \| 3 having an interesting dream Floyd \| 5 forging your first reverse-link Floyd \| 4 turning on the universe Floyd \| 5 catching the clockwork bee Floyd \| 4 success in a culinary venture Floyd \| 3 finally getting over your hunger Floyd \| 5 floating the tea recipe Floyd \| 3 getting rid of a tangle of roses Floyd \| 2 snooping in the Count's papers Floyd \| 2 snooping in the King's papers Floyd \| 3 activating the magic mirror Floyd \| 3 operating at a distance Floyd \| 8 rescuing Marie from a sticky situation Floyd \| 28 collecting items of some value Floyd \| 30 visiting various places Floyd \| Floyd \| 118 total (out of 125) Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING things to do or QUIT? Floyd \| >		benzene says, "lousy points"
		Jacqueline says, "woohoo indeed"
benzene says (to Floyd), "amusing"
Floyd ] Deep Room 118/1333 Floyd \| Floyd \| > AMUSING Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Have you tried... Floyd \| Floyd \| -- smelling the dust? Floyd \| -- examining Marie's household papers several times? (several Floyd \| different items) Floyd \| -- reverse-linking the recipe cylinders, then using them? Floyd \| -- playing other dances on the piano ("tango," "waltz," Floyd \| "charleston," etc.)? Floyd \| -- >TAKE SNUFF twice in rapid succession? Floyd \| -- >XYZZY? Floyd \| -- climbing the bar on the well? Floyd \| -- swinging from the chandelier? Floyd \| -- making mint, parsley, or bay tea? Floyd \| -- mixing various drinkable liquids and then tasting them? Floyd \| -- linking the onion to the bauble and then chopping the onion? Floyd \| -- linking the onion to the bauble and then smashing the bauble? Floyd \| -- eating your hallucination? Floyd \| -- eating the books? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Have you succeeded in... Floyd \| Floyd \| -- removing corks without the corkscrew? Floyd \| -- catching the bee without mead? Floyd \| -- using the clock as an aid in killing the rat? Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| The first non-beta players to finish the game (to the best of my Floyd \| knowledge) were Storme Winfield and Sam Kabo Ashwell, at 3:16 PM EDT, Floyd \| 4/19/02. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, give the FULL score Floyd \| for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING things to do or QUIT? Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We should have used one more turn so it could have been 1334 turns."
		benzene asks, "I wonder how else we would have caught the bee?"
		benzene says, "also what points we missed"
		Jacqueline says, "I can rest not knowing these things, but leave it up to you if you'd like to continue to poke around. I can leave the transcript running."
		DavidW says, "I don't know an alternate way of catching the bee. I always used the mead."
Lionheart arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		DavidW says, "Incidentally, the stone vase was supposed to be used to empty the well. We were surprised to see you guys empty it with something else."
		benzene says, "I'm also fine not knowing"
		benzene says, "fine enough to not go back and try"
		pollux says, "I'm not, but I can take care of that on my own time."