>turn on lamp
>down
Cellar
>east
Troll Room
>north
East-West Passage
>east
Round Room
>east
Grail Room
>east
Narrow Crawlway
>south
[Tiny Cave] This is a tiny cave with entrances west and north, and a dark, forbidding staircase leading down.
>down
[Entrance to Hades] You are outside a large gateway, on which is inscribed:
"Abandon every hope, all ye who enter here."
The gate is open. Through it you can see a desolation, with a pile of mangled corpses in one corner. Thousands of voices, lamenting some hideous fate, can be heard. The way through the gate is barred by evil spirits, who jeer at your attempts to pass.
Fun place. Are you sure you want to get in there? Very well. Consider the phrase "bell, book, and candle," which refers to a method of excommunication in the Catholic Church for one who had committed a particularly grievous sin. The bishop would ring a bell to evoke a death toll, close a holy book to symbolize the ex-communicant's separation from the church, and snuff out a candle or candles, knocking them to the floor to represent the target's soul being extinguished and removed from the light of God.
Trying that order (bell, book, candle) and that process (ring, close, extinguish) isn't possible, as the book cannot be closed. Fortunately there aren't too many options...the bell must be rung and the book must be read. Since we are not excommunicating anyone, but rather removing evil spirits, we want to light the candles. Just to make it harder to figure out, the candles must be out when starting the process. To frustrate you further, the order is bell, candle and book. Didn't these Zorkers ever watch "Bell, Book and Candle" with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak? Sheesh. Finally, you must have all three in your hands to make it work. Okay, let's get started.
>ring bell
Ding, dong.
The bell suddenly becomes red hot and falls to the ground. The wraiths, as if paralyzed, stop their jeering and slowly turn to face you. On their ashen faces, the expression of a long-forgotten terror takes shape.
Great...a red-hot bell. Interestingly enough, in other versions you either waited ten turns for it to cool or you poured water on it. In this one, you just pick it up.
>take bell
Taken.
>light match
One of the matches starts to burn.
>light candles with match
The candles are lit. The flames flicker wildly and appear to dance. The earth beneath your feet trembles, and your legs nearly buckle beneath you. The spirits cower at your unearthly power. The match has gone out.
Two down, one to go.
>read book
Each word of the prayer reverberates through the hall in a deafening confusion. As the last word fades, a voice, loud and commanding, speaks: "Begone, fiends!" A heart-stopping scream fills the cavern, and the spirits, sensing a greater power, flee through the walls.
Suh-weet! You 1, evil spirits 0.
>drop candles
>take candles
>east
[Land of the Living Dead] You have entered the Land of the Living Dead, a large desolate room. Although it is apparently uninhabited, you can hear the sounds of thousands of lost souls weeping and moaning. In the east corner are stacked the remains of dozens of previous adventurers who were less fortunate than yourself. To the east is an ornate passage, apparently recently constructed. A passage exits to the west.
>east
[Tomb of the Unknown Implementer] This is the Tomb of the Unknown Implementer. A hollow voice says, "That's not a bug, it's a feature!" In the north wall of the room is the Crypt of the Implementers. It is made of the finest marble and is apparently large enough for four headless corpses. The crypt is closed. Above the entrance is the cryptic inscription: "Feel Free".
To the south is a small opening, apparently of recent origin. There are four heads here, mounted securely on poles. There is a large pile of empty Coke bottles here, evidently produced by the implementers during their long struggle to win totally. There is a gigantic pile of line-printer output here. Although the paper once contained useful information, almost nothing can be distinguished now.
Interesting. The Coke bottles are useless, as they can’t be filled with liquid. They can be broken, but were apparently made of magic glass and disappear immediately. The output is also useless, as it weighs a lot which makes it impractical to carry around. Trying anything at this point will result in the message "Although the implementers are dead, they foresaw that some cretin would tamper with their remains. Therefore, they took steps to punish such actions. Unfortunately, we've run out of poles. Therefore, in punishment for your most grievous sin, we shall deprive you of all your valuables, and of your life." We'll revisit this place, but for now we have other treasures to find.
>west
Land of the Living Dead
>west
Entrance to Hades
>up
Tiny Cave
>west
Mirror Room
The Reservoir will be drained by now, so let's ride the magic mirror transport and head over there.
>touch mirror
There is a rumble from deep within the earth, and the room shakes.
>east
Cave
>down
Atlantis Room
>se
Reservoir North
>south
[Reservoir] You are on what used to be a large reservoir, but which is now a large mud pile. There are "shores" to the north and south. Lying half buried in the mud is an old trunk, bulging with jewels.
>take trunk
Taken.
>north
Reservoir North
>north
Atlantis Room
>up
Cave
>north
Mirror Room
>west
Cold Passage
>west
Slide Room
Whhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeee!
>down
Cellar
>up
>turn off lamp
The lamp is off now.
>put trunk in case
Done.
>drop all but lamp
>save
Saved.
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