ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire Copyright (c) 1981, 1982, 1983 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved. ZORK is a registered trademark of Infocom, Inc. Revision 88 / Serial number 840726 West of House You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. >north North of House You are facing the north side of a white house. There is no door here, and all the windows are boarded up. To the north a narrow path winds through the trees. >north Forest Path This is a path winding through a dimly lit forest. The path heads north- south here. One particularly large tree with some low branches stands at the edge of the path. You hear in the distance the chirping of a song bird. >climb tree Up a Tree You are about 10 feet above the ground nestled among some large branches. The nearest branch above you is above your reach. Beside you on the branch is a small bird's nest. In the bird's nest is a large egg encrusted with precious jewels, apparently scavenged by a childless songbird. The egg is covered with fine gold inlay, and ornamented in lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. Unlike most eggs, this one is hinged and closed with a delicate looking clasp. The egg appears extremely fragile. >take egg Taken. >down Forest Path >south North of House >east Behind House You are behind the white house. A path leads into the forest to the east. In one corner of the house there is a small window which is slightly ajar. >open window With great effort, you open the window far enough to allow entry. >enter window Kitchen You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open. On the table is an elongated brown sack, smelling of hot peppers. A bottle is sitting on the table. The glass bottle contains: A quantity of water >west Living Room You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east, a wooden door with strange gothic lettering to the west, which appears to be nailed shut, a trophy case, and a large oriental rug in the center of the room. Above the trophy case hangs an elvish sword of great antiquity. A battery-powered brass lantern is on the trophy case. >take lantern Taken. >take sword Taken. >move rug With a great effort, the rug is moved to one side of the room, revealing the dusty cover of a closed trap door. >open trap door The door reluctantly opens to reveal a rickety staircase descending into darkness. >down You have moved into a dark place. The trap door crashes shut, and you hear someone barring it. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow. >light lantern The brass lantern is now on. Cellar You are in a dark and damp cellar with a narrow passageway leading north, and a crawlway to the south. On the west is the bottom of a steep metal ramp which is unclimbable. >south East of Chasm You are on the east edge of a chasm, the bottom of which cannot be seen. A narrow passage goes north, and the path you are on continues to the east. Your sword is no longer glowing. >east Gallery This is an art gallery. Most of the paintings have been stolen by vandals with exceptional taste. The vandals left through either the north or west exits. Fortunately, there is still one chance for you to be a vandal, for on the far wall is a painting of unparalleled beauty. >take painting Taken. >west East of Chasm >west You can't go that way. >north Cellar Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow. >north The Troll Room This is a small room with passages to the east and south and a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls. A nasty-looking troll, brandishing a bloody axe, blocks all passages out of the room. Your sword has begun to glow very brightly. >attack troll with sword A good slash, but it misses the troll by a mile. The axe crashes against the rock, throwing sparks! >attack troll with sword The fatal blow strikes the troll square in the heart: He dies. Almost as soon as the troll breathes his last breath, a cloud of sinister black fog envelops him, and when the fog lifts, the carcass has disappeared. Your sword is no longer glowing. >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east The Troll Room There is a bloody axe here. >east East-West Passage This is a narrow east-west passageway. There is a narrow stairway leading down at the north end of the room. >east Round Room This is a circular stone room with passages in all directions. Several of them have unfortunately been blocked by cave-ins. >west East-West Passage >You are in the EastWest Passage There is a narrow stairway leading down at the n I don't know the word "you". >north Chasm A chasm runs southwest to northeast and the path follows it. You are on the south side of the chasm, where a crack opens into a passage. >northeast Reservoir South You are in a long room on the south shore of a large lake, far too deep and wide for crossing. There is a path along the stream to the east or west, a steep pathway climbing southwest along the edge of a chasm, and a path leading into a canyon to the southeast. >east Dam You are standing on the top of the Flood Control Dam #3, which was quite a tourist attraction in times far distant. There are paths to the north, south, and west, and a scramble down. The sluice gates on the dam are closed. Behind the dam, there can be seen a wide reservoir. Water is pouring over the top of the now abandoned dam. There is a control panel here, on which a large metal bolt is mounted. Directly above the bolt is a small green plastic bubble. >north Dam Lobby This room appears to have been the waiting room for groups touring the dam. There are open doorways here to the north and east marked "Private", and there is a path leading south over the top of the dam. Some guidebooks entitled "Flood Control Dam #3" are on the reception desk. There is a matchbook whose cover says "Visit Beautiful FCD#3" here. >take matchbook Taken. >north Maintenance Room This is what appears to have been the maintenance room for Flood Control Dam #3. Apparently, this room has been ransacked recently, for most of the valuable equipment is gone. On the wall in front of you is a group of buttons colored blue, yellow, brown, and red. There are doorways to the west and south. There is a group of tool chests here. There is a wrench here. There is an object which looks like a tube of toothpaste here. There is a screwdriver here. >take wrench and screwdriver wrench: Taken. screwdriver: Taken. >push yellow button Click. >south Dam Lobby Some guidebooks entitled "Flood Control Dam #3" are on the reception desk. >south Dam You are standing on the top of the Flood Control Dam #3, which was quite a tourist attraction in times far distant. There are paths to the north, south, and west, and a scramble down. The sluice gates on the dam are closed. Behind the dam, there can be seen a wide reservoir. Water is pouring over the top of the now abandoned dam. There is a control panel here, on which a large metal bolt is mounted. Directly above the bolt is a small green plastic bubble which is glowing serenely. >turn bolt with wrench The sluice gates open and water pours through the dam. >drop wrench Dropped. >west Reservoir South You are in a long room. To the north is a large lake, too deep to cross. You notice, however, that the water level appears to be dropping at a rapid rate. Before long, it might be possible to cross to the other side from here. There is a path along the stream to the east or west, a steep pathway climbing southwest along the edge of a chasm, and a path leading into a canyon to the southeast. >wait Time passes... >wait Time passes... The water level is now quite low here and you could easily cross over to the other side. >north Reservoir You are on what used to be a large lake, 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 Your load is too heavy. >inventory You are carrying: A screwdriver A matchbook A painting A sword A brass lantern (providing light) A jewel-encrusted egg >drop painting Dropped. >take trunk Your load is too heavy. >drop egg Dropped. >take trunk Taken. >south Reservoir South >west Stream View You are standing on a path beside a gently flowing stream. The path follows the stream, which flows from west to east. >west The stream emerges from a spot too small for you to enter. >east Reservoir South >sw Chasm >southwest East-West Passage >west The Troll Room >east East-West Passage >west The Troll Room >south Cellar >up The trap door is closed. >open trap door The door is locked from above. >north The Troll Room >east East-West Passage >north Chasm >southwest East-West Passage >east Round Room >east Loud Room This is a large room with a ceiling which cannot be detected from the ground. There is a narrow passage from east to west and a stone stairway leading upward. The room is deafeningly loud with an undetermined rushing sound. The sound seems to reverberate from all of the walls, making it difficult even to think. On the ground is a large platinum bar. >echo The acoustics of the room change subtly. Loud Room On the ground is a large platinum bar. >take bar Your load is too heavy. >drop trunk Dropped. >take bar Taken. >up Deep Canyon You are on the south edge of a deep canyon. Passages lead off to the east, northwest and southwest. A stairway leads down. You can hear the sound of flowing water from below. >northwest Reservoir South >south You can't go that way. >northwest You can't go that way. >sw Chasm >EastWest Passage I don't know the word "eastwest". >southwest East-West Passage >east Round Room >west East-West Passage >west then west then north then west then south then west then up then east The Troll Room Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. You can't go that way. >east Dead End You have come to a dead end in the maze. >west You can't go that way. >north You can't go that way. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >south You can't go that way. >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >drop bar Dropped. >west You can't go that way. >north You can't go that way. >east Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east Dead End You have come to a dead end in the maze. A "lean and hungry" gentleman just wandered through, carrying a large bag. Finding nothing of value, he left disgruntled. >west You can't go that way. >north You can't go that way. >up You can't go that way. >look Dead End You have come to a dead end in the maze. >examine walls There's nothing special about the surrounding wall. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east Dead End You have come to a dead end in the maze. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >northwest You can't go that way. >south You can't go that way. >southeast You can't go that way. >save Ok. >restore Ok. >look Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >drop matchbook Dropped. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >northwest You can't go that way. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. On the ground is a large platinum bar. >take bar Taken. >north You can't go that way. >east Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >drop bar Dropped. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. On the ground is a large platinum bar. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east The Troll Room >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. On the ground is a large platinum bar. >take bar Taken. >south Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. There is a matchbook whose cover says "Visit Beautiful FCD#3" here. >take matchbook Taken. >south You can't go that way. >north Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east The Troll Room >east East-West Passage >north Chasm >northeast Reservoir South >southwest Chasm >southeast You can't go that way. >enter crack You can't fit through the crack. >sw East-West Passage >down Chasm >east You can't go that way. >look Chasm A chasm runs southwest to northeast and the path follows it. You are on the south side of the chasm, where a crack opens into a passage. >sw East-West Passage >east Round Room >west then west then south then up East-West Passage The Troll Room Cellar The trap door is closed. >south East of Chasm >south You can't go that way. >east Gallery >west East of Chasm >north Cellar >temple Nothing happens. >north The Troll Room >east East-West Passage >west The Troll Room >chop trap door with sword I don't know the word "chop". >east East-West Passage >east Round Room >south Narrow Passage This is a long and narrow corridor where a long north-south passageway briefly narrows even further. >south Mirror Room You are in a large square room with tall ceilings. On the south wall is an enormous mirror which fills the entire wall. There are exits on the other three sides of the room. >touch mirror There is a rumble from deep within the earth and the room shakes. >touch mirror again You used the word "again" in a way that I don't understand. >examine mirror There is an ugly person staring back at you. >west Twisting Passage This is a winding passage. It seems that there are only exits on the east and north. >north Mirror Room You are in a large square room with tall ceilings. On the south wall is an enormous mirror which fills the entire wall. There are exits on the other three sides of the room. >south You can't go that way. >east Cave This is a tiny cave with entrances west and north, and a staircase leading down. >down Atlantis Room This is an ancient room, long under water. There is an exit to the south and a staircase leading up. On the shore lies Poseidon's own crystal trident. >take trident Taken. >south Reservoir North You are in a large cavernous room, the south of which was formerly a lake. However, with the water level lowered, there is merely a wide stream running through there. There is a slimy stairway leaving the room to the north. There is a hand-held air pump here. >take pump Your load is too heavy. >drop trunk You don't have that! >inventory You are carrying: A crystal trident A matchbook A platinum bar A screwdriver A sword A brass lantern (providing light) >drop bar Dropped. >take pump Taken. >south Reservoir >south Reservoir South >southwest Chasm >sw East-West Passage >west The Troll Room >down You can't go that way. >west Maze This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. >east The Troll Room >east East-West Passage >east Round Room >