GETTING BROCCOLI TROPICAL ISLAND BEACH Palm trees are swaying in the light of the moon and the twinkling stars. You see Clark Kent here. He's sitting on a coconut, looking forlorn. He looks at your Superman costume with longing. The ocean lies to the east, and a shadowy path leads west through lush vegetation. >fly You stretch your arms in front of you and push off the ground. You're flying, just like Superman! You fly over the ocean, headed back the way you came. After a while stars fade and the sun begins to rise in the east. You continue flying until you return to the beach where you left the phone booth. BEACH >swim You enter the water. You feel something brush against your foot, but since you are wearing a Superman costume it doesn't hurt you. After a while you get out of the water and find yourself back on the beach. BEACH >take off costume You take off the Superman costume. >take off shoes You take off the white tap shoes. >take off sock You take off the short white sock. >take off sock You take off the short white sock. >swim You enter the water. You feel something stinging your foot. Quickly you return to the beach, and you manage to shake free the jellyfish that had been clinging to your foot. BEACH You see a jellyfish here. Your foot stings painfully. >piss on it You piss on the jellyfish, and it starts swearing at you in Portuguese. Your headphones translate this as: "Curses upon you and the phone booth that you rode in on, you worthless piece of beach litter no better than a broccoli-stealing ferret! May you be flung beyond the clouds and find yourself pelted by airborne alien food additives! May your finest gifts be consumed by an erupting volcano and end up as fertilizer!" Your headphones inform you that this is a traditional Portuguese man-of-war profanity not necessarily meant to be taken literally. After you finish pissing on the jellyfish you decide to piss on your foot as well. This helps to relieve the sting. Then you rinse your foot in the ocean. Your foot feels much better now. A wave washes over the jellyfish and takes it back into the ocean. >wear shoes You put on the white tap shoes. >e PHONE BOOTH, at the beach You notice that the Superman costume has disappeared. You hear the computerized voice tell you (somewhat faintly since the receiver is hanging down on its cord) ... Press "1" to be enlightened. Press "3" to be cleansed. Press "6" to be inspired. Press "9" to be returned. If you do not have access to a touch tone phone, please remain on the line and an operator will assist you. >press "9" You pick up the receiver. You press "9". You hear the sound of a motor grinding, the door slams closed, and the phone booth suddenly rises upwards very quickly, flying high into the air. The telephone voice tells you, "Estimated travel time for this 950 mile trip is nineteen minutes, using accelerated travel speed." The phone booth flies east. After about nineteen minutes of flying it drops down through an opening Martin's roof and comes to an abrupt halt in the pantry. The phone booth door opens. PHONE BOOTH, in the pantry You see the kitchen to the east. You see Agador-Spartacus in the kitchen. He's lying down. >e You drop the receiver. KITCHEN You see an envelope, a large stack of catalogs, a phone bill, a gold key, "The Bedtime Story Book", "The Boy Who Had No Words", a yellow feather, a small phone book, a short blue sock, a long black sock, a handwritten note, a bath robe, a pair of brown shoes, a short brown sock, a short black sock, some ballet slippers, a fake can of spam, a white pawn, a mug of black coffee, a plucked daisy, and a plucked tulip here. Agador-Spartacus is lying down here. >drop sock The short white sock is now on the floor. Agador-Spartacus is lying down here. >drop sock The short white sock is now on the floor. Agador-Spartacus is lying down here. >s The blue birds suddenly become alive. They fly off of the china cabinet doors and begin to flit about, making you feel as if you should sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". Then the blue birds land back on the china cabinet doors and grow still. DINING ROOM (by the china cabinet) >sw DINING ROOM (by the west end of the table) On the west end of the table you see a plate, a fork, a knife, a spoon, and a glass. >w You go through the strands of beads. LIVING ROOM (front half) You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of spam, and a magic carpet (rolled) here. >n LIVING ROOM (back half) On the music stand you see some sheet music. You see three empty boxes, two ordinary cans of spam, and a magic carpet (rolled) here. You see Agador-Spartacus in the west part of the courtyard. He's wagging his tail. >squeeze duckie The rubber duckie squeaks. Slinky comes out from behind the bookcases. You see Agador-Spartacus in the west part of the courtyard. He's wagging his tail. Slinky appears fascinated by the rubber duckie. >take slinky You take Slinky. You see Agador-Spartacus in the west part of the courtyard. He's wagging his tail. >s LIVING ROOM (front half) You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of spam, and a magic carpet (rolled) here. >e You go through the strands of beads. DINING ROOM (by the west end of the table) On the west end of the table you see a plate, a fork, a knife, a spoon, and a glass. >ne The blue birds suddenly become alive. They fly off of the china cabinet doors and begin to flit about, making you feel as if you should sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah". Then the blue birds land back on the china cabinet doors and grow still. DINING ROOM (by the china cabinet) >n KITCHEN You see an envelope, a large stack of catalogs, a phone bill, a gold key, "The Bedtime Story Book", "The Boy Who Had No Words", a yellow feather, a small phone book, a short blue sock, a long black sock, a handwritten note, a bath robe, a pair of brown shoes, a short brown sock, a short black sock, some ballet slippers, a fake can of spam, a white pawn, a mug of black coffee, a plucked daisy, a plucked tulip, and two short white socks here. Agador-Spartacus crawls out from under the kitchen sink. The sink cabinet doors swing shut. Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail affably. >w PHONE BOOTH, in the pantry You hear the computerized voice tell you (somewhat faintly since the receiver is hanging down on its cord) ... Press "1" to be enlightened. Press "3" to be cleansed. Press "4" to be uplifted. Press "6" to be inspired. Press "7" to be moved. Press "9" to be transmogrified. If you do not have access to a touch tone phone, please remain on the line and an operator will assist you. >press "7" You pick up the receiver. You press "7". The computerized voice goes on to tell you Please specify the destination to which you would like to be moved... Press "1" to go to the zoo. Press "2" to go to the beach. Press "3" to go to work. Press "4" to go to the store. Press "5" to go to the veterinarian's office. Press "6" to visit Mom. All other options will return you to the main menu. Please be advised that the previously mentioned destinations can be reached only through the Phantom Phone Booth object-oriented navigational system. >press "4" You press "4". You hear the sound of a motor grinding, the door slams closed, and the phone booth suddenly rises upwards very quickly. It passes the second floor landing and goes through the roof, flying high into the air. The telephone voice tells you, "Estimated travel time for this six mile trip is three minutes, using standard travel speed." The phone booth flies northwest. After about three minutes of flying it sets itself down. The phone booth door pops open. PHONE BOOTH, in the WalMart parking lot You see the WalMart parking lot to the east. >e You drop the receiver. WALMART PARKING LOT >n You walk north and enter Takamine's General Store. FIRST LEVEL In the small indentation you see a pebble. You see a black bowl containing a spoon here. >clap (your hands) You clap your hands. A panel in the north wall opens, revealing an elevator. >n ELEVATOR >press rectangle You push the tall brown rectangle. The panel to the south closes, and the elevator rises. Then the panel to the south opens, revealing the Fifth Level. >s FIFTH LEVEL >x broccoli barrel The broccoli barrel has a hinged lid, which is currently closed with a lock on it. The barrel is marked to indicate that there is broccoli inside. However, the price has been crossed out. You're not sure whether this means that the broccoli is not for sale anymore, or whether it's free, or whether you just are supposed to talk to Mr. Takamine if you want to buy some broccoli. There is a small hole in the side of the barrel near the bottom, wide enough for a few of your fingers but not for your whole hand. You can see some broccoli but it's too far away for your fingers to reach. You doubt that even long-nosed pliers would help you here. Nevertheless, you remain convinced that there must be someway to get broccoli out through the hole. You just need assistance from someone suited to the task. >drop slinky Slinky is now on the floor. Slinky sniffs the air and recognizes the smell. Apparently he's been here before and he knows exactly what to do. The ferret disappears into the hole in the broccoli barrel. After a while he comes back out carrying a large piece of broccoli. Slinky is not particularly eager to give up the piece of broccoli, but after you pick him up and explain the situation to him, he lets go of the broccoli. Slinky doesn't actually understand anything you said to him, but he decides to help you anyway because you remind him of Martin. Besides, stealing broccoli is LOTS of fun.