GETTING THE TRAPDOOR TO STAY OPEN

PHONE BOOTH, in the pantry

You're in the phone booth. 

The phone booth door is open to the east, leading to the kitchen.  A 
telephone is attached to the opposite wall.  Light is coming from 
the ceiling of the phone booth.   

>e

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 plucked daisy, two short white socks, a small 
Phillips screwdriver, some brightly colored machine tools, a 
copper key, a small tape recorder, a large towel, a basket, a fan, a 
rubber duckie, a twenty dollar bill, a sink stopper, a crystal box, a 
small cloth sack, a brass token, a whistle, and an audio cassette 
with a yellow label here.   

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)

You see Agador-Spartacus in the kitchen.  He's lying down.   

>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)

In the piano bench seat you see "Theme from Scheherazade".   

On the music stand you see "Water Music".   

The kitten is curled up and sleeping on the floor.   

You see three empty boxes, two ordinary cans of spam, and a 
magic carpet (rolled) here.   

>n

WEST COURTYARD

An intensely bright beam of light is coming out of the lens of the 
microwave box.  It shines west through the open metal doors, 
cutting across the courtyard to strike the center of the west wall.  
The light beam seems to be interacting somehow with the red rock 
of the wall, causing the center of the wall to appear shimmery and 
insubstantial.   

>e

EAST COURTYARD

An intensely bright beam of light is coming out of the lens of the 
microwave box.  It shines west through the open metal doors, 
cutting across the courtyard to strike the center of the west wall.  
The light beam seems to be interacting somehow with the red rock 
of the wall, causing the center of the wall to appear shimmery and 
insubstantial.   

You see a rusty chain here.   

>e

LABORATORY

An intensely bright beam of light is shining westward out of the 
microwave box.   

The train is stopped at the platform above the lab bench.  You see a 
tray containing a napkin on the platform above the lab bench.   

You see a green candle (lit), a tray containing a glass of lemonade, 
and a mug here.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the west part of the courtyard.  He's 
wagging his tail.   

>take off gloves
You take off the gloves.  They slip from your grasp and float in the 
air, halfway between floor and ceiling.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the east part of the courtyard.  He's 
wagging his tail.   

>take broccoli out of pocket
You take the large piece of broccoli out of one of the trouser 
pockets.   

>break broccoli
You break the large piece of broccoli.  Now there is a small 
broccoli sprig too.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the west part of the courtyard.  He's 
wagging his tail.   

>push stop button
You push the stop button and it pops back up.   

The intensely bright beam of light disappears.   

>open microwave door
You open the microwave box door.  Inside the microwave box you 
see a plate.   

>take plate
You take the plate out of the microwave box.   

>drop plate
The plate is now on the floor.   

>put sprig in box
The small broccoli sprig is now in the microwave box.   

>close door
The microwave box door is now closed. 

>push start button
You push the start button and it pops back up.   

The microwave box begins to give off a mechanical hum, and you 
see a glowing light behind the red-tinted lens on the box door.   

After a few seconds the box begins to shake violently.  When the 
box approaches a level of shaking that seems ready to break it 
apart from the rest of the machine, you hear a loud boom and you 
find yourself momentarily blinded.  You blink until you regain 
your vision, but it is still difficult to see because an intensely bright 
beam of light is eminating from the lens of the box.   

The beam of light shines west through the open metal doors, 
cutting across the courtyard to strike the center of the west wall.  
The light beam seems to be interacting somehow with the red rock 
of the wall, causing the center of the wall to appear shimmery and 
insubstantial.   

The microwave box is no longer humming or shaking, but the 
beam of light is still here.   

>wear gloves
As your hands approach the inside of the gloves, you find that the 
gloves slip onto your hands of their own accord.   

You find that now that you're wearing the gloves, you can't hold 
onto anything else.  Your other possessions slip out of your grasp 
except for what you're wearing.   

>w

EAST COURTYARD

An intensely bright beam of light is coming out of the lens of the 
microwave box.  It shines west through the open metal doors, 
cutting across the courtyard to strike the center of the west wall.  
The light beam seems to be interacting somehow with the red rock 
of the wall, causing the center of the wall to appear shimmery and 
insubstantial.   

You see a rusty chain here.   

>w

WEST COURTYARD

An intensely bright beam of light is coming out of the lens of the 
microwave box.  It shines west through the open metal doors, 
cutting across the courtyard to strike the center of the west wall.  
The light beam seems to be interacting somehow with the red rock 
of the wall, causing the center of the wall to appear shimmery and 
insubstantial.   

>s

LIVING ROOM (back half)

In the piano bench seat you see "Theme from Scheherazade".   

On the music stand you see "Water Music".   

The kitten is curled up and sleeping on the floor.   

You see three empty boxes, two ordinary cans of spam, and a 
magic carpet (rolled) here.   

>w

DANCE STUDIO

You see a coat rack here.   

>d

TUNNEL (south end)

>n

TUNNEL (north end)

>take off gloves
You take off the gloves.  They slip from your grasp and float in the 
air, halfway between the ground and the top of the tunnel.   

>open trap door
The trapdoor is now open.   

>u

GAZEBO

There is something very unusual about the east wall of the garden.  
The center of the wall appears to be missing.  You see a swirling 
mist there.   

You see a desk chair and a pot of gardenias here.   

The trapdoor slams shut.   

>w
You follow the yellow brick road around until you are near the 
west wall.  

SECRET GARDEN (near the west wall)

There is something very unusual about the east wall of the garden.  
The center of the wall appears to be missing.  You see a swirling 
mist there.   

>take nickel out of pocket
You take the nickel out of one of the trouser pockets.   

>put nickel in fountain
Now that the nickel is in the fountain, something strange is 
happening to the statue of the winged buffalo that stands inside the 
fountain.  The wings of the buffalo start to rise.   The wings are 
now pointing upwards.   

The trapdoor in the gazebo pops open.