GETTING THE SYCAMORE SEED

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.   

>e
You follow the yellow brick road around until you are in the 
center.  

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.   

>d

TUNNEL (north end)

You see a pair of gloves here.  The gloves are floating halfway 
between the floor and ceiling.   

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

>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.   

>e
You follow the yellow brick road around until you are near the east 
wall.  

SECRET GARDEN (near the east 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.   

>e
For the third time you force your way through the bitter tasting 
mist. 

You reach out to your invisible other self, and after a moment of 
tingling he becomes visible to you.  But it is not enough to keep 
you from fading!   

Apparently someone else is already drawing in some of his 
essence.  Once again you trace the flow and find that it is being 
drawn into another unseen presence standing right next to you.  
You reach out to the unseen being and feel a moment of tingling as 
you absorb some of his essence, just enough to keep you from 
fading away.  As he becomes visible, you can see that he is your 
second other self.  And judging from their lack of response to your 
own presence, you assume that neither one of your other selves is 
able to see you... 

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NEXT TO THE ROCK PILE

To the west is a large pile of reddish-colored rocks.  The center of 
the rock pile appears to be missing.  You see a swirling mist there.   

The ground is hard and rocky here.  Thorny bushes block travel in 
all directions except to the east, where you see a patch of dirt, and 
to the west through the swirling mist.   

Your first other self heads east.   

Your second other self heads east.   

>e

NEXT TO THE PATCH OF DIRT

There is a patch of dirt here.   

The ground is hard and rocky here.  Thorny bushes block travel in 
all directions except to the west, where you see a pile of reddish 
rocks, and to the northeast, where you see a large flat rock.   

Your first other self heads northeast.   

Your second other self heads northeast.   

>ne

BY THE FLAT ROCK

There is a large flat rock here.  You think you see something 
lurking under the rock. 

Narrow pathways lead northeast and northwest through thorny 
bushes.  You could also go southeast towards the raspberry bush.   

Your first other self heads northeast.   

Your second other self heads northeast.   

>se

BY THE RASPBERRY BUSH

There is a raspberry bush here.  To the northwest is a large flat 
rock.  Thorny bushes block travel in all other directions.   

>pick raspberries
As your gloved hands get near the raspberries on the bush, a small 
exchange of sparks travels between the gloves and the raspberries 
on the bush.   A connection between you and the raspberries on the 
bush has been made!  You pick raspberries.   

>nw

BY THE FLAT ROCK

>ne

STRAIGHT PATHWAY

This straight pathway leads northeast towards the sound of rushing 
water, and southwest towards a large flat rock.   

>ne

RAVINE (across from the sycamore grove)

You are on the edge of a deep ravine with a swiftly flowing creek 
at the bottom.  The ravine and the creek run from the northwest to 
the southeast.  The drop down into the ravine is breathtakingly 
steep and you find the view magnificent. 

Looking across the ravine you see a grove of sycamore trees.  The 
other side of the ravine is closer here than it is elsewhere, but the 
gap is still much too wide to leap across. 

A rocky path leads northwest and upwards along the edge of the 
ravine.  Thorny bushes block travel in all other directions except 
for a narrow pathway leading southwest.   

The squirrel comes out of the thorny bushes to the west.   

The squirrel is waiting at the edge of the ravine, looking across to 
the other side.  Maybe.  You're not quite sure.   

>drop raspberries
Upon leaving your possession, the handful of raspberries increases 
its substance and visibility.  The handful of raspberries is now on 
the ground.   

The squirrel takes the raspberries and disappears into the thorny 
bushes to the west.   

>wait
Time passes... 

A sycamore seed is heading this way, being carried by the wind 
from the other side of the ravine.  You try to catch it, but a sudden 
gust of wind blows it out of your reach.  The seed falls to the 
ground some distance away from you.   

You reach out to take the sycamore seed.  As your gloved hands 
get near the sycamore seed, a small exchange of sparks travels 
between the gloves and the sycamore seed.   A connection between 
you and the sycamore seed has been made!   

You now have the sycamore seed.