Welcome to  FINDING MARTIN  (Version 1.09)
DREAMING

KLEIN BOTTLE

YouareinsideaKleinBottle.   

You see some brightly colored machine tools here.   

> mqz7s!!
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MQZ7s!!MQZ7s!! FEEDBACKFEEDBACKFEEDBACKLOOPLOOPLOOP!! 
CRASH!! SMASH!! NOBOTTLENOBOTTLE!! XILEF!!

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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.   

>n
You follow the stone path around until you are near 
the north wall.  

SECRET GARDEN (near the north 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.   

>n

STONE PATH (by the red door)

>close door
As your gloved hands get near the red round door, a 
small exchange of sparks travels between the gloves 
and the red round door.   A connection between you 
and the red round door has been made!  The red round 
door is now closed.   

>lock door with silver key
The red round door is now locked. 

>n

STONE PATH (by the aspen grove)

Most of the fireflies seem to have gathered here.  
This must be one of their favorite spots.  Their 
lights illuminate a stone path, twinkling brightly as 
if to imitate the stars above.   

>n
As you walk into the grove of aspen trees, you find 
yourself becoming distracted.  You're not sure how 
far you have gone since you entered the grove, but 
apparently you've gone far enough so that you can no 
longer see the stone path.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

ASPEN GROVE

You see aspen trees all around you.  Tall yellow 
grass covers the ground.  You seem to have lost all 
sense of direction.   

You see fireflies here.   

>e
You start walking.  You don't really have any idea 
about the direction in which you're moving, but you 
figure that if you keep going you'll eventually get 
somewhere.  

CLEARING

>s

CURVED PATHWAY

>se

BY THE FLAT ROCK

>ne

STRAIGHT PATHWAY

>ne

RAVINE (across from the sycamore grove)

>throw copper key in ravine
Upon leaving your possession, the copper key 
increases its substance and visibility.  The copper 
key falls to the bottom of the ravine and is carried 
away by the swiftly flowing creek.   

>throw silver key in ravine
Upon leaving your possession, the silver key 
increases its substance and visibility.  The silver 
key falls to the bottom of the ravine and is carried 
away by the swiftly flowing creek.   

>sw

STRAIGHT PATHWAY

>sw

BY THE FLAT ROCK

>s

LABORATORY

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

>close window
As your gloved hands get near the window, a small 
exchange of sparks travels between the gloves and the 
window.   A connection between you and the window has 
been made!  The window is now closed.   

>lock window
As your gloved hands get near the window, a small 
exchange of sparks travels between the gloves and the 
window.   A connection between you and the window has 
been made!  The window is now locked.   

>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 glass.   

>take glass
As your gloved hands get near the glass, a small 
exchange of sparks travels between the gloves and the 
glass.   A connection between you and the glass has 
been made!  You take the glass out of the microwave 
box and find that its being in your possession causes 
it to decrease its substance and visibility.   
However, you sense that the glass has not undergone a 
complete transformation;  It still is bound to the 
surroundings on this side of the mist.   

>close microwave door
As your gloved hands get near the microwave box door, 
a small exchange of sparks travels between the gloves 
and the microwave box door.   A connection between 
you and the microwave box door has been made!  The 
microwave box door is now closed. 

>w

EAST COURTYARD

>close doors
As your gloved hands get near the metal doors, a 
small exchange of sparks travels between the gloves 
and the metal doors.   A connection between you and 
the metal doors has been made!  The metal doors are 
now closed.   

>put chain on doors
Upon leaving your possession, the shiny chain 
increases its substance and visibility.  The shiny 
chain is now on the metal doors.   

>put padlock on chain
Upon leaving your possession, the shiny padlock 
increases its substance and visibility.  The shiny 
padlock is now on the shiny chain.   

>lock padlock
As your gloved hands get near the shiny padlock, a 
small exchange of sparks travels between the gloves 
and the shiny padlock.   A connection between you and 
the shiny padlock has been made!  The shiny padlock 
is now closed and locked.  The shiny padlock is now 
locked. 

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

>w

WEST COURTYARD

>w

As you enter the swirling mist, your mouth fills with 
a taste sensation, oddly sour.  You feel yourself 
being sucked into the essence that had previously 
been ripped from you.  You feel whole again! 

Then you find yourself being pushed through to the 
other side, where you stumble unsteadily on your feet 
until you regain your balance... 

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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.   

>w
You follow the stone path 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 here.   

>d

TUNNEL (north end)

>s

TUNNEL (south end)

>u

DANCE STUDIO

You see a coat rack here.   

>e

LIVING ROOM (back half)

On the music stand you see "Water Music".   

You see three empty boxes and two ordinary cans of 
spam here.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the front half of the 
living room.  He's wagging his tail.   

>s

LIVING ROOM (front half)

You see three empty boxes and three ordinary cans of 
spam here.   

Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail 
affably.   

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

Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail 
affably.   

>n

LIVING ROOM (back half)

On the music stand you see "Water Music".   

You see three empty boxes and two ordinary cans of 
spam here.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the front half of the 
living room.  He's sitting down.   

>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, a mug, a plate, 
a large piece of broccoli, a tray containing a 
napkin, some goggles, a small cloth sack, a nose 
tile, an eye tile, "Theme from Scheherazade", and a 
large towel here.   

>take sack, nose tile, eye tile
small cloth sack: You take the small cloth sack.   
nose tile: You take the nose tile.   
eye tile: You take the eye tile.   

>put nose tile in sack
As you put the nose tile into the sack, the gold 
thread begins to vibrate.  Then you hear a somewhat 
offensive brrrping noise and one of the fuzzy dice 
turns pink.   It smells like someone just farted.  
After a few moments the smell dissipates and the die 
goes back to its normal color.   

>put eye tile in sack
As you put the eye tile into the sack, the gold 
thread begins to vibrate.  Then, the tiny fuzzy dice 
on the gold thread emit a brief flash of blue light.   

>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)

On the music stand you see "Water Music".   

You see three empty boxes and two ordinary cans of 
spam here.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the front half of the 
living room.  He's wagging his tail.   

>s

LIVING ROOM (front half)

You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of 
spam, and a pair of gloves here.  The gloves are 
floating halfway between the floor and ceiling.   

Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail 
affably.   

>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, and a spoon.   

You see Agador-Spartacus in the front half of the 
living room.  He's wagging his tail.   

>ne

DINING ROOM (by the china cabinet)

>n

KITCHEN

You see a tray on the platform above the Black Box.   

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 pair of brown shoes, a short 
brown sock, a short black sock, some ballet slippers, 
a bath robe, two short white socks, a small tape 
recorder, a basket, a crystal box, a whistle, an 
audio cassette with a yellow label, a twenty dollar 
bill, a fan, a brass token, a rubber duckie, a sink 
stopper, a Swiss army knife, and a fake can of spam 
here.   

>take fan, yellow cassette
fan: You take the fan.   
yellow audio cassette: You take the yellow audio 
cassette.   

>w

PHONE BOOTH, in the pantry

You see a pot of gardenias and a plucked daisy here.   

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 "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 "4"
You pick up the receiver.   

You press "4".   

You hear the sound of a motor grinding, the door 
slams closed, and the phone booth suddenly rises 
upwards very quickly.  Then, just as suddenly, the 
phone booth comes to a screeching halt.  The phone 
booth door opens.  

PHONE BOOTH, by the second floor landing

You see the second floor landing to the east.   

>e

You drop the receiver.  

SECOND FLOOR LANDING

>n

SHORT HALL

On the glass shelf you see a white pawn.   

>w

FUZZY CHAMBER

>take ear tile
As you take the ear tile out of the sack, the gold 
thread begins to vibrate.  Then, the tiny fuzzy dice 
on the gold thread emit a short high-pitched 
whistling sound.   

You hear a thump coming from the ceiling.  Then you 
hear a grinding noise receding from the ceiling, 
while at the same time you hear a grinding noise 
approaching the south wall.  This is followed by a 
thump coming from the south wall.   

Suddenly the fuzzy chamber changes its orientation.  
The quarter flip pulls the floor out from under you, 
and you fall over.  After you regain your footing, 
you see that the large round hole, which used to be 
to the east, is now beneath you.  You manage not to 
fall through the hole by keeping to the side.   

Suddenly the fuzzy chamber changes its orientation.  
The quarter flip pulls the floor out from under you, 
and you fall over.  After you regain your footing, 
you see that the large round hole, which used to be 
beneath you, is now to the west.   

>w

RACHEL'S BEDROOM

On the glass shelf you see a sketchbook.   

>put ear tile in sack
As you put the ear tile into the sack, the gold 
thread begins to vibrate.  Then, the tiny fuzzy dice 
on the gold thread emit a short low buzzing sound.   

>take sketchbook
You take the sketchbook off of the glass shelf.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from top to 
bottom. 

The side of the cube now facing you looks like a 
fuzzy white square with a round metal depression in 
the center.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from top to 
bottom. 

You hear a muffled thump coming from the general 
direction of the fuzzy cube.  Then there are some 
faint grinding noises and then another muffled thump.   

The side of the cube now facing you looks like a 
fuzzy white square with a round metal depression in 
the center.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from left to 
right. 

The side of the cube now facing you looks like a 
fuzzy white square with a round metal depression in 
the center.   

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The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from left to 
right. 

You see a large round hole in the side of the fuzzy 
cube that is now facing you.   Looking though the 
hole you can see a little bit of the inside of the 
fuzzy chamber.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from left to 
right. 

You hear a muffled thump coming from the general 
direction of the fuzzy cube.  Then there are some 
faint grinding noises and then another muffled thump.   

The side of the cube now facing you looks like a 
fuzzy white square with a round metal depression in 
the center.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn clockwise. 

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

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The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn clockwise. 

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn clockwise. 

You hear a muffled thump coming from the general 
direction of the fuzzy cube.  Then there are some 
faint grinding noises and then another muffled thump.   

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

>turn page
You turn some pages until you are in the middle of 
the sketchbook. 

>turn page
You turn some more pages until you are near the end 
of the sketchbook. 

>x sketchbook
Near the end of the sketchbook you see a pencil 
drawing of Martin sitting on an oriental rug, playing 
with a tiger-striped kitten.  Martin looks about 
seventeen years old.  The drawing seems to have 
captured something fundamental about Martin, showing 
you the warmth of his connection with the kitten and 
the gentle optimism of his spirit.   

>turn page
You turn back to the first page.   

>put sketchbook on shelf
The sketchbook is now on the glass shelf.   

You hear a muffled thump coming from the general 
direction of the fuzzy cube.  Then there are some 
faint grinding noises and then another muffled thump.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn 
counterclockwise. 

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn 
counterclockwise. 

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn 
counterclockwise. 

The same side of the cube is still facing you.   

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You hear a muffled thump coming from the general 
direction of the fuzzy cube.  Then there are some 
faint grinding noises and then another muffled thump.   

The fuzzy cube rotates a quarter turn from right to 
left. 

You see a large round hole in the side of the fuzzy 
cube that is now facing you.   Looking though the 
hole you can see a little bit of the inside of the 
fuzzy chamber.   

>e

FUZZY CHAMBER

>take ear tile
As you take the ear tile out of the sack, the gold 
thread begins to vibrate.  Then, the tiny fuzzy dice 
on the gold thread emit a short high-pitched 
whistling sound.   

Suddenly the fuzzy chamber changes its orientation.  
You struggle to keep your footing as the floor makes 
a quarter turn beneath you.  When the movement stops, 
you see that the large round hole, which used to be 
to the west, is now to the north.   

Suddenly the fuzzy chamber changes its orientation.  
You struggle to keep your footing as the floor makes 
a quarter turn beneath you.  When the movement stops, 
you see that the large round hole, which used to be 
to the north, is now to the east.   

>e

SHORT HALL

On the glass shelf you see a white pawn.   

>s

SECOND FLOOR LANDING

>w

PHONE BOOTH, by the second floor landing

You see a pot of gardenias and a plucked daisy here.   

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 "7" to be moved.   
 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 drops very 
quickly.  Then, just as suddenly, the phone booth 
comes to a screeching halt.  The door opens and you 
see the kitchen.  

PHONE BOOTH, in the pantry

You see the kitchen to the east.   

You hear the computerized voice tell you...   
 Press "1" to be enlightened.   
 Press "3" to be cleansed.   
 Press "4" to be uplifted.   
 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.   

>e

You drop the receiver.  

KITCHEN

You see a tray on the platform above the Black Box.   

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 pair of brown shoes, a short 
brown sock, a short black sock, some ballet slippers, 
a bath robe, two short white socks, a small tape 
recorder, a basket, a crystal box, a whistle, a 
twenty dollar bill, a brass token, a rubber duckie, a 
sink stopper, a Swiss army knife, and a fake can of 
spam here.   

>s

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, and a spoon.   

>w
You go through the strands of beads.  

LIVING ROOM (front half)

You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of 
spam, and a pair of gloves here.  The gloves are 
floating halfway between the floor and ceiling.   

>lie on sofa
You're now lying on the sofa. 

>sleep
Closing your eyes, you fall asleep and begin to 
dream... 

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DREAM

You are surrounded by white mist.   

You see Martin in the mist some distance away from 
you.  His arms reach out to you and his frightened 
eyes are pleading.  He seems to be fading and falling 
away from you.