OPENING THE PIANO BENCH EAST COURTYARD >stand You're no longer lying on the ground. Viktor and Joruko are using Julie to translate, most of what they are saying doesn't make much sense to you. There seems to be a lot of talk about impossibility and astounding implications. Paganini is still meowing. He also is pawing at the mathematics textbook, managing to get it open despite the fact that he has no opposable thumbs. Mrs. Kessler comes outside for a moment and reminds everyone that they need to leave now to go to her play at the community center. She has to get there early to take care of her makeup and costume, and they'll want to be sure to get good seats. Viktor and Joruko look at each other and simultaneously say a single word. One speaks in English and the other speaks in Japanese, but the meaning needs no translation because they both share exactly the same thought. "Tomorrow," they say to each other. It's both a plan and a promise. You have the feeling that there is nothing more for you to do here. It's time to go through the mist. Your other self heads west. >w WEST COURTYARD You feel that there is nothing more for you to do here. It's time to go through the mist. Your other self exits through the mist. >w As you enter the swirling mist, your mouth fills with a taste sensation, oddly sweet. 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... ------------- Press space bar to continue ----------------- 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 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. >open door The trapdoor is now open. >d TUNNEL (north end) The trapdoor slams shut. >s TUNNEL (south end) >u DANCE STUDIO You see a coat rack here. >e 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. >s LIVING ROOM (front half) You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of spam, and a magic carpet (rolled) here. You see Agador-Spartacus in the dining room by the west end of the table. He's wagging his tail. >s DOORSTEP >x web In the pattern of the web you can read the words "Some Kitten". You see Agador-Spartacus in the front half of the living room. He's wagging his tail. >n LIVING ROOM (front half) You see three empty boxes, three ordinary cans of spam, and a magic carpet (rolled) here. Agador-Spartacus leaves the front half of the living room going north, headed for the back half of the living room. >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 plucked daisy, a plucked tulip, two short white socks, a small Phillips screwdriver, some brightly colored machine tools, a copper key, a small tape recorder, a large towel, a brass token, and a basket here. >drop fan,duckie brass token: The brass token is now on the floor. fan: The fan is now on the floor. rubber duckie: The rubber duckie lands with a squeak. The rubber duckie is now on the floor. >drop twenty dollar bill,stopper twenty dollar bill: The twenty dollar bill is now on the floor. sink stopper: The sink stopper is now on the floor. >put nickel in pocket The nickel is now in one of the trouser pockets. >put broccoli in pocket The large piece of broccoli is now in one of the trouser pockets. >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 "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. >w The phone booth door is to the east. You hear the computerized voice tell you... Press "1" to be enlightened. Press "3" to be cleansed. 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. >e You drop the receiver. WALMART PARKING LOT >look under little nash rambler Under the little Nash Rambler you see a mother cat and several kittens that appear to be about six-weeks old. The kittens are busy stalking their mother's twitching tail. The mother cat looks irritated and restless. One tiger-striped kitten has wandered away from his mother and is staring at your foot. >take kitten You take the kitten. A little girl sees you take one of the kittens and loudly asks her father if she can have a kitty too. Before long a crowd gathers around the little Nash Rambler. Eventually the kittens are all adopted, and the people move on. The mother cat is gone too, and you briefly wonder whether she slipped away or whether decided to allow herself to be taken home by one of families. There is nothing left under the Rambler, no sign that the cat and her kittens were ever there. >w PHONE BOOTH, in the WalMart parking lot 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 "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 six mile trip is three minutes, using standard travel speed." The phone booth flies southeast. After about three 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. >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 plucked daisy, a plucked tulip, 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 brass token, a fan, a rubber duckie, a twenty dollar bill, and a sink stopper here. >sw There's a wall in the way. >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. You see Agador-Spartacus in the back half of the living room. He's wagging his tail. >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. Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail affably. >drop kitten The kitten is now on the floor. Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail affably. >sing "little nash rambler" You sing "The Little Nash Rambler": "While riding in my Cadillac, what to my surprise, A little Nash Rambler was following me, about one-third my size. The guy must have wanted to pass me out As he kept on tooting his horn. I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn. Beep-beep! Beep-beep! That car went Beep-beep-beep!" The kitten goes to the piano bench at scratches at one of its legs. The piano bench seat pops open! In the piano bench seat you see some sheet music. Agador-Spartacus stands before you, wagging his tail affably.