In Front of Sphinx
You are in the middle of a desert, standing in front of the colossal
Sphinx of Jadidah. The air is stifling and oppressive. You may
walk around the crouching leonine body of the sphinx to the
southeast or southwest, or you may go between its immense paws to
the south.
>GO SOUTH
Between Paws
You are between the immense stone paws of the colossal Sphinx of
Jadidah. The air is noticably cooler here, as the stone walls tower
above you on either side and the huge head of the sphinx blocks
out the sun entirely. The eyes of the sphinx seem to look down,
staring at you. In front of you, directly beneath the sphinx's
head, is a stone door leading south.
>OPEN THE DOOR
The door doesn't budge.
>PUSH THE DOOR
The door doesn't budge.
>KICK THE DOOR
You get a sore foot. The door doesn't budge.
>EXAMINE THE DOOR
The door stands eight feet tall and five feet wide, and is made of
solid rock. Three hieroglyphic symbols are intricately carved onto
the stone: a sun on top, a rodent's foot on the bottom, and an
outline of a human hand in between.
>PUSH THE HIEROGLYPHIC SYMBOL
Which hieroglyphic symbol do you mean, the sun, the rodent's foot,
or the outline of a human hand?
>OUTLINE
Nothing happens.
>INVENTORY:
You are carrying:
a walking stick
a box
The box contains:
a mirror
a rope
a box of matches
a pistol
two pieces of cheese
a canteen containing one sip of water
>NORTH
In Front of Sphinx
>TAKE THE MIRROR THEN EXAMINE IT
Taken.
The mirror is small, approximately four inches square and rests on
a twilting, swivelling stand. The sun reflects brightly off the
mirror onto your face.
>DROP THE MIRROR
Dropped.
>TILT THE MIRROR TOWARD THE SPHINX
The sun reflects brightly off the mirror onto the sphinx's face.
>TILT THE MIRROR TOWARD THE SUN HIEROGLYPH
The sun reflects brightly off the mirror onto the sun hieroglyph.
>SOUTH
Between Paws
>PUSH THE HUMAN HAND HIEROGLYPH
A small hole opens up next to the rodent's foot hieroglyph.
>LOOK INTO THE HOLE
It's as black as pitch in the hole; you can't see anything.
>LOOK AT THE DOOT
I don't know the word "doot".
>LOOK AT THE DOOR
The door stands eight feet tall and five feet wide, and is made of
solid rock. Three hieroglyphic symbols are intricately carved onto
the stone: a sun on top, a rodent's foot on the bottom, and an
outline of a human hand in between. The sun's reflection from the
mirror brightly illuminates the sun hierolyph. There's a small
hole next to the rodent's foot hieroglyph.
>GO NORTH
As you step away, the small hole next to the rodent's foot hiero-
glyph closes.
In Front of Sphinx
There is a mirror here.
>SOUTHEAST
East of Sphinx's Head
You are in the middle of a desert, standing east of the head of the
colossal Sphinx of Jadidah. The air is stifling and oppressive.
The front of the sphinx is to the northwest, and its crouching
leonine body continues to the south. The sun is beating down on you.
>SOUTH
East of Sphinx
You are in the middle of a desert, standing east of the
colossal Sphinx of Jadidah. The air is stifling and oppressive.
The front of the sphinx is to the north, and the back of the
sphinx is to the south. The sun is getting hotter, making you very
thirsty.
>FIND A RODENT
Find it yourself.
The sun is getting hotter, making you very thirsty.
>WHERE IS WATER?
There is one sip of water in your canteen. There's also nice, blue,
cool lake to the east.
>RUN EAST
Edge of Oasis
There is a nice blue cool lake right in front of you.
>DRINK THE WATER FROM THE LAKE
You crouch down, put your face close to the edge of the lake, bring
your lips right up to the cool water's surface... and the water
disappears and turns into sand. The lake was a mirage.
You are very, very thirsty.
>LOOK AROUND
Desert
You are in the middle of the desert. The air is stifling and
oppressive. The colossal Sphinx of Jadidah lies to the west.
You're so thirsty you may pass out...
>DRINK THE WATER FROM THE CANTEEN
You take the canteen from the box and open it. Gulp! Ahhh...
Your canteen is now empty.
>SOUTHWEST
East of Back Haunches
You are in the middle of a desert, standing east of the back
haunches of the colossal Sphinx of Jadidah. The air is stifling and
oppressive. The front of the sphinx is to the north, and the back
of the sphinx is to the southwest. Part of the sphinx has cracked
here, so there's a small crevice to the west. The sun is beating
down on you.
>WEST
Inside Crevice
You are in a small crevice on the eastern side of the sphinx.
You're grateful to be out of the sun. You notice tiny animal tracks
in the sand all over the floor of the crevice.
>I
You are carrying:
a walking stick
an empty canteen
a box
The box contains:
a rope
a pistol
a box of matches
two pieces of cheese
>TAKE ONE PIECE OF CHEESE AND THE PISTOL. DROP THE ONE PIECE OF
CHEESE
one piece of chesses: Taken.
pistol: Taken.
Dropped.
>WAIT
Time passes...
After a moment, a mouselike rodent comes out of a small hole at the
base of the wall. It sniffs the air, scampers to the cheese, and
starts eating it.
>SHOOT THE MOUSELIKE RODENT WITH THE PISTOL
Fortunately for the mouselike rodent, your pistol isn't loaded.
>GRAB THE RODENT
You reach for the mouselike rodent, but you're too slow. It scampers
back into its small hole, cheese in mouth.
>TAKE THE ROPE, ONE PIECE OF CHEESE, MATCHES
rope: Taken.
one piece of cheese: Taken.
box of matches: Taken.
>TIE THE ROPE TO THE WALKING STICK
The rope is now tied to the walking stick.
>LEAN THE WALKING STICK ON THE WALL
The walking stick is now leaning against the wall.
>LEAN THE BOX AGAINST THE WALKING STICK
The box is now leaning against the walking stick.
>PUT CHEESE UNDER THE BOX
The one piece of cheese is now lying under the box.
>Z
Time passes...
After a moment, a mouselike rodent comes out of a small hole at the
base of the wall. It sniffs the air, scampers to the cheese, and
starts eating it.
>BLOCK THE SMALL HOLE WITH THE CANTEEN
The canteen is now lying in front of the small hole.
>PULL THE ROPE
As you pull the rope, the walking stick falls down. Simultaneously,
the box falls on top of the mouselike rodent, trapping it inside.
>TAKE THE RODENT
As you lift up the box, the mouselike rodent runs toward its small
hole. However, when it sees the canteen in its way, it stops,
obviously frightened and confused.
>TAKE THE RODENT
Taken.
>E.N.N.NW.S
East of Back Haunches
East of Sphinx
East of Sphinx's Head
In Front of Sphinx
There is a mirror here.
Between Paws
>TOUCH THE HAND HIEROGLYPH
A small hole opens up next to the rodent's foot hieroglyph.
>PUT THE RODENT INTO THE SMALL HOLE
As you put the rodent in the samll hole, the ground starts to shake
and rumble violently, and the face of the sphinx above you starts
to crumble.
>PUSH THE DOOR
The stone door slides open easily, revealing a huge stone stairway
leading down. The ground is shaking and rumbling more violently
now, and stones are crumbling down all around you.
>GO INTO THE SPHINX
Top of Stairs
As you step into the sphinx at the top of the stairway, the entire
head of the sphinx crashes down outside, forever blocking that
entrance (and, you realize, exit), and shutting off all outside
light. You are in total darkness, trapped inside the sphinx.
