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Old 09-28-2008, 04:32 PM   #1
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Old 09-28-2008, 04:40 PM   #2
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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Infocom interactive fiction - a science fiction story
Copyright (c) 1984 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Release 58 / Serial number 851002

You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it would be if you could see it which you can't.

It is pitch black.

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Old 09-28-2008, 05:10 PM   #3
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:11 PM   #4
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DanJW> open eyes
They are.

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Old 09-28-2008, 05:15 PM   #5
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:15 PM   #6
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DanJW> say hello
You used the word "hello" in a way that I don't understand.

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Old 09-28-2008, 05:19 PM   #7
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:19 PM   #8
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DanJW> hello
Talking to yourself is a sign of impending mental collapse.

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Old 09-28-2008, 05:28 PM   #9
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:28 PM   #10
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DanJW> stand up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways a little.

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Old 09-28-2008, 06:10 PM   #11
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Old 09-28-2008, 06:10 PM   #12
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DanJW> spin
What do you want to spin?

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Old 09-29-2008, 12:27 AM   #13
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Old 09-29-2008, 12:27 AM   #14
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Nachimir> spin self
You can't spin that!

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Old 09-29-2008, 12:29 AM   #15
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Nachimir> why not?
I don't know the word "not?".

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Old 09-29-2008, 12:31 AM   #18
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Nachimir> walk forwards
I don't know the word "forwards".

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Nachimir> walk forward
I don't know the word "forward".

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Old 09-29-2008, 12:32 AM   #21
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walk to light switch

assuming there is one and Arthur Dent know where it is.
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Old 09-29-2008, 12:32 AM   #22
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Nachimir> walk to light switch
That sentence isn't one I recognise.

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Old 09-29-2008, 12:33 AM   #23
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Nachimir> help
If you're really stuck, a complete map and InvisiClues Hint Booklet are available from your dealer, or via mail order with the form that came in your package.

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