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<INCLUDE "PDEFS">
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<BEGIN-SEGMENT CASTLE>
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<ROOM LIBRARY (LOC ROOMS) (REGION "Flatheadia") (DESC "Library") (LDESC
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"This dust-filled chamber once contained copies of every book ever written,
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but all of them have been taken by the fleeing populace as reading material
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for their long journeys to safe havens. The only exit is south.") (SOUTH TO
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EAST-WING) (OUT TO EAST-WING) (FLAGS RLANDBIT ONBIT) (SYNONYM LIBRARY) (MAP-LOC
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<PTABLE MAIN-MAP-NUM MAP-GEN-Y-4 MAP-GEN-X-8>) (ICON LIBRARY-ICON) (ACTION
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LIBRARY-F) (THINGS <> (ANSWER RIDDLE)
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"\"Nice try, but no help here! (signed) The Jester.\"" FROBOZZCO (FROBOZZCO
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INTERNATIONAL) "\"FrobozzCo International is a vast conglomerate of thousands upon thousands
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of companies. It can trace its origin to the Frobozz Magic Cave Company, which
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was formed at the behest of King Duncanthraz in 668 GUE. Headquartered in the
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400-story FrobozzCo Building in Flatheadia, FrobozzCo's corporate motto is
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'You name it, we do it!'\"" (GREAT UNDERGROUND) (HIGHWAY TOLL)
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"\"The Great Underground Highway is a system of toll roads stretching
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thoughout both the eastland and westland provinces.\"" <> SQUID
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"\"A bottom-dwelling aquatic creature.\"" <> HELLHOUND
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"\"When you spot a hellhound, run in the other direction as fast as you can!
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Hellhounds are fast, fierce, and capable of devouring a human twelve times
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their size in three-and-a-half seconds. They normally inhabit burnt-out or
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enchanted woods and rarely venture beyond their turf, even in pursuit of
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prey.\"" <> SNARFEM
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"\"Snarfem, a two-player game of removing pebbles, originated in
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Mithicus and comes from an ancient Mithican word meaning 'to collect
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pebbles or small stones.'\"" <> FISHA
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"\"Fisha is a small wand producer in Foozle, specializing in Wands of
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Inanimation. Their wands tend to have a very limited life.\"" (BOZBO MUMBO
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ZILBO) (BOZBO MUMBO ZILBO II III IV)
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"\"One of the kings of the Entharion Dynasty.\"" <> (BELWIT MUMBERTHRAX PHLOID)
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"\"One of the kings of the Flathead Dynasty.\"" <> (ESTUARY FROBUARY ARCH MAGE
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JAM JELLY AUGUR SUSPENDUR OTTOBUR MUMBERBUR DISMEMBUR)
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"\"A month of the year.\"" <> (EASTLAND EASTLANDS)
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"\"The eastlands comprise those provinces which lie on the eastern
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shore of the Great Sea, such as Flatheadia and the Fublio Valley.\"" <> (
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WESTLAND WESTLANDS)
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"\"The westlands comprise those provinces which lie on the western
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shore of the Great Sea, such as Borphee, Gurth and Frobozz.\"" MITHICAN
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CHAMELEON "\"A Mithican chameleon skin's is said to be able to imitate any color
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the eye can see... and more.\"" CURSE (CURSE DAY)
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"\"Curse Day is the anniversary of the death of Lord Dimwit Flathead the
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Excessive. Some aver that, on that day in 779 GUE, a great wizard cast a
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mighty Curse, and that on the 94th anniversary of that day the Empire will
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collapse. Historians today dismiss this as a silly schoolyard legend.\"" <> (
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ZORKMID ZORKMIDS)
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"\"The Zorkmid is the unit of currency of the Great Underground Empire.\""
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ENCHANTER (ENCHANTER GUILD)
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"\"The Enchanter's Guild has several thousand members scattered in chapters
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throughout the land. Amongst the more influential chapters are the ones
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located in Thriff and Accardi.\"" FROBLO PARK
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"\"Froblo Park was Thomas Alva Edison's laboratory.\"" BOSWELL BARWELL
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"\"The official biographer of the Flatheads, Boswell Barwell is the author
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of such notable works as THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE FLATHEADS and MUMBERTHRAX:
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THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND.\"" <> MINX "\"An irrestibly cuddly animal.\"" <>
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WINDCAT "\"The fleetest land animal.\"" ENDLESS FIRE
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"\"The Endless Fire destroyed Mareilon in 773 GUE.\"" <> ZORK
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"There's no entry for \"Zork.\" Not surprising. This is just the prequel;
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it hasn't been written yet!" <> DAVMAR
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"\"Davmar was the great Thaumaturgist who discovered that the power of
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magic spells could be stored on paper scrolls.\"" <> PHEEBOR
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"\"Along with Borphee, Pheebor was one of the great city-states that lay at
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the convergence of the Bor River and the Phee River. Borphee defeated Pheebor
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in a massive battle that took place long before the age of Entharion.\"" <> (
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BLOIT BLOITS) "\"The bloit is the Empire's most common unit for measuring distances. The
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bloit is defined as the distance the king's favorite pet runs in an hour.
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As the discerning reader can tell from this definition, the length of the
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bloit changes dramatically from ruler to ruler. (Rarely more dramatically
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than in 619 GUE, when Bozbo IV -- who adored his windcat -- died, and was
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succeeded by Mumbo II -- who was equally enamored of his very, very ancient
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turtle). Land is usually measured in square bloits.\"" FUBLIO VALLEY
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"\"Once a richly verdant area at the southern tip of the Flathead Mountains,
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the valley was defoliated in the late eighth century. For some odd reason, it
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has always been a favorite spot for wizards who enjoy a hermitic lifestyle.\""
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<> KORBOZ "\"A moderately famous hermit enchanter.\"" <> GUMBOZ
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"\"A very obscure hermit enchanter.\"" (FLOOD CONTROL DAM FCD) (\#3 FCD\#3 DAM)
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"The entry describes Flood Control Dam #3 as a great engineering feat of the
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late 8th century, made possible by a grant of 37 million zorkmids from Dimwit
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Flathead the Excessive. The dam forms a huge reservoir, and its spillover is
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the source of the Frigid River. The article goes into construction techniques,
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the dam's appeal as a tourist attraction, and the financial impact of the
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dam's cost on the economy of the GUE." DIABLO MASSACRE
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"\"The Diablo Massacre occured at the Zorbel Pass in 666 GUE when the invading
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armies of King Duncanthrax met a native militia of trollish warriors. The
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invaders were outnumbered but well-armed; the natives were equipped only with
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wooden clubs and a large piece of very strong garlic. Military historians
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consider the routing of the native militia as a key moment in the conquering
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of the eastlands.\"" ZORBIUS BLATTUS
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"\"Greatest of the modern philosophers, Zorbius Blattus is a popular debunker
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of Brogmoidism and other strange religious sects.\"" <> (SHADOWLAND LAND SHADOW
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) "\"The Shadowland (a.k.a. the Land of Shadow) is a barren area of rolling
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hills, south of Flatheadia and deep underground. It lies near the point where
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the Flathead Ocean's eastern shore dips underground.\"" ROYAL MUSEUM
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"\"The Royal Museum, built by Lord Dimwit Flathead in 777 GUE, houses
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the crown jewels, a technology display, and a famous royal puzzle-maze.\""
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ROCKVILLE (ESTATES CONSTRUCTION)
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"\"Rockville Estates is an upscale housing complex being planned by the
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Frobozz Magic Construction Company for a piece of prime cavern space on
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the Great Underground Highway near Flatheadia. It was designed by the
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renowned architect, Zylo Pickthorn.\"" ZYLO PICKTHORN
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"\"An architect known for his underground condominium complexes, Pickthorn
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is an avid enthusiast of jousting, chess, and tiddlywinks, and has been
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known to incorporate some or all of these themes into his designs.\"" MOUNT
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FOOBIA "\"Foobia is the tallest peak in the Flathead Mountains, perhaps in the entire
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world. It lies toward the southern end of the range, near the Zorbel Pass, and
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its apex is always hidden by clouds. It is believed that no one has ever
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scaled this mighty peak.\"" (STEVE STEVEN) MERETZKY
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"\"A mysterious mage who is said to live in the lands beyond the borders
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of the world.\"" <> INFOCOM
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"The entry simply reads, \"There are some things that man was not meant
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to know.\"" (FRIGID RIVER) VALLEY
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"\"The Frigid River Valley, a province of the Great Underground Empire,
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encompasses the 15,322 square bloits which form the runoff basin of the
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Frigid River.\"" POLAR GUMFFBEAST
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"\"A creature, possibly mythical, said to live in the extreme northlands
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of Quendor.\"" <> DUNCANTHRAX
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"\"Duncanthrax the Bellicose, the first king of the Flathead Dynasty, took
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the throne from Zilbo III during a palace revolt on the last day of 659 GUE.
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Duncanthrax expanded the kingdom by conquering Antharia and most of the
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eastlands. He also moved the capital from Largoneth to Egreth.\"" (EGRETH
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CASTLE) (EGRETH CASTLE)
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"\"The Castle Egreth served as the seat of royal power from the reign of
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Duncanthrax (who moved the capital from Largoneth in 660 GUE) through the
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reign of Dimwit (who moved the capital to Flatheadia in 771 GUE). Egreth was,
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and still is, reputed to be the most dangerous locale in the kingdom.\"" (
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LARGONETH CASTLE) (CASTLE LARGONETH)
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"\"The Castle Largoneth was built by Entharion the Wise back in the misty
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times at the dawn of the empire. It served as the capital of the kingdom
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until Duncanthrax constructed Egreth in 660 GUE. Largoneth still stands,
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lonely and deserted, on the coast of Frobozz.\"" FROBESIUS (FROBESIUS FUBLIUS)
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"\"Frobesius Fublius was a painter who specialized in rebuses. A mysterious
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figure, he reputedly lived near the Zorbel Pass and vanished toward the end
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of the eighth century.\"" BORPHBELLY (STEW INGREDIENTS) BORPHBELLY-TEXT <>
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FENSHIRE "\"Fenshire is a swampy region which stretches east of the Flathead Mountains
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to the edge of the world. The summer castle of the Flatheads is located
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in a remote section of Fenshire.\"" <> CHESS
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"\"An ancient game of warfare, playing on a checkered field of 64 squares.\"" <
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> CURSE "According to this article, Megaboz was a mysterious wizard who lived a
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hermit's life in the Fublio Valley. It is said he cast a Curse which will
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someday bring down the Empire, but royal spokesmen have denied all such
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rumors. Megaboz vanished in 789 GUE; some say the effort of casting the
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Curse destroyed him." <> (TREATY ZNURG)
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"\"The Treaty of Znurg, signed in 474 GUE, ended the Zucchini Wars.\"" ZUCCHINI
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(WAR WARS) "\"The Zucchini Wars, which devastated seven provinces during the fifth
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century, were finally ended by the Treaty of Znurg.\"" RAGWEED (BATTLE GULCH)
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"\"The Battle of Ragweed Gulch, fought in 789 GUE, is most notable for the
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death of Stonewall Flathead.\"" <> (BARBEL BERKNIP BARSAP)
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"\"A respected member of the Enchanters Guild.\"" GREATER BORPHEE
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"\"Borphee, a large industrial city in the westlands, is the capital of the
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Greater Borphee province.\"" <> INQUISITION
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"\"A crackpot religious sect; its followers believe that the Curse of Megaboz
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can be forestalled by executing every person in the Empire.\"" <> (GRUBBO
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GRUBBO-BY-THE-SEA ACCARDI ACCARDI-BY-THE-SEA)
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"\"A small village in the westlands.\"" <> (WISHYFOO WISHYFOOS)
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"\"The Wishyfoo, who live in the vicinity of Port Foozle, alternately tell
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the truth and tell a lie with every successive statement they make. Sometimes
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they start with a lie, sometimes with a truth, but they always alternate
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thereafter.\"" <> PREVARICON
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"\"The Prevaricons, who dwell near Port Foozle, have two interesting quirks:
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They always lie, and they feed unwelcome visitors to ravenous hellhounds.\"" <>
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(VERITASSI VERITASS)
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"\"The Veritassi, who dwell near Port Foozle, have two interesting quirks:
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They never lie, and they feed unwelcome visitors to ravenous hellhounds.\"" <>
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MIZNIA "\"A province at the southern fringe of the westlands, mostly jungle. Its
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capital is Mizniaport.\"" <> MIZNIAPORT
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"\"The capital and largest city in Miznia.\"" <> GURTH
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"\"This province, which lies to the north of Miznia and Mithicus, is chiefly
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woods and farmland. The Fields of Frotzen, in central Gurth, are known as the
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Breadbasket of Quendor. The capital of the province is Gurth City.\"" GURTH
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CITY "\"Gurth City is the capital of Gurth province.\"" <> MITHICUS
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"\"This small, mountainous province, sandwiched between Gurth and Miznia,
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is a popular vacation spot.\"" <> (FIELDS FROTZEN)
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"\"The Fields of Frotzen, fertile farmland in the heart of Gurth province,
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produces an annual bounty of grain and are freqently referred to as the
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Breadbasket of Quendor.\"" <> FESTERON "\"A small village in Antharia.\"" <>
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THRIFF "\"The strange wandering village of Thriff has, at one time or another, been
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located in most of the provinces of the westlands. Rumor has it that the
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Guildmaster of Thriff's enchanters constantly moves the town in an attempt
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to find a more benevolent climate for his terrible hayfever.\"" <> ENTHARION
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"\"Entharion the Wise united the warring city-states of Galepath and Mareilon,
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forming the kingdom of Quendor. As Quendor's first king, Entharion built the
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castle Largoneth, and ruled over a kingdom which was little more than what is
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currently the province of Frobozz. Our current calendar dates from the first
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year of Entharion's reign.\"" <> (GALEPATH MAREILON)
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"\"Galepath and Mareilon were the two ancient cities of Quendor, which were
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united by Entharion the Wise in the distant past. Mareilon was destroyed in
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773 GUE by the Endless Fire.\"" <> ANTHARIA
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"\"Antharia, the island province, is located in the middle of the Flathead
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Ocean. It is known for its shipbuilding, marble cutting, and granola mining
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industries, and is the home of Flathead Stadium. The capital is Anthar.\"" <>
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ANTHAR "\"The capital of Antharia.\"" GRANOLA (MINES RIOTS)
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"\"The granola mines in northern Antharia once supplied seemingly limitless
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quantities of granola. Since the Granola Riots of 865 GUE, the causes of
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which are well known, the output of the mines has fallen sharply.\"" FLATHEAD
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STADIUM "The entry calls Flathead Stadium \"The House that Babe Built,\" a tribute to
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Babe Flathead's popularity as a gate attraction. Located just outside Anthar,
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the stadium was supposedly large enough to hold every man, woman, and child in
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Quendor." PORT FOOZLE
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"\"Foozle, which lies several bloits west of Flatheadia, is the primary
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seaport of the Frigid River Valley, and is a common departure point for
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ships to Antharia.\"" <> BELBOZ
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"A tiny entry mentions that Belboz is the name of a young enchanter in
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the Accardi chapter of the Enchanter's Guild." ZORBEL PASS
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"\"This wide pass through the Flathead Mountains, at the southern end of
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the range, connects the Fublio and Frigid River valleys. The Zorbel Pass
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was the site of the Diablo Massacre in 666 GUE.\"" <> QUENDOR
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"\"See GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE.\"" (GREAT UNDERGROUND) (EMPIRE GUE)
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"\"The kingdom of Quendor was renamed the Great Underground Empire by Lord
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Dimwit Flathead when he became ruler in 770 GUE. It encompasses all the
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lands on both sides of the Great Sea, although most of the underground
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portions of the empire are in the eastlands.\"" GREAT SEA
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"\"See FLATHEAD OCEAN.\"" ARAGAIN FALLS
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"The article calls Aragain Falls the most breathtaking and awesome waterfall
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in all the known lands. Found toward the northern part of the Frigid River,
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the falls are a popular honeymoon spot." TWELVE FLATHEADS
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"[Please see \"The Lives of the Twelve Flatheads Calendar\" that came in your
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Zork Zero package.]")>
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<CONSTANT BORPHBELLY-TEXT
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"\"A popular lunchtime meal in the province of Fenshire, Borphbelly Stew
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is made from fox, fowl, and earthworm. Proper preparation mandates the
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simultaneous addition of the ingredients to a boiling cookpot.\"">
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE LIBRARY-F>
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<OBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA (LOC LIBRARY) (DESC "Encyclopedia Frobozzica") (LDESC
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"A copy of the Encyclopedia Frobozzica is the only book still left in the
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Library, probably because it's so huge that it can't be moved except by
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a team of mules.") (SYNONYM ENCYCLOPEDIA FROBOZZICA BOOK) (ADJECTIVE LARGE
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ENCYCLOPEDIA) (FLAGS READBIT VOWELBIT) (TEXT
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"The cover reads \"Encyclopedia Frobozzica, Illustrated Edition. Copyright
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882 GUE. A publication of the Frobozz Magic Encyclopedia Company.\" It would
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take weeks to read the entire encyclopedia, but you could read about specific
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persons or things.") (ACTION ENCYCLOPEDIA-F)>
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<GLOBAL VOLUME-USED <>>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE ENCYCLOPEDIA-F>
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<OBJECT FOUR-FLIES (LOC GENERIC-OBJECTS) (DESC "it") (SYNONYM FLIES FAMATHRIA)
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(ADJECTIVE FOUR FANTASTIC INT.NUM) (OWNER FOUR-FLIES) (PICTURE FOUR-FLIES-ILL)
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(RESEARCH "The Four Fantastic Flies of Famathria, each bigger and more succulent than
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the last, is a legend fabricated by a race of toad creatures who once lived
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somewhere beyond the oceans of the world. Seafarers report that these toads
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were ugly, cantankerous, and eternally hungry.") (ACTION ENC-ENTRY-F)>
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<OBJECT ZILBEETHA (LOC GENERIC-OBJECTS) (SYNONYM ZILBEETHA) (PICTURE
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ZILBEETHA-ILL) (RESEARCH
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"This is one of the oldest and dearest legends in the annals of Quendor.
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Zilbeetha, a beautiful maiden, somehow angered an evil mage, and was placed
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under enchantment and turned into a crystal orb on the very day that she was
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to be wed. The heartbroken groom, who is always depicted holding a fragile
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bloom, sought help from the wizard's goodly twin. The good wizard turned the
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groom to stone, that he might stay young until the day Zilbeetha was returned
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to him. The legend also has an ominous note; returning a false orb would
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result in death.") (ACTION ENC-ENTRY-F)>
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<OBJECT BROGMOIDISM (LOC GENERIC-OBJECTS) (SYNONYM BROGMOIDISM) (PICTURE
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BROGMOIDISM-ILL) (RESEARCH
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"Brogmoidists, followers of the tenets of Brogmoidism, believe that a Great
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Brogmoid supports the world upon his shoulders. The religion, which originated
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sometime during the fourth century, is commonly ridiculed nowadays, and has
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lost most of its adherents.") (ACTION ENC-ENTRY-F)>
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<OBJECT FLATHEADIA (LOC GENERIC-OBJECTS) (SYNONYM FLATHEADIA) (PICTURE
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FLATHEADIA-ILL) (RESEARCH
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"Flatheadia has been the capital of the Great Underground Empire since Dimwit
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built his castle there in 770 GUE. (The former seat of royal government was
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Egreth, in the Westlands.) Although still the largest population center in
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the Eastlands, Flatheadia has been in a steady decline since a Curse cast by
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Megaboz toward the end of the last century.") (ACTION ENC-ENTRY-F)>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE ENC-ENTRY-F>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE PICTURED-ENTRY>
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<OBJECT OTHER-FLATHEADS (DESC "member of the Flathead family") (SYNONYM
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FLATHEAD) (ADJECTIVE MICHAEL WURB KING OLIVER WENDELL) (ACTION
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OTHER-FLATHEADS-F)>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE OTHER-FLATHEADS-F>
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<OBJECT SAINTS (DESC "saint") (SYNONYM SAINT ST BALHU HONKO QUAKKO BOVUS WISKUS
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) (ADJECTIVE SAINT ST) (FLAGS NDESCBIT VOWELBIT) (ACTION SAINTS-F)>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE SAINTS-F>
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<OBJECT WIZARD-OF-FROBOZZ (DESC "Wiazard of Frobozz") (SYNONYM WIZARD FROBOZZ)
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(OWNER WIZARD-OF-FROBOZZ) (ACTION WIZARD-OF-FROBOZZ-F)>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE WIZARD-OF-FROBOZZ-F>
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<OBJECT ARMOR (LOC LIBRARY) (OWNER ARMOR) (DESC "suit of armor") (SYNONYM SUIT
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ARMOR ARMOUR) (FLAGS TRYTAKEBIT) (ACTION ARMOR-F)>
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<GLOBAL ARMOR-TOUCH 0>
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<DEFINE-ROUTINE ARMOR-F>
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<OBJECT LANCE (DESC "lance") (SYNONYM LANCE) (FLAGS TAKEBIT MAGICBIT) (SIZE 10)
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(VALUE 0)>
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<END-SEGMENT> |