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* SOLVING STAR * CROSS *
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* BY <D> <J> <C> *
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*CORRECTIONS BY: TAMERLANE OF THE RING*
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STARCROSS IS A RELATIVELY SIMPLE
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ADVENTURE-- IT'S ALL SIMPLY A MATTER OF
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SHOVING COLOR CODED RODS INTO THE
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APPROPRIATELY COLORED SLOTS. (FREUD
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WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD). THE ONLY
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PROBLEM IS IN FINDING THE RODS AND
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SLOTS. THIS COLUMN WILL TELL YOU
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW... (IN
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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!) SO BE SURE AND
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HIT THE SPACEBAR IF I START TO TELL YOU
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ANYTHING YOU *=> DON'T WANT TO KNOW
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YET! <=* A WORD TO THE WISE: IF YOU PUT
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A ROD INTO A SLOT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR,
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IT WILL DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
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THE LANDING
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GET UP. GET LIBRARY. E. PUSH RED
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BUTTON. READ SCREEN. GET THE
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COORDINATES FOR WHICHEVER UNIDENTIFIED
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MASS (UM-??) HAS BEEN CHOSEN AT RANDOM
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FROM THE CHART BELOW:
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COORDINATES FOR MASS OBJECTS
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OBJECT R THETA PHI TYPE
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UM91 050 015 121 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM12 100 345 107 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM24 100 285 087 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM08 150 210 017 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM52 175 165 035 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM70 100 135 101 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM31 150 105 067 UNCHARTED MASS
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UM28 250 045 178 UNCHARTED MASS
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AB40 250 300 022 ASTEROID (CERES)
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MARS 250 120 012 PLANET
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US75 175 135 034 SHIP
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AX71 125 180 047 ASTEROID
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AX32 125 240 105 ASTEROID
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AX01 200 240 134 ASTEROID
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AX87 125 075 102 ASTEROID
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ENTER COUCH. SAY TO COMPUTER "R IS (R),
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PHI IS (PHI), THETA IS (THETA)". WAIT
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FOR COMPUTER TO REPLY THAT THERE IS
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INDEED A MASS THERE. IF IT DOESN'T THEN
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YOU GOT THE COORDINATES WRONG! TRY
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AGAIN. THEN TYPE: SAY TO COMPUTER
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"CONFIRMED." FASTEN BELT. WAIT. (THE
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ROCKETS WILL FIRE.) UNFASTEN BELT. GET
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UP.EAST.DON SUIT.GET LINE. W.SIT.FASTEN
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BELT. WAIT. WAIT OR LOOK UNTIL THE
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TENTACLES GRAB YOU AND YOU ARE SAFELY
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DOCKED. (A TOTAL OF 7 WAITS).
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GETTING IN
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UNFASTEN BELT. GET UP. OPEN INNER. OUT.
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CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. PRESS
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FOURTH BUMP. (THE SCULPTURE IS SUPPOSED
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TO BE THE SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU PRESS THE
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FOURTH BUMP BECAUSE IT CORRESPONDS TO
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YOUR HOME PLANET (EARTH). WHY IS EARTH
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THE FOURTH BUMP AND NOT THE THIRD ?
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BECAUSE THE SUN COUNTS AS THE FIRST
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BUMP!). AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD SEE A
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'TINY BUMP'). PRESS TINY. NOW YOU
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WILL SEE A BLACK ROD RISE UP. THIS ROD
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IS A 'SELF-DESTRUCT' DEVICE! DO NOT
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PUT IT IN ANY BLACK SLOT, EVER!. TAKE
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BLACK ROD. THE AIRLOCK DOOR WILL OPEN
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WHEN YOU TAKE THE ROD. IN. CLOSE
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OUTER. OPEN INNER. IN. TA-DA! YOU ARE
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NOW IN THE 'ARTIFACT'!!!!
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THE ARTIFACT
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THINK OF IT AS AN INTERGALACTIC
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INTELLIGENCE TEST. PUT THE RIGHT
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BLOCKS IN THE RIGHT HOLES AND WIN THE
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PRIZE. THE ARTIFACT IS CYLINDRICAL IN
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SHAPE, AND DIVIDED (LIKE A PIE) INTO
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FOUR WEDGES, WHICH (LIKE THE SLOTS) ARE
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COLOR CODED. THESE COLORS ARE: RED,
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BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW. THESE WEDGES ARE
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TRANSECTED BY 5 CONCENTRIC RINGS: IN
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SHORT, THE CYLINDER IS DIVIDED INTO A
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SORT OF CIRCULAR GRID SYSTEM OF RINGS
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AND COLORS. (THIS WILL BE MORE OBVIOUS
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TO YOU AS YOU MOVE ABOUT IN THE
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ARTIFACT.) DIRECTIONS ARE: N,S,E,W,U,
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AND D. UP AND DOWN CORRESPOND TO IN
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AND OUT. EAST AND WEST CORRESPOND TO
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LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ALSO TO PORT AND
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STARBOARD. WHEN YOU ENTER THE
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ARTIFACT, YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO ENTER
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THE YELLOW SECTION WITHOUT BEING EATEN
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BY THE GRUES (WHICH WERE APPARENTLY
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CAPTURED ON THE PLANET ZORK, BUT WHO
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ESCAPED FROM THE ALIEN ZOO FOR THE
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EXPRESS PURPOSE OF MENACING ADVENTURERS
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FOOLHARDY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITHOUT
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LIGHT. )
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COLLECT THOSE RODS!
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YOU CAN GET THESE IN DIFFERENT ORDERS,
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BUT THE FOLLOWING ONE WILL DEFINITELY
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WORK: BLACK, RED, SILVER, YELLOW,
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PINK, BLUE, GOLD, BROWN, VIOLET, GREEN,
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CLEAR (CRYSTAL), WHITE.
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GETTING THE RED ROD: IT'S BEING HELD
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CAPTIVE BY 'ANT-MEN'! TO GET THERE:
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N. W. FORWARD. E. NOW, THE ANT-MEN
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WILL BE VERY NASTY IF YOU TRY TO TAKE
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THEIR ROD AWAY. SO LET'S KEEP THEM
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BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE--LIKE
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REBUILDING THEIR NEST.... THROW
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SOMETHING AT THE NEST--THE TAPE PLAYER
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WILL DO NICELY, AND YOUR SPACE SUIT
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WILL ALSO WORK IF YOU WANT TO BOTHER
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TAKING IT OFF. THEN GET RED ROD.
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DON'T FORGET TO RECLAIM WHATEVER IT WAS
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YOU THREW!! (GET LIBRARY)
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GETTING THE SILVER ROD: (IT'S ON THE
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WAY TO THE YELLOW ONE, WHICH WE REALLY
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>NEED<!) FROM THE NEST: W. AFT. W. S.
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S. PORT. GET GUN. LOOK INTO GUN. GET
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SILVER ROD. (TOO EASY, NO?)
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GETTING THE YELLOW ROD: IT'S IN THE
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SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE BLUE
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AIRLOCK. FROM THE WEAPONS DECK: E. N.
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OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE INNER. OPEN
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OUTER. OUT. S. S. GIVE THE TAPE LIBRARY
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TO THE SPIDER (THE CLUE HERE WAS THAT
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HE IS INTENSELY INTERESTED IN NEWS).
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HE'LL GIVE YOU THE YELLOW ROD, BUT
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THAT'S ALL HE'S GOOD FOR. (GIVE TAPE.
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GET YELLOW ROD.) THE YELLOW ROD IS ONE
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OF THE 'USEFUL' RODS: YOU'LL NEED TO
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STICK IT IN THE YELLOW SLOT TO GET SOME
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OF THE OTHERS. TO GET TO THE YELLOW
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SLOT: N. N. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN
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INNER. IN. UP. (YOU ARE NOW IN THE
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GRASSLANDS. THE WEASELS AND UNICORNS
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HERE ARE STRICTLY LOCAL COLOR, NOT
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USEFUL.) S. OPEN HATCH. D. PUT YELLOW
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ROD IN YELLOW SLOT. (PUTTING THE
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YELLOW ROD IN THE YELLOW SLOT WILL TURN
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ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN THE YELLOW
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SECTION OF THE 'ARTIFACT'.) WHILE
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YOU'RE HERE, PUT THE RED ROD IN THE
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>SECOND< RED SLOT (THIS WILL TURN ON
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THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND GET THAT
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TELL-TALE WINDEX AROMA OUT OF THE AIR
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IN A FEW TURNS. LATER ON THIS WILL
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ENABLE YOU TO TRADE YOUR OLD SPACESUIT
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FOR SOMETHING TRULY USEFUL (LIKE A
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BROWN ROD)). GET CARD. YOU'LL NEED TO
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PUT THIS INTO THE COMPUTER-- I SUSPECT
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IT'S A DISK II CONTROLLER CARD-- CAN'T
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BOOT UP WITHOUT ONE!
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GETTING THE PINK ROD: IT'S IN THE
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SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE YELLOW
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AIRLOCK. BE CAREFUL, ONE FALSE MOVE
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AND IT'S DEEP SPACE FOR YOU. TO GET
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THERE : U. N. D. W. OPEN INNER. OUT.
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CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. GET BASKET.
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(THIS BASKET CAN BE USED TO HOLD THE
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RODS TILL YOU NEED THEM--THAT WAY THEY
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WON'T TAKE UP VALUABLE INVENTORY
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SPACE.) OPEN OUTER (YES, AGAIN: IT
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STUCK THE FIRST TIME!). OUT. ATTACH
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LINE TO SPACESUIT. ATTACH LINE TO
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HOOK. PORT. GET PINK ROD.
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GETTING THE BLUE ROD: IT'S IN THE
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LABORATORY, WITH OTHER USEFUL
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IMPLEMENTS. TO GET THERE: E. DETACH
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LINE FROM HOOK. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN
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INNER. IN. S. S. PUT ALL RODS IN
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BASKET. E. GET ALL DISKS. NOW COMES THE
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TRICKY PART: THE ROD IS IMBEDDED IN THE
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SILVER SPHERE. ALL WE HAFE AT OUR
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DISPOSAL TO OBTAIN IT IS THE 4-POSITION
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DIAL AND THE TWO DISKS.... FORTUNATELY,
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THESE ARE 'TRANSPORTER DISKS'.
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UNFORTUNATELY, THEY EXPLODE INTO
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NOTHINGNESS IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO
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TOUCH..... ANYWAY, HERE'S THE
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PROCEDURE: PUT RED DISK UNDER GLOBE.
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PUT BLUE DISK ON FLOOR. PUT CARD ON
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GLOBE. TURN DIAL TO 4. TURN DIAL TO 2.
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GET CARD. GET BLUE ROD. GET ALL DISKS.
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PUT BLUE ROD IN BASKET. W. PUT BLUE
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DISK ON FLOOR. (YOU *>HAVE<* TO PUT IT
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ON THE FLOOR HERE SO THE 'MAINTENANCE
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MOUSE' CAN COLLECT IT AND PUT IT IN THE
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GARAGE SO YOU CAN TRANSPORT THERE (AND
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OUT OF TROUBLE) LATER!!!)
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GETTING THE GOLD ROD: N. N. N. N. W.
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AFT. NOW YOU'RE IN THE COMPUTER ROOM.
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OPEN PANEL. PUT CARD IN SLOT. CLOSE
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PANEL. TURN COMPUTER ON. (IT WILL SPEW
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OUT A GOLD BAR FOR YOU). PUT GOLD ROD
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IN BASKET. LOOK AROUND IF YOU LIKE, BUT
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THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO HERE. THE
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ENUNCIATOR PANEL TELLS YOU WHAT YOU
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HAVE TO FIX TO PUT THE ARTIFACT IN
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ORDER, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT
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ANYWAY......
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GETTING THE BROWN ROD: N. W. W. S. S.
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E. E. REMOVE SUIT. LOOK AROUND OR
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'WAIT' OR SOMETHING UNTIL THE CHIEFTAIN
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COMES. OFFER SUIT TO CHIEF. POINT AT
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BROWN ROD.
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GETTING THE VIOLET ROD: YOU HAVE NO
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TIME TO PUT THE BROWN ROD IN YOUR
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BASKET! FOLLOW THE CHIEF WHEN HE
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LEAVES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE
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THE VIOLET ROD!!! JUST KEEP SAYING
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'FOLLOW CHIEF' UNTIL YOU GET TO THE
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'CENTER OF THE WARREN'. THEN: D. CLOSE
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INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. P. P. GET
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VISOR. N. MOVE SKELETON. GET VIOLET ROD
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(MOVE THE SKELETON ONLY ONCE!!). S. S.
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PUT RED DISK ON FLOOR. STAND ON RED
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DISK. SURPRISE==> TRANSPORTER CITY.
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WITH ANY LUCK YOU'LL NOW BE IN THE
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GARAGE. IF THE MOUSE HASN'T COLLECTED
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THE BLUE DISK YET, YOU'LL BE BACK
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OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. YOU'LL JUST
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HAVE TO WAIT TILL HE COMES AND GETS IT,
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THEN TRANSPORT TO THE GARAGE......
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GETTING THE GREEN ROD: ENTER BIN.
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(KEEP TYPING 'ENTER BIN' OR 'AGAIN'
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UNTIL YOU FIND THE GREEN ROD. IT MAY
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TAKE UP TO 10 TRIES!). GET GREEN ROD.
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PUT GREEN ROD IN BASKET.
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GETTING THE CLEAR ROD: F. P. N. N. N.
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N. W. LOOK AT LASER THROUGH VISOR. GET
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CLEAR ROD.
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GETTING THE WHITE ROD: E. S. S. U. S.
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S. P. U. U. JUMP. PUT SILVER ROD IN
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SILVER SLOT. IN. GET WHITE ROD.
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YOU'VE GOT ALL THE RODS NOW. ALL YOU
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HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHY YOU'VE
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COLLECTED THEM.
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FINISHING UP
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========= ==
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PUT THE WHITE ROD IN THE WHITE SLOT. (A
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BLACK SLOT WILL APPEAR. DO =>NOT<= PUT
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THE BLACK ROD IN THE BLACK SLOT!).
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GETTING TO THE CONTROL BUBBLE: OUT. U.
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JUMP. FIRE GUN AT DRIVE BUBBLE. AGAIN.
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AGAIN. (YOU SHOULD NOW BE 'ON CONTROL
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BUBBLE'.) D. PUT GOLD ROD IN GOLD SLOT.
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IN. PUT CLEAR ROD IN CLEAR SLOT. FIVE
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COLORED SLOTS WILL APPEAR. PUT THE
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APPROPRIATE ROD IN EACH SLOT--> THE
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ORDER YOU DO IT IN DOESN'T MATTER.
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THE FINAL SEQUENCE: YOU NOW USE THE
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VARIOUS COLORED SPOTS TO SET THE COURSE
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OF THE ARTIFACT TOWARD EARTH. TOUCH
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LARGE SQUARE. (THE VIEW NOW COVERS THE
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AREA FROM THE SUN TO JUPITER). TOUCH
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BROWN SPOT. (YOU WILL HAVE TO TOUCH IT
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4 TIMES, UNTIL THE EARTH IS
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HIGHLIGHTED). TOUCH VIOLET SPOT (THREE
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TIMES, UNTIL THE PATH FORMS A CIRCLE
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AROUND THE EARTH. (DON'T STOP AT THE
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ELLIPSE!)). TOUCH GREEN SPOT. (THE
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PATH WILL FLASH.) TOUCH BLUE SPOT.
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BLAST-OFF!!!!! YOU WIN!!
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SIT BACK AND BASK IN THE GLORY OF A
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PERFECT SCORE.
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<D><J><C>
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