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From nnrp1.crl.com!nntp1.crl.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!news.cmc.net!syix.com!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-feed1.tiac.net!posterchild!jota Sun Aug 17 18:53:00 1997
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Path: nnrp1.crl.com!nntp1.crl.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!news.cmc.net!syix.com!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-feed1.tiac.net!posterchild!jota
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From: jota@tiac.net (Admiral Jota)
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction,rec.games.int-fiction
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Subject: ABCs of Adventuring
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Date: 16 Aug 97 10:07:34 GMT
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Organization: The Internet Access Company, Inc.
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Message-ID: <jota.871726054@sunspot>
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NNTP-Posting-Host: sunspot.tiac.net
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X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #2 (NOV)
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Xref: nnrp1.crl.com rec.arts.int-fiction:27451 rec.games.int-fiction:25087
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This was composed on ifMUD (fovea.retina.net 4000), by Whizzard, Psmith,
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inky, and Jota. We hope you enjoy it.
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The ABCs of Adventuring
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by Admiral Jota, Dylan O'Donnell,
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G. Kevin Wilson, and Dan Shiovitz.
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A is for Adventure, the first of them all;
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B is for Brass lantern, so you don't take a fall.
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C is for Compass, an unseen one you keep
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D is for Drinking, eating and sleep.
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E is for Everything you can carry along;
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F is for language that's sometimes too <<strong>>.
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G is for Grues, who slaver and bite;
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H is for Hints, when it's been a long night.
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I is for Infocom, the kings of the game;
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J is for Jewels, money and fame.
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K is for Klepto, whatever's not nailed down;
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L is for Locomotion: N S E W U D.
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M is for Mazes, that we all love to hate;
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N is for NPCs, to duel or to date.
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O is for Ordering, mice or mouse-holes;
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P is for Puzzles, obstructing your goals.
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Q is for Questions: >ASK FROG ABOUT KISS.
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R is for Replies. "I don't know about this."
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S is for Save, when the going gets tough;
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T is for Thief, who'll steal all of your stuff
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U is for Undo, to take a move back;
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V is for Verbose, to help you keep track.
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W is for Wait, if things happen too slow;
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X is for XYZZY, the quick way to go.
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Y is for You, whenever you play.
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Z is for Zork; now go back to A.
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Support the anti-Spam amendment! /<-= Admiral Jota =->\
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Join at http://www.cauce.org/ -< <-= jota@tiac.net =-> >-
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