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STARCROSS IS A RELATIVELY SIMPLE ADVENTURE-- IT'S ALL SIMPLY A MATTER OF
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SHOVING COLOR CODED RODS INTO THE APPROPRIATELY COLORED SLOTS. (FREUD
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WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD). THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IN FINDING THE RODS AND
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SLOTS. THIS COLUMN WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW... (IN
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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!) SO BE SURE AND HIT THE SPACEBAR IF I START TO TELL YOU
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ANYTHING YOU *=> DON'T WANT TO KNOW YET! <=* A WORD TO THE WISE: IF YOU PUT
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A ROD INTO A SLOT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR. IT WILL DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
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THE LANDING
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GET UP. GET LIBRARY. E. PUSH RED BUTTON. READ SCREEN. GET THE COORDINATES
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FOR WHICHEVER UNIDENTIFIED MASS (UM-??) HAS BEEN CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM THE
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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 1101 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). PHI IS (PHI). THETA IS (THETA)". WAIT
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FOR COMPUTER TO REPLYY THAT THERE IS INDEED A MASS THERE. IF IT DOESN'T THEN
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YOU GOT THE COORDINATES WRONG! TRY AGAIN. THEN TYPE: SAY TO COMPUTER
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"CONFIRMED." FASTEN BELT. WAIT. (THE ROCKETS WILL FIRE.) UNFASTEN BELT. GET
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UP. EAST. DON SUIT. GET LINE. W. SIT. FASTEN BELT. WAIT. WAIT OR LOOK UNTIL
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THE TENTACLES GRAB YOU AND YOU ARE SAFELY DOCKED. (A TOTAL OF 7 WAITS).
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GETTING IN
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UNFASTEN BELT. GET UP. OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. PRESS
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FOURTH BUMP. (THE SCULPTURE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU PRESS THE
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FOURTH BUMP BECAUSE IT CORRESPONDS TO YOUR HOME PLANET (EARTH). WHY IS EARTH
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THE FOURTH BUMP AND NOT THE THIRD ? BECAUSE THE SUN COUNTS AS THE FIRST
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BUMP!). AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD SEE A 'TINY BUUMP'). PRESS TINY. NOW YOU
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WILL SEE A BLACK ROD RISE UP. THIS ROD IS A 'SELF-DESTRUCT' DEVICE! DO NOT
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PUT IT IN ANY BLACK SLOT. EVER!. TAKE BLACK ROD. THE AIRLOCK DOOR WILL OPEN
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WHEN YOU TAKE THE ROD. IN. CLOSE 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 INTELLIGENCE TEST. PUT THE RIGHT
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BLOCKS IN THE RIGHT HOLES AND WIN THE PRIZE. THE ARTIFACT IS CYLINDRICAL IN
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SHAPE. AND DIVIDED (LIKE A PIE) INTO FOUR WEDGES. WHICH (LIKE THE SLOTS) ARE
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COLOR CODED. THESE COLORS ARE: RED. BLUE. GREEN. YELLOW. THESE WEDGES ARE
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TRANSECTED BY 5 CONCENTRIC RINGS: IN SHORT. TTHE CYLINDER IS DIVIDED INTO A
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SORT OF CIRCULAR GRID SYSTEM OF RINGS AND COLORS. (THIS WILL BE MORE OBVIOUS
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TO YOU AS YOU MOOVE ABOUT IN THE ARTIFACT.) DIRECTIONS ARE: N.S.E.W.U.
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AND D. UP AND DOWN CORRESPPOND TO IN AND OUT. EAST AND WEST CORRESPONDD TO
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LEFT AND RIGHT. AND ALSO TO PORT AND STARBOOARD. WHEN YOU ENTER THE
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ARTIFACT. YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO ENTER THE YELLOW SECTION WITHOUT BEING EATEN
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BY THE GRUES (WHICH WERE APPARENTLY CAPTURED ON THE PLANET ZORK. BUT WHO
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ESCAPED FROM THE ALIEN ZOO FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF MENACING ADVENTURERS
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FOOLHARDY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITHOUT LIGHT. )
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COLLECT THOSE RODS!
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YOU CAN GET THESE IN DIFFERENT ORDERS. BUT THE FOLLOWING ONE WILL DEFINITELY
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WORK: BLACK. RED. SILVER. YELLOW. 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 CAPTIVE BY 'ANT-MEN'! TO GET THERE:
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N. W. FORWARD. E. NOW. THE ANT-MEN WILL BE VERY NASTY IF YOU TRY TO TAKE
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THEIR ROD AWAY. SO LET'S KEEP THEM BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE--LIKE
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REBUILDING THEIR NEST.... THROW SOMETHHING AT THE NEST--THE TAPE PLAYER
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WILL DO NICELY. AND YOUR SPACE SUIT WILL ALSO WORK IF YOU WANT TO BOTHER
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TAKING IT OFF. THEN GET RED ROD. 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 WAY TO THE YELLOW ONE. WHICH WE REALLY
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>NEED<!) FROM THE NEST: W. AFT. W. S. 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: ITT'S IN THE SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE BLUE
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AIRLOCK. FROM THE WEAPONS DECK: E. N. OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE INNER. OPEN
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OUTER. OUT. S. S. GIVE THE TAPE LIBRARY TO THE SPIDER (THE CLUE HERE WAS THAT
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HE IS INTENSELY INTERESTED IN NEWS). HE'LL GIVE YOU THE YELLOW ROD. BUT
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THAT'S ALL HE'S GOOD FOR. (GIVE TAPE. GET YELLOW ROD.) THE YELLOW ROD IS ONE
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OF THE 'USEFUL' RODS: YOU'LL NEED TO STICK IT IN THE YELLOW SLOT TO GET SOME
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OF THE OTHERS. TO GET TO THE YELLOW SLOT: N. N. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN
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INNER. IN. UP. (YOU ARE NOW IN THE GRASSLANDS. THE WEASELS AND UNICORNS
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HERE ARE STRICTLY LOCAL COLOR. NOT USEFUL.) S. OPEN HATCH. D. PUT YELLOW
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ROD IN YELLOW SLOT. (PUTTING THE YELLOW ROD IN THE YELLOW SLOT WILL TURN
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ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN THE YELLOW SECTION OF THE 'ARTIFACT'.) WHILE
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YOU'RE HERE. PUT THE RED ROD IN THE >SECOND< RED SLOT (THIS WILL TURN ON
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THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND GET THAT TELL-TALE WINDEX AROMA OUT OF THE AIR
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IN A FEW TURNS. LATER ON THIS WILL ENABLE YOU TO TRADE YOUR OLD SPACESUIT
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FOR SOMETHING TRULY USEFUL (LIKE A BROWN ROD)). GET CARD. YOU'LL NEED TO
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PUT THIS INTO THE COMPUTER-- I SUSPECT 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 SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE YELLOW
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AIRLOCK. BE CAREFUL. ONE FALSE MOVE AND IT'S DEEP SPACE FOR YOU. TO GET
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THERE : U. N. D. W. OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. GET BASKET.
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(THIS BASKET CAN BE USED TO HOLD THE RODS TILL YOU NEED THEM--THAT WAY THEY
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WON'T TAKE UP VALUABLE INVENTORY SPACE.) OPEN OUTER (YES. AGAIN: IT
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STUCK THE FIRST TIME!). OUT. ATTACH 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 LABORATORY. WITH OTHER USEFUL
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IMPLEMENTS. TO GET THERE: E. DETACH LINE FROM HOOK. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN
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INNER. IN. S. S. PUT ALL RODS IN BASKET. E. GET ALL DISKS. NOW COMES THE
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TRICKY PART: THE ROD IS IMBEDDED IN THE SILVER SPHERE. ALL WE HAVE AT OUR
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DISPOSAL TO OBTAIN IT IS THE 4-POSITION DIAL AND THE TWO DISKS.... FORTUNATELY.
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THESE ARE 'TRANSPORTER DISKS'. UNFORTUNATELY. THEY EXPLODE INTO
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NOTHINGNESS IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO TOUCH..... ANYWAY. HERE'S THE
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PROCEDURE: PUT RED DISK UNDER GLOBE. PUT BLUE DISK ON FLOOR. PUT CARD ON
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GLLOBE. TURN DIAL TO 4. TURN DIAL TO 2. GET CAARD. GET BLUE ROD. GET ALL DISKS.
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PUT BLUE ROD IN BASKET. W. PUT BLUE DISK ON FLOOR. (YOU *>HAVE<* TO PUT IT
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ON THE FLOOR HERE SO THE 'MAINTENANCE MOUSE' CAN COLLECT IT AND PUT IT IN THE
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GARAGE SO YOU CAN TRANSPORT THERE (AND OUT OF TROUBLE) LATER!!!)
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GETTING THE GOLD ROD: N. N. N. N. W. AFT. NOW YOU'RE IN THE COMPUTER ROOM.
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OPEN PANEL. PUT CARD IN SLOOT. CLOSE PANEL. TURN COMPUTER ON. (IT WILL
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SPEW OUT A GOLD BAR FOR YOU). PUT GOLD ROD IN BASKET. LOOK AROUND IF YOU
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LIKE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO HERE. THE ENUNCIATOR PANEL TELLS YOU
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WHAT YOU HAVE TO FIX TO PUT THE ARTIFACT IN ORDER. BUT I'M GOING TO
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TELL YOU THAT ANYWAY......
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GETTING THE BROWN ROD: N. W. W. S. S. E. E. REMOVE SUIT. LOOK AROUND OR
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'WAIT' OR SOMETHING UNTIL THE CHIEFTAIIN COMES. OFFER SUIT TO CHIEF. POINT AT
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BROWN ROD.
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GETTING THE VIOLET ROD: YOU HAVE NO TIME TO PUT THE BROWN ROD INN YOUR
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BASKET! FOLLOW THE CHIEF WHEEN HE LEAVES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE
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THE VIOLET ROD!!! JUST KEEP SAYING 'FOLLOW CHIEF' UNTIL YOU GET TO THE
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'CENTER OF THE WARREN'. THEN: D. CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. P. P. GET
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VISOR. N. MOVE SKELETON. GET VIOLET ROD (MOVE THE SKELETON ONLY ONCE!!). S. S.
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PUT RED DISK ON FLOOR. STAND ON RED DISK. SURPRISE==> TRANSPORTER CITY.
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WITH ANY LUCKK YOU'LL NOW BE IN THE GARAGE. IF THE MOUSE HASN'T COLLECTED
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THE BLUE DISK YET. YOU'LL BE BACK OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. YOU'LL JUST
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HAVE TO WAIT TILL HE COMES AND GETS IT. THEN TRANSPORT TO THE GARAGE.......
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GETTING THE GREEN ROD: ENTER BIN. (KEEP TYPING 'ENTER BIN' OR 'AGAIN'
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UNTIL YOU FIND THE GREEN ROD. IT MAY 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. 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. 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 HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHHY YOU'VE
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COLLECTED THEM.
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FINISHING UP
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PUT THE WHITE ROD IN THE WHITE SLOT. (A 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. JUMP. FIRE GUN AT DRIVE BUBBLE. AGAIN.
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AGAIN. (YOU SHOULD NOW BE 'ON CONTROL BUBBLE'.) D. PUT GOLD ROD IN GOLD SLOT.
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IN. PUT CLEAR ROD IN CLEAR SLOT. FIVE COLORED SLOTS WILL APPEAR. PUT THE
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APPROPRIATE ROD IN EACH SLOT--> THE ORDER YOU DO IT IN DOESN'T MATTER.
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THE FINAL SEQUENCE: YOU NOW USE THE VARIOUS COLORED SPOTS TO SET THE COURSE
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OF THE ARTIFACT TOWARD EARTH. TOUCH LARGE SQUARE. (THE VIEW NOW COVERS THE
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AREA FROM THE SUN TO JUPITER). TOUCH BROWN SPOT. (YOU WILL HAVE TO TOUCH IT
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4 TIIMES. UNTIL THEE EARTH IS HIGHLIGHTED). TOUCH VIOLET SPOT (THREE
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TIMES. UNTIL THE PATH FORMS A CIRCLE AROUND THE EARTH. (DON'T STOP AT THE
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ELLIPSE!)). TOUCH GREEN SPOT. (THE 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 PERFECT SCORE.
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Another file downloaded from: The NIRVANAnet(tm) Seven
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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Taipan Enigma 510/935-5845
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662
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Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699
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The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK
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The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674
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Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560
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"Raw Data for Raw Nerves"
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