MESSAGE 1
Is this acceptable?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 2
A little dwarf with a big knife blocks your way.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 3
A little dwarf just walked around a corner, saw you, threw a little axe at you
which missed, cursed, and ran away.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 4
There is a threatening little dwarf in the room with you!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 5
A sharp, nasty knife is thrown at you!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 6
The knife just misses you by inches!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 7
The knife is thrown very accurately and gets you in the middle of the chest!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 8
A hollow voice says "Plugh".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 9
The knife bounces harmlessly off your magic cloak.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 10
A burley troll steps out from beneath the bridge and blocks your way.  "You
must give me something of great value or I won't let you cross my bridge.  Pay
up or return from whence you came!", he says grumpily.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 11
A voice booms out, "Leave it alone!"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 12
A voice booms out, "That word doesn't work here!"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 13
The batteries in your lamp are growing weaker.  They will only last for #VAR1#
more turns!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 14
I'm game.  Would you care to explain how?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 15
The magazine disappears in a puff of green smoke as it hits the ground.  A
loud voice echoes through the cave, "Well done!"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 16
It is now pitch dark.  If you proceed you will likely fall into a pit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 17
The cave will close in #VAR3# turns!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 18
With a giant running leap, you sail up and over the chasm!  Unfortunately,
however, you don't sail over ALL of the chasm.  You fall for a long time
before landing on the rocks that litter the floor of the pit far below.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 19
The bird is frightened right now and you cannot catch it no matter what you
try.  Perhaps you might try later.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 20
Going that way would require getting VERY close to the snake!  I'm sorry, but
I just can't allow it.  For your own good, you can't go that way.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 21
You can't kill the snake, or drive it away, or avoid it, or anything like
that.  There is a way to get by, but you don't have the necessary resources
right now.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 22
You can't read in the dark!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 23
You fell into a pit and broke every bone in your body!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 24
You are already carrying the $NOUN$, dummy!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 25
You can't possibly be serious!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 26
The bird was unafraid when you entered, but as you approach it becomes
disturbed and you cannot catch it.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 27
You can catch the bird, but you cannot carry it.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 28
Use just one word, i.e., just "$NOUN$".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 29
Sorry, but you don't have the necessary resources to $VERB$ the
$NOUN$!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 30
The little bird attacks the green snake, and in an astounding flurry drives
the snake away.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 31
You don't have any keys!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 32
It doesn't have a lock, so it cannot be locked or unlocked!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 33
The $NOUN$ is already unlocked!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 34
The $NOUN$ is already locked!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 35
OK.  The $NOUN$ is now locked!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 36
OK.  The $NOUN$ is now unlocked!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 37
Sorry, but your batteries are dead and there is no way to turn on the lamp.
You could be in real trouble!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 38
Sorry, but you have no source of light!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 39
Your lamp is now shining brightly!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 40
Your lamp is now off.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 41
There is no way to get past the bear to unlock the chain, which is probably
just as well.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 42
Nothing happens.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 43
You now have the cage with the bird in it.  The bird has stopped singing.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 44
However, it didn't break.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 45
The little bird is now dead.  Its body disappears.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 46
Attacking the snake both doesn't work and is very dangerous.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 47
You killed a little dwarf.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 48
You attack a little dwarf, but he dodges out of the way.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 49
With what? Your bare hands?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 50
Good try, but that is an old worn-out magic word.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 51
Carefully, you climb down the beanstalk to the bottom of the pit -- far below.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 52
It misses!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 53
Quickly, you scamper across the bridge -- before the troll returns.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 54
You pet the bear affectionately and tickle it under its chin and behind its
ears.  It seems very happy and licks your hand (UGH!).  The bear likes you and
will follow you anywhere.  (Lucky you!)
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 55
You can't lock or unlock the keys.  You have to LOCK or UNLOCK something WITH
THE KEYS!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 56
You have crawled around in some small passages and wound up back where you
started in the first place.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 57
I don't know where the cave is, but hereabouts no stream can run on the
surface for very long.  I would try the stream.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 58
You put the cage (with the bird in it) on the ground.  The bird has stopped
singing.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 59
I can only tell you what you see as you move about and manipulate things.  I
cannot tell you where remote things are.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 60
You just barely manage to squeeze through the tunnel into the next room.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 61
As you say the magic word, you are instantly transported to ...
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 62
Are you trying to get into the cave?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 63
The grate is very solid and has a hardened steel lock.  You cannot enter
without a key, and there are no keys nearby.  I would recommend looking
elsewhere for the keys.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 64
The trees of the forest are large hardwood oak and maple, with an occasional
grove of pine or spruce.  There is quite a bit of undergrowth, largely birch
and ash saplings plus nondescript bushes of various sorts.  This time of year
visibility is quite restricted by all the leaves, but travel is quite easy if
you detour around the spruce and berry bushes.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 65
As you finish speaking the magic phrase, you feel a slight earth tremor.  Then
after a moment of silence, a strange voice echoes through the cave -- "They
have been returned to their rightful place!"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 66
Digging without a shovel is quite impractical.  Even with a shovel progress is
unlikely.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 67
To $VERB$ the $NOUN$ requires dynamite.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 68
I'm as confused as you are.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 69
Mist is a white vapor, usually water.  Seen from time to time in caverns.  It
can be found anywhere but is often a sign of a deep pit leading down to water.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 70
Your feet are now wet.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 71
I think I just lost my appetite.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 72
Thank you.  It was delicious!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 73
You have taken a drink from the stream.  The water tastes strongly of
minerals, but is not unpleasant.  It is extremely cold.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 74
The bottle of water is now empty.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 75
Rubbing the electric lamp is not particularly rewarding.  Anyway, nothing
exciting happens.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 76
Peculiar.  You $VERB$ the $NOUN$ for a while, but nothing unexpected
happens.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 77
Your bottle is empty and the ground is wet.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 78
You can't $VERB$ that.  It is just not allowed!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 79
You catch the bird and put it inside the wicker cage.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 80
Please tell me which way to go in order to $VERB$ the $NOUN$.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 81
Unfortunately, the lock is one the other side of the grate and you can't reach
it from here.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 82
After you insert the coins, the vending machine makes a few belch-like noises
and disgorges a set of brand-new batteries.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 83
You release the bird from the wicker cage.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 84
The door is already open and you can go through it by giving the command
"NORTH".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 85
The grate is now unlocked and ready to open.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 86
Okay, If you're so smart, do it yourself!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 87
You $VERB$ the $NOUN$ for a while.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 88
The stream is clear and cold.  It runs down through the rocks and trees from
north to south.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 89
The plant cries out, "Water...water, please ....  water".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 90
You pick up the vase from its resting place on the pillow.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 91
As you pick up the pillow, the vase accidentally falls to the ground and
smashes into a trillion tiny pieces.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 92
The bear gives you an affectionate lick on the hand (UGH!) and then wanders
off to the far end of the room.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 93
The golden eggs vanish before your very eyes!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 94
I believe what you want is right here with you.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 95
You don't fit through a two-inch slit!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 96
I respectfully suggest you go across the bridge instead of jumping.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 97
There is no way across the fissure.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 98
The stream flows into the slit in the rock.  It is cold and clear.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 99
The dwarf is holding the knife very tightly.  I don't think the dwarf wants to
part with the knife except perhaps to do you grave bodily harm.  I suggest you
get away from here as fast as you can!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 100
It's not hungry (It's merely pinin' for the Fjords).  Besides You have no bird
seed.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 101
The snake has now devoured your bird.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 102
There's nothing here it wants to eat (Except perhaps you).
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 103
You fool, Dwarves eat only coal!  Now you've made him REALLY mad!!!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 104
You have nothing in which to carry it.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 105
Your bottle is already full.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 106
There is nothing here with which to fill the bottle.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 107
Your bottle is now full of water.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 108
Your bottle is now full of oil.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 109
You can't fill that.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 110
Don't be ridiculous!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 111
The door is very rusty and refuses to open.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 112
The plant indignantly shakes the oil off its leaves and asks: "Water?"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 113
The hinges are quite thoroughly rusted now and won't budge.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 114
The oil has freed up the hinges so that the door will now move, although it
requires some effort.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 115
The plant has exceptionally deep roots and cannot be pulled free.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 116
The Dwarf's knife vanished as it struck the wall of the cave.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 117
Something you're carrying won't fit through the tunnel with you.  You'd best
take inventory and drop something.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 118
You can't fit this five-foot clam through that little passage!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 119
You can't fit this five foot oyster through that little passage!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 120
I advise you to put down the clam before opening it. >STRAIN!<
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 121
I advise you to put down the oyster before opening it.  >WRENCH!<
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 122
You don't have anything strong enough to open the clam.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 123
You don't have anything strong enough to open the oyster.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 124
A glistening pearl falls out of the clam and rolls away.  Goodness, this must
really be an oyster.  (I never was very good at identifying bivalves.)
Whatever it is, it has now snapped shut again.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 125
The oyster creaks open, revealing nothing but oyster inside.  It promptly
snaps shut again.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 126
You have crawled around in some little holes and found your way blocked by a
recent cave-in.  You are now back in the main passage.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 127
There are faint rustling noises from the darkness behind you.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 128
Out from the shadows behind you pounces a bearded pirate!  "Har, har" he
chortles, "I'll just take all this booty and hide it away with me chest deep
in the maze!".  He snatches your treasure and vanishes into the gloom.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 129
A sepulchral voice reverberating through the cave says: "Cave closing soon.
All adventurers exit immediately through main office."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 130
A mysterious recorded voice groans into life and announces: "This exit is
closed.  Please leave via main office."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 131
It looks as though you're dead.  Well, seeing as how it's so close to closing
time anyway, I think we'll just call it a day.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 132
The sepulchral voice entones, "The cave is now closed."  As the echoes fade,
there is a blinding flash of light (and a small puff of orange smoke).  . . .
As your eyes refocus you look around and find...
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 133
There is a loud explosion, and a twenty-foot hole appears in the far wall,
burying the Dwarves in the rubble.  You march through the hole and find
yourself in the Cave's main office, where a cheering band of friendly elves
carry the conquering adventurer around the room on their shoulders -- all the
time singing "For he's a jolly good fellow!!" at the top of their lungs.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 134
There is a loud explosion, and a twenty-foot hole appears in the far wall,
burying the snakes in the rubble.  A river of molten lava pours in through the
hole, destroying everything in its path, including you!!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 135
There is a loud explosion, and you are suddenly splashed across the walls of
the room.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 136
The resulting ruckus has awakened the Dwarves.  There are now several
threatening little Dwarves in the room with you!  Most of them throw knives at
you!  All of them get you!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 137
Oh, leave the poor unhappy bird alone.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 138
I daresay whatever you want is around here somewhere.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 139
A hollow voice says "Plover".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 141
You are being followed by a very large, tame bear.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 143
The hint will cost you 5 points.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 144
There is nothing here with which to fill the vase.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 145
The sudden change in temperature has delicately shattered the vase.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 146
It is beyond your power to do that.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 147
I don't know how to $VERB$ the $NOUN$.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 148
It is too far up for you to reach.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 149
You killed a little Dwarf.  The body vanished in a cloud of greasy black
smoke.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 150
The shell is very strong and impervious to attack.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 151
Finally, you discover a small tunnel leading east.  You just manage to fit
through and find yourself ...
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 152
The axe bounces harmlessly off the dragon's thick scales.  The axe lands so
close to the dragon that you can't reach it without being fried to a crisp!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 153
The dragon looks rather nasty.  You'd best not try it!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 154
The little bird attacks the green dragon, and in an astounding flurry gets
burnt to a cinder.  The ashes blow away.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 155
The building is about 20 feet on a side and made of old bricks.  It appears to
be a well house for a stream which runs out of the building through two pipes.
The stream continues down a gulley to the south.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 156
The rooms in this part of the cave are like a maze.  All of them are
interconnected by twisting little passages heading off in all directions.
There are also many dead ends.  You appear to be thoroughly and utterly lost.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 157
Trolls are close relatives with the rocks and have skin as tough as that of a
rhinoceros.  The troll fends off your blows effortlessly.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 158
The troll deftly catches the axe, examines it carefully, and tosses it back,
declaring, "Good workmanship, but it's not valuable enough.".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 159
The troll catches your treasure and scurries away out of sight.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 160
The troll refuses to let you cross.  "Give me a treasure or return from whence
you came!", he demands.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 161
There is no longer any way across the chasm.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 162
Just as you reach the other side, the bridge buckles beneath the weight of the
bear, which was still following you around.  You scramble desperately for
support, but as the bridge collapses you stumble back and fall into the chasm.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 163
The bear lumbers toward the troll, who lets out a startled shriek and scurries
away.  The bear soon gives up pursuit and wanders back.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 164
The axe misses and lands near the bear where you can't get at it.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 165
With what?  Your bare hands?  Against his BEAR hands??
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 166
The bear is confused;  he only wants to be your friend.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 167
For crying out loud, the poor thing is already dead!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 168
The bear eagerly wolfs down your food, after which he seems to calm down
considerably, and even becomes rather friendly.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 169
The bear is still chained to the wall.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 170
The bear is now unlocked and is free to roam about the cave.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 171
OK.  The bear is now locked to the wall with the chain.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 172
There is nothing here to which the bear can be locked.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 173
There is nothing here to which the chain can be locked.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 174
The troll catches the $NOUN$, examines it closely and then throws it
back to you.  "That's worthless, fool!!  Give me something of value or you
will never get across my bridge," he says angrily.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 175
Do you want the hint?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 176
Do you need help getting out of the maze?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 177
You can make the passages look less alike by dropping things.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 178
Are you trying to explore beyond the plover room?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 179
There is a way to explore that region without having to worry about falling
into a pit.  None of the objects available is immediately useful in
discovering the secret.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 180
Do you need help getting out of here?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 181
Keep going east.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 182
Gluttony is not one of the Troll's vices.  Avarice, however, is.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 183
Your lamp is getting dim.. You'd best start wrapping this up, unless you can
find some fresh batteries.  I seem to recall there's a vending machine in the
maze.  Bring some coins with you.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 184
Your lamp has run out of power.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 185
There's not much point in just wandering around aimlessly, and you can't
explore the cave without a working lamp.  So let's just call it a day.  Better
luck next time!

END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 186
As you turn toward the noise, the beam of your lamp falls across a bearded
pirate.  He is carrying a large chest.  "Shiver me timbers!"  he cries, "I've
been spotted!  I'd best hide meself off to the maze and hide me chest!"  With
that, he vanished into the gloom.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 187
You peer across the fissure and can just make out the other side through the
thick white mist.  The chasm is too wide to jump.  You drop a small rock over
the edge into the mist and it is quite a while before you hear it hit bottom.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 188
After a few minutes of walking and a little climbing, you find yourself ...
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 189
Your lamp is getting dim, and you're out of spare batteries.  You'd best start
wrapping this up.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 190
I'm afraid it is written in Dwarvish (a language somewhat like LISP and
totally unreadable).
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 191
"This is not the maze where the pirate leaves his treasure chest."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 192
Hmm, this looks like a clue, which means it'll cost you 10 points to read it.
Should I go ahead and read it anyway?
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 193
It says, "There is something strange about this place, such that one of the
words I've always known now has a new effect."
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 196
"Congratulations on bringing light into the dark-room!"
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 197
You strike the mirror a resounding blow, whereupon it shatters into a myriad
tiny fragments.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 198
You have taken the vase and hurled it delicately to the ground.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 199
Your bumbling activities disturbs the nearest Dwarf, who wakes up grumpily,
takes one look at you, curses, and grabs for his axe.  It looks like you are
in trouble!!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 200
You didn't make it.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 201
The dome is unclimbable!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 202
You climb up the beanstalk and scurry through the hole in the ceiling of the
cavern.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 203
You can't get by the snake.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 204
The stream flows out through a pair of 1 foot diameter sewer pipes.  It would
be advisable to use the exit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 205
There is nothing here to climb.  Use "UP" to climb out of the pit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 206
You have climbed up the plant and out of the pit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 207
The plant spurts into furious growth for a few seconds.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 208
The plant grows explosively, almost filling the bottom of the pit.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 209
You've over-watered the plant!  It's shriveling up!  It's, It's...dying!
It's...disappeared!  You murder!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 210
Congratulations!  You have just vanquished a dragon with your bare hands!
(Unbelievable, Isn't it?)
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 211
The ming vase drops with a delicate crash.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 212
A bearded programmer steps out from the shadows and says, "Since you didn't
try to steal any of my stuff, I'll reveal a secret password.  Use the password
wisely and enjoy your stay in COLOSSAL CAVE, my son."  With that, the
programmer vanishes, leaving a few 0 and 1 bits that briefly form the word:

     TURBO

END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 213
As you reach for the programmer's goodies, an enraged bearded programmer jumps
out from concealment.  "Aha!", he crows, "I've found the SOB (that's
'Subtract-One-and-Branch') that has been stealing my stuff.  Have you
forgotten, my son, that my wizardly spells help to keep this cave ergodic and
reasonably safe for adventurers like you?  Well, no more Mr. Nice Guy!!!"

"First, I'll remove some of the treasure", and with that he keys in the
following command on his keyboard:  DESTROY(TREASURES);

"Next, I'll revoke some of the magic words", and he keys in the following
command: REVOKE(MAGIC_WORDS);

"And if you thought the dwarves were tough before, just watch!", as he keys
in: MAKE_NASTIER(dwarves);

"Finally, I'll kick you deep into the maze, you turkey!", as he bangs his
keyboard with the command:  PLAYER_LOC := DEEP_IN_MAZE;
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 214
Nothing happens!!!  That is one of the magic words the programmer revoked!  By
the way, do the dwarves seem nastier, the passages more torturous, the
treasures harder to get?  I'll bet you're sorry you ever incurred the wrath of
the programmer!!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 215
The $NOUN$ starts jabbering away and jumping up and down excitedly.
Unfortunately, he is speaking dwarvish, so you cannot understand what he is
saying.  However, he appears very angry!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 216
Unfortunately, the $NOUN$ is no where to be seen.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 217
The troll scowls at you and spits on the ground.  "I have no time for chit-
chat, just give me a treasure and you can cross the bridge!", he says with
anger in his voice.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 218
Talking to yourself is a sign of a very sick mind!
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 219
You wave at the shadowy figure and it waves back at you.  The faster you wave,
the faster the figure waves.  Finally, you both stop as your arm gets tired.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 220
You talk to the figure, but the figure just ignores you.  Finally, you yell at
the top of your lungs.  The figure still ignores you.  It is almost like
talking to yourself.
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 221
Rather than saying "TURN ON LAMP" or "TURN OFF LAMP", please use "LIGHT LAMP"
or "EXTINGUISH LAMP".
END_MESSAGE

MESSAGE 222
Sorry, but this is a BIRD cage and holds only birds.  It is impossible to put
anything else in it.
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 223
The cage door is broken and it wont close properly.  It is now open.
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 224
You close the cage door, but the latch is broken and it pops open again.
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 225
You attempt to $VERB$ the $NOUN$ with the $OBJECT$, but you are  
unsuccessful.  The $OBJECT$ is a fairly poor weapon.  Perhaps you should 
consider using an axe, a knife, some dynamite or something equally deadly. 
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 226
The cave walls are rough.  The floor is covered with dirt and small rocks.   
A few statactites hang down from the ceiling -- but not far enough to reach. 
The air is musty and smells slightly of sulfur.  Altogether a depressing 
place. 
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 227
The road is little more than a dirt path.  It winds from the building to the 
forest area at the top of the small hill. 
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 228
Attempting to $VERB$ the $NOUN$ is rather silly, since the $NOUN$ isn't
even here!  Perhaps you should seek medical help of some kind.
END_MESSAGE
 
MESSAGE 229
The cage is made of wicker.  It currently houses a rather unhappy looking
bird.  The bird has stopped singing and almost appears to be pouting.
END_MESSAGE