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..>..........YOU ARE IN THE LOUNGE IN TH
E LOBBY OF THE PLAZA HOTEL. SOFAS ARE AR
RANGED IN A SEMICIRCLE. A DISTINGUISHED,
GRAY-HAIRED GENTLEMAN IS SITTING NEAR Y
OU. A PLAZA SECURITY GUARD IS STANDING I
N A DIMLY LIT CORNER OF THE ROOM. HE EYE
S YOU SUSPICIOUSLY. MOUNTED ON ONE WALL
IS AN ARRAY OF 600 4-DIMENSIONAL STORAGE
LOCKERS..THIS IS THE LOUNGE IN THE PLAZ
A HOTEL..YOU LEAVE THE LOUNGE, WALK THRO
UGH THE LOBBY, AND GO OUTSIDE..THE GUARD
SAYS, "PLEASE DON'T BOTHER ME. I'M ON D
UTY.".YOU TAKE OUT THE AMBER LIGHTER AND
PUT YOUR FINGERTIP IN THE DEPRESSION. A
YELLOW FLAME SHOOTS OUT THE OTHER END.
THE GUARD STROLLS OVER AND SPEAKS TO YOU
IN A LOW VOICE. "BETTER BE CAREFUL WHER
E YOU USE THE FLAME SIGNAL, ESPECIALLY I
F YOU DON'T HAVE A VALID ID.. SOME FIREM
EN HAVE BEGUN WORKING UNDERCOVER, AND WE
'RE WORRIED THEY MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT ON TO
IT. I THINK YOU CAN GET SOME USEFUL INF
ORMATION FROM THE PHANTASYPHONES ATTENDA
NT ON THE 8TH FLOOR. HE'S THE WORKS OF L
EWIS CARROLL SO GIVE HIM THE FIRST LINE
OF 'JABBERWOCKY'.".THE MAN SAYS, "I DON'
T THINK I KNOW YOU. PERHAPS YOU'RE NEW I
N TOWN? COME WITH ME, WHY DON'T YOU. I'M
SURE YOU'D ENJOY MEETING SOME OF MY FRI
ENDS." THE MAN GETS UP AND WALKS TOWARD
THE HOTEL EXIT..THE LOCKERS EXIST IN A P
HASE OF REALITY BETWEEN MATTER AND ENERG
Y. THEY ALMOST SEEM ILLUSORY..YOU FOLLOW
THE MAN OUT OF THE HOTEL. HE TAKES YOU
ON A LONG WALK DOWN FIFTH AVENUE, MAKING
SMALL TALK THE WHOLE WAY. YOU REMEMBER
PASSING A HOSPITAL AND A MAGAZINE STORE
AND YOU NOTICE THAT MECHANICAL HOUNDS AN
D GROUPS OF FIREMEN PATROL FIFTH AVENUE.
THE MAN STOPS ON W45-46. HE KNOCKS A CO
MPLICATED CODE ON A LOCKED DOOR, TELLS Y
OU TO WAIT, AND LEAVES..YOU SWITCH ON TH
E TETRASONDE, AND THE LOCKER EMERGES INT
O 3-DIMENSIONAL REALITY. THE FORCE FIELD
EXPANDS TO ENCLOSE YOU SO YOU CAN EXAMI
NE THE CONTENTS OF THE LOCKER IN PRIVACY
..YOU SWITCH OFF THE TETRASONDE. THE FOR
CE FIELD CONTRACTS AND THE LOCKER RETREA
TS INTO THE FOURTH DIMENSION..IT IS NOW
IN THE LOCKER..WHICH LOCKER?.THE LOCKER
IS ALREADY CLOSED..YOU REALIZE THAT YOU
NEED A TETRASONDE TO OPEN THE LOCKER..YO
U REALIZE THAT YOU SHOULD CLOSE THE LOCK
ER BEFORE YOU LEAVE..YOU PUT THE . INTO
THE LOCKER..YOU TAKE THE . OUT OF THE LO
CKER..THAT IS NOT IN THE LOCKER..USE THE
COMMAND: OPEN LOCKER XXX (WHERE XXX IS
A THREE DIGIT NUMBER) TO USE THE TETRASO
NDE..YOU DECIDE NOT TO PUT THE MONEY IN
THE LOCKER. THE UNDERGROUND IS SUPPLYING
YOU, AND NOT WANTING TO PUT A BURDEN ON
THEIR RESOURCES, YOU DECIDE TO CARRY ON
LY WHAT YOU NEED AND NOT HOARD ANY..THE
TETRASONDE IS NOT PROGRAMMED TO OPEN THA
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