MESS1
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FILENAME(S): MESS1
FILE TYPE(S): PRG
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE QUEST | MESS1 | PRG | Radd Maxx | 13 | 3 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| THE QUEST | MESS1 | PRG | High Voltage Complete C64 Collection, Markus Merz | 19 | 10 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| ASS PRESENTS | MESS1 | PRG | Commodore 64 Extras | 21 | 8 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| 21 A SOREN | MESS1 | PRG | Curtcool, Bo | 15 | 9 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| INDOSOFT LTD A | MESS1 | PRG | DuncanTwain | 17 | 1 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| DUNGEONSOFT | MESS1 | PRG | DuncanTwain | 17 | 1 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| 1701 CRACKWARE | MESS1 | PRG | hedning, Christian Johansson | 13 | 3 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
FILE CONTENT & ANALYSIS
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A tale of king| 000000B0: 73 20 61 6E 64 0D 6B 6E 69 67 68 74 73 20 61 6E |s and.knights an| 000000C0: 64 20 73 6F 72 63 65 72 6F 72 73 20 61 6E 64 20 |d sorcerors and | 000000D0: 64 72 61 67 6F 6E 73 2E 20 41 0D 74 61 6C 65 20 |dragons. A.tale | 000000E0: 74 68 61 74 20 69 73 20 6E 65 76 65 72 20 72 65 |that is never re| 000000F0: 70 65 61 74 65 64 20 6E 6F 20 6D 61 74 74 65 72 |peated no matter| 00000100: 0D 68 6F 77 20 6F 66 74 65 6E 20 69 74 20 69 73 |.how often it is| 00000110: 20 74 6F 6C 64 2E 20 41 20 74 61 6C 65 20 74 68 | told. A tale th| 00000120: 61 74 20 79 6F 75 2C 0D 6D 79 20 66 72 69 65 6E |at you,.my frien| 00000130: 64 2C 20 73 68 61 6C 6C 20 64 65 74 65 72 6D 69 |d, shall determi| 00000140: 6E 65 20 68 6F 77 20 69 73 20 74 6F 0D 75 6E 66 |ne how is to.unf| 00000150: 6F 6C 64 2E 0D 20 59 6F 75 72 20 73 74 6F 72 79 |old.. Your story| 00000160: 20 62 65 67 69 6E 73 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 6B | begins in the k| 00000170: 69 6E 67 64 6F 6D 20 6F 66 0D 42 61 6C 65 6D 61 |ingdom of.Balema| 00000180: 2E 20 4B 69 6E 67 20 47 61 6C 74 20 68 61 73 20 |. King Galt has | 00000190: 67 72 61 6E 74 65 64 20 61 6E 0D 61 75 64 69 65 |granted an.audie| 000001A0: 6E 63 65 20 74 6F 20 61 20 79 6F 75 6E 67 20 6E |nce to a young n| 000001B0: 6F 62 6C 65 77 6F 6D 61 6E 20 66 72 6F 6D 20 61 |oblewoman from a| 000001C0: 0D 73 6F 75 74 68 77 65 73 74 65 72 6E 20 70 72 |.southwestern pr| 000001D0: 6F 76 69 6E 63 65 2E 20 54 68 65 20 4B 69 6E 67 |ovince. The King| 000001E0: 20 69 73 0D 73 65 61 74 65 64 20 75 70 6F 6E 20 | is.seated upon | 000001F0: 74 68 65 20 74 68 72 6F 6E 65 2C 20 68 69 73 20 |the throne, his | 00000200: 66 61 76 6F 72 69 74 65 0D 6D 69 73 74 72 65 73 |favorite.mistres| 00000210: 73 20 62 79 20 68 69 73 20 73 69 64 65 2E 20 47 |s by his side. G| 00000220: 6F 72 6E 2C 20 74 68 65 20 4B 69 6E 67 27 73 0D |orn, the King's.| 00000230: 63 68 61 6D 70 69 6F 6E 2C 20 6C 6F 75 6E 67 65 |champion, lounge| 00000240: 73 20 61 72 72 6F 67 61 6E 74 6C 79 20 62 79 20 |s arrogantly by | 00000250: 74 68 65 0D 4B 69 6E 67 27 73 20 6F 74 68 65 72 |the.King's other| 00000260: 20 73 69 64 65 2E 20 42 65 69 6E 67 20 61 20 6D | side. Being a m| 00000270: 65 72 65 20 61 64 76 69 73 6F 72 0D 28 61 6E 64 |ere advisor.(and| 00000280: 20 61 20 6E 65 77 20 6F 6E 65 20 61 74 20 74 68 | a new one at th| 00000290: 61 74 29 20 79 6F 75 20 74 61 6B 65 20 79 6F 75 |at) you take you| 000002A0: 72 0D 70 6C 61 63 65 20 61 6D 6F 6E 67 20 74 68 |r.place among th| 000002B0: 65 20 6F 74 68 65 72 20 63 6F 75 72 74 20 6E 6F |e other court no| 000002C0: 62 6C 65 73 20 61 6E 64 0D 6C 69 73 74 65 6E 20 |bles and.listen | 000002D0: 77 69 74 68 20 69 6E 74 65 72 65 73 74 20 74 6F |with interest to| 000002E0: 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 73 63 75 73 73 69 6F 6E 0D | the discussion.| 000002F0: 69 6E 20 70 72 6F 67 72 65 73 73 2E 0D 0D 0D FE |in progress.....| 00000300: 0D 0D 3C 4B 69 6E 67 3E 20 52 69 73 65 20 4C 61 |..<King> Rise La| 00000310: 64 79 20 44 69 61 6E 61 2C 20 79 6F 75 20 63 61 |dy Diana, you ca| 00000320: 6E 20 74 61 6C 6B 0D 6D 75 63 68 20 62 65 74 74 |n talk.much bett| 00000330: 65 72 20 77 69 74 68 6F 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 70 |er without the p| 00000340: 61 6C 61 63 65 20 66 6C 6F 6F 72 0D 6D 61 72 72 |alace floor.marr| 00000350: 69 6E 67 20 79 6F 75 72 20 6B 6E 65 65 73 2E 20 |ing your knees. | 00000360: 59 6F 75 20 77 65 72 65 20 73 61 79 69 6E 67 3F |You were saying?| 00000370: 0D 3C 44 69 61 6E 61 3E 20 50 6C 65 61 73 65 20 |.<Diana> Please | 00000380: 66 6F 72 67 69 76 65 20 6D 79 20 70 65 6F 70 6C |forgive my peopl| 00000390: 65 20 4D 27 4C 6F 72 64 0D 66 6F 72 20 27 74 69 |e M'Lord.for 'ti| 000003A0: 73 20 6E 6F 74 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 66 61 75 6C |s not their faul| 000003B0: 74 20 74 68 65 79 20 63 61 6E 6E 6F 74 0D 70 61 |t they cannot.pa| 000003C0: 79 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 74 61 78 65 73 20 74 68 |y their taxes th| 000003D0: 69 73 20 73 65 61 73 6F 6E 21 20 4F 75 72 20 6C |is season! Our l| 000003E0: 61 6E 64 73 0D 6C 61 79 20 69 6E 20 72 75 69 6E |ands.lay in ruin| 000003F0: 2C 20 6F 75 72 20 68 61 72 76 65 73 74 73 20 62 |, our harvests b| 00000400: 75 72 6E 65 64 2C 20 6F 75 72 0D 76 69 6C 6C 61 |urned, our.villa| 00000410: 67 65 73 20 72 61 76 61 67 65 64 21 0D 3C 4B 69 |ges ravaged!.<Ki| 00000420: 6E 67 3E 20 41 6E 64 20 6A 75 73 74 20 77 68 61 |ng> And just wha| 00000430: 74 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 75 73 65 20 6F |t is the cause o| 00000440: 66 0D 61 6C 6C 20 74 68 69 73 20 63 61 6C 61 6D |f.all this calam| 00000450: 69 74 79 3F 0D 3C 44 69 61 6E 61 3E 20 41 20 64 |ity?.<Diana> A d| 00000460: 72 61 67 6F 6E 20 4D 27 4C 6F 72 64 21 20 41 20 |ragon M'Lord! A | 00000470: 64 65 6D 6F 6E 2D 0D 73 70 61 77 6E 65 64 20 6E |demon-.spawned n| 00000480: 69 67 68 74 6D 61 72 65 20 66 72 6F 6D 20 74 68 |ightmare from th| 00000490: 65 20 64 65 70 74 68 73 20 6F 66 0D 68 65 6C 6C |e depths of.hell| 000004A0: 21 20 50 6C 65 61 73 65 20 4D 27 4C 6F 72 64 2C |! Please M'Lord,| 000004B0: 20 6D 79 20 70 65 6F 70 6C 65 20 63 61 6E 0D 68 | my people can.h| 000004C0: 61 72 64 6C 79 20 66 65 65 64 20 74 68 65 6D 73 |ardly feed thems| 000004D0: 65 6C 76 65 73 21 20 49 20 6F 66 66 65 72 20 6D |elves! I offer m| 000004E0: 79 73 65 6C 66 0D 69 6E 20 65 78 63 68 61 6E 67 |yself.in exchang| 000004F0: 65 20 66 6F 72 20 6D 65 72 63 79 20 75 70 6F 6E |e for mercy upon| 00000500: 20 74 68 65 6D 2E 0D 3C 4B 69 6E 67 3E 20 42 65 | them..<King> Be| 00000510: 67 6F 6E 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 79 6F 75 20 4C 61 |gone with you La| 00000520: 64 79 20 44 69 61 6E 61 2C 0D 62 61 63 6B 20 74 |dy Diana,.back t| 00000530: 6F 20 79 6F 75 72 20 70 65 6F 70 6C 65 2E 20 49 |o your people. I| 00000540: 20 6E 65 65 64 20 79 6F 75 20 6E 6F 74 2E 0D 41 | need you not..A| 00000550: 6E 64 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 79 6F 75 72 20 70 65 6F |nd tell your peo| 00000560: 70 6C 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 47 6F 72 6E 2C 20 74 |ple that Gorn, t| 00000570: 68 65 0D 4B 69 6E 67 27 73 20 63 68 61 6D 70 69 |he.King's champi| 00000580: 6F 6E 2C 20 77 69 6C 6C 20 73 6F 6F 6E 20 62 65 |on, will soon be| 00000590: 20 6F 6E 20 68 69 73 0D 77 61 79 20 74 6F 20 72 | on his.way to r| 000005A0: 69 64 20 6D 79 20 6B 69 6E 67 64 6F 6D 20 6F 66 |id my kingdom of| 000005B0: 20 74 68 69 73 20 68 65 6C 6C 2D 62 72 65 64 0D | this hell-bred.| 000005C0: 74 68 6F 72 6E 21 FE 0D 28 41 66 74 65 72 20 73 |thorn!..(After s| 000005D0: 61 79 69 6E 67 20 74 68 69 73 2C 20 4B 69 6E 67 |aying this, King| 000005E0: 20 47 61 6C 74 20 74 75 72 6E 73 0D 61 6E 64 20 | Galt turns.and | 000005F0: 68 61 6E 64 73 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 61 20 62 61 67 |hands Gorn a bag| 00000600: 20 6F 66 20 67 6F 6C 64 2E 29 0D 3C 4B 69 6E 67 | of gold.).<King| 00000610: 3E 20 54 61 6B 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 67 6F 6C 64 |> Take this gold| 00000620: 20 61 6E 64 20 6F 75 74 66 69 74 0D 79 6F 75 72 | and outfit.your| 00000630: 73 65 6C 66 20 66 6F 72 20 74 68 65 20 51 75 65 |self for the Que| 00000640: 73 74 2E 20 41 6E 64 20 74 61 6B 65 20 79 6F 6E |st. And take yon| 00000650: 0D 6E 65 77 20 61 64 76 69 73 6F 72 2E 20 48 65 |.new advisor. He| 00000660: 65 64 20 68 69 73 20 77 6F 72 64 20 63 6C 6F 73 |ed his word clos| 00000670: 65 6C 79 2C 20 68 65 0D 63 6F 6D 65 73 20 77 69 |ely, he.comes wi| 00000680: 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 68 69 67 68 65 73 74 20 72 |th the highest r| 00000690: 65 63 6F 6D 6D 65 6E 64 61 74 69 6F 6E 73 2E 0D |ecommendations..| 000006A0: 4E 6F 77 20 62 65 20 6F 66 66 21 0D 0D 47 6F 72 |Now be off!..Gor| 000006B0: 6E 2C 20 67 6C 61 72 69 6E 67 20 69 6E 20 79 6F |n, glaring in yo| 000006C0: 75 72 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 69 6F 6E 2C 20 73 61 |ur direction, sa| 000006D0: 79 73 2C 0D 22 41 6E 64 20 79 6F 75 72 20 66 69 |ys,."And your fi| 000006E0: 72 73 74 20 73 75 67 67 65 73 74 69 6F 6E 2C 20 |rst suggestion, | 000006F0: 4D 6F 73 74 0D 52 65 76 65 72 65 64 20 41 64 76 |Most.Revered Adv| 00000700: 69 73 6F 72 3F 00 00 0D 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 74 75 |isor?... Gorn tu| 00000710: 72 6E 73 20 71 75 69 63 6B 6C 79 20 61 6E 64 20 |rns quickly and | 00000720: 6C 65 61 76 65 73 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67 68 0D 74 |leaves through.t| 00000730: 68 65 20 68 65 61 76 79 20 6F 61 6B 20 64 6F 6F |he heavy oak doo| 00000740: 72 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 6E 6F 72 74 68 20 77 |r in the north w| 00000750: 61 6C 6C 2E 0D 48 75 72 72 79 69 6E 67 20 62 65 |all..Hurrying be| 00000760: 68 69 6E 64 20 68 69 6D 2C 20 79 6F 75 20 67 65 |hind him, you ge| 00000770: 74 20 79 6F 75 72 20 66 69 72 73 74 0D 63 6C 6F |t your first.clo| 00000780: 73 65 2D 75 70 20 76 69 65 77 20 6F 66 20 74 68 |se-up view of th| 00000790: 65 20 4B 69 6E 67 27 73 20 63 68 61 6D 70 69 6F |e King's champio| 000007A0: 6E 3A 0D 48 65 27 73 20 68 75 67 65 21 20 28 42 |n:.He's huge! (B| 000007B0: 65 73 74 20 73 74 61 79 20 6F 6E 20 68 69 73 20 |est stay on his | 000007C0: 67 6F 6F 64 FE 0D 73 69 64 65 29 2E 20 41 66 74 |good..side). Aft| 000007D0: 65 72 20 61 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 63 69 72 63 75 |er a quick circu| 000007E0: 69 74 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67 68 0D 74 68 65 20 6D |it through.the m| 000007F0: 61 7A 65 2D 6C 69 6B 65 20 63 61 73 74 6C 65 20 |aze-like castle | 00000800: 68 61 6C 6C 73 2C 20 79 6F 75 20 66 69 6E 61 6C |halls, you final| 00000810: 6C 79 0D 72 65 61 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 50 72 6F |ly.reach the Pro| 00000820: 76 69 73 69 6F 6E 65 72 27 73 2E 20 54 68 65 72 |visioner's. Ther| 00000830: 65 20 69 73 20 61 0D 6C 69 73 74 20 66 61 73 74 |e is a.list fast| 00000840: 65 6E 65 64 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 63 6F 75 6E |ened to the coun| 00000850: 74 65 72 20 74 6F 70 2E 0D FE 0D 3C 50 72 6F 76 |ter top....<Prov| 00000860: 69 73 69 6F 6E 65 72 3E 20 48 61 69 6C 2C 20 47 |isioner> Hail, G| 00000870: 6F 72 6E 2E 20 57 68 61 74 20 63 61 6E 20 49 20 |orn. What can I | 00000880: 64 6F 0D 66 6F 72 20 79 65 20 74 6F 64 61 79 3F |do.for ye today?| 00000890: 00 00 0D 20 41 20 6C 61 72 67 65 20 74 69 6D 65 |... A large time| 000008A0: 2D 77 6F 72 6E 20 63 61 73 74 6C 65 2C 20 73 75 |-worn castle, su| 000008B0: 72 72 6F 75 6E 64 65 64 0D 62 79 20 61 20 73 74 |rrounded.by a st| 000008C0: 61 67 6E 61 6E 74 2C 20 73 74 65 6E 63 68 2D 72 |agnant, stench-r| 000008D0: 69 64 64 65 6E 20 6D 6F 61 74 2C 0D 73 74 61 6E |idden moat,.stan| 000008E0: 64 73 20 6A 75 73 74 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 53 |ds just to the S| 000008F0: 2E 20 54 68 65 20 72 6F 61 64 0D 63 6F 6E 74 69 |. The road.conti| 00000900: 6E 75 65 73 20 4E 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 68 6F |nues N to the ho| 00000910: 72 69 7A 6F 6E 2E 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 72 6F |rizon.... The ro| 00000920: 61 64 20 63 6F 6E 74 69 6E 75 65 73 20 65 6E 64 |ad continues end| 00000930: 6C 65 73 73 6C 79 20 28 6F 72 20 73 6F 20 69 74 |lessly (or so it| 00000940: 0D 73 65 65 6D 73 29 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 4E |.seems) to the N| 00000950: 2E 20 46 61 72 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 53 20 74 |. Far to the S t| 00000960: 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 0D 6F 75 74 6C 69 6E 65 20 |he lazy.outline | 00000970: 6F 66 20 63 61 73 74 6C 65 20 73 70 69 72 65 73 |of castle spires| 00000980: 20 72 69 73 65 73 20 61 62 6F 76 65 0D 74 68 65 | rises above.the| 00000990: 20 6C 61 6E 64 73 63 61 70 65 2E 00 00 0D 20 47 | landscape.... G| 000009A0: 6F 72 6E 20 68 61 6C 74 73 20 62 65 66 6F 72 65 |orn halts before| 000009B0: 20 61 6E 20 69 6E 74 65 72 73 65 63 74 69 6F 6E | an intersection| 000009C0: 20 77 69 74 68 0D 72 6F 61 64 73 20 6C 65 61 64 | with.roads lead| 000009D0: 69 6E 67 20 4E 2C 53 2C 45 20 61 6E 64 20 57 2E |ing N,S,E and W.| 000009E0: 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 64 65 65 70 6C 79 20 72 |... The deeply r| 000009F0: 75 74 74 65 64 20 72 6F 61 64 20 63 75 72 76 65 |utted road curve| 00000A00: 73 20 66 72 6F 6D 20 74 68 65 0D 4E 20 74 6F 20 |s from the.N to | 00000A10: 74 68 65 20 57 2E 20 41 20 72 69 64 67 65 20 6F |the W. A ridge o| 00000A20: 66 20 69 63 79 20 62 6C 75 65 0D 6D 6F 75 6E 74 |f icy blue.mount| 00000A30: 61 69 6E 73 20 72 69 73 65 73 20 73 6B 79 77 61 |ains rises skywa| 00000A40: 72 64 20 66 61 72 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 4E 45 |rd far to the NE| 00000A50: 2E 00 00 0D 20 50 61 75 73 69 6E 67 20 62 72 69 |.... Pausing bri| 00000A60: 65 66 6C 79 2C 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 65 79 65 73 20 |efly, Gorn eyes | 00000A70: 74 68 65 20 6C 6F 6E 67 0D 65 78 70 61 6E 73 65 |the long.expanse| 00000A80: 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 72 6F 61 64 20 74 6F 20 | of the road to | 00000A90: 74 68 65 20 45 20 61 6E 64 20 57 2E 00 00 0D 20 |the E and W.... | 00000AA0: 47 6F 72 6E 20 73 74 6F 70 73 20 61 74 20 61 20 |Gorn stops at a | 00000AB0: 33 2D 77 61 79 20 69 6E 74 65 72 73 65 63 74 69 |3-way intersecti| 00000AC0: 6F 6E 2E 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 72 6F 61 64 20 |on.... The road | 00000AD0: 73 74 72 65 74 63 68 65 73 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 |stretches to the| 00000AE0: 20 4E 20 61 6E 64 20 53 2E 20 41 0D 66 65 77 20 | N and S. A.few | 00000AF0: 73 70 61 72 73 65 20 74 72 65 65 73 20 61 72 65 |sparse trees are| 00000B00: 20 76 69 73 69 62 6C 65 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 | visible to the | 00000B10: 57 2E 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 45 2D 57 20 72 6F |W.... The E-W ro| 00000B20: 61 64 20 64 6F 65 73 6E 27 74 20 6C 6F 6F 6B 20 |ad doesn't look | 00000B30: 77 65 6C 6C 0D 74 72 61 76 65 6C 65 64 2E 20 53 |well.traveled. S| 00000B40: 6F 6D 65 74 68 69 6E 67 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 |omething to the | 00000B50: 57 20 69 73 0D 72 65 66 6C 65 63 74 69 6E 67 20 |W is.reflecting | 00000B60: 73 75 6E 6C 69 67 68 74 20 28 61 20 62 6F 64 79 |sunlight (a body| 00000B70: 20 6F 66 20 77 61 74 65 72 0D 70 65 72 68 61 70 | of water.perhap| 00000B80: 73 29 2E 00 00 0D 20 59 6F 75 20 66 69 6E 64 20 |s).... You find | 00000B90: 79 6F 75 72 73 65 6C 76 65 73 20 62 65 66 6F 72 |yourselves befor| 00000BA0: 65 20 61 20 33 2D 77 61 79 0D 69 6E 74 65 72 73 |e a 3-way.inters| 00000BB0: 65 63 74 69 6F 6E 20 77 69 74 68 20 4E 2C 20 45 |ection with N, E| 00000BC0: 20 61 6E 64 20 57 20 62 72 61 6E 63 68 65 73 2E | and W branches.| 00000BD0: 0D 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 73 6F 6D 65 20 |.There are some | 00000BE0: 73 6D 61 6C 6C 20 68 69 6C 6C 73 20 74 6F 20 74 |small hills to t| 00000BF0: 68 65 20 45 2E 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 72 6F 61 |he E.... The roa| 00000C00: 64 20 77 69 6E 64 73 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67 68 20 |d winds through | 00000C10: 67 65 6E 74 6C 79 20 72 6F 6C 6C 69 6E 67 0D 68 |gently rolling.h| 00000C20: 69 6C 6C 73 2E 00 00 0D 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 74 75 |ills.... Gorn tu| 00000C30: 72 6E 73 20 61 6E 64 20 73 61 79 73 2C 20 22 57 |rns and says, "W| 00000C40: 68 61 74 27 73 20 74 68 65 0D 6D 61 74 74 65 72 |hat's the.matter| 00000C50: 2C 20 61 72 74 20 74 68 6F 75 20 62 6C 69 6E 64 |, art thou blind| 00000C60: 3F 22 00 00 0D 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 70 6F 69 6E 74 |?"... Gorn point| 00000C70: 73 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 65 70 20 69 6D |s to the deep im| 00000C80: 70 72 65 73 73 69 6F 6E 73 0D 6C 65 66 74 20 69 |pressions.left i| 00000C90: 6E 20 74 68 65 20 67 72 6F 75 6E 64 20 62 79 20 |n the ground by | 00000CA0: 68 69 73 20 62 6F 6F 74 73 2E 20 57 61 74 65 72 |his boots. Water| 00000CB0: 0D 69 73 20 73 6C 6F 77 6C 79 20 73 65 65 70 69 |.is slowly seepi| 00000CC0: 6E 67 20 75 70 20 69 6E 74 6F 20 74 68 65 6D 2E |ng up into them.| 00000CD0: 00 00 0D 20 54 68 65 20 72 6F 61 64 20 6E 61 72 |... The road nar| 00000CE0: 72 6F 77 73 20 74 6F 20 61 20 70 61 74 68 20 75 |rows to a path u| 00000CF0: 6E 74 69 6C 20 69 74 0D 65 6E 64 73 20 61 62 72 |ntil it.ends abr| 00000D00: 75 62 74 6C 79 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 6D 6F 75 |ubtly at the mou| 00000D10: 74 68 20 6F 66 20 61 20 63 61 76 65 2E 00 00 0D |th of a cave....| 00000D20: 20 41 20 73 6D 61 6C 6C 2C 20 6F 6C 64 20 6D 61 | A small, old ma| 00000D30: 6E 20 73 74 6F 70 73 20 79 6F 75 20 61 74 20 74 |n stops you at t| 00000D40: 68 65 20 63 61 76 65 0D 65 6E 74 72 61 6E 63 65 |he cave.entrance| 00000D50: 2E 20 22 54 68 61 74 27 73 20 66 61 72 20 65 6E |. "That's far en| 00000D60: 6F 75 67 68 2E 20 57 68 61 74 0D 62 75 73 69 6E |ough. What.busin| 00000D70: 65 73 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 79 65 20 27 65 72 65 |ess have ye 'ere| 00000D80: 3F 22 00 00 0D 20 41 64 76 69 63 65 20 69 73 20 |?"... Advice is | 00000D90: 77 6F 72 74 68 20 77 68 61 74 20 79 6F 75 20 70 |worth what you p| 00000DA0: 61 79 20 66 6F 72 20 69 74 2E 00 00 0D 20 42 65 |ay for it.... Be| 00000DB0: 77 61 72 65 20 6E 65 69 67 68 62 6F 72 69 6E 67 |ware neighboring| 00000DC0: 20 6B 69 6E 67 64 6F 6D 73 2E 00 00 0D 20 53 74 | kingdoms.... St| 00000DD0: 69 63 6B 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 72 6F 61 64 73 |ick to the roads| 00000DE0: 2E 00 00 FE 0D 20 44 72 61 67 6F 6E 73 20 63 61 |..... Dragons ca| 00000DF0: 6E 20 62 65 20 63 61 75 67 68 74 20 69 66 20 6F |n be caught if o| 00000E00: 6E 65 0D 61 70 70 72 6F 61 63 68 65 73 20 63 6C |ne.approaches cl| 00000E10: 6F 73 65 20 65 6E 6F 75 67 68 20 74 6F 20 70 75 |ose enough to pu| 00000E20: 74 20 73 61 6C 74 20 6F 6E 0D 74 68 65 69 72 20 |t salt on.their | 00000E30: 74 61 69 6C 73 2E 00 00 0D 20 54 72 65 61 73 75 |tails.... Treasu| 00000E40: 72 65 73 20 61 62 6F 75 6E 64 20 6F 6E 20 74 68 |res abound on th| 00000E50: 65 20 73 6F 75 74 68 65 72 6E 0D 69 73 6C 61 6E |e southern.islan| 00000E60: 64 73 2E 00 00 FE 0D 20 41 20 67 6C 65 61 6D 20 |ds..... A gleam | 00000E70: 61 70 70 65 61 72 73 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 6F |appears in the o| 00000E80: 6C 64 20 68 65 72 6D 69 74 27 73 0D 65 79 65 20 |ld hermit's.eye | 00000E90: 61 73 20 68 65 20 73 68 61 6B 69 6C 79 20 70 6C |as he shakily pl| 00000EA0: 61 63 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 67 6F 6C 64 20 6F 6E |aces the gold on| 00000EB0: 20 61 0D 74 61 62 6C 65 2E 20 46 61 63 69 6E 67 | a.table. Facing| 00000EC0: 20 79 6F 75 20 61 67 61 69 6E 20 68 65 20 73 61 | you again he sa| 00000ED0: 79 73 2C 20 22 49 6E 0D 72 65 74 75 72 6E 20 49 |ys, "In.return I| 00000EE0: 20 73 68 61 6C 6C 20 67 69 76 65 20 79 6F 75 20 | shall give you | 00000EF0: 74 68 65 20 73 70 65 65 63 68 0D 6F 66 20 64 72 |the speech.of dr| 00000F00: 61 67 6F 6E 73 2E 22 FE 0D 0D 20 54 68 65 20 6E |agons."... The n| 00000F10: 65 78 74 20 66 65 77 20 64 61 79 73 20 61 72 65 |ext few days are| 00000F20: 20 73 70 65 6E 74 20 69 6E 20 69 6E 74 65 6E 73 | spent in intens| 00000F30: 65 0D 65 66 66 6F 72 74 20 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 |e.effort as the | 00000F40: 6F 6C 64 20 68 65 72 6D 69 74 20 70 6F 75 6E 64 |old hermit pound| 00000F50: 73 20 74 68 65 0D 64 69 66 66 69 63 75 6C 74 20 |s the.difficult | 00000F60: 6C 61 6E 67 75 61 67 65 20 69 6E 74 6F 20 79 6F |language into yo| 00000F70: 75 2E 20 49 6E 20 74 68 65 0D 6D 65 61 6E 74 69 |u. In the.meanti| 00000F80: 6D 65 2C 20 47 6F 72 6E 20 73 70 65 6E 64 73 20 |me, Gorn spends | 00000F90: 68 69 73 20 77 61 6B 69 6E 67 20 74 69 6D 65 FE |his waking time.| 00000FA0: 0D 69 6D 70 61 74 69 65 6E 74 6C 79 20 70 61 63 |.impatiently pac| 00000FB0: 69 6E 67 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 76 65 20 69 6E 74 |ing the cave int| 00000FC0: 65 72 69 6F 72 2E 0D 46 69 6E 61 6C 6C 79 2C 20 |erior..Finally, | 00000FD0: 74 68 65 20 68 65 72 6D 69 74 20 69 73 20 63 6F |the hermit is co| 00000FE0: 6E 74 65 6E 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 68 65 0D 68 61 |ntent that he.ha| 00000FF0: 73 20 72 65 70 61 69 64 20 79 6F 75 72 20 67 65 |s repaid your ge| 00001000: 6E 65 72 6F 73 69 74 79 20 61 6E 64 0D 70 72 6F |nerosity and.pro| 00001010: 6E 6F 75 6E 63 65 73 20 79 6F 75 20 66 6C 75 65 |nounces you flue| 00001020: 6E 74 20 69 6E 20 64 72 61 67 6F 6E 65 73 65 2E |nt in dragonese.| 00001030: 00 00 0D 20 41 20 76 65 72 79 20 66 61 69 6E 74 |... A very faint| 00001040: 2C 20 62 75 74 20 63 6F 6E 74 69 6E 75 6F 75 73 |, but continuous| 00001050: 2C 20 72 75 6D 62 6C 65 0D 63 61 6E 20 62 65 20 |, rumble.can be | 00001060: 68 65 61 72 64 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 4E 45 2E |heard to the NE.| 00001070: 20 54 6F 20 74 68 65 20 45 20 61 72 65 0D 63 6F | To the E are.co| 00001080: 6C 64 20 72 75 67 67 65 64 20 6D 6F 75 6E 74 61 |ld rugged mounta| 00001090: 69 6E 73 2E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |ins.............| 000010A0: 00 00 |.. |
.D0XHX._.`.A.A.AQB.BCB.C.C.C%DBDPD.E.E.E JE.E6FCF0H.......THE STAGE IS SET....NOW LET THE QUEST BE TOLD!... OUR STORY IS OF A TIME LONG AGO, AND.A PLACE FAR AWAY . A TALE OF KINGS AND.KNIGHTS AND SORCER ORS AND DRAGONS. A.TALE THAT IS NEVER RE PEATED NO MATTER.HOW OFTEN IT IS TOLD. A TALE THAT YOU,.MY FRIEND, SHALL DETERMI NE HOW IS TO.UNFOLD.. YOUR STORY BEGINS IN THE KINGDOM OF.BALEMA. KING GALT HAS GRANTED AN.AUDIENCE TO A YOUNG NOBLEWOMA N FROM A.SOUTHWESTERN PROVINCE. THE KING IS.SEATED UPON THE THRONE, HIS FAVORITE .MISTRESS BY HIS SIDE. GORN, THE KING'S. CHAMPION, LOUNGES ARROGANTLY BY THE.KING 'S OTHER SIDE. BEING A MERE ADVISOR.(AND A NEW ONE AT THAT) YOU TAKE YOUR.PLACE AMONG THE OTHER COURT NOBLES AND.LISTEN WITH INTEREST TO THE DISCUSSION.IN PROGR ESS.......<KING> RISE LADY DIANA, YOU CA N TALK.MUCH BETTER WITHOUT THE PALACE FL OOR.MARRING YOUR KNEES. YOU WERE SAYING? .<DIANA> PLEASE FORGIVE MY PEOPLE M'LORD .FOR 'TIS NOT THEIR FAULT THEY CANNOT.PA Y THEIR TAXES THIS SEASON! OUR LANDS.LAY IN RUIN, OUR HARVESTS BURNED, OUR.VILLA GES RAVAGED!.<KING> AND JUST WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF.ALL THIS CALAMITY?.<DIANA> A D RAGON M'LORD! A DEMON-.SPAWNED NIGHTMARE FROM THE DEPTHS OF.HELL! PLEASE M'LORD, MY PEOPLE CAN.HARDLY FEED THEMSELVES! I OFFER MYSELF.IN EXCHANGE FOR MERCY UPON THEM..<KING> BEGONE WITH YOU LADY DIANA ,.BACK TO YOUR PEOPLE. I NEED YOU NOT..A ND TELL YOUR PEOPLE THAT GORN, THE.KING' S CHAMPION, WILL SOON BE ON HIS.WAY TO R ID MY KINGDOM OF THIS HELL-BRED.THORN!.. (AFTER SAYING THIS, KING GALT TURNS.AND HANDS GORN A BAG OF GOLD.).<KING> TAKE T HIS GOLD AND OUTFIT.YOURSELF FOR THE QUE ST. AND TAKE YON.NEW ADVISOR. HEED HIS W ORD CLOSELY, HE.COMES WITH THE HIGHEST R ECOMMENDATIONS..NOW BE OFF!..GORN, GLARI NG IN YOUR DIRECTION, SAYS,."AND YOUR FI RST SUGGESTION, MOST.REVERED ADVISOR?... GORN TURNS QUICKLY AND LEAVES THROUGH.T HE HEAVY OAK DOOR IN THE NORTH WALL..HUR RYING BEHIND HIM, YOU GET YOUR FIRST.CLO SE-UP VIEW OF THE KING'S CHAMPION:.HE'S HUGE! (BEST STAY ON HIS GOOD..SIDE). AFT ER A QUICK CIRCUIT THROUGH.THE MAZE-LIKE CASTLE HALLS, YOU FINALLY.REACH THE PRO VISIONER'S. THERE IS A.LIST FASTENED TO THE COUNTER TOP....<PROVISIONER> HAIL, G ORN. WHAT CAN I DO.FOR YE TODAY?... A LA RGE TIME-WORN CASTLE, SURROUNDED.BY A ST AGNANT, STENCH-RIDDEN MOAT,.STANDS JUST TO THE S. THE ROAD.CONTINUES N TO THE HO RIZON.... THE ROAD CONTINUES ENDLESSLY ( OR SO IT.SEEMS) TO THE N. FAR TO THE S T HE LAZY.OUTLINE OF CASTLE SPIRES RISES A BOVE.THE LANDSCAPE.... GORN HALTS BEFORE AN INTERSECTION WITH.ROADS LEADING N,S, E AND W.... THE DEEPLY RUTTED ROAD CURVE S FROM THE.N TO THE W. A RIDGE OF ICY BL UE.MOUNTAINS RISES SKYWARD FAR TO THE NE .... PAUSING BRIEFLY, GORN EYES THE LONG .EXPANSE OF THE ROAD TO THE E AND W.... GORN STOPS AT A 3-WAY INTERSECTION.... T HE ROAD STRETCHES TO THE N AND S. A.FEW SPARSE TREES ARE VISIBLE TO THE W.... TH E E-W ROAD DOESN'T LOOK WELL.TRAVELED. S OMETHING TO THE W IS.REFLECTING SUNLIGHT (A BODY OF WATER.PERHAPS).... YOU FIND YOURSELVES BEFORE A 3-WAY.INTERSECTION W ITH N, E AND W BRANCHES..THERE ARE SOME SMALL HILLS TO THE E.... THE ROAD WINDS THROUGH GENTLY ROLLING.HILLS.... GORN TU RNS AND SAYS, "WHAT'S THE.MATTER, ART TH OU BLIND?"... GORN POINTS TO THE DEEP IM PRESSIONS.LEFT IN THE GROUND BY HIS BOOT S. WATER.IS SLOWLY SEEPING UP INTO THEM. ... THE ROAD NARROWS TO A PATH UNTIL IT. ENDS ABRUBTLY AT THE MOUTH OF A CAVE.... A SMALL, OLD MAN STOPS YOU AT THE CAVE. ENTRANCE. "THAT'S FAR ENOUGH. WHAT.BUSIN ESS HAVE YE 'ERE?"... ADVICE IS WORTH WH AT YOU PAY FOR IT.... BEWARE NEIGHBORING KINGDOMS.... STICK TO THE ROADS..... DR AGONS CAN BE CAUGHT IF ONE.APPROACHES CL OSE ENOUGH TO PUT SALT ON.THEIR TAILS... . TREASURES ABOUND ON THE SOUTHERN.ISLAN DS..... A GLEAM APPEARS IN THE OLD HERMI T'S.EYE AS HE SHAKILY PLACES THE GOLD ON A.TABLE. FACING YOU AGAIN HE SAYS, "IN. RETURN I SHALL GIVE YOU THE SPEECH.OF DR AGONS."... THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE SPENT I N INTENSE.EFFORT AS THE OLD HERMIT POUND S THE.DIFFICULT LANGUAGE INTO YOU. IN TH E.MEANTIME, GORN SPENDS HIS WAKING TIME. .IMPATIENTLY PACING THE CAVE INTERIOR..F INALLY, THE HERMIT IS CONTENT THAT HE.HA S REPAID YOUR GENEROSITY AND.PRONOUNCES YOU FLUENT IN DRAGONESE.... A VERY FAINT , BUT CONTINUOUS, RUMBLE.CAN BE HEARD TO THE NE. TO THE E ARE.COLD RUGGED MOUNTA INS...............
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