}~vLP^PLLLCLSGAALLDFTFCSBBGKPPWMCDMSDDOOHZVNMEADASTORZZL2CMV1N1V2CHRN @ !@"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<@=> V2 20-Jan-81 +@-@@10@@C-@@U(@ THEo(@ BLACK(@ HOLEG-@@ 50@G-@@g(@ /(@ K(@ _-@@c g e((I'M IN SPACE FLYING HOME TO EARTH.fNNI'M ABOARD THE U.S.S. PALOMINO DOCKED IN A BAY ON THE CYGNUS. THERE'S ANgQQI'M IN A DOCKING BAY JUST OUTSIDE THE PALOMINO. THERE'S AN OPEN DOOR TO THEhiiI'M IN A SMALL ROOM THAT LOOKS LIKE A RECEPTION AREA. A LONG CORRIDOR STRETCHES TO THE SOUTH.i66I'M IN A LONG CORRIDOR WITH DOORS ALL AROUND ME.j::I'M IN A LONG CORRIDOR. TO THE EAST ISA LONG TUNNEL.k!!I'M IN A LONG GLASS TUNNEL.l55I'M IN AN AIR CAR. ON THE DASHBOARD ISA BUTTON.m@@I'M IN A LONG GLASS TUNNEL. TO THE EAST IS AN ELEVATOR.nI'M IN AN ELEVATOR.oOOI'M IN A HUGE ROOM THAT APPEARS TO BE THE BRIDGE OF THIS SHIP. ALL AROUNDpEEI'M IN THE CYGNUS' ENGINE ROOM. THE DRIVE SYSTEM HUMS SOFTLY.q__THIS IS THE ROOM THAT CONTROLS THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM WHICH GROWS ALL THE CYGNUS' FOOD.rOOI'M IN THE HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE. TREES AND PLANTS ARE ALL AROUND ME.sbbI'M IN A LOW CORRIDOR. TO THE NORTH ISA DOOR. A SIGN BY THE DOOR SAYS Ӡ̠ٮtQQI'M IN A DOCKING BAY. TO THE NORTH IS AN OPEN DOOR LEADING TO A SMALL SHIP.uPPI'M IN A SMALL SHIP AND I'M FLYING THROUGH SPACE TOWARD THE BLACK HOLE.vQQI'M AT THE EVENT HORIZON OF THE BLACK HOLE AND I'M BEING SUCKED THROUGH IT.w;;I HAVE COME THROUGH THE BLACK HOLE TO A NEW UNIVERSE.xPPI AM IN A LONG NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR. THERE IS AN OPENED DOOR TO THE EAST.y__I'M IN A DIMLY LIT ROOM. THE STRANGE HUMANOID ROBOTS APPEAR TO BE GETTING REPROGRAMMED.zI'M IN A LONG CORRIDOR.{EEI'M IN A ROOM FULL OF ROBOTS. THEY SEEM TO BE PLAYING GAMES.|AAI'M IN A NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR STANDINGSOUTH OF AN ELEVATOR.}I'M IN A SUPPLY ROOM.~DDI'M IN A NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR WITH A SMALL PATH LEADING EAST.\\I'M IN A LARGE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED DINING ROOM. MMM . . . IT SMELLS DELICIOUS.kkI'M IN A AREA THAT APPEARS TO HAVE ONCE BEEN THE CREW BARRACKS. THERE ARE CABINS ALL AROUND ME.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.I'M IN A SMALL ROOM.PPI'M INSIDE THE SHIP. IN FRONT OF ME ARE A GREEN BUTTON AND A DISK DRIVE.AAI'M STANDING IN AN ELEVATOR. IN FRONT OF ME IS A HUGE ROOM.FFI'M STANDING SOUTH OF AN ELEVATOR. TO THE WEST IS A LONG TUNNEL.gg0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,3,0,5,0,0,0,4,5,6,5,0,33,5,7,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0hh0,36,0,8,0,0,0,0,36,0,35,0,12,0,35,0,0,0,12,13,11,12,12,12,0,14,0,12,0,0,0,0,20,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0aa34,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,21,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,0,0,20,23,0,0,0,24hh0,0,0,22,0,0,36,0,28,26,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,24,27,0,0,0,26,0,0,0,0,0,24,29,33,31,32,30,0,0,0,28,0,0"bb0,0,0,0,28,0,0,28,0,0,0,0,0,28,0,0,0,0,28,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,11,0,0,0,0,10,10,0,24,9,0,0,ZZA SMALL GUN,8,2,A FLOPPY DISKETTE,9,11,FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,10,14,MAXIMILLIAN,11,111QQDR. HANS REINHARDT,12,11,AN EVIL-LOOKING ROBOT,13,22,AN ELECTRONIC KEY,20,06ZZA BIO-SANITATION BATTALION (B.O.B.) ROBOT,14,25,FUEL SUITABLE FOR THE PALIMINO,15,25;ggSPARE PARTS NEEDED BY THE PALIMINO,16,25,A BLASTER,17,30,AMMUNITION,18,31,ALL SORTS OF FOOD,10,27@FFA VITAL INFORMATION (VINCENT) ROBOT,19,23,A HUMANOID ROBOT,13,21EAAAN IDENTIFICATION PIN,21,2,AN IDENTIFICATION BRACELET,22,21II,YOU COULD SHOW YOUR I.D. PIN...,,,,,,WHY NOT PUSH THE BUTTON?,,,,,YYLet's get some food. I could go for an apple.,How about showing your I.D. bracelet?GG,,,,,,,,,We need things to repair the Palomino.,,Let's eat!,,,,,,EEWhy not load the diskette?,,,There's no diskette for the drive.eeThe drive hummed a few seconds then itprinted: Ԡ͠ˠŠśVVThe blast-off program hasn't been loaded.,There is no fuel for the palimino.))The parts the palimino has are bad.llGO,GET,LOOK,INVEN,PUSH,DROP,HELP,LOAD,QUIT,PRESS,EAT,SHOOT,THROW,OPEN,CLOSE,SHOW,NORTH,EAST,SOUTH,WEST]]UP,DOWN,BUT,GUN,DISK,FOOD,MAX,REIN,ROBOT,BOB,FUEL,PARTS,BLAS,AMMU,VIN,KEY,PIN,BRAC,DOORz6-@6-@#'6-@36-@6?6-@K6-@8W6-@Pc6-@o6-{6-@6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6@6-6@6-(6-46-@6-L6-X6-d6-q6-6@}6-6-;A,9<@,;$@5,9<@,;AD,;$@,;$@,;@u,;@,;@,;@,F #AP-@/-@@3">68<,-B F \-@"\67$@5&@4<$@5,.# j&67$@5&@4<$@5,.*";68<@,-?"P68<@,-T b-@f"j --@")67B:,%@,.- e-@">67$@&@<$@,. a67$@&@<$@,.e e-@">67$@&@<$@,. a67$@&@<$@,.e U +'0@@A0@@@M#A%Q"U(k"@O(;OPEN DOOR TO THE SOUTH AND A SIGN TO THE NORTH WHICH SAYS:k(Ϡ̠6"@(6(IN FRONT OF ME IS A RED BUTTON.Y"@7(#SOUTH AND A SIGN TO THE NORTH WHICHY(SAYS: Ϡ̠V"@V(BME ARE ROBOTS WORKING DILIGENTLY AT THEIR TASKS. THEY IGNORE ME.N 6.'68@<@,-D68@<@,-N B"@%Ae66--@68<@,AP3"6-@(3(ĠŠɠź$$(7$@5&@4<$@5, % Ap)\-@"8<@,"%(:(ĠŠɠźR(ALL SORTS OF THINGS\ Ap* ..("(ӠӠź.6-8D"@(EAST:68@<@,-@ D A@=@"@(WEST668@<@,-@@ A@B0-@@08<,"A L#6-#(, Q, 7$@<$@,4 ,6-@R6*7$@&@<$@,4 66-@V3'(7$@&@<$@&,36-@` j"(UNKNOWNt (. BS +'0@@A0@@@S-@@*@*@*+(,*6-@Q"@8($I HAVE FAILED TO ESCAPE FROM CYGNUS.G( I AM DEAD.Q A!+(,A @4"(I HAVE ESCAPED FROM CYGNUS4( AND SURVIVED!;"@1(I CAN NOW HEAD HOME TO EARTH.; A!4#(I CAN BEGIN A NEW LIFE IN A4( NEW UNIVERSE A!..(&I WAS DESTROYED IN SPACE SO I AM DEAD.4H(((WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN,E7@<@,4YH%> + X((ԠĠɠ '6..6.:6-F6-UB:,"X$ >-@B:,!7<,0 :67B:,%@,.7<,>  6. 2B:, @(67B:,%@,. 2 A0% )B:,!@)6.7@<@, D-@447$@&@<$@,:6-D A0P   6-6. A0` 0!B:,%@B:,*@-6-0$ 6.7B:,%@:AS,С No more robot!`''"6-&@' Be'6-&@j'4"*"4(I'm out of ammunition.t' A06-%@y'!!!@`*"@B0~'!!"*"B ' B'.$(I don't know how to do that.. B'#(Nothing happened.# B'!!!@)!@B'"B 'A"@*+(,7(Maximillian won't let me pass!A B'78<,"-(I can't go that way!7 B'6-8<, A<("@A(@B(Q"G(I don't know what a >:@4,>:@4, is.Q B(++"@)"@)"@B0(:$"@*8@<@,"06-@: B@(P!@+(I can't carry any more.F(Ժ DROP SOMETHING.P B(:$"@*8@<@,"06-@: B`(*-@*8<@,"B@(  B (B8<@,"6@8(I'm already carrying it.B B(28<@,((I don't see it.2 B(@B(Y6-@ AP&6@O($I don't have a blaster to put it in.Y B(Q6-@,68@<@,-G(My blaster's reloaded.Q B(M#!@* @*@C(He looks pretty mean to me.M B(Q"@G(3He's too heavy to carry and too stupidto follow me.Q B)++"@)"@)"@B )6-%@)#68<@,-6@#(OK.")"@6-6@,)"@6-6@6) Bh)@Br)t( I'm carrying:!6-/-@G8<@,"6@h(7$@5&@4<$@5,t6-@) "(NOTHING)( B)@B) B0*@B :*"BD*L68@<@,"*8@<@,"6@B6-@L B`X**-*8<@,"BP]*  B b*>8<@,6@4(I'm not carrying it.> Bl*'@*@'6-&@q*68<@,-(OK.v*&"@*"@&6-6@*&"@*"@&6-6@*+(,)+(,)B*Y6-@ AP*6@*66-@@ APY6@*B*K+)",*"@$(VINCENTA68@<@,-@K B*) (BOB)68@<@,-@*%( takes the fuel and parts and;(repairs the ship.X68@ <@,-u68@<@,-6-6@* B*@B*V #A-@"# *4L(How should I know what to do?V B*( B*@B+*@  ( Load a what?* B +;@41(There's no disk drive for it.; B+E6-@  AP&6@;(7@<@4,E B+Z 68@<@,-.6-&@C(7@5<A),P6-6@Z B\+@ Bf+ A +@B+-!@# Don't be pushy!- B+@B+>#@*@*@44( What button?> B+5"@4+(,+(7A0<At,5 B+%"@46-@% A+A"@+(,+(7Au<A,76-A BP+"@6-6@+A"@+(,+(7A <AC,76-A B`+"@6-6@++"@*+(,!6-6@+ A,'"@*6-' A,G"@+(,*+(,=(Therefore, I can't blast off.G B,?"@6-6@)6-6@56-@? A, B$,@B.,-"#( What's a ?- B8,2@((Don't be ridiculous.2 BB,_=8@<@,6@*8@<@,6@U(I'm not holding it._ BL,H!8@<@,"6@>68@<@,-H BpV, 68@<@,-j,Q6-&@3(Chomp...Chew...Gulp...!G(MMM . . . GOOD!Q B,!!@)"B,26-@ AP&6@26-,26-@ AP&6@26-,A+(,*+(,7(#I have nothing with which to shoot.A B,I"*"?(!I don't have any ammunition left.I B,G 6- AP "6@=(I can't. I'm holding it.G B,a"@6-@% AP+"W(>:AS,С the robot vaporized.a B0,"@B,"@B`,' (I don't see it!' B,Y"@?(>:AS, С the shot bounced off himO( harmlessly.Y B0,- @#(Don't be crazy!- B,*-@*8<@,"B ,  B -F68<@,-F(>:AS, С THE  VAPORIZED. -'"6-&@' B@-6-&@-4"*"4(I'm out of ammunition.-6"@*"@!668@<@,--"@6--"@6-- B(-}-@@)A@d7(>:AS,K-@@O aA@u-@@y } --Q)(!That was foolish! To protect hisQ(#master, Maximillian attacks me with2-e+(#a pair of razor-sharp rotary bladesL(which extend from his chest.[( I am dead.e A!P-@BZ-!!"@*"@B0d- Bn-K6-@ AP&6@A(Vincent isn't with me.K Bx-T,($Vincent attacks Maximillian with hisT(#lasers, which bounce harmlessly off}-R,($Max. Then Vincent closes in. When heR(!is close enough to Maximillian, a-hN(Ftiny, propeller-like drill pops out ofVincent's front. It cuts throughh(Maximillian's chest -R( shredding his;(!innards. Maximillian falls loudlyR(through the floor.-T 68@<@,-=68@<@,-@J6-6@T B-@B-/@#%(Don't be foolish!/ B-`6-@  AP&6@V(+I don't have any key to unlock the door.` B-Y@$*@%O(1There are no locks around here which fit my key.Y B-* (It's already opened.* B-~!(OK. The door is unlocked..6-6@:6-W68@$<@,-@%t68@%<@,-@$~ B.@B"./@#%(Don't be foolish!/ B,.[6-@  AP&6@Q(&I don't have any key to lock the door.[ B6.Y@$*@%O(1There are no locks around here which fit my key.Y B@.- +(,#(It's already locked.- BJ.e(OK. The door is locked.+6-H68@$<@,-e68@%<@,-T."@%6-6@^. B|.@B .!!@!*@"B .QQ+"@!*+"@)"@,,)+"@"*+"@)"@,,B0.'(That won't work here.' B._"@)"@%6-@!/ AP<6@U(I'm not carrying it._ B._"@)"@%6-@"/ AP<6@U(I'm not carrying it._ B.!!@*@B`.BX. 68@<@,-@=68@<@,-@(@The door between the Palomino and the docking bay is now opened.6-6@ Bp. 68@<@,-=68@<@,-(AThe door between the docking bay and the Palomino is now closed.6- Bp.p",68@<@,-@I68@<@,-@p("The door between the drone and the.K"4( drone docking bay is now opened.A6-6@K Bp.d 68@<@,-=68@<@,-d("The door between the drone and the.>(( drone docking bay is now closed.46-> Bp.)"@6-) B."@6-6@.)"@6-) B."@6-6@. B./%(I don't know what that means./ B N@B*Nf'(>:AS,>:AS,>:AS,OP:H:,$@,%@!@\6-6@f A 4NND(:AS,HA BURST OF LASER FIRE WHICH COMES FROMAN UNKNOWN SOURCE DESTROYS MY GUN.x68@<@,-6-:R6-6@ AU@B0V"6@AV[6-6@[(FA humanoid robot fiddles with some controls, then walks away. As heVQ*("walks, he drops an electronic key.G68@<@,-@Q AY@B@Y @`AY[ (2( A HUGE METEOR BREAKS THROUGH THE[($CEILING! EVERYTHING SUDDENLY BECOMESYSS(KCOLD AS THE VACUUM ENTERS THE ROOM. I CAN FEEL THE PULL OF THE VACUUM ON MEY++(#AS THE PRESSURE BEGINS TO EQUALIZE!Y))8@<@,"6@B0PZ<2(*I AM SUCKED UP INTO THE VACUUM AND I DIE.< A  Zc5(-I GRAB ONTO BOB AND HE CARRIES ME TO SAFETY.A6-@U-@A Y c A]!!@*@BP]b"@4( I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE SHIP!H-@APL X6-@b A]K-@AP KP:H:,$@,%@!@B@@] +'0@@A0@@S-@@|($MY SHIP CRACKS UP IN THE BLACK HOLE. A ]6-@ Aa@3B`aAat6-6@t(^Several humanoid robots are carrying a body-like object. They place it in some kind of tube,a1'( and it's ejected into space.1 Ae@BpeP +(,)(TO THE EAST IS AN AIR CAR.F68@<@,-@P Ae* 68@<@,-* Axi@ BiM&(TO THE WEST IS AN AIR CAR.C68@ <@,-@M Ai* 68@ <@,-* A`m@)Bjm 68@<@,-@m(HMaximillian appears from behind a partitian, seemingly from nowhere!z6-6@ AHq@BRq6-6@ A 0u@"B:u""8@<@,A?u5((ĠŠɠź5(AN EVIL LOOKING ROBOTDu+ A0+@)@A`Nue6-@ AP06@)"<6-@F APe6@)"A`Xu'"6-&@' BP]u6-&@bu//(>:AS,С The robot vaporized.lu4"*"4(I'm out of ammunition.vu* 68@<@,-* Ay@$B "y2((TO THE EAST IS AN OPEN DOOR.2 A,y/%(TO THE EAST IS A LOCKED DOOR./ A}@B 0 }<2(&IT'S THE EASTERN END OF A LONG TUNNEL.< A}8.(&IT'S THE WESTERN END OF A LONG TUNNEL.8 A} A D:BLKHOLE1