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F0Ξ05: [ BDEHI%} VY8 B V  @  /DE `E:D1:DUP.SYSERROR-SAVING USER MEMORY ON DISKTYPE Y TO &}STILL RUN DOS B;DE J  (` 9 V⪍ ઍ  -'}LLu ÝDEHILV 9 .l 9 .l  `` s$B BH(}I|DE V BLV nB,DE JLV B V BLVDEIʩ BꭝLu }^) !"`3!3 V2 20-Jan-81 +@-@@10@@C-@@U(@0} THEo(@ BLACK(@ HOLEG-@@ 50@G-@1}@g(@ /(@ K(@ _-@@c g e((I'M IN 2}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 DOCKI3}NG BAY JUST OUTSIDE THE PALOMINO. THERE'S AN OPEN DOOR TO THEhiiI'M IN A SMALL ROOM THAT LOOKS LIKE A RECEPTION AREA. A 4}LONG CORRIDOR STRETCHES TO THE SOUTH.i66I'M IN A LONG CORRIDOR WITH DOORS ALL AROUND ME.j::I'M IN A LONG CORRIDOR. 5}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 I6}N 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 THE7} BRIDGE OF THIS SHIP. ALL AROUNDpEEI'M IN THE CYGNUS' ENGINE ROOM. THE DRIVE SYSTEM HUMS SOFTLY.q__THIS IS THE ROOM T8}HAT CONTROLS THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM WHICH GROWS ALL THE CYGNUS' FOOD.rOOI'M IN THE HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE. TREES AND 9}PLANTS ARE ALL AROUND ME.sbbI'M IN A LOW CORRIDOR. TO THE NORTH ISA DOOR. A SIGN BY THE DOOR SAYS Ӡ̠ٮt:}QQI'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 TH;}ROUGH SPACE TOWARD THE BLACK HOLE.vQQI'M AT THE EVENT HORIZON OF THE BLACK HOLE AND I'M BEING SUCKED THROUGH IT.w;;I HA<}VE COME THROUGH THE BLACK HOLE TO A NEW UNIVERSE.xPPI AM IN A LONG NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR. THERE IS AN OPENED DOOR TO THE E=}AST.y__I'M IN A DIMLY LIT ROOM. THE STRANGE HUMANOID ROBOTS APPEAR TO BE GETTING REPROGRAMMED.zI'M IN A LONG CORRID>}OR.{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 LAR@}GE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED DINING ROOM. MMM . . . IT SMELLS DELICIOUS.kkI'M IN A AREA THAT APPEARS TO HAVE ONCE BEA}EN THE CREW BARRACKS. THERE ARE CABINS ALL AROUND ME.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.I'M IN A CREWMAN'S CABIN.IB}'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 C}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 SOUTHD} OF AN ELEVATOR. TO THE WEST IS A LONG TUNNEL.gg0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,3,0,5,0,0,0,4,5,6,5,0,33,5,7,26,0,0,0E},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,F}0,0aa34,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,21,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,0,0,20,23,0,0,0,24hh0,0,0,22,0,0,36,0,2G}8,26,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,24,27,0,0,0,26,0,0,0,0,0,24,29,33,31,32,30,0,0,0,28,0,0"bb0,0,0,0,28,0,0,28,0,0,0,0,0,28,0,0,0,0,2H}8,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,11,0,0,0,0,10,10,0,24,9,0,0,ZZA SMALL GUN,8,2,A FLOPPY DISKETTE,9,11,FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,10,14,I}MAXIMILLIAN,11,111QQDR. HANS REINHARDT,12,11,AN EVIL-LOOKING ROBOT,13,22,AN ELECTRONIC KEY,20,06ZZA BIO-SANITATION BATTJ}ALION (B.O.B.) ROBOT,14,25,FUEL SUITABLE FOR THE PALIMINO,15,25;ggSPARE PARTS NEEDED BY THE PALIMINO,16,25,A BLASTER,17,30K},AMMUNITION,18,31,ALL SORTS OF FOOD,10,27@FFA VITAL INFORMATION (VINCENT) ROBOT,19,23,A HUMANOID ROBOT,13,21EAAAN IDENTL}IFICATION PIN,21,2,AN IDENTIFICATION BRACELET,22,21II,YOU COULD SHOW YOUR I.D. PIN...,,,,,,WHY NOT PUSH THE BUTTON?,,,,,M}YYLet's get some food. I could go for an apple.,How about showing your I.D. bracelet?GG,,,,,,,,,We need things to repaN}ir the Palomino.,,Let's eat!,,,,,,EEWhy not load the diskette?,,,There's no diskette for the drive.eeThe drive hummedO} a few seconds then itprinted: Ԡ͠ˠŠśVVThe blast-off program hasn't been loP}aded.,There is no fuel for the palimino.))The parts the palimino has are bad.llGO,GET,LOOK,INVEN,PUSH,DROP,HELP,LOAD,Q}QUIT,PRESS,EAT,SHOOT,THROW,OPEN,CLOSE,SHOW,NORTH,EAST,SOUTH,WEST]]UP,DOWN,BUT,GUN,DISK,FOOD,MAX,REIN,ROBOT,BOB,FUEL,PARTSR},BLAS,AMMU,VIN,KEY,PIN,BRAC,DOORz6-@6-@#'6-@36-@6?6-@K6-@8W6-@Pc6-S}@o6-{6-@6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-T}6-6-6@6-6@6-(6-46-@6-L6-X6-d6-U}q6-6@}6-6-;A,9<@,;$@5,9<@,;AD,;$@,;$@V},;@u,;@,;@,;@,F #AP-@/-@@3">68<,-B F \W}-@"\67$@5&@4<$@5,.# j&67$@5&@4<$@5,.X}*";68<@,-?"P68<@,-T b-@f"j --@")67B:,%@,.- e-@Y}">67$@&@<$@,. a67$@&@<$@,.e e-@">67$@&Z}@<$@,. 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(Ϡ\}̠6"@(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* ..("(Ӡa}ź.6-8D"@(EAST:68@<@,-@ D A@=@"@(WEST668@<@b},-@@ A@B0-@@08<,"A L#6-#(, Q, 7$@<c}$@,4 ,6-@R6*7$@&@<$@,4 66-@V3'(7$@&@<$@&,36-d}@` j"(UNKNOWNt (. BS +'0@@A0@@@e}S-@@*@*@*+(,*6-@Q"@8($I HAVE FAILED TO ESCAPE FROM CYGNUS.G( I AMf} DEAD.Q A!+(,A @4"(I HAVE ESCAPED FROM CYGNUS4( AND SURVIVED!;"@1(I CAN NOW HEAD HOMEg} TO EARTH.; A!4#(I CAN BEGIN A NEW LIFE IN A4( NEW UNIVERSE A!..(&I WAS DESTROYED IN SPACE SO I AMh} DEAD.4H(((WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN,E7@<@,4YH%> + X((ԠĠɠ i}'6..6.:6-F6-UB:,"X$ >-@B:,!7<,0 :67B:,%@,.7<,>  6j}. 2B:, @(67B:,%@,. 2 A0% )B:,!@)6.7@<@, D-@447$@k}&@<$@,:6-D A0P   6-6. A0` 0!B:,%@B:,*@-6-0$l} 6.7B:,%@:AS,С No more robot!`''"6-&@' Be'6-&@j'4"*"u}4(I'm out of ammunition.t' A06-%@y'!!!@`*"@B0~'!!"*"B v}' B'.$(I don't know how to do that.. B'#(Nothing happened.# B'!!!@)!@Bw}'"B 'A"@*+(,7(Maximillian won't let me pass!A B'78<,"-(I can't go x}that way!7 B'6-8<, A<("@A(@B(Q"G(I don't know whay}t a >:@4,>:@4, is.Q B(++"@)"@)"@B0(:$"@*8@<@,"z}06-@: B@(P!@+(I can't carry any more.F(Ժ DROP SOMETHING.P B(:$"@*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($I don't have a blaster to put it in.Y B(Q6-@,68@<@,-G(My bl~}aster's reloaded.Q B(M#!@* @*@C(He looks pretty mean to me.M B(Q"@G(3H}e's too heavy to carry and too stupidto follow me.Q B)++"@)"@)"@B )6-%@)#}68<@,-6@#(OK.")"@6-6@,)"@6-6@6) Bh)@Br)}t( I'm carrying:!6-/-@G8<@,"6@h(7$@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.X6}8@ <@,-u68@<@,-6-6@* B*@B*V #A-@}"# *4L(How should I know what to do?V B*( B*@B+*@  ( L}oad 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$,@B.,-"#( What's a ?- B}8,2@((Don't be ridiculous.2 BB,_=8@<@,6@*8@<@,6@U(I'm not }holding it._ BL,H!8@<@,"6@>68@<@,-H BpV, 68@<@,-}j,Q6-&@3(Chomp...Chew...Gulp...!G(MMM . . . GOOD!Q B,!!@)"B,26-@} AP&6@26-,26-@ AP&6@26-,A+(,*+(,7(#I have nothing w}ith which to shoot.A B,I"*"?(!I don't have any ammunition left.I B,G 6- AP }"6@=(I can't. I'm holding it.G B,a"@6-@% AP+"W(>:AS,С the robot }vaporized.a B0,"@B,"@B`,' (I don't see it!' B,Y"@?(>:}AS, С the shot bounced off himO( harmlessly.Y B0,- @#(Don't be crazy!- B,*-@}*8<@,"B ,  B -F68<@,-F(>:AS, С THE  VAPORIZED. -'}"6-&@' B@-6-&@-4"*"4(I'm out of ammunition.-6"@*"@!}668@<@,--"@6--"@6-- B(-}-@@)A}@d7(>:AS,K-@@O aA@u-@@y } --Q)(!That was foolish! T}o protect hisQ(#master, Maximillian attacks me with2-e+(#a pair of razor-sharp rotary bladesL(which extend from his ch}est.[( I am dead.e A!P-@BZ-!!"@*"@B0d- Bn-K6-@ AP&}6@A(Vincent isn't with me.K Bx-T,($Vincent attacks Maximillian with hisT(#lasers, which bounce harmles}sly off}-R,($Max. Then Vincent closes in. When heR(!is close enough to Maximillian, a-hN(Ftiny, propeller-like drill p}ops out ofVincent's front. It cuts throughh(Maximillian's chest -R( shredding his;(!innards. Maximillian falls loud}lyR(through the floor.-T 68@<@,-=68@<@,-@J6-6@T B-@}B-/@#%(Don't be foolish!/ B-`6-@  AP&6@V(+I don't have any key to unlo}ck the door.` B-Y@$*@%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@$*@%O(1There are no locks around h}ere which fit my key.Y B@.- +(,#(It's already locked.- BJ.e(OK. The door is locked.+6-H68}@$<@,-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 docki}ng bay is now opened.6-6@ Bp. 68@<@,-=68@<@,-(AThe door betwee}n 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 do}cking 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:,$@,%@!@\6-6@f A 4NND(}:AS,HA BURST OF LASER FIRE WHICH COMES FROMAN U}NKNOWN SOURCE DESTROYS MY GUN.x68@<@,-6-:R6-6@ AU@B0V}"6@AV[6-6@[(FA humanoid robot fiddles with some controls, then walks away. As heVQ*("walks, }he drops an electronic key.G68@<@,-@Q AY@B@Y @`AY[ (}2( A HUGE METEOR BREAKS THROUGH THE[($CEILING! EVERYTHING SUDDENLY BECOMESYSS(KCOLD AS THE VACUUM ENTERS THE ROOM. I C}AN 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-li}ke 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, seemi}ngly 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:BLKHOLE1STERN END OF A LONG TUNNEL.< A}8.(R_ERAO@A(@ 1 + }AR@1-@ @(ŭƭŭ!!( 頠(!!( 򠠱 }2((( ---- Softside presents ----7-@A <\ +AR@1-@@@( A }ROUND THER-@@ \(WORLDFR +!-@@5-@&@N(R G" };@@,"AR@H-@@"Je-@B:,?-@&B:,%$@@%$@M(7< },a-@@e L   N,,O-@AP P##6. } Q-@@/-@&@%M-@ &$@&@m(7@<$@&@,-@ }@   Y-@A d AeSS(K As captain of the interstellar craftPalomino, returnin }g from a long jour-fQQ(Iney, you find yourself face to face with a gigantic black hole. MovinggSS(Kcloser, you find }something even more unique-a ship sitting on the vortex'shMM(Eedge, unaffected by the immense grav- ity. It is Deep-Spac }e One, theiqD(Earth }. The ship was assumed lost, andit's crew presumed dead.P AZ A](nRR(J As the Palomino makes a pass over } the vessel, the silent, dead appari-oSS(Ktion suddently springs to life! Lights go on all over the Cygnus; herpPP }(Hdocking bay beckons to the smaller ship. The Palomino lands, and youqSS(Kstep into the legacy of a ship of robo }ts, a ship controlled by its onlyr++(#human survivor, Dr. Hans Reinhardt.sk(a(V Your mission is to escape from the }Cygnus, and inform the world of your discovery!k At] A(Z(EThree main (non-human) characters in this adv }enture need explaining.](upp(h is a ten-foot scarlet robot whose main purpose is to destroythose who oppos }e his master.vc(`(U is your friendly mechanical partner, and will help you where possible.c(wRR(JĠ } (wherever he may be hiding) is a battered ancestor of Vincent's,xhh(`and is the only survivor who knows that the h }umanoid robots are actually lobotomized crewmen.y A A(//(& In this adventure I will become your },,($eyes, ears and hands. You will tell**("me what to do with simple two word//(&commands such as GET AXE or GO S }TAIRS.,,($To move, type the direction you wish--(%to go in, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH or WEST,//(&or simply type the fi }rst letter of the--(%direction, N, E, S or W. To obtain a++(#list of what you are carrying, type(INVENTORY o }r just I."(, A1 A4(6//(&My vocabulary is limited, so I may not@,,($understand everything y }ou tell me toJ,,($do. If one way of wording somethingT++(#does not work, try another. People^,,($having trouble ar }e usually trying toh))(!do something beyond their (or my)r( capability.|(HH(@Some useful commands: LOOK, GET, } DROP HELP(( -@@#(Run from isk or ape Q }F:Ad,"@X*-@@#B(Running D:BLKHOLE1Q% D:BLKHOLE1 F:Ad,@EA0&-@@# }0''(Hit when tape is ready :AdAUD5 A -@@#!!  }AdAU F:Ad,"AUA0$L +V$$( ˠŠ[)) }(! (c) 1981 SoftSide Publications]//(&j$' D:BLKHOLE[)) qB%DOS SYSB)AUTORUN SYSB*WACE BASB!BLHOLE DOC