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A tribe of crazedH(Mongols will be chasing you.-F&(Bandits will be lurking in theF(bushs and behind the dunes<},/$$(waiting for the right moment2H'(to jump you. You will be armedH(with a rifle and 20 bullets.7CC(;The 30 T=}ugriks in your pocket are for purchasing supplies.<^( (.( YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR COMMANDSK( EVERY SO OFTE>}NN(Q(T(^ Ad> (} (((4( COMMANDS (MENU)> A@n AW (} ((4( You will h?}ave ONE quart of waterW(which will last you 24 drinks.M'(You can renew your water supplyM(!completely at an oasis. @} You willN(( see 3 buzzards circling overheadN(!just before you run out. You get((( HALF a quart if you are found A}by&&(help. If you are not found by>8(0help after command 'P' (pray) then you may lose.;(>(8(.(# GooB}d luck & good cameling!8 A A.( (.( GOOD LUCK AND GOOD CAMELING!-@A Y (C}} ((6(" YOU ARE AT YOUR BASE CAMP ON THEV( EDGE OF THE DESERTY(O A T!AA^6D}-&@_)# @)"@)"@&()(`D"1(Three buzzards land near yourD(empty canteen.a1E}"@1(Above you circles 3 buzzards.b0"@0(You hear 2 buzzards screech.c3"@3(Your buzzard F}friend has a mate.d6"@6("A buzzard on a rock is eyeing you.eZ"@5(!You notice a buzzard soaring highG}Z( above you in the hot desert air.f5"@5(! YOU ONLY HAVE 1/4 CANTEEN LEFTg4"@4( YOU'VE DRUNH}K HALF YOUR WATERh A0mU6-P:H:@,$A,3!@*!?6-@K6-U A0I}r6-%@w16-P:H:@,$A ,1 @A0|G%6-P:H:@,$@,%@G6-P:H:@,$@J}%@P,16-P:H:,$A,1 @A!A @ @Ap 6-%K} A`++!*!)!A# AH3%6-P:H:@,$A,%@3!A0F( L}()(The Mongols have surroundedF(you. You fight hard and66(kill P:'@,%@ charging MongolsB (bM}ut you run out of Ammo.B(Your soul heads for Valhalla.(6-%P:'@,%@( A` 6-&I( (*(TheN} Mongols catch up to you.I(You you pick them all off.77( You kill all P:'@,%@ Warriors.> @@O},( With just  bullets.>( ...Good Shot!0!@0(But it took you  shots.3 @P3(You only P}have  shots left./!@I/( You have  rounds left.26-%P:'@,%@2"@A@@Q}"@Aq@?6-P:H:@,$@,)!@?6-*" AR( (,(The MONGOLS have cR}aptured you.R(!They love people and camels, well''(done with potatoes and carrots. A`5( (5( MONGOLS}S ARE & MILES BEHIND YOU&!@("@6-%@0( (0( YOU HAVE TRAVELED T} MILES @A A`X( ()( WHAT IS YOUR COMMAND,(/(E( ?R)@U}X(}"@wA0"@pA"@A"@A`"@sA V}"@AP0(&( INVALID, TRY AGAIN0 A0 A&6-P:H:,$@,0!@W}ADS( (.( Friends have arranged for an airS( drop of a rifle, ammo and water.NE6-%@6-%@-6-X}%@ 9!@$E6-@$X A@b6-%@l"@Av A''6-+P:H:@,$@Y},,%@ 6-%D!A((:( YOU'RE RIDING BETWEEN HILLSD Ap-( (-( YOUR CAMEL LIKZ}ES THIS PACE A@6-%@!@A A//6-+@$P:H:@,$@,,%@[} 6-%[!A((Q( YOU'RE GALLOPING THROUGH A A MOUNTAIN PASS[ APN( (0(" YOUR CA\}MEL IS RUNNING ACROSS THEN( DESERT SANDS  A@A( (+( YOUR CAMEL THANKS YOU!76-A]} AP Ap/ A>) A@-@@) AH]( ( ("( M MENU%(>( ^} F FORWARDA(Z( R RUNNING](RH'( S STOP FOR THE NIGHT*(E( I INVENTORYH(\%"( _} P PRAY FOR HELP%$p6-P:H:,$A,u!@A z!!"*"A {P&!`}*!P:'@ ,%@P(#Three nomads attempt to ambush you!| AE}H( (+(Lurking ahead, you spot threeHa}(thugs. As you pass them~R#(they see your finger on theD(trigger. They smile and letR( you pass.( ( ( b}A.( (.( Three Bandits hidden in the sand''(have grabbed you. Luckily theyXX(Pjust want your valuables. c} You won't be so lucky if the Mongols catch you.P( (,( YOU HAVE A NEW CHOICE OFJ( SUB-COMMANd}DS M(P(&#( A ATTEMPT AN ESCAPE&(G"( L LET THEM ROB YOUD( BUT LEAVE YOU ALIVEG(0#(e} YOUR SUB-COMMAND?0)@& (} (((&"@vA`"@eA 0#( INVALIf}D, TRY AGAIN&(0 A 0="*"36-P:H:,$@,= AS6-P:H:,$@,?6-P:H:g},$@,%@S!@AER @A@0(-("You spur your camel and bolt away!0(6-h} A@H()(You were mortally wounded by aH(stiletto trying to escape. A$6-P:A$H:@i},,.8!@$ABL()(They found your stash and toldL(you to take your camel and go.G'6-j}6-'6-H A@L@(,(!They are going through your stuff@(...just wait...V16-6-k}'6-1 A@`)6-P:H:@,$@2,)6-j!@A@k6-P:H:,$@ ,ll} @A4m AIn"@A@oT (} ((3(You spot palm trees, but as youT(near them you sm}ee a soldier.p@"(You get closer and realize@(that he is dead. A smileqB$(forms when you look down andB(see an n}AK-47 Machine Gun.rc$(You search the body and findF6-P:H:,$@P,%@Pc( rounds of ammunition.s-6-o}@6-@#6-%- APtT (} (((4(As you approach an oasis yourT(camel stumbles over a smallvEp}"(pile of sand. Nearby is aE(column of rocks. Curious, youwD"(dismount and start to dig.D(You find a metal box.q} InsidexK%6-P:H:,$@P,%@%C(are  rounds of Ammo.K6-%y6-@ AP}&(&(You'ver} discovered an oasis.~O)(!You and your camel drink heavily.O(!With your canteen full you go on.16-@$"@s}% A+(}.(1(6-$J( ($(You DIRTY RAPSCALLION!J(!You ran your poor camel to death!t} @QAH A` AR A )# A*!A&()(H(You did pretty damn good'!R Au}$( ($(You're a fine Warrior!Q#( It took you  attempts.&(H( ...Congradulations!K(N(Q(- (v}View Point Values (Y/N)-)@"@x(} Ab (}.( ( ((( POINT VALUES+(.(w}R&( Machine Gun 100 pts.)(O(! Treasure 100 pts.ea.R(,)(! Map/Sword 75 pts.ea.,(x}U)(! Bandits killed 50 pts.ea.,(R(! Mongols killed 10 pts.ea.U(Y(( Ammo 1 pt.pery}+(P( Miles traveled 1 pt.perS(V(Y( A Aa A`6-P:A$H:@,,!z}@APK( (*(You've been caught in a sandK(storm... ...Good Luck!"@ Ac Ap{}+(+( As the sand obscures your visionB$(the Dagger begins to quiver.B(You grab the hilt and it D$(points|} toward your goal. ItD(guides you through the sand,(storm.(((-@A,  A6-P:@}}$H:@,,6-P:@$H:@,,  @A  6-% A0( 6-&2Y(:(You wandered~} for P:'@,%@ milesY(before the wind died down.<$F6-P:A$H:@,,P!@$Z6}-%@d0( (0("Your camel smells a female in heati33(+You get him calmed down but the dayis shot.s!( (-}@Au! x$6-P:@$H:@,, (You died in the desert! !@A`E%(The Natio}nal Camel's Union isE(not attending your funeral. A`!@A((( Your body was eaten by vultur}es. A`!@A DD((You travel 2 miles up to the\(gate. It swings open an}dC%(you pass within. There is anC(almost carnival like air.@!(Street merchants approach@(you with a wide sel}ection.6-@6-"A84#( You have  treasures to4( barter with.X(&( 'Fin}e sir, wish you to buyK( this fine edged sword?' (Y/N)?X)@)"@6-@)6-&@"}A7g-@@5( 'Wish you a goodly rifle Z( master?' g)@+"@}6-%@+6-&@"A7Y-@@5( Another says, 'Does the Y( Gentleman }wish 100 bullets?' 8)@"@*6-%A86-&@-@@ A@,"(You have no} more to trade,, AA,"(you have nothing to trade,, AA(Your trading finished,'(you leave th}e market.' A (} ((@ (As the sun begins to set@(you notice an inn. PeeringB"(through a window yo}u see aB(roaring fire and much merryB%(making. Ale would taste goodB(after your long journey.f(-("Will you }stop just for a drink - DN(Continue on your journey - Ff(Spend the night - ST( Inventory - I((1( } ?>)@D(}G(J(T AHB(You tie your camel to aB(nearby tree and enter the inn.?#(You partak}e heavily of food?(and drink. You beg the?"(innkeeper to show you your?(room. Up the stairs youR#(follow hi}m. #9 is the one.D(You're asleep the moment youR( lay down.4-@@( ( A.(}1(4(?$(}You slowly realize your soft?(bed has grown hard and= (lumpy in the night. You=(open your eyes and gasp.? (T}he city is gone and you?(are lying on the limb of a@#(large tree. You climb down@(and see your camel, tied< (}where you left him. You<(check and find that all9(your things are gone.9(Mounting your camel you9(continu}e your journey,6(confused but alive.9(6-6-@'6-36-?6-K6-W6-}c6-@$o6-y A(}(( A@"( AC($(Your destination beckon}s.'(C(As you pass through the< (darkening streets an old<(hag approaches you. SheY"(asks, 'Spare somethin' f}or@(an ol' woman, sir?' (Y/N)M)@S(}V(Y(2"@x(('Hell No!', say you.2 AII(A'Thank ye }for your kindness. Take this and use it. Ye shall not''(drown in a sea of sand.' AfterJJ(Bhanding you an old scro}ll she hobbles off, down a dark alley.JJ(BYou unroll it and discover it's a map of the desert and somethingpV(N}called 'The Kingdom Under the Mountain. It may speed up the journey.d6-&@p6-@ A(}}((;(You head for the gate.;(You're the last one out,A$(for it shuts after you pass.A(The lights from the c}ity:(seem strange, as though:(from beneath a pool of+!(water. You turn and ride+(away.6-@6-}%@ A(} A6-@%6-'6-36-?6-@ K6-W6-@0}c6-o6-{6-6-6-6-6-6-@6-K6-}6-'6-36-?6-K6-c6-6-'6-36-?6-K}6-W6-c6-$ b-@A !(}$('(E(You look down from a highb(dune upon a} mud village. D"(A few minutes later you'reD(walking down the only street. !@A2 "@A0U} B#(The place has been desertedB(for years. You search the "@A@ VV('buildings finding several }bugs and +%@,$@ rounds of ammo. '6-%+%@,$@' A0 @!(A caravan is camped here.}@(You haggle with the trader 3%6-P:H:,$@ ,%@3 A1 Q$(and manage to buy 20 bullets;(for}  tugriks.I6-%@ Q6-&  A(} A& H!(but you don't have enough>(Tugriks to buy any}thing.H A0 S!(It's been uninhabited forF( many years. You search but findS(nothing. A0W%(area.} The rubble offers much6( to a sniper.9(W(Do you want to ambush the2(Mongols here (Y/N)?))@/(}2(}"@xA;%6-P:H:,$@9,%@16-; A!L(( You checked the bodies and foundL(} rounds of ammo. Soon you'reB(on your way again.$ A,6-%86-B A0 (}"@A} @A T( ()(You're crossing a dry wash.J(Suddenly three armed BanditsT A  (Grabbing} your weapon you"@AFP$$ P:'@ ,%@AFP11(fire P:'@ ,%@ quick shots}""(killing  dirty swine.5"5(!But you scared them and they ran.:"@)"@:( The other} @& ran.8"@(8(! ...Pretty Good Shooting!!!( 6-&+P:'@ ,%@,(6-% !( (}6-!6- A*,,(#can't fire before they clobber you.Hu%6-P:H:,$@,%@Q( You} wake up $@ minutes lateru(and discover all but your camel\(and canteen missing.(6-46-}@6-L6-X6-d6-p6-|6-!@PAH( (*(Do you wish to retur}n to theH(base camp and restart the$(journey (Y/N)?$)@!!!@*"@xA`"@xA}@S!@*"@--@@%0(4 I(You walk back...S AH@-@@%( 1 (}You mount your camel and1( turn back... A(($( ( ( -@A$  Aw"@h}AI"@pAt#"@s Ap# AS "@$"2"( INVALID, TRY AGAIN%(((}2 AS$%%6-P:H:@,$@,%@. @AIP3 @AI`8E%(You walk into a large cro}wdedE(smoke filled room and orderBX&(several drinks. After teasingX(%@ wenches you pay the innkeeper's}G6-P:'@ ,%@LF(( daughter  Tugriks and exit.46-@$<6-&F AIV1'(You remember you've }no Tugriks.1 At`J&(You open the door, take a seatJ( and order  drinks. As youje$(leave you flip the bar}keeperI( a Tugrik. You mount your camel.W6-%@e6-&@t!@$6-@$~ AtE#(You pi}ck up a tattered bag.E(Inside you find 3 Gold coins.;6-%@u;(%They are worth about 25 Tugriks each. A}p,6-P:H:,$A,)!@,$z[ @((6(Something glitters nearby...J-@APN }Q([ Ae_!@((:( You see small box half buried...N-@APR U(_ AgO( (O(AYou }discover a body by a rocky outcropping. You find a money6-P:H:,$@@,1&(belt containing  Tugri}ks..6-%1$dK"6-%@)"@:( It's a Ruby!H6-%@K$nO"@6-%@)"@}>(It's a Sapphire!L6-%@O$xO"@6-%@)"@>(It's an Emerald!L6-%@O$}M"@6-%@)"@<(It's a Garnet!J6-%@M$N"@6-%@)"@=(It's }a Diamond!K6-%@N$OL(DYou get closer and see it was just the sun reflecting off of a rock.O$,k"@ 6}-%@)"@Z(,Inside is a Golden Dagger with odd markings.h6-%@k$6j"@6-%@)"@}Y(+Inside is a velvet bag & a Diamond Pendant!g6-%@j$@Z"@6-%@)"@I(Inside is }a Silver Chalice!W6-%@Z$J63(+You open it but nothing of value remains.6$X-( (*( CANTEEN }-(b/,( CAMEL DAYS @&/(l3!0( TREASURES 3(v3!0(} TUGRIKS 3(3!0( MAP 3(3!0( SWORD } 3(3!0( DAGGER 3(3!0( AK-47 3(3!}0( RIFLE 3(=!)!:( AMM0 =(8#"*"*}"5-@@8$ A(}$ Bu# B;..!@.( D - a secret stairwayb@-}@A BUU6-%+$A,%+$@u,%+$@u,%+$A,%+$@P,%+$@,%%J> (} ((((}(2(Your score was .5(8(;(>(TH%( You killed  Mongols and H( Bandits. You hauled off^(} Treasures.$(#:-@@#*( HIT ANY KEY...7)@:$/#6- B# BDl/#6-@ }B# B40#6-@ Bu# BJ3#6-@ BH:DESERTQU.BAS1#} BF3!"@!( N - wall3*!@*( N - a secret door4#6- Bu# B4#6}-@ B# BB7- 4E6-%@-"@B47- 4WB m8- 4E6-&@-"}B w8- 4W6-%@-"@B259- 4E6-%@-"@B0?9- 4W6-&@}-"Bb9(9S"!( N - wall3( E - wallI( W - darknessS BH#9U"@}!( N - wall7( E - darknessK( W - rubbleU BH#9X"@!( S - wall;( U - a sma}ll holeN( D - floorX BH@9]"!( S - wall@( U - a narrow stairwayS( D - floor] B}H@9- 4E6-&@-"BH:- 4W6-%@-"@BI :4U*"BI}:4U*"@BI :!(Impossible now.! BH@H:6-%@K:%!@6-@% BHN:O*("You} hear a lot of screeching aboveO( you. Shining your light up you R:I(( discover dozens of Vampire Bats!I(Your light d}isturbs them and\:))(!all take flight. Several Attack!~E-@@( E5( ( (5( CAMEL DAYS } @&E'('( CANTEEN E3!(3( TUGRIKS E3!(3}( TREASURE E3!(3( MAP E3!(3( ROPE } E3!(3( MAP E3!(3( DAGGER E3!}(3( SWORD E3!(3( AK-47 E3!(3( RI}FLE E=!)!(=( AMMO E+( ('(PRESS TO CONTINUE+E-}@@( E$PF,6-P:H:@,$A,)!@,$RF`(( You hear a rustling sound comingI(at you f}rom down the tunnel,`(its a Vampire Bat!UF"@B0XF?#!)!*!@16-&@?6-%@}ZFg#!)!*!@I(!You fire 5 quick shots spatteringd(bat from wall to wall.g$dFZ!@)!}@<(Slashing, you rip it from wingI(to wing.W6-%@Z$nFe)(!It grabs you from behind. As theK(teeth s}ink in you feel others[( biting you.e A`8J,6-P:H:@,$@,)!@,$:J @B=J!!!}*"BpBJa6-%@((7"@)"@)!@^("You see a ruby ring along the way.a$LJZ#}"@)"@)!@H( Something glitters nearby. It'sW( a saphire!Z$VJ^"@)"@?(!You discov}ered a small wooden box[(filled with gold coins.^$`JR"@)"@7(You found an Emerald halfO(buried in t}he dust.R$jJW"@-(You found a Golden DaggerH(with strange markings.T6-@W$tJR"@)"@ =}(You found a velvet sack full ofO( silver coins.R$~Jc6-%@5(You found the Crown of the KingR(of the falle}n 'Kingdom'!`6-%@c$J6-%@ AP N.( ( (*(PRESS TO CONTINUE."N (} ((((}((%Nww6-+$@,%+$AP,%+$A,%+$AP,%$AP%$@P%%%$AP%$AP%$@P%$@*}N!((Your Score is !(>NX!( You killed  Mongols,C( Bandits and carried offX( Treasures.HN$}BBb&DOS SYSb*START BATB+PROGRAM BAS