The Missing Witch, version 0.1.4 By Dawn Mary Mac For web browser Solution by Garry Francis ---------------------------------------- This is a minimal solution. You'll need to EXAMINE lots of things for this solution to make sense. A few optional (but significant) commands are shown in parentheses. These can be omitted once you know what to do. X TOMBSTONES (you find shears) GET SHEARS W W W X HEMLOCKS (you find a bell) GET BELL S GET CURTAINS N E E N RING BELL (1st location, the wind whispers) (N) (the twins stop you) (TALK TWINS) (costumes only) CUT CURTAINS (with shears, you fashion them into a costume) WEAR COSTUME (you're now wearing world's simplest ghost costume) (TALK TWINS) (welcome to Emmaline's birthday party, who's Emmaline?) N (TALK BUTLER) (try this repeatedly to get hints about bell, birthday party, roses, butler's service, tower light & girl on broom) E (X AWNING) (you see a rickety escape) (CLIMB UP) (you're not tall enough to reach) PUSH BENCH (CLIMB UP) (you feel too heavy) DROP ALL EXCEPT BELL CLIMB UP RING BELL (2nd location, the wind whispers) (X TOWERLIGHT) (switch is off) TURN ON TOWERLIGHT CLIMB DOWN X ROSEBUSHES (you find a rose) (GET ROSE) (with your bare hands?) GET SHEARS CUT ROSE (you take it) W W (X SKELETON) (it looks like it would topple if you try to move it) GET SKELETON (it turns to dust, leaving a bone) GET BONE (X IT) (it's rather small) E S S E GIVE BONE (cat scrambles to bone & is no longer interested in you, adds exit N) N D RING BELL (3rd location, the wind whispers, witch appears) L (witch is here, "Do you have what I seek?") (X WITCH) (she's waiting for something) GIVE ROSE ***THE END***