Gragin's Text Adventure

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Walking through the empty woods, you spy an old, broken down house in a clearing ahead of you.
It's a modest, white, two-story thing that seems to have been abandoned for some time. You can see the entire structure tilting slightly to the left, as if a nasty storm was on the verge of blowing it over.
You will need a place to sleep tonight, and for safety's sake you'd rather not do so under the stars. 
Considering the state of the place, you're going to have to figure out how to get inside first.

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Gragin's Text Adventure
Copyright 1999 Chris Maitsad
Release 2/ Serial Number 049328 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S

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FRONT LAWN

You have arrived at the front yard of the house. A brown and withered lawn holds many secrets. There is nothing but darkness and dense foliage behind you. The Moon hangs silently over your head as you observe the area. The house, to the North, is barricaded from entry. Obvious exits are West, to the garden, and a path to the Northeast around the house.

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[RedGreenBlue]

check for actual cannibal, shia labeouf

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>check for actual cannibal, shia lebeouf

You can't see any such thing.

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[cosmo]

inspect lawn?

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>inspect lawn?

That's not a verb I recognize.

[Type 'Help' to see a list of commands]

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[cosmo]

>help

[ಠ_ಠ]

>help

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COMMANDS:

Navigation: N,S,E,W,In,Out,U,D
Interaction: Take, Give, Push, Pull, Drop
Examine Item, Area: X or Examine
Show Surroundings: Look, L
Search: Search [Item] or [Area]
Wait: Wait, Z
To see Score type Score.
To see your inventory type i or Inventory.

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[cosmo]

examine

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> examine

What did you want to examine?

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[crime gardevoir]

take lawn

[Pichi2214]

Inventory

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>take lawn

You cannot take that.

>Inventory

You are carrying:
 cheap necklace
 lunchbox (closed)
 backpack (empty)
 butter knife

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[Pichi2214]

>examine lunchbox (maybe something is still on it) 
>examine necklace (is it important to us?)

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>examine lunchbox

It's one of those old metal ones nobody uses anymore. There is a faded picture of Action Squid shooting a planet to smithereens on the lid. You can hear something rattling around inside when you shake it.

>examine necklace

It's mainly a string with colored beads threaded through it. A tag with the words "WESTCHESTER CHRISTIAN BIBLE STUDY" hangs off the front. You found this in your backpack.

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[cosmo]

examine lawn

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>examine lawn

The lawn in front of the house is dry and dessicated. You can hear the leaves crunching beneath your feet, even if the darkness of your surroundings makes it hard to discern exactly what's there. You think you see shapes moving through the overgrown grass, although you can't be sure if that is something tangible or just the wind. 

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[Pichi2214]

>go Northeast around the house
once arrived there >look around to see what you can find

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>go Northeast around the house.

I only understood you as far as "go North".

The house is barricaded from this side, and prevents entry.

>look around to see what you can find

I only understood you as far as "look".

FRONT LAWN

You have arrived at the front yard of the house. A brown and withered lawn holds many secrets. There is nothing but darkness and dense foliage behind you. The Moon hangs silently over your head as you observe the area. The house, to the North, is barricaded from entry. Obvious exits are West, to the garden, and a path to the Northeast around the house.

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[RedGreenBlue]

Go EAST.

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> Go EAST.

You glance at the forest surrounding the clearing. It is far too thick and obscured in darkness for you to find your way back.
You cannot go East.

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