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Daniel M. Stelzer

Release 2

Section A - Geography

The Misty Cavern is a cave in Colossal Cave. "The tunnel opens into a vast and misty cavern, stretching far out of sight to the west. The light of your [if the player carries the lantern]lantern[else]spells[end if] is reflected and distorted strangely by the wisps of mist and the stones, steady gold changed to flickering bluish-white. A cold wind blows from a wide opening in the ground up through the narrow tunnel above, creating swirls and eddies in the mist and filling the hall with a faint whispering sigh."

The Misty Cavern is below Above the Pit.

Inverse effect of casting vezza at a room when the second noun is the Misty Cavern or the second noun is the East Edge or the second noun is the West Edge: say "The overlapping of the mist creates a hypnotic swirling, but nothing else appears."

Effect of casting vezza at a room when the second noun is the Misty Cavern or the second noun is the East Edge or the second noun is the West Edge or the second noun is the Damp Cavern: say "The overlapping of the mist creates a hypnotic swirling, but nothing else appears."

The Dead End is a cave in Colossal Cave. "The tunnel extends only a short distance before ending at an impassible wall of broken rock."

Some graffiti is fixed in place in the Dead End. "Some previous explorers have scratched rough messages into the walls." Understand "rough" or "messages" or "message" or "walls" as the graffiti. The description of the graffiti is "The messages range from simple names carved into the stone[--][i]Hanon Ondricek was here[/i], [i]Neil Butters 917 survey expedition[/i][--]to apparent nonsense[--][i]You won't get it up the steps![/i] There seems to be no pattern or arrangement to them." It is insubstantial.

There is a long wooden staff in the Dead End. "A long wooden staff lies discarded in the dust." It is ropable and visible between rooms. The description of the staff is "It is smooth and heavy, apparently designed for throwing, like a wooden javelin. A pattern of grooves is etched into the center." The pattern of grooves is part of the staff. The description of the pattern is "An abstract of thin intersecting lines, perhaps carved here as a grip?"

The Dead End is south of the Misty Cavern.

Effect of casting vezza at the Dead End: say "The wooden staff lies in a different place, a rope tied around its center."

Inverse effect of casting vezza at the Dead End: say "A shadowy figure pries at the rock with a wooden staff. In a shower of fragments a shining glint of gold appears, which [regarding the player standin][they] [seize] delightedly."

The East Edge of the Fissure is a cave in Colossal Cave. "The cave is cut abruptly by a jagged fissure, creating a wide gap through the rocky floor. The mists swirl around it almost as though alive, drifting this way and that with the air currents. You can vaguely make out some dark shapes on the other side, but the fissure is too wide to jump and looks quite dangerous to climb."

Instead of an actor going west from the east edge when the crystal bridge is off-stage and the actor is not flying: if the player can see the actor, say "You can barely see the other side of the fissure through the mist! It's certainly too far to jump; you would need some other way across.".

Instead of an actor going east from the west edge when the crystal bridge is off-stage and the actor is not flying: if the player can see the actor, say "It doesn't seem any easier to cross from this side."

The West Edge of the Fissure is a cave in Colossal Cave. "The cave is cut abruptly by a jagged fissure, creating a wide gap through the rocky floor. The mists swirl around it almost as though alive, drifting this way and that with the air currents. You can vaguely make out some dark shapes on the other side, but the fissure is too wide to jump and looks quite dangerous to climb."

A crystal bridge is a backdrop. It is not scenery. "A crystal bridge now spans the fissure." Understand "beautiful" as the bridge. The description of the bridge is "It looks like it shouldn't even be able to support its own weight, but it's solid enough to stand on."

Instead of entering the bridge:

if the location is the West Edge, try going east;

otherwise try going west.

The Damp Cavern is a cave in Colossal Cave. "The vast cavern tapers off, the stone ceiling descending to leave only a foot of space above the floor. The air is clearer and the mist more diffuse, condensing on the walls and floor in a thin film of droplets."

Instead of going nowhere in the Damp Cavern: say "The ceiling is too low to fit underneath; you might get trapped."

Inverse effect of casting vezza at the Damp Cavern: say "An Enchanter affixes a scrap of paper to the wall, then mutters something and disappears."

The East Edge of the Fissure is west of the Misty Cavern. The West Edge of the Fissure is east of the Damp Cavern. The East Edge is east of the West Edge.