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> Greetings, Moloch! You are an unaligned astral deity. --------------- |.............| |..---------..| |..|.......|..| --------------- |..|...A...|..| --------------- |.............| |..|..._...|..| |.............| |..---------..-- --------- |..|..."...|..| --------- --..---------..| |..|.......|...-- --.......-- |..|.......|..| --.......-- --...|.......|..| |..|.......|....---.........--|..----+----..|--.........---....|.......|..| |..|..._...+.....+...........||.............||...........+.....+..._...|..| |..|.......|....---.........-----.........-----.........---....|.......|..| |..|.......|...-- --.......-- -----+----- --.......-- --...|.......|..| |..---------..-- ----+---- --.......-- ----+---- --..---------..| |.............| |...--------.........--------...| |.............| --------------- |.........|...........|.........| --------------- -------.A.--.........--...------- |....--.......--....| ---...----+----...--- |...............| ----------------- > You see here the Amulet of Yendor > r - the Amulet of Yendor > Marduk gets angry! > Marduk summons other gods to retrieve the Amulet! --------------- |.........A...| |..---------..| |.A|..A..A.|..| --------------- |..|.A.A...|..| --------------- |.......A.....| |.A|A.._...|..| |.......A.....| |..---------..-- --------- |..|...A...|..| --------- --..---------..| |..|.......|.A.-- --...A...-- |..|......A|..| --.......-- --...|..A....|..| |..|.A.....|....---.A.......--|..----+----A.|--.A...A...---....|.....A.|..| |..|..._...+.....+...........||.A...........||.........A.+.....+..._...|..| |..|.......|....---.....A...-----.........-----.........---....|..A..A.|..| |.A|......A|...-- --.......-- -----+----- --.......-- --...|.......|..| |..---------..-- ----+---- --.......-- ----+---- --..---------..| |......A..A...| |...--------...A.....--------...| |...A.......A.| --------------- |.........|...........|....A....| --------------- -------.^.--.....A...--...------- |....--.......--....| ---...----+----...--- |..A.........A..| ----------------- > Quetzalcoatl hits! > Crom hits! > Blind Io stops and asks for directions! > Athena hits! > Kos hits! Your purse feels lighter. --------------- |.............| |..---------..| |..|.......|..| --------------- |..|...A...|..| --------------- |.............| |..|..._...|..| |.............| |..---------..-- --------- |..|.......|..| --------- --..---------..| |..|.......|...-- --.......-- |..|.......|..| --.......-- --...|.......|..| |..|.......|....---.........--|..----+----A.|--.........---....|.......|..| |..|..._...+.....+..A........||.............||...........+.....+..._...|..| |..|.......|....---.........-----...AA....-----.........---....|.......|..| |..|.......|...-- --..AAA..-- -----A----- --.......-- --...|.......|..| |..---------..-- ----+---- --..A....-- ----+---- --..---------..| |.............| |AA.--------.........--------.A.| |.............| --------------- |.AAA.A...|..A........|.AA.AA...| --------------- -------.^.--.A.A.A...--AA.------- |..A.--.AA.A..--A.A.| ---...----+----A...-- |..AA...A..A....| ----------------- > Raijin hits! Lightning strikes you! > You jump into the portal. The portal disappears! > The other gods summon geeks with no life to hunt down the Amulet. > You arrive at the Valley of the Dead... > The odor of burnt flesh and decay pervades the air. ---------------- ------- ------------------ ----------------------- |>.^^.|..|...*.| |(.V|M-- |......Z.........| |......^........| |..!| ----|^|.--.---.| |M|%(ZZ--- ----.. .M...%.-----.-----....---...%....---.|.| |.|.|.b| |.| --%M(.|Z|(| |....+.... ...| |..).. .---| |-.......Z...|-- |...^..| |.| |Z(.=|VZ-----.......------| |--------..---......------- -----------| |^| |-|M|M.(| |..V.|...-- |...-----....Z...........---- |.....^....---.| |(.ML|Z%| |....|..%| |. .(..*...+...----------- |.....|.|..)...| |MV|.Z--- |.*....--- |....---...%...| |.@...|.|------| |.(.Z-- --....-- --------| ----....--------------- |.....|--..!.[.---...-- |...-- |.Z(.Z|%| |......(..!....M...| |.._.......--.%. ..B.-- --..[| |VM(|Z%(| |...--...B.........| |.....|.M.----........------.%..| |.|M(VV.---- |...--...%....).. .-- |.....|--../...---...^...Z...--------(.MV(|%|(M| |.%.....---------...-- |.....| |------| ---..).%..--- |V(Z|.(%Z.----- -----....| |.| |..[.--- |.....| |(%V|Z(--- ------..| -----(Z|MZZVM(| |.--------.-- |-..%..---- ------- |M|(%|Z|M| |.|..(.| |.....----..=.---------......V....---.........| |ZV|ZV(|M| |..%|..| |..V..| |-.....%./.....--------.....A.....---- --.MM%V-----------^| |....-----.....---------- |..%...<..---- |.%|......%..[....| |.|......M...|.| |.|....%...| ------------------- ---------------- ------------ > The pit fiend says, "Hail Moloch!" > The balrog says, "Hail Moloch!" > Give what? [abrtq or ?*] r > Which direction? h > The high priest accepts the amulet, and exclaims "Hail Moloch!" -------------- |..........!.| ------- -------..&.....@...----- |V(.|.| |...[..................| --.|M(Z| --------- ----....^^^^^^^^^^^.......---------||(.Z.V---- |..^!...| |.......^---------^....&....|......+V|.(V|Z(V| ------+---..| ---..@....^|.......|^.........--^----|Z.V|M.(Z|| |...[...L|..| |.......?.^|..._...|^......@.....| |.(VM.Z|..-------..---------- |...&.....^|...@A..|^.........---- |.ZV||M.|(.|..!.|..|......| |?.....@..^|.......|^......?..| --M.([|.Z----+---^---^--.?| |...^.....^---------^....V..@.| |V(|M.(.|.......L.*...|..| ---.....(.^^^^^^^^^^^.........| -----+-------^---------^--- |............@............^.| |...| |......| |....--- ----.@...[.........&..@..---- |...---....--- ---..V...| |....!...^............| |.V......?.| |..<..---- -------.....@.....----- --...------- |[....| |.&.........| |...| |...^.| ------------- ----- -------
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