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             Zork III tutorial compliments of the Mystic Caverns
                  ****  Can be downloaded as BULLET6  ****

       Well,  you've  come  a  long way sice you first stood by the mailbox
   outside the house in the forest.  You've defeated the  thief,  outwitted
   the  Wizard  of Frobozz,  and now,  you stand at the foot of the endless
   stairs, ready to embark on the final part of your journey.  So,  pick up
   the  lamp,  turn  it on,  and head along due South until you come to the
   shore of the lake.
       Drop the lamp <say goodbye to it; you won't be seeing it again>, and
   jump into the lake.  Brrrr!!!  Pretty cold!  So,  don't  stay  in  there
   long;  swim  west  and  then  go South into the Scenic Vista.  Kind of a
   strange place,  with changing numbers on the wall and a bare table...not
   quite all that scenic, eh?  Well, get the torch, and wait for the number
   to change to "II." Then, touch the table.
       My oh my!  You're in a room from Zork II....Room 8,  as a matter  of
   fact.  However, you don't have much time to sight-see, so get the can of
   Grue repellant, then try moving East, and you will find yourself back in
   Scenic Vista again.  Now wait for the number to change  to  "III,"  then
   touch  the table again.  This time,  you're in a Damp Passage.  Drop the
   torch, and just wait there until you're pulled back to Scenic Vista.
       Okay,  you're finished here,  so move along North to the shore,  and
   again jump in the lake.  Splash!  It hasn't gotten any warmer;  in fact,
   you just dropped the can of repellant.  So, go Down,  and you will be on
   the lake bottom.  Ah,  there it is!  But,  could there be something else
   there, too? "Get all," and you will have not only the repellant but also
   an amulet.  This is one of those "wonderful"  variable  things;  it  may
   take more than one try on your part to get both items.  In the meantime,
   you can't stay in the icy waters too long,  and sooner or later a hungry
   fish will come looking for you.
       Therefore,  it's best to save the game before you jump in  from  the
   Western Shore.  So if you die in the water, or get eaten by the fish, or
   picked  up by the Roc <while you're swimming on the surface>,  you don't
   have to start all the way back at the beginning.  By the  way,  this  is
   the  only one of the Zorks where you don't lose points if you die.  But,
   all the items you've collected so far get scattered all around, and it's
   time-consuming to go look for them.
       Okay,  now you have the can and  the  amulet,  so  head  Up  to  the
   surface,  then  South  to the Southern shore.  You can see a cave to the
   South, and it looks kind of dark.  In fact, it *is* dark in there, which
   is why you have the repellant.  So,  spray the smelly stuff on yourself,
   and  go  South,  and  you  will find yourself in a Dark Place.  Go South
   again,  then East,  and you will be in the  key  room.  Whew!  At  least
   there's some light in here!  And by the light you can see a strange key.
   Get the key, then move the manhole cover and go down.
       And  here you are on an aqueduct.  Since you can't go back <the Grue
   repellant wouldn't have lasted that long>, you might as well go forward.
   So,  just head along North and you will come  to  the  Water  Slide.  Go
   North  down  the  slide,  and guess where you are?  In the Damp Passage!
   And there's the torch, so pick it up,  because you're certainly going to
   need  a  light  source...especially when you think of where you're going
   next.
       So, from the Damp Passage hike along West to the Junction <you can't
   get the sword out of the rock,  so don't  even  try>,  then  South  into
   Creepy  Crawl,  and  Southwest  into  the  Shadow Land.  Here we come to
   another variable portion of the game.  You will have to wander around in
   the Shadow Land until a cloaked and hooded  figure  appears.  When  that
   happens,  the sword will suddenly materialize in your hand, and you will
   be able to fight.
       However, since there's no way of telling when that will happen,  you
   just  have to keep moving around until it does.  At least you will get a
   chance to practice some elementary map-making!  Also,  this is the  most
   dangerous  part  of the game,  as the figure is quite capable of killing
   you, too!  So, best to save before you enter Shadow Land.
       When the mysterious figure finally appears,  attack  him  with  your
   sword  until  he  is  badly  wounded and cannot defend himself.  At that
   point, get his hood.  The figure will then disappear,  leaving the cloak
   behind.  Get that also.  Now,  you have to get out of here,  and I can't
   tell you exactly how,  since there's no way of knowing exactly where you
   were when the fight started. However, if you go Eastwards, you will exit
   the  Shadow  Land  at  either  the Creepy Crawl or the Foggy Room.  From
   either place, go North to the Junction.
       From the Junction, it's West through the Barren Area, and West again
   to the Cliff.  Bet you just can't wait to  climb  down  the  rope,  huh?
   Well, pick up the bread first, then go down to the ledge.  Well, well, a
   chest!  Too  bad  you don't have a key to open it.  In fact,  there's no
   way for you to open it at all.  But don't  despair,  there's  a  way  of
   doing it.
       Just  wait  around and someone will come along the top of the cliff.
   You may not really trust him,  but tie the rope to  the  chest  when  he
   asks,  and  wait around some more.  Eventually,  he will return and help
   you back up the cliff.  He will also give you a  staff,  which  is  what
   you're  really  after  here.  Take  the staff,  then go back down to the
   ledge, and from there, to the Cliff Base.
       Now trek South to the Flathead Ocean,  and do a little more waiting.
   Sooner  or  later  a ship will come floating by.  As soon as you see it,
   say:  "Hello, Sailor." The man in the ship will throw something onto the
   beach  for you.  Take a look,  and you will see it's a vial.  It'll come
   in handy later, so pick it up.  Now comes the fun part: You have to wait
   for  the  earthquake  <notice  how  you've  been  doing a lot of waiting
   around?  I hope you're a patient person!>.
       While you're waiting,  you might want to  wander  around  a  little,
   although  you've  been  to most of the accessible places by now.  In any
   case, wherever you are,  once the earthquake hits,  make your way to the
   Creepy  Crawl,  and  from  there East into the Tight Squeeze,  then East
   again into the Crystal Grotto. Then all the way South to the Great Door,
   and East into the Museum Entrance.
       Now, open the East door, then go North into the Museum.  Look at the
   gold machine <it's a time machine, in case you were wondering>, then set
   the dial to 776.  Here comes the fun part:  Push the machine South  into
   the Entrance,  then East into the Jewel Room.  Get into the machine, and
   push the button.  Aha!  Now you're back in 776 GUE, but the time machine
   seems to have vanished!  No matter,  wait for the guards to leave,  then
   get the ring <and *only* the ring!>, then open the door, go out into the
   Entrance, open the North door and go North.
       By golly,  the machine is right there!  Put the ring under the seat,
   turn the dial to 948, get in, and push the button.  Whew, you're back in
   the  right  time  period again.  Get out of the machine,  look under the
   seat <you will get the ring automatically when you do this>,  then  back
   South, and South again, to the Royal Puzzle.
       Okay folks, you are about to enter the absolute nastiest part of the
   game.  You must follow the instructions *EXACTLY* as given,  or you will
   never get out.  And,  since it would be easy to make a mistake  here,  I
   strongly recommend you save the game.

    1.  Go Down the hole, then push the South wall.  Then
        go East, South, East, East.  Push the South wall, get the
        book, and push the South wall again.

    2.  Push the West wall twice. Then go East, South, and push
        the East wall.

    3.  Now, go straight North until you come to the marble wall,
        and push the East wall.

    4.  Now, go West, South, South, South, South, East, East,
        North, North, North, and push the West wall.

    5.  From there, go East, South, South, South, West, West,
        West, West, North, North, North, West, North.  Push the
        East wall three times.

    6.  Now, West, West, South, South, East,
        East, South, and push the East wall.

    7.  Okay, now West, West, West, North, North, North, East,
        East, and push the South wall two times.

    8.  From there, West, South, South, East, East, North, and
        push the West wall two times.

    9.  Now, South, West, and push the North
        wall until it won't move any more.

   10.  Then West and North. Finally!  You have maneuvered the
        ladder under the hole <which was the purpose of all this
        pushing and running around>, and now you can just go up
        and out! WHEW!!!!

       Okay,  you've  solved the Royal Puzzle and you have the book,  so go
   North to the Museum Entrance, then open the East door and get your other
   stuff from the Jewel Room.  Then it's back West to the Great  Door,  and
   from there back to the Junction.  Now,  East into the Damp Passage,  and
   NE to the Engravings Room.
       Well, we have here yet another <!> of those variable events:  Sooner
   or later, an old man will be sleeping here.  If he isn't there the first
   time  you arrive,  walk around a little and return.  When you finally do
   see him,  wake him up and give him the bread.  He will eat it  and  then
   make visible to you a secret door. He will then vanish.
       Okay,  you're getting closer to the end!  Open the door, and go into
   the Button Room,  then North to the Beam Room.  Put  the  sword  in  the
   beam,  then  go back to the Button Room and push the button.  Now,  back
   North to the Beam Room and North again into the Mirror Room.  There will
   be an opening in the Mirror, so go North one more time,  and you will be
   inside.
       Now,  don't  let  the  long  and complicated descriptions scare you!
   It's not really  as  bad  as  you  think  <it's  worse!  heheheheh..just
   kidding!>.  First,  raise  the  short pole.  Then,  push the white panel
   twice.  Now, push the pine panel, and go North.
       Okay,  so here you are,  standing a little too close for comfort  to
   the  Guardians  of Zork.  If I were you,  I wouldn't try going past them
   quite yet!  Open the vial, then drink the liquid. While nothing seems to
   have  happened,  you  have  in  fact become invisible.  Now you can walk
   North until you come to the locked door.  Knock on  the  door,  and  the
   Dungeon Master will open it and let you in.
       All right,  hang in there, you have reached the end game!  Go North,
   then West, then North again.  The DM will be following you.  Go North to
   the Parapet,  set the dial to 4,  and push the button.  Now,  go  South,
   open the cell door, and step inside.  The DM will not follow you in.
       Once  inside,  you  will  notice  a bronze door in one of the walls.
   However,  you can't open it yet!  Something else has to be done.  And it
   will  have  to be done by someone else.  So,  first tell the DM to go to
   the Parapet.  Then tell him to turn the dial to 1,  and then tell him to
   push the button.
       All  right!!  The  magic moment has arrived!  Unlock the bronze door
   with the key, open the door, and go South!

  with the key, open the door, and go South!