Halfway there project by Cameron

Halfway there project

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"American Studies Project" By Cameron Salvatore

Small Ally is a room. 
Description of Small Ally is "You step out into a narrow ally. Behind you, the time machine closes and poofs away into nothingness. You are left staring at a brick wall and no blood in your face. After regaining composure, you notice that to the north of the ally is an opening to a street.

You can type:

>Open box

>go north

Once you have opened the box you can type:

>Put on ____."
Wooden Box is a fixed in place closed openable container. Wooden Box is in the Small Ally. a jacket is a kind of thing. a jacket is always wearable. Inside the Wooden box is a jacket. a pair of pants is a kind of thing. a pair of pants is always wearable. Inside the Wooden box is a pair of pants.


North of the Small ally is The Town Center. Description of The Town Center is "A moist, bustling town center with people hurrying about like busy bees. There are strong horses pulling big-wheeled carriages. You see a sign.

You can type:

>Examine man

Then you can type:

>ask man about Bookstore

>go east

>go west

"  


A big-foreheaded man is a person in The Town Center.

The sign is in The Town Center. The sign is fixed in place. "The sign reads: 'LOCAL BOOKSTORE SELLING BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S NEW WORK'."

Instead of examining the big-foreheaded man for the first time:
	now the printed name of the big-foreheaded man is "Ben Franklin";
	now the big-foreheaded man is proper-named;
	say "You peer at him a bit more closely and realize that it's Ben Franklin!"

Understand "Ben Franklin" as the big-foreheaded man when the big-foreheaded man is proper-named.

Understand "Ben" as the big-foreheaded man when the big-foreheaded man is proper-named.

Test me with "x Ben Franklin / x man / look / x Ben Franklin".

Instead of asking big-foreheaded man about "Bookstore": say "Benjamin Franklin smiles, 'Hello there, young one! The bookstore is due east from here, just down the road. Please consider buying my new moral perfection plan!'"

A Road is a room. "You notice somthing glowing to your north in another ally.

You can type

>Go North

."
A Road is west of The town center.
The Wide Ally is a Room. "Your time machine sits waiting at the end of the ally.

You can type:

> Open Time Machine

> Unlock Time Machine

> Go North

> Go south."
The Wide Ally is north of A Road. 
Time machine is north of the Wide ally.

White Box Room is a room. "Which book will you choose?

You can type:

>take poe

>take walden

>take Tim

>take Sherman

>take Homegoing"

White Box Room is north of the Time machine. 


Instead of taking Thoreauâ€™s â€˜Waldenâ€™, say "Go to page 1 in Your hard copy."

Instead of taking Poeâ€™s â€˜Cask of Amontilladoâ€™, say "Go to page 3 in your hard copy."

Instead of taking Tim Oâ€™Brienâ€™s â€˜The Things They Carriedâ€™, say "Go to page 8 in your hard copy."

Instead of taking Sherman, say "Go to page 4 in your hard copy."


Instead of taking Homegoing, say "go to page 6 in your hard copy."


After taking Thoreauâ€™s â€˜Waldenâ€™: end the story;
After taking Poeâ€™s â€˜Cask of Amontilladoâ€™: end the story;
After taking Tim Oâ€™Brienâ€™s â€˜The Things They Carriedâ€™: end the story;
After taking Sherman: end the story;
After taking Homegoing: end the story;


Time machine is a lockable and locked door. 
 
The table is in the White Box Room.

Poeâ€™s â€˜Cask of Amontilladoâ€™ is a thing.

Poeâ€™s â€˜Cask of Amontilladoâ€™ is on the table.

understand "poe" as Poeâ€™s â€˜Cask of Amontilladoâ€™.

understand "walden" as Thoreauâ€™s â€˜Waldenâ€™.

Thoreauâ€™s â€˜Waldenâ€™ is a thing.
Thoreauâ€™s â€˜Waldenâ€™ is on the table.
Tim Oâ€™Brienâ€™s â€˜The Things They Carriedâ€™ is a thing.
Tim Oâ€™Brienâ€™s â€˜The Things They Carriedâ€™  is on the table.
Sherman Alexieâ€™s 'The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven' is a thing. 
Sherman Alexieâ€™s 'The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven' is on the table.
Homegoing is a thing.
Homegoing is on the table.



The Bookstore is a room.
The Bookstore is east of The Town Center. "The sent of oil lamps and tallow candles fills your nose. No one seems to be in here... Looks like you can take what ever you want!

You can type:

>take Declaration

>take Ben

>take Constitution

>Go west"


Ben Franklin's 13 Virtues is a thing in The Bookstore. It unlocks Time machine.
The Declaration of Independence replica is in The Bookstore.
The Constitution replica is in The Bookstore.
The Bill of rights replica is in The Bookstore.

The Declaration of Independence replica, The Constitution replica, and The Bill of rights replica are fixed in place. 

Instead of taking The Bill of rights replica: say "It looks pretty valuable, I don't know if you should steal it..."

Instead of taking The Constitution replica: say "It looks pretty valuable, I don't know if you should steal it..."

Instead of taking The Declaration of Independence replica: say "It looks pretty valuable, I don't know if you should steal it..."