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#35750
Great Desert Road~
The horizon to the south is vast, stretching as far as you can see,

filled with enormous dunes of sand.  Great winds as old as time itself

turn the sand before your eyes, slowly shifting the massive weight of the

dunes ever eastward.  A winding road marked only by great crumbling stone

pillars stretches into the greenless void, disappearing over the sands

far to the south.  A small dune rises to the west marked by footprints

leading over its slope. 

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#35751
Great Desert Road~
A large pillar of stone, built here centuries ago, has fallen in a

crumbled heap to the south, blocking the road.  Several footprints in the

sand to the west reveals the roundabout route generally taken.  To the

north the desert road crests a dune: what is beyond is unseen.

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[Merior] extras?

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#35752
A Trail of Shifting Sand~
This small sidetrail around the crumbling stone marker to the southeast

appears to be generally well-travelled, used by those few Naraki merchant

caravans which still make the passage crossland through the desert to the

cities to the southeast.  The trail continues to the south, while to the

east a hard road leads north.  To the west a high dune rises, impossible

to climb without considerable effort.

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[Merior] side trail?

[Merior] across land?

[Merior] why dont they follow the road?

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#35753
A Trail of Shifting Sand~
This trail circumvents the broken stone pillar marking the Great Desert

Road to the and southeast.  To the east a swirling windstorm of sand

whips about, spraying sand about the area, and to the and south this

hoof-tracked trail continues.  Rising dunes to the west make thoughs of

entering the raw desert at this point unthinkable.

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[Merior] and to the and south?

[Merior] make thoughs?

[Merior] what pillar?

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#35754
A Trail of Shifting Sand~
The sidetrail nears its end here, with a stone pillar to the west marking

the resumption of the Great Desert Road.  Hoofprints and wagon tracks

lead north, the marks of their passage not yet wiped clear by the

shifting sands, while to the south and west tall dunes convince you that

there must be better places to choose if you seek to travel into the

desert.

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[Merior] sidetrail ends here... didnt start from the direction i entered...

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#35755
Great Desert Road~
Once a mighty road filled with the incessant caravans which made the long

trek across the desert, the Great Desert Road has fallen into much

disrepair since the shipping lanes of the seas found their way from

Narak, making the desert crossing much less common, and thus the need for

the road's upkeep an issue forgotten overmuch by the sultan.  A giant

stone marker marks the way across the shifting sands.  A small sandstorm

whirls to the north, while wagon wheel tracks and hoofprints not yet

covered by the sands to the west mark a route around the winds.

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[Merior] does history of road really belong here?

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#35756
Great Desert Road~
The Great Desert Road bends south and west here, following the graceful

curve of a dune, marked by massive stone pillars.  A rock cliff rises out

of the sand to the east, above which towers the sandstone walls of a

desert city.  To the north a whirl of sand and wind chokes the air.

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[Merior] the dune is marked by pillars?

[Merior] comma after north

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#35757
Great Desert Road~
The sand has disappeared to the west of the road, creating a sheer drop

of about 200 feet.  To the east the sand appears filled with bits and

pieces of rock, and more stone pillars mark the Great Desert road to the

north and south.

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[Merior] lower case raod

[Merior] mark the path of the road?

[Phule] change e desc

[Phule] e was 42750

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#35758
Great Desert Road~
While the Great Desert Road's markers stand in a soft sandy desert, to

the west more rocky terrain can be seen.  The road continues north and

south.  The stone marker here bears an inscription.  Not a cloud mars the

sky, revealing a tapestry of stars by night, and baring all to the sun's

consuming gaze by day.

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[Phule] w is separate zone

[Merior] two parts of first sentence dont quite fit together

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stone pillar marker inscription~
Ye Greate Desert Road ::

 

North - Narak

South - Pennan/Orlumbor

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#35759
Great Desert Road~
A high cliff juts over the desert to the southeast, marking the turn in

the road as well as the great stone pillars.  A small circle of stone, a

firepit, marks the place where some traveller stopped to rest under the

protective cover of the cliff.

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[Merior] first sentence garbled

[Merior] extra for firepit

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#35760
Great Desert Road~
Bending around a cliff to the southeast, the Road follows along the

fringe between the soft sands at your feet and more rocky terrain to the

northwest.  The tops of the pillars in this area seem to have crumbled,

but the stones still reach high enough to mark the way.

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[Phule] n and west is separate zone

[Merior] lower case road or full name it

[Merior] are the pillars supposed to be related to the road

[Merior] extra for pillars

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#35761
Great Desert Road~
The Road continues to follow along a cliff to the southeast, which offers

some dearly prized shade in the early hours of the desert morning.  More

rocky terrain is visible to the north, while the sands continue

uninterrupted to the southwest.

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[Merior] lower case road

[Merior] confused as to which way you follow the road, and why you cant

go in other directions here 

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#35762
Great Desert Road~
The Road is following along a high cliff to the southeast.  A small bird

is perched high atop the stone pillar here which marks the road, but it

is out of reach and can not be disturbed.  More pillars can be seen to

the east and south.  A deep, rolling canyon dives into the shadows to the

west.

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[Merior] road again

[Merior] bird always there?

[Merior] extra for pillar, etc

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#35763
Great Desert Road~
Nestled between a high cliff face to the east and a sloping, rolling sand

ridge to the west which lines the edge of a canyon, the Great Desert Road

plods onward across the desert.  The slope here is markedly downward,

heading toward a small lip to the south which hides the terrain beyond.

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[Merior] down to north or south?

[Merior] why cant you go west?

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#35764
Great Desert Road~
A sizeable dune has formed to the south, dropping downward into the

desert below, but it appears safe to cross.  Only the top of the stone

road marker is visible here above the sand, but the marker to the north

is clearly visible.  Entrance into the wild desert is possible here to

the east between the knees of two sloping dunes.

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Above a large dune

west to 42577

[Merior] sounds like you can go east.. and wouldnt a dune be up?

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s so sou sout south~
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interpret( ch, "down" );

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act_tochar( #slide, ch );

continue;

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slide~
You slide down the dune.

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#35765
North of a small oasis~
A large dune of soft sand lies to the north, but the tracks of travelers

past which have not been blown over by the desert winds mark it as

passable.  To the south you can make out a pair of palm trees swaying in

the breeze, but if the oasis is illusion or reality it is hard to tell.

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below a large dune

[Merior] extras

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n no nor nort north~
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interpret( ch, "up" );

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act_tochar( #climb, ch );

continue;

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climb~
You climb up the soft sand of the dune.

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#35766
A small oasis~
You are in a small circle of health amidst an entire lifeless land, a few

palm trees encircling a patch of dry, cracked land which presumably used

to be an oasis for travellers enduring the long journey from the desert

cities of the west to the inner cities of the Realm.

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dig action to get well

possibly oil or "bad water"

[Merior] initial caps

[Merior] why is land between trees dry?

[Phule] s WAS 35767 before road cut.

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dig~
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if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

  act_tochar( #dig, ch );

  act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

  remove_rflag( reset0, room );

  i = random( 1, 4 );

  if( i == 1 )

    act_tochar( #nope, ch );

  else

    act_tochar( #yup, ch );

  if( i == 2 )

    obj_to_room( oload( 1378 ), room );

  if( i == 3 )

    obj_to_room( oload( 1379 ), room );

  if( i == 4 )

    obj_to_room( oload( 1380 ), room );

  }

else

  act_tochar( #already, ch );

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dig~
You start to dig into the hard cracked ground of the oasis.

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rdig~
$n starts to dig into the hard cracked ground.

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E
yup~
You strike something wet!

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E
nope~
You don't dig up anything.

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already~
Someone has already dug a hole here.

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#35767
South of a small oasis~
You stand on the sands of a massive desert, just south of a small circle

of palm trees to the north.  To the east and west the desert stretches

out into the horizon, and to the south a line of crumbling pillars stand,

marking some semblance of a road.

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[Merior] room name

[Merior] south of a circle to the north.. duh

[Merior] why cant we get off the road?

[Phule] north WAS 35766 before road cut

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#35768
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and east.

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#35769
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads west and south.

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[Merior] vary rdescs

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#35770
Canyon Trail~
This faint trail scratches its way across the canyon floor, turning south

and west to follow a bend in the rock formation.  The terrain climbs to

the west, descending out of the canyon to the south after twenty or so

more yards of gradual descent.

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continue;

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E
to_char~
You descend along the canyon trail to the south end of the canyon.

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continue;

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E
to_char~
You follow the ascending trial west.

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#35771
Canyon Trail~
The twisting canyon turns again, as the trail comes into a sharp corner

and turns east and north through the zigzagging rock walls.  The terrain

at your feet becomes increasingly sandy as you look north, while to the

east the terrain sits at a decline as it descends towards the western

plains.

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[Phule] if you find something on mfind -c phule which should go here feel free

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walls 1 west 1 south~
Pale rock walls force a turn in the trail.  The walls are solid rock,

with not a crack or plant upon its face, though some hooligans have

managed to mark parts of it with graffiti.

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graffiti~
Nothing too intelligent, it merely proclaims the superiority of various

races, while debasing the rest.

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continue;

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E
to_char~
You follow the descending trail east.

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#35772
Canyon Trail~
Rocks and sand litter the canyon bed here, as the trail heads north and

south.  The terrain seems to level out a bit, while to the south there is

a definite decline.  The canyon walls reach high overhead, nearly

blocking out the sky as they curve toward each other at their peak.

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rocks sand 1 down~
Rocks, fallen probably from above, and sand litter the ground here,

making the trail slightly treacherous.

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walls 1 up 1 east 1 west~
Rocky walls rise up on either side of the trail, almost forming a canopy

of rock overhead.  The rock ranges in color from pale tan to very light

pink.

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#35773
Trail Through a Canyon~
The canyon walls bend inward upon each other as they stretch toward the

sky above you, framing this faint trail across the length of the canyon

floor.  Bits of rock and sand litter the trail, which leads east and west. 

The twists and turns in the canyon are quite disorienting.

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bits rock sand 1 down~
The rocks and sand seem to have come from the walls and perhaps from atop

the canyon.  The wind which blows down this passage certainly contributes

to the sand being on the trail.

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get take~
bits rock sand floor 1 down trail~
act_tochar( #sear, ch );

act_notchar( #osear, ch );

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E
sear~
You pick at the rock and sand floor, coming up empty-handed.

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E
osear~
$n looks over the rock and sand floor, finding nothing.

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#35774
Trail Through a Canyon~
The canyon walls twist over each other, forcing the trail to bend north

and east to follow their irregular pattern.  It is not unlike a maze in

here, the sky nearly blocked out by the high, narrowing canyon walls.

The terrain is rocky, and areas of sand are littered all about.

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#35775
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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[Merior] ditto

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#35776
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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[Merior] ditto

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#35777
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and east.

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[Merior] ditto

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#35778
Below a Cliff near the Barrens~
A large cliff of sand-coloured rock rises above you to the south,

generating much-needed protection from the harsh barrage of the sun's

rays.  Steps are chiseled into the rock, leading up the cliff face, and a

faint trail leads north into a land devoid of life or colour.

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#35779
The Top of a Cliff~
A foul breeze reaches your nostrils, driving the clear scent of the ocean

air from memory, and with the new scent comes the sight of a gray and

desolate land, endlessly spreading its dead arms to the north and east. 

Even the ocean to the west seems to lose its blue, becoming a dark,

colourless gray as it disappears to the northwest.  A hard road leads

south away from the desolation, and a chiseled stairway leading down the

cliff enters its lifeless clutches.

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#35780
A Hard Road~
A faint breeze of cool ocean air has wafted up the sheer face to the west

to come to rest here, amidst the dry rock.  The ground is cracked and

hard, unforgiving to your travel-worn feet.  The path of rock continues

to both the north and south.

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nice road

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#35781
A Hard Road on a Cliff~
Dusty boulders line the road, sending waves of heat ripples into the air,

distorting your vision.  Large cracks run crossways along the surface of

the road, marking the sign of heat damage.  The road bends north and east

away from this point, following the sides of the cliff edge.  The cliff

overhangs a long fall to the ocean rocks below.

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#35782
A Hard Road~
A few scraggly bushes rise out of prominent cracks in the stone, somehow

finding nourishment in soil devoid of it.  The cry of gulls sound off the

rocks, but the sand and rock around gives you no impression of moisture

despite the view of the ocean to the west.  A hard road winds east toward

the high wall of a city, and west towards the edge of a cliff overhanging

the ocean.

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extra for bush?

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#35783
A Steam-filled Pool~
A steam-filled pool sends wisps of water vapor into the air, wafting

slowly and raising the humidity.  The faint smell of sulfur accompanies

the steam, a strange aroma which fills your nostrils.  A hard road of rock leads

off to the south and west.  A small ledge to the north appears

descendable.

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[Phule] diff. area n, review unnecessary thus far

[Phule] go west pls.

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act_tochar( #start, ch );

act_notchar( #rstart, ch );

continue;

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E
all~
You are already halfway down the cliff.

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E
rstart~
$n starts the long and precarious descent into the desolate area to the

north.

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E
start~
You start the long and precarious descent into the desolate area to the

north.

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#35784
A Cliff near the Sea of Light~
The view from this cliff is marvelous, as the desolate wastes of the

Barrens are hidden by a rise to the north.  The Sea of Light stretches

into the horizon to the west, its mirror surface a beacon of the heavens,

and the Great Desert disappears uninterrupted to the south.  A hard rock

road leads north and south away from the cliff and east towards the gates

of Narak.  A wooden walkway leads down the cliff to the docks below.

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I thought Narak was a desert city?

it's right on the northwest edge of the desert, where harde rock

separates the desert from the Barrens.

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#35785
The Golden Arch~
A large and majestic arch of gold stretches overhead across the rock road. 

Its workmanship is flawless and its structure perfect, stretching about

60 feet overhead and inset with precious gems.  Pictures etched into the

gold of the arch relate the story of the recapture of the city from

northern invaders nearly three centuries ago.  The gates of a large city

can be seen to the east.

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Mickey D's? ;)

[Mange] Mickey D's has 2 golden arches :P

[Merior] extra fr some of the stuff on arch?

[Merior] walls.  

[Phule] narak area e

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#35786
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35787
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35788
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35789
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35790
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35791
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35792
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35793
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35794
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35795
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35796
The Old Barrens Road~
Under Construction.

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#35797
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads east and west.

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#35798
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads west and south.

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#35799
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and east.

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#35800
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads west and south.

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#35801
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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#35802
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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#35803
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and east.

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#35804
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads west and north.

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#35805
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads south and east.

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#35806
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads east and west.

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#35807
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads west and south.

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#35808
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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#35809
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and south.

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[Phule] s WAS 35849 before road cut

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#35810
Trail Through a Canyon~
The canyon walls take a sharp turn, bending south and west.  The sandy

canyon floor is littered with rocks and pebbles.  A small boulder has

seemingly fallen in from above, or perhaps it is a chunk from one of the

high canyon walls.

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[Phule] d is a separate area zone which people can't enter

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boulder~
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small boulder~
The small boulder is nothing out of the ordinary, just a rock weighing a

half-ton or so.  The ground beneath it is strange, however, seeming much

darker than the sandy earth around the boulder.

~
E
1 down dark strange ground~
Beneath the boulder it seems there lies a dark hole, disappearing into

the hidden depths of the ground.

~
E
rocks pebbles floor 1 down~
The canyon floor, which basically is the trail, is littered with rocks

and pebbles.  The rocks range in size from tiny grains of sand to ones as

big as an apple.  None of these, however, compares with the small boulder

sitting smack dab in the middle of the turn.

~
A
push move shove roll tip~
boulder rock~
act_tochar( "You can't push the boulder.", ch );

end;

if( !is_open( room, down ) ) {

  act_tochar( "You shove against the boulder with all your str.", ch );

  act_notchar( "$n squats and firmly shoves the boulder.", ch );

  i = find_stat( ch, str );

  j = random( 15, 18 );

  if( i > j ) {

    act_tochar( "Straining, you roll the boulder aside.", ch );

    act_notchar( "You watch in awe as $n pushes the heavy boulder aside.", ch );

    open( room, down );

    }

  else

    send_to_room( "The boulder refuses to budge.", room );

  }

else {

  act_tochar( "You roll the boulder back over the hole.", ch );

  close( room, down );

  act_notchar( "$n rolls the boulder back over the hole.", ch );

  }

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!
0 0 0
A
get take search~
rocks pebbles~
act_tochar( "You only find the smallest bits of useless rock.", ch );

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#35811
A Pebbly Desert~
Nestled between two rock ridges, one to the east and another to the west,

this narrow stretch of pebbly sand extends to the north and south.  To

the north, you can see a bend in the ridge, and to the northwest, you can

see a large sandstone face rising above the desert.

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[Phule] s is 35962

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bend 1 north~
North, the ridge bends, creating a trail that twists west.

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#35812
A Pebbly Desert~
Rock ridges lie to the north and east, while a stretch of pebbly desert

leads south and west.  To the west, a high sandstone face is visible,

ending in a pile of rubble to the southwest.  The rubble seems to be the

result of some sort of landslide in that region.

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#35813
A Pebbly Desert~
A landslide of some kind has blocked what must have once been a trail or

road to the south, between a continuing rock ridge on the east and a

sandstone face on the west.  A large chunk has fallen out of the ridge to

the east, but all you can see beyond is more pebbly desert like the rocky

sand at your feet.

~
[Phule] extras

[Starshine] dummy acode south, clear/move landslide

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#35849
Great Desert Road~
This lonely strip of desert amidst a sea of sand is marked only by the

remains of once mighty pillars, now crumbling into dust beneath centuries

of sand and wind.  The road leads north and west.  Off to the southeast

you can make out sparse shrubbery, beyond which lies the vaguest shadowy

hints at a dark forest.

~
[Phule] N WAS 35809 before road cut

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#35850
Great Desert Road~
A once pround road leads north into the mighty Narak Desert, marked by

aged, crumbling pillars to keep travelers from endless wanderings across

its sands.  Those who venture unguided into its clutches seldom return

unscathed, if at all.  The road leads east and south.

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#35853
Great Desert Road~
A crumbling stone pillar marks the winding path of the Great Desert Road

as it continues ever northward across the desert.  To the south you see

an intersection.

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#35854
A Desert Crossroads~
The crumbling stone pillars of the Great Desert Road are intersected here

by the Black Hills Road which heads into the desert to the east.

~
the road to the north (Great Desert Road) leads to Narak; the road to the

east leads to Orlumbor; the road to the south is the continuation of the

Great Desert Road, and leads eventually through the desert and to to

south of the black hills.


The road to the east of here would be a secondary link into the black

hills.  Narak needs an eastern gate, or some desert area surrounding town

on all sides from which you'd have to head through desert east of narak

to reach the black hills.  (narak should be isolated by desert to east,

in addition to south, from rest of continent.) Way that orlumber will be

linked first is north of pennan, a valley will be finished, then a

terrain area into black hills and orlumber enviorns.  From Orlumber, will

lead east into black hills as well as west.  FRom west gate of Orlumber

in black hills, leads down into desert area.  Desert needs to be crossed

to Reach narak as well...  The physical spacing of this wsecond link will

have to be paced out to match the original Narak link.

[Merior] not sure if there is any rdesc here... certainly needs work

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#35855
Great Desert Road~
Not quite a road, the Great Desert Road is mostly a collection of

half-crumbled stone pillars which mark the way across the desert.  To the

north you can see an intersection as another road approaches from the

east.

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#35856
Road~
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[Merior] no description

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#35857
The Southern Edge of the Barrens~
A winding path leads east and then south, curving away from the generally

northwesterly route of the Old Barrens Road which stretches its dreary

length before you to the north.  To the south a cliff is visible, and

rising above it the sandstone walls of a city.

~
to the north are the Barrens, which I have no idea, either.

[Phule] n WAS 35796 before cutting

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#35858
A Hard Road~
Rising up a cliff to the north and descending toward the Great Desert to

the south, this hard road has seen wear, tear, and sun.  Cracks, scars,

and hoofprints crisscross the beaten rock, but the road has withstood

time for many centuries, and is sure to remain long after you have passed

along.  To the west a sheer cliff face drops into the ocean.  To the east

a small patch of scorched earth separates the road from the city walls.

~
Need to capitalize room titles "A Hard Road" What is to west of here?  If

it is a desert, a rocky clifftop, you should be able to go there from

here and south from there.  Think graph paper ;) 

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#35859
Western Edge of a Marsh~
A winding path to the west curves north around a cliff to intersect with

the Old Barrens Road.  Another path heads up and east over the lip of

another ridge into unseen territory, while to the north a vast, desolate

marsh stretches featurelessly into the horizon.

~
road winds nw

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#35860
A Narrow Ledge on the Edge of a Marsh~
This high ridge overlooks a marsh filled only with grey.  Stagnant fog

floats above a foul marshland, murky and desolate.  Sinkholes send their

filthy stench into the air, barely disturbing the thick, nearly

unbreatheable air.  Dead pools of grey water and grey sky continue for

miles of dead, empty air.  A narrow path winds down the ledge to the west

away from the bog, and a ledge of crumbling rock leads into it to the

north.

~
[Phule] separate zone to the north - no need to go farther yet

[Merior] land goes straight from desert to marsh?

[Phule] yes

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#35861
Behind a Small Dune~
Footprints are marked deeply into a small dune to the east, marking it as

a general direction of travel.  To the west, the sand appears even softer

but still passable, although steep inclines to the north and south would

prove futile any attempt to cross.

~
[Phule] west is separate zone - do not cross

landing pad for little desert area (also touches beach)

What is to north of here?

uh - "to the north and south" <-- steep inclines.

[Merior] a general direction of travel? doesnt make much sense

[Merior] action to go north or south?

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send_to_room( #wind, room );

~
E
wind~
A gust of wind sends the fine, soft sand blowing around your face for a

moment.

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A
n no nor nort north s so sou sout south~
~
act_tochar( #fail, ch );

~
E
fail~
You try to climb up the dune, but only end up back where you started.

~
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#35862
Great Desert Road~
Not quite a road, the Great Desert Road is mostly a collection of

half-crumbled stone pillars which mark the way across the desert.  The

desert is sparsely vegetated with grasses and the odd scraggly bush; to

the southeast horizon stretches a huge stretch of plains just at the edge

of the desert.

~
[Merior] dont start out with same beginning for rdescs

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#35863
Great Desert Road~
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Ok East is end of Pennan north is desert

Both need expansion into terrain

[Merior] unfinished from here....

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#35864
A Patch of Scorched Earth~
A high rock ridge to the north blocks view and travel in that direction. 

The ground here is scorched, cracked rock with bits of sand blown in from

the desert to the south.  This patch of scalding hot rock continues to

the east and south, while a road lies to the west.

~
north (up over a ridge) is the entrance to Narak.

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#35865
A Patch of Scorched Earth~
Riddled by cracks, the rock here at your feet is extremely hot, but not

unbearably so.  The high sandstone walls of a city rise to the east, and

a rock ridge lies to the north.  This scorched area continues west and

south.

~
wall imm. to east

[Merior] gotta vary your rdescs

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#35866
A Patch of Scorched Earth~
Riddled by cracks, the rock here at your feet is extremely hot, but not

unbearably so.  The high sandstone walls of a city rise to the east, and

a rock ridge lies to the south, overlooking a vast desert.  This scorched

area continues west and north.  A crack in the rock ledge is wide enough

to queeze through.

~
[Merior] queeze?

[Merior] extra for crack? action for squeezing through?

[Phule] you can just WALK south

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#35867
A Patch of Scorched Earth~
The hard rock at your feet has been cracked and heated by the sun's

unrelenting stare, and bits of rock and sand crumble beneath your step. 

To the east the rock shelf continues, while to the west is a road.  To

the south is a high rock ridge overlooking a vast desert.  A crack in the

ridge is large enough to slip through onto the sands beyond.

~
[Merior] which way is the crack? do i need to slip through it? extra?

[Merior] just realized this area isnt in pending group... will leave rest be

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#35868
Lost in a Whirlwind of Sand~
Off the main road, this area of sandy desert shows no signs of passage. 

If any traveller has crossed the sands here, the strong winds must have

erased all traces within minutes.  Already your own footprints have

started to vanish.  To the east the sand appears endless; travel in that

direction would undoubtedly result in an aimless wandering of the desert

until thirst claimed your foolish body.  To the west the crumbling

remains of a stone pillar can be seen.

~
[Merior] aimless stuff to east a bit much...

[Merior] extras

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#35869
Lost in a Whirlwind of Sand~
Off the main road, this area of sandy desert shows no signs of passage. 

If any traveller has crossed the sands here, the strong winds must have

erased all traces within minutes.  Already your own footprints have

started to vanish.  To the east the sand appears endless; travel in that

direction would undoubtedly result in an aimless wandering of the desert

until thirst claimed your foolish body.  To the northwest the crumbling

remains of a stone pillar can be seen.

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#35870
Lost in a Whirlwind of Sand~
The only fixed object in sight is the crumbling remains of a fallen stone

pillar to the north, blocking passage in that direction.  To the east the

swirling sands continue, while to the west the faint traces of passage

can be detected.  To the south the remains of the Great Desert Road

stretch, leading windingly into the lands beyond.

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#35871
In the Shadow of a Cliff~
This shaded spot offers some respite to the incessant branding of the

desert sun.  Although not overly cool, at least the sun's heating rays do

not catch you here.

~
[Merior] what if it's not sunny?

[Merior] more description of spot needed

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#35872
Along the Walls of Narak~
You stand in the desert sands to the west of the southwest tower of some

great city's walls.  A whirling sandstorm blows to the west, while the

desert sands follow the walls to the north and south.  An eerie red

light emanates from the tower's windows.

~
[Merior] extra for tower

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#35873
Along the Walls of Narak~
You stand in the desert sands to the south of the southwest tower of some

great city's walls.  To the south and west the sand drops off over a

steep lip which would not be wisely traversed, and this flat sand ledge

follows the walls to the north and east.  An eerie red glow can be seen

filtering down from the tower above.

~
[Merior] southwest of southwest? 

[Merior] some city in description? but you know name for room name...

[Merior] extra for tower?

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#35874
Along the Walls of Narak~
You stand in the desert sands to the south of the southwest tower of some

great city's walls.  A sharp drop over a lip to the south into the desert

beyond looks too treacherous to attempt.  This flat sand ledge follows

along the walls to the east and west.

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#35875
Along the Walls of Narak~
High above you to the north the sandstone walls of a great desert city

tower threateningly, while to the south a sharp drop over a lip falls

some large distance, perhaps forty or fifty feet, into the sands below. 

This flat ledge of sand seems to have once continued to the east, but has

crumbled and is now impassible.  Following the ledge to the west also

follows the south wall of Narak.

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#35884
Along the Walls of Narak~
The soft sand at your feet flows into a rock ridge to the north, ad

massive sandstone wall to the east, a whirling storm of wind and sand to

the west, and continues along the wall to the south.  The wall appears

fairly new, or has been preserved by the dry air of the desert.

~
[Merior] in first sentence, a versus ad?

[Merior] first sentence tries to do too much

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#35894
Along the Walls of Narak~
High above you to the west, the sandstone walls of a great desert city

tower threateningly, while to the east a sharp drop over a lip falls some

flat ledge of sand seems to have once continued to the south, but now it

has crumbled away.  A stairway has been carved flat ledge of sand

continues to the south, and a stairway has been carved into the rock

leading down into the desert.  Unfortunately, the ledge to the south has

crumbled away to nothing.  You cannot circumvent Narak along this route.

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#35895
Before a Stair of Terraced Rock~
To the south, a terraced stair carved into the rock leads up to a ledge. 

The ledge follows the sandstone walls of a desert city which rise high

overhead to the west.  The soft sand at your feet blows about in wisps,

coming in from a broad desert to the east.  To the north, the rock has

not been terraced and is simply a sheer face.  To the west, a large

tunnel bores under the city, obviously the main entrance from this

direction.

~
[Phule] w is narak zone

[Phule] REVIEWERS GO NO FARTHER WEST

[Starshine] um, is up room finished? cause...well...the sentences need a little work...:P

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1 south 1 up terraced stair ledge~
The ledge seems to have crumbled greatly; it probably can no longer be

passed.

~
E
1 west tunnel~
The tunnel disappears into flickering torchlight.

~
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#35905
Trail Through a Canyon~
The slanted canyon walls nearly touch, coming together roughly 40 feet

overhead.  Rocks and pebbles are scattered along the sand-littered canyon

floor.  Sporadic gusts of wind howl through the canyon, sending bits of

tiny rock into the air.

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#35920
road~
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#35925
Trail Through a Canyon - Sharp Bend~
Rocks litter the floor of this canyon, not too narrow but not much more

than 20 feet at its widest.  The canyon walls frame a south-west bend in

the trail along the floor.  Grit and sand blow up into your face in gusts. 

To the south, the canyon opens up beneath the open sky.

~
[Starshine] should size of trail rooms be smaller due to rock-enclosing walls?

[Phule] yes i think

[Starshine] change room size here and west?

[Phule] done

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A
get take~
rocks ground floor 1 down~
act_tochar( #sear, ch );

act_notchar( #osear, ch );

~
E
sear~
You look through the rocks littering the floor and find nothing

interesting.

~
E
osear~
$n looks through the rocks littering the floor.

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#35926
Canyon Trail - South End~
A faint trail traces its way through the canyon floor, ascending

gradually as the terrain becomes more and more rocky to the north.  To

the south, the trail rises, leading out of the canyon and into a vast

grassland.

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[Phule] s is 35927

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1 south grassland~
A huge plains opens up to the south, beyond the mouth of this canyon.

The trail leads south, cutting a path through that grass.

~
E
1 north canyon floor~
Surrounded by rocky terrain and overhangs, the trail leads north, through

an area of tans and yellows, quite a contrast from the greens to the

south.

~
A
~
~
continue;

~
E
to_char~
You pick your way through the rocks, following the trail north.

~
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#35927
Before the Canyon Trail~
A faint trail leads away south, away from the mouth of a rocky canyon to

the north.  The canyon's walls are tall and sheer, hanging in over

themselves, creating a near-roof of overhanging rock.  The ground becomes

sandy as the trail enters the canyon, while to the south, a vast reach of

grassland spreads to the east and west.

~
[Phule] nomob

[Phule] n is 35926

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canyon wall overhanging rock~
The steep cliff soars up into the air, curving outwads to make the climb

all-but impossible.

~
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#35928
Tall Grass - Faint Trail~
To the north, the faint trail disappears into the mouth of a rocky canyon. 

To the south, it disappears into a sea of tall grass.  The plains stretch

into the distant east and west away from the trail.  Far to the west you

can make out the distant walls of some town.

~
nomob - PATH

[Rue] not part of plains, but added acode

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E
1 north mouth canyon~
The trail leads between two canyon walls, entering a narrow strip of

rocky terrain at the cavern's floor.

~
E
1 south trail grass~
The faint trail cuts south through the tall grass.

~
A
~
~
continue;

~
E
to_char~
@GYou enter the mouth of a steep canyon.@n

~
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#35929
Tall Grass - Faint Trail~
A faint trail winds a serpentine path through the undulating waves of the

grasslands, heading north and south.  The plains stretch out in all

directions.  A dark fort rises above the horizon to the west, dark smoke

filling the air with black pitch.  A large boulder lies to the southwest.

~
nomob - PATH

[Phule] boulder sw

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E
boulder 6 southwest~
The large boulder is about thirty feet high, quite an impressive rock.

~
E
1 north 1 south trail path~
A faint path cuts through the tall grass heading north and south.

~
E
grasslands plains 1 east~
The tall grass spreads out as far as you can see.

~
E
1 west fort smoke~
A dark fortress of some sort belches a thick smoke high above the plains.

~
A
climb~
granite rock stone~
act_tochar( #climb, ch );

~
E
climb~
@GThe stone is too smooth to climb.@n

~
!
0 0 0
A
up~
~
acode( find_room( 35929 ), 1 );

~
!
0 0 0
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S

#35930
Tall Grass - Faint Trail~
A faint trail winds its way through a sea of tall grass, disappearing

into the plains to the north.  To the west, a huge boulder lies, buried

deep into the soft earth.  A stone-paved road can be seen immediately to

the south, while plains spread out in the distance.

~
nomob - PATH

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boulder 1 west~
The large boulder is about thirty feet high, quite an impressive rock.

~
E
1 south road~
While grasslands spread to the horizon, immediately south is a

stone-paved road that heads generally east-west.  West, it seems to head

towards the dark walls of some town, while east it meanders through the

plains.

~
A
climb~
granite rock stone~
act_tochar( #climb, ch );

~
E
climb~
@GThe stone is too smooth to climb.@n

~
!
0 0 0
A
up~
~
acode( find_room( 35930 ), 1 );

~
!
0 0 0
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S

#35931
Trail Through a Canyon~
The canyon closes in above you, forming a rocky roof nearly 45 feet

overhead, enclosing this stretch of the trail in darkness.  Rocks litter

the sandy canyon floor, more so to the east than the west.  The canyon

roof opens a bit to the west.

~
[Starshine] room size?

[Phule] changed

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rocks floor 1 down~
Various sized rocks, most the same color as the walls, cover the ground. 

Walking over them is a small bit precarious, but mostly they just crunch

underfoot.

~
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#35932
road~
Under Construction.

~
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#35933
Trail Through a Canyon - West Mouth~
The canyon floor is decidedly sandy, but is littered with more rock and

debris to the east.  The narrow canyon, only about 20 feet at its widest,

continues in that direction, but to the west, it opens, revealing a vast

expanse of sky.  The canyon's walls reach high overhead, almost closing

in about 40 feet overhead.

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A
~
~
continue;

~
E
to_char~
You step out of the canyon mouth and into a pebbly desert.

~
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#35943
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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#35944
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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#35945
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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#35946
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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S

#35947
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
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~
0 -1 35946 10 10 5
-1
S

#35948
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
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~
0 -1 35775 10 10 5
D2
~
~
0 -1 35949 10 10 5
-1
S

#35949
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
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~
0 -1 35948 10 10 5
D3
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~
0 -1 35950 10 10 5
-1
S

#35950
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
~
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~
0 -1 35949 10 10 5
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~
~
0 -1 35951 10 10 5
-1
S

#35951
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
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0 -1 35950 10 10 5
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~
0 -1 35952 10 10 5
-1
S

#35952
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
~
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0 -1 35951 10 10 5
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~
0 -1 35953 10 10 5
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S

#35953
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

~
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~
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#35954
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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0 -1 35955 10 10 5
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#35955
Great Desert Road~
Under Construction.

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#35956
A Pebbly Desert~
Small pebbles are whipped about by the great desert winds, carried along

with tiny grains of sand.  To the west, you see a high wall of sandstone

standing above a cliff face.  A ridge of brittle rock stands to the north

and east, while open sand stretches off to the south.

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ridge brittle 1 north 1 east~
The ridge encloses this section of sand like a box.

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#35957
A Pebbly Desert~
Wedged between a ridge of brittle rock to the east and a sandstone cliff

face to the west, this narrow plane of desert is littered with pebbles

and other bits of small rock.  Atop the sandstone to the west you can see

the massive walls of Narak.

~
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sandstone 1 west~
Upon the natural sandstone is built the east wall of Narak, effectively

forming a formidable barrier against the encroaching dunes of the desert.

~
E
ridge brittle 1 east~
The ridge is about thirteen feet high, and while not entirely stable, the

rocks have been in place far too long and are far too heavy for you to

pull down.

~
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#35958
A Pebbly Desert~
Bits of rock and tiny pebbles are whipped about in a small cloud of

particles, all emanating from the desert sands around you.  To the west,

a wall of sandstone stands atop a mighty cliff.  The ridge of brittle

rock to the east looks very shaky here.

~
[Phule] e is 48500, Mangits

which is separate zone: do not review yet

[Starshine] extra walls sandstone cliff 1 west

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section of rock~
sections rock e east ridge~
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E
brittle ridge 1 east~
The ridge looks a bit off-center, as if it were on some kind of panel or

something.  A small round stone beside it bears further interest.

~
E
small round stone~
The small stone looks as if it acts as some kind of button.

~
A
press~
stone~
if( is_open( room, east ) )

  act_tochar( #already, ch );

act_tochar( #open, ch );

act_notchar( #ropen, ch );

open( room, east );

send_to_room( #opens, find_room( 48500 ) );

~
E
opens~
A section of rock to the west swings open.

~
E
open~
You press the stone, and a section of rock to the east swings open.

~
E
ropen~
$n presses $s hand to the rock ridge, and a section of rock to the east

swings open.

~
E
already~
The section of rock is already open.

~
!
0 0 0
A
~
~
if( is_open( room, east ) ) {

act_tochar( #char, ch );

act_notchar( #rchar, ch );

close( room, east );

send_to_room( #closes, find_room( 48500 ) );

}

~
E
char~
The section of stone you just walked through closes.

~
E
rchar~
The section of stone $n just walked through closes.

~
E
closes~
A section of stone on the west ridge swings shut.

~
!
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#35959
A Pebbly Desert~
A high-rising cliff to the west is topped by a wall of sandstone, casting

enormous shadows over this small section of desert.  The sand here is

littered with tiny bits of pebbles and shattered rock, which are caught

in odd breezes and whipped into the air.  To the east a brittle rock

ridge lines this small plane of desert.

~
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~
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~
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E
brittle ridge 1 east~
The ridge is about thirteen feet high, and while not entirely stable, the

rocks have been in place far too long and are far too heavy for you to

pull down.

~
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#35960
A Pebbly Desert~
The sand in this area is filled with bits and pieces of small rock.  To

the west, a cliff of sandstone supports a high city wall made from the

same yellow stone.  To the east, a brittle ridge of rock forms the

boundary of this flat plane of desert.

~
[Starshine] wall is to the west? doesn't show on map...

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~
0 -1 35961 10 10 5
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brittle ridge 1 east~
The ridge is about thirteen feet high, and while not entirely stable, the

rocks have been in place far too long and are far too heavy for you to

pull down.

~
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#35961
A Pebbly Desert~
Wedged between a sheer sandstone face to the west and a ridge of brittle

rock to the east, a flat plane of pebbly sand stretches north and south. 

The sand is littered with bits and pieces of small shattered rocks,

perhaps from the ridge to the east.

~
[Starshine] extra sand/bits/piecies/rocks?

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~
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D2
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~
0 -1 35813 10 10 5
E
brittle ridge 1 east~
The ridge is about thirteen feet high, and while not entirely stable, the

rocks have been in place far too long and are far too heavy for you to

pull down.

~
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#35962
A Pebbly Desert~
Ridges of brittle rock line this flat plane of sand to both the east and

west.  To the northwest, a large cliff of sandstone rises high into the

desert sky.  The sand is littered with bits of small rock.  South, the

ridge leads to corner which in turn leads into a walled canyon mouth.


A landslide of sorts blocks the way north.

~
[Phule] n is 35811

[Loxus] 'sorts' should be 'sorta'

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~
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brittle rock ridge 1 east~
The ridge is about thirteen feet high, and while not entirely stable, the

rocks have been in place far too long and are far too heavy for you to

pull down.

~
E
landslide 1 north~
The landslide is big. It blocks the way.

~
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#35963
A Pebbly Desert~
The soft sands all about you are littered with pebbles and tiny rocks.  A

ridge of @Rcrumbling rock@n lines this section of the desert to the east,

south, and west, and the rock in that last direction looks like it is

crumbling to the point of collapse.

~
no_mob

[Phule] w is 75000 (fire newts)

[Phule] right now w is no.open

[Phule] check that, can open but since AREA isn't open, people can't go in anyways

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crumbling rock ridge~
w west crumbling rock ridge~
235 -1 75000 10 10 5
E
1 west rock crumbling~
The crumbling rock seems to mostly be fallen debris which covers a large

hole.

~
E
hole~
The hole is large enough for you to fit into easily, but only darkness

can be seen beyond its opening.  The smell of sulfur and brimstone

emanate from the opening.

~
A
none~
none~
wait( 1 );

if( is_open( room, west ) ) {

  close( room, west );

  send_to_room( "Rubble falls and covers the hole to the west.", room );

  send_to_room( "Rubble falls and covers the hole to the east.", find_room( 75000 ) );

  }

~
!
1 0 8
A
move clear~
rubble 1 west hole debris~
if( !is_open( room, west ) ) {

  act_tochar( "You clear some rubble aside, revealing a cave entrance.", ch );

  act_notchar( "$n clears aside some rubble.", ch );

  open( room, west );

  }

else

  act_tochar( "The rubble has already been cleared.", ch );

~
!
0 0 0
A
~
~
continue;

~
E
to_char~
You enter the crumbling mouth of a cave.

~
!
3 0 8
A
~
~
continue;

~
E
to_char~
You enter the canyon mouth.

~
!
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