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From: vishniac@wanginst.UUCP (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Zork 2: Is this a bug?
Message-ID: <188@wanginst.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 12:29:35 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  6 12:29:35 1985
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Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Ma.  01879
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I encountered the following situation in Zork 2.  Is this a bug?

While attempting to deal with the maze of oddly angled rooms
(the ones with the diamond-shaped window on the floor), the
wizard of Frobozz appeared and said "float."  I, and all my
belongings, started floating about five feet off the floor.

The buggy part: in order to get back to the ground I tried
"drop myself."  The dungeon master replied, "The you drops
to the ground."  I tried to walk away, but it turned out that
I was actually still in the air.  If I look around, the
dungeon master tells me that "There is a you here."  If I
try to do anything more to myself, he says "You can't reach
that, it's on the ground."

Another Zork question: am I correct in supposing that the menhir
has something to do with the Wizard?  If I manage to move/take/destroy
the menhir and go behind it, will I be able to put a stop to the
Wizard's annoying antics?  (No spoilers, please, but hints will be
gratefully accepted.)


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