Peeling Lucky
Peregrine Wade
walkthrough
You are Snow White. There's a potato peeler, some diamonds, and an utterly evil witch with a bright red apple. What do you want to do?
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Once upon a time...

This is a kitchen specifically designed for seven dwarfs (or dwarves, as the pedants would put it). Hence, the ceiling is somewhat low, and everything is kind of old and rusty. Even the table looks rusty, despite being made of wood. The hallway is to the north and the living room to the south.

On the table are a potato peeler (empty) and some diamonds.
About yourself
You're Snow White, in case you were wondering. And no, you don't bite people or try to drink their blood, whatever Miss Short may claim.
You look at the peeler
It's a funner operated by a crank. You put a potato inside, turn the crank, and the potato comes out at the other end, magically peeled.
You examine the diamonds
The dwarves (or dwarfs) spend their days hard at work mining this stuff, but then they just leave it hanging around the place and never sell it. Go figure.
You take diamonds
Taken.
You turn the Crank
Crank: turned. Good job.
You put the diamonds in the peeler
You put the diamonds into the potato peeler.
You look in the peeler
The potato peeler is empty.
You examine the diamonds
These diamonds look slightly scratched now. That potato peeler, no doubt.
You look at your surroundings
This is a kitchen specifically designed for seven dwarfs (or dwarves, as the pedants would put it). Hence, the ceiling is somewhat low, and everything is kind of old and rusty. Even the table looks rusty, despite being made of wood. The hallway is to the north and the living room to the south.

On the table is a potato peeler (empty).
You examine table
On the table is a potato peeler (empty).
You take the peeler
That's far too heavy a contraption to carry around. You'd rather not drop it on your foot, lest the pain be inconvenient.
Go south
You can still hear the sound of drunken dwarves (or dwarven drunks) snoring solemnly from within the confines of the living room. Best not to bother them now.
Go north
There is no door to the north, because in Airy Fairy Dairy Tralalala Forest the sun always shines -- even at midnight, which is somewhat inconvenient, but never mind. The kitchen lies to the south.

An utterly evil witch is waiting for you, patiently holding out a bright red apple. Her arm looks stiff from all that waiting, as far as you can judge from the irritated and bored expression on her ugly face.

The witch tries to grab the diamonds, but your reflexes are too fast for her.
You examine the witch
She looks somewhat malevolent, albeit a tad bored. In her hand is an apple.

The witch appears to have a fixation upon those diamonds of yours.
You look at apple
You see nothing special about the apple.

The witch is now staring at the diamonds that you carry around so boldly upon your person.
You ask the witch about the apple
You can only do that to something animate.
Attack witch
Violence. Tut, tut, tut.

The witch tries to grab the diamonds, but your reflexes are too fast for her.
You go to the south
This is a kitchen specifically designed for seven dwarfs (or dwarves, as the pedants would put it). Hence, the ceiling is somewhat low, and everything is kind of old and rusty. Even the table looks rusty, despite being made of wood. The hallway is to the north and the living room to the south.

On the table is a potato peeler (empty).

The utterly evil witch arrives from the north.
You take the apple
You reach out tentatively. "At last!" the witch cackles with relief. "Any longer and I would have been late for my breakfast!" She gives you the apple and vanishes in a puff of black smoke. The birds stop singing for a moment, allowing some invisible musician to play on his strident organ with notes of doom.
You put the diamonds in the peeler
You put the diamonds into the potato peeler.

The witch tries to grab the diamonds, and you swiftly push her into the potato peeler. Despite all her efforts, she remains stuck inside it. "Damn you, Snow White!" she curses.

The witch wiggles and shakes her fist angrily, but remains resolutely stuck inside the potato peeler.
You turn the Crank
There is a gruesome sound as you promptly perform both magicide and regicide in one turn of the crank. The witch being no more, you become the rightful Queen of Lalaland, and reign for many years.
Crank: turned. Good job.
Go north
There is no door to the north, because in Airy Fairy Dairy Tralalala Forest the sun always shines -- even at midnight, which is somewhat inconvenient, but never mind. The kitchen lies to the south.

An utterly evil witch is waiting for you, patiently holding out a bright red apple. Her arm looks stiff from all that waiting, as far as you can judge from the irritated and bored expression on her ugly face.
You eat the apple
You bite into it. Alas, it is poisoned. You drop down and fall into a coma, from which you are awakened by an ugly prince with boils on his nose. You take the nearest axe and bean him over the head: serves him right for sexual harassment.
You go to the south
This is a kitchen specifically designed for seven dwarfs (or dwarves, as the pedants would put it). Hence, the ceiling is somewhat low, and everything is kind of old and rusty. Even the table looks rusty, despite being made of wood. The hallway is to the north and the living room to the south.

On the table are a potato peeler (empty) and some diamonds.
You put the apple in the peeler
You put the apple into the potato peeler.
You turn the Crank
Crank: turned. Good job.
You examine apple
It's been peeled. Yay.
You eat the apple
You bite into it. Tasty, and without the slightest trace of poison in it.
Xyzzy
You utter the magic word. The fabric of reality transmutates into cosmic doughnuts, celestial waffles and baffled Canadians. You hear a mystic voice mutter, "150. That is the answer. Not 42, you brainless numbskulls."

And then all returns to normal once more. Whew.
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You take the table
That's hardly portable.
Go north
There is no door to the north, because in Airy Fairy Dairy Tralalala Forest the sun always shines -- even at midnight, which is somewhat inconvenient, but never mind. The kitchen lies to the south.

An utterly evil witch is waiting for you, patiently holding out a bright red apple. Her arm looks stiff from all that waiting, as far as you can judge from the irritated and bored expression on her ugly face.
You go north
You walk off into the woods, alone, and meet a werewolf, a woodcutter and a wailing woman walking on water. The rest of the story is somewhat complicated, and also alliterative.
You hit witch
Violence. Tut, tut, tut.
You go south
This is a kitchen specifically designed for seven dwarfs (or dwarves, as the pedants would put it). Hence, the ceiling is somewhat low, and everything is kind of old and rusty. Even the table looks rusty, despite being made of wood. The hallway is to the north and the living room to the south.

On the table are a potato peeler (empty) and some diamonds.

The utterly evil witch arrives from the north.
You look at the ceiling
It's above your head.
You hit the ceiling
A single blow is enough to send it crashing down on top of you. Some time later, you emerge from the debris, your lovely dress all ruined. You figure this is a great way to fake your death, so you promptly leave the forest and become a pirate on the high seas. The evil Queen is none the wiser.
You eat the diamonds
What you'd simply kill for is an apple. A nice, red, juicy apple.
You check your inventory
You are carrying:
some diamonds
You examine table
On the table are an apple and a potato peeler (empty).

> GET APPLE

Taken.
You check what you're carrying
You are carrying:
an apple
some diamonds
You examine apple
It's been peeled. Yay.
You take the Crank
That seems to be a part of the potato peeler.

> PUT SELF IN PEELER

(first taking yourself)
You are always self-possessed.
You enter the PEELER
That's not something you can enter.

> THROW SELF IN PEELER

(first taking yourself)
You are always self-possessed.
You examine the potato
It's a funner operated by a crank. You put a potato inside, turn the crank, and the potato comes out at the other end, magically peeled.