text: > Look around
  Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond making it difficult to see to the opposite side.
  
  The dandelion is back to the southwest. The walk also marches on to the north.
  
  Snoll glares at you impatiently from his spot in the grass.
  
  > ask Snoll about mist
  "Is there any way across the pond?" you ask.
  
  "As a matter of fact," the snail leans in conspiratorially, "there is. I've seen the Fairy Prince's courier cross many a time. If you travel a bit north, you'll see a funny-shaped tile by the water. It marks the beginning of the bridge."
  
  "The... bridge?"
  
  "Yes --  The only thing is, you can't see it! He used his crazy fairy magic to turn it invisible!"
  
  > ask Snoll about the bridge
  "Like I said, there's a bridge across the pond. You can't see it, but trust me, it's there. If you travel a bit north, you'll find a funny-shaped rock by the water. It marks the beginning of the bridge."
  
  > Go north
  You appear to have come to a dead end. The cobblestone walk runs right up to the side of a giant pipe. The steep slope leading down to the water continues to the east.
  
  A strange, triangular tile is embedded amongst the cobblestones.
  
  > examine the bridge
  You look out over the water for some evidence of a bridge but find nothing. No-- wait. Is that a patch of dirt hovering in midair? Indeed, it looks like a fine powdering of dust has settled on a small section of the bridge a few feet out.
  
  > East
  You take a deep breath and, starting from the triangular tile, step out over the slope. In spite of what the snail told you, you are startled when your foot meets the solid surface of the bridge. Tentatively, you press forward. When you are finally standing directly over the pond, you lose your bearings, however. The disconnect between what you see and what you feel causes you to lose your balance. You teeter back and forth, dangerously, and with no handrail to catch you, you nearly fall into the water. Slowly, you are able to make your way back to the shore.
  
  There's got to be a way for me to get across this bridge, you tell yourself.
  
  > Go south
  Here the dirt path that you've grown accustomed to is replaced by a cobblestone walk. To the east, a steep, rocky slope leads down to the moss-green water. A thick layer of mist has settled over the pond making it difficult to see to the opposite side.
  
  In the grass alongside the cobblestone terrace, you see Snoll's shell. He must've retreated back inside.
  
  The dandelion is to the southwest. The walk also marches on to the north.
  
  > go southwest
  Giant, cup-shaped flowers sit atop tall, dark green stalks that stretch to about five times your height. Most of the flowers are a deep pink, aside from one striking orange tulip that sits apart from the rest.
  
  The path curves to the northeast here. It also continues back west to the fork.
  
  > go west
  Tall grasses line the path that forks off to the north and east. The road back home is to the west.
  
  > go to the northwest
  You duck into the small clearing....
  
  The brush presses in around you from every direction. You feel quite claustrophobic here. It doesn't help that you are sharing the space with a giant spider. The vile creature is busy at work, wrapping the increasingly lethargic Bugg in its silky cocoon.
  
  The path back to the lilac bush is southeast.
  
  > ask spider about Bugg
  The spider answers you with a hiss.
  
  > throw the gem at the spider
  (first taking the jewel)
  You'd prefer to hold on to it.
  
  > kill the spider
  As things look more and more dire for poor Bugg, you feel a surge of desperation. In a moment of sheer insanity, you ball up your bare fist and punch the spider in the back. It whirls around furiously and snaps out at you with its fangs. You are able to escape just in time. You doubt you will be able to get away with that again.
  
  > kill the spider
  Foolishly emboldened by your previous attack, you strike out at the spider again, unarmed. This time you are not so lucky. In an instant, the spider is upon you, sinking its fangs into your chest. Once you are effectively paralyzed, it drags you over to its web and begins to swathe you in your own silken shroud. What an unfortunate way to end your first adventure.
  
  > Climb rose
  The prickly tangle is less than inviting.
  
  > Examine rose
  The dense shrubbery, capped with fat pink roses, branches out high overhead. The blooms are captivating but their thorny stems make them seem more than a little forbidding.
  
  > get the thorn
  You reach out and yank on the dried thorn. It snaps off into your hand.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a thorn
  a sling (being worn)
  a jewel
  
  > look at the thorn
  The base of the thorn fits neatly into your palm. You wave it in front of you with a quick stroke and find that it makes a handly little short sword.
  
  > kill the spider with the thorn
  You know that every living thing has to eat, but the idea of the nymph's dear pet being consumed by such a vile creature makes your heart hurt.
  
  Thorn in hand, you take a swipe at the spider... and miss. It spits at you angrily and then turns its attention back to Bugg.
  
  > kill the spider with thorn
  Your first attempt didn't work but you are not ready to give up. You swing your makeshift sword forward again with as much force as you can muster. It plunges deep into the spider's belly. The brute squawks in pain and you jump back, leaving the thorn embedded in its body. Its legs spasm wildly and then it finally falls to the ground, still.
  
  Your heart is pounding so hard it feels like it might leap out of your chest. You've had to kill different creatures before (smaller, of course) but it was never anything like this. You feel like a warrior, victorious after battle. You draw the thorn out of the spider's body and wipe it off on some nearby grass.
  
  > ask the spider how you like yourself now
  You can only do that to something animate.