text: [Themes: Fantasy, Time Travel, atomic bomb, London]
  
  > Look around
  Crowded walkways lead east and west along an iron fence. Narrow paths wander south into the Gardens.
  
  > Go east
  the Lancaster Walk. Shady paths lead west along an iron fence, and southwest between the trees.
  
  There's an old woman under the tree, struggling to open an umbrella. The stiff east wind isn't making it easy for her.
  
  > look at tree
  It's quite a nice tree, actually.
  
  A strong gust of wind snatches the umbrella out of the old woman's hands and sweeps it into the branches of the tree.
  
  The woman circles the tree a few times, gazing helplessly upward. That umbrella obviously means a lot to her, for a wistful tear is running down her cheek. But nobody except you seems to notice her loss.
  
  After a few moments, the old woman dries her eyes, gives the tree a vicious little kick and shuffles away down the Lancaster Walk.
  
  > get the umbrella
  The umbrella is high out of reach.
  
  > look
  the Lancaster Walk. Shady paths lead west along an iron fence, and southwest between the trees.
  
  An umbrella is wedged in the branches overhead.
  
  > go south
  An impressive sculpture of a horse and rider dominates this bustling intersection. The Walk continues north and south; lesser paths curve off in many directions.
  
  A broad field of grass, meticulously manicured, extends to the east. Beyond it you can see the Long Water glittering between the trees.
  
  A printed notice is stuck into the grass.
  
  > look at long Water
  You can see it sparkling between the trees to the east.
  
  > look at the watch
  Your wristwatch says it's 3:44:00 pm.
  
  > Inventory
  You're holding a piece of paper and a gnomon. You're wearing a wristwatch, and you have a credit card and a seven-sided coin in your pocket.
  
  > walk on the grass
  As your feet touch the grass you sense a strange motion around you. Looking down, you watch with horror as the grass begins to ripple and writhe with vegetable indignance!
  
  Angry green stalks whip around your legs, pull you to the ground and drag you, kicking and screaming, back to the paved surface of the Lancaster Walk.
  
  footing.
  
  > read the paper
  The words "Long Water, Four O'Clock" are scrawled on the piece of paper.
  
  A young couple zooms down the Lancaster Walk on bicycles. You watch them roll across the grass and disappear into the crowd.
  
  > look
  An impressive sculpture of a horse and rider dominates this bustling intersection. The Walk continues north and south; lesser paths curve off in many directions.
  
  A broad field of grass, meticulously manicured, extends to the east. Beyond it you can see the Long Water glittering between the trees.
  
  There's a notice here.
  
  > look at the horse
  According to a plaque, the sculpture is called Physical
  Energy.
  
  > jump east
  That'd be a cute trick.
  
  > Go south
  Gaily colored flower beds line the walks bending north and west, filling the air with a gentle fragrance. A little path leads
  northwest, between the trees.
  
  You can see a soccer ball half-hidden among the blossoms.
  
  The spires of the Albert Memorial are all too visible to the south. Passing tourists hoot with laughter at the dreadful sight; nannies
  hide their faces and roll quickly away.
  
  > get the ball
  You take the soccer ball off the flower beds.
  
  [Your score just went up by 1 point. The total is now 9 out of
  100.]
  
  > throw the ball to umbrella
  The soccer ball lodges itself in the tree beside the umbrella.
  
  The umbrella teeters uncertainly for a moment, then tumbles out of the tree and lands at your feet.
  
  > get the umbrella
  As you pick up the umbrella and smooth the wrinkles, you notice a touristy slogan printed around the outside: "All prams lead to the Kensington Gardens."
  
  [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 14 out of
  100.]
  
  > get the ball
  The soccer ball is high out of reach.
  
  > Trinity01
  [SAVE completed.]
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  > Examine watch
  Your wristwatch says it's 3:48:00 pm.
  
  > Examine watch
  Your wristwatch says it's 3:49:15 pm.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  A steady drone begins to rise above the east wind. As it grows louder and more insistent, you recognize a sound you've heard only in old war movies. Air-raid sirens.
  
  > Examine watch
  Your wristwatch says it's 3:58:00 pm.
  
  Another siren joins the first. Tourists search the sky, eyes wide with apprehension.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  Sirens are howling all around you. Children, sensing fear in the air, begin to whimper for their nannies.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  Confused shouts can be heard in the distance. Worried nannies turn their perambulators toward the gates.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  Police and fire alarms join in the rising din as the crowd rushes to escape the open sky of the Gardens.
  
  > wait awhile
  Time passes.
  
  Distant megaphones can be heard barking orders. Frightened tourists
  and screaming perambulators flee in every direction.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  A round of gunfire drowns out the wailing sirens. Tourists cover their heads and trample one another in blind panic.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  The ground trembles with the roar of jet interceptors. Terror-stricken tourists dive for cover.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  The east wind falls silent, and a new star flashes to life over the doomed city.
  
  You're on a lifeless strip of sand beside a great river. The water is unnaturally dark and still; ribbons of mist coil across its surface like ghostly fingers, obscuring what lies beyond.
  
  As you peer across the river you notice a lone vessel gliding out of the fog. You can make out a dark oarsman at the stern.
  
  The oarsman guides his dory to a soundless landing. Something in the way he crooks his skeletal finger compels you to board. You surrender
  a silver coin you didn't know you had, take a seat and wait patiently for your first glimpse of the opposite shore.
  
  [Your score is 14 points out of 100, in 119 moves. This gives you the rank of Tourist.]
  
  Do you want to restart the story, restore a saved position, or quit?