text: [Themes: Surreal]
  
  > look around
  You find yourself standing outside the Atlantean Base. The silvery walls of the base rise tall into the starry sky, and seem to stretch on endlessly in either direction. Behind you, to the south, lies a vast, unwelcoming expanse of moonscape.
  
  > Author
  Scene 6, "Entering the Unknown", was written by Mark J. Musante.
  
  > get all
  empty water bottle: (putting the house key into the backpack to make room)
  Taken.
  flashlight: (putting Every Child's Almanac of Lunar Conspiracy into the backpack to make room)
  Taken.
  sheet: (putting the lesser mantid head into the backpack to make room) Taken.
  
  > turn on the flashlight
  You switch the flashlight on.
  
  > turn off flashlight
  You switch the flashlight off.
  
  > Empty wall
  You will have to do that manually.
  
  > About yourself
  As good-looking as ever.
  
  You are horrendously drunk.
  
  > look up the silver in Almanac
  Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (Latin: argentum) and atomic number 47. Atlanteans used silver for much of their building material, having learned how to make it stronger and more durable than any steel alloy created on Earth. Showoffs.
  
  > turn on the flashlight
  You switch the flashlight on.
  
  > look at the wall
  What's this? The light from the flashlight illuminates a twinkly pattern on the wall.
  
  > look at the pattern
  The pattern sparkles and twinkles in the artificial light.
  
  > Touch pattern
  You reach out for the pattern, and a spark of static shocks your finger. You reach out again, and you are Drawn Inside.
  
  The interior of the Atlantean's base is a great deal more hospitable than the lunar surface was. But that's not saying much. The walls of this room are as shiny and silvery as the giant silvery wall was outside. A simple, unmarked doorway leads north.
  At last - you're on the brink of discovering what fate your parents met. Perhaps they're even still alive! Maybe they can reassure you that Aunt Bertha was your aunt by marriage and not by blood...
  
  > Author
  Scene 6, "Entering the Unknown", was written by Mark J. Musante.
  
  > Go north
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  > Go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  Every Child's Almanac of Lunar Conspiracy
  
  > Go northeast
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  You can't go that way.
  
  > Drop almanac
  Dropped.
  
  > Go west
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  You can see Every Child's Almanac of Lunar Conspiracy here.
  
  > go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  What's this? A small yet silvery box? This wasn't here before, was it?
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > Go west
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  What's this? A small yet silvery box? This wasn't here before, was it?
  
  > Go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > Go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  > Go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  What's this? A small yet silvery box? This wasn't here before, was it?
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > Go east
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  East and west sparkle and twinkle at you, down a long featureless corridor. A doorway is in the south wall, with a Greek letter theta above.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  What's this? A small yet silvery box? This wasn't here before, was it?
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  > Go west
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  Silvery, sparkily, twinkly walls all tend to blend into your vision and make it all so very disorienting. You're pretty sure the corridor leads east and west, but it's hard to be certain.
  
  What's this? A small yet silvery box? This wasn't here before, was it?
  
  > Examine box
  Smallish and silveryish. A fine seam runs round the outside indicating that it could be opened.
  
  > open the box
  You open the small silver box, revealing a complicated button.
  
  > eat box
  That's plainly inedible.
  
  > look at the controls
  A vast wall of dials, levers, knobs, gears, and readouts. If you started at one end and analyzed them until you got to the other, it would probably take you three days, and you would be none the wiser for it.
  
  > look up mom in Almanac
  Your mother was a beautiful, amazing woman, as far as you can remember. Unfortunately, she was abducted by the Atlanteans when you were but a wee child, and you were sent to live with horrible Aunt Bertha.
  
  > look up the aunt bertha in Almanac
  Aunt Bertha wasn't exactly your favorite aunt. When you were forced to stay with her as a child, she told you horrible, terrible bedtime stories about small children being eviscerated by wallabies.
  
  > look up the wallabies in Almanac
  Deceptively adorable, these mythical creatures from the fictional continent of Australia are smaller than their closely-related (though equally mythical) cousin, the kangaroo. Seeing as how neither one exists, the dividing line between what constitutes a wallaby and what constitutes a kangaroo is somewhat arbitrary. In general, a wallaby is smaller and stockier than a kangaroo, a kangaroo is generally larger and lankier than a wallaby, and a "wallaroo" is what you call a specimen if you can't bring yourself to otherwise pigeon-hole the creature. In myth, wallabies, kangaroos, and wallaroos live in a variety of habitats, and one can never be entirely certain that any given area is safe from their kicking feet and sharpened claws. They have even been known to exist in vinyards.
  
  > pull the lever
  It is fixed in place.
  
  > look at the wall
  (the crack in the wall)
  It wouldn't even be noticable if it wasn't in the middle of an otherwise blank section of wall.
  
  > examine the floor
  You can barely discern a faint, gentle humming under the floor.