text: [Themes: gender choice]
  
  > go downwards
  Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to the West.
  
  > Go west
  The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere. There is barely enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
  
  > Go west
  This WAS a sealed-off store room. There is now a large hole in the East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
  There is Judy, the theater cat.
  
  > examine CAT
  She is thin and sleek, and like most theater cats, probably knows a lot more about drama than you do. Show her kindness and you'll have a new friend.
  
  > Inventory
  You're carrying:
  delicate bottle
  dim bulb (Providing light)
  soggy hacksaw
  long hotdog
  highheeled snowshoes
  insurance policy
  sparkling diamond
  old lamp (Providing light)
  oaken bucket
  scuba suit
  You're wearing:
  pointed hat
  solitaire ring
  dark secret
  
  > give the hotdog to CAT
  You never can tell what a cat will eat. Always having been a light eater, Judy daintily nibbles about 1/2 of the hotdog. She then jumps into your arms.
  
  This WAS a sealed-off store room. There is now a large hole in the East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > give Policy to CAT
  The CAT gives a quick glance at the POLICY, then tosses it back.
  
  > give the bottle to CAT
  The CAT gives a quick glance at the BOTTLE, then tosses it back.
  
  > give the hat to CAT
  The CAT gives a quick glance at the HAT, then tosses it back.
  
  > Inventory
  You're carrying:
  delicate bottle
  dim bulb (Providing light)
  soggy hacksaw
  long hotdog
  highheeled snowshoes
  insurance policy
  sparkling diamond
  old lamp (Providing light)
  oaken bucket
  scuba suit
  You're wearing:
  pointed hat
  solitaire ring
  dark secret
  
  > give the hotdog to CAT
  You never can tell what a cat will eat. Always having been a light eater, Judy daintily nibbles about 1/2 of the hotdog. She then jumps into your arms.
  
  This WAS a sealed-off store room. There is now a large hole in the East wall. (An awful lot of mouse holes here, but no mice.)
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go east
  The twisted wreckage of the boiler is everywhere. There is barely enough room to make your way past it to the East or West.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You're carrying:
  delicate bottle
  dim bulb (Providing light)
  soggy hacksaw
  highheeled snowshoes
  insurance policy
  sparkling diamond
  old lamp (Providing light)
  oaken bucket
  scuba suit
  1/2 hotdog
  You're wearing:
  pointed hat
  solitaire ring
  dark secret
  
  > examine the hotdog
  You can still get some milage out of a 6 inch hotdog.
  
  > Go east
  Reaching the bottom of the stairs, you can see something massive to the West.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > go upward
  You have come across a store room. A stairway leads down. A closet is North.
  A small magnesium box sits on the floor
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > go south
  The coat room is almost empty. The Dutch door to the South stands open.
  On the wall behind the counter there is a ratty coat hanging on a nail.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go south
  You see an open Dutch door to the North and other doors across the room to the South and Southwest.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go west
  The foyer widens out to the East and South.
  An old vending machine stands against the wall
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > go west
  The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer. You see the courtesy area to the North and a doorway to the South.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go north
  Suddenly, a wispy figure materializes before you dressed entirely in tatters and rags. He whispers hoarsely, "Kind and just soul, I am the poor author of this game. Did you know that $5.00 could feed me and my two starving children for a week? And my dog could afford the operation?" With that he limps away and dissipates before your generous eyes. (Nudge, nudge.)
  
  You are at the lobby courtesy area. The auditorium is to the North. The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
  There is a wooden chest
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go north
  You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly to the North. You can move along the aisles in other directions.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  The curving steps to the apron are to the North, and the audience to the East.
  There is a solid steel fire door built into the West wall.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West before turning Southward.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go north
  This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all actors hope to take their big bows some day.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent. It almost seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers. There is an elevator built into the stage floor. Luckily it is in the "UP" position now.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms
  
  > Go northwest
  In the Corner of the offstage area, you see the top of an old wooden stairway.
  Judy is purring softly in your arms