text: > Go down
  The darkness engulfs you. The sun is no longer visible. You are floating in an infinite void. Lost.
  
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  The sharp smell of smelling salts pull you back to the library. Mr. Jameson is standing above you. The Baron is leaning forward in his chair.
  
  "How are you feeling, Douglas?" asks Allan. "I would hate to lose a new friend so soon."
  
  You brush him off. "I am fine, thank you. I just haven't had much sleep lately."
  
  He shrugs. "As you wish."
  
  He leaves the room, leaving you alone with the Baron once more.
  
  Bookshelves line every wall, allowing only a small space for the door to the west and another one for the small window in the north wall. The floor is covered in a thick luxurious red carpet. The air smells of dust.
  
  The Baron sits in a black leather easy chair on the east side of the room.
  
  > dive in
  What do you want to dive in?
  
  > Go upwards
  You emerge from the lake, gasping for air.
  
  Bookshelves line every wall, allowing only a small space for the door to the west and another one for the small window in the north wall. The floor is covered in a thick luxurious red carpet. The air smells of dust.
  
  The Baron sits in a black leather easy chair on the east side of the room.
  
  > examine the carpet
  A soft red carpet.
  
  > talk to Baron
  The Baron takes a deep breath. His voice, when it emerges, is like a scratched vinyl record.
  
  "I am glad you could come on such short notice, Mr...."
  
  "Reilly. Douglas Reilly."
  
  "Mr. Reilly. I don't normally deal with your kind, but I have a precarious problem that will need to be handled with the utmost discretion..." His voice trails off.
  
  > talk to Baron
  "It might help, Mr. von Bülow, if I knew what the problem was."
  
  He blinks. The lakes are briefly covered with clouds, then reappear.
  
  His hoarse voice continues. "Of course. You must excuse an old man. It concerns my daughter, you see. She has always been a free spirit, but now she has run off with that damnable boyfriend of hers. Obviously, the police can't get involved, but I need her found. If you can also convince her to leave the man, that would be perfect, but the primary goal is to locate her and make sure she is unharmed. Do you think you can handle that?"
  
  > talk to Baron
  "Can you tell me some more about your daughter and her boyfriend?"
  
  "Of course. My daughter's name is Lisa von Bülow" - he shows you a photograph - "she is 22 years old, much too old for this rebellious nonsense in my opinion."
  
  "And the boyfriend?"
  
  He sneers. "I am afraid I don't have a picture. I only met the man once, but he is a drunkard Scotsman with a scraggly full beard. His name is Erik McAllister. You can't miss him. I have no idea what my daughter sees in him."
  
  > talk to Baron
  "How do you know they have run off together?"
  
  "Well, I don't know that for certain; I am simply assuming since they both disappeared at the same time. It's possible that they are both dead in a ditch somewhere, but I prefer to believe that my daughter is alive. You must humour an old man."
  
  You shrug. "Of course. Do you have any idea where they might have gone?"
  
  He laughs. His laughter erupts in hard bursts, like a record getting stuck. "I have some ideas - I know where they used to spend time together, anyway - but I expect you to be able to figure these things out by yourself. You are a detective, right?"
  
  > examine the record
  It is full of scratches. It probably won't be very pleasant to listen to.
  
  > talk to Baron
  "Mr. von Bülow, I may be a detective, but I still need something to work with. If you won't give me any information, I am not sure how much I can do."
  
  The lakes are still for a moment, and you detect a glimmer of something hidden in their depths. "Then perhaps I should hire someone else, Mr. Reilly."
  
  > dive into the eyes
  You dive. The surface of the lake approaches quickly, until it fills your entire field of vision. Then the cool water surrounds you.
  
  It is dark under the water and you can't see much more than a few yards in any direction. Above you, the sun shines through the surface. Below, the darkness gets thicker.
  
  > give the blood to the fish
  You can only do that to something animate.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a figurative vinyl record
  a figurative steel strand
  a revolver
  some figurative coagulated blood
  some figurative white marble
  
  > Go upwards
  It is dark under the water and you can't see much more than a few yards in any direction. Above you, the sun shines through the surface. Below, the darkness gets thicker.
  
  > Go upwards
  You emerge from the lake, gasping for air.
  
  Bookshelves line every wall, allowing only a small space for the door to the west and another one for the small window in the north wall. The floor is covered in a thick luxurious red carpet. The air smells of dust.
  
  The Baron sits in a black leather easy chair on the east side of the room.
  
  > examine the window
  A small window with a view of the back garden. It looks like it hasn't been opened in generations.
  
  > look at the bookshelves
  They are filled with a wide variety of books, mostly dealing with literature and history.
  
  > examine the air
  The room could use some ventilation.
  
  > examine the skeleton
  Thin, as though his skin had been draped over his skeleton with nothing in between. Dark blue eyes, like deep lakes carved into his face. His hair is grey.
  
  > go west
  (first opening the east door)
  
  From here you can see the hall beneath you. An iron railing prevents you from falling to the floor far below. Massive oak wood doors block the paths to the east and the west.
  
  You see Allan Jameson here.
  
  > Go west
  (first opening the west door)
  It seems to be locked.
  
  > examine the railing
  The railing is cool to the touch.
  
  > talk to the butler
  Mr, Jameson smiles warmly. "I trust you are getting along with the Baron, Douglas?
  
  > talk to the butler
  "How are you, sir? I trust you are getting along with the Baron?"
  
  > go to the east
  Bookshelves line every wall, allowing only a small space for the door to the west and another one for the small window in the north wall. The floor is covered in a thick luxurious red carpet. The air smells of dust.
  
  The Baron sits in a black leather easy chair on the east side of the room.
  
  > swim in the lake
  You dive. The surface of the lake approaches quickly, until it fills your entire field of vision. Then the cool water surrounds you.
  
  It is dark under the water and you can't see much more than a few yards in any direction. Above you, the sun shines through the surface. Below, the darkness gets thicker.