text: [Themes: humor]
  
  > Look around
  You're standing in the middle of the kitchen, which doesn't appear
  as if it's used too often. There are almost no kitchen appliances apart from the major ones; neatly tucked away in the corners of the room are the stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. Near the kitchen counter is a blue recycling bin.
  
  There is a breakfast type counter which nicely separates the kitchen area from the family room. On the kitchen counter is a microwave.
  You can enter the family room to the west and a hallway leads south, toward the bathroom. The dining room is east of here.
  The refrigerator seems to contain a beer and some non-edible items.
  The stove seems to contain some pots and pans. The dishwasher seems
  to contain some dirty dishes.
  
  > go east
  Before you leave, you shut the refrigerator. No need to keep it open.
  
  The dining room is rather small, and the table and chairs that
  adorn the middle of the room barely fit. The style of the dining room set conflicts with most of the furniture you've seen, particularly in the family room. Your bet is that Tommy and Bobby inherited this from the previous owner. Two large windows give a good view of the backyard. The kitchen is west and to the south, is the formal living room.
  
  > Go south
  The formal living room, if you could call it that, doesn't appear
  as if it's been used for quite some time. You're getting the feeling that Bobby and Tommy don't really call this home. The fireplace is as clean as a whistle and nothing is out of place. The sofa looks as if the plastic was just removed from it and the coffee table doesn't have one stain on it. Two large windows give you a view of the front yard. The dining room is north and to the west is a small foyer.
  
  > Go west
  You've made your way to the small foyer. Toward the east is a
  large living room which then opens up to the dining room. A hallway
  is northwest of here and to the south, is the front door which is closed.
  
  > open the door
  Opened.
  
  > Go south
  You're standing in front of the house, just beyond the driveway.
  It's a simple one floor cabin, in the style of a Cape. The shingles
  of the house have worn well and the shrubs and bushes surrounding the house have overgrown a bit. You can make your way east or west to explore the front yard more, or you can go south toward the driveway. The front door is north.
  
  As you step outside for the first time, you notice the threatening
  sky. The clouds are starting to roll in and they don't look too
  happy. Looks like you're in for some nasty weather soon.
  
  > go east
  You're standing east of the cabin. The forest suffocates the area here, but you can make out the backyard to the north. To the west is the front of the house. Near some shrubs, nested against the house,
  is a ladder lying on the ground.
  
  > go to the north
  You struggle with the eight foot ladder, but manage to balance it as you walk along.
  
  You're standing in the middle of the backyard, which judging by the color of the grass, doesn't get too much water or fertilizer. A large barn can be seen to the north and to the west, is a small deck. The house is due south and is protected by thick trees and brush. The
  side yard can be accessed by going southwest or southeast.
  
  You feel a bit gassy and force a burp, that coke is still haunting
  you.
  
  > Go north
  Backyard, Near Barn
  You've made your way to the rear of the backyard. Directly north,
  a large barn stands before you and to the northwest, a path leads through some brush toward the water. The backyard is south.
  
  > go to the north
  The barn doors are closed.
  
  > open the door
  The double doors are locked.
  
  > examine the barn
  The barn occupies most of the corner of the yard and is up against the property line, protected by a row of trees. It has two large double doors that are closed as well as a window near the roof line.
  
  > examine the window
  The window is near the roof line of the barn.
  
  You glance up at the sky; definitely rain clouds.
  
  > Go upward
  You ascend the ladder.
  
  Top of the Ladder, Near Window
  You're standing at the top of a ladder, near the barn window which
  is directly north. The window is protected by a flimsy mesh screen, most likely used to keep the bugs out and to ventilate the barn appropriately.
  
  > open mesh
  You tug at the screen and it comes loose. You pull it away from the barn window and the screen is damaged slightly. You inspect it for a moment, then let it drop to the ground.
  
  > look through window
  You stick your head through the window and peer in. The barn is extremely cluttered and doesn't appear as if it's used too often.
  There are a couple of other windows on the far wall allowing some
  light to filter in, but from here, all you can make out is a pile of junk.
  
  > drop all
  rope: You drop the rope and watch it fall to the ground.
  note: You drop the note and watch it fall to the ground.
  coke can: You drop the coke can and watch it fall to the ground.
  
  > go inside
  You squeeze through the window and then hang from it for a brief moment, trying to figure out the optimum landing area. You then let
  go and land on your feet.
  
  You're inside an old barn, dimly lit by several windows near the
  roof line and the window that you squeezed through. The barn appears as if it houses a boat in the winter, judging by a boat trailer near the rear of the barn. Most of the room is occupied by various items, mostly worthless.
  
  Two large doors, which are closed, are to the south. A large wooden crate is here, near the far wall.
  You see a gas container here.
  
  > look at crate
  The wooden crate is roughly three feet wide and four feet tall. It is unmarked.
  
  > open it
  You lift the cover slightly and peek in the crate; it's empty. You then lower the cover.
  
  > examine the trailer
  The boat trailer is approximately twenty feet long and is made of steel. It's parked at the rear of the barn.
  
  > open the doors
  The double doors are locked.
  
  > pick the lock
  What do you want to pick it with?
  
  > get on the crate
  You climb up onto the crate.