text: [Themes: Mystery, Humor, Horror, call of cthulhu, horror, private investigator, Comedy]
  
  > Look around
  This is a simple kitchen equipped with simple appliances and a preponderance of southwestern ingredients.
  
  In the center of the kitchen is a small kitchen island; the only good spot in the place to prepare food.
  
  > take ingredients
  That's hardly portable.
  
  > go east
  A round table dominates this dining room. It makes you depressed imagining being a guest at this hotel. Doorways lead north and west. To the west, you can see the kitchen.
  
  This is a crude lounge with cheap furniture. Doorways lead west and south.
  
  The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro. It is an old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories. This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest. A lounge is to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms. A door is set into the west wall.
  
  Arranging dried flowers in a vase (in a futile attempt at cheer) is the hotel's owner, Juan Herrera.
  
  Juan checks the lock on the west door.
  
  This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge. To the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of Castronegro. To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
  
  You can see Grover Cotterell and a sign here.
  
  Tumbleweed tumbles by.
  
  Grover jingles change in his pockets.
  
  This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro. A bus stop can be seen to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel. One of the roads that lead out of town is to the southeast. The library can be reached to the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript building. A park can be reached to the northeast.
  
  You can see Claire Prebo here.
  
  The sun beats down on you despite the season.
  
  Lambert Gunning arrives from the southeast.
  
  Lambert stares at you.
  
  Claire looks around nervously.
  
  > go north
  This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south. What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east. A nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west. The Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south. The library can be reached to the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
  
  You can see Liana Farnham here.
  
  You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it might've just been the wind.
  
  Liana adjusts her wig.
  
  > go west
  This is the town's speakeasy. The casual atmosphere makes you wonder if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro. A lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which smells of stale beer and body odor. The door back to the street is east. A radio sits in the corner.
  
  Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
  
  James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
  
  Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "German serial killer Fritz Haarmann has been sentenced to death. . ."
  
  Gilberto wipes down the tables.
  
  > look at the radio
  It's an Atwater Kent tube radio with external speaker.
  
  The radio is currently switched on.
  
  Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain, Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
  
  Gilberto wipes down the bar.
  
  > turn off the radio
  Gilberto shouts at you, "Hands off the radio, jackass!"
  
  Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "The Feds report that bootleggers in the U.S. have begun using Thompson sub-machine guns. . ."
  
  Gilberto wipes down the bar.
  
  > move the radio
  It is fixed in place.
  
  Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain, Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
  
  Gilberto wipes down the bar.
  
  > go to the west
  This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south. What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east. A nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west. The Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south. The library can be reached to the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
  
  You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the buildings.
  
  This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro. A bus stop can be seen to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel. One of the roads that lead out of town is to the southeast. The library can be reached to the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript building. A park can be reached to the northeast.
  
  You can see Liana Farnham and Lambert Gunning here.
  
  A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
  
  Lambert Gunning goes north.
  
  Liana adjusts her wig.
  
  This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge. To the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of Castronegro. To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
  
  You can see a sign here.
  
  A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
  
  > Go west
  That would take you too far out of town.
  
  Dust swirls around the buildings.
  
  > Go northeast
  This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro. A bus stop can be seen to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel. One of the roads that lead out of town is to the southeast. The library can be reached to the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript building. A park can be reached to the northeast.
  
  You can see Liana Farnham here.
  
  Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
  
  Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
  
  This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro. A sad excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the west. The library's door is to the southeast. You can cross the street to the northwest.
  
  You can see Claire Prebo here.
  
  You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the buildings.
  
  Claire Prebo goes northwest.
  
  This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'. There are no trees save for some cacti and tumbleweed. A bench sits near a dry fountain. To the east is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the town's library. One of the roads that lead out of town is to the southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west. You can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
  
  You can see Liana Farnham and Lambert Gunning here.
  
  Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
  
  Lambert Gunning goes east.
  
  Liana Farnham goes northwest.
  
  This is a dusty street corner. The sidewalk runs west and sharply southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park. The Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
  
  The sun beats down on you despite the season.
  
  This is a small store run by Philip Vilheila-Pereira, the uncle of Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, one of the missing persons. Barrels of tobacco are the only furnishings in this place. The door to the street is to the southwest.
  
  Keeping watch over his store is Philip himself. He eyes you cautiously.
  
  You can also see Orion Skinner and Tate Walczak here.
  
  Philip eyes you suspiciously.
  
  Orion Skinner goes southwest.
  
  Tate checks a map and looks around, confused.
  
  > examine the barrels
  There are about a dozen barrels of pure tobacco here.
  
  Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco fumes.
  
  Tate scratches his head.
  
  > Search barrels
  You make a motion as if examining the fine strains of tobacco, but you really take a good search around and inside the barrels as best you can.
  
  Sure enough, you find a crude wooden pipe which you deftly pocket.
  
  Philip inspects his wares.
  
  Tate scratches his head.
  
  > look at the pipe
  It is a simple, functional pipe carved hastily from a small chunk of wood. It appears to have been used at least a few times. It smells of tobacco.
  
  Philip looks around his establishment, clearly pleased with himself.
  
  Tate looks to the north.
  
  > show pipe to Philip
  "Hey! That's the pipe I lost!"
  
  Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
  
  Tate looks to the south.
  
  > ask Philip about pipe
  "I don't know much about pipe."
  
  Philip inspects his wares.
  
  Tate looks at you, questioningly.
  
  > ask Philip about the tobacco
  "I don't know much about tobacco."
  
  Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
  
  Tate looks at you, questioningly.
  
  > talk to Tate
  "I'm as lost as you."
  
  Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
  
  Tate scratches his head.
  
  > give the pipe to Philip
  He takes the pipe. "Thank you for finding it.", he says, "Listen, here's a word of advice. Avoid uncovering secrets in this town.
  It'll only get you into trouble. Bernardo sees all. You never know who's a spy for him. . ."
  
  Philip inspects his wares.
  
  Tate checks a map and looks around, confused.
  
  > ask Tate about the map
  "I don't know much about map."
  
  Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
  
  Tate Walczak goes southwest.
  
  > ask Philip about Bernardo
  "I don't know much about bernardo."
  
  Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco fumes.
  
  > Search barrels
  You find nothing of interest.
  
  Philip inspects his wares.
  
  > go northwest
  This is a dusty street corner. The sidewalk runs west and sharply southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park. The Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
  
  You can see Tate Walczak here.
  
  The sound of a motor can be heard far in the distance, behind the buildings somewhere.
  
  Claire Prebo arrives from the west.
  
  Tate sighs heavily.
  
  Claire smells her finger.
  
  This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west. What passes for a town park can be reached to the south. You can also see the chapel in that direction. One of the roads that lead out of town, into the hills, is to the north. You can cross the street to the southwest.
  
  You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the buildings.
  
  This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into the hills. The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
  
  Vultures circle above you.
  
  The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried mausoleum.
  
  Strange noises echo around you.
  
  This road winds through the hills. Thankfully, there is some shade among these badlands. The path leads both northeast and south.
  
  You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
  
  You can't go that way.
  
  A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
  
  > go northwest
  You can't go that way.
  
  You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
  
  > Go northeast
  This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay. The flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
  Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north. The front door; an iron grate. The house is a stone horror but seems to once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture. However, the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some years or even decades. The path through the hills and back to Castronegro lies to the southwest.
  
  A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
  
  > search the flowerpots
  You find nothing of interest.
  
  Strange noises echo around you.
  
  > move the flowerpots
  It is fixed in place.
  
  Vultures circle above you.
  
  > move the vines
  It is fixed in place.
  
  You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
  
  > search vines
  You find nothing of interest.
  
  A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
  
  > Go north
  You have a hunch there's more to be investigated before questioning Bernardo Diaz VI.
  
  The sun beats down on you despite the season.