text: > look around
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a nightcrawler and a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Wave rod
  Nothing happens. I think Mel said something about having to destroy the last bait first. Conservation of energy, or something.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  > give nightcrawler to the hedgehog
  I haven't got the nightcrawler.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > examine the balloon
  It's a shiny red balloon on a string, filled with that special air that makes things float. It's really shiny. We should keep it and look at it for a while.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > give the balloon to the hedgehog
  The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
  
  > wait a while
  All right.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > wait
  All right.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > give the nightcrawler to the hedgehog
  "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
  
  Is a happy happy hooooog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And singiiiiiiiing!
  
  Good job. Now he's singing louder.
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
  me and drops to the floor.
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
  and drops to the floor.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > eat the earthworm
  (first taking the earthworm)
  Chomp. Very tasty.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! An earthworm materializes in the air in front of me
  and drops to the floor.
  
  > take the earthworm
  Taken.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Go east
  The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland to the west, and Big Street is north.
  
  My hanging-out tree is here.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the west.
  
  > go north
  Big Street, South End
  Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is farther north, and the castle is to the south.
  
  I can see a beggar here.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the south.
  
  > take the coin
  Which do you mean, the faery coin, the florin, or the strange coin?
  
  > give the hedgehog to the beggar
  I haven't got the hedgehog.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > take strange coin
  "Hey, hedgehog, I---"
  
  "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!"
  
  I think I'm done here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > take hedgehog
  He's like a ball of needles. And not in a good way, like your Spherical Sewing Engine. Come to think of it, that wasn't so hot either.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go to the north
  Big Street, Center
  Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The financial district is farther north.
  
  Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
  
  > Inventory
  In my bag of holding, I have:
  an earthworm
  a red balloon
  a faery coin
  a florin
  a torn bit of wool
  a vellum page
  some farming tools
  a fish
  a fishing rod
  a bottle of clear fluid
  a bottle of blue dye
  a torn page
  a spell book
  a magic wand
  the mind of a mediocre wizard
  
  > look at the wool
  The corner from a wool blanket.
  
  > tell the beggar about the birthday
  "Hello, birdie. You like shiny things, don't you? I like shiny things, too. Would you like to give me something shiny?"
  
  "What? No! I---" Yeah, yeah, you don't speak Raven.
  
  > look at the tools
  They're some tools that you humans probably use to farm, uh, farm stuff. Some of them have pointy bits, if that helps.
  
  > pop the balloon
  Pop! Gah! That balloon is loud. Well, that was fun while it
  lasted.
  
  > examine the shops
  There's a wagon repair shop and a shoe store. I don't see anything useful to us.
  
  > go southwest
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  > Go southwest
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > eat worm
  Chomp. Very tasty.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
  me and drops to the floor.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > take the worm
  Taken.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go southwest
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  > Go east
  The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland to the west, and Big Street is north.
  
  My hanging-out tree is here.
  
  > Go west
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Go west
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > follow you
  "Hey, hedgehog, I---"
  
  "Hi! Got any food? Got any food? Iiiiiiiiii'm pointy!"
  
  I think I'm done here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > check what you're carrying
  In my bag of holding, I have:
  a nightcrawler
  a red balloon
  a faery coin
  a florin
  a torn bit of wool
  a vellum page
  some farming tools
  a fish
  a fishing rod
  a bottle of clear fluid
  a bottle of blue dye
  a torn page
  a spell book
  a magic wand
  the mind of a desperate wizard
  
  > show the worm to the nightcrawler
  I can only do that to something animate.
  
  > show the worm to the hedgehog
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > give the balloon to the hedgehog
  The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > take the balloon
  Taken.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > show the wool to the hedgehog
  I'm not getting any response. Pssh. I wish I had one of your Extremely Loud Icebreaker Crackers. Those always got a response, even if it was usually a violent one.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > Go north
  Big Street, Center
  Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The financial district is farther north.
  
  Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the south.
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! A nightcrawler materializes in the air in front of
  me and drops to the floor.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go to the north
  Big Street, North End
  This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there.
  
  I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and Big Street continues to the south.
  
  The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower and the bank.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the south.
  
  > show the worm to the hedgehog
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Go northeast
  This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals. There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or southwest to Big Street.
  
  Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that humans do.
  
  I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top of which is a stock certificate) here.
  
  "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > take the worm
  Taken.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > Go northeast
  This is the floor of the stock market, and it's full of animals. There's hooting and honking and barking and mooing. I'm getting hungry just looking at their pen. From here, I can go south to the bank or southwest to Big Street.
  
  Some merchants crowd around an auctioneer, doing whatever it is that humans do.
  
  I can also see a coffer (which is open) and an auction block (on top of which is a stock certificate) here.
  
  "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the southwest.
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > sell the hedgehog
  (first taking the hedgehog)
  He's like a ball of needles. And not in a good way, like your Spherical Sewing Engine. Come to think of it, that wasn't so hot either.
  
  The auctioneer fishes around in the coffer, pulls out a stock, and puts it on the auction block.
  
  "Next up is Resolute Aardvark Leverage," he says. "Any bids?"
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Bid hedgehog
  What do you want to bid the hedgehog on?
  
  > examine the animals
  There are more kinds of animals here than I can count. There must be, like, ten different kinds. They're currently alive, which is not the most delicious state for an animal, but I can dream.
  
  "...sold!" Professor Demonspoon steps up to the block, pays the auctioneer, takes the stock, and sits down again.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  > go to the southwest
  Big Street, North End
  This is the heart of Moneyville, the financial district. There's a bank, the stock market, money changers--- you want to spend and get money, you come here. This is a terrible part of town for getting food, but it's a great place for shiny, shiny gold. Everything here sparkles. Yeah...coins everywhere....Oh, sorry. I spaced out for a minute there.
  
  I can go west deeper into the city if you want me to get harrassed by guards. The bank's east of here and the stock market's northeast, and Big Street continues to the south.
  
  The two halves of a broken black cord hang down from the guard tower and the bank.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the northeast.
  
  > give the worm to the hedgehog
  "Food! Food for meeeeee! Oh---
  
  Is a happy happy hooooog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And singiiiiiiiing!
  
  Good job. Now he's singing louder.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Wave rod
  Pfwarmp! A cricket materializes in the air in front of me and
  drops to the floor.
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go south
  Big Street, Center
  Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The financial district is farther north.
  
  Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the north.
  
  > Go east
  Mel's Magnificent Mystical Minutiae is the real deal. You can get all sorts of magical things here. Some of it is cheap junk that doesn't work, and that's what most people get; but if you want serious magic (and you've got serious money), Mel's is the place. We're here to ask Mel for a Midas potion specifically, which might save your
  bacon.
  
  The exit to the street is to the west, and there's another, smaller area of the shop to the southeast. Now there's also a trapdoor leading down.
  
  Some of Mel's famous Exploding Cockroaches are on display here.
  
  Mel's at the counter.
  
  I can also see a leather pouch (which is open), a cedar box (which is open), a wanted poster, a piece of yellow paper, a piece of green paper, a piece of violet paper, a piece of red paper, and a pile of assorted trinkets here.
  
  "Greetings, W.D.," says Mel. "As a reminder, you still have four ingredients' worth of credit."
  
  > go west
  Big Street, Center
  Big Street is as big here as it is further to the south, although people have set up stalls in the middle, so it's more crowded. Mel's is to the east. We might be able to find something useful there. The financial district is farther north.
  
  Sandie's Hot Meats stall is here. Sandie's at the counter.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Go south
  Big Street, South End
  Big Street is the main street in the city. It's big enough for four wagons to pass side by side (hence the name), and it's actually cobbles instead of dirt like all the other roads. There are various shops selling clothes and other things we don't care about. This stretch of the road is pretty boring, but the financial district is farther north, and the castle is to the south.
  
  I can see a beggar here.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the north.
  
  > Go south
  The gate's closed, which is a pity since we could probably steal a lot of nice stuff if we could get into the throne room or the king's bedroom. But the castle's sealed up while the treasurer tries to figure out where the king's wandered off to, and I'm not going to attempt to peck my way through the giant wooden doors. There's a window above me leading to the room your body is in. There's farmland to the west, and Big Street is north.
  
  My hanging-out tree is here.
  
  The hedgehog enters from the north.
  
  > Go upwards
  It's kind of boring here. I hear the king hasn't put anybody in the dungeon in over a year. Must make you feel special. It's drafty, being up in the tower, and the stones in the wall have chips and various--- do you really care? They're old. The door looks pretty sturdy. There's some light coming into the room from a window about, uh, twice your height up. Can we leave?
  
  I can see a tapestry, a bed, a mirror, and an annoying git in a dress here.
  
  > take tapestry
  That's fixed in place.
  
  > look at the tapestry
  It's a garish sight. I guess the artist might have been trying to do something in the Colorist style. (Purple and green dyes became cheap around the turn of the century, and there was a rainbow explosion in the art world for about a decade.) I don't know, though--- these colors don't really go together. Colorism usually involves more realistic pairings, and I don't think humans are supposed to be that shade of orange. I think the blobby thing is meant to be a unicorn, but that's speculation.
  
  The tapestry was made by the late queen. I've heard stories about her prolific and unusual talent. I'm sure the old guy couldn't bear to throw it out, and nobody else could bear to look at it. There's a wobbly inscription woven into the corner.
  
  > enter the tree
  From here, I can see all sorts of things. Sandie's got her Hot Meats stall set up in the middle of Big Street. The castle (and your body) are off to the south. The bank sparkles faintly in the distance. There are streamers and balloons out in front of the magic shop. Farmland stretches off to the west.
  
  > Go west
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  > go west
  You should have thought of that before you had me burn the barn down.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Singing is the best,
  The best, the best!
  What's the best?
  That's riiiiiiiiight, it's siiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go south
  These little country houses are hit or miss. Sometimes they have good food to steal; sometimes their owners want to cook and eat you. This particular one is a one-room cottage with a thatched roof. The chimney's the nicest thing here. Unfortunately for us, there's nothing cooking on the fireplace. No fire either, so waiting around here isn't going to get us any food. Nobody's here, though the door to the north is ajar. The cottage continues to the west.
  
  A ramshackle table stands against the wall.
  
  > look at the table
  It's a round, wooden table. Six or seven people could fit around it. It's solid looking, but rough; it's functional rather than pretty. It has food stains that are several years old, giving it a pleasant aroma of meals past. Unfortunately, there's no actual food on it.
  
  > Go north
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  > Go north
  I can't go that way.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > check your inventory
  In my bag of holding, I have:
  a nightcrawler
  a red balloon
  a faery coin
  a florin
  a torn bit of wool
  a vellum page
  some farming tools
  a fish
  a fishing rod
  a bottle of clear fluid
  a bottle of blue dye
  a torn page
  a spell book
  a magic wand
  the mind of a mediocre wizard
  
  > give the balloon to the hedgehog
  The hedgehog starts playing delightedly with the balloon. Whee.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > go to the west
  I've stopped in front of a cottage to the south, which is the only interesting thing for miles. Fields of corn barely taller than I am surround me and make for a really dull view. Civilization is back to the northwest, and the castle is east of here.
  
  The ruins of a red barn lie to the west.
  
  I can also see a hedgehog here.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Doop de dooooooo,
  It's a round life for meeeeee!
  We're roly and poly
  And hedgyhogoly,
  A life in the hedge is for meeeeee!
  
  > examine the hedgehog
  Hedgehogs are, sadly, inedible, so there's not much to say about them. This one is frolicking, which is very undignified. In fact, I
  think it's singing.
  
  The hedgehog starts to sing:
  
  Is a happy happy hog!
  It's a good day for eating
  And siiiiiiiiiiiinging!
  
  "Oh oh! Hey! Hey! Can I have that? It looks delicious! I love food. Don't you love food? Oh hog oh hog I love food."
  
  > Inventory
  In my bag of holding, I have:
  a nightcrawler
  a faery coin
  a florin
  a torn bit of wool
  a vellum page
  some farming tools
  a fish
  a fishing rod
  a bottle of clear fluid
  a bottle of blue dye
  a torn page
  a spell book
  a magic wand
  the mind of an annoying wizard