text: > look around
  This is the north end of the hallway. To the north is a richly carved oak door. The main hallway leads back south. A small door leads east.
  
  The automaton is here. Slumped over and lifeless.
  
  > turn on the bottom switch
  You set the bottom switch to the on possition.
  
  > open the panel
  Opening the panel reveals a single button.
  
  > look at the hammer
  This is a heavy sledge hammer.
  
  > give the hammer to Automaton
  The automaton is not switched on. He can do nothing.
  
  > turn on bottom switch
  The bottom switch's already turned on.
  
  > turn off the bottom switch
  For some reason you are unable to flip the switch.
  
  The automaton heads off to the south.
  
  > Go south
  This is the north end of the hallway. To the north is a richly carved oak door. The main hallway leads back south. A small door leads east.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The automaton heads off to the south.
  
  > Go south
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The automaton heads off to the west.
  
  > go to the west
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > Go north
  This is the northern part of the lab.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The trash receptacle and some garbage are here.
  The automaton empties the waste basket into the trash receptacle and smashes it down with surprising force.
  
  > go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  
  The automaton heads off to the east.
  
  > Go east
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > go north
  This is the north end of the hallway. To the north is a richly carved oak door. The main hallway leads back south. A small door leads east.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > Go north
  This is the good doctor's study. It would appear that a tornado has been through here recently. Papers are scattered every where and you can see several destroyed books. There is wooden desk and a chair here. A single portrait hangs on the wall.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  The automaton returns the waste basket to it's original spot.
  
  > go south
  This is the north end of the hallway. To the north is a richly carved oak door. The main hallway leads back south. A small door leads east.
  
  The automaton arrives from the north.
  
  > go to the south
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton is here, moving with purpose.
  
  The automaton heads off to the south.
  
  > Go south
  This is the northern end of a room displaying arcane and bizarre artifacts. Notable among the items is a large, two-headed, embalmed snake. The rest of the artifact room is to the south. You can also go north.
  
  The automaton is here, moving with purpose.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  The Automaton picks up the wastebasket.
  
  > go north
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton arrives from the south.
  
  > go to the west
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  
  The automaton arrives from the east.
  
  > Go north
  This is the northern part of the lab.
  
  The trash receptacle and some garbage are here.
  
  The automaton arrives from the south.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  The automaton empties the waste basket into the trash receptacle and smashes it down with surprising force.
  
  > go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  
  The automaton arrives from the north.
  
  > go east
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton arrives from the west.
  
  > go to the south
  This is the northern end of a room displaying arcane and bizarre artifacts. Notable among the items is a large, two-headed, embalmed snake. The rest of the artifact room is to the south. You can also go north.
  
  The automaton arrives from the north.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  The automaton returns the waste basket to it's original spot.
  
  > wait awhile
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > Go north
  This is a hallway that runs north and south. A door is to the east
  and a set of broken double doors lead west.
  
  The automaton is here, moving with purpose.
  
  The automaton heads off to the west.
  
  > go to the west
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton is here, moving with purpose.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  The Automaton picks up the wastebasket.
  
  > go to the south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton arrives from the north.
  
  > go west
  This is the reaction chamber for the machine. It is a small room with smooth steel walls. you can leave by going east.
  
  > pull lever
  The lever is pulled back as far as it will go.
  
  > look at the light
  This is a red strobe light positioned directly above the steel door. It is blinking urgently.
  
  > take the case
  The glass case is much heavier than you first expected. Taken.
  
  > Drop case
  Dropped.
  
  > Smash case
  You hit the glass a couple of times but it's impossible to do bare handed.
  
  > Smash case with hammer
  It takes only a few blows with the hammer to smash your way through the glass. Suddenly a high pitched alarm sounds and the steel door slams shut. You have only a few moments of regret before the reactor heats up and cooks you alive.
  
  > take the box
  The glass case is much heavier than you first expected. Taken.
  
  > go east
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  A waste basket is here.
  
  > put the case in the basket
  You put the glass box in the waste basket.
  
  > go west
  This is the north end of the hallway. To the north is a richly carved oak door. The main hallway leads back south. A small door leads east.
  
  The automaton arrives from the east.
  
  > go west
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  A waste basket is here. Inside the waste basket is a glass box.
  
  > wait for a while
  Time passes...
  
  > Go north
  This is the northern part of the lab.
  
  The trash receptacle and some garbage are here.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton arrives from the south.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  The automaton empties the waste basket into the trash receptacle and smashes it down with surprising force.
  
  The glass container shatters and the rock sits exposed in the trash receptacle. The Automaton leaves and you begin to feel nauseous. You lay down to rest for just a minute. You wake up to violent projectile vomiting and stomach cramps from the pit of hell. It isn't long before you succumb to your illness.
  
  > Go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  A waste basket is here. Inside the waste basket is a glass box.
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton arrives from the north.
  
  > wait awhile
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton heads off to the east.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton arrives from the east.
  
  > wait a while
  Time passes...
  The Automaton picks up the wastebasket.
  
  > wait awhile
  Time passes...
  
  The automaton heads off to the north.
  
  > go north
  You bump into a wall. You can go south.
  
  > take the receptacle
  You're carrying too much to take that.
  
  The automaton arrives from the south.
  
  > drop all
  iron key: Dropped.
  copper key: Dropped.
  damaged book: Dropped.
  wooden box: Dropped.
  console: Dropped.
  sledge hammer: Dropped.
  The automaton empties the waste basket into the trash receptacle and smashes it down with surprising force.
  
  > take receptacle
  Taken.
  
  The automaton heads off to the south.
  
  > Go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and an open red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The automaton is here carrying a waste basket.
  
  A waste basket is here. Inside the waste basket is a glass box.
  
  The automaton heads off to the east.
  
  > go west
  This is the reaction chamber for the machine. It is a small room with smooth steel walls. you can leave by going east.
  
  > wait
  Time passes...
  An alarm sounds just as the steel door slams shut. You hear the the pathetic bangs of your friend, the automaton, from inside the reactor but they quickly subside. The readout on the machine now reads:
  
  FULL POWER, SET PORTAL CONFIGURATION
  
  You notice that the geometric symbols on the machine have all lit up.
  
  > Go north
  This is the northern part of the lab.
  
  Some garbage, the iron key, the copper key, the damaged book, a
  wooden box, the console, and a sledge hammer are here. Inside the wooden box are the snake block, the many-legs block, the tree block, and the gear block.
  
  > take all but the garbage
  iron key: Taken.
  copper key: Taken.
  damaged book: Taken.
  wooden box: Taken.
  console: Taken.
  sledge hammer: Taken.
  
  > Go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and a closed red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The display now reads:
  
  > look at the shapes
  These are three geometric shapes.The shapes are a white square, a white circle and a white triangle.
  
  > Keep going
  The square shape changes from red to green.
  
  > Continue
  The square shape changes from green to blue.
  
  > Keep going
  The circle shape changes from red to green.
  
  > examine clock
  This looks like a clock. It has one hand that appears to be pointing to the eleven o'clock position. It is rapidly counting down to midnight.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  > take all the blocks
  snake block: Taken.
  many-legs block: Taken.
  tree block: Taken.
  gear block: Taken.
  FULL POWER
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  > put the tree in the slot
  The tree block slides into the hole.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  the clock is rapidly approaching midnight.
  
  > put the snake in the slot
  The snake block slides into the hole.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  > put the legs in the slot
  The many-legs block slides into the hole.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  your time is running out.
  
  > put the gear in the slot
  The gear block slides into the hole.
  
  The Pacing man is jumping for joy.
  "I can't believe he did it!"
  "Yes," says the serene man, "I have to admit that I was concerned he might open the portal or close it the wrong way, freeing my....captives. No matter, come with me, we have work to do."
  
  The display reads:
  
  "KEY SEQUENCE CORRECT, CLOSING PORTAL"
  
  A terrible scream emits from somewhere and it sounds like a hurricane just struck outside. Suddenly you hear the front door burst open. thinking it was a gust of wind, you investigate, and run right into Dr. Hugo himself! The two of you tumble over in heap. The doctor's assistant helps him to his feet and you cower in his awful presence.
  
  "Thank you for closing the portal," he says, "I couldn't come near the lab because I lost control of the creatures that I had previously tormented to do my bidding."
  "But now," he says, pausing for effect, "I can re-open the portal safely and continue my work."
  Dr. hugo then pulls a strange looking weapon from his clothes. It resembles an instrument of torture crossed with a squid. It almost looks alive.
  Thank you again. I'm almost sorry I have to do this," he says.
  
  > look at the shapes
  These are three geometric shapes.The shapes are a white square, a white circle and a white triangle.
  
  > Continue
  The triangle shape changes from red to green.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  You've noticed that the clock above the machine is starting to run.
  
  > take all the blocks
  You don't see that.
  FULL POWER
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  > take all blocks
  snake block: Taken.
  many-legs block: Taken.
  tree block: Taken.
  gear block: Taken.
  
  > Go south
  This is Dr. Hugo's laboratory. A machine takes up most of the south side of the room and a closed red, steel door is to the west. A red strobe light is above the door, blinking rapidly, and a lever is near it. The rest of the lab is to the north or you can go east through a broken door.
  
  The display now reads:
  
  > put the tree in the slot
  The tree block slides into the hole.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  > put the legs in the slot
  The many-legs block slides into the hole.
  
  CONTAINMENT PROCESS INITIATED, INSERT KEY SEQUENCE
  
  the clock is rapidly approaching midnight.
  
  > put the gear in the slot
  The gear block slides into the hole.
  
  "Oh God!" says the pacing man. He is curled into the fetal position on the plush carpeting, trembling a like rabbit.
  "We knew the danger," says the calm man, now slightly less calm. He reaches into his shirt and pulls out a strange looking weapon. "This might help us a little," he says, without confidence.
  
  The display reads:
  
  "KEY SEQUENCE CORRECT, CLOSING PORTAL"
  
  A terrible scream emits from somewhere and it sounds like a hurricane just struck outside. You crouch in a corner for awhile and listen for sounds of danger. You hear none. After awhile, maybe minutes, maybe hours, you emerge from the lab to discovery brilliant sunshine. The portal is closed.