text: > examine the green wossname
  It's a thin green tube that's attached to the green socket.
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > take the green tube
  Disconnected.
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > connect the green tube to the brown
  Which do you mean, the brown wossname or the brown receptacle?
  
  > connect the green tube to the brown receptacle
  Connected.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > take the green tube
  Disconnected.
  
  > take the brown tube
  It's already disconnected, boss.
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > connect the brown tube to brown receptacle
  Connected.
  
  A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-+ /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19*,./?!
  
  > press the yellow button
  Click!
  
  > take the green tube and the brown tube
  green wossname: Disconnected.
  brown wossname: Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  IHT E3I  |  QPI D2Y  |  EUL D3U  |  DPL EY   |  AHP DYA  |
  
  > wait
  All right. Boss, I hate to rush you, but at some point the treasurer is going to figure out where the king wandered off to.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
  
  > take the red tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |  BPJ 718  |
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABC ABCHIJKHIJKPQRSPQRSXYZ1XYZ16789678 9/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/5/10/11/12/13/10/11/12/13/18/19*,/18/19*,
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  BPJ 718  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |  CSH 8Y/11  |
  
  > take the yellow tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  CCH 8I7  |  B J 7K8  |  AH  8K9  |  KH  7K/3  |  C I 8HK  |
  
  > press red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABC ABCHIJKHIJK ABC ABCHIJKHIJK6789678 9/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/567896789/2/3/4/5/2/3/4/5
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  C I 8HK  |  CCH 8I7  |  B J 7K8  |  AH  8K9  |  KH  7K/3  |
  
  > connect the red tube to the yellow receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHP /111/3  |  C I /12XK  |  SSX /12Y/11  |  R Z /11K8  |  AH
  /12K9  |
  
  > connect the yellow tube to red receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ /11O8  |
  
  One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
  
  > press the button
  Which do you mean, the large red button or the large yellow button?
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABCPQRSHIJKXYZ1DEFGTUVWLMNO23456789/10/11/12 /13/2/3/4/5/18/19*,0-+/1/14/15/16/17/6/7/8/9./?!
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX /123/15  |
  
  > Go west
  I can't go that way.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD /12O9  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |
  
  > show the stock to Mel
  Mel looks at it. "Sorry, W.D., but I don't accept stock; the price is too variable. But you've already established that you know how to day-trade. Why don't you go see if you can turn it into something more solid?
  
  > go to the 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.
  
  An auctioneer is here, although he's not auctioneering at the moment.
  
  I can also see a stock ticker, a coffer (which is closed), and an auction block here.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHT /115/3  |  GDI /122O  |  SWX /123/15  |  RDZ /11O8  |  AHD /12O9  |
  
  > take the orange
  Which do you mean, the orange wossname or the orange receptacle?
  
  > take the orange tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  A D /12G9  |  C T /11W7  |  GDA /12TG  |  SWP /12U/15  |  RDR /11G8 |
  
  > take the yellow tube and the red tube
  yellow wossname: Disconnected.
  red wossname: Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  B B 7C8  |  A   8C9  |  C   7C7  |  C A 8 C  |  CC  8A7  |
  
  > connect the yellow tube to the yellow receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  CS  8Q/11  |  BPB 7S8  |  A P 8S9  |  C P 7S7  |  SPA 8PS  |
  
  > connect red tube to the red receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |  A P +S9  |  C T -W7  |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABCDEFG ABCDEFGPQRSTUVWPQRSTUVW67890-+ /167890-+/1/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  C T -W7  |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |  A P +S9  |
  
  > examine the panel
  Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: a black receptacle containing a black wossname, a brown receptacle containing a brown wossname, a red receptacle containing a red wossname, an empty orange receptacle, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There is also a disconnected orange wossname.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  A P +S9  |  C T -W7  |  SPA +TS  |  GWD +U/15  |  FPF -S8  |
  
  > connect the orange tube to the orange receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |
  
  A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
  
  > disconnect yellow tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  GGL +M-  |  F N -K8  |  AH  +K9  |  KHD -O/3  |  C I +LK  |
  
  One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
  
  > press red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO67890-+ /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/967890-+/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  C I +LK  |  GGL +M-  |  F N -K8  |  AH  +K9  |  KHD -O/3  |
  
  > connect the yellow tube to yellow receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
  
  > take the black tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |   HP +Z8  |  JHT 04/2  |  RPH +2Z  |  FVL +2/14  |  FPN 0Z8  |
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  BBDDFFHHJJLLNNPPRRTTVVXXZZ2244668800+ +/2/2/4/4/6/6/8/8/10/10/12/12/14/14/16/16/18/18**..??
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  FPN 0Z8  |   HP +Z8  |  JHT 04/2  |  RPH +2Z  |  FVL +2/14  |
  
  > connect the black tube to the black receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > take the brown tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  A ADEDEHIHILMLMPQPQTUTUXYXY232367670-0 -/2/3/2/3/6/7/6/7/10/11/10/11/14/15/14/15/18/19/18/19././
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  IHT -3/3  |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |
  
  > connect the brown tube to the brown receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |
  
  > take the green tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  FPN E1B  |  AHP F1C  |  KHT E5I  |  SPI F21  |  GWL F3U  |
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  GWL F3U  |  FPN E1B  |  AHP F1C  |  KHT E5I  |  SPI F21  |
  
  > connect the green tube to the green receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-+ /1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19*,./?!
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
  
  > disconnect all
  stock ticker: That isn't really connected, boss.
  coffer: That isn't really connected, boss.
  auction block: That isn't really connected, boss.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  CSH 8Y/11  |  BPJ 718  |  AHP 819  |  KHP 71/3  |  SPI 8X1  |
  
  > examine the wossname
  Which do you mean, the black wossname, the brown wossname, the red wossname, the orange wossname, the yellow wossname, or the green wossname?
  
  > disconnect black
  Which do you mean, the black wossname, the black receptacle, or the suit?
  
  > disconnect the black wossname
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  RPH 8XZ  |  BRH 8X/10  |  BPJ 6Z8  |   HP 8Z8  |  JHP 6Z/2  |
  
  > disconnect the brown wossname
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  HHP 6X/2  |  PPH 6XX  |   PH 6X/10  |   PH 6X6  |   HP 6X6  |
  
  > disconnect the red wossname
  It's already disconnected, boss.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |   HP 6X6  |  HHP 6X/2  |  PPH 6XX  |   PH 6X/10  |   PH 6X6  |
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > disconnect the orange wossname
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |  PP  6PP  |   P  6P/10  |
  
  > look at the ticker
  The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |   P  6P/10  |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |  PP  6PP  |
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > look at the panel
  Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: an empty black receptacle, an empty brown receptacle, an empty red receptacle, an empty orange receptacle, a yellow receptacle containing a yellow wossname, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There are also disconnected black, brown, red, and orange wossnames.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  PP  6PP  |   P  6P/10  |   P  6P6  |    P 6P6  |    P 6P6  |
  
  > disconnect the yellow wossname
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |      6 6  |      6    |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6 6  |
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > connect red wossname to the red receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |      0 6  |    D 0D6  |      0D   |  DDD 0D0  |  D D 0 6  |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > disconnect the red wossname
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6 6  |      6    |      6 6  |
  
  > connect the red wossname to the brown receptacle
  Connected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  BBB 8B8  |  B B 8 6  |      8 6  |    B 8B6  |      8B   |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > press the red
  Which do you mean, the large red button, the red wossname, or the red receptacle?
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |      8B   |  BBB 8B8  |  B B 8 6  |      8 6  |    B 8B6  |
  
  > press the yellow button
  Click!
  
  > examine the panel
  Inside the panel is an array of wossnames and receptacles: an empty black receptacle, a brown receptacle containing a red wossname, an empty red receptacle, an empty orange receptacle, an empty yellow receptacle, and a green receptacle containing a green wossname. There are also disconnected black, brown, orange, and yellow wossnames.
  
  A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
  
  > take red tube
  Disconnected.
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > take the red tube
  It's already disconnected, boss.
  
  > take the green tube
  Disconnected.
  
  > connect the black tube to the black receptacle
  Connected.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
  
  > take the black tube
  Disconnected.
  
  A small group of cows crowds together, their eyes darting around.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > press the red button
  Click! The stock ticker churns and spews out a section of tape:
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.
  
  > connect the yellow to the yellow receptacle
  Which do you mean, the large yellow button, the yellow wossname, or the yellow receptacle?
  
  > connect green tube to the green receptacle
  Connected.
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > wait awhile
  All right.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
  
  > Wait
  All right.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |
  
  > Wait
  All right.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |
  
  > examine the stock
  (the stock ticker)
  The ticker's an upright brass tube. There's a glass bubble on top that's glowing intermittently. The ticker has a red and a yellow button on it, and there's also a panel on the back.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |
  
  > Inventory
  In my bag of holding, I have:
  a stock certificate
  a fish
  a vellum page
  a faery coin
  some farming tools
  a fishing rod
  a bottle of clear fluid
  a torn page
  a spell book
  a magic wand
  the mind of a mediocre wizard
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |  GWL +3/15  |
  
  > look at the stock certificate
  It's a stock certificate for a thousand shares of Consolidated Herring Securities. Wow, do you think that means it's good for one thousand herring? That's got to be at least five times as many as I could eat in a one sitting. This thing must be worth...hmm, I paid one florin for it, so....I have no idea.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  GWL +3/15  |  FPN -18  |  AHP +19  |  KHT -5/3  |  SPI +21  |
  
  One of the cows shifts around uncomfortably.
  
  > take the brown tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  QPI 02Y  |  EUL 03/15  |  DPL -Y6  |  AHP 0Y7  |  IHT -3/3  |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > take the red tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  IHP 7Y/3  |  QPI 6XY  |  AQH 6Y/11  |   PH 7Y6  |  AHP 6Y7  |
  
  Two pigs huddle together, shivering nervously.
  
  > take the orange tube
  Disconnected.
  
  The stock ticker tape advances:
  |  A P 6Q7  |  A P 7Q7  |  QPA 6PQ  |  AQ  6Q/11  |   P  7Q6  |
  
  A depressed horse mutters something about glue.