text: > Go downwards
  You can't go that way.
  
  The black walls of nonexistence close in on every side.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying nothing.
  
  The black walls of nonexistence close in on every side.
  
  You hear a popping noise from far above.
  
  > Up
  You can't go that way.
  
  The view has become almost completely dark.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  Nothingness is close to absorbing you.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  The Nothing consumes you.
  
  > Pray
  Nothing practical results from your prayer.
  
  Stars of black now mingle with stars of white in equal number.
  
  > jump
  You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
  
  The black walls of nonexistence close in on every side.
  
  An intense burst of white noise disappears as quickly as it came.
  
  > listen
  You hear a constant electric hum in the distance.
  
  The view has become almost completely dark.
  
  > Up
  You can't go that way.
  
  Nothingness is close to absorbing you.
  
  > go outside
  But you aren't in anything at the moment.
  The Nothing consumes you.
  
  > Lxprog
  Nothing seems to happen.
  
  Black spots begin to dot the walls.
  
  > examine the obelisk
  Imprinted in black, and reaching for the sky.
  
  Patches of nothing begin to form in mid-air.
  
  > Go up
  You can't go that way.
  
  Stars of black now mingle with stars of white in equal number.
  
  > climb the obelisk
  The surface is sticky, allowing you to reach the apex.
  
  A flat plain of black sand lies below you, and starry fractal sky
  above. The sky looks so realistic and close you feel you could almost
  reach out and touch it. Patches of black threaten you from every
  direction.
  
  A loud warbling noise briefly echoes into the room.
  
  > touch the sky
  You raise your hand, and, as in a childhood fantasy, touch the sky. As
  you do so, you are sucked into it...
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad and a storage bin (in
  which is a widget) here.
  
  > Examine pad
  Which do you mean, the green pad or the blue pad?
  
  > Green
  A flat green pad.
  
  > look at the blue pad
  A flat blue pad.
  
  > open the bin
  That's not something you can open.
  
  Going through the sky seems to have put a strain on your body.
  
  > About yourself
  Your "body" is a crude model, textured with some type of rock, almost
  as if you were a golem. Your virtual body has degenerated slightly.
  
  noise.
  
  > look at widget
  A generic program without modelling is called a "widget". This one is
  incomplete, which is why it looks like a plain rectangular box.
  
  > examine the duplicator
  environment. An object is placed on the green pad, the duplicator is
  touched, and a duplicate of the object on the green pad appears on the
  blue pad.
  
  > enter the green
  You get onto the green pad.
  
  > press duplicator
  It is attached to the floor.
  
  > touch the duplicator
  You can't reach the duplicator from here.
  
  A giant chain shifts to a new position, making a sound like creaking
  floorboards.
  
  > Exit
  You are on your own two feet again.
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad and a storage bin (in
  which is a widget) here.
  
  > take all from bin
  Removed.
  
  You hear explosions coming from a disconnected universe.
  
  > stand on the green pad
  An invisible force repels you. The pad seems to have a pre-set limit of
  one thing at a time.
  
  Spots and pieces of void are appearing on your virtual skin.
  
  Static and white noise are briefly emitted from a television display.
  
  > put the widget on the green pad
  You put the widget on the green pad.
  
  Spots and pieces of void are appearing on your virtual skin.
  
  noise.
  
  > drop it
  Dropped.
  
  You can faintly hear planes overhead. Apparently, the assault is
  underway.
  
  > enter green pad
  You get onto the green pad.
  
  > Exit
  You are on your own two feet again.
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a widget, a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad and a
  storage bin (which is empty) here.
  
  Exposed wires in the wall spark, making a crackling noise.
  
  > get wires
  Taken.
  
  The sound of gunfire resonates from afar.
  
  That's just scenery.
  
  > put the duplicator on the green pad
  something else.
  
  Your body has almost completely faded away.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a widget
  
  > look at the widge
  You can't see any such thing.
  
  The room shakes, and the view is briefly distorted. The main power to
  the computer system is failing.
  
  > Examine widget
  A generic program without modelling is called a "widget". This one is
  incomplete, which is why it looks like a plain rectangular box.
  
  Fragments of nothing crowd your vision, and the world fades away...
  
  > climb the obelisk
  The surface is sticky, allowing you to reach the apex.
  
  A flat plain of black sand lies below you, and starry fractal sky
  above. The sky looks so realistic and close you feel you could almost
  reach out and touch it. Patches of black threaten you from every
  direction.
  
  > touch the sky
  You raise your hand, and, as in a childhood fantasy, touch the sky. As
  you do so, you are sucked into it...
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad and a storage bin (in
  which is a widget) here.
  
  > take all from the bin
  It is attached to the floor.
  
  noise.
  
  Removed.
  
  > put the widget on the blue pad
  You put the widget on the blue pad.
  
  Going through the sky seems to have put a strain on your body.
  
  > Exit
  You are on your own two feet again.
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad (on which is a
  widget) and a storage bin (which is empty) here.
  
  > get the bin
  It is far too large to do that.
  
  A compressor raises and lowers its pump, making a sound like a mouse
  dying.
  
  > get the blue pad
  That would be an interesting trick.
  
  > enter the blue
  You get onto the blue pad.
  
  > touch the duplicator
  You can't reach the duplicator from here.
  
  You can faintly hear planes overhead. Apparently, the assault is
  underway.
  
  A compressor raises and lowers its pump, making a sound like a mouse
  dying.
  
  > enter the blue
  An invisible force repels you. The pad seems to have a pre-set limit of
  one thing at a time.
  
  > put the widget on the blue
  You put the widget on the blue pad.
  
  > enter the bin
  You get into the storage bin.
  
  > Leave
  You are on your own two feet again.
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad (on which is a widget), a blue
  pad and a storage bin (which is empty) here.
  
  > take the widget
  Taken.
  
  You hear explosions coming from a disconnected universe.
  
  above.
  
  > throw the widget at the duplicator
  Futile.
  
  Spots and pieces of void are appearing on your virtual skin.
  
  > examine bin
  A large bin made of chrome and glass.
  
  > Break bin
  Violence is impossible in that way while in virtualspace.
  
  You can faintly hear planes overhead. Apparently, the assault is
  underway.
  
  > eat widget
  That's plainly inedible.
  
  > look at the machines
  All different varieties, and of unknown purpose.
  
  Static and white noise are briefly emitted from a television display.
  
  > look at the floor
  You see nothing special about the floor.
  
  The sound of gunfire resonates from afar.
  
  > examine platforms
  They are hanging in midair without support.
  
  > put the widget on the blue
  You put the widget on the blue pad.
  
  Your body has almost completely faded away.
  
  > stand on the green
  You get onto the green pad.
  
  Fragments of nothing crowd your vision, and the world fades away...
  
  > Full
  You have so far scored 39 out of a possible 40, in 339 turns.
  
  The score is made up as follows:
  
  1 activating the cube
  5 restoring the cube's voice
  3 evading the scan
  3 activating lxprog
  2 restoring your body integrity
  3 destroying the paper
  4 finding the halting program
  2 reactivating lxprog
  4 destroying the maintenance system
  4 escaping the void
  5 making a duplicate of yourself
  
  39 total (out of 40)
  
  > Exit
  You are on your own two feet again.
  
  High above you on various platforms, machines clatter and clang,
  shifting connected parts in constant motion, like the inner workings of
  a giant mechanical beast. The walls and floor are textured with ridged
  metal; the ceiling is a dull gray. There is no exit.
  
  You can see a duplicator, a green pad, a blue pad and a storage bin (in
  which is a widget) here.
  
  > About yourself
  Your "body" is a crude model, textured with some type of rock, almost
  as if you were a golem. Your virtual body's integrity appears to be
  normal.
  
  > take the widget
  Taken.
  
  You hear explosions coming from a disconnected universe.
  
  noise.
  
  > put the widget on the blue
  You put the widget on the blue pad.
  
  above.