text: [Themes: thriller]
  
  Amazing! After all these years some girl finally got Jack to propose. All you need to do is hop on a commuter plane, get the big lug to the church on time, and zip back. Piece of cake...
  
  Well, almost. Blasted El Ni?o has air traffic in an uproar. This daily commuter flight out of San Francisco was delayed three times, which will make life fun when you finally make it down to San Diego...
  
  Airplane (on Seat 4B)
  The airlines claim that planes are getting bigger, but you don't believe a word of it. This cramped cabin feels about as roomy as a culvert, and has approximately the same decor.
  
  There is a door south and a small kitchenette north.
  
  (First time players should type INFO for game-playing details.)
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is closed)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is closed)
  some litmus powder
  
  > look at the squirt
  It's a squirt bottle. The label is so faded as to make it practically illegible.
  
  The train just rumbled by the Los Angeles station.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is closed)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is closed)
  some litmus powder
  
  > open the squirt
  You open the squirt bottle.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is closed)
  some litmus powder
  
  > look at the acid
  A dark glass bottle with a screw cap. The label on the outside has a stylized hand being dissolved away.
  
  > take the acid
  (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  Taken.
  
  > look at the tube
  (the can of lubricant)
  It's a very large can of a popular brand of all-purpose lubricant, complete with the long pointy tube that allows delivery of chemicals into tight spaces.
  
  > put the tube in the sealant
  (the can of lubricant in the silicone caulking)
  You need to be holding the can of lubricant before you can put it into something else.
  
  > take the tube
  (the can of lubricant)
  (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
  Taken.
  
  > put it in the sealant
  The can of lubricant easily pierces the silicone caulking.
  
  > White
  You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.
  
  > cut the glass with the diamond
  Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the glass dish or the rose-colored glass pane?
  
  > Pane
  As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.
  
  Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.
  
  The tube filled with gas cracks with a loud pop, followed by a much larger explosion.
  
  > lubricate it
  You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the tube filled with gas.
  
  > cut the pane with the diamond
  As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.
  
  Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.
  
  The tube filled with gas cracks with a loud pop, followed by a much larger explosion.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is closed)
  some litmus powder
  
  > look at the socket
  In the light bulb socket is a strange red bulb.
  
  > turn on the light
  (the light bulb socket)
  The strange red bulb begins to glow.
  
  The train just barreled past the Fullerton station.
  
  > cut the pane with the diamond
  As you cut the glass, you hear a gentle hiss, as if gas is escaping.
  
  Nothing else happens, so you carefully remove the cut pane and set it to the side.
  
  > look at the bomb
  Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...
  
  A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.
  
  A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.
  
  In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.
  
  Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.
  
  Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > lubricate the white powder
  You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > turn on the light
  (the light bulb socket)
  Nothing seems to happen.
  
  > put it in the socket
  Ouch! You get a nasty shock.
  
  > turn on the light
  (the light bulb socket)
  That's already on.
  
  > Close hatch
  You close the metal hatch.
  
  The train just rumbled through the Glendale station.
  
  > put it in the sealant
  Try as you might, you cannot puncture the silicone caulking with the small plastic tube.
  
  The train just rumbled past the Los Angeles station.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is closed)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  
  > take the bottle
  Which do you mean, the left beaker, the right beaker, the bottle of hydroxide, the squirt bottle or the bottle of acid?
  
  > take the acid
  (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  Taken.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is closed)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  
  > take the squirt
  (putting the small plastic tube into the sport coat to make room) Taken.
  
  > look at the bomb
  Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...
  
  A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.
  
  A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.
  
  In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.
  
  Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.
  
  Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
  
  The train just rushed through the Los Angeles station.
  
  > take the tube
  Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the can of lubricant or the small plastic tube?
  
  > put it on the sphere
  The plexiglas box isn't open.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > open the box
  (the plexiglas box)
  It seems to be locked.
  
  The train just barreled through the Los Angeles station.
  
  > look at the box
  (the metal box)
  Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...
  
  A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.
  
  A glass dish sits under a thick metal coil, which dangles from another breadboard packed with electronics.
  
  In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.
  
  Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.
  
  Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
  
  > take naoh
  Taken.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > open the squirt
  You open the squirt bottle.
  
  The train just barreled by the Los Angeles station.
  
  > squirt the white powder
  What do you want to squirt the white powder on?
  
  > squirt the lubricant on white powder
  You apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the white powder.
  
  > put the ammonia in naoh
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the bottle of hydroxide.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of hydroxide into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  > take the right beaker
  The right beaker is firmly attached to the pair of scales.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
  
  > read it
  Written on the side are the letters "HCl."
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > put it in the right beaker
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
  
  > put the soda in the right beaker
  The right beaker is designed to hold liquids.
  
  > put the LITMUS in right beaker
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
  
  > look at the gas tube
  Fluorescent gas swirls around the inside of the tube.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > put the acid in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > put it in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > put the acid in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > put the LITMUS in right beaker
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
  
  > put it in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > put the LITMUS in the left beaker
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns dark blue.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > put the dish on the left beaker
  The left beaker is designed to hold liquids.
  
  > pour the soda in the left beaker
  (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > pour the soda in the left beaker
  The left beaker is designed to hold liquids.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > take the LITMUS
  (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  Taken.
  
  > pour the ammonia in the right beaker
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > put it in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > look at the bomb
  Even with the glass removed, it's still difficult to comprehend the box's contents all at once...
  
  A curious glass tube sticks out of a mass of electronics glued to the back of the box. Inside the tube you see a swirling gas. A thin gold wire spirals its way around the outside of the tube.
  
  In the center of the bomb is a Plexiglas box.
  
  Sitting on a nest of electronics within the glass box is an ominous black sphere.
  
  Above the glass box is an antique pair of brass scales, curiously out of place when compared to the high-tech components around them. The metal dishes normally associated with such scales have been replaced by two labeled Pyrex beakers.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  some cans of soda
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > pour it in the left beaker
  acid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put the acid in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > take the ammonia
  Taken.
  
  The train just rumbled past the Fullerton station.
  
  > Left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > put the acid in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > put it in the the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  The train just rumbled by the Fullerton station.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  The train just rushed through the Anaheim station.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  The train just barreled past the Santa Ana station.
  
  > wait
  Time passes.
  
  The train just rushed by the Irvine station.
  
  > put the acid in the ammonia
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the squirt bottle.)
  
  acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the squirt bottle.
  
  > pour the gas tube in the hydroxide
  That's fixed in place.
  
  The train just rumbled by the Fullerton station.
  
  > take the pane
  You'd cut your hands to ribbons playing with that.
  
  > cut pane with the diamond
  No use cutting that up more.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  a glass dish
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put the acid in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: The left beaker is already as full as possible.
  
  The train just barreled past the Fullerton station.
  
  > read the scale
  A pair of antique brass scales, intricately carved.
  
  The scales are tilting to the left.
  
  > examine the left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > put the acid in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > pour the left beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > pour the right beaker in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > take the ammonia
  Taken.
  
  The train just barreled past the Anaheim station.
  
  > put it in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > put the tube on the scale
  Which do you mean, the tube filled with gas, the can of lubricant or the small plastic tube?
  
  > take the plastic
  Which do you mean, the plexiglas box, the silicone caulking or the small plastic tube?
  
  > put it on the scale
  You need to be holding the small plastic tube before you can put it on top of something else.
  
  The train just zoomed by the Santa Ana station.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  some litmus powder
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  
  > put the LITMUS in the right beaker
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > put the diamond in the right beaker
  The right beaker is designed to hold liquids.
  
  > look at the left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > look at the left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 100mL of liquid.
  
  > put ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > put the ammonia in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > Right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > Right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 200mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put it in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > Left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
  
  > Right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 100mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > put the ammonia in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > look at left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put the ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > look at the left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 260mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > pour the right beaker on the dish
  liquid: The glass dish is not designed to hold liquids.
  
  The train just rushed past the Fullerton station.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  The squirt bottle is empty already.
  
  > put the ammonia in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > put the acid in right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  some litmus powder
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 160mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > Right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 500mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  some litmus powder
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  The train just barreled through the Fullerton station.
  
  > put it in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > look at the right beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 160mL of liquid.
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > put the ammonia in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 260mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > put it in the right beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > Right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > look at the left beaker
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > put it in the left beaker
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 260mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > pour right in the left
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > Pour left in right
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a glass dish
  some white powder
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > put it in right
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns bright red.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put the ammonia in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put it in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > squirt the ammonia in right
  (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour 5mL into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  You squirt some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 105mL of bright red liquid.
  
  > put the ammonia in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > put ammonia in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > put the acid in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  The bottle of acid is empty already.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 160mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  some white powder
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > take the white powder
  It would be easier to carry that around in the dish.
  
  > pour the white powder in the left
  It would be easier to carry that around in the dish.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > Keep going
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 160mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > take the ammonia
  (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room)
  There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put it in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the right beaker.)
  
  The bottle of acid is empty already.
  
  > take the ammonia
  (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put the ammonia in right
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the right beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 500mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The train just rushed through the Fullerton station.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a glass dish
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > take the dish
  (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  Taken.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > put the ammonia in the left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > Left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 500mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: The left beaker is already as full as possible.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 100mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > take the acid
  (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > Left
  (I assume you mean to pour the bottle of acid into the left beaker.)
  
  acid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put it in left
  (I assume you mean to pour the squirt bottle into the left beaker.)
  
  liquid: (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room) You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > squirt the ammonia in left
  (putting the litmus powder into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > Left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 165mL of dark blue liquid.
  
  > pour 95 ML of the ammonia in the left
  liquid: You pour 95mL into the left beaker.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You are carrying:
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > pour 160 ML of the ammonia in right
  liquid: (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room) You pour 160mL into the right beaker.
  
  The train just rushed by the Fullerton station.
  
  The pair of scales go into balance.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > pour 240 ML of the ammonia in right
  liquid: You pour 240mL into the right beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the right.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns dark blue.
  
  > pour the acid in right
  The bottle of acid is empty already.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  some litmus powder
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > put the LITMUS in right
  You dissolve a few crystals in the liquid.
  
  The train just rumbled by the Anaheim station.
  
  > pour 400 ML of ammonia in the left
  liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour 400mL into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > pour 400 ML of the ammonia in right
  liquid: You pour 100mL into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 200mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a glass dish
  some white powder
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open)
  a quantity of acid
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > pour 100 ML of the acid in the left
  acid: You pour 60mL into the left beaker.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > squirt the ammonia in the the left beaker
  (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > continue
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > Continue
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > take the dish
  Taken.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > Left
  (putting the squirt bottle into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  > Continue
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The train just zoomed through the Fullerton station.
  
  > Keep going
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The train just rushed through the Anaheim station.
  
  > Continue
  You pour 5mL into the left beaker.
  You squirt some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The train just rumbled past the Santa Ana station.
  
  > look at left
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the left beaker is about 320mL of pale blue liquid.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a glass dish
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > P.
  N = next subjectP = previous
  RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu
  
  Under the Train
  On Top of The Train
  > The Mail Car
  The Mail Car
  N = next subjectP = previous
  RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu
  
  > How do I open the glass-fronted box?
  The Plexiglas box is locked, and I don't have a key!
  
  > go north
  N = next subjectP = previous
  RETURN = read subjectQ = previous menu
  
  How do I open the glass-fronted box?
  > The Plexiglas box is locked, and I don't have a key!
  
  > pour the ammonia in the left
  liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the left beaker.
  
  The liquid in the left beaker turns pale blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > pour the ammonia in right
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  The liquid in the right beaker turns pale blue.
  
  > pour the acid in right
  acid: (putting the glass dish into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the right beaker.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying:
  a bottle of acid (which is open but empty)
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  a glass dish
  some white powder
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open but empty)
  some cans of soda
  a squirt bottle (which is open but empty)
  a small plastic tube (which is open)
  some litmus powder
  
  > pour the soda on the white powder
  That can't contain things.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The white powder quickly consumes itself.
  
  > pour 240 ML of the left into the hydroxide
  liquid: (putting the cans of soda into the sport coat to make room) You pour 240mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  The pair of scales go into balance.
  
  > pour 240 ML of the right in hydroxide
  liquid: You pour 240mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns dark blue.
  
  The pair of scales tilt to the left.
  
  > pour 10 ML of the right in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour 10mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  > look in the hydroxide
  In the bottle of hydroxide is a quantity of dark blue liquid.
  
  > look at right
  A glass Pyrex beaker, maximum capacity 500ml, with something scrawled on the side in grease pencil. There's a glass probe fused to the bottom.
  
  In the right beaker is about 160mL of bright red liquid.
  
  The oil on the white powder evaporates away.
  
  Whumpf! The white powder suddenly bursts into flame!
  
  The resulting fire must have set off some sensor in the bomb. The subsequent explosion vaporizes you, the train, and a large portion of California instantaneously.
  
  > pour 100 ML of the right in the hydroxide
  liquid: (putting the bottle of acid into the sport coat to make room) There is no more room in the sport coat.
  
  > pour 100ml of the right in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  liquid: You pour 100mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the right beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.
  
  > pour 60 ML of right in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  liquid: You pour 60mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  > pour 100 ML of the left in the hydroxide
  liquid: You pour 100mL into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  > look in the hydroxide
  In the bottle of hydroxide is a quantity of bright red liquid.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a glass dish
  a diamond ring (being worn)
  a sport coat (being worn)
  some litmus powder
  a squirt bottle (which is open)
  a quantity of pale blue liquid
  a 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb
  a bottle of hydroxide (which is open)
  a quantity of bright red liquid
  some cans of soda
  a small plastic tube (which is open but empty)
  
  > Pour left in hydroxide
  liquid: You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  
  The liquid in the bottle of hydroxide turns dark blue.
  
  > pour 100 ML of the left in plastic tube
  liquid: The small plastic tube is not designed to hold liquids.
  
  > Pour left in hydroxide
  liquid: (putting the 60-watt soft-white incandescent light bulb into the sport coat to make room)
  You pour some liquid into the bottle of hydroxide.
  Emptying the left beaker was not a good idea. It seems to have triggered the bomb.