text: [Themes: Fantasy, kid-friendly, gender-neutral protagonist, constructed language]
  
  > Look around
  You view your surroundings by the dull green glow of the liquid ...
  
  On the shelf you can see a leather bound book, a piece of parchment and a crystal or gemstone.
  
  On the floor is an open brass cage.
  
  > take all from the shelf
  leather bound book: Removed.
  piece of parchment: Removed.
  crystal or gemstone: Removed.
  
  Something brushes past you again.
  
  > read the book
  The front cover of the book has the word "SPELLS" written vertically down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
  
  > read the book
  The front cover of the book has the word "SPELLS" written vertically down the left side in silver letters.
  
  You glimpse the words "Pleasing Effects" before the glow fades too much to read the rest of the title. The letters in silver remain visible.
  
  > Next
  The first page says "Suveh Nux" down the left side in silver letters. There is some other writing as well, but it's too dark to make out.
  
  > Suveh nux
  You say "Suveh nux".
  
  The room is suddenly filled with light.
  
  You briefly feel something small standing on your foot.
  
  > look at the floor
  The floor is solid stone, just like the walls and the door.
  
  On the floor is an open brass cage.
  
  > Next
  The second page says:
  
  Ancient races such as the Meohan, a
  very sophisticated and reasonable
  ethnic group indeed, possessed
  horological devices of such accurate
  Timing that they could predict
  imminent eclipses, conjunctions
  and other such astronomical phenomena.
  
  The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Tia".
  
  > Aveh tia
  You say "Aveh tia".
  
  The room becomes hot.
  
  Something briefly tugs at your trousers and then lets go.
  
  > Next
  The third page says:
  
  Another highly developed race of antiquity,
  vanquished by the Meohan, were the Sundar --
  exquisite workers in metal, gemstones and
  heated glass. Their susceptibility to the
  Meohan's warlike methods was only due to
  a civil war between rival noble families,
  devastating the nation's standing army
  at a very inopportune time; their enemies
  had a distinct numerical advantage as a result.
  
  The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Madah".
  
  > Aveh madah
  You say "Aveh madah".
  
  You feel heavy and weighed down.
  
  > Keep going
  You say "Aveh madah".
  
  You briefly feel a bit heavier.
  
  > Next
  The fourth page says:
  
  underestimated. They were experts in shaping
  very large blocks of marble or granite, which the
  evidence suggests were used for constructing
  huge, elaborate tombs for their deceased rulers.
  Sundar stone shaping involved making the stone
  extremely cold with buckets of ice imported from
  nearby Aoeteria, and then rapidly heating the
  stone with an intense blaze, which would split
  it along the desired fault line.
  
  The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Suveh Sensi".
  
  Something nibbles on your shoe.
  
  > Suveh sensi
  You say "Suveh sensi".
  
  Your emotions feel confused.
  
  > Next
  The fifth page says:
  
  Anatomy, Physiology and Biology were among the
  various subjects studied and perfected by the
  ethnic group known jointly as the Andira, who
  had more than a passing understanding of the
  Holistic nature of such endeavours. Medical
  advances of various and sundry kinds were
  invented by this group, and it must certainly be
  acknowledged that much of their skill and the
  knowledge they possessed far exceeds our own.
  
  The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Haiak".
  
  You feel something brush against you again.
  
  > Aveh haiak
  You say "Aveh haiak".
  
  Your hands start feeling sticky.
  
  > Next
  The sixth page says:
  
  value of pi, the square root of two, and other
  esoteric numbers; calculus and trigonometry; and
  how to prove things in a rigorous, logical fashion.
  Numbers in the Laodian culture were formed
  using admirably simple rules (historian
  x's claims to the contrary notwithstanding):
  A value is doubled by prefixing it with "ma";
  no value but zero ends with this syllable. If
  it is prefixed with "to", double and add one.
  "Matoto", for example, represents the number six,
  as this is twice "toto", the number three; and
  "to" alone is of course unity. It seems that no
  other culture used this kind of representation.
  
  The first letter in each line is written in silver, spelling "Aveh Nux Ani Mato".
  
  > Aveh nux ani mato
  You say "Aveh nux ani mato", and you feel a tingling sensation. Nothing unpleasant, but it is a bit strange.
  
  > Next
  The rest of the pages seem to be blank. You turn back to page six.
  
  > look at the scroll
  The scroll is written in your master's hand in a familiar script, but you cannot read what it says. Perhaps it is some kind of shorthand or private code. You don't have much hope of interpreting it.
  
  The light suddenly goes out, and you are in darkness once again.
  
  > Suveh nux
  You say "Suveh nux".
  
  The room is filled with light.
  
  > examine the parchment
  The parchment is written in a script you are not familiar with. In the centre is an illustration of a man holding a teardrop shaped object and pointing his finger at a table.
  
  > examine the door
  The door is made from solid stone, and it looks strong and heavy.
  
  Something briefly sticks to your shoe.
  
  > examine the shoe
  Your shoes are black and shiny, and they have some small nibble marks on them.
  
  They feel a little sticky.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  a clear crystal
  a piece of parchment
  a leather bound book
  a vial of liquid with a cork stopper
  a scroll
  
  > examine the crystal
  A perfectly clear crystal with many facets, about the size of your fist and shaped like a teardrop. The light dances beautifully across its surface.
  
  > Point at door
  You point your finger at the vault door.
  
  The crystal hums briefly, and the word "fireno" dances in the air before you in fiery letters.
  
  > Suveh nux fireno
  You say "Suveh nux fireno".
  
  The vault door starts to glow.
  
  Something tickles your ankle.
  
  > Aveh madah fireno
  You say "Aveh madah fireno".
  
  You feel like something has happened.
  
  > keep going
  You say "Aveh madah fireno".
  
  You feel like something didn't quite happen.
  
  > touch the door
  It doesn't feel sticky, but your hands are sticky. You have difficulty removing your hands from it.
  
  > Point at floor
  You point your finger at the floor.
  
  The word "tolanisu" impresses itself on your mind.
  
  The vault door stops glowing.
  
  > point at the cage
  You point your finger at the brass cage.
  
  The word "imoentar" drifts into your consciousness.
  
  Something gets stuck to your foot then detaches itself.
  
  > Point at shoe
  You point your finger at your shoes.
  
  The word "ami" appears in fiery letters before you.
  
  > Mistype
  Commands for controlling automatic typing correction are:
  
  mistype off -- to turn off typing correction completely.
  mistype single -- to correct single-letter errors only.
  mistype on -- to turn on full typing correction.
  
  > ppull the door
  The door opens outwards.
  
  > About yourself
  You seem to be intact after your rough handling.
  
  You are dressed in a tunic, some loose trousers and a pair of black shoes, and you are carrying a clear crystal, a piece of parchment, a leather bound book, a vial of liquid with a cork stopper and a scroll.
  
  The room feels hot. Your hands feel sticky. You feel heavy and weighed down.
  
  > open the vial
  Your remove the stopper from the vial, but the pungent vapours make you feel dizzy, so you replace it again.
  
  > Point to shelf
  You point your finger at the shelf.
  
  The word "agri" suggests itself to your awareness.
  
  > Point to west wall
  You point your finger at the west wall.
  
  The word "nisu-ewa" comes unbidden into your mind.
  
  You sense something circling your feet.
  
  > Point to ceiling
  You point your finger at the ceiling.
  
  The word "amunisu" appears before you.
  
  > Aveh madah amunisu
  You say "Aveh madah amunisu".
  
  You feel like something has happened.
  
  Something briefly tugs at your trousers and then lets go.
  
  > Aveh sensi
  You say "Aveh sensi".
  
  Your emotions feel back to normal again.
  
  You feel something nibbling on your shoe.
  
  > Aveh nux
  You say "Aveh nux".
  
  Dark shadows appear around the vault door.
  
  The light suddenly goes out, and you are in darkness once again.
  
  > Suveh nux
  You say "Suveh nux".
  
  The room is filled with light.
  
  > Suveh madah fireno
  You say "Suveh madah fireno".
  
  You feel like something has happened.
  
  > Continue
  You say "Suveh madah fireno".
  
  You feel like something has happened.
  
  Something briefly sticks to your shoe.
  
  > Aveh sensi
  You say "Aveh sensi".
  
  Your emotions feel confused again.
  
  > Suveh haiak fireno
  You say "Suveh haiak fireno".
  
  You feel like something has happened.
  
  You sense something circling your feet.
  
  > Suveh haiak
  You say "Suveh haiak".
  
  Your hands stop feeling sticky.
  
  > Suveh haiak
  You say "Suveh haiak".
  
  Your hands start feeling slippery.
  
  > Point at floor
  You point your finger at the floor.
  
  The word "tolanisu" is impressed upon your mind.
  
  > Suveh haiak tolanisu
  You say "Suveh haiak tolanisu".
  
  The floor starts feeling slippery, making it tricky to move around.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > Suveh haiak fireno
  You say "Suveh haiak fireno".
  
  You feel like something didn't quite happen.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > open door
  The vault door won't budge; even though it must be lighter, it is still held shut by the lock.
  
  It feels slippery.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > search the floor
  There is an open brass cage on the floor.
  
  You can't find whatever it was that was circling your feet.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > touch the floor
  It feels slippery.
  
  Something runs into your foot and bounces off.
  
  > Aveh sensi fireno
  You say "Aveh sensi fireno".
  
  You feel unsympathetic towards the vault door. You don't particularly care that it is shadowy. It's just a door. How odd.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > Aveh sensi creature
  You say "Aveh sensi creature", but it feels wrong somehow.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > Suveh sensi fireno
  You say "Suveh sensi fireno".
  
  You feel neutral towards the vault door again.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > Suveh sensi fireno
  You say "Suveh sensi fireno".
  
  You feel kind and caring towards the vault door. You feel a little concerned about it being shadowy; it can be so scary being in the dark.
  
  There is a faint twittering sound.
  
  > Aveh haiak tolanisu
  You say "Aveh haiak tolanisu".
  
  The floor stops feeling slippery.
  
  The twittering stops.
  
  > Continue
  You say "Aveh haiak tolanisu".
  
  The floor starts feeling sticky but you are slippery, and they kind of cancel each other out.
  
  There is a twittering sound.
  
  > Continue
  You say "Aveh haiak tolanisu".
  
  The floor briefly feels even more sticky.
  
  You don't seem to be able to make it stay any stickier than it already is.
  
  There is a twittering sound.
  
  > listen
  You think you can tell which part of the floor the twittering is coming from. You feel confident that you would find the source if you searched for it.
  
  > search for the twittering
  You search around, and find a small furry thing that must be the invisible creature that escaped from the cage. It is stuck to the floor, and is twittering in annoyance.
  
  You detach it from the floor and try to hold onto it, but your slippery hands make that quite difficult.
  
  > point at the creature
  You point your finger at the creature in your arms.
  
  The word "ami" comes into your mind -- the same word as for your body.
  
  The creature wriggles free from your grasp and jumps to the floor.
  
  > Aveh haiak
  You say "Aveh haiak".
  
  Your hands stop feeling slippery.
  
  There is a twittering sound.
  
  > Aveh haiak
  You say "Aveh haiak".
  
  Your hands start feeling sticky.
  
  There is a twittering sound.
  
  > Search for creature
  You search around and find the creature again.
  
  You detach it from the floor and hold onto it firmly.
  
  > put the creature in the cage
  You put the invisible creature into the cage and close it.
  
  The cage doesn't feel sticky, but your hands are sticky. It seems to be stuck to the floor.
  
  > Suveh sensi ami
  You say "Suveh sensi ami".
  
  Your emotions feel back to normal again.
  
  > look at the creature
  The creature in the cage is completely invisible.
  
  > Shake cage
  (first taking the brass cage)
  It seems to be stuck to the floor, but your hands are sticky too.
  
  Taken. It sticks to your hand.
  
  You shake the brass cage and it rattles a little.
  
  The creature twitters noisily.
  
  > point at the creature
  You point your finger at the creature in the cage.
  
  The word "imoentar" appears in the air before you -- the same word as for the brass cage.
  
  > Aveh nux imoentar
  You say "Aveh nux imoentar".
  
  Dark shadows appear around the brass cage you are carrying.
  
  > Suveh nux imoentar
  You say "Suveh nux imoentar".
  
  The shadows around the brass cage you are carrying disappear.
  
  > Suveh nux imoentar
  You say "Suveh nux imoentar".
  
  The brass cage you are carrying starts to glow.
  
  > examine the cage
  A small brass cage with closely fitting bars. It opens at the bottom.
  
  You know there is an invisible creature in there somewhere, but you can't see it.
  
  It is glowing.
  
  > Aveh nux imoentar
  You say "Aveh nux imoentar".
  
  The brass cage you are carrying stops glowing.