text: > Go downward
  Ventilation Shaft (as the probe)
  You are in the main ventilation duct for this section of the house. Smaller ducts lead north, east, west, and northeast. A large shaft crosses this duct vertically.
  
  A string of letters has been printed on one of the shaft walls.
  
  > enter the vase
  Master Bathroom (as the probe)
  You are in a bathroom, unusually large and attractively decorated. Aside from the free-standing whirlpool bathtub, there is a separate shower stall. A counter, the central feature of which is a three-paneled mirror which wraps around the sink, spans one wall. Architecturally, the room itself is fairly simple; a rectangle with plain white walls and a simple black-and-white tessellation on the floor tile. The decor gives the room more life; delicate just-green lace window drapery contrasts elegantly with the deep green of the heavy rug in the center of the room. The counter is equipped with a wicker dish full of soaps which you assume are more decorative than functional. A wooden table under the window holds a vase of dried flowers. The exit is south.
  
  That's not something you can enter.
  
  > enter the tub
  You get into the bathtub.
  The house shakes hard as a something, probably an aircraft or small bomb, crashes to earth in the distance.
  
  > go to the north
  Bathroom (as the probe)
  You get the impression that this bathroom has become a waystation for things that were intended for the basement, but got lost along the way. Boxes and bags seem to cover every surface; the sink, the heating vent, the fixture. The way out is south.
  
  You can see your body here.
  
  > Yes
  Okay [Footnote 3].
  
  You manage to unlock the door with the deadbolt key.
  
  Coming, as you do, from an enlightened time period where man has, by and large, learned to overcome prejudicial assumptions about people on the basis of gender or background [Footnote 4], you know better than to jump to conclusions about the occupant based on the cultural stereotypes of their living space.
  Nevertheless, you can always tell a girl's room. It isn't some particular thing [Footnote 5]; rather, an air of femininity issues more from the juxtaposition of objects than the contents themselves. The dollhouse; the partially completed watercolor on an easel in the corner; the ornate, hand-carved chest at the foot of the bed; the paper ribbons affixed to the vent cover on the floor, all suggest, but do not insist that the occupant of this room is female. And yet, there is a certain something about this space that rarely arises in a man's quarters.
  The walls are a soft, uniform pastel. The desk stands opposite the bed, well stocked, but uncluttered. There is a closet door on the east wall. The exit to the hall is south.
  
  On the nightstand is a charger.
  
  > Open dollhouse
  You give a gentle tug at the base, which pops open. Inside, you see two letters (a crumpled letter and a folded letter) and a strange book.
  
  > take all from the dollhouse
  crumpled letter: Removed.
  folded letter: Removed.
  strange book: Removed.
  
  > take the key
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  [The document "Letter (1)" has been added to your DataStore.]
  
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  [The document "Letter (2)" has been added to your DataStore.]
  
  This is a small, very worn notebook containing a number of pages covered with random sequences of hand-printed characters.
  [The document "Strange Book" has been added to your DataStore.]
  
  Under your scrutinty, a very slight distortion in the picture is visible. You slide your hand between the sheet and its support, and turn up a very small book.
  Something blocks the light for a second, and you turn to look. Nothing. Hm. This place is starting to get to you.
  
  You already have that.
  
  (the dresser drawers)
  You open the dresser drawers, revealing a brass key.
  
  (the brass key)
  Taken.
  
  > analyze old Book
  Analyzing...
  Examining text...
  Performing heuristics...
  Counting character frequencies...
  Performing statistical analysis...
  Performing more heuristics...
  (Ciphers using this key can be decoded)
  
  > Decode crumpled
  Examining text...
  Performing heuristics...
  Counting character frequencies...
  Performing statistical analysis...
  Performing more heuristics...
  Best guess: One Time Pad. 26 character alphabet.
  Decoding...
  1
  
  Hi. Um. Hope I remember how to yse the code book right. How are you? I guesr you're wondering where this note came. Well, I'm living with my dad now. Mom started dating this drug dealer and she got arrested because he was making crystal meth in our basement. So I'm back here at least till the end of the year. So what's new in your life? I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch. Pleare write me back so we can talk some time.
  
  [The DataStore entry for this document has been updated to reflect deciphered text.]
  
  > Decode folded
  Examining text...
  Performing heuristics...
  Counting character frequencies...
  Performing statistical analysis...
  Performing more heuristics...
  Best guess: One Time Pad. 26 character alphabet.
  Decoding...
  3
  
  I'm glad you wrote me back. All these years, I've been scared pretty much shitless that you hated me, because it was my mom was driving that night when you lost your eye. I've really missed you all these years, and I would have talked to you in the hall, but every time I see you I lose my nerve. First I think that you'll hate me because of the accident, then I think maybe I should try to talk to you anyway, but then I think that you'll hate me for not talking to you for so long. I guess I'll understand if you want me to just steer clear and stuff, but please try to forgive me. God, I'm such a coward. I've really missed you. I don't know if you can ever forgive me, but I really want to let you know how sorry I am.
  
  [The DataStore entry for this document has been updated to reflect deciphered text.]
  
  > Decode vent letter
  Examining text...
  Performing heuristics...
  Decode failed: No decodable text found (This may not be a cipher)
  
  > turn on the probe
  You have a sudden dizzy, disembodied feeling as sensory feed from the probe overwhelms you...
  
  Girl's Bedroom (as the probe)
  Coming, as you do, from an enlightened time period where man has, by and large, learned to overcome prejudicial assumptions about people on the basis of gender or background [Footnote 4], you know better than to jump to conclusions about the occupant based on the cultural stereotypes of their living space.
  Nevertheless, you can always tell a girl's room. It isn't some particular thing [Footnote 5]; rather, an air of femininity issues more from the juxtaposition of objects than the contents themselves. The dollhouse; the partially completed watercolor on an easel in the corner; the ornate, hand-carved chest at the foot of the bed; the paper ribbons affixed to the vent cover on the floor, all suggest, but do not insist that the occupant of this room is female. And yet, there is a certain something about this space that rarely arises in a man's quarters.
  The walls are a soft, uniform pastel. The desk stands opposite the bed, well stocked, but uncluttered. There is a closet door on the east wall. The exit to the hall is south.
  
  On the nightstand is a charger.
  
  You can see your body here.
  
  > Decode note
  Examining text...
  Performing heuristics...
  Counting character frequencies...
  Performing statistical analysis...
  Performing more heuristics...
  Best guess: One Time Pad. 26 character alphabet.
  Decoding...
  5
  
  I really want to see you like, in-person. You think we could meet up and have lunch after school tomorrow? I've got so much to tell you. I've really missed you all this time.
  
  Anyway, yeah, sure I can get a note to someone for you. But it might be easier for you to go through Rusty. You remember Rusty? He lived across the street from me way back when. Since he's been here & I haven't, he might be able to do it quicker.
  
  Anyhow, let me know if you want to hang out or something. --D
  [The DataStore entry for this document has been updated to reflect deciphered text.]