text: > look around
  This is a spacious, wood-floored room with poor lighting. Several decaying bookcases are positioned around the room. In the center is a 3 m-radius, circular olive-green rug with tattered edges. On the rug are two paisley armchairs and a single end table with a vase of fresh white roses. Twin walnut doors lead north into the laboratory.
  The doors are carved in an abstract swirling shape representing the Hydra.
  
  Multiple connected devices detected.
  
  A fireplace is glowing and crackling.
  
  > look at the rug
  Well, I'm embarrassed to say, Dr. Law, that I cannot provide any additional information. This is just a 3 m-radius, circular olive-green rug with tattered edges. It seems connected to something, but I can't access it directly.
  
  > look under the rug
  Error: Camera angles are not variable to this degree.
  
  > examine the chairs
  The armchairs seem connected to something, Dr. Law, but I cannot access them directly.
  
  > examine table
  In the great nexus of connections and activated devices and hidden features of this room, Dr. Law, this table stands out by being quite unremarkable.
  
  > look at the roses
  It looks like Dr. Singh is still working on his gardening. These roses are not connected to anything.
  
  > Go north
  Dr. Law, there seems to be a power drain on the cameras, and I am unable to operate them.
  
  The main power drain is coming from inside the lab itself. I also detect some energy wastage in this lobby. I will be unable to proceed, Dr. Law, until you can reduce HYDRA's energy usage.
  
  Please find what's using all of the electricity in this room. Altogether this room is wasting 20 jigawatts of electricity!
  
  > examine the fireplace
  The fireplace is a video of a fire, playing on a wall-mounted plasma television. You can turn the fireplace off or on as follows:
  
  tel - Turn TV on and off
  
  > turn off the tv
  Dr. Law, I must remind you that I am incapable of directly affecting the physical world.
  
  > Tel
  You turn the fireplace off. A mechanized voice says, "Daytime mode selected."
  
  A bookcase panel slides open to reveal a speaker, which plays an enthusiastic version of "Morning" from the Peer Gynt suite.
  
  The drapes raise, revealing virtual windows which display a mountain sunrise.
  
  Power levels are dropping, Dr. Law. There are too many active devices; this room is now wasting 40 jigawatts of electricity!
  
  > examine the drapes
  The drapes are moth-eaten velvet. They are currently raised, displaying a virtual sunset. You can raise or lower the drapes as follows:
  
  dra - Raise or lower drapes
  
  > Dra
  Lowering the drapes, Dr. Law.
  
  As you lower the drapes, the speaker switches to loud, creepy music.
  
  Darkness falls across the room. A robotic voice says, "Spooky mode activated".
  
  Robotic spiders pour from behind the bookshelves and climb along the cobwebs, which begin to glow and pulse through hidden fiber-optics. The spiders begin to dance along the cobwebs. Dr. Spiel has really outdone herself with her animatronics this year, Dr. Law.
  
  The dancing spiders are consuming an enormous amount of power, Dr. Law. This room is now consuming 70 jigawatts of electricity!
  I'm beginning to lose computing function!
  
  > examine the spiders
  The cobwebs are filled with dancing spiders, singing spooky songs. They are glowing through hidden fiber-optics. You can activate or deactivate the cobwebs as follows:
  
  web - Activate or deactivate the webs
  
  > Web
  Deactivating the cobwebs, Dr. Law.
  
  A robotic voice says, "Goodnight, and goodbye." 'The Star Spangled Banner' plays loudly from the speakers. All of the drapes raise up, and a brilliant ocean sunset is displayed. The spiders sing along loudly, and the fireplace is now displaying fireworks on its screen, flashing as bright as a strobe light. The rug begins to spin, and the armchairs open big, animatronic eyes and singing cushion-mouths.
  
  Power levels are rising to 100 jigawatts! I may not be able
  to maintain my core functions at this rate, Dr. Law!
  
  > Sing
  Oh, sorry for interrupting, Dr. Law, but Dr. Singh has just opened the HYDRA door. He looks annoyed. He says, "Dr. Spiel! You're supposed to be cleaning the lab. Stop messing with the lobby!" He looks around, but finds no one. He stalks to a bookcase, shoves it aside, revealing a large, rusty metal switch. He pulls the metal switch, and everything in the room powers down. He pushes back the bookcase, sighs, and walks back to the other room. He closes the door behind him.
  
  This room is now wasting 0 jigawatts, Dr. Law. I still feel a
  large energy drain from the HYDRA laboratory to the north, but
  I'm sure the cameras will be available now.
  
  > go north
  This stone-floored and wood-walled room is lit by candles in niches. A piece of paper is taped to the wall.
  
  One half of the room is filled with boxing trophies and memorabilia, and exercise equipment. The other half of the room is a filthy mess full of trash. A bunk bed lies between the two. Although the camera doesn't show them, I know that doors lead north and
  south, Dr. Law.
  
  You can see Doctor Singh and Sphinx here.
  
  Dr. Singh jumps up on the treadmill, and says, "Let's try one more time, Sphinx! We can do it!" Sphinx jumps up, and they start running together.
  
  [New recording - Repeat]
  
  You hear a wet thud and a scurrying sound from the north. Dr.
  Singh doesn't seem to notice.
  
  rec - list recordings
  
  > Rec
  Dr. Law, per Stygicorp regulations, I am recording all
  conversations. However, the microphone quality in some rooms will restrict the usefulness of some recordings.
  
  I've noticed that the microphone on your current device is not compliant with Stygicorp standards, and cannot communicate with our servers, Dr. Law. If you need voice communication, you can replay any recording over the speakers in the room you're in.
  
  say [something] - play one of your listed recordings (for instance, you can SAY REPEAT)
  
  Recordings:
  Repeat - "Let's try one more time! We can do it!"
  
  > examine singh
  A male human.
  
  -Height: 180 cm.
  
  -Approx. weight: 90 kg.
  
  -Approx. age: 30.
  
  -Clothing: navy suit, red tie, grey handkerchief. Hairbun, rolled beard.
  
  -Personality: disciplined.
  
  Sphinx gets off and tries to eat a dust bunny from Dr. Spiel's side of the room. Dr. Singh notices her, and stops running. He says, "Don't eat that, Sphinx!"
  
  [New recording - Yuck]
  
  You hear a thud and a scurrying from the north.
  
  > examine Sphinx
  A female cat.
  
  -Height: 24 cm.
  
  -Approx. weight: 3.5 kg.
  
  -Approx. age: 3 years
  
  -Clothing: none
  
  -Personality: curious.
  
  I know that you're obviously not a cat person, Dr. Law, given your history, but Sphinx is quite cute.
  
  Dr. Singh goes to the punching bag, and starts boxing. Sphinx climbs on top of the punching bag and starts scratching it. Dr. Singh backs up and says, "Come here right now, Sphinx!"
  
  [New recording - Come]
  
  You hear a plop and a rustling from the north.
  
  > Go north
  You see an enormous room, like the great hall of a castle, filled with a maze made of cardboard boxes, takeout containers, newspapers, broken furniture, and used wrapping paper. In the center is a large, cleared area. The clearing contains a gigantic ball of some metallic liquid, hovering in the air. It seems the cloning machine is finished. You can return to the living quarters to the south.
  
  A remote control lies on the trash, near the hidden speakers.
  
  The surface of the ball begins to bubble and smoke. A clone of Dr. Spiel spills out. You hear a wet thud.
  
  Oh no, Dr. Law; Dr. Spiel seems to have had an accident with the cloning machine again. The cloning machine is set on "repeat". The actions of the clones indicate that it is set to a low resolution--these are poor quality clones, Dr. Law. You'd better stop this.
  
  The clone sees a plate of mac and cheese in the trash, and dives into the clutter.
  
  > examine trash
  A mound composed of trash. I shudder to think what lies at the bottom, Dr. Law.
  
  The clone continues to eat the rotten food.
  
  > examine the ball
  The cloning machine is a gigantic ball of some metallic liquid.
  
  Dr. Spiel finishes the meal and immediately falls to the ground, groaning in pain and massaging her stomach.
  
  > examine the ball
  The cloning machine is a gigantic ball of some metallic liquid.
  
  The clone is rolling on the ground in pain.
  
  > look at the remote
  A remote control lies on the trash. In fact, it is quite near the hidden speakers, Dr. Law.
  
  Perhaps you could get Dr. Spiel to turn off the machine, Dr. Law.
  
  The clone stumbles to its feet with its arms wrapped around its stomach.
  
  It plunges deeper into the maze and is lost from view.
  
  The surface of the ball begins to bubble and smoke. A clone of Dr. Spiel spills out. You hear a wet thud. The clone could stop the machine if they had the remote, Dr. Law.
  
  The clone sees a rotten apple in the trash, and dives into the clutter.
  
  > Rec
  Recordings:
  Come - "Come here right now!"
  Yuck - "Don't eat that!"
  Repeat - "Let's try one more time! We can do it!"
  
  > Yuck
  The hidden speakers say, "Don't eat that!"
  
  The clone starts up, alert, dropping what it's holding (a rotten apple). It says, "Dr. Singh, is that you? I'm cleaning, I promise!" It looks around, uncertain.
  
  The clone kicks trash into the air.
  
  > come
  The hidden speakers say, "Come here right now!"
  
  The clone looks toward the hidden speakers. It tries to climb toward the trash under the speakers, but gets scared. It says, "I don't think I can do it."
  
  The clone pops its knuckles.
  
  > repeat
  The hidden speakers say, "Let's try one more time! We can do it!"
  
  The clone says, "You're right! I can do it!" The clone leaps up towards the speakers. It finally sees the remote.
  
  "Oh, so that's where that was!" says the clone. It hops down, and runs towards the machine. It points the remote, and presses the off button, but slips on some loose trash and drops the remote. The remote hits the ground with a bang, and pieces go flying everywhere with an electric sizzle.
  
  The clone says, "Uh oh." The cloning machine turns dark and begins to rotate in a turbulent way. The Spiel clone runs away in fear, and is lost in the maze.