text: [Themes: Mystery, Historical, Literary, detective]
  
  > Go downward
  You descend the stairs into the entry hall. The parlour door is to the north. The front door is open.
  
  Your companion drifts in after you, apparently lost in thought.
  
  > go to the east
  You emerge from the house into Baker Street.
  
  You are standing outside Holmes's house. The street continues to the north and south. The door to the house is to the west.
  
  Holmes follows you and begins pacing back and forth nervously.
  
  > go north
  This is a quiet, residential street, lined with undistinguished, four storey Georgian houses. To the south, York Place opens up into Baker Street, and Marylebone Road comes in from the east.
  
  The street isn't as quiet as usual, due to the surging crowds of tourists.
  
  Your friend joins you and starts looking around with interest.
  
  > Go east
  You find yourself standing in front of Madame Tussaud's famous wax museum. From here the street continues east and west.
  
  The museum is closed for renovations, and there is a guard and a dog patrolling the street outside the entrance, which is just to the north of you. The guard puffs on a cigarette, tips his hat, and says, "Good day, Mr Holmes."
  
  The detective follows you.
  
  > take the pipe
  You are holding too much already.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are wearing:
  your hat.
  your coat.
  a whistle.
  You are holding:
  some mail.
  a telescope.
  a shilling.
  an old book.
  a pistol.
  Captain Bligh's oar.
  a magnifying glass.
  a lamp (providing light).
  a green piece of paper.
  a brown piece of paper.
  an orange piece of paper.
  a pacquet of paper.
  a clue paper.
  a stethoscope.
  a black bag.
  In the pacquet of paper you see:
  a white piece of paper
  a yellow piece of paper
  a blue piece of paper
  In the black bag you see:
  an ampoule of etherium
  a crayon
  a matchbook
  a pipe
  a knife
  a brown bottle
  a blue bottle
  In the pipe you see:
  some tobacco
  
  > put all the piece paper in pacquet
  The green piece of paper: Done.
  The brown piece of paper: Done.
  The orange piece of paper: Done.
  
  > Shilling in pocket
  The clue paper: Done.
  The shilling: Done.
  
  > take the pipe and the matchbook
  The pipe: Taken.
  The matchbook: Taken.
  
  > open the matchbook
  You open the matchbook.
  Inside you see a match.
  
  > drop the lamp
  You drop the lamp.
  
  > drop the match and the matchbook
  The match: Dropped.
  The matchbook: Dropped.
  
  The match flickers and dies.
  
  > Go north
  You come in off the street and are now standing in the lobby.
  
  All around you are wax statues of famous people. To the west is a dark and ominous-looking doorway with a sign over it. The exit to the street is to the south.
  
  Holmes drops to his hands and knees and begins a minute examination of the floor. After a few moments he cries, "Aha! Look here, Watson." He points to a miniscule speck of ash on the floor.
  
  [Your score just went up by 1 point. The total is now 29 out of
  100.]
  
  > Go west
  You enter the Chamber of Horrors. Scattered around the room are wax groupings of some of the most gruesome scenes from English history. The only exit is to the east.
  
  Your companion joins you and starts looking around with interest.
  
  > Burn mail
  [with the tobacco]
  The mail lights up.
  
  > Light torch with mail
  The torch catches fire quickly.
  
  Holmes looks at you and says, "An ingenious solution, Watson. My compliments, old chap."
  
  [Your score just went up by 4 points. The total is now 33 out of
  100.]
  
  > take the head
  You take the wax head.
  
  > Burn head
  [What do you want to burn the head with?]
  
  > burn the head with the torch
  The wax head melts into a pool of wax on the floor. You see a gem glittering in the wax.
  
  The mail disappears in a flash of light.
  
  > get the gem
  You take the emerald out of the wax pool.
  
  [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 38 out of
  100.]
  
  > take the glass
  You are already holding the magnifying glass.
  
  In the distance, you hear Big Ben strike the hour.
  
  > examine the emerald with the glass
  You see "20/6/87" scratched into the surface of the emerald.
  
  Holmes says, "It's obviously not one of the Crown Jewels, Watson. In fact, this gem belongs to the Agra treasure, which was stolen in India many years ago and has never been recovered."
  
  "The case grows more complex, Watson. We are in more danger than I had at first suspected." He removes a ring from one of his long, slender fingers and hands it to you. "Here, Watson. Take this signet ring of mine. If anything should happen to me, take it to my brother Mycroft at the Diogenes Club. He'll tell you what to do."
  
  [Your score just went up by 1 point. The total is now 39 out of
  100.]
  
  > light the axe with torch
  You would have to be holding the axe to light it.
  
  > get the axe
  You take the axe off of the statue of Charles I.
  
  > light the axe with the torch
  The axe melts into a pool of wax on the floor.
  
  > Go east
  You leave the Chamber of Horrors and go back into the lobby.
  
  All around you are wax statues of famous people. To the west is a dark and ominous-looking doorway with a sign over it. The exit to the street is to the south.
  
  You see some cigar ash.
  
  Holmes drifts in after you, apparently lost in thought.
  
  The pipe has gone out.
  
  > go south
  The guard says, "I'm sorry, but the torch is not to be removed." He takes it and returns it to the proper place.
  
  You go out the door and are now standing in front of Madame Tussaud's famous wax museum. From here the street continues east and west.
  
  The museum is closed for renovations, and there is a guard and a dog patrolling the street outside the entrance, which is just to the north of you. The guard lights a cigarette, tips his hat, and says, "Goodbye, Mr Holmes."
  
  You see a matchbook, a burnt match and a lamp.
  
  Your friend drifts along after you, apparently lost in thought.
  
  > take the lamp
  You take the lamp.
  
  > Again
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  A hansom cab pulls up beside you.
  
  > Covent garden
  "Right-o."
  
  The cab speeds through the streets, deftly weaving in and out of the jubilee traffic and whizzing past famous landmarks. Only a few minutes later, you arrive at your destination.
  
  You enter Covent Garden, which is the central market for all of London. Everywhere you look there are stalls packed with produce from the English countryside.
  
  The open-air market is crowded with housewives who are shopping for fruits and vegetables.
  
  After looking around for a few moments, you see a crowd of women gathered around a girl who has collapsed on the ground. Her lifeless hand clutches a bunch of flowers.
  
  > give it to girl
  You take the yellow pill out of the brown bottle.
  
  You give her the yellow pill.
  
  Nothing happens for a moment, but then her eyelids flutter briefly and she opens her eyes.
  
  The crowd breaks into applause, and they help her to her feet. When she is standing, she smiles at you shyly and puts a lovely carnation in your lapel as a gesture of thanks.
  
  Just then, a distinguished-looking gentleman appears on the scene, takes her by the arm, and says, "Come, Eliza. We mustn't be late for the ball."
  
  He escorts her away, but as she leaves, she glances back at you once more with a grateful expression in her lovely eyes.
  
  [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 44 out of
  100.]
  
  > put it in the hat
  You take the stethoscope out of your ears.
  
  You would have to take off your hat first.
  
  > put the scope in hat
  You take off your hat.
  
  You put the telescope in your hat.
  
  > wear the hat
  You put on your hat.
  
  > Continue
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  A hansom cab pulls up beside you.
  
  > Go west
  You and Holmes get out of the cab. After you get out, it drives off.
  
  You enter the cramped quarters of Sherman's shop. The old animal-trainer's eyes brighten up when he sees you.
  
  "You've probably come looking for Toby," he says. "But I'm afraid I won't be able to help you this time. Toby's not feeling too well, and all my other animals are already out on loan. All I have left is a half-trained pigeon."
  
  The detective trails along after you.
  
  > ask Sherman for the pigeon
  Sherman hands you the bird. "Take good care of him, now. I've grown fond of him."
  
  [Your score just went up by 1 point. The total is now 45 out of
  100.]
  
  > Go east
  You emerge from Sherman's shop into Pinchin Lane, a dingy little alley that runs north to Cheapside.
  
  To the west is the entrance to Sherman's shop.
  
  Your companion walks alongside you.
  
  > Birdcage Walk
  "Right-o."
  
  The cab speeds through the streets, deftly weaving in and out of the jubilee traffic and whizzing past famous landmarks. Only a few minutes later, you arrive at your destination.
  
  As you enter Birdcage Walk, your attention is diverted to a man who has set up a small souvenir stand near where the parade will pass on Tuesday. Hoping to attract the attention of the crowd, he is waving a handful of overpriced trinkets over his head.
  
  In the distance, you hear Big Ben strike the hour.
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  > Haggle with man
  "Sorry, guv. No refunds."
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are wearing:
  your hat.
  your coat.
  a whistle.
  In your lapel you see:
  a carnation
  Your pocket contains:
  a shilling.
  a clue paper.
  You are holding:
  a pigeon.
  a stethoscope.
  a lamp (providing light).
  a ring.
  an emerald.
  a pipe.
  an old book.
  a pistol.
  Captain Bligh's oar.
  a magnifying glass.
  a pacquet of paper.
  a black bag.
  In the pacquet of paper you see:
  an orange piece of paper
  a brown piece of paper
  a green piece of paper
  a white piece of paper
  a yellow piece of paper
  a blue piece of paper
  In the black bag you see:
  an ampoule of etherium
  a crayon
  a knife
  a brown bottle
  a blue bottle
  
  > remove the hat
  You take off your hat. Inside you see a telescope.
  
  > go to the east
  This is an attractive square at the foot of Whitehall. Large crowds mill around the entrance to the Houses of Parliament to the southeast. To the west is Birdcage Walk. Broad Sanctuary goes off to the southwest, and Whitehall is to the north.
  
  Holmes trails along after you.
  
  > go north
  Impressive government buildings line the street on either side. The street continues north and south, and the entrance to Scotland Yard is to the east.
  
  Your friend follows you and begins pacing back and forth nervously.
  
  > go north
  Pigeons, pigeons, everywhere. You are standing in one of the great open spaces of London, named for Nelson's naval victory over Napoleon in 1805. Streets come in and go out at all angles, and everywhere you look there are people feeding pigeons.
  
  The square is dominated by Nelson's Column, a 167 foot tall Corinthian column with a statue of Nelson on the top and a bronze relief on the pedestal at the bottom.
  
  The entrance to the Diogenes Club is to the west.
  
  The detective joins you and starts looking around with interest.
  
  > take the telescope
  You take the telescope out of your hat.
  
  > put the stethoscope in the hat
  You put the stethoscope in your hat.
  
  > Blow whistle
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  The pigeon circles above you.
  
  > Keep going
  Tweeeeeeeeee!
  
  A hansom cab pulls up beside you.
  
  The pigeon circles above you for the last time, and flies out of sight.
  
  > Go west
  Sherman's shop is dingy and cramped. Dozens of empty cages are stacked up against the walls.
  
  Your companion walks into the room alongside you.
  
  Sherman says, "Welcome back. It's a pleasure to see you again."
  
  > ask Sherman about the pigeon
  Sherman says, "He came back with a ruby. I don't know where he found it." He gives you the ruby.
  
  Holmes looks at you approvingly and says, "Bravo, Watson. Well done, old chap."
  
  [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 50 out of
  100.]
  
  > go southeast
  You push your way into the jam-packed entrance hall of the House of Commons.
  
  There are hundreds of people lined up to get in. But off to one side you see a flight of old stone steps leading up into the darkness.
  
  Your friend enters and begins pacing back and forth nervously.
  
  In the distance, you hear Big Ben strike the hour.
  
  > Go upwards
  The stairs seem to wind up forever. Finally, you emerge into the interior of the clock tower, high above the Houses of Parliament.
  
  The immense bell known as Big Ben is hanging from the ceiling, suspended over a hollow shaft that is so deep it might as well be bottomless. A wooden railing runs around the shaft for safety.
  
  Inside the bell, you see an enormous clapper, to which is glued a beautiful, deep-blue sapphire.
  
  The detective follows you.
  
  > take the balls
  You take the cotton balls out of the blue bottle.
  
  > put the balls in the ears
  You put the cotton balls in your ears.
  
  > go upward
  The stairs seem to wind up forever. Finally, you emerge into the interior of the clock tower, high above the Houses of Parliament.
  
  The immense bell known as Big Ben is hanging from the ceiling, suspended over a hollow shaft that is so deep it might as well be bottomless. A wooden railing runs around the shaft for safety.
  
  Inside the bell, you see an enormous clapper, to which is glued a beautiful, deep-blue sapphire.
  
  Your companion follows you.
  
  > wait until 6
  [6:00]
  
  Time passes...
  
  The bell swings towards you, ringing loudly, but the cotton protects your ears. Holmes claps his hands to his ears in an attempt to protect them. The clapper swings up within reach.
  
  > take the sapphire
  You tug at the sapphire, but you can't quite grab it before it swings out of reach again.
  
  The bell swings away from you.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes...
  
  The bell swings towards you, ringing loudly, but the cotton protects your ears. The clapper swings up within reach.
  
  Do you want to continue waiting?
  
  > take the sapphire
  You remove the sapphire from the clapper.
  
  Holmes beams at you and says, "Good show, old fellow."
  
  [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 55 out of
  100.]
  
  The bell swings away from you.