text: [Themes: Fantasy, nonhuman protagonist, garden, dolls, flowers]
  
  > Look around
  The red brick wall which bounds the northeast corner of the garden is broken here by a wrought-iron gate. The bricks are overgrown with mime's-mouth. A path leads southwest, to the orchard; far beyond the gate to the northeast is the pink stone bulk of Nightshade, Klaus's parents' house. Something significant about the recent history of Nightshade nags at your memory.
  
  Fragments of a broken statue litter the ground.
  
  > examine the fragments
  The red-brown fragments of a shattered statue.
  
  > Go south
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a galen's glory, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  vegetation.
  
  > Go west
  A narrow, secluded spot in which Klaus is fond of reading. The ground is covered by beds of lacegrass. The sky is a crescent of deep blue above interlocking squirrel puzzle trees. Archways under bowed trunks open north, to the folly, and east, to the greenhouse.
  
  Klaus is lying on his back in the grass.
  
  A starry seeksorrow grows near Klaus's head.
  
  A heavy edition of Archibault's 1,001 Knights of Slee has
  fallen at Klaus's side.
  
  A paper doll stands here, shivering slightly in the breeze.
  
  > Cut seeksorrow with clippers
  You cut the starry seeksorrow free from its stem. It flutters to the ground.
  
  > ask Doll,  to go to the east
  The paper doll goes east.
  
  You hear a great rush of wind and leaves from elsewhere in the garden.
  
  The paper doll blows in from the northeast.
  
  > Go east
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  A six-foot high tangle of zephyrwort whirls and dances over the grass.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a galen's glory, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  > Go north
  The hummocky ground is shaded by large fruit trees. Paths leads south to the greenhouse, west to the folly, and northeast to the gate.
  
  A coffintree grows here. High in its branches sprouts an immature gall the size of a baby's casket; close to the ground its massive mature gall has split open, ready for use. Some significance of the history
  of a ghost nags at your mind.
  
  A chimecherry tree is covered with fruit. Most of the cherries are unripe, but one bunch hanging six feet up, bright red and glossy,
  looks ready to chime.
  
  A clump of needlevine is entangled with the bunch of ripe chimecherries. One spiny tendril dangles down almost to the ground.
  
  vegetation.
  
  The zephyrwort whirls excitedly around the bunch of chimecherries, but the needlevine has tangled them up so they don't make a sound.
  
  > cut the needlevine with the clippers
  The needlevine spasms, then draws itself higher up into the
  chimecherry and out of sight.
  
  > look at the chimecherries
  (the bunch of chimecherries)
  Klaus's favorite fruit.
  
  The zephyrwort whirls about the bunch of chimecherries, setting them jingling like bells.
  
  > Go south
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a galen's glory, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  > go to the west
  A narrow, secluded spot in which Klaus is fond of reading. The ground is covered by beds of lacegrass. The sky is a crescent of deep blue above interlocking squirrel puzzle trees. Archways under bowed trunks open north, to the folly, and east, to the greenhouse.
  
  A paper doll stands here, shivering slightly in the breeze.
  
  Klaus is lying on his back in the grass.
  
  A heavy edition of Archibault's 1,001 Knights of Slee has
  fallen at Klaus's side.
  
  > ask Doll,  to go to the east
  The paper doll goes east.
  
  You hear a metallic jingling sound from somewhere else in the garden.
  
  > go east
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  A paper doll stands here, shivering slightly in the breeze.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a galen's glory, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  > ask Doll,  to go to the east
  The doll slips through the crack into the greenhouse.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; with no way to defend itself, the paper doll is knocked back into the drainage trough.
  
  The sweet maskelyne bobs in excitement.
  
  The faucet, enchanted by a spell, turns on. The trough fills with water, flushing the paper doll through the pipe and out of the greenhouse. The faucet turns off and the trough runs empty.
  
  > examine doll
  The paper doll is about six inches high and cut from cardstock.
  Klaus's parents have enchanted it to obey your commands. The doll is equipped with a paper dragon face, paper thigh boots, and a paper fringed dress.
  
  > look at the paper dragon
  A scaly green dragon face with a curling, thorned tongue.
  
  > give the clippers to the doll
  The paper doll takes the pair of clippers, but it is too heavy and the doll bends under the strain.
  
  The paper doll puts down the pair of clippers.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You are carrying:
  a pair of clippers
  a starry seeksorrow
  a mime's-mouth flower (being worn)
  a guide book
  a long white dress (being worn)
  
  > give seeksorrow to the doll
  You give the starry seeksorrow to the paper doll.
  
  > ask Doll,  to go east
  The doll can't fit through the crack while it is carrying the starry seeksorrow.
  
  The doll hunts for a way to the east but finds none.
  
  > take seeksorrow
  The paper doll gives the starry seeksorrow to you.
  
  > go west
  A narrow, secluded spot in which Klaus is fond of reading. The ground is covered by beds of lacegrass. The sky is a crescent of deep blue above interlocking squirrel puzzle trees. Archways under bowed trunks open north, to the folly, and east, to the greenhouse.
  
  Klaus is lying on his back in the grass.
  
  A heavy edition of Archibault's 1,001 Knights of Slee has
  fallen at Klaus's side.
  
  > examine the knights
  Klaus lugs this heavy reference manual of otherworldly knights everywhere. The book's paper dust jacket is illustrated with a drawing of a shield and sword.
  
  > cut the sword with the clippers
  Working carefully, you cut the paper sword out from the book's dust jacket.
  
  You hear a metallic jingling sound from somewhere else in the garden.
  
  > cut the shield with the clippers
  Working carefully, yourself cut the paper shield out from the book's dust jacket.
  
  > take sword and the shield
  paper sword: You already have that.
  paper shield: You already have that.
  
  > go east
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  A paper doll stands here, shivering slightly in the breeze.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a galen's glory, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  > give the shield to doll
  The doll takes the paper shield and bows its thanks.
  
  > ask Doll,  to go east
  The doll slips through the crack into the greenhouse.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > take the galen'S
  The paper doll pulls ineffectually at the the galen's glory, which is still attached to its stem.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > cut the galen's with sword
  The paper doll cuts the galen's glory free from its stem. It flutters to the ground.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > take the galen'S
  The paper doll picks up the galen's glory.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > enter the trough
  The paper doll gets into the trough.
  
  The faucet, enchanted by a spell, turns on. The trough fills with water, flushing the paper doll through the pipe and out of the greenhouse. The faucet turns off and the trough runs empty.
  
  > take the galen'S
  The paper doll gives the galen's glory to you.
  
  > go north
  The hummocky ground is shaded by large fruit trees. Paths leads south to the greenhouse, west to the folly, and northeast to the gate.
  
  tree trunks.
  
  A coffintree grows here. High in its branches sprouts an immature gall the size of a baby's casket; close to the ground its massive mature gall has split open, ready for use. Some significance of the history
  of a ghost nags at your mind.
  
  A chimecherry tree is covered with fruit. Most of the cherries are unripe, but one bunch hanging six feet up, bright red and glossy,
  looks ready to chime.
  
  > Go west
  Patterns of green and gold play around a structure of mossy stones built to look like a ruined temple. Its walls are overgrown with creeping diamondbane. Paths lead east to the orchard, south to the hidden lawn, and southeast to the greenhouse.
  
  Inside the temple is a grooved marble altar. Some significance of the history of an expedition nags at your mind.
  
  > put seeksorrow on the altar
  You put the starry seeksorrow on the altar.
  
  > Go south
  A narrow, secluded spot in which Klaus is fond of reading. The ground is covered by beds of lacegrass. The sky is a crescent of deep blue above interlocking squirrel puzzle trees. Archways under bowed trunks open north, to the folly, and east, to the greenhouse.
  
  Klaus is lying on his back in the grass.
  
  A heavy edition of Archibault's 1,001 Knights of Slee has
  fallen at Klaus's side.
  
  > go to the east
  A sunny green bank. Paths leads north to the orchard, northwest to the folly, and west to the hidden lawn.
  
  A paper doll stands here, shivering slightly in the breeze.
  
  The paned glass wall of a greenhouse rises to the east. High above
  your head a reflection of the sun gleams.
  
  A narrow crack stretches a foot vertically across a single grass-level pane in the greenhouse wall.
  
  Growing inside the greenhouse you see a sweet maskelyne, a ligerlily, and a watchflower.
  
  Laid in the greenhouse floor is a drainage trough. At the east end is
  a faucet, and at the west end, a pipe, through which water can be flushed out of the trough onto the lawn.
  
  > take the paper dragon
  The paper doll gives the paper dragon face to you.
  
  > wear it
  You can't wear that!
  
  You hear a metallic jingling sound from somewhere else in the garden.
  
  > give paper dragon to the doll
  The doll takes the paper dragon face and bows its thanks.
  
  > go to the northwest
  Patterns of green and gold play around a structure of mossy stones built to look like a ruined temple. Its walls are overgrown with creeping diamondbane. Paths lead east to the orchard, south to the hidden lawn, and southeast to the greenhouse.
  
  Inside the temple is a grooved marble altar. Some significance of the history of an expedition nags at your mind.
  
  On the altar is a starry seeksorrow.
  
  > Burn seeksorrow
  The paper doll is unable to do that.
  
  > cut sweet
  (with the paper sword)
  The paper doll cuts the sweet maskelyne free from its stem. It
  flutters to the ground.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > take sweet
  The paper doll picks up the sweet maskelyne.
  
  The ligerlily roars and snaps at the paper doll; the doll, fending off the attack with its paper shield, stands its ground.
  
  The watchflower watches with interest.
  
  > cut the ligerlily
  (with the paper sword)
  The paper doll cuts the ligerlily free from its stem. It flutters to the ground.
  
  > take the ligerlily
  The paper doll picks up the ligerlily.
  
  > cut the watchflower
  (with the paper sword)
  The paper doll cuts the watchflower free from its stem. It flutters to the ground.
  
  > take the watchflower
  The paper doll picks up the watchflower.
  
  > examine sweet
  A flower with glossy black petals like a tailcoat and top hat, and a yellow pistil like a magic wand.
  
  > Wave sweet
  The paper doll waves the sweet maskelyne.
  
  > take the wand
  The paper doll gives the sweet maskelyne to you.
  
  You hear a metallic jingling sound from somewhere else in the garden.
  
  > Wave wand
  You wave the sweet maskelyne.
  
  > take the ligerlily
  The paper doll gives the ligerlily to you.
  
  > feed seeksorrow to ligerlily
  You can only do that to something animate.
  
  > Wave ligerlily
  You wave the ligerlily.
  
  You hear a metallic jingling sound from somewhere else in the garden.
  
  > go northwest
  Patterns of green and gold play around a structure of mossy stones built to look like a ruined temple. Its walls are overgrown with creeping diamondbane. Paths lead east to the orchard, south to the hidden lawn, and southeast to the greenhouse.
  
  Inside the temple is a grooved marble altar. Some significance of the history of an expedition nags at your mind.
  
  > give the galen's to Klaus
  The galen's glory settles down over Klaus's nose and mouth. For a few moments, nothing happens -- then he takes a deep, involuntary breath. After a few more breaths his eyes clear. He coughs and sits up suddenly, and the galen's glory falls from his face.
  
  As his consciousness returns, yours fades.
  
  > Epilogue
  Somewhere in a magic garden a notorious flower decomposes...
  
  ...over the autum it shrivels...
  
  ...over the winter it liquefies and turns to slime...
  
  ...and in the spring this most devious of all flowers reseeds itself. Its root system grows invisibly beneath a bed of lacegrass. It is careful not to extend a tendril and bud a new bloom until the time is right...
  
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