text: [Themes: Casual Simulation, orphanage, children, orphans, grooming, simulation, satire]
  
  > Look around
  Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively low. The Middle House is to the north.
  
  The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Hubert and Percy are housed here.
  
  In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
  
  Edie, Tawny and Molly are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
  
  > Status
  Jim        poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
  Maud       poor         poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Tawny      bad          poor         poor         mediocre
  Hubert     bad          bad          poor         mediocre
  Agatha     mediocre     poor         poor         poor
  Molly      bad          poor         mediocre     adequate
  Frannie    mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
  Becky      poor         poor         adequate     poor
  Percy      poor         mediocre     bad          poor
  Mildred    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
  Dorinda    mediocre     poor         poor         awful
  Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
  
  > assign all to Bath
  You assign Edie, Tawny, Hubert, Molly and Percy to My First Delousing Bath.
  
  > discipline tawny
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Tawny Scraggley. Her discipline is now poor.
  
  > Discipline hubert
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Hubert Dobson. His discipline is now poor.
  
  > Go north
  This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations, it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the Senior north.
  
  The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Becky and Jim are housed here.
  
  Maud, Mildred and Frannie are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
  
  > Unassign Frannie
  You allow Frannie Harris to take a break.
  
  > go north
  Here reside the oldest children, aged roughly twelve to fifteen. The largest, best-lit and airiest of the wards, its walls are decorated with inspiring murals. The Middle House lies to the south.
  
  The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Gretchen, Agatha and Dorinda are housed here.
  
  Cob is spending some time in The Box.
  
  > scrub dorinda
  You seize Dorinda, delouse her scalp with carbolic acid, and tell her that she will be spending her break re-ironing her crumpled clothes. This accomplished, you deliver a short lecture on the spiritual and bacterial dangers of filthiness. Hopefully the lesson is learned; her looks are now mediocre.
  
  > Status
  Jim        poor         poor         poor         mediocre
  Gretchen   poor         poor         mediocre     bad
  Maud       poor         poor         mediocre     adequate
  Tawny      mediocre     bad          poor         poor
  Hubert     poor         bad          poor         poor
  Agatha     poor         poor         poor         poor
  Molly      bad          poor         mediocre     mediocre
  Frannie    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
  Becky      mediocre     bad          adequate     mediocre
  Percy      bad          mediocre     bad          poor
  Mildred    poor         poor         mediocre     poor
  Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     awful
  Cob        mediocre     poor         poor         poor
  
  > Unassign Cob
  You allow Cob Froome to take a break.
  
  > Discipline agatha
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Agatha Dorrit. Her discipline is now mediocre.
  
  > go to the south
  This ward is the home of children aged between six and twelve. A series of oddly-shaped rooms produced by ill-considered renovations, it's difficult to heat, the lighting is bad and there are far too many blind corners and hideaways. The Junior House lies south and the Senior north.
  
  The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  Becky, Jim and Frannie are housed here.
  
  Maud and Mildred are busily occupied with the ancient tricycles.
  
  > Go south
  Here are housed the younger children, from the age of weaning to about six years old. Formerly a lumber-room, its ceilings are oppressively low. The Middle House is to the north.
  
  The aroma of dark beer saturates the building.
  
  The Box is installed in a remote sub-basement, but the way to it is well-known to the miscreant and lolligagger.
  
  A pack of savage Ruritanian Mastiffs patrol the grounds.
  
  In one corner, piled up into a small mountain, are the many volumes of Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales.
  
  Hubert, Percy, Edie, Tawny and Molly are shedding parasites, encrustations and chunks of skin in My First Delousing Bath.
  
  > ring bell
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Edie Dillinger's looks, which are now poor.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Edie Dillinger's morale, which is now mediocre.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has stiffened Edie Dillinger's discipline, which is now satisfactory.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Maud Barnacle's vigour, which is now poor.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Tawny Scraggley's looks, which are now poor.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Tawny Scraggley's morale, which is now mediocre.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Hubert Dobson's looks, which are now mediocre.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Hubert Dobson's morale, which is now poor.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Molly Bogey's looks, which are now adequate.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Molly Bogey's morale, which is now mediocre.
  My First Delousing Bath has brightened Percy Dabney's looks, which are now bad.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has improved Percy Dabney's morale, which is now mediocre.
  Shellac's Porter Supplements has stiffened Percy Dabney's discipline, which is now mediocre.
  Polychromatic Lung's Fairy Tales has improved Percy Dabney's morale, which is now mediocre.
  The ancient tricycles have fortified Mildred Chollop's vigour, which is now mediocre.
  
  You receive a government stipend of 140 for the feeding and care of your orphans; and pay out 42 coins on necessary care and maintenance, most of it going on food.
  Your profligate meal plans have borne fruit: Mildred Chollop has gained vigour.
  
  Edie Dillinger has been moved to the Middle House, being of sufficient age. Jim Tench is ready for the Senior.
  
  A new orphan, Griselda Much, has been entrusted to your care and is now housed in the Junior House.
  
  Laurice Shellac's grand porter experiment has concluded. He retrieves his porter-casks and a great many measurements, praises your charity, wisdom and personal charms for a period somewhat longer than strictly required, and departs.
  
  > assign Griselda to Bath
  You unceremoniously dunk Griselda Much into the Delousing Bath, and command her to remain there until she has ceased to smell like a case of gangrene.
  
  > Status
  Griselda   abysmal      poor         poor         mediocre
  Jim        poor         poor         mediocre     poor
  Gretchen   poor         mediocre     mediocre     bad
  Maud       poor         mediocre     mediocre     adequate
  Tawny      mediocre     poor         poor         mediocre
  Hubert     mediocre     bad          mediocre     mediocre
  Agatha     mediocre     mediocre     poor         bad
  Molly      poor         bad          satisfactory adequate
  Frannie    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
  Becky      mediocre     poor         mediocre     poor
  Percy      mediocre     mediocre     poor         adequate
  Mildred    poor         mediocre     mediocre     poor
  Dorinda    mediocre     poor         mediocre     bad
  Cob        mediocre     mediocre     mediocre     poor
  
  > discipline griselda
  You apply some well-deserved discipline to Griselda Much. Her discipline is now bad.
  
  > Unassign Molly
  You allow Molly Bogey to take a break.
  
  > assign Molly to Box
  Knowing that it will do her good, you condemn Molly Bogey to The Box until further notice. She folds herself into one of its compartments, and you lock the door.