text: [Themes: Slice of life, Fantasy, Seasonal, holiday theme, gender-neutral protagonist]
  
  > Look around
  Cheerful images of colorful eggs, chicks, rabbits, carrots, and ribbon-festooned Easter baskets adorn the candy store. To the north, the shopkeeper stands patiently behind a counter. South of you, the storefront window beckons to passers-by, tempting them with its proffered seasonal wares. The wall to the west is lined with conveniences, such as a pay phone, newspaper rack, umbrella stand, gumball machine, and a chair. A lighted display case runs along the wall to the east, filled with candy.
  
  > look at the umbrella stand
  The umbrella stand is rather uninteresting. It is black in color and looks like it may be made of iron. It is cylindrical in shape, with a solid circular base and two circular bands of metal providing structural reinforcement above the base. In the umbrella stand is an umbrella.
  
  > get the umbrella
  Taken.
  
  > open the umbrella
  You open the umbrella.
  
  > look in the stand
  The umbrella stand is empty.
  
  > ask the shopkeeper about the goose
  He leans forward conspiratorially, even though you and he are clearly the only ones in the shop at the moment. He whispers, "I'll tell you
  a secret about that goose. She likes candy dots. They're her
  favorite food, in fact!"
  
  > look at the confections
  The lighted case is filled with candy of all sorts. You see some pastel-colored petit fors, marzipan carrots, macaroons decorated to resemble painted Easter eggs, pink marshmallow chicks, coconut eggs, buttercream eggs, peanut butter eggs, milk chocolate rabbits, and rock candy skewered on polished wooden dowels. There is a floral vase full of Pixie Stix in the case with a pile of "pixie dust" (aka "colored sugar!") in front of it.
  
  "Don't forget to look up, if you haven't tried that yet. You never know where things may be hiding in this store, so you'll have to look around carefully." The shopkeeper's helpful voice rings out across
  the store.
  
  > look up
  You see a large pinata hanging from the high ceiling of the candy store.
  
  > examine the pinata
  Hanging from the ceiling is a pinata, decorated to look like a purple bunny holding a large orange carrot. It appears to be out of your reach.
  
  > Smash pinata
  (with the umbrella)
  An open umbrella doesn't make a very effective tool.
  
  > close the umbrella
  You close the umbrella.
  
  > Smash pinata
  (with the umbrella)
  The pinata sways, suspended by a piece of twine.
  
  "Ah... I think you're on the right track, there," the shopkeeper encourages.
  
  > examine the umbrella
  A good-sized umbrella with a curved wooden handle. Its swirls of
  black material are held in place with a loop of material and a snap when the umbrella is closed. It is closed.
  
  > Smash pinata
  (with the umbrella)
  A strip of candy dots flutters to the floor.
  
  > take the dots
  Taken.
  
  > show the dots to the goose
  The golden goose is unimpressed.
  
  > give the dots to the goose
  The goose stands and pecks at the candy dots contentedly, revealing a token beneath her. You take the bronze token.
  
  > examine the token
  A simple bronze-colored circular token.
  
  > put the token in the machine
  You put the token in the slot and turn the knob. You hear a slight clunking noise in the metal chute below, so you put your hand beneath it to catch a purple gumball as it rolls out.
  
  > put the gumball in the basket
  You put the purple gumball into the Easter basket.
  
  > look at the chair
  It is just a simple plastic chair, the kind you might find behind a school desk or in the waiting room of an oil-change shop. It appears to be anchored to the floor.
  
  > sit on the chair
  You get onto the chair.
  
  > get up
  You get off the chair.
  
  Cheerful images of colorful eggs, chicks, rabbits, carrots, and ribbon-festooned Easter baskets adorn the candy store. To the north, the shopkeeper stands patiently behind a counter. South of you, the storefront window beckons to passers-by, tempting them with its proffered seasonal wares. The wall to the west is lined with conveniences, such as a pay phone, newspaper rack, umbrella stand, gumball machine, and a chair. A lighted display case runs along the wall to the east, filled with candy.
  
  > examine phone
  It's just a normal pay phone, like any other you'd see in a public place. The bulky receiver obscures the touch-tone dialing pad behind it, and a shiny metallic door that bears the word "CHANGE" swings over a small metal chute. You check simply out of habit, but... In the pay phone are a crumpled note and a candy coin.
  
  > take all from the phone
  crumpled note: Removed.
  candy coin: Removed.
  
  > read the note
  1.19.11.19.8.15.16.11.5.5.16.5.18.6.15.18.13.1.3.1.18.15.15.14
  
  > look in the basket
  In the Easter basket are a purple gumball, a macaroon and a lollipop.
  
  > put the coin in the basket
  You put the candy coin into the Easter basket.
  
  > Inventory
  You are carrying a crumpled note, an umbrella, Max's list, a
  newspaper, a couple of photographs, an Easter basket, inside which are a candy coin, a purple gumball, a macaroon and a lollipop, your wallet (which is open), inside which are a few bills and a keychain.
  
  > read the note
  1.19.11.19.8.15.16.11.5.5.16.5.18.6.15.18.13.1.3.1.18.15.15.14
  
  "Forgive me, but I didn't notice whether you had happened upon the golden goose yet or not. If you haven't, you might want to keep an
  eye out for her. She likes to think she's important around here!" the shopkeeper hoots.
  
  "You'll find her in the window display, although I'm sure she'll make her presence known soon enough!" He chuckles.
  
  > look D
  The floor is made of dark, hardwood planks. Walnut, perhaps? Or
  maybe oak? It is well-worn, but functional, and rather charming.
  
  > examine the planks
  comprise the floor of the candy store.
  
  > pull the planks
  You are unable to.
  
  > look at the list
  Your heart melts as you recognize your son's crude printing in orange crayon on a yellow piece of construction paper.
  
  a gumball
  jellybeans
  a lollipop
  a macaroon
  tiny chocolate eggs
  yellow marshmallow chicks
  
  > examine basket
  The basket is woven of yellow and lilac straw and is quite spacious. Apparently the shopkeeper wants you leaving his store with plenty of candy in tow!
  
  > look in the basket
  In the Easter basket are a candy coin, a purple gumball, a macaroon
  and a lollipop.
  
  > ask shopkeeper about chicks
  He laughs, almost embarrassed. "I do the best I can to decorate the place and make it look festive. I'm a novice, though, and it undoubtedly shows. My wife was the decorating expert of our duo."
  
  > Display case
  Whom do you want to display the display case to?
  
  > examine the display case
  The display case runs along the right-hand side of the candy store.
  It illuminates row upon row of tantalizing confections. The case is lined with a metal runner and a tube of black rubber piping where the smooth, curved glass meets the base of the display.
  
  The lighted case is filled with candy of all sorts. You see some pastel-colored petit fors, marzipan carrots, macaroons decorated to resemble painted Easter eggs, pink marshmallow chicks, coconut eggs, buttercream eggs, peanut butter eggs, milk chocolate rabbits, and rock candy skewered on polished wooden dowels. There is a floral vase full of Pixie Stix in the case with a pile of "pixie dust" (aka "colored sugar!") in front of it.
  
  > get the vase
  The vase is currently in a glass display case, inaccessible to you.
  
  > ask the man about case
  "Doesn't it all look positively scrumptious? Go ahead and look in the case. Just poke around for a bit."
  
  > examine the runner
  The shiny, grooved piece of trim serves as would-be pin-stripe detailing for the display case. The runner is about 3" wide and appears to be made of sturdy chrome.
  
  > examine the piping
  A narrow black tube of rubber piping, about 1/8 inch in diameter and hollow. A cross-section of the piping would look very much like the letter "o."
  
  > get the piping
  You're not entirely sure that the shopkeeper won't be upset if you start disassembling his display case...
  
  > examine floor
  The floor is made of dark, hardwood planks. Walnut, perhaps? Or
  maybe oak? It is well-worn, but functional, and rather charming.
  
  > take the plank
  They're hardly portable.
  
  > examine the window
  The window display consists of a large ceramic rabbit holding out a serving plate, a golden goose, and abundant quantities of both plastic and painted Easter eggs nestled in copious green grass which lines the bottom of the storefront window. Gold letters form an arc above the main display which cheers, "Happy Easter!!!" to those peeking in from out-of-doors.
  
  > examine the plate
  You see some butterscotch drizzled on the plate. It appears to be script of some sort.
  
  > examine the butterscotch
  You see some butterscotch drizzled on the plate. It appears to be script of some sort.
  
  A dog leashed to a tree just outside the store begins barking furiously. A bird flitters out from the tree branches.
  
  > read the plate
  "Look up"
  
  > get the plate
  The serving plate is part of the window display.
  
  > examine the rabbit
  (the pinata)
  Hanging from the ceiling is a pinata, decorated to look like a purple bunny holding a large orange carrot. It appears to be out of your reach.
  
  > examine the ceramic rabbit
  The ceramic rabbit in the storefront window puts you very much in mind of "Alice in Wonderland." His fur is white and he dons a blue waistcoat. He is holding a serving plate.
  
  > look at the waistcoat
  The ceramic rabbit wears a royal blue coat, which falls to about mid-hip length and is fastened in the front with three brass buttons.
  
  > examine the plate
  You see some butterscotch drizzled on the plate. It appears to be script of some sort.
  
  > get the waistcoat
  That seems to be a part of the ceramic rabbit.
  
  > examine the letters
  The gleaming cubes of miniature iced cakes are carefully arranged in three rows, each row a different color. A letter has been written on the top of each morsel in contrasting icing.
  
  > eat fors
  (first taking the petit fors)
  The petit fors are currently in a glass display case, inaccessible to you.
  
  > ask the man for petit
  Use the format "ask shopkeeper about [subject]".
  
  > Search case
  The lighted case is filled with candy of all sorts. You see some pastel-colored petit fors, marzipan carrots, macaroons decorated to resemble painted Easter eggs, pink marshmallow chicks, coconut eggs, buttercream eggs, peanut butter eggs, milk chocolate rabbits, and rock candy skewered on polished wooden dowels. There is a floral vase full of Pixie Stix in the case with a pile of "pixie dust" (aka "colored sugar!") in front of it.
  
  > examine the base
  The base of the display case looks sturdy and functional.
  
  > examine the dust
  You can see white linoleum gleaming through the colored powder in places. There is something scrawled in the pixie dust.
  
  > read dust
  "/3../3./3./3/__/2../2/6./3/9../__/3/6../8/7../__/8/6../__/4/6../6../7. ./3./"
  has been traced in the pixie dust.
  
  > look at the phone
  It's just a normal pay phone, like any other you'd see in a public place. The bulky receiver obscures the touch-tone dialing pad behind it, and a shiny metallic door that bears the word "CHANGE" swings over a small metal chute. You check simply out of habit, but... The pay phone is empty.
  
  > look at the marzipan carrots
  The candy has been carefully molded and decorated into very realistic-looking, albeit miniature, carrots. One could almost
  believe that they had been pulled from Mr. MacGregor's garden only
  just this morning. The candy appears rich and dense. "Mmm...candy
  for grown-ups," you think to yourself.
  
  > look at the macaroons
  Moist, glossy macaroons. They are decorated with icing to resemble painted Easter eggs.
  
  > examine the pink chicks
  The marshmallow chicks are very... well, very... pink! The fact the the manufacturer was able to create colored sugar of such a bright, neon fuschia shade is rather remarkable to you.
  
  > look at the coconut eggs
  The filled eggs look extremely tasty, but you're looking for something with a little more pizzazz.
  
  > look at the milk chocolate rabbits
  Solid, not hollow... if you had to guess.
  
  > examine the rock candy
  Colored crystal-like candy of various hues clings to gleaming wooden dowels. YUM!
  
  > look at the stix
  These are a real classic! Paper straws filled with flavored sugar
  that leave kids of all ages begging for more!
  
  > get Stix
  The Pixie Stix is currently in a glass display case, inaccessible to you.