text: [Themes: Science Fiction, mad science]
  
  > look at your surroundings
  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. You can return to the living quarters to the south.
  
  A remote control lies on the trash, missing many essential parts.
  
  Dr. Singh walks in, looking concerned. He finds the remote on the ground, smoking, and picks it up. He looks at the sphere in alarm, and touches it with a single fingertip. An alarm begins to sound. Dr. Singh looks at his arm, which turns grey.
  
  Before he can speak, he crumbles into dust.
  
  Dr. Law, the cloning machine seems to have been set to the lowest quality possible. I am concerned about this situation. The night crew will have a fit cleaning up the mess.
  
  I cannot control the machine directly, but it accesses some schematics in my database each time it copies someone. I can edit an implant into the schematics that will allow you to control the clone. The additional power should keep it from decaying for a while.
  
  You need to fix and use the remote to turn off the clone machine. With all this interference, you need a signal strength of at least 99 jigawatts! There should be some spare parts lying around that can boost the remote's power.
  
  A clone of Dr. Singh, holding a broken remote, emerges from the sphere and lands on his feet.
  
  clo - Control Singh's clone
  
  > Clo
  Initiating audiovisual link... 
  
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  n,e,s,w - movement
  take- pick up an object
  rem- attempt to use remote
  dis- disconnect from the clone
  
  Dr. Singh's right ear is turning to ash. You don't have much time, Dr. Law; grab as much as you can to boost the signal, then turn on the remote.
  
  > take all
  lens mound: Dr. Singh fishes out a lens.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > go to the north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > take all
  nest of antennas: Dr. Singh tugs on the antenna, muscles bulging, but it only slides out a foot or two.
  battery dominoes: Dr. Singh carefully leans down and grabs a cell phone battery.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > Go south
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh's vision is getting blurry.
  
  > Rem
  Dr. Singh is preparing the remote:
  
  -Dr. Singh opens a slot in the remote, revealing a black, crusted battery; whoever used the remote last must have fried it. He removes it, and inserts the new battery. Power levels increasing by 30 jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh screws on the lens to the end of the remote. It focuses
  the signal by a miniscule amount. Power levels increasing by 5 jigawatts.
  
  Jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh aims the remote at the machine and presses the button. The remote is trembling and flashing, but the signal is too weak. We need a final power level of at least 99 Jigawatts, Dr. Law. I'm
  sorry.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone...
  
  > go north
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  Dr. Singh's left ear is turning to ash.
  
  > Go north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one. One antenna has been pulled partially out.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > take the batteries
  Dr. Singh carefully leans down and grabs a cell phone battery.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > Go south
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > go east
  Car Parts (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is surrounded by car parts organized in bizarre sculptures. Car frames have been welded into giant dog statues. A small greenhouse has been constructed from windshields, with fake plants made from sideview mirrors. The floor is covered with random detritus up to Dr. Singh's ankles. Dr. Singh can return to the west.
  
  Almost everything here is bolted or welded down.
  
  A delicately balanced mobile is here with two pans on either side. One side contains a miniature city made of quartz crystals, ripe for the taking.
  
  The other side contains a sort of rock garden made of parabolic headlight mirrors. Also ripe for the taking.
  
  The crystals and mirrors bobble up and down.
  
  Dr. Singh's vision is getting blurry.
  
  > take all
  delicate mobile: The mobile itself is, ironically, immobile.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > take the mirrors
  Dr. Singh snatches a parabolic mirror. However, the imbalance sets the pans in motion.
  
  I'm afraid the quartz crystals are beyond your reach, now, at least until they settle down.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh's toes turn to ash and fall off.
  
  > go west
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > go east
  Car Parts (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is surrounded by car parts organized in bizarre sculptures. Car frames have been welded into giant dog statues. A small greenhouse has been constructed from windshields, with fake plants made from sideview mirrors. The floor is covered with random detritus up to Dr. Singh's ankles. Dr. Singh can return to the west.
  
  Almost everything here is bolted or welded down.
  
  A delicately balanced mobile is here with two pans on either side. One side contains a miniature city made of quartz crystals, not ripe for the taking.
  
  The other side contains a sort of rock garden made of parabolic headlight mirrors. It is not ripe for the taking.
  
  The crystals and mirrors bobble up and down.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > take the crystals
  The quartz city is temporarily beyond the reach of Dr. Singh, it seems.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  > go west
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > Rem
  Dr. Singh is preparing the remote:
  
  -Dr. Singh slides the mirror into a groove on the remote. A row of indicators begin to light up. Power levels increasing by 30
  jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh opens a slot in the remote, revealing a black, crusted battery; whoever used the remote last must have fried it. He removes it, and inserts the new battery. Power levels increasing by 30 jigawatts.
  
  Jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh aims the remote at the machine and presses the button. The remote is trembling and flashing, but the signal is too weak. We need a final power level of at least 99 Jigawatts, Dr. Law. I'm
  sorry.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone...
  
  > go west
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  Dr. Singh's right ear is turning to ash.
  
  > Go west
  Trash Stacks (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is wading through piles of trash. He can hear a variety of crunches and pops from plastic cup lids, styrofoam peanuts, and bubble wrap underfoot. Dr. Singh's adrenaline levels are very high due to the occasional soft organic matter underneath. Dr. Singh can return to the east.
  
  Only two items stand out.
  
  There is a large, spinning disco ball here, Dr. Law. It seems to be constructed of chewing gum wrappers.
  
  A massive boulder of rock candy is here.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > take all
  wrapper disco ball: Dr. Singh can't reach the disco ball, Dr. Law. He could touch it with a 10 ft. pole, though.
  rock candy boulder: Dr. Singh knocks off a piece of rock candy.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > Rem
  Dr. Singh is preparing the remote:
  
  -Dr. Singh pushes the rock candy into a resonance chamber. It does very little. Power levels increasing by 5 jigawatts.
  
  Jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh aims the remote at the machine and presses the button. The remote is trembling and flashing, but the signal is too weak. We need a final power level of at least 99 Jigawatts, Dr. Law. I'm
  sorry.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone...
  
  > Go west
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  Dr. Singh's left ear is turning to ash.
  
  > take the lens
  Dr. Singh fishes out a lens.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > go to the west
  Trash Stacks (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is wading through piles of trash. He can hear a variety of crunches and pops from plastic cup lids, styrofoam peanuts, and bubble wrap underfoot. Dr. Singh's adrenaline levels are very high due to the occasional soft organic matter underneath. Dr. Singh can return to the east.
  
  Only two items stand out.
  
  There is a large, spinning disco ball here, Dr. Law. It seems to be constructed of chewing gum wrappers.
  
  A massive boulder of rock candy is here.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > take the candy
  Dr. Singh knocks off a piece of rock candy.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > go east
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh's vision is getting blurry.
  
  > go north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one. One antenna has been pulled partially out.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > take the battery
  (the battery dominoes)
  Dr. Singh carefully leans down and grabs a cell phone battery. His feet become unbalanced, and he knocks over the dominoes in an enormous cascade. A wail of anguish comes from beyond the stacks as the Spiel clones mourn their loss.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh's toes turn to ash and fall off.
  
  > Go south
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  Dr. Singh hears the dominoes falling throughout the maze.
  
  > Go east
  Car Parts (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is surrounded by car parts organized in bizarre sculptures. Car frames have been welded into giant dog statues. A small greenhouse has been constructed from windshields, with fake plants made from sideview mirrors. The floor is covered with random detritus up to Dr. Singh's ankles. Dr. Singh can return to the west.
  
  Almost everything here is bolted or welded down.
  
  A delicately balanced mobile is here with two pans on either side. One side contains a miniature city made of quartz crystals, ripe for the taking.
  
  The other side contains a sort of rock garden made of parabolic headlight mirrors. Also ripe for the taking.
  
  The crystals and mirrors bobble up and down.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  The sound of the dominoes falling down is almost deafening. It sounds like the Spiel clones are cheering.
  
  > take the crystals
  Dr. Singh dextrously abstracts a quartz crystal. However, the imbalance sets the pans in motion.
  
  I'm afraid the parabolic mirrors are beyond your reach, now, at least until they settle down.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  The dominoes reach a crescendo, then fade away. Perhaps you should be more careful next time, Dr. Law.
  
  > go west
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > Rem
  Dr. Singh is preparing the remote:
  
  -Dr. Singh pushes the quartz crystal into a resonance chamber. The remote begins to hum and jitter. Power levels increasing by 20 jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh opens a slot in the remote, revealing a black, crusted battery; whoever used the remote last must have fried it. He removes it, and inserts the new battery. Power levels increasing by 30 jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh pushes the rock candy into a resonance chamber. It does very little. Power levels increasing by 5 jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh screws on the lens to the end of the remote. It focuses
  the signal by a miniscule amount. Power levels increasing by 5 jigawatts.
  
  Jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh aims the remote at the machine and presses the button. The remote is trembling and flashing, but the signal is too weak. We need a final power level of at least 99 Jigawatts, Dr. Law. I'm
  sorry.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone... 
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  Dr. Singh's right ear is turning to ash.
  
  > take the lens
  Dr. Singh fishes out a lens.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > Go east
  Car Parts (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is surrounded by car parts organized in bizarre sculptures. Car frames have been welded into giant dog statues. A small greenhouse has been constructed from windshields, with fake plants made from sideview mirrors. The floor is covered with random detritus up to Dr. Singh's ankles. Dr. Singh can return to the west.
  
  Almost everything here is bolted or welded down.
  
  A delicately balanced mobile is here with two pans on either side. One side contains a miniature city made of quartz crystals, ripe for the taking.
  
  The other side contains a sort of rock garden made of parabolic headlight mirrors. Also ripe for the taking.
  
  The crystals and mirrors bobble up and down.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > take mirror
  Dr. Singh snatches a parabolic mirror. However, the imbalance sets the pans in motion.
  
  I'm afraid the quartz crystals are beyond your reach, now, at least until they settle down.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > go west
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh's vision is getting blurry.
  
  > go west
  Trash Stacks (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is wading through piles of trash. He can hear a variety of crunches and pops from plastic cup lids, styrofoam peanuts, and bubble wrap underfoot. Dr. Singh's adrenaline levels are very high due to the occasional soft organic matter underneath. Dr. Singh can return to the east.
  
  Only two items stand out.
  
  There is a large, spinning disco ball here, Dr. Law. It seems to be constructed of chewing gum wrappers.
  
  A massive boulder of rock candy is here.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > take the candy
  Dr. Singh knocks off a piece of rock candy.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh's toes turn to ash and fall off.
  
  > Go east
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > Go north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one. One antenna has been pulled partially out.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here. Well, they were lined up, Dr. Law, until you interfered.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > take battery
  (the battery dominoes)
  Dr. Singh grabs a battery from the pile.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  > take the antenna
  Dr. Singh pulls again, and the antenna slides halfway out. He wipes the sweat off his head.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > take the antenna
  Dr. Singh heaves, and the whole nest shifts, letting the antenna come almost all the way out.
  
  I'm sorry, Dr. Law; you didn't have enough time to use the remote. Fortunately, there should be another clone coming soon.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone... 
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  > take the antenna
  Dr. Singh grabs the antenna with both hands, and gives a mighty pull. The antenna comes out completely.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > take the battery
  (the battery dominoes)
  Dr. Singh grabs a battery from the pile.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > go east
  Car Parts (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is surrounded by car parts organized in bizarre sculptures. Car frames have been welded into giant dog statues. A small greenhouse has been constructed from windshields, with fake plants made from sideview mirrors. The floor is covered with random detritus up to Dr. Singh's ankles. Dr. Singh can return to the west.
  
  Almost everything here is bolted or welded down.
  
  A delicately balanced mobile is here with two pans on either side. One side contains a miniature city made of quartz crystals, ripe for the taking.
  
  The other side contains a sort of rock garden made of parabolic headlight mirrors. Also ripe for the taking.
  
  The crystals and mirrors bobble up and down.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > take the mirror
  Dr. Singh snatches a parabolic mirror. However, the imbalance sets the pans in motion.
  
  I'm afraid the quartz crystals are beyond your reach, now, at least until they settle down.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh's toes turn to ash and fall off.
  
  > take candy
  Dr. Singh knocks off a piece of rock candy.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  > take the lens
  Dr. Singh fishes out a lens.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by
  5 jigawatts.
  
  I'm sorry, Dr. Law; you didn't have enough time to use the remote. Fortunately, there should be another clone coming soon.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone... 
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  > Go south
  Office Supplies (as Dr. Singh)
  This portion of the maze is almost completely bare. Row after row of cabinets, boxes, and shelves are completely cleaned off. At the end of the row, Dr. Singh sees a Spiel clone grabbing the last stapler and stuffing it in his pocket, but the clone runs when they see him. From somewhere nearby, there is a murmur of many multitudes; the clones must be nearby. Dr. Singh can return to the north.
  
  A box of paperclips is on the floor, Dr. Law.
  
  A pile of smooth wooden sticks lies on the floor.
  
  A case full of cubes (which I suspect are camera flashes, or rechargeable batteries) is here. It's enormous, with each cube fitting tightly in the square.
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > get the flash
  Dr. Singh carefully and nimbly fishes out a red cube.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > get mirror
  Dr. Singh snatches a parabolic mirror. However, the imbalance sets the pans in motion.
  
  I'm afraid the quartz crystals are beyond your reach, now, at least until they settle down.
  
  Taken.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > Go west
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh's toes turn to ash and fall off.
  
  > go north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here. Well, they were lined up, Dr. Law, until you interfered.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > get the battery
  (the battery dominoes)
  Dr. Singh grabs a battery from the pile.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > get the antenna
  Dr. Singh tugs on the antenna, muscles bulging, but it only slides out a foot or two.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  > get the antenna
  Dr. Singh pulls again, and the antenna slides halfway out. He wipes the sweat off his head.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > Go south
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  I'm sorry, Dr. Law; you didn't have enough time to use the remote. Fortunately, there should be another clone coming soon.
  
  Dr. Singh's body collapses into a pile of ash, including the remote.
  
  A new clone falls out of the device with a thud, holding a broken remote.
  
  Taking control of the new clone... 
  ## HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Law, the last clone could not stop the device because the remote needed more power. You must increase the remote's power to at
  least 99 Jigawatts; this last time, you only reached 0
  Jigawatts. Perhaps you should gather different items.
  
  > Go south
  Office Supplies (as Dr. Singh)
  This portion of the maze is almost completely bare. Row after row of cabinets, boxes, and shelves are completely cleaned off. From somewhere nearby, there is a murmur of many multitudes; the clones must be nearby. Dr. Singh can return to the north.
  
  A box of paperclips is on the floor, Dr. Law.
  
  A pile of smooth wooden sticks lies on the floor.
  
  A case full of cubes (which I suspect are camera flashes, or rechargeable batteries) is here. It's enormous, with each cube fitting tightly in the square.
  
  Dr. Singh wipes sweat from his eyes.
  
  > get the flash
  Dr. Singh carefully and nimbly fishes out a red cube.
  
  Taken.
  
  Dr. Singh's fingertips are turning gray.
  
  > Go north
  Electronics Pile (as Dr. Singh)
  This section of the maze is filled with smashed-in monitors, old VGA chips, outdated smart phones, and cables which, I can tell you, Dr. Law, absolutely do not fit any of the electronics here. Everything is piled on metal shelving that is spaced a little too wide, so that the spare parts have spilled down to lower levels. Dr. Singh can return to the south.
  
  Only two items seem to be of any use.
  
  A pile of antennas has been artfully arranged into a nest here. Dr. Singh may be able to grab one. One antenna has been pulled partially out.
  
  Thousands of batteries lined up like dominoes are here. Well, they were lined up, Dr. Law, until you interfered.
  
  Dr. Singh swallows nervously.
  
  > get the battery
  (the battery dominoes)
  Dr. Singh grabs a battery from the pile.
  
  From experience, Dr. Law, this should increase the remote's power by 30 jigawatts. We need to reach 99 jigawatts to turn
  off the machine!
  
  Dr. Singh is breathing heavily.
  
  > go south
  HYDRA Laboratory (as Dr. Singh)
  Dr. Singh is standing in a large clearing in the center of a maze of trash. The clone machine hovers above in silence. Dr. Singh can hear a murmur of voices from the maze, with occasional laughs, screams, and yells from Dr. Spiel's clones. Dr. Singh can also hear his own heavy breathing. Dr. Singh can move to the north, south, east or
  west.
  
  A mound of lenses is piled up here.
  
  Dr. Singh stumbles. This clone can't last much longer!
  
  > Rem
  Dr. Singh is preparing the remote:
  
  -Dr. Singh opens a slot in the remote, revealing a black, crusted battery; whoever used the remote last must have fried it. He removes it, and inserts the new battery. Power levels increasing by 30 jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh slides the mirror into a groove on the remote. A row of indicators begin to light up. Power levels increasing by 30
  jigawatts.
  
  -Dr. Singh places the red cube into a battery socket. It flashes, temporarily blinding Singh. Power levels increasing by 40
  jigawatts.
  
  Jigawatts.
  
  Dr. Singh aims the remote at the machine and presses the button. Dr. Law, the clone machine is shutting down! You did it!
  
  You hear a chorus of cries from the stacks as Dr. Spiel's clone army crumbles to ash.
  crumbles to ash.The latest clone of Dr. Singh wipes his brow. He gingerly touches the cloning device, but it doesn't respond. Smiling, he pushes the clone machine out of the room. I believe he's headed for the command center, Dr. Law. Testing is complete on the clone machine.
  
  You have done everything you can do in the HYDRA Lab, Dr. Law. Returning you to your last known location...