Go E back to the stream and now N to come face to face with a wild beasty that needs slaying with the command KILL WOLF. Head back D (Note that the command 'DOWN' won't work - blah!) the tree and GET the ROPE again before continuing. DROP the RING because you don't need it any more, and GET the KEY instead. GET RING and EXAM RING and you will be told it shows runic symbols. LOOK at the HOLLOW and you will discover a golden ring.

There's nothing to do here so go W to - what do you know? - a tree! THROW the ROPE and it will catch and you can then CLIMB the TREE. Go N back to the so-called spooky forest then N again to a stream.

As you might have gathered, the rope is very important as you cannot climb the tree without it. You will now find a coil of rope, so GET ROPE. Go S into a tangle of pricky briar bushes. GET SWORD, as you will need this immediately in the next location. Now, EXAMINE the LEAVES and you will discover a sword. This cloak is a cloak of invisibility and it makes you invisible to the enemies in the game. Start off by GETting the CLOAK and WEARing the CLOAK. A quick INVENTORY search also reveals that you are carrying a box of matches. You start off in a 'SPOOKY' forest (Wow, capitalising a word really gives the game an atmosphere!) opposite an old cloak and some rotting leaves.

A monotone 'O.K.' is the only response you get to most moves. As it's based on the same parser as the Scott Adams series of games, don't expect very helpful descriptions to ensure you are on the right lines. This adventure is not too difficult and, as its introduction helpfully informs you, involves a quest to recover The Golden Baton, a mysterious instrument that maintains harmony in the kingdom. Welcome to the first of the 'Mysterious Adventures' by Brian Howarth.

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