Kidnapped By Peter Kirsch Published in SoftSide, vol. 4, no. 10, July 1981, pp. 34–45; corrections vol. 4, no. 11, August 1981, p. 22; vol. 5, no. 3, December 1981, p. 83 For Atari 400/800/XL/XE (same or very similar for Apple II and TRS-80) Solution by Garry Francis ---------------------------------------- (This is a minimal solution. Verbs must be typed in full. For GET and DROP, only the first three letters of the noun phrase are significant. For other actions, only the last three letters of the noun phrase are significant.) [Floor 9] N GET CHAIR N GET LONG BROOM S S S GET KEY N E S OPEN CABINET GET FLASHLIGHT LIGHT FLASHLIGHT GET ELECTRICAL TAPE N N DROP CHAIR WAIT GO CHAIR TAPE WIRES D PRESS BUTTON [Floor 8] S GET SLEEPING PILL N W DROP SLEEPING PILL GET SLEEPING PIRANHA W GET ROPE E E S DROP SLEEPING PIRANHA E TIE ROPE GO ROPE [Floor 7] S E E GET THICK COPPER SHEET W W N N MAKE KEY GET CRUDE KEY S W GET SUPER GLUE GET WOODEN STAIR STEP E E OPEN DOOR GO DOOR GLUE STEP GO STAIRS [Floor 6] S GET GUN N E GET LARGE DEFLATED BALLOON W N N GET TANK OF HELIUM GAS INFLATE BALLOON S S W W GO LEDGE W GO WINDOW GET DOLLAR W E GO WINDOW E N PAY DOLLAR GET LONG STRING TIE STRING S W GO LEDGE JUMP [Floor 5] E S PRESS BUTTON N W W S GET KNITTING NEEDLES N N GET BALL OF YARN KNIT CLOTHES S E E N GET SMALL KEY S W OPEN DOOR GO DOOR GO STAIRS [Floor 4] N PRESS BUTTON S S GET BOOK READ BOOK N E SWIM N GET MARY POPPIN'S UMBRELLA OPEN UMBRELLA S E JUMP [Floor 3] E E N GET JAR OF FLUID DRINK FLUID GET VIAL OF YELLOW SOLUTION S OPEN DOOR DRINK SOLUTION GO DOOR GO SLIDE [Floor 2] GET PAPER CUP GET WATER W POUR WATER GO PLANT E GET FLUTE PLAY FLUTE GO ROPE GO STAIRS [Floor 1] GET KEY GET LONG ROPE E GET BOOK READ BOOK TIE ROPE THROW ROPE GO ROPE OPEN DOOR GO DOOR ***THE END***