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Kidnapped (Kidnapped.txt)

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
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(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***