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Methyhel (Methyhel.txt)

METHYHEL
The Guild
Spectrum 128

When you play this game, play the 128 tap game, not the Zenobi re-release 
or the two-part Spectrum 48 games. Both are bugged and you cannot finish 
part 1.

There are four spells in the game which you find at various times, but need 
mostly at the end; one you need to say twice. These are:

ERIF ERAM FIREM – use at the night lurker and at Methyhel.
DOUTH PEND RACUM – the light spell – use in the cellar. You need the 
candlestick to use the spell.
COTU MARTA SONAR – the levitation spell – use it to get out of the cave.
GREB STALA THRAK – invisibility spell – use it in the cavern when you hear 
someone coming. You need to solve the letter-substitution cipher on the 
parchment to know it.

There is one bug in the game. When you decipher the cryptogram (letter-
substitution code) toward the end of the game, you get the words "GREB 
NALNA THRAK". However, the actual words you have to use are "GREB STALA 
THRAK".

When you wish to talk with people, or give them something, use quotation 
marks, e.g. SAY/GIVE "<something>" TO <person>. Make sure you include the 
person. Saying "HELLO" is often a good way to start a conversation.

The parser recognizes more than two words. Remember to LOOK (behind, under, 
in, etc.).

You are Jack Slaine, private detective specializing in the occult.

INVENTORY (nothing), OPEN ENVELOPE, INVENTORY (you have an amulet and a 
telegram), EXAMINE AMULET, READ WRITING, (erif eram firem), READ TELEGRAM 
(from Morgan who wants to talk to you, adding that Lebrun must be stopped), 
EXAMINE DESK, LOOK IN DRAWER (you get a key), EXAMINE CABINET (locked), 
UNLOCK CABINET, LOOK IN CABINET (you get skeleton keys), EXAMINE SKELETON, 
S, EXAMINE FILING CABINET, UNLOCK FILING CABINET, LOOK IN CABINET (you get 
a passport), EXAMINE COMPUTER, PRESS SWITCH, READ MESSAGE (need password), 
SAY TO LAURA "PASSWORD" (she says "Peter"), TYPE PETER, READ MESSAGE (input 
surname), TYPE MORGAN (you get the address as 200 Etna Road), N, EXAMINE 
HATSTAND, TAKE COAT, EXAMINE COAT (you see a wallet), EXAMINE WALLET, OPEN 
WALLET, INVENTORY (you have coins and money), DROP CABINET, DROP TELEGRAM, 
WEAR COAT, E, N.

HAIL TAXI (you feel a pain), FEEL SEAT (you get rosary beads), EXAMINE 
BEADS, READ TAG (Jones – Littleon), SAY TO DRIVER "200 Etna), N (you see 
the night lurker), SAY "ERIF ERAM FIREM" (the night lurker vanishes), 
EXAMINE BODY (you get a paper), READ PAPER (public library – Book of 
Medieval Magic), EXAMINE BOOKS, INVENTORY (you have a notebook), READ 
NOTEBOOK (you can't decipher the shorthand), EXAMINE CIRCLE, S, HAIL TAXI, 
SAY TO DRIVER "HOME", S, W, S, GIVE NOTEBOOK TO LAURA (she writes the 
message down), READ NOTEBOOK (cotu marta sunar), N, E, N, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO 
DRIVER "LIBRARY", N, GIVE PAPER TO LADY (you are escorted to the section), 
EXAMINE BOOKCASE (the book tells of a witch buried in Littleton in 1457 
because she was a worshipper of Methyhel), DROP BOOK, S, S, HAIL TAXI, SAY 
"EUSTON" TO DRIVER (I wonder how, if you are not British or a Londoner, how 
you would know that the train for Littleton departs from Euston station).

Go N, EXAMINE MACHINE, INSERT COIN IN SLOT, TYPE LITTLETON (you get a 
ticket), N, SHOW TICKET TO GUARD, E, E, BOARD TRAIN, WAIT, WAIT (you leave 
the train), EXAMINE MACHINE (you see matches), INSERT COIN IN SLOT, 
INVENTORY (you have matches), S, E, E, N, E, GIVE BEADS TO JONES (he gives 
you a reward), INVENTORY (you have a crucifix), EXAMINE CRUCIFIX (made of 
silver), W, S, E (you see a door with a keypad), S, SAY TO RICHARDSON 
"CLUE" (he tells you to "press tony"), EXAMINE DESK, OPEN DESK (you get a 
revolver), N, FIRE REVOLVER (it isn't loaded), W, S, EXAMINE SHELVES, BUY 
SPADE, EXAMINE COUNTER, BUY KIT, N, EXAMINE KIT, OPEN KIT (contents fall 
out), TAKE CUP, TAKE MOULD, TAKE LEAFLET, READ LEAFLET (it gives 
instructions for making a bullet), E, PRESS TONY, E, EXAMINE EQUIPMENT (you 
see a bunsen burner), LIGHT BURNER.

PLACE CRUCIFIX IN CUP, HEAT CUP WITH FLAME, POUR LIQUID INTO MOULD, OPEN 
MOUND, INVENTORY (you have a bullet), DROP LEAFLET, DROP MOULD, LOAD GUN, 
W, W, W, W, W, W, S, W, N, N, DIG (you unearth a coffin), EXAMINE COFFIN, 
EXAMNE SIGN, OPEN COFFIN (the witch emerges), FIRE GUN (she vanishes), LOOK 
IN COFFIN (you get a candlestick), EXAMINE CANDLESTICK, EXAMINE DESIGN 
(douth pend racum – a light spell), S, E, E, N, BOARD TRAIN, WAIT, WAIT, W, 
W, W, S, S, S, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "HOME", S, W (you see Stephen), SAY 
"HELLO" TO STEPHEN (he tells you an invitation has arrived), DROP REVOLVER, 
READ INVITATION (to stay at Lebrun's in Anjou; a plane awaits in Gatwick), 
E, N, HAIL TAXI, SAY TO DRIVER "GATWICK", N (you get a letter from Stephen 
that Laura has been kidnapped by people with French accents).

Go E, GIVE INVITATION TO LADY (she gives you a boarding pass), W, N, SHOW 
PASS TO MAN, SAY "HELLO" TO CUSTOMS (he asks you if you have anything to 
declare), SAY "NO" (he asks to see your passport), SHOW PASSPORT TO 
CUSTOMS, UP, SIT (you hear the engine stop and rush to the cockpit and find 
no one piloting the plane), FLY PLANE (you land in a barn with no 
possessions), EXAMINE HAY (you need a tool), EXAMINE GAP, PULL WOOD, LEAVE, 
NW, TAKE PITCHFORK, SE, N, EXAMINE HAY (you get an empty petrol can), DROP 
PITCHFORK, LEAVE, NW, W, N, W, EXAMINE GRASS (you get a money belt), 
EXAMINE BELT (you have 50 francs), WEAR BELT, E, S, S, E, EXAMINE DRESSER 
(you see that the plates are leaning back from the dresser), SAY "HELLO" TO 
JEAN (he asks if you want to hire a van), SAY "YES" TO JEAN (he can supply 
a certificate for money), GIVE MONEY TO JEAN (he leaves), LOOK BEHIND 
PLATES (you get a car key), EXAMINE BELT (45 francs left).

Go S, ENTER VAN, EXAMINE GAUGES (petrol half-full), INSERT KEY, DRIVE VAN 
(after several miles it stops), LEAVE, E, N, FILL CAN, E, SAY "HELLO" TO 
LADY, GIVE MONEY TO LADY (you get a wine glass), W, S, W, FILL CAR, EXAMINE 
BELT (you have 25 francs left), W, EXAMINE GRASS (you get a brooch), E, 
ENTER CAR, DRIVE VAN (you're stopped by a gendarme), SAY "HELLO" TO 
GENDARME, SHOW CERTIFICATE TO GENDARME, ENTER CAR, DRIVE VAN (you veer off 
the road and find yourself in the village of Remoir), E, E, N, SAY "HELLO" 
TO RENE, BUY ALE (you are given a padlock key and leave), S, EXAMINE 
EQUIPMENT, BUY CROWBAR, N, EXAMINE BELT (9 francs left), W, S, PAWN BROOCH 
(the pawnbroker offers 4 francs), SAY "NO" TO JOSEPH (he offers 7 francs), 
SAY "YES" TO JOSEPH, N, BREAK GLASS (you take a shard), N, N, EXAMINE DESK, 
EXAMINE BOOK (Morgan was here), RING BELL, SAY TO ROSSEAL "ROOM" (he says 
the hotel is fully booked).

Go S, S, E, E, UP, N, EXAMINE SHED (locked), UNLOCK DOOR, EXAMINE POT (you 
find the Amulet), S, DROP PADLOCK KEY, S, EXAMINE DOOR, PULL BELL (the 
butler asks for your name), SAY "JACK" TO RONDAL (Lebrun greets you and you 
are shown to your room), EXAMINE BED, LIE (you wake up, get dressed and 
leav), W, EXAMINE BED, LOOK UNDER PILLOW (you get a key), EXAMINE DESK 
(locked), UNLOCK DESK, LOOK IN DESK (you get sheet music), E, EXAMINE 
MUSIC, N, E, PLAY MUSIC (a secret passage opens to the north), N, EXAMINE 
CANDLESTICKS (like the one you had before), TAKE CANDLESTICK, S, W, N, 
EXAMINE TILES (one is loose), LIFT TILE (you find your notebook), S, S, 
DOWN, E, EXAMINE DESK, READ BOOK (you find a parchment), EXAMINE PARCHMENT 
[deciphered it reads – this is a spell of invisibility – use it only once 
by saying the incantation 'GREB NALNA/STALA THRAK' (see above)].

Go W, N (door is locked), PRY DOOR, N, DOWN, EXAMINE RACKS (there is a 
hole), LIFT RACK, E (it's dark), SAY "DOUTH PEND RACUM", E, S, E, EXAMINE 
STALACTITIES (could be moved), PULL STALACTITE (there is another passage 
east), E, N (someone is coming), SAY "GREB STALA THRAK" (you become 
invisible). You see Laura being brought in and the sacrifical rite 
beginning. Methyhel arrives. You jump onto the stone table. SAY "ERIF ERAM 
FIREM" (Methyhel dies), TAKE LAURA, SAY "COTU MARTA SUNAR". You both 
levitate out of the cavern, and escape. You are finished with 255/255 
points.

Terri Sheehan
2005-08-16

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