THE CURSE. SOLUTION by J. Barnsley. From the start on a woodland pathway: S, S, EXAMINE PLANTS, TAKE MINT, N, N, E, E, E, TAKE BONE, W, W, W, (the smell of mint deters the insects), S, S, E, (you meet a wolfhound), DROP BONE, E, N, E, E, S, (you now sleep and awaken later beside an open Sarcophagus), U, (you realise you are now a ghost!!), EXAMINE SARCOPHAGUS, (you gradually return to your substantial form, and hear the fortune teller say "By the power of the crystal you were called to this world by me. Find the path to the valley of the dead, and break the spell of the priest who trapped me here. Your life and mine are bound forever" - you pick up a clay tablet and are now standing at the sealed north entrance to a pyramid). S, W, S, E, E, E, N, W, TAKE ROBE, WEAR ROBE, E, S, EXAMINE BOX, (you obtain a small key), W, EXAMINE GARDEN, TAKE EARTH, WEAR EARTH, (you are now wearing the 'Dust of the Earth'). W, EXAMINE CAGE, (it is locked and something gleams within), UNLOCK CAGE, EXAMINE CAGE, TAKE MASK, WEAR MASK, W, N, E, N, E, E, TAKE EAGLE, W, W, S, W, S, E, S, (you land in a river - the current gradually lifts you to a grassy ledge), W, (you have now climbed onto the eagle and it flies you to the avenue of statues), W, W, W, W, S, S, E, TAKE FLAKES, W, N, E, (the flakes of stone turn to sand), W, N, U, E, (you now see a 'living statue' holding a dagger), THROW SAND, (the giant statue decays to dust), TAKE DAGGER, W, E, HIT TREE, (you cause some sap to flow), TAKE SAP, U, S, E, DROP SAP, (it attracts all the insects), E, ENTER FLAME, (it is the temple's Flame of Immortality - you are transported to a woodland area), E, E, N, (you can hear the sound of a flute), E, KILL KITTEN, (you now loose your Immortality), W, S, E, ENTER MOUND, E, E, (you fall amongst the Lords of the graves - by a Maze!!). E, EXAMINE WALL, (you must now journey around the maze until you find some Buds, continue going East, EXAMINE PLANT, each time until the buds are found). TAKE BUDS, (the strong buds are full of new life. The momentary possession of that power makes you shudder and you drop the buds), TAKE BUDS, (the strong buds rest in the palm of your hand unchanged. In this world of the dead the plant is the only living thing, and it's power of life now begins to enter you. ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com