Castle by Robert Zdybel ======================= Solution by Simon ======================= s e take sword w w d swing sword (The force of a single strong blow smashes the dancing skeleton into a hundred small pieces.) n say AND (There is a low rumbling sound and the wall containing the Elvish runes fades into a thinning mist.) e say XANADU (As you pronounce the last short syllable, you hear a faint whooshing sound and the wall disappears.) e take key w w s u n unlock chain (Once unlocked, the grating swings open quite readily. Revealing a passage out of the castle.) w -------------------------------- AHHHH! I feel better already! Free of the dismal spell cast by the castle and the evil wizard. It's a beautiful day, the birds are winging and singing, the sky is a cloudless blue, and you are an ADVENTURER!!