FIRST PAST THE POST Delbert the Hamster Software Zenobi Spectrum 48 Ernie Spludge is in trouble because he had a fight with his fiancée and wrote her a vile letter, which he mailed. The couple forgave one another the next morning and now Ernie must get the letter back. INVENTORY (nothing), SEARCH JUNK, TAKE TAPE, SEARCH JUNK, TAKE SCISSORS, S, W, SEARCH CUPBOARD (hinges are too rusty), E, NE, SEARCH TABLE (makeup), SEARCH TABLE (nailfile), SEARCH CUPBOARD (dress), SEARCH CUPBOARD (shoes), LOOK UNDER BED (scales). [If you wish you can stand on the scales four times to hear a humourous interchange]. Go SW, E, TAKE ROLL, W, DOWN, EXAMINE MAT, CUT MAT, TAKE FLUFFY, E, SEARCH SOFA, TAKE HANDBAG (your grandmother takes her handbag and leaves behind some bus token), W, W, SEARCH SINK (plate), SEARCH OVEN (rock-cake), SEARCH SIDEBOARD (match), W, EXAMINE GNOME, TAKE HAT, WEAR FLUFFY, WEAR HAT, PRESS NOSE, EXAMINE MOUTH (key), TAKE KEY, EXAMINE SHED, W (the key lets you in), DROP KEY, EXAMINE WALL (tights and onions), TAKE TIGHTS, REMOVE ONIONS, DROP ONION, SEARCH BENCH (can oil), PULL BENCH (string), TAKE OIL, TAKE STRING. Go E, E, E, UP, W, OIL CUPBOARD, DROP OIL SEARCH CUPBOARD, TAKE GOLFBAG, EXAMINE GOLFBAG (contains nothing), WEAR GOLFBAG, PUT TAPE IN GOLFBAG, PUT STRING IN GOLFBAG, PUT SCISSORS IN GOLFBAG, PUT ROLL IN GOLFBAG, E, NE, TAKE MAKEUP, PUT MAKEUP IN GOLFBAG, TAKE NAILFILE, PUT NAILFILE IN BAG, TAKE DRESS, PUT DRESS IN GOLFBAG, TAKE SHOES, PUT SHOES IN GOLFBAG, SW, DOWN, E, TAKE TOKENS, W, W, TAKE PLATE, EXAMINE PLATE (paper), PUT PLATE IN GOLFBAG, TAKE CAKE, EXAMINE CAKE (hard), PUT CAKE IN GOLFBAG, TAKE MATCH, E, S, S, S (you see a dog), E (you can't), TAKE PLATE, THROW PLATE (the dog runs off), E, PUT MATCH IN GOLFBAG, EXAMINE LAMPOST, TAKE DRESS, WEAR DRESS, WEAR TIGHTS, TAKE SHOES, WEAR SHOES, TAKE MAKEUP, WEAR MAKEUP, WAIT, BOARD BUS (you get off at the next stop). REMOVE HAT, DROP HAT, REMOVE DRESS, DROP DRESS, REMOVE SHOES, DROP SHOES, REMOVE TIGHTS, DROP TIGHTS, TAKE ROLL REMOVE MAKEUP, DROP ROLL, EXAMINE WALLS (you see a drainpipe), CLIMB DRAIN, E, EXAMINE SKYLIGHT (you see mailbags), TAKE SCISSORS, TAKE TAPE, TAKE CAKE, STICK TAPE TO SKYLIGHT, SMASH SKYLIGHT WITH CAKE, JUMP ON MAILSACK, S, EXAMINE LOCKERS, TAKE NAILFILE, PICK LOCK WITH NAILFILE, DROP NAILFILE, SEARCH LOCKER, TAKE UNIFORM, WEAR UNIFORM, N, CUT MAILSACK, SEARCH MAILSACK, TAKE ENVELOPE, EXAMINE ENVELOPE, OPEN ENVELOPE (you find a note and cash), EXAMINE NOTE, E (the envelope you mailed is not here), EXAMINE CASH, E, E, TAKE BIKE (you can't), HIRE BIKE, RIDE BIKE (you find yourself on crabstreet with the postman), E, E, E, TAKE STRING, TIE STRING TO LAMPOST, W, N, WAIT (until the postman comes), OPEN GATE (the dog chases the postman), S, E (the postman has dropped his bag), TAKE MAILBAG, E, HIDE IN BUSHES, SEARCH MAILBAG (you get the envelope), DROP MAILBAG, TAKE MATCH, BURN LETTER, N. You are finished 50/50. Terri Sheehan 2005-05-29 ***************************************************** Displayed on the Classic Adventures Solution Archive: http://solutionarchive.com