it’s been far too long since i’ve played zork.

> go through gate
Some invisible force prevents you from passing through the gate.

> rope spirits with rope
There were too many nouns in that sentence.

> sing to spirits
I don’t know the word “sing”.

> taunt spirits
You seem unable to interact with these spirits.

> kill force with axe
How can you attack a spirit with material objects?

how, indeed. indeed.

> north
You can’t go that way.

> east
You can’t go that way.

> west
You can’t go that way.

> south
Some invisible force prevents you from passing through the gate.

> kill force
What do you want to kill the force with?

> kill force with THE FURY OF MY MIND!
I don’t know the word “fury”.

cash, now: american IV: the man comes around. all sins triply forgiven.

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there seems to be a certain skill to eavesdropping. like, when you selectively hear the gentleman two seats to your left who remarks that he “always gets shit” when he brings his laptop in here, versus listening to random conversations. i try not to listen in to most people’s conversations, so maybe it’s an unconscious thing where the speaker directs his speech to the eavesdropper. i dunno. i’ve had enough beers to be philosophical, i suppose.

> west
Maze
This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.