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.TH TESS 1
.SH NAME
tess - beyond the tesseract, an abstract adventure
.SH SYNOPSIS
tess
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SH Scenario:
.LP
You have reached the final part of your mission.  You have gained access
to the complex, and all but the last procedure has been performed.  Now
comes a time of waiting, in which you must search for the hidden 12-word
message that will aid you at the final step.  But what choice will you
make when that time comes?
.LP
The scenario for the adventure is meant to be vague.  Once the adventure has
been completed, the scenario will hopefully become clear.
.SH Instructions:
.LP
This adventure recognizes the standard commands for moving (N,E,S,W),
taking inventory (I), maninpulating objects (GET, DROP, LOOK), and
saving games (SAVE, LOAD), as well as many others.  Use 2-word 'verb noun'
commands, such as 'use stack' or 'get all'.  Only the first four letters
of each word are significant.  The adventure recognizes about 200 words,
so if one word doesn't work, try another.
.SH Notes:
.LP
.IP - 5
The "stack" is an acroynym for Space Time Activated Continuum Key.
You will find this object very useful.
.IP - 5
This adventure is abstract and a bit on the technical side.  Detail
knowledge of the technical background is not necessary, although it will
make the adventure more enjoyable.
.IP - 5
There is no carry limit, and no death traps.  The map of the adventure can
be draw on a grid.  All it takes is a little experimenting to put all the
subsets of locations together "logically".
.IP - 5
Knowledge of high school physics and math concepts is necessary to
play this adventure.
.SH References:
.LP
The following books and reference works were used at one time or another
as a source of information and/or inspiration:
.LP
.in +5
.na
The Beauty of Fractals.
.br
The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought.
.br
The Fractal Geometry of Nature.
.br
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.
.br
The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary Of the English Language.
.br
Mathematics: The New Golden Age.
.br
The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary, Encyclopedic Edition.
.br
The Penguin Dictionary of Science, Fifth Edition.
.br
Roget's International Thesaurus.
.br
The Science of Fractal Images.
.br
The VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics.
.br
The World of M.C. Escher.
.in -5
.ad
.SH SEE ALSO
tess.doc, adv.doc
.SH AUTHOR
.nf
.na
David Lo
4516 Albert St.
Burnaby, B.C.   V5C 2G5
Canada
604-291-0690
email c/o viola@idacom.cs.ubc.ca
.fi
.ad
.LP
This adventure is FreeShareAnythingWare.  If you like this program, hate it,
or really don't care at all, then I would be happy to to hear from you
(a letter, a post-it note, etc).
.LP
Please share unmodified copies of this adventure with everyone you meet.