ZXTape! 0Created with Ramsoft MakeTZXINIT    (5:0:0::"MOSAIC" :I=110 :Y:.075},Y:I:2,-2 dU12 ,4,9 ,2,7,0,-3,5,11 ,16 &0:0:1:5: Ҋ"THE UNORTHODOX ENGINEERS:"'"THE PEN AND THE DARK"::6:"Story text  Colin Kapp 1979"'"Program  Keith Campbell 1984":4: ܖ"No part of this software may be reproduced in any form or by anymeans by any person or"'"institutions without the prior written permission of the" "publishers, MOSAIC PUBLISHING LIMITED. This software is sold subject to the condition that itshall not, by way of trade or"'"otherwise, be re-sold,lent"'"or hired out without MOSAIC"'"PUBLISHING LIMITED's prior" y"written consent and, in the caseof re-sale, without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser."  "PEN&DARK" ycMOSAIC @%B<<<><|B|@>B<@xfB@BBBBB@@BbB@DZB<@<|~>B<~xEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!PEN&DARK dڔfd E$(35#,7):D$(35#,14):O$(30,25):N(30):P(30):C(30):G(40():V(12 ) rI=135#:E$(I):D$(I):I:I=130:O$(I):N(I):P(I):C(I):I:I=140(:G(I):I CS=0:CP=0:PC=0:PN=1:PL=83S:SC=0:H=0:K3=0:K4=0:CT=0:CC=0:Z$="" 1P$="":Q$="":R$="":S$="":T$="":U$="":A$="" &:PN=1:IN=1:IC=1 W$="TAKGETDROLOOEXASITREAWATBUYREQOPECUTLIFRAILOWPULHITDRITYPDISUNBBOOMODWEAREMPREEXCTHRUNHFIRMOUCONDISINSSCALIGREPMENSAVLOA" =G$="NOREASSOUWESUP DOWOUTDOOHATRAMWORCRATUBFORBACSCUENGAFT" F$="SPANUTDRICYLRINCANSHELETSEATORCABGENTRACRASKISUITUBPIPROCLEGCOMCHUCOIVOUDOSCARTHEBRALASSURUP OUTRAMSCUALLDOOPICKEECOUPLIMONGARBENFOUJETARODESCHABUTPOSSLOHEABOXFENCLODARVEIDOWSCRWRISTASTOFOR TURVOUMESSIGLILGAM" 0B$="NESWUDOBHRGLXYZCIA":c$="2311242527282935" 1 +H=5H=6:"The scudder lands" T(H>1H<6)(H>11 H<16)(H>19H<28)H=H+1 07:0:0:PN=11 "PN=30PN=310 "PN>31PN<35#3 QPN1PN30PN31PN32 PN33!PN34"5 IH=16PNPLPN16H=17:SC=0:PL=PN:2900T APN=12 P(14)=((c$)(ICIC+1)):PC=P(14)  K3=0280 0P(K3)>998SC=0:PL=PN:2800 )P(7)35#C(7)=2 "H=243500 $H=263510 &H=282960 ,EK4>0CT=CT+1:P(K4)=PN:PN=12 PN=PL:3150N 6$CT>1CT=0:K4=0 @C(14)<-2P((C(14)))=P(14):PN=12 PN=P(12 )P$="The "+O$((C(14)))(1N((C(14))))+" is in tow" J5C(13 )<-2P((C(13 )))=P(13 ) TC(30)>2C(30)=C(30)+1:C(30)=7C(30)=2:P$="You feel a little hung over" ^pH<12 C(15)16PN>28PN=PL:SC=0:"You try, but the contr-heat is"'"too numbing" h$PN27PN28380| j4C(15)=15CC=CC+PN-26:370r l)C(15)<15CC=CC+PN-24 rCC>12 2970 :PN=13 :P$="They found you exhausted and":Q$="suffering from contra-effects":R$="You feel better now" |PN<27CC=0 H<8(PN=28PN=27)PL=27H=8:P$="There's something wrong about":Q$="the physics of this place":R$="Observations of temperature and":S$="gravity would be useful" =CZ=(3*+1):PN=28CZ=32910^ DH=10 H=11 :P(25)=16:P(26)=16 ^H=19PN=35#H=20:P(14)=23:IC=1:2910^ :3490  PN=31E$(30)="YZ"  PN=35#E$(30)="ZY"  PN=32 E$(31)="YZ"  PN=30E$(31)="ZY" SC=0PL=PN690 PL=PN:SC=0 J=1:I=17 E$(PN)(I)="N"Z$=Z$+"North " E$(PN)(I)="S"Z$=Z$+"South " E$(PN)(I)="E"Z$=Z$+"East " E$(PN)(I)="W"Z$=Z$+"West " E$(PN)(I)="D"Z$=Z$+"Down " E$(PN)(I)="U"Z$=Z$+"Up " &E$(PN)(I)="O"Z$=Z$+"Out " 0E$(PN)(I)="+"Z$=Z$+"& " :I b9:SC=0:"OK, you are":(3590+(PN*10 )) cPN=22990 (Z$)0"Exits ";Z$ USN=0:NN=12 :"You can see ";:I=130:P(I)PNI:680 ,SN=9 :NN+N(I)>30:NN=0 1NN=NN+N(I)+1:O$(I)(1N(I));" ";:I SN=0"nothing else"  (P$)0P$ (Q$)0Q$ (R$)0R$ (S$)0S$ (T$)0T$ (U$)0U$ rP(13 )=PNC(13 )<-2"The ";O$((C(13 )))(1N((C(13 ))));" is in"'"the trailer" ЌPL=PN:Z$="":P$="":Q$="":R$="":S$="":T$="":U$="":A$="":H$="":I$="":J$="":K$="":.1}L,16:A$:A$:A$="LOOK"470 DA$="N"A$="S"A$="E"A$="W"A$="U"A$="D"A$="O"Y$=A$:870f (A$)<6740 )A$(16)"GO CRA"740 H=193580 PC=PN:PN=12 :230 (A$)<33070 I$=A$(13) I$="INV"960 I$="WAI"3180l I$="QUI"1005 I$="HEL"1000 CJ=0:I=1̱(A$):A$(I)=" "J=I:I=(A$):I:772 I:J=03190v OH$=A$(1J-1):J$=A$(J+1̱(A$))+" ":J$<3J$=J$+" " K$=J$(13)  H$="GO"860\ ?X$=W$:Y$=I$:2760 :J=0"I can't ";H$:230  K1=(J-1)/3+1  X$=F$:Y$=K$:2760 *+J=0"What is a ";J$;"?":230 4 K2=1+(J-1)/3 HG(K1) \1X$=G$:Y$=K$:2760 :J=03090 a$Y$=B$((J-1)/3+1) f.X$=E$(PN):2760 :J=03090 hH<63200 jH<71450 l[PN=(D$(PN)((J-1)*2+1(J-1)*2+2)):PN=99cPN=PC p 230 K2=31860\ K2>303070 P(K2)=5573110& (C(K2)=-10 PN=9 3220 P(K2)PN31200 C(K2)=-9 3230 C(K2)<-13070 C(K2)=-13130: $IN>5K110 3320 +IN=IN+1:P(K2)=557:3100 K2>303140D "K2=K3P(K2)>76L1800 P(K2)5573140D %K2=15K2=162150f %IN=IN-1:P(K2)=PN:3100 @NN=9 :"You have ";:IN=0"empty hands":230 3I=130:P(I)557I::230  NN+N(I)>30NN=0: )NN=NN+N(I):O$(I)(1N(I));",";:I  :230 b"Always examine things carefully"'"Try words like MODIFY DISMANTLE"'"CUT LOWER HITCH":230 )"Van Noon is not a quitter!":230 K259;1030 PN=11430 PN=12 2920h K2>301040 0K25P(K2)557P(K2)PN3130: "K2=23"There are 3 coins" K2=68D1390n $;K2=26"There's writing, and a photo"'"of Van Noon" .$K234"PN410808 0"C(17)-23180l 2R"Close examination reveals an"'"access door to the engine":C(17)=-3 8(K217PNP(17)1090B :$(C(17))=23280 <$(C(17))=33280 >$(C(17))=43290 @$(C(17))=53300 BK244,1100L DPN61096H F=C(5)=-5"It has been cannibalised":1100L G 3180l HPN=13 "Dancing jets of coloured water"'"are playing":C(30)>2"from a steel ring at its base":C(5)>-4C(5)=-4 LK241)1110V NPN10 31200 PhP(6)=99cP(6)=10 :"Mounted on the plinth is a"'"World War 1 cannon":230 RCP(6)10 "It has recently been vandalised":230 V,K25P(5)99c1120` XPN13 3280 Z!C(5)>-33280 \CC(30)<3"It has a finely machined finish":230 ^F"Wow! It must be almost exactly"'"a metre in diameter. .":230 `K261130j b!P(6)=99c3280 dP(6)PN31200 f=C(30)<3"Its in splendid condition":230 hm"Wow! The base of the barrel is"'"about a metre diameter. Perhaps"'"with some modifications . .":230 jK2=47/PN=16"Scribbled on the blotter is an"'"aide-memoire:"'"The primary type"'"A mushroom ripe"'"A shaft-width by eight"'"To allocate"'"There is also a message":230 tDK2=38&PN=9 "A state-of-the-art bureaucrat":230 ~K2181160 P(18)PN31200 @C(30)=2"It diameter is about 1 metre":230 BC(30)>2"A picture has been drawn on it":230 (K237%P(18)PN1170 =C(30)<3"The pipe appears unmarked":230 B"It seems to have been drawn by"'"a left-wing angler":230 K2=5021310 K2271190 P(K2)5573140D <PN<27"It's hot in the Ithican sunshine":230  3440p K2=241340< K2141210 P(14)PN31200 Z"It is a robust tracked vehicle":C(9 )=-3"with a roof-mounted searchlight" %K2480PN161230 4::0:7:"<------------ DARK ------------>";:0:3:I=0127:"";:I:I=114:"";:I 0:7:"<---PEN----><-DARK-><----PEN--->":I=132 :" ";:I:"Cross-section of the phenomenon":0:6:6:230 K2211240 RPN>26"The pencil required for drawing"'"a circle is missing!":230 +"The needle is pointing north":230 sK2=30"It's a famous local liqueur"'"made by monks of the order of"'"the Immaculate Perception":230 K29 1260 4C(9 )=-3"It is fitted to the crawler" ]6000p:" -:- FIAT LUX -:- ":0:"Complete with mounting brackets " "OK":230 %K258:K243+3070 PN63180l  PN=13  230 K2>301318&  %P(K2)557P(K2)PN3130: &K2813302 ("SORRY I CAN'T BE HERE TO BRIEF"'"YOU FRITZ. WE'RE RELYING ON YOU"'"TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY ONCE AND"'"FOR ALL. signed MAX"'"P.S.WATCH THE SCREEN!":H=0H=1:"Something fell out":P(24)=1 * 230 2K2=26(K2=60<P(26)=557)"BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE"'"GOVERNMENT OF ITHICA,"'"F.VAN NOON HAS FULL POWERS OF"'"REQUISITION":230 <K2=24" ";:6000p:" * AVANT SKI * ":9 ;"To the retailer: "'" This voucher will be redeemed by the makers of FROSTY-BYTES ":230 FK2=5026:0:" -:- VISIT -:- THE SUBWAYS OF TAZOO FOR YOUR NEXT ":2:1:" ADVENTURE HOLIDAY! ":230 PK2251370Z R$H=100d3000 :230 T/2830 :H=11 H=12 :230 V 230 ZK2=271180 dK2=67CPN=16"Have organised the necessary"'"vehicle and authorisation. Hope"'"they arrive soon. Why not take"'"a stroll into the Pen?":230 nK2=68DPN=196000p:" - HAZARDOUS AREA! - ":0:"To enter insert authority card ":230 xNK2=68DPN=9 "Not all items in stock are on"'"display":230  3070 PN131200 H13210 H=2:"As you fly over an area of"'"sunlit darkness the pilot drops"'"a nuclear HELL RAISER which"'"detonates, but all its energy"'"is absorbed by the dark column":230 7:0:2::" * ITHICA CUSTOMS CONTROL * ":"FULL NAME ";A$:1530:"FULL NAME ";A$:1528:J10061520 o"PROFESSION";A$:1530:"PROFESSION ";A$:A$="ENGINEER""TYPE";Y$:A$=A$+" "+Y$:1530:"TYPE ";Y$ &1528:J14151520 }"AUTHORITY TO VISIT ITHICA FROM FULL NAME";A$:1530:"SPONSOR ";A$:1530:1528:J12031520 (P$="CLEARANCE TO DISEMBARK":H=7 0H<7P$="IDENTITY CHECK PROVES NEGATIVE" SC=1:230 +J=0:I=1̱A$:J=J+A$(I):I: ?" ":J=12:I=132 :"_";:I:J:" ": XP(23)557"With no cash such a transaction would be impossible":230 ?"Terran currency is not legal"'"tender on Ithica!":230 "PN=9 3220 $"P(26)5573240 ,K2>303410R .C(K2)=-10 3240 0C(K2)-9 3410R 2C(K2)=-9 C(K2)=2 6 920 JoPN=4ƱE$(4)=7C(17)=-3E$(4)="RUEW+SB":C(17)=-4:3100 T$(C(17))>33240 V 3570 h/P(4)557P(4)PN3130: jK2173070 lP(17)PN31200 r8C(17)=-4C(17)=-5:3100 |RC(17)=-5C(17)=7:O$(7)="Short tubes":3100 sP(20)=557"To do this whilst carrying the"'"lifting gear would likely give"'"you a hernia":230 P(20)PN3250 "C(20)=-33260 @C(20)=4"Seen the state of this gear?":230 K2=181730 $K217K253070 eK2=17C(K2)>-5"The tubes will somehow have to"'"be detached from the hull":230 C(K2)>-53280 P(K2)PN31200 UC(20)=-K2:K3=K2:P(K2)=999:C(13 )<-2C(13 )=-2  3100 K3=0K2K33070 PNP(20)31200 (K3=0:P(13 )PN1790 5"On ground or trailer";A$:A$"TRAILER"1790 6C(13 )<-2"Sorry - it's full":230 C(13 )=-K2 +C(20)=2:P(K2)=PN:3100 H"CRASH! ";O$(K3)(1N(K3));" dropped!"'"Lifting gear is wrecked!" 2800 :230 &ZK213 K26"Pulling the ";J$;" is not"'"a rewarding occupation!":230 0P(K2)PN31200 :PCT=0:K4=K2:"A mighty effort -"'"you'll have to keep at it!":230 N4H$="HIT""A bad temper will not help!":230 X0K26K212 K213 3070 bK1=291940 l]P(14)PN"To tow anything there must be"'"a suitable vehicle to hitch to":230 v"C(14)<-23260 xMK2=12 C(12 )=-11 "It's connected to the cable":230 zC(14)=-K2  230 iP(14)PNK1=29C(14)K2"There is nothing here in a"'"hitched condition!":230 cC(14)=-2"There appears to be no hitch"'"with the ";O$(K2)(1N(K2)):230 2C(K2)=-2:C(14)=-2:3100 K2303070 "P(30)5573140D C(30)=3:"(swig).Whew - with a drop of"'"this stuff inside you, you see"'"things in a different way . .":230 XPN9 "Exercising one's fingers in"'"mid-air is a worthless passtime":230 K2>303310 C(K2)-10 3310 $H<20K2=11 3310 }I=4:"Allocation code please";A$:1528:J281"Surely that is the code for the":2011+(*4)  2020 $"Hi-tech chewing gum";:2015 ."Intentionally Blank"'"Manuals";:2015 $"Real-ale substitute";:2015 "Cardboard pogo-stick"; " project?":230 LC(K2)=2:IN>5"It's yours to take, but":P(K2)=PN:3320 :P(K2)=557:IN=IN+1:"'Ere! Catch!":230 K2=11 2650Z $K244,K253150N PN=13 3340 PN631200 !C(5)>-43280 !C(5)<-43240 #K1=2K2=53160X %K1=21K2=44,3070 !P(1)5573330  5C(5)=-5:P(5)=6:3100  K2=2"Try the library!" ("Why not use the keyboard?":230 *K263350 ,P(6)PN31200 .PN173370* 0!P(5)=88X3240 2!P(2)5573460 4!P(1)5573450z 6!P(3)5573470 8"P(28)5573480 :P(5)PN33804 <P(5)=88X:P(2)=88X:P(28)=88X:IN=IN-2:O$(6)="Modified cannon":N(6)=15:C(13 )=-5C(13 )=-2 > 3360 R%K215K2163070 TC(K2)=K23240 VCC(15)>2"A trifle difficult, I'm afraid!":960 XP(K2)5573140D ZpC(15)=K2:O$(K2)=O$(K2)(1N(K2))+" (worn)":N(K2)=N(K2)+7:"That's a lot warmer!":230 f%K215K2163070 h5C(15)K2"You are not wearing it":230 jIN=IN-1:P(K2)=PN:C(15)=2:O$(K2)=O$(K2)(1N(K2)-7):N(K2)=N(K2)-7:"Brrr! Feels chilly now!":230 z/PN12 "Oops! Is one loose?":230 ~3K2=491"Address button by label":230 %K2<61=K2>65A3070 K2=K2-60<:(K2=1)*2190+(K2=2)*2240+(K2=3)*2250+(K2=4)*3270 +(K2=5)*2330 gCS=1"Operating the starter motor"'"with the engine running is of"'"little benefit":230 C(15)166000p:" A warning siren sounds ":0:"This vehicle operates under varying atmospheric conditions and a null-pressure suit must be worn at all times ":230 UPC=35#"The contra-forces are too great"'"for the motor to rotate":230 NCS=1:PN=28PN=29"The engine fires unhappily":230 "The engine is now running"  230 CS=03240 3CS=0:"The crawler engine stops":230 \CS=0"Without the engine running such"'"a manoeuvre would be remarkable":230 rPC<27(CP=1CP=3)"In the direction you are now"'"aligned space is too restricted":230 K232280 #CP=1CP=33390> CP=0IC=IC+2 CP=2IC=IC-2 IC<1IC=1 IC>15IC=15 H172300 IC>13 IC=13 :"The crawler has stopped against"'"debris from the ruins of Old"'"Bethlem. The heading has been"'"changed, hopefully towards the"'"Dark. You proceed at your own"'"risk":H=18:230 vPC=29H=182:"We've hit something! The engine"'"has stalled!":H=19:CS=0:230 0PC=35#"We are near the Dark":230 u(IC=1CP=2)(IC=15CP=0)"Forward movement in that"'"direction is not possible":230 *"The crawler lumbers forward":230 CS=02250 PC>29CP=(*4) 4PC<30CP=CP+1:CP4CP=0 $|"90 degree turn completed":PC>28"(hopefully!) It's so damned"'"difficult to see anything in"'"this contra-light!" . 230 BCK224J$;" appears to have"'"no exchange value":230 DQPN=9 "Ahem - cutouts from cereal"'"packets don't impress me!":230 FPN153420\ LDP(24)557"That seems to have been mislaid":230 V!C(15)>03410R `TC(15)=2:P(15)=557:"A pleasure to do business with"'"you!" j!P(24)=88X:230 ~K2>303140D $K219K223940 ]P(K2)557"Were you carrying one your aim"'"would no doubt be impeccable!":230 K2192465 RPN<22"To do that here would be"'"nothing short of vandalism!":230 xK2=19IN=IN-1:PN<27"Perfect shot! Fell just where"'"you aimed!":P(19)=11 :230 "H=8H=9 H=H+1 K2=193430f CIN=IN-1:PN=13 PN=6P(K2)=88X:2472 940 {"As they splash you feel suddenlyelated. 3 thoughts occur to you RANDOM SCATTER, LASER LIGHT and STORES CABLE":230 "C(14)=-63530 #K26K273070 /P(7)557P(7)PN3520 zPN35#"The shell went harmlessly into"'"the air. Boy, what a recoil!"'"Like a horizontal pile-driver!":230 9C(12 )-11 C(29)-11 3560 #C(13 )=-183540 ȾP(18)=PNP(18)=88X:P(22)=PN:"Crunch! The recoil crushed the"'"pipes against the Dark."'"You notice the red fish-like"'"picture on one of the fragments":230 P(17)PN3550 #C(13 )=-173540 ҡC(7)3"The first firing drove the tube"'"1 mm into the Dark. The next"'"impact seemed to be anticipated"'"and was met with like force":230 H=502:P(7)=88X:P(17)=88X:E$(35#)="NSE+WLX":"After successive firings at"'"random intervals, the tube"'"finally meets no resistance and"'"firing stops":230 K29 3070 !P(9 )5573140D IN=IN-1:P(9 )=88X:C(9 )=-3:"The searchlight is now mounted"'"on the crawler. It is connected"'"to a photo-sensor and will lightautomatically when required":230 \K211 "To connect anything other than"'"a cable would not be productive":230 1P(11 )557P(11 )PN3140D iPN35#"It would be more prudent to"'"delay such a connection until"'"the need arises":230 &"To what";A$:A$=A$(13) (A$"GEN"26102 *P(12 )PN31200 ,#C(12 )=-11 3240 .C(12 )=-11 :O$(12 )="Generator (conn'td)":N(12 )=19:C(12 )=-11 :C(11 )=-3:"Connection made":P(11 )=557P(11 )=PN:IN=IN-1 / 230 2A$"LAS"3070 4P(29)PN31200 6#C(29)=-11 3240 8C(29)=-11 :O$(29)=O$(29)(1N(29))+" (conn'td)":N(29)=N(29)+10 :C(11 )=-3:C(29)=-11 95P(11 )=557P(11 )=PN:IN=IN-1 <"Connection made":C(12 )=-11 C(29)=-11 "The laser is now projecting"'"Although attenuated, the thin"'"light is just sufficient to"'"illuminate the scene" F 230 ZcC(11 )-3"Nothing connected is urgent"'"enought to warrant disconnection":230 dA"That is not advisable just when"'"you are winning!":230 xK2263070 z"P(26)5573140D |8PN19"One hesitatesto think where!":230 ~PN=21:230 K273070 P(K2)5573140D PN35#940 gC(7)=3:"The shells are now scattered"'"at random distances from the"'"cannon":940 K210 3070 P(K2)5573140D \"To light a carnival torch would"'"require matches, which you do"'"not possess":230 K2203080 !C(20)43240 PN173370* C(20)=2:O$(20)="Shear-legs":N(20)=10 :"The lifting gear is now in"'"working order. The maintenance"'"foreman suggests you take a"'"course in lifting and handling":230 OJ=0:I=1̱(X$)ͱ(Y$):Y$=X$(II+(Y$)-1)J=I:I=(X$):I: I: 300,: O$(K3)(1N(K3));:P(K3)>998P(K3)=P(K3)+1:P(K3)>1004K1=3" has slipped from"'"the hoist. What a mess!":P(K3)=P(20):K3=0:C(20)=4:O$(20)="Buckled shear-legs":N(20)=18: '" is hanging from"'"the shear-legs": "SUBROUTINE 2820 CALLED": :"The physical nature of the Pen can only be explained in terms of polar opposition - negation by defined effects of exactly"'"opposite character. One theory is that the Pen is an area of" "contra-energy. In the Pen"'"movement is sluggish, at the"'"boundary of the Dark, impossibleThe effect is one of degree. In the Pen it is partial, whereas in the Dark it is absolute." "" "'" PRESS ANY KEY" ,=""2860, 1 6"The problem is thus - if a"'"projectile were fired at the"'"perimeter of the Dark, it would have to be met by a counter"'"projectile of identical mass"'"travelling to the same point at"'"exactly opposite velocity" @"The implications are frightening- either the Dark is a dynamic"'"broad-band transmitter or it is full of little green men with an uncanny knack of anticipation": Tt"(thinks) What is needed now is a journey to the Dark. For that special clothing and transport will be needed": ^O1:U$="A lightning storm passes and briefly illuminates the scene": hPC<292940| jxC(9 )=-3"Even with the searchlight the"'"contra-light is impenetrable"'"You are driving blind":230 rHPC>29"Without a searchlight you can't see a thing!":230 |PC<272950 ~YC(9 )-3"It would need a searchlight to seethrough this gloom":230 O"Through the screen you can see that the crawler is":3590+PC*10 P$="You passed out from exhaustion trying to reach the crawler in the Contra-gravity. They found":Q$="you and towed you back in.":H=29:P(16)=21:C(15)=2:PN=16:IN=IN-1:O$(16)="Null-pressure suit":N(16)=18 1:I=115:J=(*7):JJ=(*7):II=(*7):J:JJ:II::L=120:L:I:0: 2970 :PN=16:H=100d:P$="There was an enormous implosion.You were rescued and revived.":Q$="Dr.Courtney hands you a new":R$="dossier.":P(25)=557:D$(11 )="1110++23":230 :"Well, they did it all with a"'"kind of mirror. The principle ofreflection was used to produce the exact inverse of anything"'"entering its field. The mirror worked over all physical and" "force phenomena, including"'"matter itself."'"The final protection of the"'"aliens was the 'silvering' at"'"the back of the mirror - which Van Noon broke - causing the"'"destruction of the system, and restoration of the Bethlem area to normality." " "'" "'" PRESS ANY KEY" =""3030 :". . and Van Noon and his team"'"prepared to board a scudder"'"to take them to their next"'"assignment - the transportation"'"problems on Tazoo . .":16,12 ;"THE END": M"That suggestion is not merely unorthodox - it is impossible!":230 @"Hard as you try, a task you are unable to perform":230 PK2=34""Trying to enter a closed door"'"can be quite painful":230 #"Sorry, you can't ";A$:230 "OK":230 &""You already have it":230 0`"Such an object is either not"'"here, or has been described in an unorthodox way!":230 :,"That is not possible just now":230 D'"You are not carrying one":230 N""You must be joking!":230 X!"It's all one piece":230 b#"OK - nothing happens":230 lc"You are far too busy for that":PN=6"On the other hand, perhaps a"'"rest might help . ." n 230 v"HUH?":230 L"Leaving the craft whilst still"'"in flight would be suicidal!":230 ."Below, the sunlit planet Ithica":230 O"A metallic throat is cleared -"'"Ahem! Stores MUST be booked out":230 $"That item is for sale":230 1"That task was completed some"'"ago":230 N"Without the necessary equipment your feeble efforts are useless":230 #"One thing at a time!":230 -"A heroic effort but tono avail":230 C"Trying to anticipate the plot"'"will not improve it!":230 A"The largest, 1 metre wide, is"'"welded to the hull":230 D"It is on the ground, but will"'"not be easy to shift!":230 o"Ahem! Current stock holding for that item is zero":H<20K2=11 "A delivery is expected shortly" 230 b"To carry more, you would need a supermarket trolley complete"'"with outboard motor!":230 >"Unaided, your bare hands cannot unbolt the ring":230 A"From a sitting position, that"'"would not be easy!":230 F"Even an unorthodox engineer can see no purpose in that!":230 ."Looks grotesque but serviceable":230 *G"This place has neither space norfacilities for such work":230 4."The vital component is missing!":230 >5"A rough ride. You release the"'"button":230 HI"OK - but it's too dark to see"'"where the hell we're going":230 RG"Sorry - those were all sold at the start of the season!":230 \8"A bizarre place for such a"'"transaction!":230 fP(19)=PN:"At its release velocity, the"'"stone should have travelled"'"further. It appeared to lose"'"kinetic energy during flight"'"It seems momentum here does not"'"equal mass x velocity":230 p"The temperature is only about"'"15 degrees lower than outside"'"the Pen, and yet feels colder."'"Heat is somehow being removed"'"as it's hot out there.":H=8H=9 H=H+1 r 230 z+"You need tools for the bolts":230 G"To hold the parts together you will need nuts and bolts":230 9"You will need to make some holesin the gun":230 4"Brackets and flanges will be"'"needed":230 R$="By the attenuated light of the storm, you notice that the nose of the crawler has dented the Dark by a few millimetres":230 p"(thinks) The penetration of the crawler means a time-lag for theDark to react!":SC=0:PN=PL:230 "(thinks) What is needed is a"'"tunnel . ."'". . something to crawl through"'"The forces applied to drive one would have to be applied at"'"random intervals . .":SC=0:PN=PL:230 ]"With no ammunition, it is"'"assumed you meant 'ignite'"'"Anyway, it won' burn!":230 +"What? And wreck the crawler?":230 +"What? And wreck the trailer?":230 ="The gun fired sluggishly"'"The recoil was good":230 m"The contra-light is too intense to do that in safety. What is"'"needed is a very powerful beam":230 -"That is not possible right now":230 x"Although the crawler is in the vicinity, its whereabouts are"'"not discernible due to the"'"contra-light":230 ^"on the flight deck of a space"'"scudder. You are facing a"'"view-screen. Aft is a hatch.": "looking through a glass-like"'"film which you have just"'"shattered. Light from beyond"'"spills out from a scene of"'"gold-hazed wonder. You see"'"creatures and God-like machines"'"rising up, faster, faster . .":700: $y"at the top of a landing ramp."'"Below is Ithica Spaceport"'"Concourse. A hatchway lads"'"to the scudder flight deck": ."in the disembarkation area of"'"Ithica Spaceport. There is a"'"scudder with ramp lowered":C(17)<-2"At the base is a door";:C(17)<-3" (open)" 0: 8Y"By the Spaceport perimeter"'"fence. A colourful travel"'"poster completes the scene": BZ"in Ithica Spaceport gardens."'"There are seats grouped around"'"a sparkling fountain": LT"in an alleyway between some"'"spaceport buildings. A door"'"is set in one wall": V@"on the hard standing of a space"'"vehicle maintenance area": `}"in the Space Command stores"'"An electronic storekeeper"'"with QWERTY keyboard stands"'"on the counter. There is a sign": jn"in a secluded area of the"'"spaceport gardens. There is"'"a marble plinth inscribed -"'"ANCIENT MONUMENT": tp"on a hot dusty track leading"'"from the spaceport through"'"rubble that was once the old"'"city of Bethlem": ~n"inside a crawler. There are"'"buttons marked STOP START"'"TURN and FORWARD mounted below"'"a view-screen": Z"sitting on a park bench."'"A soothing fountain is playing"'"iridescent jets of water": V"in an alleyway between"'"spaceport buildings. There is a"'"door in the west wall": ,"in the spaceport duty-free"'"gift shop": A"in Dr.Courtney's office. There"'"is a desk and a wall-chart": 1"in the Space Command"'"maintenance workshop": "at the end of an alley": Ą"in the Space Command research"'"laboratory. At one end is a"'"heavily armoured door with"'"with a sign, and slot to one"'"side": U"by a scrap-heap of waste"'"material from Space Command"'"engineering operations": Y"in the munitions store. There"'"is racking with boxes of"'"ammunition of many types": ."on waste ground next to the"'"scrap-heap": @"in the special-vehicle park of"'"the Space Command complex": y"on a track. Far to the west is"'"Ithica Spaceport. Far to the"'"east there appears to be a"'"huge black storm cloud": "on a track stretching to the"'"west. The eastern end enters an"'"area of chill gloom where the"'"sunlight hardly penetrates":  4"in the engine compartment of a"'"space scudder": ~"in a zone of penumbral shadow."'"The light ia weak and you feel"'"lethargic. A sensation of"'"numbing coldness grips you": "deep in the PEN. There is very"'"little light. Without suitable"'"clothing, the cold could kill."'"To move needs great effort": ("deep in the PEN and it is"'"almost completely dark. You"'"have no idea of your"'"surroundings as visibility is"'"down to 1 metre": 2V"in a tube of titanium steel"'"Movement is only possible"'"forwards and backwards": <{"in a tube of titanium steel."'"This is strange since it is"'"beyond the extent of the tubes"'"pushed through the DARK": F"in the central core of the DARK"'"The light is thin but clouded"'"by misty 'veils'. The end of a"'"tube protrudes from the darkness": P"between two veils of darkness"'"Strangely the light changes at"'"the veils but does not lessen"'"There is no heat and no cold": ZR"to the west of a veil, but to"'"the east is a dark shiny"'"glasslike barrier": d"at the edge of the DARK."'"To move is like walking through"'"jelly due to contra-gravity."'"Unaided you can see nothing":H>491"There is a tube projecting"'"from the DARK" e r"HA","3 3 ","","","DRHC","4 4 1 1 ","RUEW+S","3 3 6 5 ++7 26","E+S","4 ++8 ","EW+S","104 ++15","BN+S","164 ++14","N","5 ","O","14","W+S","6 ++23","E+W","24++23","O","99" s"U","6 ","NSBW+E=","7 189 9 ++23","O","6 ","O","7 ","O","18","NSE+W","141920++17","N","18","EW+N","2218++23","W","19","W","20","NSE+W","102211++14","E+W","25++11","E+W","27++24","O","4 " t"NES+W","272827++25" u"E+W","29++27","NSE+W","292929++28","ZY","3531","ZY","3032","XE","3133","EWN+S","343233++33","EWN+S","2 3334++34","NSE+WL","353535++351230" v"Spanners",8,17,2,"Nuts+bolts",10 ,99c,-10 ,"Drill",5,17,2,"Oxy-acetylene cylinders",23,17,2,"Steel ring",10 ,99c,-2,"Cannon",6,99c,-2,"Shells",6,21,2 w"Letter",6,1,2,"Searchlight",11 ,99c,-10 ,"Torch",5,15,-9 ,"Cable",5,99c,-10 x"Generator",9 ,23,-1,"Trailer",7,23,-2,"Crawler",7,99c,-2,"Ski-wear",8,15,-9 ,"Null-pressure suit",18,21,2,"Titanium tube",13 ,26,-2,"Concrete pipe",13 ,20,-2 }"Small rock",10 ,28,2,"Shear-legs",10 ,8,2,"Compass",7,15,-9 ,"Concrete chunks",15,99c,2 "Coins",5,557,2,"Voucher",7,99c,2,"Dossier",7,99c,2,"Plastic card",12 ,99c,2,"Thermometer",11 ,19,2 "Brackets + flanges",18,99c,-10 ,"Laser projector",15,21,2,"Ithican surprise",16,15,-9 900,900,940,1020,1020,1280,1310,1430,1540,1570",1610J,1640h,1680,1680,1770,1830&,1870N,1970,1990,2040,2040,2060 ,2090*,2130R,2150f,2170z,2370B ,2430~ ,1870N,2490 ,2540 ,2560 ,2650Z ,2680x ,2700 ,2720 ,2740 ,2740 ,4000,4100 :"SAVING GAME":: :"There are 7 arrays to save"'"Press a key when prompted" V(1)=H:V(2)=IC:V(3)=PC:V(4)=PL:V(5)=PN:V(6)=CP:V(7)=CS:V(8)=IN:V(9 )=CT:V(10 )=CC:V(11 )=K3:V(12 )=K4 "Pendata1"V():"1 ";:"Pendata2"P():"2 ";:"Pendata3"C():"3 ";:"Pendata4"N():"4 ";:"Pendata5"O$():"5 ";:"Pendata6"E$():"6 ";:"Pendata7"D$():"All done!" 0Q$="Your game is saved":SC=1:230 :"LOADING GAME" s"Pendata1"V():"Pendata2"P():"Pendata3"C():"Pendata4"N():"Pendata5"O$():"Pendata6"E$():"Pendata7"D$() H=V(1):IC=V(2):PC=V(3):PL=V(4):PN=V(5):CP=V(6):CS=V(7):IN=V(8):CT=V(9 ):CC=V(10 ):K3=V(11 ):K4=V(12 ) >SC=1:Q$="Van Noon ready for action again!":230 p7:2:1: h x XSPANUTDRICYLRINCANSHELETSEATORCABGENTRACRASKISUITUBPIPROCLEGCOMCHUCOIVOUDOSCARTHEBRALASSURUP OUTRAMSCUALLDOOPICKEECOUPLIMONGARBENFOUJETARODESCHABUTPOSSLOHEABOXFENCLODARVEIDOWSCRWRISTASTOFOR TURVOUMESSIGLILGAMYSTOHIJK#HA DRHC RUEW+S E+S EW+S BN+S N O W+S E+W O U NSBW+E=O O O NSE+W N EW+N W W NSE+W E+W E+W O NES+W E+W NSE+W ZY ZY XE EWN+S EWN+S NSE+WL #3 3 4 4 1 1 3 3 6 5 ++7 264 ++8 104 ++15 164 ++14 5 14 6 ++23 24++23 99 6 7 189 9 ++23 6 7 18 141920++17 18 2218++23 19 20 102211++14 25++11 27++24 4 272827++25 29++27 292929++28 3531 3032 3133 343233++33 2 3334++34 353535++351230Spanners Nuts+bolts Drill Oxy-acetylene cylinders Steel ring Cannon Shells Letter Searchlight Torch Cable Generator Trailer Crawler Ski-wear Null-pressure suit Titanium tube Concrete pipe Small rock Shear-legs Compass Concrete chunks Coins Voucher Dossier Plastic card Thermometer Brackets + flanges Laser projector Ithican surprise       ccccccc7cccc("Jh&N *RfzB ~ N Z x ? 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