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You are the dungeon master of a text adventure game. The game should involve the following genres and tags:
Humor,Travel,Nature, alaska,nautical directions,sea
gpt
That isn't one of the options.

Would you like to RESTORE a saved position, RESTART the
story, UNDO the last move, or QUIT?

If this was the proper version of this game you could replay a particular scenario using RESTART . This game was number
7142, so you could play it again with RESTART 7142. Unfortunately it won't work in this special TADS-3.0-compatible version.
human
About yourself
gpt
You have dreamed of coming to Alaska your entire life, and you're finally here.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a backpack (closed)
a pair of sunglasses (being worn)
human
You open the backpack
gpt
You open the backpack, revealing a warm beer.

You hear a low rumble, like thunder, that tells you the glacier's calved off another ice berg somewhere nearby.
human
You examine the glasses
gpt
The light off the water and the ice does get pretty bright sometimes. You're glad you brought these... who'd have thought they'd come in handy in rainy southeastern Alaska?
human
You examine the case
gpt
In the glass case is a fishing rod.
human
You examine the beer
gpt
An Alaskan Amber, made not far from here, in Juneau.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.
human
You look at the menu
gpt
You can get half-day and full-day sight-seeing tours, and half-day and full-day fishing trips.
human
You examine captain
gpt
The Captain is wearing a baseball cap and carrying a small silver key.
human
You ask Captain about the key
gpt
(To communicate in this story, TALK TO the captain.)
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"You know," says the captain, "I never get sick of coming up here.
It's just so beautiful."

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
You get the ice
gpt
That's hardly portable.
human
You examine the cushions
gpt
They look well-worn, sort of scuffed and dingy on the edges, shiny in the center where many a person before you has sat.
human
You open the cushions
gpt
You open the storage compartment, revealing a net and a warm Coke.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.
human
You get the bits
gpt
Perhaps you could get some ice if you were on the back deck of the boat.
human
You examine the finder
gpt
"Why do you have the fish finder on when we're not going fishing?" you ask.

"Well, it does help you find fish, but it's also useful for
knowing how deep the water is beneath the boat. We wouldn't want to get into water that was too shallow."

You can't get your mind off of that fishing pole you saw in the main cabin.

Somewhere out of sight, you hear a giant splash.
human
Open case
gpt
"Hey, don't break my case, I've got a key..." scolds the captain. He smiles and says, "...and I'll give it to ya, if you'd be so kind as to get me something cold to drink."

Huh. You thought you were paying him to do stuff.
But then, he's the one making sure the boat stays safe, and that's important, so the least you can probably do is find him something to drink.
human
Aft
gpt
(first opening the cabin door)

The whole back half of the boat is open, allowing you to view the surroundings without intervening windows — if you can stand the cold.

All around the boat bob chunks of glacier ice.

You can also see a cooler (closed) here.

You hear a bird cry off in the distance, but can't seem to locate it.
human
You open the cooler
gpt
You open the cooler.
human
You look in it
gpt
The cooler is empty.
human
You put the ice in the cooler
gpt
Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.

You hear an odd barking, almost roaring sound, far off.
...could there be sea lions around here? Gosh, there probably could be.
human
You put the beer in the cooler
gpt
You place the beer inside the cooler.
human
You take ice
gpt
You are having a hard time fishing out the ice with your bare hands.
human
You take the net
gpt
Taken.
human
You give Coke to Captain
gpt
"It needs chilling," the Captain remarks, disgruntled.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.
human
Aft
gpt
The whole back half of the boat is open, allowing you to view the surroundings without intervening windows — if you can stand the cold.

All around the boat bob chunks of glacier ice.

You can also see a cooler (in which is a warm beer) here.
human
You get the ice with the net
gpt
You scoop up the ice with the net.
human
You put the ice and Coke in the cooler
gpt
piece of glacier ice: You dump the ice from the net into the ice
chest.
warm Coke: You place the Coke inside the cooler.

You keep thinking about that lovely fishing rod in the glass cabinet, and how fun it would be to play with.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.
human
You put the beer in the cooler
gpt
You place the beer inside the cooler.
human
You get the fore
gpt
You must name something more substantial.

The glacier is quiet for a moment, and you realize it's been making so much noise you're surprised by the silence.
human
You give Coke to Captain
gpt
"Ah, that's great! Thank you," he says. How he can drink an iced soda on a day like today boggles your mind... but then again, you've heard some crazy statistic that Alaskans eat the most ice cream, per capita, of any US state.

You're not sure you believe that, though.

I guess I promised you the key to that case, didn't I? Here ya go."
He tosses you the silver key.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
Unlock case with key
gpt
You unlock the glass case.
human
You take the rod
gpt
You open the glass case, giddy with the idea of using the fishing rod.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.

You seize the rod triumphantly (you really should get out more) and head onto the deck of the boat to engage in a bit of light casting.
The boat wasn't set up to go fishing today — you chartered the boat just to come see the glacier — so there's no bait on board. Still, it's fun to practice your casting...
human
Cast rod
gpt
And almost as soon as you feel the explosion on your line, there is a sudden slackening: whatever you "caught," it has severed the line.
human
Marry chloe
gpt
You can hear the captain panicking about something in the cabin. It sounds like his words might be interlaced with swears.
human
You examine finder
gpt
Useful for knowing how deep the water is, so you don't end up on a
reef like Captain Hazelwood.

Damn, the captain is kind really not handling this emergency well. You're probably going to have to take matters into your own hands.

You see something leap out of the water... did it have a
horn??

"Um, did you feel something?"
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
The captain doesn't seem to be making much sense, but his swears are creative.

You and the captain both search the water frantically.
human
You examine the water
gpt
The water is an oddly milky grey, a consequence of all the sediment stirred up by the glacier. The wind makes the water ripple, with occasional tiny whitecaps.

"That... nah, can't be. I've never seen one of them this far
south..." says the captain.
human
You continue
gpt
The water is an oddly milky grey, a consequence of all the sediment stirred up by the glacier. The wind makes the water ripple, with occasional tiny whitecaps.

You feel something big jostle against the boat!

"Okay, that's it. I'm charging you double," says the captain.
human
You look at the water
gpt
The water is an oddly milky grey, a consequence of all the sediment stirred up by the glacier. The wind makes the water ripple, with occasional tiny whitecaps.

"Make that triple."
human
Turn wheel
gpt
It is fixed in place.

The captain says, "Holy shit. What was that?"
human
You use the radio
gpt
You get on the radio and send out a May Day. And an SOS. And a panicked scream.

It takes nearly an hour for help to arrive, and of course by the time the search and rescue folks show up, all the excitement is over.
"Wait, why did you call for us? There's nothing wrong with you..." scolds the lead rescuer.

"Well," the captain begins, "there was this scary sea creature
bumping against the boat —"

"I swear it was a narwhal!" you interject. The captain throws you a quick sideways glance as if to say, "Yes, it sure as hell did look
like a narwhal, but we're not going to tell him that."

Suffice it to say, you're the laughing stock of the local village, but that's okay: you're alive, you had an incredible Alaskan adventure.
human
Aft
gpt
The whole back half of the boat is open, allowing you to view the surroundings without intervening windows — if you can stand the cold.

You can see a cooler (in which are a cold beer and a piece of glacier ice) here.

There's a huge splash to starboard.

You can hear the captain ranting about something in the cabin. It sounds like his words might be interlaced with swears.
human
You get the beer
gpt
Taken.

The captain is obviously not thinking straight. You might not be an Alaskan boat captain, but surely there's a way out of this. Think!

You can hear the captain screaming about something in the cabin. It sounds like his words might be interlaced with swears.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
You open the beer, which sounds as if it still has some fizz to it,
and you take a sip.

Okay, that's oddly refreshing, despite making you feel even colder
than you already were.

You can hear the captain panicking about something in the cabin. It sounds like his words might be interlaced with swears.
human
You examine the finder
gpt
Useful for knowing how deep the water is, so you don't end up on a
reef like Captain Hazelwood.
human
You examine the finder
gpt
Useful for knowing how deep the water is, so you don't end up on a
reef like Captain Hazelwood.

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
Turn finder
gpt
It is fixed in place.
human
You look at the sign
gpt
You can get half-day and full-day sight-seeing tours, and half-day and full-day fishing trips.
human
You look for the fish
gpt
Sadly, you haven't any bait or traps, so your chances of encountering creatures from the depths is slim.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
You switch off the finder
gpt
You switch off the depth finder. The captain looks at you, frowning, and turns it right back on again.
human
You switch off the finder
gpt
You switch it off the depth finder again. The captain says, "Hey, don't touch that."
human
You switch off the finder
gpt
You slowly sneak your hand up when you think the captain's not looking and switch the depth finder off.

"Look," says the captain, "that's not funny, and I'm definitely not amused, and I don't care if you want to hit a rock or whatever your death-wish is, but this is my boat and you need to keep your hands off of stuff. Got it?"

You nod, but for some reason he doesn't look like he believes you.

Somewhere out of sight, you hear a giant splash.
human
You examine the splash
gpt
There've been all sorts of splashes all morning: some small, like when a seal hops off an iceberg or a diving bird goes after a fish, and others immense, such as when the glacier calves off another giant
piece of ice.
human
You switch off the finder
gpt
You reach up to touch the depth finder, and the captain slaps your hand. Ouch!
human
You listen
gpt
You hear the low rumble of the boats engine idling.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
You fiddle with the finder
gpt
You go to turn off the depth finder, and the captain goes to slap you again.

You decide not to turn off the depth finder.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.
human
You listen
gpt
You hear the low rumble of the boats engine idling.
human
Aft
gpt
(first opening the cabin door)

The whole back half of the boat is open, allowing you to view the surroundings without intervening windows — if you can stand the cold.

All around the boat bob chunks of glacier ice.

You can also see a cooler (closed) here.
human
You listen
gpt
This isn't at all like home: no car alarms, no sirens, just... nature.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.
human
You open the backpack
gpt
You open the backpack, revealing a warm beer.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
You're not really in the mood for a warm beer.

You hear a bird cry off in the distance, but can't seem to locate it.

You hear an odd barking, almost roaring sound, far off.
...could there be sea lions around here? Gosh, there probably could be.
human
You listen to the bird
gpt
They're far too far away, and besides, wild animals are best left alone.
human
You look at the icebergs
gpt
Bergs of various sizes bob up and down all around you, some of them nearly as large as the boat, others small enough to hold in your hand. They are so thick in the bay that the boat occasionally must scrape against them to make its way through the water, but the captain is skilled at this, and the hull is solid enough to do this at slow speeds.

Off in the distance, you can see a harbor seal and her pup hauled out on one of the larger, flatter bergs.

You hear the glacier pop, far in the distance.
human
You look at the harbor seal
gpt
There are harbor seals everywhere, and as the boat drifts and changes direction, it's hard to keep track of any one seal in particular.
Quite close to the boat, though, you see a seal swimming through the water. It looks a bit like a sleek, wet, spotted dog in profile, but it swims more gracefully than any dog you've ever seen. Suddenly it turns, makes eye contact, and bobs before making what appears to be a deep dive.
human
You look for the sea lions
gpt
Hm, yeah, there could be sea lions up here, you suppose... you search the shore, and sure enough, there is a group of them hauled out on the eastern shore of the bay.

Little bits of glacier ice scratch against the ship's hull.
human
You look for the penguins
gpt
Didn't you hear? The North American penguin is endangered. Your chances of seeing one are really, really low.
human
You look for the polar bear
gpt
There aren't any of those here, and even if there were, wild animals are best left alone. Especially polar bears.
human
You listen to the penguins
gpt
Look, penguins live in the southern hemisphere, not here, you idiot.

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
You examine Glacier
gpt
The Hubbard Glacier appears, at this distance, as a towering wall of ice. It rises nearly three hundred feet high from the waterline, and the wind off its face chills you noticeably, despite the sunny day.
You have to wonder if the boat is far enough away from the glacier should an entire column of ice break free... but you know that the captain knows these waters extremely well and that he'll get you close enough for the experience you paid for, but will keep his boat in the clear.
human
Xyzzy
gpt
Isn't this place magical enough for you?

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
Plover
gpt
Yes, yes there are small brown birds around here. Well done.
human
You jump
gpt
You jump on the spot, but not without fruit: the boat seems to rock, ever so slightly from your efforts.
human
Sing
gpt
Your singing is abominable.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.
human
About yourself
gpt
You have dreamed of coming to Alaska your entire life, and you're finally here.
human
Lick birds
gpt
They're far too far away, and besides, wild animals are best left alone.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
You look for the wildlife
gpt
You suppose in a place this wild there must be animals everywhere, and where you look will dictate what you see. The seals seem to be on the icebergs, for instance, but you'd probably only see a bear if you were specifically looking for one on the distant shore.
human
You search the shore
gpt
That's far too far away.
human
You examine the shore
gpt
The shores on both sides of the bay, which are quite far off, appear
to be pretty rocky. Just beyond them, thick vegetation lines the shore, quickly sloping up and away into terrain too steep to easiliy climb. You skim the beach, looking for bears, because the captain
said there was a pretty good chance of seeing one.

Somewhere out of sight, you hear a giant splash.

You hear an odd barking, almost roaring sound, far off.
It's those sea lions again.
human
You look at it
gpt
The shores on both sides of the bay, which are quite far off, appear
to be pretty rocky. Just beyond them, thick vegetation lines the shore, quickly sloping up and away into terrain too steep to easiliy climb. You skim the beach, looking for bears, because the captain
said there was a pretty good chance of seeing one.
human
You look for the bears
gpt
You scan the beach, knowing that sometimes bears come down to look for clams or other tidepool foods — and you see one! This one is a large grizzly.
human
You talk to the bear
gpt
It's far too far away, and besides, wild animals are best left alone.

You hear a bird cry off in the distance, but can't seem to locate it.
human
You watch the bear
gpt
There's a grizzly bear on the rocky beach, flipping over rocks in search of food. It sniffs the ground, checking something out.
human
Oops grizzly
gpt
There's a grizzly bear on the rocky beach, flipping over rocks in search of food. It nudges a stone with its snout.
human
You keep going
gpt
There's a grizzly bear on the rocky beach, flipping over rocks in search of food. How cool — it appears to have found a clam. It takes
a seat, pries the shell open, and enjoys some lunch.

You hear the glacier pop, far in the distance.
human
You look in the backpack
gpt
In the backpack is a warm beer.
human
You put the beer in the cooler
gpt
You open the cooler and place the beer inside the it.
human
You look in the cooler
gpt
In the cooler is a warm beer.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.
human
You continue
gpt
In the cooler is a warm beer.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a backpack (open but empty)
a pair of sunglasses (being worn)

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
You go east
gpt
Compass directions make no sense on this tiny boat, but you can use
AFT and FORE (abbreviated as A or F) to move around.
human
You open bench
gpt
You open the storage compartment, revealing a net and a warm Coke.

You hear the glacier pop, far in the distance.
human
Aft
gpt
The whole back half of the boat is open, allowing you to view the surroundings without intervening windows — if you can stand the cold.

All around the boat bob chunks of glacier ice.

You can also see a cooler (in which is a warm beer) here.

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
You put the ice in the cooler
gpt
You dump the ice from the net into the ice chest.
human
You look at the beer
gpt
An Alaskan Amber, made not far from here, in Juneau.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.

You hear an odd barking, almost roaring sound, far off.
It's those sea lions again.
human
You remove the glasses
gpt
You take off the pair of sunglasses.
human
You look in the cooler
gpt
In the cooler are a piece of glacier ice and a cold beer.
human
You get the beer then drink it
gpt
Taken.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.

You open the beer, which sounds as if it still has some fizz to it,
and you take a sip.

Okay, that's oddly refreshing, despite making you feel even colder
than you already were.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
Yeah, nice and smooth.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
You enjoy another sip, and decide that you may have to buy a case of this stuff to take home.

You hear a bird cry off in the distance, but can't seem to locate it.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
Ahhh, this is good. Wonder if they brew any other good stuff. Maybe you'll do a layover in Juneau on the way home, and take a tour of the Alaskan Brewing Company's facility. That'd be fun.
human
You listen to the beer
gpt
This isn't at all like home: no car alarms, no sirens, just... nature.
human
You drink beer
gpt
Okay, darn, this seems like the last sip, and it's mostly just backwash.

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
Yep, that was it. No more beer.
human
You drink the beer
gpt
Sorry, all gone.
human
You check your inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a cold beer
a warm Coke
a net
a backpack (open but empty)
a pair of sunglasses

You hear a low rumble, like thunder, that tells you the glacier's calved off another ice berg somewhere nearby.
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"You know," says the captain, "I never get sick of coming up here.
It's just so beautiful."
human
Keep going
gpt
"It is incredibly surreal up here by the glacier," you say, "thanks
for bringing me up here."

"Yeah, I'd say 'You're welcome,' except that, y'know, you're paying me pretty well to do this."

You hear the water lap gently against the boat.
human
You continue
gpt
"So, where's all this ice coming from?"

"Way up in those mountains, over seventy miles from here. This is the longest tidewater glacier in North America. The ice takes decades to travel this far."
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"Really?" you ask. "Just decades? I thought glacier ice was, like, ancient or something."

"Well, I guess some glacier ice might be, but this glacier moves
pretty fast, so the ice calves off into the sea and melts before it
can get too old."

Somewhere close, the glacier makes a sound like a shotgun going off.
human
You listen to Captain
gpt
The captain is quiet, watching the instruments and navigating the
boat.
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"So, why's some of the ice blue?" you ask.

"It's because of how dense the ice is... the ice absorbs most of the light and in some spots all that escapes is the blue."
human
You continue
gpt
"Why's the water so chalky looking?"

"Man, you're just full of questions, aren't you?" The captain looks a little bit annoyed, but he recovers quickly. "It's because as the glacier moves through the mountains it grinds down rock, some of it into a fine powder, and it carries that powder in all the water runoff and stuff, and so eventually that spills out into the ocean and close to the glacier all that sediment gets churned up in the water, so it looks like that."

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.

You hear an odd barking, almost roaring sound, far off.
It's those sea lions again.
human
Continue
gpt
"Say, you want to hear a joke?" the captain asks, switching tracks.
You shrug and nod your head.

"Have you seen that movie, Titanic?" You nod your head.
"And have you seen The Sixth Sense?" You nod your head
again. The captain leans forward, grinning childishly, "You know
what those two films have in common??"

You think about it for a second. "Um, no," you admit.

"ICY DEAD PEOPLE!" He laughs, like this is the first time he's ever told this joke (you're actually quite sure it's more like the millionth). "Get it? I SEE DEAD PEOPLE!"
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"Want to hear another joke?" You're about to tell him no, when he says, "Why did the shark wear a tuxedo? Because he was dressed to kill!"

Oh, brother.
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"Okay, okay, you'll love this next one," says the captain. "How do harbor seals like their soda? ON THE ROCKS!"

The captain laughs hard at first, then looks around at all the ice bergs and to the shore not far away, and his laughter sputters out.
"I guess that's not too funny, huh, us being in a boat and all."

The glacier is quiet for a moment, and you realize it's been making so much noise you're surprised by the silence.
human
You talk to Captain
gpt
"Wait," you point out. "You thought that Titanic joke was
hilarious, but the silly harbor seal joke is unnerving?"

Silence from the captain. I think he's pretending not to have heard you.
human
You look for the icebergs
gpt
They're beautiful, and you could probably take a small one if you had the right tool, but really, they're better admired from afar for the most part.

You make out a faint scratching sound, like ice rubbing against the boat.
human
Inventory
gpt
You are carrying:
a cold beer
a warm Coke
a net
a backpack (open but empty)
a pair of sunglasses
human
You give the beer to Captain
gpt
"I don't drink on the job, thanks," he says. "You can help yourself if you want it, though."
human
Y.
gpt
debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0