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You are the dungeon master of a text adventure game. The game should involve the following genres and tags:
, SpeedIF Jacket 4,walkthrough
gpt
A catastrophic event threatens the continued existence of the twin nations. You are Aris, an important citizen of the long linear Upper Forest of Lachryma. If you cannot save your civilization, no one can.

An entry for Speed-IF Jacket 4 by Roger Carbol

(For more information, try ABOUT.)

A small, circular room, carved out of the depths of the Mother Tree. What little light there is trickles in from a long hallway to the north.

You are roused from your meditations. You know that you must not fail.
human
About you
gpt
You are Aris, an important citizen of the long linear Upper Forest of Lachryma. If you cannot save your civilization, no one can.
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
A small, circular room, carved out of the depths of the Mother Tree. What little light there is trickles in from a long hallway to the north.
human
Go north
gpt
From this vantage point, you can see most of the north face of your Mother Tree. Far above you is Citadel Bleph, founded by your own great ancestors generations ago. Far below, all details of the surface are lost to haze. You can vaguely discern the great Milk Sea, and the Rainbow Spot within it.

A stairway winds its way upwards to an observatory. It also continues winding downwards until it eventually reaches a research station. The rest of the city, and beyond its walls other cities around other Mother Trees, could be visited by other paths. But your path lies elsewhere.
human
You examine Tree
gpt
Ancient and immense beyond measure, the Mother Tree is the foundation of your entire civilization. It provides scale and oil, it provides shelter, it provides a reason for living.
human
Go downwards
gpt
This building is among the lowest on the Mother Tree, although it remains safely above the surface. The research pod is here, waiting to take you down to the surface, where you are expected to retrieve the asteroid.
human
Examine pod
gpt
It is a small vessel, designed for one person at most. It is raised and lowered by a cable.
human
You enter the pod
gpt
The research pod is incredibly cramped. There's just enough room for two levers: one labeled DOWN and the other UP. There's also a small window.
human
You eat the lever
gpt
Which do you mean, the down lever or the up lever?
human
You pull down
gpt
(the down lever)
You give the lever labeled DOWN a push, and you quickly find yourself plummeting downwards. This continues for several minutes, until there's a mighty screeching sound, and you find yourself at a standstill.
human
You look at the window
gpt
It's a tiny opaque window; barely large enough to steal a glimpse through. A large plaque immediately below the window has this message: "WARNING: Do not open window in transit." The window is closed.
human
You open the window
gpt
You open the window.
human
You go outside
gpt
You would plummet to your death.
human
You look through the window
gpt
Ignoring the admonition of the warning sign, you gaze out through the window.

Far below, you can clearly see the Milk Sea, stretching out to an impossibly-distant horizon. In its center, the colourful Rainbow Sea, perfectly round. And in the center of that sea, you perceive yet another concentric round sea, this one of inky darkness.

By the Mother Tree -- you comprehend the whole in one terrible instant. This is no sea, no ocean. You gaze down upon the garguantuan eye of some unimagineably immense creature, some god. All you have known, or ever will know, is nothing but the tiniest speck in comparison. Yet you cannot shake the feeling that even as you look down in awe, this behemoth is gazing back.

Your mind is shattered; perhaps another can complete your mission, or perhaps your civilization is doomed.
human
Keep going
gpt
(the up lever)
You give the lever labeled UP a pull, but nothing seems to happen. Perhaps you're as far up as you can go.
human
You look through window
gpt
You see the research station.
human
You go outside
gpt
This building is among the lowest on the Mother Tree, although it remains safely above the surface. The research pod is here, waiting to take you down to the surface, where you are expected to retrieve the asteroid.
human
You go upwards
gpt
From this vantage point, you can see most of the north face of your Mother Tree. Far above you is Citadel Bleph, founded by your own great ancestors generations ago. Far below, all details of the surface are lost to haze. You can vaguely discern the great Milk Sea, and the Rainbow Spot within it.

A stairway winds its way upwards to an observatory. It also continues winding downwards until it eventually reaches a research station. The rest of the city, and beyond its walls other cities around other Mother Trees, could be visited by other paths. But your path lies elsewhere.
human
Go upwards
gpt
This building is dominated by enormous telescopes and other optical instruments, all pointed across The Great Gap. No signal from the Lower Forest has been received for generations, yet the scientists live in hope. Indeed, it is to them you owe your mission, for it was they who spotted the asteroid plummeting downwards. The asteroid you are now sworn to retrieve.

A large telescope appears to be merely pointed towards the floor.
That can't be right.
human
You look at the telescope
gpt
Upon closer examination, you determine that it's actually an enormous microscope. It is pointed at a small bowl of oatmeal.
human
Examine oatmeal
gpt
It seems to be a normal bowl of oatmeal. As you observe it, though, numerous dark spots appear on its surface; they appear to be arranging themselves into letters and words.
human
You read it
gpt
As you watch, you see the following message appear: "PLEASE DO NOT EAT US"
human
You look in the microscope
gpt
You peer into the microscope, but it's all a blur. You try twiddling various knobs, but nothing seems to help.
human
You eat the oatmeal
gpt
(first taking the bowl of oatmeal)
You shovel the oatmeal into your mouth. It tastes... a bit strange. Nevertheless, you finish it.
human
You look at your surroundings
gpt
This building is dominated by enormous telescopes and other optical instruments, all pointed across The Great Gap. No signal from the Lower Forest has been received for generations, yet the scientists live in hope. Indeed, it is to them you owe your mission, for it was they who spotted the asteroid plummeting downwards. The asteroid you are now sworn to retrieve.

A large telescope appears to be merely pointed towards the floor.
That can't be right.

You can see a bowl of oatmeal here.
human
You take the bowl
gpt
Taken.
human
You take the microscope
gpt
That's hardly portable.
human
You turn the microscope
gpt
It is fixed in place.
human
Go down
gpt
From this vantage point, you can see most of the north face of your Mother Tree. Far above you is Citadel Bleph, founded by your own great ancestors generations ago. Far below, all details of the surface are lost to haze. You can vaguely discern the great Milk Sea, and the Rainbow Spot within it.

A stairway winds its way upwards to an observatory. It also continues winding downwards until it eventually reaches a research station. The rest of the city, and beyond its walls other cities around other Mother Trees, could be visited by other paths. But your path lies elsewhere.
human
You keep going
gpt
(the down lever)
You give the lever labeled DOWN a mighty shove, and, following a shudder, the pod resumes its descent. After several more minutes, the pod comes to a halt at the surface.
human
Leave
gpt
The research pod has set down at the base of the Mother Tree, on the shore of the Milk Sea. Far, far to the south, you see dark shape which must be the asteroid.

You can see a grappling hook here.
human
You examine the hook
gpt
This hook must have detached from the research pod automatically. It is connected to a thin strong cable which extends back to the pod.
human
You take the hook
gpt
Taken.
human
Go south
gpt
You eventually reach the site of the asteroid. It appears to be a large irregular mass of stone, much larger than you. Far to the north, you see the Mother Tree stretching upwards.
human
You examine the asteroid
gpt
This thing is far too large for you to carry back to the research pod. You examine its surface, and find several places where you could attach the grappling hook.
human
You attach the hook to the asteroid
gpt
You firmly attach the grappling hook to the asteroid.
human
Look around
gpt
You eventually reach the site of the asteroid. It appears to be a large irregular mass of stone, much larger than you. Far to the north, you see the Mother Tree stretching upwards.

You can see a grappling hook here.
human
You examine Tree
gpt
Ancient and immense beyond measure, the Mother Tree is the foundation of your entire civilization. It provides scale and oil, it provides shelter, it provides a reason for living.
human
You go north
gpt
The research pod has set down at the base of the Mother Tree, on the shore of the Milk Sea. Far, far to the south, you see dark shape which must be the asteroid.
human
You pull up
gpt
(the up lever)
You give the lever labeled UP a pull, and you quickly find yourself rushing upwards. This continues for several minutes, until there's a mighty screeching sound, and you find yourself at a standstill.
human
You continue
gpt
(the up lever)
You give the lever labeled UP a mighty shove, and, following a shudder, the pod resumes its ascent. After several more minutes, the pod comes to a halt at the station.

You hear cheering outside. As you exit the pod, you see a number of excited scientists, as well as your family, and the king himself.
"You have saved us all, Aris, of the noble clan of Bleph," he says.
"A statue shall be erected in your honour, so that everyone knows of your bravery forevermore."
human
Spoilers
gpt
The blurbs I tried to incorporate are:

* "Eyelashes have seldom been rendered in such loving detail." -- Sarah Morayati
* "Never in any form of media has a bowl of oatmeal been portrayed as a more sympathetic character." -- Colin Sandel
* "A world steeped in arcane tree-mysticism." - Tanga
human
Examine oatmeal
gpt
It seems to be a normal bowl of oatmeal. As you observe it, though, numerous dark spots appear on its surface; they appear to be arranging themselves into letters and words.
human
You read it
gpt
As you watch, you see the following message appear: "BE CAREFUL"