HERMIT h DSK (DATA "P""EFONT  P'DHERMIT M =8lD[3u&h5;O` 0n;d /Z|I‚.®4:W[zA[3kq*T R"wÀAQlyæê'/~3}Q|Z{kzqyxwvutsr q8pXoonmulykji hgQfNeodcba`_(^;]O\}[ZYXWV/UCTnSRQPīON M L<KOJcI3HGFEDjCB2A@?>=-<4;a:987615[4g3}2Ņ10/.- ,&+)*:)k('&%$Ū#"x! -:}8.Kh } D wBd (ORIGINAL IN "COMPUTE!" MAGAZINE, 11/1987; TI VERSION BY BRIAN C. HORNER, 1988; UPDATED 6/2000 & 6/2009) THE HERMIT.151* LOADING DATA -- STAND BY *@TITLECHAR45 00000000FF129 "The Hermit"4QQ삝LOAD31952255231255231 1DSK.HERMIT.DATA  (PUSH ANY KEY TO CONTINUE)@POSSIBLE 200 INMVVMOVES.THIS PUTS YOU IN THE RANK OF84A GROSS DEMON APPEARS FROM WITHIN A CLOUD OF SMOKE.6NN24NN56NN60IT SEEMS UNAFFECTED.Y0IT DISAPPEARS INTOTHE MOUTH.....OLNN@TPTHERE IS A GIANT EXPLOSION. THE SPACESHIP LAUNCHES OUT THROUGH THE CAVERN ROOF.LHI THROW MY LANTERN. IT SHATTERS, ENGULFING THE MUMMY IN FLAMES!4NN16I ENTER THE SPACESHIP...RM44f5NN35I SLIDE DOWN THE CHUTE...RM18f*NN59I PLUNGE INTO THE PIT...#FNBNNI DON'T SEE THAT.-O.K.OOY1-NN1NN19NN26 IT CAN'T BE.-+IY@THERE'S NO WAY TO DO THAT.-=NN28FNC28O.K.MV465OL28@--X166OLXPVWp A$OB$X1THE LANTERN SHINES BRIGHTLY.LT1FL@-hOL428PUNFORTUNATELY, THE TRACKS ARE BROKEN! I'M THROWN OUT & HURLED AGAINST A WALL. IT IS CLOSED.OOY@-INN28MV465 IT IS CLOSED.OL28RMMV46@-@NN173IT HAS AN ORANGE BUTTON ON IT WHICH SAYS "LAUNCH".8NN4,ITS MOUTH IS OPEN. SMOKE IS POURING FROM IT.+NN26NN50IT LOOKS NORMAL.-H/THE BROKEN TRACK HAS BEEN FIXED WITH THE ROD.OL42OL38@DROPPED.OLNNRMTAKEN.OLNN1'FNBNNYOU SEE THAT? NOT ME.-$FNANNI ALREADY HAVE IT.-\-%\16MVRM\@ DR$\\!\16MVRM\0VV1CSBRM84AGAINST A WALL LIES A DE- STROYED, BLACK COAL BIN.=RM18/LIGHT SHINES THROUGH A CRACKBETWEEN SOME BEAMS.0RM36RM39LT@TOTAL DARKNESS...-+RM30I TURN BACK TO THE OCEAN.-`RM55TW1GAS I ENTER, A JET OF FIRE COMES FLAMING FROM THE DRAGON'S MOUTH!&FNC47THE BEAR STOPS ME.-6RM19SOUTHER DOOR HAS CLOSED.MV182@NO EXIT THAT WAY.-$NN$JUST 1 OR 2 WORDS..U ANSWER MY RIDDLE CORRECTLY2 AND THOU SHALT LIVE TO ENJOY THY TREASURES."AC@OUT OF OXYGEN!AC4 I FEEL DIZZY."IRONIC, ISN'T IT?"HE SAYS BEFORE LEAVING.OL65@;7THE DEMON ACCEPTS AND GIVES TO ME A SHINY, GOLDEN ANKH.'NN65"NO, THAT WON'T DO."-,FNB56IT REFUSES THE OFFERING.-"NO ONE IS HERE TO ACCEPT.-FNC67x-FNC24FNC47FNC56FNC60xFNANNOL14@-ALL MY WOUNDS ARE HEALED!'OO4@THE VIAL IS CLOSED.-OL145FNA11I CAN'T DRINK THAT.-FNANNWNN62RM30RM341THE WATER SUDDENLY RUSHES INTO MY GAPING MOUTH!7NN62RM27RM31THE WATER TASTES ODD.- NN14o$"WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?".?5I AM UNPROTECTED WHILE THE UGLY DEMON APPROACHES ME!RM52OL56RMiNOTHING OCCURS.- NN49FNA51DD@fFNANN*FNANNFNBNNIT IS NOT HERE.-_J8STALACTITES START FALLING. ONE HITS AND KILLS THE BEAR!OL47BB@OL22@-FNC47`84THE FLARE SHOOTS UPWARDS, SHOWERING GOLDEN SPARKS.)OO8IT EXPLODES IN MY FACE!(OL2212LOAD IT FIRST.-.NN22ONLY THE FLARE CAN BE SHOT.-OL10OL67@-G7THE STICK PLUNGES DEEP INTO THE EVIL CREATURE'S THROAT!OLNNLL@F2ON CONTACT, THE CROSSBOW BREAKS INTO SPLINTERS.OL10@- NN67X-@1THE STICK BREAKS INTO MANY SPLINTERS ON CONTACT.OL10@7NN24NN47NN56NN60NN67U*NN22FLARE FROM CROSSBOW? HA!-'OL108LOAD IT FIRST.-$KK67PKK71ZNKEY3KKSSSS0NFLARE {G}UN OR {C}ROSSBOW?FNA19PFNA21ZFNA19FNA21MCFNANN1SORRY, BUT I CAN'T SHOOT AN ITEM OF INVENTORY.-9FNA19FNA21I NEED A SHOOTING DEVICE.-FNBNNFNANN NN22IOL71OL66@-<8I HOOK THE POUCH AND PULL ITTO MY WAITING, SWEATY PALMS.;OL39@HC1MV14520MV20614-51I LATCH THE GRAPPLING HOOK ONTO THE SMALL CLIFF.I CANNOT HOOK THAT.-,FNBNNFNANNIT IS NOT HERE.-NN7FNC66ENN40RM14RM20C-FNA39I'VE NOTHING THAT HOOKS.-5CONSIDER YOURSELF ANEXPERT ADVENTURER!I HAVE ALL 10 TREASURES!=3I DON'T HAVE EVERY TREASURE AND MUST LAND THE SHIP.-SC170SCSC30<'OL57NOTHING OCCURS.-!NN27OL28RMTR1->NN27O.K. UNDER IS A TRAPDOOR!OL28RMTR1-3NN27TRIT IS MOVED FAR AS POSSIBLE.- NN41-7NN41OL42I HEARD A CRASH SOMEWHERE.SB1NN41OL41@ANN414I PUSH THE COAL BIN AND IT ROLLS AWAY FROM MY VIEW.5NN27NN41NN64NOTHING HAPPENS.- FNBNNNN64RM447-NN15TW@"FNB4IT IS NOT HERE.-7A SOUTHERN DOOR CREAKS OPEN.MV18219-YY2NN36-/ IT IS DONE.OLNNPVZZOIZZOIZZ1(OIZZMIZZIT DOES NOT FIT.-"OOZZ@IT IS NOT OPEN.-*FNBYYFNAYYIT IS NOT HERE.-!ZZ@SORRY...NOT THERE.-YY21NN22ZZ@YY19NN10ZZ@YY13NN5ZZ@ YY58*NN15YY58ZZ0Y'YYNNNNXXY111YYPOYZZY#VP1XXNN PUT IT WHERE?.FNANN1NN15OLNN6FNA12OO5-H6I'VE HACKED OFF A LONG PIECEOF VINE FROM THE OAK TREE.OL441OOL44135THE REMAINING VINES HANG HIGH UP ABOVE THE GROUND.-FNB18 FROM WHERE?-%NN44I CANNOT CUT THAT.-,FNA9I NEED A CUTTING DEVICE.-BOL5211OI11BK1MMOL24LT@OL639-4FNA6LT@I NEED A WAY TO LIGHT IT.-.FNA31I NEED A WAY TO LIGHT IT.-(FL0THE LANTERN HAS NO OIL.-$BKTHE LANTERN IS SMASHED.-LTIT IS ALREADY LIT.- NN24NN24FNB24NN6FNA63NN6NN24I CANNOT LIGHT THAT.-$RM12RM7OL417f%RM7RM12OL4112f94AFTER A BRIEF RIDE, I STOP AT THE END OF THE TRACK.84MY WEIGHT BEGINS MOVING THE COAL BIN DOWN THE TRACK.(NN50IT IS TOO TINY FOR ME.-9NN16NN41NN50I CANNOT ENTER THAT.-(IRMV212MV34128-'NN63I AM ABOARD A RAFT.IR1 NN25FNC25OL25@'OOY@IT ALREADY IS CLOSED.-2NN1NN19NN26IT CAN'T BE DONE.-&IY@NO WAY TO CLOSE THAT.-I111NNPOIYINN25FNB25/FNANNTFNN1IT IS NOT HERE.-OL24RM-=8THE MUMMY OPENS ITS EYES ANDLETS OUT A SCARY, DEEP MOAN.-NN50OL2411 XNNz"OOY1IT ALREADY IS.-I111NNPOIYINN25FNB209FNANNTFNN1FNBNNTFNN1&NN25FNC20OL25RMSXOL60PC@-3HE'S LEFT A STAR RUBY!!OL61RMSCSC40SNTHE SPHINX CRIES IN PAIN, JUMPS INTO THE PIT, & FALLS TO HIS HORRIBLE DEATH!NOTHING HAPPENS.-FNC60NN62I SAY, "NN$".-A"...DEMON MUST BE SUMMONED FROM WITHIN PENTAGRAM."-<6THE BOOK IS ON DEMONOLOGY. A PAGE IS LEFT WHICH SAYS:6NN5 IT READS:"THIS ACTIVATES SB-910."-NN39HCRM20HCMV145MV2060>NN39HCRM14HCMV145MV2060NN7FNC66OLNN1OLNN13 IS AN EXIT:V1 ARE EXITS: THERE V@-(LOADED IN THE OB$Z IS:!ON THE OB$Z IS:XZYWRF@XTHE OB$Z CONTAINS:Y7Y8Y1Y10RF@II166OLIPVWZXWYOOY@RF@Y!Y111XPOYRF1| zm A$OB$X#_1VISIBLE ITEM{S}:_@ RF1!X15X31X45A$SOME A$A Y+Y15FL$طVL$Y1A$AN vFL$*FL$طOB$X21FL$طOB$X11\$_1\_67OL\RMX\p"IRI AM ABOARD A WOODEN RAFT.IHCRM206A THICK ROPE FOR DESCENDING THE CLIFF IS VISIBLE HERE.EHCRM142THERE IS A THICK ROPE TO ASCEND THE CLIFF HERE.IRkI AM RD$RM.RMMVRM6fRM4SCSC5>RM40AS I DESCEND, THE TUNNEL CAVES IN FROM ABOVE.MVRM6@DRMMVRM5f+RM31I RESURFACE FOR AIR.AC10MVRM5@DRMMVRM4f-RM29IR@I CAN'T SWIM THAT FAR.- DDDD@-MMMMMC@I FLEE THE LUMBERING MUMMY.Gcjt} VB36CLVBEELLSSWW__bbԳݳ VB18A?VB13VB35NN68JUST "VW$VB " PLEASE..VP,VB12VB36NN68VB$ WHAT?.9INN@VB17I DON'T KNOW "NN$".VP0.-I168NN$طNW$I16NNI<VB@{UNKNOWN VERB}.IVPNN$VB$:4I144VB$طVW$I16VBIVP0:)IVB$طVB$16NN$طNN$16 NN$NN$A$X@VB$VB$A$6 X16+I1շIN$A$طIN$I1A$ 4QQ1RS11RT0>(IN$VB$NN$ZLXVBNNV@QI37YVP@MVVMVV1IROL63RM0OL156FNA12OO51OL15@0OL145FNA11OO41OL14@RM31RM33+>5THE SPHINX POUNCES, WITH HISCLAWS AWAITING MY THROAT! PC4(SXTHE SPHINX IS WAITING.X"WHEN SOLID CAN SINK SHIPS; WHEN GAS CAN BLOCK VIEW; WHEN LIQUID MAY BE TONS."SX1PC1%FNC60PCPC1SX1%LC3THE LEOPARD POUNCES![DC4"YOU KNOW WHERE I'LL BE,"THE DEMON SAYS & DISAPPEARS.OL56DDDC@- BC3BBC36THE BEAR EMBRACES ME. I FEELMY RIBS STARTING TO CRACK!)MC4THE MUMMY GRABS MY NECK!LLTHE LEOPARD STALKS ME.$DDTHE DEMON IMPATIENTLY TAPS.%MMTHE MUMMY LUMBERS TOWARD ME.RM30RM34ACAC1FNC67DCDC1DD1FNC56DCDC1DD1FNC47BCBC1BB1FNC24MCMC1MM1F233;IN$IN$HELPHELPPEEK1RTRT1//IN$IN$HELPHELPPEEK1RTRT1/%MMTHE MUMMY LUMBERS TOWARD ME.RM30RM34ACAC1FNC67DCDC1DD1FNC56DCDC1DD1FNCI5P575 5R 7 6 7 75726\75757aTALECLEARPAUSE133* LOADING INTRODUCTION *PAUSEDSK.HERMIT.STORY ("LOAD" PROGRAM) THE HERMITPAUSE_1450_`141P Would you like to read the (S)tory and instructions or start the (G)ame?NINITLOADDSK.HERMIT.EFONTCLEARSCREEN4LINKNWCHARpPAUSE121* LOADING......PLEASE WAIT *6 (IF YOU'RE STUMPED, LOAD & RUN THE "SOLUTION" FILE)DSK.HERMIT.HERMITVPAUSECHAR4300FF1110 THE HERMIT10+10PAUSE*K83TALEK71CLEAR KEY3KSS0  KEY3KSS0 ?  00I71 1)4"204(20133>4942%355 5W 5 5 6} 67u2120203; ("SOLUTION" PROGRAM) THE HERMIT_1500__1150_PAUSE_1345_ZBEGINCLEARPAUSE133* LOADING "THE HERMIT" *DSK.HERMIT.HERMIT&224(PUSH ANY KEY TO PLAY)WCLEARSCREEN5I114COLORI161ILINKNWCHARPAUSE!KEY3KSS0BEGINlCLEAR23SOLUTION TO "THE HERMIT"8 To avoid the bear, fire your flare at him. Light thed13SOLUTION TO "THE HERMIT" If you're stuck in the hut,push the refrigerator. Get!KEY3KSS0BEGINKEY3KSS0141othe door guarded by the dragon statue by putting sand in its mouth. Hit the rock using your pick to getc181Sthe launch card. Finally, drop all treasures in the spaceship before blast off.221|101la demon will appear. Offer the demon the trident. Answer the sphinx's questionby saying "water". Enter~61omummy. Use the crossbow to shoot the stick at the leopard. If you rub the lampwhile in the pentacle room,!SAYPRESS ANY KEY TO GO ON'241dive twice to have air.}201mfrom the giant oak. If you lift the mattress in the sunken ship you will find a treasure. You may have to161o You may climb the cliff by hooking it w/the grappling hook. Build a raft out of logs and vine. Cut the vinew121gpedestal, place the sapphireon top of the pedestal. Get the sapphire back before youexit from the room.81Drop the metal rod on the5broken piece of track beforeentering the coal bin. Toexit the room containing thec51the pouch without falling8through the floor by hookingit with your grappling hook.?  OLUTION %p.8-7/550X/023)3u034s5\.:1s/E . 4 6 6S 67Q12l7/7/7֋91Asures and deposit them in a safe place and make off withthe loot.7There are rumors of strange monsters - - so be careful!~101Rman really rich? Are riches somewhere on the property? Is it worth investigating?I certainly think it is.`161PHopefully you do too, since you will be controlling me and I can't do it alone. THE HERMIT ("STORY" PROGRAM)PAUSE_1345_jKEY3KSS0CLEARPAUSE133* LOADING "THE HERMIT" *DSK.HERMIT.HERMIT2WAIT242(PUSH ANY KEY TO CONTINUE)h1316will be able to go back one move. . .if you so desire.(PUSH ANY KEY TO BEGIN PLAY)~1111that sometimes it takes a long time to analyze.9Most commands are self ex- planatory. PUT, however, is aWAIT51pAll we will be starting withare a grappling hook, flare gun, and flare. Our goal is to locate at least ten trea-p28 "THE HERMIT"PIn a secluded section of southern California (some- where near Bakersfield),[CLEARSCREEN12LINKNWCHARPAUSE13STORY & INSTRUCTIONS FOR`913Each of the treasures will be enclosed in two "*".Also, if I should die, youK2013PUT BALL then IN BOX at the "PUT IT WHERE?" prompt.WAIT~161nspecial case. Because of the2 word limit, PUT BALL IN BOX is illegal. A command like this would be entered~71othe second is the object to be affected. Only the first six characters of each word are evaluated. Bear in mindhWAIT41QIn two word commands, the first word represents the action to be taken, while61pThe hermit is now deceased, and stories about him have dwindled. His shack, how- ever, still stands. Was this~161nInteraction is accomplished with simple one or two word commands. You may type HELP to see a list of commands.$KEY3KSS0CLEARO2017the stories agreed on one thing: THE HERMIT WAS RICH.WAIT~161nhe hoarded the riches of ex-tensive gold and diamond mines that were hidden be- neath his property. All of~121nthe life and possible occu- pation of this mysterious recluse. Many accused him ofstealing, while others say~81othere once lived a nameless man. Referred to only as THEHERMIT by his neighbors, rumors spread quickly abouts neighbors, rumors spread quickly about?  TORY -