south
tower
You climb a golden ladder up into brilliant light.

The Ivory Tower

The south tower of the Smithsonian castle, 
which rises majestically into the
azure sky.  (Ninja-Librarian's office.)  
Visitors are welcome.
Obvious exits:  stairway to Heaven, road to Hell, 
PL to Public Library, and trail to Moss Rock Wilderness.
Ninja-Librarian and Antje are standing here.
You see AST 386, a window, and a gold coin here.

examine a window
a window (aka #4071 and window)
Owned by Ninja-Librarian.
Across the river in Virginia you see a garish neon 
sign flashing the words
'EAT AT BLUE MOON ESPRESSO'.
Obvious verbs:
  turnon a window
  turnoff a window
  tune a window to 
  sch*edule a window
  play  on a window
  pause a window
  res*ume a window
  autopause a window
  dumptape a window
  g*et/t*ake a window
  d*rop/th*row a window
  gi*ve/ha*nd a window to 

turnon a window 
Guest turns on a window.

examine coin
a gold coin (aka #2482, a gold coin, 
gold coin, and coin)
Owned by Ninja-Librarian.
You see a Spanish dobloon, very worn and faded.  
You can barely make out the
inscriptions on it.  It looks like it was part 
of the treasure from an
ancient ship sunk by pirates.  You wonder what 
it's doing here in MediaMOO. If you're undecided 
about anything, feel free to toss the coin.

Obvious verbs:
  toss coin
  g*et/t*ake coin
  d*rop/th*row coin
  gi*ve/ha*nd coin to 
  toss coin
How many times do you want to toss the coin?  
Enter a number.  Limit is 10.
[Type a line of input or `@abort' to abort the command.]
 
5
You toss the coin.  It tumbles through the air and lands.
   Tails.
You toss the coin.  It tumbles through the air and lands.
   Tails.
You toss the coin.  It tumbles through the air and lands.
   Tails.
You toss the coin.  It tumbles through the air and lands.
   Tails.
You toss the coin.  It tumbles through the air and lands.
   Tails.

stairway
You fall into a reverie and your soul takes wing.
Heaven
A golden paradise flowing with grant money, 
artistic genius, and intellectual freedom.
Obvious exits: retreat to The Ivory Tower 
and down to Public Library
You see wind chimes, Famous Last Words, 
and the twilight zone here. Next





 Last Modified by PH on 8 August 1995