You head down the trail...

Box Forest

Southern pines and oaks frame a clear stream.  
The water is cold, hinting at a spring upstream. 
There is a campsite barely visible through the trees. 
Clothing and shoes are piled on on a log by the water.
Obvious exits: camp to Faerie Camp, 
Over There to Rev.Mitch's Clench House, 
Rope ladder up to Victor's Banyon-Tree Hideaway, 
path to The Mountain, 
Slide to Adam's PlaySpace, and North to 
McTavish Castle.
You see Swimming Hole and 
The Universal Barge here.

examine swimming hole
Swimming Hole (aka #2027, 
Swimming Hole, hole, water, dive, and in)
Owned by GeorgeWade.
The screen of the Swimming Hole is blank, 
but it seems to be shimmering slightly.  
You feel strangely drawn to it.
You dive through the water into the Internet. sar.usf.edu
You are in a maze of little twisty passages. 
You see the back of a computer screen here. 
Obvious exits: down to usf.edu, vesheu to 
vesheu.sar.usf.edu, out to Box
Forest, and virtu to virtu.sar.usf.edu

north
McTavish Castle
A huge forboding granite castle. Ravens 
swoop down around your head and a cold wind 
blows salty spray off the sea north of here. 
You hear the whining sound of bagpipes 
coming from the castle's interior.
Obvious exits: south to Box Forest and jump to 
The Universal Barge.
Mandy is here. Your whole body quivers and 
shakes as you are sucked back in time and space to 
Scotland in the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

examine mandy Mandy (aka #2511 and Mandy)
Owned by Mandy. A young woman wearing a long 
floral dress and birkenstocks 
Carrying: Essay                                  

south
You step through the time hole. 
The smell of heather and gorse leaves your 
senses as you return from the highlands of Scotland to...

Box Forest
Southern pines and oaks frame a clear stream.  
The water is cold, hinting at a spring upstream. 
There is a campsite barely visible through the trees.
Clothing and shoes are piled on on a log by the water.
Obvious exits: camp to Faerie Camp, 
Over There to Rev.Mitch's Clench House, 
Rope ladder up to Victor's Banyon-Tree Hideaway, 
path to The Mountain, Slide to Adam's PlaySpace, 
and North to McTavish Castle
You see Swimming Hole and The Universal Barge here.

slide
You sit down in a small pool of water and push off 
into the abyss. The slide twists and turns through the 
forest and into a dark cavern.  Suddenly, you are 
dropped into another pool.  You get up, dry off, 
and walk up the path to...

Adam's PlaySpace
A large brightly crayoned sign welcomes you! 
You see a medium size room with a large basin 
filled with colored balls and a small swimming 
pool on the balcony. A fluffy air cushion is on the 
floor and the walls are brightly colored.
Obvious exits: Climb up to Box Forest
Adam is here.
You notice your hair is still a bit damp and you 
shake off a bit more.

examine adam
Adam (aka #2159 and Adam)
Owned by Adam.
A New College Student, of course.
Research interests: I am currectly 
working on 
designing a Technology Studies 
concentration here at New College. 
My main interests are in the application 
of traditional concepts of place to 
networked environments and technology 
theory in general.

climb up
you can't go that way Next