Living Room.                                                                    You stand once again in the living room of the house. It is much the same as    before. The old clock on the wall is still frozen at twelve midnight. Otherwise the only difference is a few more cobwebs. Peeking through an archway to the    east, you can see cooking utensiles. The foyer opens over an oak floor south,   at the wooden door with no handle. A hall leads in west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kitchen.                                                                        Old pots and pans hang on the walls, covered in dust. A table and two chairs    lie partially broken in one corner. The air is very still in here. Through the  archway west you can see the living room. A damp, stone staircase leads down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Basement.                                                                       You stand in the old damp basement. It is very dim in here, and rather lacking  in anything of interest. The stone steps lead back up to the kitchen. With      great trepidation you look east, to another room.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Storeroom.                                                                      You walk in cautiously. It was here where you found the Bill in your last       visit. As you creep through, your eyes glance up and around. The archway hides  no more secrets, for the once-hidden trapdoor still lies in pieces on the       floor, where your magic hammer broke it years before. The exit is west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         East/West Hall.                                                                 You are in the hallway which leads east to the living room, and west further    into the house.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 West Hall.                                                                      You are at the far end of the hall, which leads back east. A small door lies    to the south. A wooden staircase leads up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Garage.                                                                         The cement floor is slick with oil. Bits of wire hang here and there on the     walls, but other than that there is not much of interest. The small door        exits north.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Stairway.                                                                       You are on the wooden stairway which leads back down to the hall. Peering       ahead, you feel a sense of deja' vu as you see the lip of the red carpet above  you just a few more steps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Upper Foyer.                                                                    You stand on a faded red carpet here on the upper foyer of the house. With      chills, you look north at the door, and west through an archway. From here      you can see books scattered on the floor in that direction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Bedroom.                                                                        An old bed lies here in tatters. Nearby is an antique dresser, its drawers      long since removed. On the north wall is a large round mirror.                  The room exits southward.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Library.                                                                        You stand again amongst old scrolls and books scattered everywhere. There is    a grandfather clock here frozen at twelve midnight. The archway leads out       east to the foyer. The old door, inset to the west, is still ajar!              Along one wall you see three etchings in the stone. Each has mystic symbols     written within. One etching is like a triangle. Another is a square. The        final one is a circle. Glued to the ground is a mysterious scroll titled:                               "The Way of the Wand"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Dimensional Room.                                                               It was here where you last saw shimmering lights to another dimension. But      now it is eerily quiet. It is a plain room with wooden walls. The little door   ajar is east. A small hallway lies south, while a larger room opens through     another archway west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ballroom.                                                                       The room lies in deathly quiet. The ghostly dancers you saw last time are not   here. But the old ballroom dinner tables are here, most broken, covered in      dust and cobwebs. The room exits east.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Den.                                                                            Happily, the light here is brighter than last time. It was here where you saw   the pitch black room, and the room with the spiritual gentlemen chatting,       oblivious to your presence. But now you can see that it is but one end of a     den, which opens through a hall leading southeast, and leads out north.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Curve in Hall.                                                                  The hall twists here in a curve going northwest by southwest.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hallway by Door.                                                                You stand at the end of the hall where you remember the great brass door to     the druid's cavern. It is still here, and opens invitingly to the east!         The hall itself goes back northeast.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cavern of the Druids.                                                           The ceiling is nearly thirty feet tall. The walls are of ancient granite. A     long wooden table dominates the center of the room. Torches lie dead,           without flame, in their ancient brass holders. Of the druids there is no        sign. The vast chamber exits back through the massive door westward.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Foyer.                                                                          You stand once again in the old haunted house, here in the foyer. Everything    is silent, and somehow that makes it even more frightening. Old portraits of    bygone residents are still set upon the walls. A door to the south leads        outside, having been repaired since you blew it to bits last time. On the north wall is a wooden door with no knob. You do not recall seeing this in your last  visit. In the middle of the door is a plaque. Something is written on it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Front of House.                                                                 You stand before the old haunted house! Two large stone pillars adorn each      side of the great oak door. The house looms ominously before you. A short       path leads south. Another path leads east around the house.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Corner, near front.                                                             You stand in the front yard of the house at a corner walkway which goes from    west to north toward the back of the house.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Backyard Corner.                                                                You are at the back of the house. A little dirt path winds through dead         thorns and thistles, curving from south to west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Thistle Path.                                                                   The path crosses over weeds here east and west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Pumpkin Tree.                                                                   Here, in a corner of the yard you see a large elm tree. Dangling from a lower   branch, swinging gently in the light breeze is a Jack-o-Lantern. It is a        mid-sized pumpkin with a sinister sneer. A yellow candle flickers inside,       casting shadows across the weeds. The little thistle path leads back east.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tombstone Drive, West.                                                          In the far west, you can just make out the town hall, but no longer need to     go there, here on the edge of town. The dirtpath road leads east. A small       walkway leads to your cottage south. The air is brisk but not too cold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Tombstone Drive, Square.                                                        You are standing in the center of this little community here on the outskirts   of the main town. The dirt road leads east and west. Bramble bushes grow        everywhere, and from time to time you can see what looks like tumbleweed        blowing across your path. From time to time, a gentle breeze blows, but deep    in your heart you feel a more forbidding chill. Southward can be seen a         summer trellis, whose roses have long since turned brown and twisted,           shriveled almost to dust. The trellis leads through a small pebble stone        path into what appears to be a cemetary.                                        To the north lie two great pillars around a large oak door. You feel the        blood drain from your face as you behold the haunted house!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tombstone Drive, East.                                                          The road leads back west. To the east can be seen a general store. A sign on    the door reads "Jed's". A warm light can be seen glowing inside. Up a short     walkway to the south is a small house. There is also a mailbox here.            There is a sign on the mailbox.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Your Cozy Little Cottage.                                                       This is your little cottage that you keep in this town and frequently visit     during the cold months. It is a cozy little place with a warm hearth, a small   kitchen, and off to one corner a bedroom. All is laid out in one large room.    A great bearskin rug lies on the floor, and a shelf where you keep various      household odds and ends. A door leads out northward.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cemetary.                                                                       You stand in a small field where several gravesites lie. A chill wind blows     low across the ground, and you can feel it biting at your feet. The land here   is shaped like a rectangle, of which this is the west end. North is a trellis.  A large tombstone lies here. There is writing on the stone.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Cemetary.                                                                       You stand in the center of the graveyard, which continues east and west.        There is a tombstone here with writing on it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Cemetary.                                                                       You are at the east end of the graveyard by an old white fence. The land        opens back west.                                                                There is a tombstone here with writing on it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The House of the Bill.                                                          Here, in a nice warm wooden house lives the Bill, famous victim of the haunted  house whom you rescued in your last visit. It is a nice little place similar    in many respects to your cottage, but a bit larger. The door exits north.       Standing here in the living room you also notice an open door which leads in    south. Other than some minor dust, the house is kept quite clean.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The Bill's Bedroom.                                                             A small plain bed is in one corner. A dresser is nearby. A window looks out     over the graveyard to the west. A lamp swings overhead. An exit is north.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Jed's Shop.                                                                     You are in a little general store here on the east edge of town. Various goods  such as sugar and milk are sold here, as well as many other odds and ends.      A big old wooden counter is in front of you. The door leads out west.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Netherworld.                                                                You stand on a bleak landscape. Everywhere are blasted and burnt rocks. The     soil beneath your feet is sooty and grey. Deep rolling clouds move overhead as  if a great storm were brewing. The mirror stands alone behind you. There is     no sign of the house anywhere. In the distance you see blasted plateaus and     cliffs. The heat is intense. As you gaze about, you see pools of lava flowing   like blood from many of the cliffs, through the stones beneath your feet.       Ahead to the north is a crudely wrought dirt path. It leads up a mountain       lined with twisted and gnarled trees, standing motionless in death.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mountain Bottom.                                                                You are at the base of the mountain. High up atop a peak stands a dark castle.  Clouds of fog and mist enshrine it. Bats circle above. The blasted path leads   back south, and twists up the mountain to the northeast.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mountain Pass.                                                                  The path continues through dead trees and tumbleweed northwest by southwest.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Gargoyle Gate.                                                                  You step up to the top of the mountain after a long climb. The path leads back  down southeast. Eastward is a cement path. In the center of the path is a huge  statue of a hideous gargoyle, complete with bat wings and fangs. The eyes of    the gargoyle glow an insane red. They seem to be gleaming at you.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Entrance to Morbid Manor.                                                       Before you stands a castle whose age reaches back into antiquity. You tremble   and shiver upon realizing that this must be the original Haunted House, as it   was centuries ago, for you have arrived at its very heart. It is large and      dark, with great black and grey stones as its material. As you inspect the      design with a keen eye, you see that it is of druidic origin, and is likely     to be but a few, gigantic rooms. Whatever the truth of the house's curse may    be, you'll likely find it here. The path leads back westward. An immense        double door of black obsidian lies open to the east, leading into the Manor,    as if inviting you to your final destiny.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Anteroom.                                                                       A vast circular pentagram dominates this room. Like the other, its ceiling is   neary sixty feet high. The pentagram is set upon a floor of a deep blue hue,    and in pure marble. The apexes of the pentagram are of white stone alters,      square in shape. In the center is a blood red painted rendition of a three-     eyed demon, with blood dripping from horns on its head. You are very happy it   is just a painting.                                                               You and the Bill stare in wonder at the room ahead to the east, from which    torchlight emanates. With an erie calm, you walk, slowly, toward the archway.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Court of the Vampire.                                                           You are in a large circular room, similar to an old theatre. The back of the    room is of stone covered with a huge purple drapery, much like a modern movie   house. But everything else is old. Torches line the stone walls elsewhere,      and as you look closely, there are many murals on the walls depicting life in   the twelth and thirteenth centuries. Beautifully wrought by master artists,     they show scenes mostly of religious symbols, dark magic, and ancient druidic   magic. You walk slowly to the center of the room where a long oak table sets.   In the center are three small alter candles. Behind them, near your end, is a   long, thin wooden stake, looking rather odd sitting there on the table. At The  other end is a large old chair, its back facing you. Ever so slowly, it turns   around to the front, and you behold he who is seated there...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   