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From: John_Swartz@iegate.mitre.org
Subject: Re: Granite Wall in Zork I
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 17:21:55 GMT
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In article <eball12.735085734@ursa> eball12@ursa.calvin.edu (Edward Ball)
writes:
>earendil@wizard.etsu.edu (Allen Garvin) writes:
>
>>Anyway, my question is, did the granite wall have some purpose or secret
>>hidden within it?? I have wondered this for a bout a decade and have never
>>met anyone who could answer me in the affirmative or negative. I know the
>>game so well I can draw the whole map (including maze) from memory, but
>>this question always plagued me. Anwer me, please, and put my heart to rest.
>
>If I remember correctly (it's been a while), if, while standing next to a 
>granite wall, you said the name of the other room with the granite wall, you
>would be teleported there, making it easier to get to the thief's Treasure
Room
>without having to trek through the maze every time.  The third, not-so-
>granite wall, had no purpose but to be confusing.  (Not that I figured all

Right -- the wall which had the words, "GRANITE WALL" written on them did not
do anything.  As the Invisiclues said, "Take nothing for granite." :)

John


