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} > look around
} You are on page 1732 of The Intergalactic Collegiate English
} Dictionary. You see lots of words.
}
} You hear shouting from nearby. You have the faint sense that it
} is directed at you.
}
} > inventory
} You have 5 letters.
}
} > examine letters
} You have a 'w', an 'i', an 'e', an 'r', and a 'd'.
}
} > who am i?
} You are 'wierd'.
}
} > examine words
} Your nearest neighbors are 'wield', above you, and 'wife', below
} you.
}
} You hear loud sounds coming from below.
}
} > examine wife
} She's not very attractive. In addition, she seems to be yelling
} rather earnestly at you about something.
}
} > listen
} Trust me, you'd rather not do that.
}
} > rearrange letters
} Done.
}
} > who am i?
} You are 'Dr. Wei', prominent brain surgeon.
}
} Mrs. Wei continues to scream at you from below... something about
} using an adjective where an adverb is called for...
}
} > rearrange letters
} Done.
}
} > who am i?
} You are 'Drew I', Lord of Careya.
}
} You continue to hear some choice imprecations being directed at
} you by Lady Drew.
}
} > rearrange letters
} Done.
}
} > who am i?
} You are 'wired'.
}
} Your wife screams at you to sit down and behave like an adult.
}
} > bounce off walls
} Wheee! Wasn't that fun? But perhaps you should cut down a bit
} on the caffeine...
}
} Your time is running out.
}
} > rearrange letters
} Done.
}
} (Your score just went up by 10 points)
}
} > who am i?
} You are 'weird'.
}
} > I beg your pardon?
} Hey, that's MY line! Your pitiful grovel does not entitle you to
} its use.
}
} (Your score just went down by 5 points)
}
} > who am i again?
} You are 'weird'. Just plain weird.
}
} The silence from below is deafening.
}
} > look around
} You are on page 1695 of The Intergalactic Collegiate English
} Dictionary. You see lots of words.
}
} > examine words
} Your nearest neighbors are 'weir', above you, and 'welcome',
} below you.
}
} Your southern neighbor greets you kindly and expresses fond
} wishes for your successful integration into this neighborhood.
}
} > listen
} Ahhhh! You hear a wren singing from far away, perhaps for the
} first time since the dictionary was printed.
}
} (Your score just went up by 10 points)
}
} The game is over!
}
} Congratulations on successfully evading the 'wife'. Your score
} entitles you to remain exactly where you are in the dictionary,
} your letters forever frozen in their current order.
}
} You owe the Oracle an explanation of the difference between
} 'weird' and 'weirdly'.
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