Jerusalem

Close your eyes. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓      ▓               ▓     ▓ ▓  JERUSALEM  ▓ ▓      ▓               ▓ A VISION OF THE ETERNAL CITY    ▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > [[Begin Vision]]

This is the vision that came upon me at the sight of that great edifice at the heart of our Garden, which is called the Tower of Babylon & the Tree of Knowledge▒▒                             though its true name is Skepsis.▒▒▒▒ ▓▓   You were once a Giant, whose body was stardust & whose heart was a sun.   Your name in that time was ANTHROPOS. ▓▓ ▓▓ Cast your mind back to that time now. ▒▒ > [[Remember]]

Built across the galaxies was a great city that was called Jerusalem.   This was the city of hope & dreams,   forever in motion,   changing with the drift of the nebulae in the solar wind,   yet retaining its essence. In that city all were citizens & all were kings. ▓▓▓ Above all were valued ART, SCIENCE and WISDOM. ▓▓▓ But strife came to the city, and with strife came sickness.       (For sickness follows strife, and not the opposite, as some suppose.) Thus you, the giant ANTHROPOS, fell into a feverish sleep     and the city was torn apart     ░▒ for the city is the PEOPLE, and the people are the CITY. ▒░ > [[Dream]]

██████████████████████████████████████████████ This is the dream of the giant ANTHROPOS     whose body lies in the ruins of Jerusalem     awaiting the day of awakening                        This is your journey. ██████████████████████████████████████████████ {(if: $artist is 1 and $scholar is 1 and $scientist is 1)[> [[The Blacksmith]]]} > [[The Artist]] > [[The Scholar]] > [[The Scientist]]

░▒▒█░▒▓▒▓███▒▓█░▒▓▒█▓█▓░▒█░░ ▒█ALL ARTISTS ARE WARRIORS▒█ ███▒███░▒▓█░██████▒█▒▓▓█▓░▒█ ▓▒█OF THE ETERNAL CITY▓▓██▓▒ █░█▒█████▓░▒██▒▓▓░█████▒███▒ You are Athena    the Artist, born of the mind    blessed & condemned to be the voice of the past    (eternity is in love with the productions of time) The hazy ghost of Weariness is always upon you, breaking your will. You fear that you may fail before the Great Work is finished. But there is hope:        In the fire of your hearth        you have seen the TREE OF LIFE. The sap of this tree will give you the strength to finish the Great Work. > [[Seek the Tree]]

░▒░▒▓▒▓███▒▓█░▒▓▓█▓░▒█░░ ██THE BLOOD OF SCHOLARS█ █████░▒▓█░██████▒▓▓█▓░▒█ ▓SHALL OUTWEIGH▓▓█▓█████ ███░░▒▓███▓█▓░▒▓▒███████ ▓█THE BLOOD OF MARTYRS▓░ █░█████▓░▒██▒▓▓░██████▒█ You are Arkady         the Scholar         the Chronicler         the Sage ░░ The world has been consumed by ice. ░░░░ ░░ In the Last Monastery ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ of the Land of Faith, ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ you compile the thoughts of the dead ░░░ ░░░░░░░ that God might know who they were ░ The hazy ghost of Weariness is always upon you, breaking your will. You fear that you may fail before the Great Work is finished. > [[Work|Work1]]

░▒░▒▓▒▓███▒▓█░▒▓▓█▓░▒▓░░ ▓░THE TRUE METHOD▓▒░▓░▓░ ░▒░▒▓▒▓███▒▓█░▒▓▓█▓░▒▓░░ ▓▒▓░OF KNOWLEDGE ▓░▓░█▓░ ░▒▓██▓█▓░░▒▒░█▒▒▓▓█IS░█░ ▒▓▒▓EXPERIMENT▓█░▒▓▒▓▒▓▒ ░▒░▒▓▒▓███▒▓█░▒▓▓█▓░▒▓░░ You are Alexandra         the Scientist         whose curse & blessing is the Truth There is no more life. Only the sands move in the Land of Death. But there is hope:        within this tomb        is hidden the seed        of the TREE OF LIFE The hazy ghost of Weariness is always upon you, breaking your will. You fear that you may fail before the Great Work is finished. > [[Seek the Seed of Life]]

  ▓▓▓▓  You set out from the village of Felpham,  ▓▓▓▓     ▓▓█▓    where you live in a small cottage   ▓█▓▓    ▓▓█▓ on green fields under clear blue skies ▓█▓▓               to seek the Tree of Life.                         ▓██▓                Which path do you take? > [[Across the hills]] {(if: $key is 1)[> [[By the river|By the river2]]] (else:)[> [[By the river]]]}

In the hills, you encounter an old shepherd,                        who dreams each night                            of a golden city. "Do you know the name of the city?" he asks. > [[Jerusalem]] > [[Utopia]] > [[Rome]] > [[Babylon]]

▓▓ ▓▓ by the river  ▓▓▓▓▓ you encounter      ▓▓▓▓ an old fisherwoman         ▓▓ (her back so stooped)         ▓▓ (her hands so hard)        ▓▓        ▓▓ "Help me," she begs.      ▓▓▓ "I have lost my net   ▓▓▓▓▓ and I am too poor  ▓▓ to buy another." ▓▓ {(if: $coin is 1 and $key is 0)[> [[Give her a golden coin]]](else:)[ But you cannot help her. The days of old fisherwomen are over. > [[Continue to the valley]]]}

"Yes," he says. "That may be it."        ░░░░░░░░        But there is another city                 (a city of pain)        and he dreams of that, too "Do you know the name of this other city, also?" > [[Jerusalem| Jerusalem]] > [[Utopia]] > [[Rome]] > [[Babylon]]

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"No, ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  (though there is something true in what you say) ░░░░it is not the name of the city in my dreams." You leave the old man pondering his dreams. > [[Continue to the valley]]

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Here once stood the greatest of all Empires, Forged by sword & shield, Tempered by wisdom & faith, Consecrated & defiled by blood, &nbsp &nbsp&nbspfor the glory of the Architect, the Orator & the Priest. This is the Land of Ruins. {(if: $minotaur is 2 or 3)[> [[Pass through the Labyrinth|Labyrinth empty]]] (else:)[> [[Pass through the Labyrinth]]]} {(if: $aqueduct is 0)[> [[Walk by the Aqueduct]]] (else:)[> [[Walk by the Aqueduct| Walk by the Aqueduct]]]}

███████████████████████████████████████████████████ ███████████████How else could it be?███████████████ ██the city of hope███████████████must also be██████ ██the city of sorrow███████████████████████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████████ The shepherd vanishes,      leaving behind only his flute,      that echoed in the hills in days of old. ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ (set: $flute to 1) > [[Continue to the valley]]

  ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > [[Seek out the Minotaur]] > [[Avoid the Minotaur]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ This is the work of the Architect in the days of peace: ▓▓  not to build machines of war,       ▓▓ ▓▓    or to raise walls between peoples,  ▓▓ ▓▓    but to connect the city             ▓▓ ▓▓  to the source of life.              ▓▓ But the Architect's work lies in ruins. ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓    ▓▓▓ ▓ ▓▓▓  ▓▓ ▓▓▓ ▓▓     ▓▓▓▓     Exiles take shelter under its broken arches.     The days of peace were too few. > [[Speak to the exiles]] > [[Continue your journey]]

░░░░ ░░░░  the road ░░░░  continues ░░░░  a long way ░░░░ ░░░░  you are ░░░░  tired ░░░░ ░░░░  go on? ░░░░ > [[Keep walking]] > [[Give up]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓  you   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  avoid  ▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  the  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  strange  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   beast-man   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > [[Exit the Labyrinth| Exit the Labyrinth]]

  ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ''▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓''   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  asleep ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ''▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓''   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓  you   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  avoid  ▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  the  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  strange  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   beast-man   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ''▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓'' You have passed through the Labyrinth, unharmed. > [[Continue your journey]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓  I AM  ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓    OLD  ▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  AND  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  TIRED  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓        ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓        ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓    dances   ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (set: $minotaur to 1) > [[Exit the Labyrinth| Exit the Labyrinth2]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓  I AM  ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓    OLD  ▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  AND  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  TIRED  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓  ▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓▓▓        ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓        ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓    dances   ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ You have passed through the Labyrinth, unharmed. &gt [[Continue your journey]]

The exiles have gathered in the ruins:    Travellers from lost lands,    Castaways from forgotten times.    "We wish to rebuild the aqueduct," they say.    "But the knowledge has been lost." {(if: $engineers is 1)[> [[Teach them to rebuild]]]} > [[Continue your journey]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ This is the work of the Architect in the days of peace:    not to build machines of war,    or to raise walls between peoples,    but to connect the city    to the source of life. The water flows. The aqueduct endures. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > [[Continue your journey]]

░░░░ ░░░░  you walk ░░░░  for centuries ░░░░ ░░░░  you have ░░░░  a purpose ░░░░  a destiny ░░░░ ░░░░  but you are so ░░░░  tired ░░░░ {(if: $aqueduct is 1)[> [[Keep walking|Behold]]] (else:)[> [[Keep walking| Keep walking]]]} > [[Give up]]

████████the Tree of Life demanded too much███████ ██████████of this mortal > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

░█▓░▒█░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░▒▓░▒█░░▒█░░█▓ at last, you come upon the TREE OF LIFE░ ░▒░█▓░▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▒▒▒░░▒█░░▒█▒▒█▒▒▒▒░▒▒█▒█░░ ░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒   it is WITHERED and BARREN  ▒ ░█▓░▒█░░█▓░▒█░░█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓░▒█░░█▓░▒█░░░ the Great Work will never be fulfilled░ ░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓░▒▓░░▒▒▒▒▒█▒▒▒█░░█▓░▒█░░█▒▒▒▒░ ░░▒▒▒░░░SICKNESS FOLLOWS STRIFE░░░░░░░▒▒ ░█▓░▒░█▓█░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▓░▒█░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░▒█▒▒▒▒▒▒░ > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  You spend many days teaching the exiles  the secrets of the Ancient Engineers. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (set: $aqueduct to 1) > [[Continue your journey]]

Behold: the TREE OF LIFE     the tree of the people     of all peoples     the tree of liberty & struggle But a single drop of its sap gives you the strength at the very end to finish the work of God. (set: $artist to 1) > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Poets.          You learn much          of their dedication to the Sublime. Your work is interrupted by a young monk: "Come, brother! You deserve a break. Let us sing the old songs." (set: $break to 0) > [[Continue working|Work2]] > [[Take a break|Break1]]

In the kitchens, the young brothers sing ░░░░░                      the old songs ░░░░░                      as if they were new. Your spirit is renewed, but you lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work3]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Philosophers.          You learn much          of their confusion. Your work is interrupted by a young monk: "Come, brother! We have opened a barrel of wine!" > [[Continue working|Work3]] > [[Take a break|Break2]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Playwrights.          You learn much          of the human paradox. Your work is interrupted by a monk: "Come, brother! We have discovered a strange miracle!" > [[Continue working|Work4]] > [[Take a break|Break3]]

In the kitchens, the young brothers drink ░░░░░                           and laugh ░░░░░                           as if they will live forever. Your spirit is renewed, but you lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work4]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Engineers.         You learn much         of how the world was made. Your work is interrupted by a monk: "Come, brother! Let us sing the old songs once more!" {(if: $break is 0)[(set: $engineers to 1)]} > [[Continue working|Work5]] > [[Take a break|Break4]]

In the kitchens, the young brothers observe ░░░░░                        a small animal ░░░░░                        that is blessed to bring happiness. Your spirit is renewed, but you lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work5]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Mystics.         You learn much         of what the ancients feared. Your work is interrupted by a monk: "Come, brother! We have opened the last barrel of wine!" > [[Continue working|Work6]] > [[Take a break|Break5]]

In the kitchens, the brothers sing ░░░░░                the old songs ░░░░░                 that they have not forgotten. Your spirit is renewed, but you lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work6]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Geographers.         You learn much         of how the world changed. Your work is not interrupted. > [[Continue working|Work7]] > [[Take a break|Break6]]

In the kitchens, the old brothers drink ░░░░░                          and laugh ░░░░░                          knowing the end is nigh. Your spirit is renewed, but you lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work7]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Priests.         You learn much         of how the Word of God was lost. You have run out of wood for the furnace.                          It is very cold. > [[Continue working|Work8]] {(if: $minotaur is 1)[> [[Look for wood|Wood1]]] (else-if: $minotaur is 2)[> [[Look for wood|Wood2]]] (else-if: $minotaur is 3)[> [[Look for wood|Wood3]]] (else:)[> [[Look for wood|Wood0]]]}

The kitchens are empty. ░░░░░ ░░░░░ You lose precious time. (set: $break to 1) > [[Continue working|Work7]]

You spend many days in the Library, until the cold claims you.          You learn much          of regret. The Great Work remains unfinished. > [[Restart|Dream]]

░░ in the shed you encounter ░░ ░░      A HAPPY MINOTAUR     ░░ ░░   it offers to cut wood   ░░ ░░          for you          ░░ > [[Continue working|Work9]]

░░       you cut wood      ░░ ░░ with the Minotaur's axe ░░ ░░    does this justify    ░░ ░░        his death?       ░░ > [[Continue working|Work9]]

░░ there is no more wood ░░ ░░ nor an axe with which ░░ ░░ to cut more           ░░ > [[Continue working|Work8]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Composers.          You learn much          of the secrets of numbers. Your work is not interrupted. {(if: $break is 1)[> [[Continue working|Work10]]] (else:)[> [[Continue working|Work11]]]}

You spend many days in the Library, but you have lost too much time.          You learn much          of regret. The Great Work remains unfinished. > [[Restart|Dream]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of the Ancient Astronomers.          You learn much          of humility. Weariness lies heavy upon you. {(if: $artist is 1)[> [[Continue working|Work13]]] (else:)[> [[Continue working|Work12]]]}

You spend many days in the Library, losing hope, so close to the goal.          You learn much          of despair. The Great Work remains unfinished. > [[Restart|Dream]]

                 ░░░               ░░░░░░░░░            ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░         ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ NONE WHO DESCEND INTO THIS TOMB SHALL RETURN > [[Enter the Tomb]]

░░░░░░░░ Stairs lead down ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ to the dark chambers ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ in the heart of the Earth ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ where the Seed awaits the Light. {(if: $sage is 1)[> [[Enter the Sage's Chamber|Sage's chamber empty]]] (else:)[> [[Enter the Sage's Chamber]]]} > [[Descend]]

The ghost of the Ancient Sage speaks. I have beheld the wonders of the cosmos:                           the fire of a million suns                           the wind amongst the stars                           the black silence between the worlds and now my heart is full of fear, for I know:            the world was not made for us. {(if: $flute is 1)[> [[Play the flute]]]} > [[Descend]]

                 You descend further ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓              into the depths ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ of the ancient tomb. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ {(if: $poet is 1)[> [[Enter the Poet's Chamber|Poet's chamber empty]]] (else:)[> [[Enter the Poet's Chamber]]]}   [[Descend|Descend2]]

The ghost of the Ancient Poet speaks. I cannot rest, for my enemy prowls outside my door.                      His name is Time, and he says:                                        all we imagine                                        all we create                                           will be lost. What purpose can we have if all our actions are forgotten? {(if: $scholar is 1)[> [[Tell the poet about the Archive]]]} > [[Descend|Descend2]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ the air ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ grows ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ thick ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ and stale > [[Enter the Treasure Chamber]] > [[Descend|Descend3]]

In this chamber is gathered all the treasure of the Land of Death:        coins of silver, coins of gold        precious stones of every hue        symbols & sigils of the gods But there is nothing left to buy. {(if: $coin is 0)[> [[Take a coin]]]} > [[Descend|Descend3]]

                          you ████████                   are ████████████████       nearing ████████████████████████ death ████████████████████████████████ > [[Descend|Descend4]]

You take a golden coin. It bears the face of a dead king. (set: $coin to 1) > [[Descend|Descend3]]

█████████████████████████████████████████████ ██████ you have come ████████████████████████ █████████████████████████ so very far ███████ ████ left everything ██████ behind ██████████ █████████ hoping █████████ you could ████████ █████████████ save the world ████████████████ █████████████████████████████████████████████ {(if: $poet is 1)[> [[Descend|Fall1]]] (else:)[> [[Descend|Fall]]]}

███████████████████████████████████████████████ ███████████████████████████ in the darkness ███ ███ you fall ██████████████████████████████████ ████████████████ and cannot get up again ██████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ █████ the great work remains unfinished ███████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

Every Artist & Sage & Scientist is the Blacksmith for all were once the giant ANTHROPOS, all were stardust adrift on solar winds, and citizens of Jerusalem. The Blacksmith's eternal task is to forge what was broken into a new whole: We are the People. We are the City. We must rebuild Jerusalem. - - THE END - - > [[[End]|End]]

▓▓  ▓▓   ▓▓ She has little    ▓▓ to give in return   ▓▓ but this old key  ▓▓ she found in  ▓▓ the river.   ▓▓  ▓▓ (set: $key to 1) > [[Continue to the valley]]

 ▓▓ ▓▓ by the river  ▓▓▓▓▓   you encounter      ▓▓▓▓   an old fisherwoman         ▓▓  (her back so stooped)         ▓▓  (her hands so hard)        ▓▓        ▓▓  She smiles at you.      ▓▓▓   You cannot quite   ▓▓▓▓▓            remember why.  ▓▓ ▓▓ > [[Continue to the valley]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ you slay the ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  in his sleep   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ you    ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ take ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  his  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  only ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  possession   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓ (set: $minotaur to 2) > [[Exit the Labyrinth| Exit the Labyrinth3]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ you slay the ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  in his sleep   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ you    ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ take ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  his  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  only ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓  possession   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓       ▓▓▓▓ You have passed through the Labyrinth, unharmed. &gt [[Continue your journey]]

  ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓                 ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   empty           ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > [[Ponder emptiness]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓                 ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   empty           ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓              ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓           ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓              ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓           ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓                 ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓ > [[Exit the Labyrinth4]]

You spend many days in the Library, transcribing the work of Athena          You learn much          of hope. Your goal is in sight. > [[Continue working|Work end]]

At the very end,          the Great Work is accomplished. There is no-one left             to drink, to sing, to laugh. The world has been consumed,                  but its spirit endures. (set: $scholar to 1) > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

░░░░░ You tell him of the Great Work of the Last Monastery, ░░░░░ that was completed even as the world was swallowed by ice.       And though it saved               only fragments         there is at least                a little                       hope. The spirit of the Poet is released. (set: $poet to 1) > [[Descend|Descend2]]

There is a strange comfort in music,                        a reflection                        of the eternal city                        in the stars. The spirit of the Sage is released. (set: $sage to 1) > [[Descend]]

The tomb is silent;  the Ancient Sage drifts between the stars. > [[Descend]]

▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓ the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓    ▓▓ Labyrinth ▓▓   ▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the home of the ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓   Minotaur ▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ > ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ the Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ is ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓   asleep  ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓ you slay the ▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  Minotaur ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓  in his sleep   ▓▓   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓ > ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓  ▓▓▓▓ You have passed through the Labyrinth, unharmed. (set: $minotaur to 3) &gt [[Continue your journey]]

░░ you find an ancient axe ░░ ░░       bloodstained      ░░ ░░        but still        ░░ ░░       sharp enough      ░░ ░░       to cut wood       ░░ > [[Continue working|Work9]]

The tomb is silent;  the spirit of the Ancient Poet has departed. > [[Descend|Descend2]]

███████████████████████████████████████████████ ███████████████████████████ in the darkness ███ ███ you fall ██████████████████████████████████ ████████████████ but are lifted up ████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ █████ by the spirit of poetry █████████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ {(if: $sage is 1)[> [[Descend|Fall2]]] (else:)[> [[Descend|Fall]]]}

███████████████████████████████████████████████ ███ in the darkness ███████████████████████████ ██████████████████████████ you fall ███████████ ██ but are lifted up ██████████████████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ ███████████████ by the spirit of wisdom ███████ ███████████████████████████████████████████████ > [[Descend|Descend5]]

███████████████████████████████████████████████ At least, you come upon the deepest chamber, whence flows a river vast & dark & rapid, that brings life to the desert,                    but claims the unwary. ███████████████████████████████████████████████ Upon the river is an island; upon the island is a tomb. A bridge leads to the other side. ███████████████████████████████████████████████ {(if: $key is 1)[> [[Cross the bridge]]] (else:)[> [[Cross the bridge|Locked]]]}

███████████████████████████████████████████████ the final chamber is locked ███████████████████████████████████████████████                   but you have the key ███████████████████████████████████████████████ > [[Enter the Scientist's Chamber]]

a bitter fate ███████████████████████████████████████████████ to have come so far to the heart of the Earth only to find ███████████████████████████████████████████████ the final chamber is locked ███████████████████████████████████████████████               the great work remains unfinished > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

Behold: ███████████████████████████████████████████████ Here lies buried the last & best of humankind, who fought until the end, until her very last breath, to preserve the Seed of Life. ███████████████████████████████████████████████ You have returned to your tomb                        because you cannot rest                                 until you know                                      the truth. > [[Examine the Seed]]

all living things return to the Earth ashes to ashes, dust to dust and from the soil of your body grows the Tree of Life     the tree of the people     of all peoples     the tree of liberty & struggle     rises from within you it bursts through the ceiling through rock and desert sands it reaches into the sky and caresses the stars for everything that lives is holy and you are free (set: $scientist to 1) > [[[Continue]|Dream]]

> I open my eyes. ███████████████████████████████████████████████ "Jerusalem" is a found text from the game The Talos Principle (specifically the DLC "Road to Gehenna") created by Croteam. ███████████████████████████████████████████████