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Unlike many classic adventure games, SHADES OF GREY is not a pure fantasy.
Its plot and its characters are fictional, but it's built around real places,
people, events, and circumstances -- although at times, some of them may not
seem real. As in real life, you, the player, will have to discover your
goals as you go along. And, as in real life, you may be confused at times.
If you find that you are, just concentrate on solving the problems
confronting you at the moment. But keep an eye out for clues that will help
you sort things out later in the game.

As in real life, some of the characters you encounter in the game will be
friendly, and will help you if you talk to them and ask them questions. Some
are NOT your friends, and can be very dangerous if you trifle with them.
It's up to you, of course, to figure out which are which.

For the most part, objects and creatures behave as you might expect them to
in the real world. If you find a door, for example, you may be able to open
it, but you'd probably regret trying to eat it. Don't be afraid to try
different approaches to solving problems, though. If your first try at
something doesn't produce the result you wanted, try again. Or try something
else. Or explore another area to look for clues or useful objects. And be
sure to examine everything (and everyone) you come across. If you don't, you
may miss an important bit of information that you'll need later.


GAME COMMANDS AND VOCABULARY

SHADES OF GREY's parser understands a wide range of commands and words.
However, its vocabulary is limited to about six hundred words, so it can fail
to grasp what you're trying to say to it. If that happens, it will tell you
which word it doesn't understand. Try entering your command again, using
another word in place of the one that bombed.

Your commands should generally be in the following format:

<(multiple) noun phrase(s)>

Here are some hypothetical valid commands:

EXAMINE THE GOLD RING, THE DWARF AND THE SILVER NECKLACE
PLACE A RED ROCK IN THE SMALL BOWL
PUT THE GREEN ROCK AND THE SMALL PEBBLE BEHIND THE OAK TREE
PLACE AN AXE AND THE SHIELD NEXT TO THE BIG TREE
PUT THE FOOD ON THE KITCHEN TABLE
WEAR THE STUPID HAT (or PUT ON THE STUPID HAT)
TAKE OFF THE HAT (or REMOVE THE HAT)
READ MY POETRY BOOK
SWIM IN THE SWIMMING POOL
EAT THE CELERY, THE TUNA, THE APPLE, AND THE ONION
DRINK THE WHITE WINE
THROW THE BATTLE AXE AND THE LARGE ROCK AT THE WEREWOLF
SHOOT THE BURGLAR WITH THE REVOLVER
ATTACK HIM
("HIM" will refer to the last noun mentioned, e.g., the burglar)
FIRE THE LASER PISTOL AT THE ALIEN MUTANT
GET THE BOOK (or TAKE THE BOOK)
READ IT
("IT" will refer to the last noun mentioned, e.g., the book)

GET ALL
(will usually get everything movable at the current location,
although there may be places where this won't work)
GET ALL FROM BOX
(will usually get everything movable inside the box)
GET KEYS, BOTTLE, FOOD, CLOAK
DROP THE KEYS AND THE BOTTLE
PUSH THE RED BUTTON AND THE GREEN BUTTON
PULL THE BELL CORD
UNLOCK THE FILE CABINET WITH THE STEEL KEY
TURN THE DOORKNOB
JUMP THROUGH THE OPENING
JUMP OVER THE LOG
CLIMB UP THE LADDER
ENTER THE CAVE
NORTH (or N)
SOUTHWEST (or SW)
TURN ON THE FLASHLIGHT
LIGHT THE TORCH WITH THE WOODEN MATCHES
EXTINGUISH THE FIRE (or PUT OUT THE FIRE)
PLAY WITH THE DOG

TALK TO (or TALK WITH) THE OLD MAN (ABOUT THE WEATHER)
TELL JEFF ABOUT THE SWORD
ASK JODIE ABOUT THE CRIME
SCREAM AT THE UGLY DWARF
XYZZZ (i.e., say a magic word)

In the above examples, articles such as A, AN, and THE, and personal pronouns
such as MY are optional. The pronouns IT, THEM, HIM, and HER may be used to
refer to a previously mentioned noun.

Verb phrases can be just a verb (EAT, SWIM, READ), or can include a
preposition (CLIMB UP, LOOK BEHIND). Noun phrases can be just a noun
(TREE, BOOK) or can include an adjective (TALL TREE, RED BOOK).

Compound commands can be created by joining simple commands with AND or THEN,
or with commas or semicolons. Don't end your commands with punctuation such
as periods or question marks -- your English teacher might object, but the
game's parser will thank you.

If the game understands all the words in your command, but still seems
confused, try using a shorter or more simply worded command.

ABBREVIATIONS AND FUNCTION KEYS

Direction commands can be abbreviated as: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW, U and D.

Other useful abbreviations include: EX for EXAMINE, EXT for EXTINGUISH,
L for LOOK, I for INVENTORY, G for AGAIN (to repeat the previous command),
H for HELP, and Q for QUIT.

You may also use your function and cursor keys to enter frequently used
commands. For a list of function- and cursor-key definitions, type ? and
hit the ENTER key. You may redefine the function keys to generate other
commands by typing DEFINE and following the prompts.


GAME UTILITIES

The game uses the following commands for game management:

HELP May (or may not) give you a hint.
RANK Summarizes your progress.
INVENTORY Displays a list of the objects you are carrying/wearing.

BRIEF Causes location descriptions to be brief.
VERBOSE Causes locations to be described in detail.
LOOK Gives you a full description of your current location.
LIST EXITS Lists the visible exits from your current location.
OOPS Allows you to edit your previous commands using the cursor
keys, backspace, delete, and insert.
SAVE Saves the current game on disk.
RESTORE Restores a previously saved game from disk.
SCRIPT Sends output to both the screen and a printer (via LPT1).
UNSCRIPT Sends output only to the screen.
QUIT Quits the current game session.


IF YOU GET STUCK

If you get hopelessly stuck in SHADES OF GREY, and are a CompuServe user,
look for a walkthrough in the GAMERS Forum's Adventure Section library (LIB2).
It should be there "real soon now." Or, you can leave a message for one of
us (or for the SYSOP) in the GAMERS Adventure Section (Section 2). Our
names and CompuServe ID's are as follows:


Mark Baker 100025,444
Steve Bauman 72730,620
Belisana 71700,2130
Mike Laskey 100020,3075
Judith Pintar 76636,2067
hercules/Assoc. SysOp. 75300,3472
Cindy Yans 73060,3230