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Section - The Mysterious Door

The-Mysterious-Door is a puzzle. It requires Finding-The-Door, Door-Hints, Door-Action.

Finding-The-Door is a task. The venue is Back Room. Definition: Finding-The-Door is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if Back Room is visited, yes.

Door-Hints is a not sequential puzzle. It requires Noticing-The-Colors, Finding-the-Berries, Finding-the-Tree-Leaves, Finding-the-Manta-Ink, Finding-the-Snails, Finding-the-Mussels, Finding-the-Somenium, and Learning-That-P-Writes-Right-To-Left.

Noticing-The-Colors is a task. Requirements for Noticing-The-Colors: do the action of examining small bands of vertical color. Definition: Noticing-The-Colors is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined small bands of vertical color, yes. The apropos-list of Noticing-The-Colors is {lava tunnel door, lava wall, cobblestones, arc of small buttons}.

Finding-the-Berries is a task. The venue is Sloping Meadow. Requirements for Finding-the-Berries: do the action of examining some berries. Definition: Finding-the-Berries is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined some berries, yes. The apropos-list of Finding-the-Berries is {berry-bushes}.

Finding-the-Tree-Leaves is a task. The venue is Fork. Requirements for Finding-the-Tree-Leaves: do the action of examining lemon-yellow leaves. Definition: Finding-the-Tree-Leaves is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined lemon-yellow leaves, yes. The apropos-list of Finding-the-Tree-Leaves is {Tree1, Tree2}.

Finding-the-Manta-Ink is a puzzle. It requires Waiting-Till-Night, Noticing-Ink.

Waiting-Till-Night is a reversible task. The venue is Center Beach. The command-sequence is {"wait till night"}. A red flag rule for Waiting-Till-Night: if not night, rule fails. Definition: Waiting-Till-Night is complete: if night, yes; if we have examined manta ink, yes; if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; no.

Noticing-Ink is a task. The venue is Ocean Waters. Requirements for Noticing-Ink: do the action of examining the rayfish; do the action of touching the rayfish; do the action of examining manta ink. Definition: Noticing-Ink is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined manta ink, yes. The apropos-list of Noticing-Ink is {distant-rayfish}.

Finding-the-Snails is a task. The venue is Stumps. Requirements for Finding-the-Snails: do the action of examining white snail. Definition: Finding-the-Snails is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined white snail, yes. The apropos-list of Finding-the-Snails is {Rise, Chairlift Base}.

Finding-the-Mussels is a task. The venue is Among the Boulders. Requirements for Finding-the-Mussels: do the action of examining some small blue mussels. Definition: Finding-the-Mussels is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined small blue mussels, yes. The apropos-list of Finding-the-Mussels is {Tidepools}.

Finding-the-Somenium is a task. The venue is Hot Springs. Requirements for Finding-the-Somenium: do the action of examining sea-blue crystal. Definition: Finding-the-Somenium is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined sea-blue crystal, yes.

Learning-That-P-Writes-Right-To-Left is a puzzle. It requires Opening-Cube, Reading-Inscription.

Opening-Cube is a reversible task. The venue is Hut. Requirements for Opening-Cube: do the action of examining cube; do the action of examining intricate carvings; do the action of examining oval indentations; do the action of touching oval indentations. Definition: Opening-Cube is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if cube is open, yes; if we have examined handwritten inscription, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; otherwise no.

Reading-Inscription is a task. The venue is Hut. Requirements for Reading-Inscription: do the action of examining sketchbook; do the action of examining handwritten inscription. Definition: Reading-Inscription is complete: if extended-hint-mode is false, yes; if Jumble is visited, yes; if we have examined handwritten inscription, yes.

Door-Action is a reversible task. The venue is Back Room. Requirements for The-Mysterious-Door: do the action of pushing crystal button; do the action of pushing mussel button; do the action of pushing snail button; do the action of pushing manta ray button; do the action of pushing windsigh tree button; do the action of pushing berry button. Definition: Door-Action is complete: if Jumble is visited, yes; if lava tunnel door is open, yes; no.

A fast-forward rule for The-Mysterious-Door:

move the player to Back Room, without printing a room description;

try silently examining some smashed wood splinters;

now the player is wearing the compass;

now the compass is open;

now lava tunnel door is open;

move the player to Jumble.