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OK, I'M BACK AGAIN WITH HOW TO SOLVE
THE DARK CRYSTAL, HI-RES ADVENTURE #6

NOW, AS BEFORE EVERYTHING IN "QUOTES"
IS A DIRECT COMMAND, AND EVERYTHING
INSIDE A [BRACKET] IS A DIRECTIONAL
MOVE. (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST)

I'LL START OFF WITH SOME BASIC STUFF
AND THEN GET TO THE GOOD STUUF.

1ST- GETTING STARTED

1. TO ESCAPE THE GARTHIM JUST ENTER
  A DIRECTION, YOU WILL ALWAYS OUT RUN
  THEM AS THEY ARE SSSLLOW!

2. THE 'CRYSTAL BAT' ALERTS THE SEKISIS
  OF WHERE YOU ARE, AND IN TURN, THE
  GARTHIM ARE INFORMED OF YOUR LOCATION

3. MYSTICS ARE YOUR FRIENDS

4. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS YOU DON'T HAVE
  TO GET AS THEY DO YOU NO GOOD:
  SLING & POUCH

5. THERE IS >>NO<< SCORE IN THE DARK
  CRYSTAL ADVENTURE. THE OBJECT IS TO
  HEAL THE DARK CRYSTAL

6. SEE THE MOVIE (OPTIONAL) MANY OF THE
  HINTS ARE REVEALED AFTER SEEING IT.

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         NOW HOW TO SOLVE IT
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AT THE START OF THE GAME JUST TRY TO
MOVE IN >>ANY<< DIRECTION. A MYSTIC
WILL APPEAR.
AFTER HE LEAVES FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS
[E], "GET SHALE", [W,W,W,W,N], NOW
YOU SHOULD BE AT URSU SO TYPE
"SPEAK URSU" THEN "LOOK BOWL" THE GO
[S,E,E,N], AND "DIG", "GET FLUTE" AND
TAKE ONE STEP [N]ORTH. (YOU WILL FALL
DOWN BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.)
NOW GO: [E,N], "LISTEN BROOK", THEN
[W]EST, "CUT PAD", [E,E,E,E,N,N] AND
"USE PAD" (AT SWAMP)

 AFTER YOU GET OFF THE PAD GO [N,E].
YOU WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN SOME VINES.
JUST START TYPING DIRECTIONS UNTIL
THE DRIVE TURNS ON AND THE PICTURE
CHANGES.... A LONG ARM W/AN EYE WILL
BE THRUST UP TOWARD YOU..... TYPE
"SPEAK BEING", NEXT TYPE "YES", AND
THEN "MOON DAUGHTERS" (ANSWER TO THE
RIDDLE). NOW TYPE A RANDOM DIRECTION
AS IT WON'T MATTER BECAUSE IT BREAKS
INTO THE MOVE AND GIVES YOU
'BEFORE JEN CAN REACT...' MESSAGE.
SHE WILL TAKE YOU TO HER OBSERVATORY,
AND THEN ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANT. TYPE
"CRYSTAL SHARD" AND SHE WILL BRING
YOU 4 COLORED SHARDS.... NOW 
"PLAY FLUTE", AND THEN "GET BLUE"
(THE BLUE CRYSTAL SHOULD PLAY BACK THE
TUNE THAT YOU ISSUE)
NOW GO [S]OUTH, !!GARTHIM RAID!!,
TERRIBILE GARTHIM STORM AUGRA'S LAB.
SO TYPE "GO WINDOW", THEN [S,W] AND
YOU WILL FALL INTO A BOG...
TYPE "HELP"; KIRA & FIZZGIG WILL HELP
YOU OUT.

 NOW TYPE "TURN SHELL", "GET POUCH",
"GO SHELL" AND YOU ENTER AT THE POD
VILLAGE.... JUST TRY TO MOVE AROUND
UNTIL THE GARTHIM ARRIVE AND THEN GO:
[S]OUTH, (CHANGE DISKS), NOW GO:
[S,W,N], AND "SIT DOWN", THEN "LOOK
WALL", (TAKE NOTICE OF THE SHAPES
VERY CAREFULLY)
NOW TYPE [N]ORTH, BUT BEFORE IT MOVES
YOU NORTH, A CREATURE WILL APPEAR AND
SAY THAT HE WILL HELP YOU!
(( HE LIES!!! )) A TRAP!! DON'T FOLLOW
HIM! (HE WILL GO SOUTH) NOW TYPE:
[N,N,W,S,S,E,N], NOW, DEPENDING ON
WHICH VERSION OF D.C. YOU HAVE, YOU
SHOULD BE AT THE LAND-STRIDERS (TWO
LONG-LEGGED BEASTS) SO TYPE "JUMP ON"
AND GO [W,W,W,W,W,S,W,S] AND YOU WILL
BE KNOCKED OFF YOUR STEEDS. SO AS THE
GARTHIM APPROACH, TYPE "JUMP", THEN
WHILE FALLING, "GRAB KIRA".

 WHEN YOU ON THE GROUND GO [W]EST, AND
THEN "SEND FIZZGIG" (IT WILL ASK WHERE
YOU WANT TO SEND IT) SO THEN TYPE
"SEND BARS", DO ANOTHER RANDOM MOVE TO
WASTE A MOVE AND FIZZGIG WILL RETURN
BEFORE YOU CAN REACT. NOW TYPE
"USE KEY", "OPEN BARS" AND THEN GO:
[S,S,S,W,W,S] AND THE CHAMBERLAIN WILL
APPEAR AND STEAL KIRA & FIZZGIG.
NOW GO [S]OUTH! (YOU WILL FALL IN A
PIT WITH GARTHIM!) SO TYPE "RUN", THEN
"GO HOLE", "CLIMB", AND YOU WILL BE
IN THE CHAMBER OF LIFE. (AUGRA WILL
BE HERE ALL WRAPPED UP, YOU CAN
LEAVE HER AS IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE
GAME PLAY)

GO: [E,S,E,W,W,], "GO CURTAIN", THEN
[N,N,W], & "GET SCEPTER", [E,E,E] AND
"USE HOOK"
NOW GO :[E,U,E] (U=UP) AND YOU WILL
BE ON THE BALCONY.
NOW TYPE "JUMP CRYSTAL", YOU WILL
DROP THE SHARD.
OK, NOW YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE:
A- SAVE KIRA
B- HEAL CRYSTAL

 TO THE QUESTION '..SAVE KIRA..' TYPE
"NO"
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( AND NO, I'M NOT HEARTLESS)
NOW TYPE "INSERT SHARD"<<--------

YOU WIN..... OR DO YOU?

     ----> KIRA IS DEAD <----

LOGICIAL ANSWER: "KISS KIRA"

HAVE FUN....


     -- THE ELVEN
                  ADVENTURER --

FILE FOR: THE MINES OF MORIA ONLY!
WITH HELP FROM: DAVE THE WIZARD

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