22. North of the secret canyons, on the other side of the pit (lines 2317-2383)
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2317 Room In_Mirror_Canyon "In Mirror Canyon"
2318 with name 'mirror' 'canyon',
2319 description
2320 "You are in a north/south canyon about 25 feet across.
2321 The floor is covered by white mist seeping in from the north.
2322 The walls extend upward for well over 100 feet.
2323 Suspended from some unseen point far above you,
2324 an enormous two-sided mirror is hanging parallel to and midway between the canyon walls.
2325 ^^
2326 A small window can be seen in either wall, some fifty feet up.",
2327 s_to In_Secret_N_S_Canyon_0,
2328 n_to At_Reservoir;
2329
2330 Object -> "suspended mirror"
2331 with name 'mirror' 'massive' 'enormous' 'hanging' 'suspended' 'dwarves^'
2332 'two-sided' 'two' 'sided',
2333 description
2334 "The mirror is obviously provided for the use of the dwarves who,
2335 as you know, are extremely vain.",
2336 initial
2337 "The mirror is obviously provided for the use of the dwarves,
2338 who as you know, are extremely vain.",
2339 before [;
2340 Attack, Remove:
2341 "You can't reach it from here.";
2342 ],
2343 has static;
2344
2345 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2346
2347 Room At_Window_On_Pit_2 "At Window on Pit"
2348 with name 'window' 'on' 'pit' 'west' 'w//',
2349 description
2350 "You're at a low window overlooking a huge pit, which extends up out of sight.
2351 A floor is indistinctly visible over 50 feet below.
2352 Traces of white mist cover the floor of the pit, becoming thicker to the left.
2353 Marks in the dust around the window would seem to indicate that someone has been here recently.
2354 Directly across the pit from you and 25 feet away
2355 there is a similar window looking into a lighted room.
2356 A shadowy figure can be seen there peering back at you.",
2357 w_to At_Junction_Of_Three,
2358 cant_go "The only passage is back west to the junction.",
2359 before [;
2360 Jump:
2361 deadflag = 1;
2362 "You jump and break your neck!";
2363 WaveHands:
2364 "The shadowy figure waves back at you!";
2365 ];
2366
2367 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2368
2369 Room At_Reservoir "At Reservoir"
2370 with name 'reservoir',
2371 description
2372 "You are at the edge of a large underground reservoir.
2373 An opaque cloud of white mist fills the room and rises rapidly upward.
2374 The lake is fed by a stream, which tumbles out of a hole in the wall about 10 feet overhead
2375 and splashes noisily into the water somewhere within the mist.
2376 The only passage goes back toward the south.",
2377 s_to In_Mirror_Canyon,
2378 out_to In_Mirror_Canyon,
2379 before [;
2380 Swim:
2381 "The water is icy cold, and you would soon freeze to death.";
2382 ];
2383
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