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       Incomplete solution for McMurphy's Mansion (version 1.2)
       Author: David Martin
       SynTax disk #: PD 196
       Solution by Bev Truter

       GETTING STARTED
       The aim of the game is to find 3 Master clues, 12 gold
       bars, and your uncle's fortune that are hidden in and
       around the mansion.  It is essential to look on, in, under
       and behind objects as well as at them; and this partial
       solution covers 11 gold bars and 1 Master clue.

       THE LOCKED ROOM
       This is the Gameroom, and cannot be entered initially from
       the Hall.  Instead you have to open the north window in the
       Master Bedroom, go north (on the ledge), drop the board to
       cover the gap, go east, open window, go south.  The machine
       in here operates by putting the coin in the slot, but has
       to be plugged in first.  "Look behind" machine to do this.
       You will get clue card #1, which can be translated by
       jumping backwards one letter in the alphabet for each
       letter on the card; for example, "hpme" would translate to
       "gold".  When you have solved this clue, repeat the same
       procedure with the machine to get clue card #2.  This lists
       a selection of words ending in "-est", and conspicuous by
       its absence is the word "nest", (hint, hint).

       MASTER CLUES
       Unfortunately I could only find one of these - Master Clue
       #2 - which is in the Southeast corner of the Front Lawn.
       If you are battling to find it, "look behind rock" does the
       trick.

       FINDING THE SAFE
       The safe is in the Living Room, behind the painting.  Look
       at the painting in the mirror, then examine/read the
       signature in the mirror.  Finally, fiddle with the urn,
       which is one of the curios on the table in the Foyer.
       ("turn the urn").

       THE GOLD BARS
       1. In the Rose Garden.  Bring along a shovel and "dig",
       several times.

       2. Up a tree. Climb the tree with golden berries west of
       End of the Drive.  You will have to shake the tree a couple
       of times before it falls down.

       3.  In Your Bedroom.  In the locked box on the dresser,
       McBee gives you the key for this at the beginning of the
       game.

       4. In the Blue Bedroom. Try looking under the bed.

       5. In the Storage Room at the top of the stairs. Move the
       hutch at the west end of the hallway to find the stairs. If
       you fall through the storage room floor in the dark, you
       will realize there's a gold bar under the floorboards.  The
       language demands of this game are very specific, so if you
       have tried pulling, lifting, prising, moving, and levering
       the boards with no success, try "push boards".

       6. In the Storage Room east of the first one, inside the
       locked trunk.  If you examine the trunk, you will find the
       lock is old and rusty.......so "hit lock with hammer".

       7. In the Foyer. In the urn.  If you haven't found the urn
       yet, you're not really interested in this game, are you???

       8. No hassles with this one - McBee will find you at about
       this point, and give you a gold bar.

       9. In the Study. Try fiddling with the globe.  You'll find
       if you turn it Scotland will face you instead of America,
       then "push bump".


       10.  In the Living Room.  Examine the emblem on the wall
       carefully, and you will notice the banner underneath has a
       motto written on it.  If your Latin is a bit rusty or
       non-existent, it translates roughly as "gold is
       underneath". If you are still having problems, try "push
       banner".

       11.  In the Foyer.  If you examine the grandfather clock
       carefully, you will see there's a gold bar in it, but the
       door is stuck.  If you remember the clock striking the
       hour, it's 7 o'clock, although the hands on the clock are
       pointing to 2.  So alter the hands to 7 o'clock (rather
       tricky, this one) by "turn dial to 7".  This releases the
       door so you can open the clock and look inside.

       This is as far as I could go.....sorry! As an
       afterthought, if you are having problems reading the diary,
       then read the McManual file, which details exactly how to
       do it. Good Luck!
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