MYST -- The Solution -- Part III

 Myst was sent grovelling to the floor by Andrew Wielochowski

@~Continued from last issue

"The Surrealistic Adventure That Will Become Your World"

note:- The directions used may seem strange. So that'll you'll
understand the directions I have used, there should be a GIF with
SynTax. This .GIF shows you the above view of the Channelwood
forest floor.

Let's get even >>>> Channelwood <<<<

Go underground using the lift - tree and link.

Placing my hand on the page I experienced the now only too
familiar linking effect. My body broke up into millions of little
particles and went out on a little stroll.  Then almost instantly
I felt all my little particles being drawn together and there I
was ... in the middle of a forest.  I was standing on plank. This
was because the forest floor was not as one might expect, dry
ground, but gently lapping water and the plank I was standing on
was a small part of a endless pathway through the trees and above
the water. I could see turning like a great turbine the flaps of a
windmill. I made my way along the planks to it and climbed up the
rocky hill. I entered the small windmill to discover nothing much
of interest, except at the bottom of a water butt was a little
tap. I turned the tap. The tap in turn was linked to a strong
black pipe which led the way back to the water-logged forest.
Leaving the windmill I made my way down to the forest. The black
pipe stopped and wood-piping started. I followed the piping and
noticed at junctions there was a small round box-like device.
Mounted on the device was a piece of wood you could turn. This
must be the valve to control the water flow. I decided to solve
the problem more ... well carefully. So I returned to the base of
the rocky hill to the pyramid and turned to face the forest with
that maze of planks and pipes.

I walked to the first junction. I moved the small block of wood on
the round box (valve) to face North. And continued North. Reaching
the next junction I turned the valve North again and walked onto
the next junction.  This time shifting the valve to North-East I
continued and then at the next junction moved the sliding valve
East and turned East towards the small box like room. I opened the
door which creaked in complaint. Closing the door I pulled the
little lever on the side and the box jolted and then chugged
upwards into the trees. The box jolted to a halt and I stepped
out.  NOTE :-- Explore this area. You will eventually find yet
another lift with a gate next to it. Open this gate and go down
the spiral walkway.

The gate swung open and I made my way down the spiral walkway to
the forest floor. I stopped at the first junction and turned the
little valve so it directed the water towards the spiral walkway.
Then I turned heel and walked back up the spiral walkway. Opening
the lift door, which I found next to the spiral walkway, I entered
and with the door closed behind me pulled the lever and the lift

jolted and jerked me up to the next story of platforms in the
trees.

NOTE:- Look around and explore up here. In Sirrus' room you'll
find the second half of the note (the other was in the Stoneship
age). You'll also find a pink page and a blue page. ALSO In a room
belonging to Achenar you'll find a little machine with a grid over
it. Use the buttons on it to display different messages. The only
important message is of Sirrus telling Achenar to only take one
page.  Listen to this message carefully because later on it is a
BIG clue.

I clambered back into the wooden lift, clutching my chosen page.
The door closed and I pulled down the lever. It jolted to a halt.
Once out I used the spiral walkway to get down to forest level.
Going to the next junction I set the valve to let the water flow
Northwards and went North to the next junction. At the next
junction I set the water to flow North again. Now I set the water
flow to go to a round box with a lever sticking out of it.
Pulling the lever down a bridge rose from the water and connected
the two platforms. Next I crossed the bridge and ignoring the
elevator I followed the pipe until it came to a stop before a gap
between two bridges. At the end of the pipe was a small cranking
handle. Turning the handle the pipe extended and connected with
the pipe on the other side. Next I crossed back over bridge and
directed the water to flow through the pipes I had just extended.
Then crossing back over the bridge I entered the lift and sent it
upwards. It jolted to a halt in a small wooden room. In the centre
of the room was the Myst linking book. I linked.

NEXT ISSUE >>> The Selentic age (not in story form).

@~And that will be in Issue 54.






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