THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING

       A Text Adventure Game found on SynTax disk 840

            Solution submitted by: Tom Lorimer

Let's start by heading west into the Temple where an old woman
will tell you a tale about dragons and then ask you if you would
like to be the one to defeat Black Dragon. Of course your answer
will be YES.

Once your surroundings change, pick up the headband and staff then
head south to the Rainbow Fountain.  Your task is to find six
coins which will fit into the six empty depressions in the
fountain.  So let's start by picking up the stone and examining
it.

Crystal Coin:
Head south to the stone path where you will find a crystal box.
Open the box and take the magic bands then return to the Rainbow
Fountain. Go NW NW W N and pick up the boots and return to the
Rainbow Fountain. Go NE NE E into the Crystal Palace and put on
the headband to cut out the glare. If you Listen, you will hear
sounds which you can follow, and in time you will appear at the
Foot of a Hill. Put the magic bands on the boots then put the
boots on and you will now be able to climb the hill. Once at the
top of the hill, trade the headband for the crystal coin then make
your way back to the Rainbow Fountain.  You can now fill one of
the depressions with the crystal coin.  You can also remove and
drop the boots as they are no longer required.

Green Coin:
Head NW NW and pick up the bonsai tree. Continue W N W to the
South River Bank and drop all your possessions. Pick up the black
boulder and throw it into the river where it will turn into a
stepping stone. Pick up the white boulder and step north onto the
black boulder then throw the white boulder. You can now make your
way to the North Bank and travel north into the Mine. Pick up the
emerald and return to the South Bank where you can retrieve your
possessions and head up into the Herb Garden. Show the emerald to
the green dragon who will take it along with the bonsai tree and
in return he will give you the green coin. Go back to the Rainbow
Fountain and put the green coin into one of the empty depressions.

Blue Coin:
Head east into the Quiet Nook where you will find a marble box.
Open the box and take all three coloured spheres then go W SW W W
into the Dark Tunnel. Drop the red sphere then walk north into the
darkness. Drop the yellow sphere then walk west into yet more
darkness. Drop the green sphere and head south where you will come
across the blue dragon. Seeing that the dragon insists that you
leave, take his advice and head east out of the tunnel. Wait
around until the tunnel collapses then pick up the blue coin and
head back to the Rainbow Fountain where you can deposit it into
one of the empty depressions.

Gold Coin:
Go west into the Quiet Nook and drop all your possessions. Pick up
the cobble figurine and enter the Arch of Seeming to the west.
Examine yourself and discover that if you slip off the object
which is beneath you, a gold coin will appear. You will then be
returned to the Quiet Nook where you can pick up the water
figurine. Enter the archway again and this time you are water.
Self examination reveals that you can flow, so flow and you will
be able to get the coin off the bottom of the pond.  When you are
returned to the Quiet Nook, pick up the pondlily figurine and
head back through the archway where this time you will be
transformed into a pond lily. Another self examination will reveal
that you can sink below the surface, so sink then be returned back
to the Quiet Nook. Finally pick up the goldfish figurine and
enter the archway where you will be transformed into a goldfish. A
final examination of yourself will show that swimming is about all
you can do, so go for it and have a swim around the pool. Doing
this will move the gold coin onto the lily which in return will
float up to the surface of the pond, at the same time depositing
you back at the Quiet Nook. Pick up your possessions and head E SW
SE to the Goldfish Pond where you can retrieve the gold coin.
Return to the Rainbow Fountain and put the gold coin into one of
the empty depressions.

Crimson Coin:
Head NW NW W W into the Imperial Garden Stable where you will find
a closed bin. Open it and take the bag of drake yums then return
to the Rainbow Fountain. Now go SE SE where you will find an
iguana. You need this iguana to solve the next problem, so make
sure that he follows you. If he doesn't, you'll have to go back
and attract his attention. Go SW S E S into the Shrine where you
can examine some fake money on an altar. With the help of the
iguana you can now burn the money which in turn will cause a
shimmering crimson gate to open to the east. Now go E SE into the
Chamber where the iguana will transform into a golden wheel.
Turning this wheel will cause a stairway to appear giving you
access through the skylight where you will find a hungry drake.
Feed the drake and in return he will fly off and return with a
bird cage. Leave the yums with the drake then go D NW W N W into
the Tea House. Show the bird cage to the crimson dragon who will
unlock it and free the nightingale.  Inside the cage you will find
a crimson coin, so take the coin, drop the cage then return to the
Rainbow Fountain and put the crimson coin into one of the empty
depressions.

Granite Coin:
Head NE where you will find a piece of paper with faded music on
it. Pick it up then go S SE to the End of the Road. The sign tells
you to Go Back, so go back to the Other End of the Road then head
NW N to the White House. Pick up a handful of pebbles and start
throwing them about until the front of the house appears. You can
now go north into the house where you will find a granite dragon
and harp. Meditate with the aid of the smooth stone and a melody
will appear in your mind. You can now play the harp which in turn
will wake the dragon who will then give you the granite coin. Drop
any pebbles you may have left then return to the Other End of the
Road where you can make your way back to the Rainbow Fountain.
Dropping the final coin into the fountain will cause you to be
transported to the Land of Mists.

Finale:
Pick up your staff and smooth stone and escape the mists by doing
some meditation.  Now at last you come face to face with Black
Dragon who immediately lunges forward to attack you. With only
your trusty staff you fight off your attacker and with the help of
the mysterious dark woman you finally manage to slay the dragon.

Congratulations, you have managed to save the World Beyond.
Snip.














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