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> Greetings, Moloch! You are an unaligned astral deity.
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> You see here the Amulet of Yendor
> r - the Amulet of Yendor
> Marduk gets angry!
> Marduk summons other gods to retrieve the Amulet!
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> Quetzalcoatl hits!
> Crom hits!
> Blind Io stops and asks for directions!
> Athena hits!
> Kos hits! Your purse feels lighter.
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> Raijin hits! Lightning strikes you!
> You jump into the portal. The portal disappears!
> The other gods summon geeks with no life to hunt down the Amulet.
> You arrive at the Valley of the Dead...
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> The pit fiend says, "Hail Moloch!"
> The balrog says, "Hail Moloch!"
> Give what? [abrtq or ?*] r
> Which direction? h
> The high priest accepts the amulet, and exclaims "Hail Moloch!"
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> The man says "If you find the Amulet of Yendor, you will gain great wealth!"
> Talk to whom? l
> The woman says "They say that the gods may grant you immortality for it!"
> Talk to whom? j
> The man says "They say it is beyond the Valley of Gehennom, deep within the
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== Shortly Thereafter... ==
Do you want your possessions identified? [ynq] (y)
== See also ==
* Athena
* You Have Died
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