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View: SUSPENDED
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SUSPENDED
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THE STORY IS QUITE SIMPLE. YOU ARE THE FAILSAFE DEVICE TO PROTECT THE SURFACE
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WORLD OF CONTRA SHOULD ANY EMERGENCY DEVOLOP THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PLANET CONTROL
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DEVICES TO FAIL(THESE ARE UNDERGROUND IN A COMPLEX WHERE YOU LIVE SUSPENDED IN A
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CRYOGENIC TUBE AWAITING A DISASTER). YOU ARE AWAKENED TO FIND THAT THERE HAS
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BEEN AN EARTHQUAKE THAT HAS DAMAGED THE CABLES IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
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CHANNEL.
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YOU HAVE SIX DIFFERENT ROBOTS AT YOUR COMMAND. THESE ROBOTS ALL ENJOY DIFFERENT
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SKILLS AND ABILITIES. EACH ONE REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT SENSE.
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* IRIS: THE SENSE OF SIGHT
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# WALDO:THE SENSE OF TOUCH AND DEXTERITY
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* SENSA:PERCEIVES THINGS MAGNETIC AND ELECTRONIC
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# POET:PERCEIVES THINGS ELECTRONIC..CAN DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL FLOWS
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* WHIZ: COMMANDS THE COMPUTER AND CAN DO ERRANDS
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# AUDA: THE SENSE OF HEARING
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THE TRICK TO WINNING SUSPENDED IS ASSIGNING THE RIGHT TASK TO THE RIGHT ROBOT.
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ALSO THE RIGHT ROBOT HAS TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. THIS IS
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CALLED CRITICAL PATH PLANNING. AND THIS IS THE SECRET OF SUSPENDED.
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IN THE STANDARD GAME THERE ARE A FEW REAL TIME EVENTS TO BE AWARE OF:
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1) AT THE 15TH CYCLE THERE IS ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE WHICH CAUSES AN ACID SPILL THAT
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KILLS IN SHORT ORDER ANY ROBOT THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CAVERNOUS ROOM
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THEREAFTER...UNTIL THE ACID IS SHUT OFF.
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2) AT THE 75TH CYCLE THERE IS ANOTHER QUAKE WHICH WRECKS THE HYDROPONICS AND
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TRANSIT EQUIPMENT ON THE SURFACE ABOVE. THESE HAVE TO BE FIXXED QUICKLY OR
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THE GAME ENDS SWIFTLY DUE TO THE STARVING POPULOUS ABOVE.
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3) AT THE 100TH CYCLE HUMANS ENTER THE COMPLEX WITH THE INTENT OF TURNING YOU
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OFF BECAUSE BY THIS TIME YOUR CLEARLY SCREWING UP THE ASSIGNMENT. THESE
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HUMANS CAN BE THE DEATH OF YOU OR THEY CAN HELP YOU BY ....WELL I WON'T TELL
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YOU YET.
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THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS GET YOU THROUGH THE GAME IN LESS THAN 70 MOVES. AS A
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RESULT THEY GIVE LITTLE AID IN THE EVENT THAT YOU FINISH THE GAME IN MORE THAN
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THAT TIME. THE GAME CHANGES CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE 75TH MOVE.
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THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT SURFACE AFTER THAT TIME...WHICH THESE CLUES DO
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NOTHING TO AID.
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LETS GET STARTED..
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#1 POET,GO TO WEATHER CONTROL
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#2 SENSA,GO TO SUB SUPPLY ROOM
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#3 WHIZ,GO TO SECONDARY CHANNEL
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#4 SENSA,TAKE RAMP
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#5 SENSA,GO WEST
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#6 SENSA,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER
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#7 SENSA,GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION
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#8 WALDO,GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION
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#9 AUDA,GO TO GAMMA REPAIR
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THE ABOVE MOVES SET THE GAME UP. POET IS NEEDED TO TURN THE WEATHER CONTROL
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OFF..THIS MINIMIZES DEATHS AT THE SURFACE...YOUR PRIMARY GOAL. SENSA GETS THE
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RAMP THAT IS NEEDED TO ALLOW THE ROBOTS TO GO FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER. AUDA IS
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SENT TO THE GAMMA REPAIR AREA BECAUSE SHE WILL BE NEEDED LATER...AND WITHOUT THE
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HUMANS COMING FOR A WHILE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH HER ANYWAY.
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WALDO, IS SENT TO THE HALLWAY JUNCTION TO MEET SENSA AND TAKE THE CONTAINER AND
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GRASPER ON HIS WAY TO FIXING IRIS WHO IS REPORTED TO BE OUT OF ORDER.
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#10 POET,TURN SECOND DIAL TO 100
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#11 POET,GO TO HALLWAY END
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#12 IRIS,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY ROOM
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#13 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF
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#14 AUDA, LISTEN
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#15 WALDO,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER
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#16 WALDO,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY
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#17 WALDO,INSTALL GRASPER
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#18 WALDO,TAKE RED IC AND YELLOW IC
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#19 SENSA,GO NORTH
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#20 SENSA,TAKE RAMP
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ONCE POET GOT TO THE WEATHER CONTROL, HE HAD TO RESET THE FAULTY CONTROL TO 100.
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THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX BECAUSE IF YOU LET THE GAME GO ON TOO LONG, ALL
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HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE WITH VARIOUS DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS OCCURING WHICH YOU
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WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL. POET IS THEN SENT TO THE HALLWAY END WHERE HE WILL
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BE USED TO GET THE TV CAMERA NEEDED LATER.
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IRIS IS SENT TO THE MAIN SUPPLY ROOM WHERE SHE CAN BE FIXED WHEN WALDO ARRIVES.
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SHE WILL ALSO HELP WALDO REPAIR THE MACHINE THERE.
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SENSA...UPON ARRIVING PUTS THE RAMP IN PLACE SO THAT AUDA CAN GET TO GAMMA
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REPAIR AND SO THAT SHE AND POET CAN GET TO THE OTHER LEVEL. WALDO IS HANDED THE
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GRASPER AND CONTAINER WHICH HE INSTALLS. THIS IS DONE NOW TO SAVE MOVES LATER.
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#21 SENSA,GO TO SMALL SUPPLY
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#22 WALDO,OPEN PANEL
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#23 WALDO,REPLACE ROUGH DEVICE WITH ROUGH OBJECT
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#24 WALDO,CLOSE PANEL
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#25 POET,GET IN CAR
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#26 POET,GET OUT OF CAR
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#27 POET,GO TO BIOLOGY LAB
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#28 WALDO,TAKE BURNED AND FRIED CHIP
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#29 POET,TAKE CAMERA
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#30 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT HOLDER
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THIS STAGE SETS THE ROBOTS TO THEIR MAJOR GATHERING TASKS. WALDO HAS FIXED IRIS,
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AND IS NOW SET ON FIXING THE MACHINE AND SALVAGING ITS PARTS. POET HAS ARRIVED
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AT THE HALLWAY END , GOTTEN IN THE CAR, EXITED THE CAR AND IS NOW GETTING THE
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CAMERA. AND SENSA HAS ARRIVED AT THE SMALL SUPPLY ROOM TO TAKE THE CABLE CUTTER.
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#31 SENSA,GET ON RAMP
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#32 SENSA,TAKE CUTTER
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#33 SENSA,GET OFF RAMP
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#34 SENSA,TAKE RAMP
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#35 SENSA,GO TO SLOPING CORRIDOR
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#36 POET,GO TO VEHICLE DEBARKATION
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#37 WALDO,PUT RED IC IN RED SOCKET
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#38 WALDO,PUT YELLOW IC IN YELLOW SOCKET
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#39 POET,GET IN CAR
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#40 POET,GET OUT OF CAR
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SENSA HAS COMPLETED HER TASK OF GETTING THE METAL TOOL THAT SHE WILL NEED
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SHORTLY. POET HAS GOTTEN THE CAMERA AND IS NOW COMING BACK AND WALDO IS IN THE
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MIDST OF FIXING AND SALVAGING THE MACHINE WITH IRIS IN THE MAIN SUPPLY ROOM
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#41 POET,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL
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#42 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF
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#43 GO TO GAMMA REPAIR
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#44 WALDO,PUSH BUTTON
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#45 IRIS,TAKE FUSE
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#46 WALDO,TAKE CABLE
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#47 WALDO,GO TO THE SECONDARY CHANNEL
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#48 IRIS,GO TO MIDDLE SUPPLY
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#49 IRIS,TAKE CABLE
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#50 IRIS,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY
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POET HAS BEEN SENT TO USE THE CAMERA IN THE PRIMARY CHANNEL (THIS IS A KAMIKAZE
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MISSION BECAUSE HE HAS TO PASS THROUGH THE CAVERNOUS ROOM TO GET THERE). SENSA
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HAS GOTTEN TO THE SLOPING CORRIDOR AND REINSTALLED THE RAMP SO THAT SHE AND POET
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CAN GET TO THE LOWER LEVEL. AND WALDO AND IRIS HAVE GOTTEN THE MACHINE FIXED AND
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SALVAGE ONE OF THE TWO NEEDED CABLES TO SET THE FCS IN BALANCE.
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WALDO IS NOW SET ON A KAMIKAZE MISSION WHERE WHIZ WILL BE WAITING TO INSTALL THE
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CABLE NEEDED IN THE SECONDARY CHANNEL.
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#51 SENSA,EXAMINE OBJECT
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#52 SENSA,TURN FLOWSWITCH
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#53 BOTH SENSA AND AUDA,MOVE FRED
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#54 SENSA, CUT CABLE WITH CUTTER
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#55 POET,PLUG TV1 IN
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#56 POET,AIM TV1 AT SIGN
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(THIS IS THE IMPORTANT RESET CODE..WRITE IT DOWN..ITS DIFFERENT EVERY GAME)
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#57 SENSA,TAKE CABLE
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#58 SENSA,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL
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#59 IRIS, PUT CABLE IN MACHINE
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#60 IRIS, PUT FUSE IN MACHINE
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SENSA AND AUDA SALVAGED THE REMAINING NEEDED CABLE TO FIX THE CABLE IN THE
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PRIMARY CHANNEL. SENSA IS NOW ON HER WAY. POET VALIENTLY DIED TRYING TO WORK THE
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CAMERA IN THE PRIMARY CHANNEL AFTER HAVING CORROSIVE ACID SPILLED ON HIM. AND
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IRIS HAS FIXED THE RESET MACHINE NOW ONLY AWAITING THE INSTALLATION OF THE
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CABLES IN THE FCS TO RESET THE SYSTEMS TO SET THE SURFACE WORLD ABOVE RIGHT.
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#61 WHIZ,GO TO WALDO
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#62 WHIZ,TAKE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE
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#63 WHIZ,REPLACE THE NINE-INCH CABLE WITH THE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE
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#64 WHIZ,DRAG WALDO TO THE EAST END
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#65 AUDA,GO TO SLEEP CHAMBER
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#66 SENSA,REPLACE FOUR-INCH CABLE WITH TWELVE-INCH CABLE
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#67 IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE
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#68 IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE
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AT THIS POINT THE GAME IS OVER AND ONLY 8000 ARE DEAD AND YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED IN
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YOUR MISSION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS DOES NOT ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS AND
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PUZZLES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE GAME IT JUST TELLS YOU HOW TO WIN THE GAME IN
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THE SHORTEST ORDER.
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY.....
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DOCTOR FLORA
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