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README.txt - the README file for the Dr. Theobold text adventure game
Copyright (C) 2017  Christopher Howard

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ABOUT THIS GAME

`Dr. Theobold' is a text adventure game, which means that you play the
game in a terminal, and that you play by reading text in the terminal
and enter commands on the keyboard.

Commands need to be kept as simple as possible to be recognized. E.g.,
you would enter `put water in bottle' and not `put the water in the
bottle'.

Use the `help' command to see a list of available commands. The list
does not cover every possible command that can be used.

DEPENDENCIES

This game requires the PicoLisp interpreter, which is available under
the MIT/X11 License from <http://software-lab.de/down.html>.
Development with PicoLisp version 16.12, which is available as a
Debian package in the `Stretch' repository (Debian 9.*).

STARTING THE GAME

After installing the picolisp interpreter, enter the program directory
and run the command

 $ pil dr-theobold.l -start-game

Those comfortable with the PicoLisp interpreter may wish to run the
command

 $ pil dr-theobold.l -start-game +

to get access to features like command-line history and keyboard
shortcuts.

