The Secret Of Little Hodcome
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Introduction
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It was quite a surprise when the letter arrived informing you of your
inheritance, especially since you had long forgotten about the distant relative
who had left it to you. However the idea of nice little cottage in the country
had a certain 'ring' to it and you were looking forward to seeing the place and
looking it over.

For the next few days you busied yourself in the local library, reading up on
the district of the country where the cottage was and learning as much as
possible of the local history of the place. Though to be quite honest you were a
shade surprised to find that very little seemed to be known about the hamlet of
Little Hodcome.

Eventually the morning dawned of the day upon which you were to travel to Little
Hodcome and after a light breakfast of coffee and toast you set out to meet the
estate-agent, who had promised to await your arrival at the cottage.



Notes
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This program will accept all the standard commands such as EXAMINE, SEARCH,
TAKE, DROP, ENTER as well as the more unusual 'RAM SAVE' and 'RAM LOAD'. Use the
latter to save a game position to and from memory (instant recall) however
always use the more normal SAVE and LOAD in order to make a more permanent
record to tape.



Hints
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If it is too dark to see you will either need a lantern (lit) or else you will
simply have to feel your way around. Also make sure you take note of everything
that is told you and that you utilise all you will learn.

Discover the source of the 'evil' force that pervades the hamlet of Little
Hodcome. Learn how to put a halt to its awesome powers and set free the
villagers from its grasp. Find the ONLY man who can tell you the dark secrets
you will need to know to defeat the 'evil' force and cast it from the land .....



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