The Treasure Of The Santa Maria
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Introduction
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As you gazed around at the polished brasses and gleaming woodwork you could not help
but wonder at the tales this small inn could tell ... it jest seemed to "ooze" atmosphere
and you could somehow sense that many an adventure had been hatched over any one of the
small dark timber tables that now graced the small but cosy room.

Money had been a bit scarce in recent years but a small "windfall", in the form of a legacy
from a recently departed uncle, had meant that you had been able to book yourself a short
holiday in the lovely part of Cornwall in which you were now staying. However, there had
not been that much money and you had to content yourself with visiting most of the places
that did not demand too much in the way of entrance fees ... such as the local museum and
the quaint little fishing village a few miles down the road. It was there that you had
first met your companion of today and it was there that you had arranged today's meeting.

" ... It is said that the night was rough and the seas high when she first rounded the
headland and many of the local folk felt sure she was destined to join old Davey Jones
at the bottom of the sea. However, her crew struggled manfully with her rigging and brought
her about just in time to miss the dreaded "needles". Suddenly there was a lull in the
storm and she managed to get her head around to face the open sea ... They say it was a
fine sight as she turned, sails a'billowing, but fate casts a strange hand at times and
the storm rose up again just as quickly as it had first abated. Tossed like a cork on the
dark waters she was last seen breaching a bank of thick sea mist." My companion picked up
his tankard and took a long swig ... "So you see, she could still be out there to this
day, just waiting for some lucky so-and-so to find her and the riches she contains."

Can you find the missing galleon and can YOU discover the means to rid her of her cargo
of golden doubloons ... Only time will tell! Time and your own ability to solve puzzles.



Notes
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As with any Laurence Creighton game, this one will recognise all the usual type
of command such as EXAMINE, SEARCH, DROP, TAKE, etc. It will also recognise the
use of RAM SAVE and RAM LOAD to store and recall a game position, but always use
the more standard SAVE and LOAD to make a more permanent record on tape.