Stepping off of the damp and rickety ship that carried you and many other      
passengers to the fabled land of Erden after so many leagues, you arrive upon  
the wooden docks of the land's most prominent town of Shalandria.  You have    
heard many fantastic tales about this land including mysterious appearances of 
a fearsome dragon and of a large beautiful ruby hidden away in deep caverns    
whose location has been lost over the eras.  You are a stranger in this land,  
but with an adventurer's spirit, you hope to overcome the obstacles ahead and  
thrive in this new land.                                                       
                                                                               
Travels in the Land of Erden:  In Quest of the Adventure                       
Release Version 1                                                              
Copyright (c) 1997 by Laura A. Knauth                                          
                                                                               
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Release 1 / Serial number 970930 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2                    
Standard interpreter 1.0                                                       
                                                                               
Dock                                                                           
This is the main dock where townspeople, tradesmen, and sailors alike gain     
their first view of the beautiful little town of Shalandria.  Salty breezes    
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