Hot, foul, and dark. How did indoor theater become so fashionable? Well enough 
in spring rain or winter, but not in the thick, dead afternoon of high summer. 
And though Rito and Imita looks very fine, shining with electric moonslight in 
the enclosed gloom, you're much more aware of being crammed in neck-by-neck    
with your sweaty fellow citizens.                                              
                                                                               
Damn the crowd, in truth: your mood was hot, foul, and dark when you sat down. 
Aessa was supposed to meet you here. She's made excuses before, and you don't  
think about what it might mean. Try not to think, rather. Just watch the story.
One of your favorites. But it's miserably hot, and you just aren't caught up in
the play...                                                                    
                                                                               
SO FAR                                                                         
An Interactive Catharsis                                                       
Copyright 1996 by Andrew Plotkin.                                              
(First-time players should type "about".)                                      
Release 6 / Serial number 961218 / Inform v1502 Library 5/12                   
Standard interpreter 1.0                                                       
                                                                               
Lower Theater (on the bench)                                                   
If nothing else, you have a good seat. The stage is only a few rows to the     
north. People are jammed on benches in every direction; you think the aisle is 
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