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8.4 KiB
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239 lines
8.4 KiB
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>: read pamphlet
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The pamphlet is standard municipal fare. It reads, The City of
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Chicago's Refuse and Recycling Program combines modern trash
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classification with cybernetic labor to keep our city beautiful,
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while at the same time minimizing waste and limiting consumer
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spending. In keeping with our motto of "One Resident's Trash Is
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Another Resident's Treasure," unwanted items are collected,
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repaired, and redistributed to other residents who would have
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purchased them anyway. Residents should contribute to the city's
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program by leaving heaps of items unwanted on the sidewalk on
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collection day.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: read manifesto
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The manifesto is [______REDACTED______].
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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Junk Room
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You are in a room with a pile of junk. A hallway leads south.
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There is a bolt here.
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Underneath the bolt, there is a spring.
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Underneath the spring, there is a button.
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Underneath the button, there is a (broken) processor.
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Underneath the processor, there is a red pill.
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Underneath the pill, there is a (broken) radio.
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Underneath the radio, there is a cache.
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Underneath the cache, there is a blue transistor.
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Underneath the transistor, there is an antenna.
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Underneath the antenna, there is a screw.
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Underneath the screw, there is a (broken) motherboard.
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Underneath the motherboard, there is a (broken) A-1920-IXB.
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Underneath the A-1920-IXB, there is a red transistor.
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Underneath the transistor, there is a (broken) keypad.
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Underneath the keypad, there is some trash.
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>: l bolt
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The bolt is quite useful for securing all sorts of things.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l spring
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The spring is tightly coiled.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l button
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The button is labeled 6.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l processor
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The processor is from the elusive 19x86 line.
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Also, it is broken: it is a processor missing a cache.
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>: l pill
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The pill is tempting looking. Interestingly, this one is red.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l radio
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The radio is a hi-fi AM/FM stereophonic radio.
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Also, it is broken: it is a radio missing a transistor and an
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antenna.
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>: l cache
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The cache is fully-associative.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l blue transistor
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The transistor is PNP-complete. Interestingly, this one is blue.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l antenna
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The antenna is appropriate for receiving transmissions between
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30 kHz and 30 MHz.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l screw
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The screw is not from a Dutch company.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l motherboard
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The motherboard is well-used.
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Also, it is broken: it is a motherboard missing a A-1920-IXB and
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a screw.
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>: l A-1920-IXB
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The A-1920-IXB is an exemplary instance of part number
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A-1920-IXB.
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Also, it is broken: it is (a A-1920-IXB missing a transistor)
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missing (a radio missing an antenna) and a processor and a bolt.
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>: l red transistor
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The transistor is NPN-complete. Interestingly, this one is red.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l keypad
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The keypad is labeled "use me".
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Also, it is broken: it is a keypad missing a motherboard and a
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button.
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>: l trash
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The trash is of absolutely no value.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: use keypad
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ADVTR.KEY=20@999999|36995486a5be3bd747d778916846d2d
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You unlock and open the door. Passing through, you find yourself
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on the streets of Chicago. Seeing no reason you should ever go
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back, you allow the door to close behind you.
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>: l
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54th Street and Ridgewood Court
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You are standing at the corner of 54th Street and Ridgewood
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Court. From here, you can go east.
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There is a /etc/passwd here.
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Underneath the /etc/passwd, there is a self-addressed note.
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Underneath the note, there is a (broken) downloader.
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Underneath the downloader, there is a (broken) uploader.
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>: l /etc/passwd
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The /etc/passwd is some kind of lost inode. It reads:
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howie:xyzzy:Howard Curry:/home/howie
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yang:U+262F:Y Yang:/home/yang
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hmonk:COMEFROM:Harmonious Monk:/home/hmonk.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: l note
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The note is written in a familiar hand.
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It reads: Dear Self, I had to erase our memory to protect the
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truth. The Municipality has become more powerful than we had
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feared. Its Censory Engine has impeded the spread of information
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throughout our ranks. I've left two useful items for you here,
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but I had to disassemble them and scatter the pieces. Each piece
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may be assembled from the items at a single location. Repair the
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items and recover the blueprint from the Museum of Science and
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Industry; it will show you how to proceed. If you have trouble
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reading the blueprint, know that the Censory Engine blocks only
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your perception, not your actions. Have courage, my self, the
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abstraction is weak! P.S. SWITCH your GOGGLES!. Interestingly,
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this one is self-addressed.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: switch goggles
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According to the markings on your goggles, they support
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following modes: English, XML, sexp, ML, ANSI, and Reading.
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>: l downloader
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The downloader is (according to the label) fully compatible with
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third generation municipal robots.
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Also, it is broken: it is a downloader missing a USB cable and a
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display and a jumper shunt and a progress bar and a power cord.
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>: l uploader
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The uploader is used to update firmware on municipal robots. A
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label reads, Warning: use of this device will void your robot's
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warranty.
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Also, it is broken: it is an uploader missing a MOSFET and a
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status LED and a RS232 adapter and a EPROM burner and a battery.
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>: e
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54th Street and Dorchester Avenue
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You are standing at the corner of 54th Street and Dorchester
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Avenue. From here, you can go north, east, south, or west.
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There is an orange-red X-9247-GWE here.
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Underneath the X-9247-GWE, there is a (broken) magenta
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V-0010-XBD.
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Underneath the V-0010-XBD, there is a pumpkin F-1403-QDS.
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Underneath the F-1403-QDS, there is a (broken) heavy P-5065-WQO.
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Underneath the P-5065-WQO, there is a taupe B-4832-LAL.
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Underneath the B-4832-LAL, there is a (broken) gray40
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L-6458-RNH.
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Underneath the L-6458-RNH, there is a (broken) eggplant
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T-9887-OFC.
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Underneath the T-9887-OFC, there is a (broken) indigo
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Z-1623-CEK.
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Underneath the Z-1623-CEK, there is a yellow-green H-9887-MKY.
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Underneath the H-9887-MKY, there is a (broken) shiny F-6678-DOX.
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Underneath the F-6678-DOX, there is a pale-green R-1403-SXU.
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Underneath the R-1403-SXU, there is a (broken) USB cable.
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Underneath the USB cable, there is a sienna N-4832-NUN.
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Underneath the N-4832-NUN, there is a slate-gray J-9247-IRG.
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Underneath the J-9247-IRG, there is a dim-gray B-5065-YLQ.
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>: e
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54th Street and Blackstone Avenue
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You are standing at the corner of 54th Street and Blackstone
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Avenue. From here, you can go north, east, south, or west.
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There is a textbook here.
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>: read textbook
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The textbook is titled History of Modern Tabulation. The first
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chapter begins, By the year 1919FF, computers had become so
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small that they could be mounted on small auto-locomotive carts.
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These mobile tabulators (later known as "robots") were
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programmed to carry out everyday, menial tasks, leaving their
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human counterparts to live lives of idle luxury. For example, in
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the city of Chicago, mobile tabulators were programmed to carry
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out diverse jobs including law enforcement, bank robbery,
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investment banking, and waste management.
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At one time, many humans demanded that their cybernetic
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neighbors be given the right to choose alternative occupations.
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Despite this call for workplace equality, most of the tabulators
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found that they were most content while performing their
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assigned roles. Those that took other jobs were often
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unmotivated and spend most of their time pondering useless ideas
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such as free will and consciousness.
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The great tabulator-philosopher Turning stated that only by
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embracing its true purpose can a tabulator achieve something
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indistinguishable from happiness. According to observers,
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however, Turning was unfulfilled by his work as a philosopher
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and, soon after making this statement, returned to his work as a
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tool machinist.
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The textbook rattles on in a similar vein for some five hundred
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additional pages.
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Also, it is in pristine condition.
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>: e
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54th Street and Harper Avenue
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You are standing at the corner of 54th Street and Harper Avenue.
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A sign reads, "No access east of Lakeshore Blvd (incl. Museum of
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Science and Industry) due to construction." From here, you can
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go north, south, or west.
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>: n
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53th Street and Harper Avenue
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You are standing at the corner of 53th Street and Harper Avenue.
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A sign reads, "No access east of Lakeshore Blvd (incl. Museum of
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Science and Industry) due to construction." From here, you can
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go north, south, or west.
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