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This code is a forward-port of the Crowther/Woods Adventure 2.5 from This code is a forward-port of the Crowther/Woods Adventure 2.5 from
1995, last version in the main line of Colossal Cave Adventure 1995, last version in the main line of Colossal Cave Adventure
development written by the original authors. The authors have given development written by the original authors. The authors have given
permission and encouragement for this release. permission and encouragement for this releasel it obsolesces all
the 350-point versions and previous 2.x (430-point) ports.
The file history.adoc contains a more detailed history of this game The file history.adoc contains a more detailed history of this game
and its ancestors. The file notes.adoc is the maintainer's notes, and its ancestors. The file notes.adoc is the maintainer's notes,

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earliest releases don't match either comments in the code or the earliest releases don't match either comments in the code or the
careful reconstruction in <<SN>>. careful reconstruction in <<SN>>.
Future versions of this document may attempt to untangle some of the An attempt to untangle and document a lot of the non-mainline history
non-mainline history. For now, it will suffice to explain the chain of has been made by Arthur O'Dwyer at <<QUUX>>. For our purposes, it
provenance that led from the original Adventure to the version will suffice to explain the chain of provenance that led from the
distributed with this document. original Adventure to the Open Adventure distributed with this
document.
The original 350-point ADVENT on the PDP-10 had been one of my The original 350-point ADVENT on the PDP-10 had been one of my
formative experiences as a fledgling hacker in 1976-77. Forty years formative experiences as a fledgling hacker in 1976-77. Forty years
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- [[[DND]]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnd_(video_game) - [[[DND]]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnd_(video_game)
- [[[WUMPUS]]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus - [[[WUMPUS]]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus
- [[[QUUX]]] https://github.com/Quuxplusone/Advent