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for admission to <strong>the</strong> company <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gods. Zeus repaid <strong>this</strong>arrogance by sending a horsefly to sting Pegasus. The flyinghorse reared and Bellerophon was flung from its back, fallingso far and landing so hard that he was crippled for life. Hespent <strong>the</strong> remainder <strong>of</strong> his days a miserable, wanderingoutcast.Tantalus (TAN-tuh-lus), on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, was invited toshare not just Zeus’s table but <strong>the</strong> great god’s secrets. ButTantalus dared to tell <strong>the</strong>se secrets to his fellow mortals. Or,some say, he stole Zeus’s ambrosia (am-BROH-zhuh). (Nectarand ambrosia were <strong>the</strong> special treats <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gods. Nectarwas fermented honey, or mead. Ambrosia may have beena concoction <strong>of</strong> honey, water, fruit, cheese, olive oil, andbarley.) For ei<strong>the</strong>r or both <strong>of</strong> his transgressions, Tantalus wasconsigned to Tartarus—as far beneath Hades as Hades isbeneath <strong>the</strong> sky.A dead soul stands in a field <strong>of</strong> boulders.ROCKBREAKERWha’cha in for? Me, I pulled fifteen to eternity athard labor for swipin’ ambrosia from <strong>the</strong> gods.(pause)Tell ya what, you break some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se rocks forme and I’ll clue you in.If you don’t happen to have a sledgehammer, you try <strong>the</strong>hand or “do” cursor on one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boulders. This causes youto kick it—futilely. This hurts your foot, so you hop aroundsaying, “Ooh, ah, ow, oh!” Using your hands and/or sword,if you hit <strong>the</strong> rock a few times:ROCKBREAKERYou’ll never get nowhere that way. You’re gonnaneed some kinda rock-buster.You’re free to click your way along an exploration <strong>of</strong> Tartarus.When you return with <strong>the</strong> sledgehammer (page 36) and clickit on a boulder, it causes you to hit some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> variousboulders scattered around. After breaking three boulders:ROCKBREAKEROkay, okay, that’s enough… The king at <strong>the</strong>banquet? He expected you ta recognize <strong>the</strong> royalpattern ‘cause it’s on <strong>the</strong> sword.45

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