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<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>UG</u></h2> If you can suss out the underground parking for next time, you won’t have to make the gruelling journey through the lobby again. ...There will be a next time, right? [[(continue.)|UG-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>2</u></h2> Your true nature will soon be revealed. Just be patient… [[(continue.)|Level 2-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>4</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 4-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>5</u></h2> Keep a level head—remember what joys you will meet at your desired destination. [[(continue.)|Level 5-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>6</u></h2> Get some fresh air. [[(continue.)|Level 6-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-moving.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-2" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-2" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>4</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 4-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-2" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>5</u></h2> Keep a level head—remember what joys you will meet at your desired destination. [[(continue.)|Level 5-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-2" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>5</u></h2> Keep a level head—remember what joys you will meet at your desired destination. [[(continue.)|Level 5-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-3" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>1</u></h2> You’re about to win a brand-new GPS [[(continue.)|Level 1-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>2</u></h2> Your true nature will soon be revealed. Just be patient… [[(continue.)|Level 2-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>4</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 4-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-2" fadeout>> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>UG</u></h2> If you can suss out the underground parking for next time, you won’t have to make the gruelling journey through the lobby again. ...There will be a next time, right? [[(continue.)|UG-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>6</u></h2> Get some fresh air. Clear your head. [[(continue.)|Level 6-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/white-panel.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>1</u></h2> You’re about to win a brand-new GPS [[(continue.)|Level 1-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>2</u></h2> Your true nature will soon be revealed. Just be patient… [[(continue.)|Level 2-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>4</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 4-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>5</u></h2> Keep a level head—remember what joys you will meet at your desired destination. [[(continue.)|Level 5-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going DOWN to level <u>UG</u></h2> If you can suss out the underground parking for next time, you won’t have to make the gruelling journey through the lobby again. ...There will be a next time, right? [[(continue.)|UG-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-moving.jpg" alt="lift door shut - city view lightly visible"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Might I suggest you think clearly for a minute? One. Single. Minute. Seriously, has your GPS malfunctioned already? It is just Level 5. It has always just been Level 5. This game of back-and-forth—why do you keep humouring yourself with it? There was always one direction—and that direction is up! A simple, standard direction! [[(prove the doubters wrong!)|Inside-Control-ALT]] [[(shut up, I'm leaving.)|QUIT1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1 loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br><em>Despite the human’s many attempts to progress the lift, they remain at Level 2, instinctively cowered from the barren and exposed terrain of Level 5, and the predators that seek to eat them.</em> [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-2-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-2alt" play>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You sway, but are caught by the moving sea that has appeared below you. You can smell everything, see clearly now. That sense is overwhelming. The fish has escaped the bowl, but what comes next are the ravenous waters. You won’t know what’s swimming below your feet. Tendrils of seaweed already wrap around your ankles. [[(ahoy! Where shall ye sail to next?)|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-3-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-3alt" play loop volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Party balloons. Stretchy ligaments. You’re almost there. Your family and friends are cheering you on. Overpriced party horns are in hand, ready to be blown for when you finally cross that finish line. It’s awfully intimidating, isn’t it? [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-4-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-4" play volume 0.5 loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>The door opens again. Level 5 swirls with the many directions of those who travelled before you. Is it finally time? Will you enter? Will you complete Step 3? [[(conduct a very important survey of the remaining levels.)|Inside-Control-ALT]] [[(enter. It's finally time.)|END1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-5-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-5alt" play loop>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Wh-what is that~? A ghost? Does it want to come over? Does it speak? It waves its see-through arm—ahh! Wh-what will you do~?!! [[(run away!)|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-6alt" play volume 0.5 loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>It looks familiar here. You would hope so, after all that time in the corner. When the door opens briefly, you can see past the lobby and through to the entrance. Or is it an exit? Hopefully not, but you’re still not sure. Now, how much longer do I have to wait for you? Do we have to go back around in a pointless circle again? [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-ALT]] [[(exit through the entrance.)|QUIT1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-alt.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1 loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>The carpark’s full—no slipping through the ticket gate now! Okay, we’ve seen enough. Let’s go back up. I can’t stand these petrol fumes—I’m getting a headache! [[(go back up.)|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-ug-both.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "level-ugalt" play loop volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>This is the lobby—level zero. Nothing of value is here. [[(continue.)|ALT Lobby2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/lobby-alt.jpg" alt="the foyer of a building"> </div> <<audio "level-5" fadeout>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You don’t remember how much time has passed, but your phone has provided an apt supply of distraction. And the corner has provided optimal comfort, as far as corners go. You could’ve quit Roundabout Tower, given up, but a few people know you’re here. [[Let's use the lift.|ALT Lobby3]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/lobby-alt.jpg" alt="the foyer of a building"> </div>

<div id="answerphone"></div> <div class="container"> <button onclick="printStringByLetter()">"...seriously?"</button> </div> <script> //from tutorial at https://medium.com/@aayushpatniya1999/how-to-create-a-typing-effect-for-displaying-text-on-a-webpage-771b69440b61 var myString = "I'm not answering. You're on your own."; var answerphone = document.getElementById("answerphone"); function printStringByLetter() { var index = 0; var intervalId = setInterval(function() { answerphone.innerHTML += myString.charAt(index); index++; if(index == myString.length) { clearInterval(intervalId); } }, 50); } </script> <<link "(return.)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>The lift has arrived! 'Down?'—don’t worry. You're early anyway. Or maybe you're just afraid of heights. Many are! <br>[[(enter.)|Go in-DOWN-1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-down.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Wait…you actually did it? Well…good job! Step 3 is complete. You successfully used a lift. That was, in fact, the job description. But I am shrugging dramatically. [[(continue.)|EARLY2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/endwindow.jpg" alt="looking out a large window - city view lightly visible - party balloons"> </div> <<audio "level-5" stop>>

<img class="quitscreen" src="./images/endwindow.jpg" alt="looking out a large window - city view lightly visible - party balloons" align=center width=100%> <br><h2 align=center> Oh? All this was for a party?</h2> <p align=center> [[(start over?)->Intro 1]] </p>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>It’s actually pretty good here. Not perfect, but that doesn’t matter. You try to remember what the other floors were like, the other landmarks on your journey. You can faintly remember how you got here. They were insignificant—like fragments of a dream, forgotten after waking—but you know they helped to release and rationalise those fragments that will always be a part of you. And those are what make your courage admirable. [[(continue.)|END2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/ellipsisgood.gif" alt="ellipsis, gradually lit up"> </div> <<audio "level-5" stop>> <<audio "level-5alt" stop>>

<img class="quitscreen" src="./images/endwindow.jpg" alt="looking out a large window - city view lightly visible - party balloons" align=center width=100%> <h2 align=center>Congratulations, test taker. You finally completed Step 3.</h2> <p align=center>(now I will go peacefully to sleep~) <br>[[(continue.)|ENDFINAL]]</p>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>1</u></h2> You’re about to win a brand-new GPS [[(continue.)|Level 1-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>3</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 3-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>4</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level 4-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Just imagine you’re about to take a nice, relaxing chairlift down. Ignore the rattles. And don’t slip under the beam. Relax. [[(it's time for Step 2)|Step 2-DOWN-1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-alt.jpg" alt="in the lift, ground floor">

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br> The floors are chequered tiles—perfect for sock-sliding—if there weren’t the threat of being caught. Always check for cameras in confined spaces such as these. [[(it's time for Step 2)|Step 2-UP-1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-arrived.jpg" alt="In the lift, ground floor"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 1</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="1-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="1-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="1-GoingUP2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="1-GoingUP3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="1-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="1-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="1-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 2</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="2-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="2-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="2-GoingDOWN1"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="2-GoingUP3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="2-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="2-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="2-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 3</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="3-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="3-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="3-GoingDOWN1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="3-GoingDOWN2"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="3-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="3-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="3-GoingUP6"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 4</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel2.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="4-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="4-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="4-GoingDOWN1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="4-GoingDOWN2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="4-GoingDOWN3"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="4-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="4-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 5</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/white-panel.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="5-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="5-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="5-GoingDOWN1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="5-GoingDOWN2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="5-GoingDOWN3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="5-GoingDOWN4"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="5-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; } #ui-bar {color: white;} .link-internal { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } </style>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level 6</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel2.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="6-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="6-GoingDOWNG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="6-GoingDOWN1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="6-GoingDOWN2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="6-GoingDOWN3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="6-GoingDOWN4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="6-GoingDOWN5"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Where will you go?</h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel3.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="ALT phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="ALT Level UG-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="ALT Level G-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="ALT Level 1-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="ALT Level 2-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="ALT Level 3-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="ALT Level 4-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="ALT Level 5-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="ALT Level 6-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open2"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut2"> </map> </div> <<audio "level-ugalt" stop>> <<audio "level-2alt" stop>> <<audio "level-3alt" stop>> <<audio "level-4" stop>> <<audio "level-5alt" stop>> <<audio "level-6alt" stop>> <<audio "chime" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level G</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="G-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="G-GoingUP1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="G-GoingUP2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="G-GoingUP3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="G-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="G-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="G-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Step 3: Dictate your desired destination. You have <u>1</u> levels available for input.</h2> Remember, your desired destination is floor 5. </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="1078,1324,1373,1619" data-passage="G-GoingDOWNUG"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div> <<audio "bgm1" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Step 3: Dictate your desired destination. You have <u>6</u> levels available for input.</h2> Remember, your desired destination is floor 5. </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="Level 1-arrived"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="G-GoingUP2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="G-GoingUP3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="G-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="level-5early1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="G-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div> <<audio "bgm1" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>You are currently on <u>Level UG</u></h2> </div>  <img src="./images/inside-panel1.gif" usemap="#inside-panel-map" class="outsidemap" alt="lift control panel - number buttons" align=right> <map name="inside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="1145,1710,1315,1882" data-passage="phone"> <area shape="rect" coords="671,1326,968,1623" data-passage="UG-GoingUPG"> <area shape="rect" coords="669,937,966,1237" data-passage="UG-GoingUP1"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,939,1377,1236" data-passage="UG-GoingUP2"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,555,966,850" data-passage="UG-GoingUP3"> <area shape="rect" coords="1080,552,1379,850" data-passage="UG-GoingUP4"> <area shape="rect" coords="668,166,964,463" data-passage="UG-GoingUP5"> <area shape="rect" coords="1084,166,1382,467" data-passage="UG-GoingUP6"> <area shape="rect" coords="740,1713,901,1878" data-passage="open"> <area shape="rect" coords="944,1713,1107,1878" data-passage="shut"> </map> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>This is Roundabout Tower, a focal point of your small suburb. You’ve never braved it. It has marvellous views which caress the city—or so the rumours say. [[(continue.)|Intro 2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/building.jpg" alt="the outside of tall grey modern building"> </div> <style> @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cabin+Sketch:wght@400;700&display=swap'); </style> <<audio "end-bad" stop>> <<audio "bgm1" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You can faintly remember why you came here. [[(enter.)|Intro 3]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/building.jpg" alt="the outside of tall grey modern building"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>This is the lobby—floor zero. The <em>ground floor</em> of the building. [[(continue.)|Intro 4]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/lobby-intro.jpg" alt="the foyer of a building"> </div>

<div class="pagelist"> <div class="text"> <br>There is:<br> <div class="list"> <span class="desk"> 1 empty reception desk <span class="hoverdesk">no barrier to entry</span> </span> <span class="bathroom"> 1 men's bathroom <span class="hoverbathroom">the women's is on Floor 2</span> </span> <span class="entrance"> 1 entrance <span class="hoverentrance">day outside—already used</span> </span> <span class="exit"> 1 exit <span class="hoverexit">night outside</span> </span> [[1 lift|Intro 5]] </div> <style> font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; </style> </div> <img class="storylist" src="./images/lobby-intro.jpg" alt="the foyer of a building"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>A Lift</h2> 'Elevator' in English (US) <br>'Elevates' to higher realities <br>Analogue controls <br>[[Let's use the lift|Title]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-start.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Here is a flash new map to help you navigate this place. Roundabout Tower isn’t always the most intuitive for beginners in lift-usage. Take the first exit at the next red light? Or don’t, there’s always roadworks there. But follow our arrows. If it points up, go up. Follow through once you start. Don’t cut the arrow short—it doesn’t deserve that. Give it a chance. [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-1-arrived.jpg" alt="view of chequered floor in lift - small trail of red arrows"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br><em>Despite the many avenues of man, we are all still a part of Kingdom Animalia. Think of yourself as a hunter-gatherer millions of years ago. Harness your adrenaline to survive and catch that giant deer over there. Fight. Or freeze and be stuck on level 2 forever. At least there is a women’s bathroom. Or [[fly|QUIT1]]—that’s always an option. Otherwise, you will decompose and be absorbed by nature.</em> [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-2-arrived.jpg" alt="lift door open, vine plant creeping in"> </div> <<audio "level-2" play loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You sway. You hear a splash. A light puddle has formed at your feet. Understandably, there aren’t any drains in here to drain. The door stays shut, enclosing you in a fishbowl. You look up. Rain is pouring from the roof—even the most pristine shells, such as this elevator, have their holes. It’s getting warmer. A mist begins to sting your eyes. Your shirt sticks to you. You worry it will become see-through. The water is rising. I suggest a new floor. [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-3]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-3-arrived.jpg" alt="ENTER"> </div> <<audio "level-3" play volume 0.1 loop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>When the door opens, you think of other doors. A grand staircase is on the horizon. You’ll have to step out of the lift to use it. Perhaps a door at the top of this staircase opens to Level 5? Perhaps. But the climb would feel never-ending. Like one of those dreams where you try to press a button but it’s just not pressing. Or one where you slip on a step, and just keep somersaulting, down and down, again and again. You don’t think stairs will work for you. That’s perfectly fine! I prefer lifts, personally. [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-4]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-4-arrived.jpg" alt="open lift door, looking at a big wooden staircase"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>The door opens. You can faintly remember why you came here. Daylight spawns before you. When you look down, you see the footprints of those who are ahead. You know you should follow in step. A great wind tugs at your arms, but your legs stick firmly to the tiles, like they are glued to the early steps of others. The door is only a leg’s reach away. If your body were a spool holder, your arms would be unravelling ribbons, coerced into the unknowns of Level 5. This is why you came here. But how much do you want what is here? [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-5]] [[(wait. I can’t enter yet. just a bit more time.)|ALT Lobby1]] [[(take a deep breath. enter.)|END1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-5-arrived.jpg" alt="lift door open - a bizarre portal on other side"> </div> <<audio "level-5" play loop>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; #ui-bar {color: white; } </style>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>That was a close one—you almost made it to Level 5! There's a light breeze out here. Nothing that can blow you off course, but it wakes you up and gives you something to focus on. When you're climbing a mountain, a hill, a tower...it's always easier to go down than up. Worse for your knees, but easier. No, don't use that fire escape over there. Ignore that. Hold firm against the wind. I said don't. [[(dictate your destination)|Inside-Control-6]] [[(use the fire escape)|fire-escape]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-6-arrived.jpg" alt="lift door open to rooftop balcony - city view"> </div> <<audio "level-6" play volume 0.2>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>This looks familiar, but isn’t the ground always familiar? The chequered tiles in this lift remind you of an old relative’s kitchen, wherein you once sock-slid into the oven. Little connections like these always remind you of the past, how you were, how similar you still are. Even though you can use an oven now, you still have to watch your feet. [[(dictate your destination.)|Inside-Control-G]] [[(exit through the entrance.)|QUIT1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-arrived.jpg" alt="inside the lift, view from bottom corner"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Your desired destination is floor 5.</h2> </div>  <img usemap="#outside-panel-map" src="./images/outside-panel.gif" class="outsidemap" align=right alt="lift control panel - up and down buttons"> <map name="outside-panel-map"> <area shape="rect" coords="777,463,1272,941" data-passage="UP-1"> <area shape="rect" coords="785,1140,1272,1632" data-passage="DOWN-1"> </map>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br> <h3>Are you sure? Do you give up on Level 5?</h3> <<link "(no. take me back.)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>> [[(I'm sure.)|QUIT2]] </div> </div>  <<audio "bgm1" stop>> <<audio "level-2" stop>> <<audio "level-ug" stop>> <<audio "chime" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Level 5 was always untouchable. You wonder what part of you ever thought it was safe to come here. [[(continue.)|QUITBOTH]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/ellipsisbad.jpg" alt="ellipsis"> </div> <<audio "end-bad" play>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You wonder why you bother, why you thought you could conquer the great Roundabout Tower. It turned you around, around, around. The trek was useless. [[(continue.)|QUITFINAL]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/ellipsisbad.jpg" alt="looking out the window, flames in eyes"> </div>

<img class="quitscreen" src="./images/quit.jpg" alt="looking out the window, flames in eyes" align=center width=100%> <h2 align=center> The bus will be here soon</h2> <p align=center> but somehow, a part of you feels the urge to walk back inside and try again. Do you?</p><p align=center>[[(start over.)->Intro 1]] </p>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h1 align=center> Step 1: Observe the control panel</h1> <h2 align=center> You will not yet be entering the lift</h2> <p align=center> [[(continue.)|Step 1, 2]]</p> </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-start.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Consider where you stand in relation to your desired destination. <br>To successfully use a lift, you need a desired destination. [[(i understand...)|Step 1, 3]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-start.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br> * What level of the tower are you currently on? * What level is your desired destination on? * Do the floor numbers ascend or descend? These are just some of the simple questions you must evaluate. [[(okay?)|Step 1, 4]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-start.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> A small test… <em>If you are on floor 2 and your desired destination is on floor 3, you will want +1 level, which is, in accordance with the general standard, up.</em> Your desired destination is floor 5. [[(i'll remember this...)|Outside-Control-Panel]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-start.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h1 align=center> Step 2: Observe the number pad.</h1> <h2 align=center> It is time to dictate your desired destination. </h2> <p align=center> [[(continue.)|Step 2-DOWN-2]]</p> </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-alt.jpg" alt="lift control panel - number buttons"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Since you selected 'DOWN' you have <u>1</u> level available for input. This is level UG You will have many chances to [[leave|QUIT1]] during this trip of yours, but where would you go? What would you do? [[(time to go down...)|Inside-Control-GDOWN]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-alt.jpg" alt="In the lift, ground floor"> </div> <<audio "bgm1" fadeout>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h1 align=center> Step 2: Observe the number pad.</h1> <h2 align=center> It is time to dictate your desired destination. </h2> <p align=center> [[(continue.)|Step 2-UP-2]]</p> </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-arrived.jpg" alt="In the lift, ground floor"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Since you selected 'UP' you have <u>6</u> levels available for input. These are levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 This is the true beginning of your journey. You will have many chances to [[leave|QUIT1]] during your time here—but don't! Stay focused! [[(time to go up...)|Inside-Control-GUP]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-g-arrived.jpg" alt="In the lift, ground floor"> </div> <<audio "bgm1" fadeout>>

by Charlotte Burnett (2026)

How to Use a

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<img src="./images/title.gif" alt="outside of the lift" align=center width=100%> <br><h2 align=center> A simple three-step process. </h2> <p align=center> [[(continue.)->Step 1, 1]] </p> <<audio "bgm1" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>G</u></h2> You’re about to win a brand-new GPS [[(continue.)|Level 1-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-ug" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>G</u></h2> Your true nature will soon be revealed. Just be patient… [[(continue.)|Level 2-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-ug" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>5</u></h2> Keep a level head—remember what joys you will meet at your desired destination. [[(continue.)|Level 5-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-ug" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>G</u></h2> [[(continue.)|Level G-arrived]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div> <<audio "level-ug" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br> This looks like a nice place to rest. You can almost fall asleep, under the weight of all the other levels. There’s no one around that you can see. The echoes of car engines bounce off the walls. The garage door is open. There is a ticket gate. You don’t have a ticket, but you’re not a car. You could [[exit|QUIT1]] through there if you really wanted to—but you don’t want that, do you? Then you’d have to explain your case for avoiding such jovial commitments as those on Level 5. <style> body { font-family: "Cabin Sketch"; } #ui-bar { font-family: Arial; } </style> [[(go back up.)|Inside-Control-UG]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-ug-both.jpg" alt="car park sign, prison bars-like door blocking lift"> </div> <<audio "level-ug" play loop volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>The lift has arrived! 'Up'—the correct choice. Full points so far. Be proud of this. [[(enter.)|Go in-UP-1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/outside-lift-up.jpg" alt="outside of the lift"> </div> <<audio "chime" play volume 0.1>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br> <h3>Are you sure? It will be a long, dispiriting way down...</h3> <<link "(turn around.)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>> [[(keep going.)|fire-escape2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/escape.jpg" alt="fire escape"> </div> <<audio "level-6" stop>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Fire fills your head. There are no other thoughts, only that your direction is down. Well you know what they say—<em>the higher you climb...</em> [[(continue.)|QUITBOTH]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/escape.jpg" alt="fire escape"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <h2>Going UP to level <u>5</u></h2> [[(continue.)|level-5early2]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/inside-panel1.gif"> </div>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>You have arrived at Level 5. The obvious and clear destination. After all, why would you have ever strayed from such a direct direction? [[(actually, maybe this is a bad idea...)|Inside-Control-5]] [[(enter.)|EARLY1]] </div> <img class="storyimage" src="./images/level-5-arrived.jpg" alt="lift door open - a bizarre portal on other side"> </div> <<audio "level-5" play loop>> <style> body {background-color: white; color: #040044; #ui-bar {color: white; } </style>

<h3>Have an <em>open</em> mind. Aren't there better buttons to press?</h3> <<link "(i guess...)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>>

<div id="answerphone"></div> <div class="container"> <button onclick="printStringByLetter()">"...hello?"</button> </div> <script> //from tutorial at https://medium.com/@aayushpatniya1999/how-to-create-a-typing-effect-for-displaying-text-on-a-webpage-771b69440b61 var myString = "What seems to be the problem? Has the lift dropped?—not again…oh—no? Then why did you call? Technology evolved so that you could use it too, you know? You don’t need me to come and wind the lift up to the next level for you. You can press the button yourself! … Yes, our safety standards are up-to-date. No, you do not need to inspect them yourself. Just trust it. Stop worrying—good day to you too!"; var answerphone = document.getElementById("answerphone"); function printStringByLetter() { var index = 0; var intervalId = setInterval(function() { answerphone.innerHTML += myString.charAt(index); index++; if(index == myString.length) { clearInterval(intervalId); } }, 50); } </script> <<link "(return.)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>>

<h3>Hey! You shut the door on me!</h3> <<link "(whoops.)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>>

<div class="page"> <div class="text"> <br>Yes, <p>let's.</p> [[enter.|Inside-Control-ALT]] </div> </div>

<h3>...</h3> <<link "(it doesn't work)">> <<script>> if (SugarCube.State.length > 1) { Engine.backward(); } else { UI.alert("No previous passage!"); } <</script>> <</link>>