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1.1     ! root        1: "Quit" is a four letter word.
        !             2: "So when I die, the first thing I will see in Heaven is a score list?"
        !             3: -- more --
        !             4: ...and rings may protect your fingers.
        !             5: ...and sometimes a piercer drops by.
        !             6: A Quasit is even faster than a jaguar!
        !             7: A chameleon imitating a postman often delivers scrolls of fire.
        !             8: A chameleon imitating a postman sometimes delivers scrolls of punishment.
        !             9: A clove of garlic a day keeps your best friends away.
        !            10: A cockatrice's corpse is guaranteed to be untainted!
        !            11: A confused acid blob may attack.
        !            12: A dead lizard is a good thing to turn undead.
        !            13: A dragon is just a Snake that ate a scroll of fire.
        !            14: A fading corridor enlightens your insight.
        !            15: A glowing potion is too hot to drink.
        !            16: A good amulet may protect you against guards.
        !            17: A homunculus wouldnt want to hurt a wizard.
        !            18: A jaguar shouldn't frighten you.
        !            19: A long worm can be defined recursively. So how should you attack it?
        !            20: A long worm hits with all of its length.
        !            21: A magic vomit pump is a necessity for gourmands.
        !            22: A monstrous mind is a toy for ever.
        !            23: A nurse a day keeps the doctor away.
        !            24: A potion of blindness makes you see invisible things.
        !            25: A ring is just a wound wand.
        !            26: A ring of adornment protects against Nymphs.
        !            27: A ring of conflict is a bad thing if there is a nurse in the room.
        !            28: A ring of extra ringfinger is useless if not enchanted.
        !            29: A ring of stealth can be recognised by that it does not teleport you.
        !            30: A rope may form a trail in a maze.
        !            31: A rumour has it that rumours are just rumours.
        !            32: A scroll of enchant amulet is only useful on your way back.
        !            33: A smoky potion surely affects your vision.
        !            34: A spear might hit a nurse.
        !            35: A spear will hit an ettin.
        !            36: A staff may recharge if you drop it for awhile.
        !            37: A tin of smoked eel is a wonderful find.
        !            38: A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
        !            39: A two-handed sword usually misses.
        !            40: A unicorn can be tamed only by a fair maiden.
        !            41: A visit to the Zoo is very educational; you meet interesting animals.
        !            42: A wand of deaf is a more dangerous weapon than a wand of sheep.
        !            43: A wand of vibration might bring the whole cave crashing about your ears.
        !            44: A winner never quits. A quitter never wins.
        !            45: A xan is a small animal. It doesn't reach higher than your leg.
        !            46: Acid blobs should be attacked bare-handed.
        !            47: Affairs with Nymphs are often very expensive.
        !            48: Afraid of Mimics? Try to wear a ring of true seeing.
        !            49: Afraid of falling piercers? Wear a helmet!
        !            50: After being attacked by a Harpy you have a lot of arrows.
        !            51: All monsters are created evil, but some are more evil than others.
        !            52: Always attack a floating Eye from behind!
        !            53: Always be aware of the phase of the moon!
        !            54: Always read the info about a monster before dealing with it.
        !            55: Always sweep the floor before engraving important messages.
        !            56: Amulets are hard to make. Even for a wand of wishing.
        !            57: An Umber hulk can be a confusing sight.
        !            58: An elven cloak is always the height of fashion.
        !            59: An elven cloak protects against magic.
        !            60: An ettin is hard to kill; an imp is hard to hit. See the difference?
        !            61: Any small object that is accidentally dropped will hide under a larger object.
        !            62: Are you blind? Catch a floating Eye!
        !            63: Asking about monsters may be very useful.
        !            64: Attack long worms from the rear - that is so much safer!
        !            65: Attacking an eel when there is none usually is a fatal mistake!
        !            66: Balrogs only appear on the deeper levels.
        !            67: Be careful when eating bananas. Monsters might slip on the peels.
        !            68: Be careful when eating salmon - your fingers might become greasy.
        !            69: Be careful when the moon is in its last quarter.
        !            70: Be careful when throwing a boomerang - you might hit the back of your head.
        !            71: Be nice to a nurse: put away your weapon and take off your clothes.
        !            72: Being digested is a painfully slow process.
        !            73: Better go home and hit your kids. They are just little monsters!
        !            74: Better go home and play with your kids. They are just little monsters!
        !            75: Better leave the dungeon, otherwise you might get hurt badly.
        !            76: Beware of dark rooms - they may be the Morgue.
        !            77: Beware of death rays!
        !            78: Beware of falling rocks, wear a helmet!
        !            79: Beware of hungry dogs!
        !            80: Beware of the minotaur. He's very horny!
        !            81: Beware of the potion of Nitroglycerine - it's not for the weak of heart.
        !            82: Beware of wands of instant disaster.
        !            83: Beware: there's always a chance that your wand explodes as you try to zap it!
        !            84: Beyond the 23-rd level lies a happy retirement in a room of your own.
        !            85: Blank scrolls make more interesting reading.
        !            86: Blind? Eat a carrot!
        !            87: Booksellers never read scrolls; it might carry them too far away.
        !            88: Booksellers never read scrolls; it might leave their shop unguarded.
        !            89: Changing your suit without dropping your sword? You must be kidding!
        !            90: Cockatrices might turn themselves to stone faced with a mirror.
        !            91: Consumption of home-made food is strictly forbidden in this dungeon.
        !            92: Dark gems are just coloured glass.
        !            93: Dark room? Just flash often with your camera.
        !            94: Dark room? Your chance to develop your photographs!
        !            95: Dark rooms are not *completely* dark: just wait and let your eyes adjust...
        !            96: Dead lizards protect against a cockatrice.
        !            97: Death is just around the next door.
        !            98: Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired.
        !            99: Descend in order to meet more decent monsters.
        !           100: Did you know worms had teeth?
        !           101: Didn't you forget to pay?
        !           102: Didn't you forget to pay?
        !           103: Direct a direct hit on your direct opponent, directing in the right direction.
        !           104: Do something big today: lift a boulder.
        !           105: Do you want to visit hell? Dig a *very* deep hole.
        !           106: Dogs are attracted by the smell of tripe.
        !           107: Dogs do not eat when the moon is full.
        !           108: Dogs never step on cursed items.
        !           109: Dogs of ghosts aren't angry, just hungry.
        !           110: Don't bother about money: only Leprechauns and shopkeepers are interested.
        !           111: Don't create fireballs: they might turn against you.
        !           112: Don't eat too much: you might start hiccoughing!
        !           113: Don't forget! Large dogs are MUCH harder to kill than little dogs.
        !           114: Don't play hack at your work, your boss might hit you!
        !           115: Don't swim with weapons or armour: they might rust!
        !           116: Don't tell a soul you found a secret door, otherwise it isn't secret anymore.
        !           117: Don't throw gems. They are so precious! Besides, you might hit a roommate.
        !           118: Drinking might affect your health.
        !           119: Drop your vanity and get rid of your jewels! Pickpockets about!
        !           120: Dungeon expects every monster to do his duty.
        !           121: Dust is an armor of poor quality.
        !           122: Eat 10 cloves of garlic and keep all humans at a two-square distance.
        !           123: Eat a homunculus if you want to avoid sickness.
        !           124: Eating a Wraith is a rewarding experience!
        !           125: Eating a freezing sphere is like eating a yeti.
        !           126: Eating a killer bee is like eating a scorpion.
        !           127: Eating a tengu is like eating a Nymph.
        !           128: Eating unpaid Leprechauns may be advantageous.
        !           129: Eels hide under mud. Use a unicorn to clear the water and make them visible.
        !           130: Elven cloaks cannot rust.
        !           131: Engrave your wishes with a wand of wishing.
        !           132: Eventually all wands of striking do strike.
        !           133: Eventually you will come to admire the swift elegance of a retreating nymph.
        !           134: Ever fought with an enchanted tooth?
        !           135: Ever heard hissing outside? I *knew* you hadn't!
        !           136: Ever seen a leocrotta dancing the tengu?
        !           137: Ever slept in the arms of a homunculus?
        !           138: Ever tamed a shopkeeper?
        !           139: Ever tried digging through a Vault Guard?
        !           140: Ever tried enchanting a rope?
        !           141: Ever tried to catch a flying boomerang?
        !           142: Ever tried to put a Troll into a large box?
        !           143: Ever wondered why one would want to dip something in a potion?
        !           144: Every dog should be a domesticated one.
        !           145: Every hand has only one finger to put a ring on. You've got only two hands. So?
        !           146: Every level contains a shop; only the entrance is often hidden.
        !           147: Everybody should have tasted a scorpion at least once in his life.
        !           148: Expensive cameras have penetrating flashlights.
        !           149: Feeding the animals is strictly prohibited. The Management.
        !           150: Feeling lousy? Why don't you drink a potion of tea?
        !           151: Fiery letters might deter monsters.
        !           152: First Law of Hacking: leaving is much more difficult than entering.
        !           153: For any remedy there is a misery.
        !           154: Fourth Law of Hacking: you will find the exit at the entrance.
        !           155: Gems are the droppings of other inmates.
        !           156: Gems do get a burden.
        !           157: Genocide on shopkeepers is punishable.
        !           158: Getting Hungry? Stop wearing rings!
        !           159: Getting Hungry? Wear an amulet!
        !           160: Ghosts always empty the fridge.
        !           161: Ghosts are visible because they don't leave a trace.
        !           162: Giant beetles make giant holes in giant trees!
        !           163: Giving head to a long worm is like a long lasting reception.
        !           164: Gold is a heavy metal.
        !           165: Good day for overcoming obstacles.  Try a steeplechase.
        !           166: Gossip is the opiate of the depressed.
        !           167: Hackers do it with bugs.
        !           168: Half Moon tonight.  (At least it's better than no Moon at all.)
        !           169: Handle your flasks carefully - there might be a ghost inside!
        !           170: Have a good meal today: eat a minotaur.
        !           171: Hey guys, you *WIELD* a dead lizard against a cocatrice! [David London]
        !           172: Hissing is a sound I hate.
        !           173: Hitting is the lingua franca in these regions.
        !           174: Humans use walking canes when they grow old.
        !           175: Hunger is a confusing experience for a dog!
        !           176: Hungry dogs are unreliable.
        !           177: Hungry? There is an abundance of food on the next level.
        !           178: Hungry? Wear an amulet!
        !           179: I doubt whether nurses are virgins.
        !           180: I guess you have never hit a postman with an Amulet of Yendor yet...
        !           181: I once knew a hacker who ate too fast and choked to death.....
        !           182: I smell a maze of twisty little passages.
        !           183: I wished, I never wished a wand of wishing. (Wishful thinking)
        !           184: If "nothing happens", something *has* happened anyway!!
        !           185: If a chameleon mimics a mace, it really mimics a Mimic mimicking a mace.
        !           186: If a shopkeeper kicks you out of his shop, he'll kick you out of the dungeon.
        !           187: If you are being punished, it's done with a deadly weapon.
        !           188: If you are the shopkeeper you can take things for free.
        !           189: If you are too cute some monsters might be tempted to embrace you.
        !           190: If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
        !           191: If you need a wand of digging, kindly ask the minotaur.
        !           192: If you see nurses you better start looking somewhere for a doctor.
        !           193: If you turn blind: don't expect your dog to be turned into a seeing-eye dog.
        !           194: If you want to feal great, you must eat something real big.
        !           195: If you want to float you'd better eat a floating eye.
        !           196: If you want to genocide nurses, genocide @'s.
        !           197: If you want to hit, use a dagger.
        !           198: If you want to rob a shop, train your dog.
        !           199: If you're afraid of trapdoors, just cover the floor with all you've got.
        !           200: If you're lost, try buying a map next time you're in a shop.
        !           201: If your ghost kills a player, it increases your score.
        !           202: Important mail? Be careful that it isn't stolen!
        !           203: Improve your environment, using a wand of rearrangement.
        !           204: In a hurry? Try a ride on a fast moving quasit!
        !           205: In a way, a scorpion is like a snake.
        !           206: In need of a rest? Quaff a potion of sickness!
        !           207: In total, there are eight sorts of shops.
        !           208: Increase mindpower: Tame your own ghost!
        !           209: Inside a shop you better take a look at the price tags before buying anything.
        !           210: It furthers one to see the great man.
        !           211: It is bad manners to use a wand in a shop.
        !           212: It is not always a good idea to whistle for your dog.
        !           213: It is said that Giant Rabbits can be tamed with carrots only.
        !           214: It is said that purple worms and trappers fill the same niche.
        !           215: It might be a good idea to offer the unicorn a ruby.
        !           216: It seems you keep overlooking a sign reading "No trespassing"!
        !           217: It would be peculiarly sad were your dog turned to stone.
        !           218: It's all a matter of life and death, so beware of the undead.
        !           219: It's bad luck to drown a postman.
        !           220: It's bad luck, being punished.
        !           221: It's easy to overlook a monster in a wood.
        !           222: It's not safe to Save.
        !           223: Jackals are intrinsically rotten.
        !           224: Just below any trapdoor there may be another one. Just keep falling!
        !           225: Keep a clear mind: quaff clear potions.
        !           226: Keep your armours away from rust.
        !           227: Keep your weaponry away from acids.
        !           228: Kicking the terminal doesn't hurt the monsters.
        !           229: Kill a unicorn and you kill your luck.
        !           230: Killer bees keep appearing till you kill their queen.
        !           231: Large dogs make larger turds than little ones.
        !           232: Latest news? Put 'net.games.hack' in your .newsrc !
        !           233: Latest news? Put newsgroup 'netUNX.indoor.hackers-scroll' in your .newsrc!
        !           234: Learn how to spell. Play Hack!
        !           235: Leather armour cannot rust.
        !           236: Leprechauns are the most skilled cutpurses in this dungeon.
        !           237: Leprechauns hide their gold in a secret room.
        !           238: Let your fingers do the walking on the yulkjhnb keys.
        !           239: Let's face it: this time you're not going to win.
        !           240: Let's have a party, drink a lot of booze.
        !           241: Liquor sellers do not drink; they hate to see you twice.
        !           242: Looking for a monster -- use a staff of monster summoning.
        !           243: Looking pale? Quaff a red potion!
        !           244: M.M.Vault cashiers teleport any amount of gold to the next local branch.
        !           245: Many monsters make a murdering mob.
        !           246: Meet yourself! Commit suicide and type "hack"
        !           247: Meeting your own ghost decreases your luck considerably!
        !           248: Memory flaw - core dumped.
        !           249: Money is the root of all evil.
        !           250: Money to invest? Take it to the local branch of the Magic Memory Vault!
        !           251: Monsters come from nowhere to hit you everywhere.
        !           252: Monsters sleep because you are boring, not because they ever get tired.
        !           253: Most monsters can't swim.
        !           254: Most monsters prefer minced meat. That's why they are hitting you!
        !           255: Most rumors are just as misleading as this one.
        !           256: Much ado Nothing Happens.
        !           257: Murder complaint? Mail to 'netnix!devil!gamble!freak!trap!lastwill!rip'.
        !           258: Need money? Sell your corpses to a tin factory.
        !           259: Never ask a shopkeeper for a price list.
        !           260: Never attack a guard.
        !           261: Never drop a crysknife! No, never even unwield it, until...
        !           262: Never eat with glowing hands!
        !           263: Never fight a monster: you might get killed.
        !           264: Never go into the dungeon at midnight.
        !           265: Never kick a sleeping dog.
        !           266: Never kiss an animal. It may cause kissing disease.
        !           267: Never map the labyrinth.
        !           268: Never mind the monsters hitting you: they just replace the charwomen.
        !           269: Never ride a long worm.
        !           270: Never step on a cursed engraving.
        !           271: Never swim with a camera: there's nothing to take pictures of.
        !           272: Never trust a random generator in magic fields.
        !           273: Never use a wand of death.
        !           274: Never use your best weapon to engrave a curse.
        !           275: Never vomit on a door mat.
        !           276: No easy fighting with a heavy load!
        !           277: No level contains two shops. The maze is no level. So...
        !           278: No part of this fortune may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ...
        !           279: No weapon is better than a crysknife.
        !           280: Not all rumors are as misleading as this one.
        !           281: Not even a spear will hit a Xorn.
        !           282: Now what is it that cures digestion?
        !           283: Nurses are accustomed to touch naked persons: they don't harm them.
        !           284: Nurses prefer undressed hackers.
        !           285: Nymphs and nurses like beautiful rings.
        !           286: Nymphs are blondes. Are you a gentleman?
        !           287: Nymphs are very pleased when you call them by their real name: Lorelei.
        !           288: Offering a unicorn a worthless piece of glass might prove to be fatal!
        !           289: Old hackers never die: young ones do.
        !           290: Old trees sometimes fall without a warning!
        !           291: Once your little dog will be a big dog, and you will be proud of it.
        !           292: One can even choke in a fortune cookie!
        !           293: One has to leave shops before closing time.
        !           294: One homunculus a day keeps the doctor away.
        !           295: One level further down somebody is getting killed, right now.
        !           296: One wand of concentration equals eight scrolls of create monster.
        !           297: Only Today! A dramatic price-cut on slightly used wands.
        !           298: Only a Nymph knows how to unlock chains.
        !           299: Only a dragon will never get a cold from a wand of cold.
        !           300: Only a real dummy would ever call his sword 'Elbereth'.
        !           301: Only a wizard can use a magic whistle.
        !           302: Only adventurers of evil alignment think of killing their dog.
        !           303: Only cave-women can catch a unicorn. And then only with a golden rope.
        !           304: Only chaotic evils kill sleeping monsters.
        !           305: Only david can find the zoo!
        !           306: Only real trappers escape traps.
        !           307: Only real wizards can write scrolls.
        !           308: Only wizards are able to zap a wand.
        !           309: Opening a tin is difficult, especially when you are not so strong!
        !           310: Opening a tin is difficult, especially when you attempt this bare handed!
        !           311: Operation coded OVERKILL has started now.
        !           312: Orcs and killer bees share their lifestyle.
        !           313: Orcs do not procreate in dark rooms.
        !           314: PLEASE ignore previous rumour.
        !           315: Plain nymphs are harmless.
        !           316: Playing billiards pays when you are in a shop.
        !           317: Polymorphing your dog probably makes you safer.
        !           318: Praying will frighten Demons.
        !           319: Punishment is a thing you call over yourself. So why complain?
        !           320: Pursue the monsters and you will be had indeed.
        !           321: Put on a ring of teleportation: it will take you away from onslaught.
        !           322: Rays aren't boomerangs, of course, but still...
        !           323: Read the manual before entering the cave - You might get killed otherwise.
        !           324: Reading Herbert will disgust you, but in one case it might be enlightening.
        !           325: Reading Tolkien might help you.
        !           326: Reading might change your vision.
        !           327: Reading might improve your scope.
        !           328: Relying on a dog might turn you in a dog addict.
        !           329: Reward your doggie with a giant Bat.
        !           330: Ropes are made from the long, blond hairs of dead Nymphs.
        !           331: Row (3x) that boat gently down the stream, Charon (4x), death is but a dream.
        !           332: Running is good for your legs.
        !           333: Rust monsters love water. There are potions they hate, however.
        !           334: Savings do include amnesia.
        !           335: Scorpions often hide under tripe rations.
        !           336: Screw up your courage!  You've screwed up everything else.
        !           337: Scrolls of fire are useful against fog clouds.
        !           338: Second Law of Hacking: first in, first out.
        !           339: Selling and rebuying a wand will recharge it.
        !           340: Shopkeepers accept creditcards, as long as you pay cash.
        !           341: Shopkeepers are vegetarians: they only eat Swedes.
        !           342: Shopkeepers can't read, so what use is engraving in a shop?
        !           343: Shopkeepers can't swim.
        !           344: Shopkeepers have incredible patience.
        !           345: Shopkeepers often have strange names.
        !           346: Shopkeepers sometimes die from old age.
        !           347: Sleeping may increase your strength.
        !           348: Snakes are often found under worthless objects.
        !           349: Some Balrogs don't attack if you offer them a ring.
        !           350: Some mazes (especially small ones) have no solutions, says man 6 maze.
        !           351: Some monsters can be tamed. I once saw a hacker with a tame Dragon!
        !           352: Some potions are quite mind-expanding.
        !           353: Some questions Sphynxes ask just *don't* have any answers.
        !           354: Sometimes "mu" is the answer.
        !           355: Sometimes monsters are more likely to fight each other than attack you.
        !           356: Sorry, no fortune this time. Better luck next cookie!
        !           357: Spare your scrolls of make-edible until it's really necessary!
        !           358: Speed Kills (The Doors)
        !           359: Spinach, carrot, and a melon - a meal fit for a nurse!
        !           360: Stay clear of the level of no return.
        !           361: Suddenly the dungeon will collapse ...
        !           362: Surprise your dog with an acid blob!
        !           363: Tainted meat is even more sickening than poison!
        !           364: Take a long worm from the rear, according to its mate it's a lot more fun.
        !           365: Tame a troll and it will learn you fighting.
        !           366: Taming a postman may cause a system security violation.
        !           367: Taming is a gradual process of excercising and rewarding.
        !           368: Telepathy is just a trick: once you know how to do it, it's easy.
        !           369: Teleportation lessens your orientation.
        !           370: The "pray" command is not yet implemented.
        !           371: The Jackal only eats bad food.
        !           372: The Leprechaun Gold Tru$t is no division of the Magic Memory Vault.
        !           373: The Leprechauns hide their treasure in a small hidden room.
        !           374: The air is positively magic in here. Better wear a negative armor.
        !           375: The best equipment for your work is, of course, the most expensive.
        !           376: The emptiness of a ghost is too heavy to bear.
        !           377: The key to this game is that there are no keys.
        !           378: The longer the wand the better.
        !           379: The moon is not the only heavenly body to influence this game.
        !           380: The postman always rings twice.
        !           381: The proof of the quivering blob is in the eating thereof.
        !           382: The secret of wands of Nothing Happens: try again!
        !           383: The use of dynamite is dangerous.
        !           384: There are better information sources than fortune cookies.
        !           385: There are monsters of softening penetration.
        !           386: There are monsters of striking charity.
        !           387: There have been people like you in here; their ghosts seek revenge on you.
        !           388: There is a VIP-lounge on this level. Only first-class travellers admitted.
        !           389: There is a big treasure hidden in the zoo!
        !           390: There is a message concealed in each fortune cookie.
        !           391: There is a trap on this level!
        !           392: There is more magic in this cave than meets the eye.
        !           393: There is no business like throw business.
        !           394: There is no harm in praising a large dog.
        !           395: There is nothing like eating a Mimic.
        !           396: There seem to be monsters of touching benevolence.
        !           397: They say a gelatinous cube can paralyse you...
        !           398: They say that Elven cloaks absorb enchantments.
        !           399: They say that a dagger hits.
        !           400: They say that a dog avoids traps.
        !           401: They say that a dog can be trained to fetch objects.
        !           402: They say that a dog never steps on a cursed object.
        !           403: They say that a spear will hit a Dragon.
        !           404: They say that a spear will hit a Xorn.
        !           405: They say that a spear will hit a neo-otyugh. (Do YOU know what that is?)
        !           406: They say that a spear will hit an ettin.
        !           407: They say that a two-handed sword misses.
        !           408: They say that a unicorn might bring you luck.
        !           409: They say that an elven cloak may be worn over your armor.
        !           410: They say that an elven cloak protects against magic.
        !           411: They say that cavemen seldom find tins in the dungeon.
        !           412: They say that dead lizards protect against a cockatrice.
        !           413: They say that killing a shopkeeper brings bad luck.
        !           414: They say that monsters never step on a scare monster scroll.
        !           415: They say that only david can find the zoo!
        !           416: They say that shopkeepers often have a large amount of money in their purse.
        !           417: They say that the owner of the dungeon might change it slightly.
        !           418: They say that the use of dynamite is dangerous.
        !           419: They say that the walls in shops are made of extra hard material.
        !           420: They say that there is a big treasure hidden in the zoo!
        !           421: They say that there is a message concealed in each fortune cookie.
        !           422: They say that there is a trap on this level!
        !           423: They say that throwing food at a wild dog might tame him.
        !           424: They say that you can meet old friends in the caves.
        !           425: They say that you can't take your pick-axe into a shop.
        !           426: They say that you cannot trust scrolls of rumour.
        !           427: They say that you need a key in order to open locked doors.
        !           428: Third Law of Hacking: the last blow counts most.
        !           429: This dungeon is restroom equipped (for your convenience).
        !           430: This fortune cookie is property of Fortune Cookies, Inc.
        !           431: This is not a fortune.
        !           432: This is the Leprechaun Law: every purse has a price.
        !           433: Throwing food at a wild dog might tame him.
        !           434: Tin openers are rare indeed.
        !           435: Tired of irritating bats? Try a scroll of silence.
        !           436: To hit or not to hit, that is the question.
        !           437: To reach heaven, escape the dungeon while wearing a ring of levitation.
        !           438: Tranquillizers might get you killed.
        !           439: Travel fast, use some magic speed!
        !           440: Tripe on its own is revolting,  but with onions it's delicious!
        !           441: Try hacking in the wee hours: you will have more room.
        !           442: Try the fall back end run play against ghosts.
        !           443: Ulch, that meat was painted.
        !           444: Unwanted mail? Sell it to the bookshop!
        !           445: Vampires hate garlic.
        !           446: Vault guards always make sure you aren't a shopkeeper.
        !           447: Vault guards never disturb their Lords.
        !           448: Visitors are requested not to apply genocide to shopkeepers.
        !           449: WARNING from H.M. Govt:  Quaffing may be dangerous to your health.
        !           450: Wanna fly? Eat a bat.
        !           451: Want a hint? Zap a wand of make invisible on your weapon!
        !           452: Want fun? Throw a potion in a pool and go swimming!
        !           453: Want to conserve your dead corpses? Go to the tin factory!
        !           454: Wanted: shopkeepers. Send a scroll of mail to: Mage of Yendor/Level 35/Dungeon.
        !           455: Warning: end of file 'fortunes' reached.
        !           456: Warning: people who eat dragons can go to hell!!
        !           457: Watch your steps on staircases.
        !           458: Wear armor, going naked seems to offend public decency in here.
        !           459: What a pity, you cannot read it!
        !           460: What do you think is the use of dead lizards?
        !           461: What do you think would be the use of a two handed sword called "Orcrist" ?
        !           462: When a piercer drops in on you, you will be tempted to hit the ceiling!
        !           463: When in a maze follow the right wall and you will never get lost.
        !           464: When in a shop, do as shopkeepers do.
        !           465: When punished, watch your steps on the stairs!
        !           466: When you have a key, you don't have to wait for the guard.
        !           467: When you have seen one killer bee, you have seen them all.
        !           468: When your dog follows you through a trap door, don't hit it!
        !           469: Where do you think all those demons come from? From Hell, of course.
        !           470: Where do you think the hell is located? It must be deep, deep down.
        !           471: Who should ever have thought one could live from eating fog clouds?
        !           472: Why a "2" for the postman? Well, how many times does he ring?
        !           473: Why should one ever throw an egg to a cockatrice?
        !           474: Why would anybody in his sane mind engrave "Elbereth" ?
        !           475: Wish for a master key and open the Magic Memory Vault!
        !           476: Wish for a pass-key and pass all obstacles!
        !           477: Wish for a skeleton-key and open all doors!
        !           478: Wishing too much may bring you too little.
        !           479: Wizards do not sleep.
        !           480: You are heading for head-stone for sure.
        !           481: You are just the kind of bad food some monsters like to digest.
        !           482: You can always wear an elven cloak.
        !           483: You can eat what your dog can eat.
        !           484: You can get a genuine Amulet of Yendor by doing the following:  -- more --
        !           485: You can't get rid of a cursed plate mail with a can-opener.
        !           486: You can't leave a shop through the back door: there ain't one!
        !           487: You cannot ride a long worm.
        !           488: You cannot trust scrolls of rumour.
        !           489: You die...
        !           490: You feel greedy and want more gold? Why don't you try digging?
        !           491: You feel like someone is pulling your leg.
        !           492: You have to outwit a Sphynx or pay her.
        !           493: You may get rich selling letters, but beware of being blackmailed!
        !           494: You may have a kick from kicking a little dog.
        !           495: You might choke on your food by eating fortune cookies.
        !           496: You might cut yourself on a long sword.
        !           497: You might trick a shopkeeper if you're invisible.
        !           498: You need a key in order to open locked doors.
        !           499: You offend Shai-Hulud by sheathing your crysknife without having drawn blood.
        !           500: You want to regain strength? Two levels ahead is a guesthouse!
        !           501: You'll need a spear if you want to attack a Dragon.
        !           502: You've got to know how to put out a yellow light.
        !           503: Your dog can buy cheaper than you do.
        !           504: Zapping a wand of Nothing Happens doesn't harm you a bit.
        !           505: Zapping a wand of undead turning might bring your dog back to life.

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