Coraline — 120 of 122

Part of the Journal

Coraline's journal is a thing.

Understand "your/my/the/Coraline's/-- diary/journal" as the journal.

The journal is carried by the player.

Instead of doing something other than examining with the journal:

say "You are very careful with your journal and do not want to get it damaged or leave your hands."

Instead of examining the journal:

say journal title;

continue the action.

After examining the journal:

if the computer is switched off, say "[roman type]".

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To say2 journal title: [Ogre, smushed]

say "[fixed letter spacing] ___ _ _ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] / __\___ _ __ __ _| (_)_ __ ___( ___ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] / / / _ \| [apostrophe]__/ _` | | | [apostrophe]_ \ / _ |/ __|";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing]/ /__| (_) | | | (_| | | | | | | __/\__ \";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing]\____/\___/|_| \__,_|_|_|_| |_|\___||___/";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] __ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \ \ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _| | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \ \/ _ \| | | | [apostrophe]__| [apostrophe]_ \ / _` | | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] /\_/ | (_) | |_| | | | | | | (_| | | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \___/ \___/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|\__,_|_| ";

say "[line break]".

To say3 journal title: [Small]

say "[fixed letter spacing] ___ _ _ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] / __|___ _ _ __ _| (_)_ _ ___( )___";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] | (__/ _ \ [apostrophe]_/ _` | | | [apostrophe] \/ -_)/(_-<";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \___\___/_| \__,_|_|_|_||_\___| /__/";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] _ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] _ | |___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] | || / _ \ || | [apostrophe]_| [apostrophe] \/ _` | | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \__/\___/\_,_|_| |_||_\__,_|_| ";

say "[line break]".

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To say journal title: [Small]

say "[fixed letter spacing] ___ _ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] / __|___ _ _ __ _| (_)_ _ ___ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] | (__/ _ \ [apostrophe]_/ _` | | | [apostrophe] \/ -_)";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \___\___/_| \__,_|_|_|_||_\___|";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] _ _ ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] _ | |___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] | || / _ \ || | [apostrophe]_| [apostrophe] \/ _` | | ";

say "[line break][fixed letter spacing] \__/\___/\_,_|_| |_||_\__,_|_| ";

say "[line break]".

To append (new entry - a text) to journal:

let x be the description of the journal;

now the description of the journal is "[x][paragraph break][fixed letter spacing]'[new entry]'".

[To append (new - a text) to (old - a text):

let x be the old ;

now the old is "[x][paragraph break][new]" [not call by reference, apparently] ]

When play begins:

append "This is the journal of Coraline Jones. (Not Caroline!)[line break]We moved into this old house two weeks ago. I still haven't explored everything.[line break]For example, I must ask mother about this door in the drawing room that is never open." to journal.

When Beginning ends: [after 1]

append "I found out that the door leads nowhere. There is a brick wall behind it. The empty flat on the other side of the house used to be part of this flat. Mother keeps the door locked, I have seen the key.

[line break]Now I am tired and will go to bed." to journal.

When Sleepy ends: [after 2]

append "I woke up in the middle of the night. I can't stop thinking about that door.

[line break]If I only knew where the key is..." to journal.

When Midnight excursion ends: [after 3]

append "This is strange and wonderful. I think I will explore this world.

[line break]Maybe I'll find an animal to play with or talk to." to journal.

When First Visit ends: [after 4]

append "This was exciting. I discovered another world behind the door. A cat that speaks, a secret about the Misses, and this strange other mother. I wonder if this was all a dream. Somehow, I don't like the other mother, but she really seems to like me.

[line break]Anyway, I'm very tired now and I think I shall go to bed." to journal.

When Sleepy Again ends: [after 5]

append "I had a weird dream last night. I dreamt I went exploring. I have to ask the Misses about their secret. And I really have to tell my parents about this, when I see them. I'm sure it was all a dream, because bricked-up doors can't lead to another world, can they?" to journal.

When Home Alone ends: [after 6]

append "My parents have disappeared. The other world is no dream, but really exists. I think the other mother keeps my parents hidden in the other world. I must go and find them." to journal.

When Meeting the Children ends: [after 7]

append "This is becoming weirder and weirder. I have met the ghost of three children, kept prisoner by the other mother, and they want me to find their souls and return with them and my parents to the real world.

[line break]The souls look like coloured marbles, they say. I'm sure they are well hidden, I may have to examine things carefully. If I only had a magic magnifying glass or something like that. And how will I get through the locked door?" to journal.

[When Searching the Other World ends: [after 8, not quite after test 8]

append "" to journal.]

When The Chase ends: [9]

append "What a day! I came back with my parents (they were hidden in a snow globe) and with the souls of the children. When I attacked the mother, she dropped the key, and I managed to escape. Now all of this is over, maybe. Time for picnic somewhere outside, I think, to celebrate..." to journal.