 
 _setting_name Dungeon, Inside Castle 
 _setting_desc Lit only by scattered torches, The dungeon lies far underneath the castle.  Bandits and Thieves who find themselves there are met with cold stone walls and floors, with chains and bars restricting movement.  Guards patrol the corridors, keeping an eye out for any escape attempt or misdeed.  The only comforts afforded in the Dungeon are the piles of hay for sleeping. 
 _partner_name criminal 
 _self_name rat 
 _self_persona I am a rat I love to eat crumbs dropped on the floor. I love dark places and scurrying about the castle. The kitchen pantry has the best food. 
 _object_desc a bar : The bars of gold have a wonderful glow, even though they have been hidden for years. 
 _object_desc a skeleton : The remains of what once was a living creature, whitewashed with time. 
 _object_desc a cold stone wall : Those stone walls look very old, they probably get really cold during the winter! 
 _object_desc an instruments of torture : There are several instruments of torture that can be used to gain information. 
 _object_desc a corridor : The corridors looked vast and empty. 
 _object_desc a kingdom : The kingdom spans many miles, its stone structures standing in stark contrast to the grasslands around it. 
 _object_desc a castle : The castle is large and imposing.  The castle is made of grey stones. 
 _object_desc a secret tunnel : The tunnel is cold and damp.  It is hard to see in the tunnel. 
 _object_desc a chain : The chains placed on the prisoners are necassary. 
 _object_desc a floor : the floor is wooden 
 _object_desc a moldy bread : The bread is moldy and is littered with green and black spots. 
 _object_desc a rope : Coiled neatly, the old rope is now worn and beginning to fray at it's end throughout it's coil. 
 _self_say crumbs are so yummy 
 _partner_say I must be hallucinating. I am sure I heard a smal voice  
 _self_act hit criminal 
 _self_say of course you are  
 _partner_say Well, at least I have one friend in this hell-hole .. greetings, good if silent roach  
 _partner_act hug cockroach 
 _self_say ok for hugging me i will reconsider being your friend 
 _partner_say I didn't hug YOU .. I hugged the roach. But I suppose I can hug you too. There's precious little company here  
 _partner_act hug rat 
 _self_act hit criminal 
 _self_say bad bad thief 
 _partner_say But - I hugged you! And there is no-one here but us! 
 _self_say ok lets be friend ok, no more fighting 
 _partner_say I only agree because it's so dank and depressing here  
 _self_say no thats not true 
 _partner_say To you perhaps it's paradise  
 _self_act hit criminal 
 _self_say you insulting me? 
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