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Tuesday, 6 February, 2007 by Edrobot
 The Early Years of 
The Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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...so let's look back on when he was just getting started...
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@ "Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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! I have come to take the amulet"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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from you!"
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1 "...and I have midterms tomorrow at Bossbattle High."
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@ "Er... whats that?"
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1 "It's where all evil villains go so they learn exactly how to defeat the protagonist, such as yourself."
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@ "Yeah... How about I come back tomorrow, and we'll fight then."
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  The Next Day...   
                    
                    
                    
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@ "Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
! I have come to take the amulet"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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from you!"
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1 "Oh yeah? I'd like to see you try..."
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1 "... now that I have mastered the most powerful technique in the game!"
@ *Gulp*
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1 "Take this!"
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1 "NEWTICUS SUMMONUS!"
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@ "..."
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   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
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 |Some Protagonist| 
 |   Died from    | 
 |laughing to hard| 
 |    *  *  *     | 
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1 "Maybe I should change tactics..."


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  February 6, 2007 07:52
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Huh. That's how his dungeon was in the early versions?
Roger Barnett February 6, 2007 10:48
First comment: 7 April, 2006 143 comments written
I smell a series :)
Edrobot February 6, 2007 12:34
First comment: 6 February, 2007 5 comments written
That's how I originally intended it, but I think I have an even better series already written,
Fathead February 6, 2007 16:15
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
I gave it an eff because I expect it will redeem itself later on....
  February 6, 2007 19:41
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Somewhat clichy but enjoyable.
Jac February 7, 2007 00:05
First comment: 26 May, 2006 48 comments written
Where did the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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go?
Grognor April 22, 2007 08:51
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Very good.
Fathead June 25, 2008 01:39
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
The (cameo) Newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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