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Zork: Grand Inquisitor Hints
I don't know how to use the machines.
1 of 9: Too bad you can't find some instructions somewhere.
2 of 9: Maybe some instructions are still around somewhere?
3 of 9: Where might a student keep instructions on how to operate the machines?
5 of 9: If you open the second locker from the right on the bottom row, you will find a book that details how the machines are supposed to be used, and the possible spells you can create using them.
6 of 9: You need to put one of the blank spell scrolls into five of the six different machines, in the proper order, to imbue it with a spell, then run it through the spell checker. The book gives you some information about the proper order.
7 of 9: The next clue explains exactly how to use the machines to create the BEBURRT spell. Don't read further unless you're really stuck.
8 of 9: Place the blank spell scroll first in the Origination machine. Then, place it in the Modification machine. Then the Replication machine, followed by the Interpretation machine, and finally the Transmogrification machine.
9 of 9: Once you have done this, place the resulting scroll in the spell checker to finish off the spell.
