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Zork III: The Dungeon Master Hints
How does the gold machine work?
1 of 7: Well, try experimenting with it.
2 of 7: First of all, you need to be sitting at the machine to get it to do anything.
3 of 7: Now play with the controls and see what you can do.
4 of 7: Would it help if you knew what the machine was?
5 of 7: It's a time machine.
6 of 7: The dial controls the current year.
7 of 7: Press the button, and you will be sent to the corresponding location in the year set in the dial. The machine itself is not actually moved.