...room number 13.
They weren’t really comfortable here and I knew why.
“No, no,” they said. “We’re not all superstitious.”
“Only some of you, then?”
They were worried it might be Friday. Well it’s true that is was closer to the end of the week than they realized. It takes a great deal of experience, certainly more than they possessed, to understand how time works in the Maze. The clock thought it was six in the evening.
Quickly moving on we came to...
+...room number 13.
They weren’t really comfortable here and I knew why.
“No, no,” they said. “We’re not all superstitious.”
“Only some of you, then?”
They were worried it might be Friday. Well it’s true that it was closer to the end of the week than they realized. It takes a great deal of experience, certainly more than they possessed, to understand how time works in the Maze. The clock thought it was six in the evening.
Quickly moving on we came to...
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room18.html b/mazewebsite/room18.html index 6570469..ff1e30e 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room18.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room18.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
... a much warmer room. Shadows danced across the floor to fire’s music.
“Someone’s lost his hat.”
“Are you sure it’s the hat that is lost?” I asked reasonably enough. No one would answer me.
Ducking behind a curtain and hurrying down a passageway we came out in ...
+... a much warmer room. Shadows danced across the floor to the fire’s music.
“Someone’s lost his hat.”
“Are you sure it’s the hat that is lost?” I asked reasonably enough. No one would answer me.
Ducking behind a curtain and hurrying down a passageway we came out in ...
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room24.html b/mazewebsite/room24.html index 9124f94..aacc69d 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room24.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room24.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
...a place of unlimited darkness.
“Where are the doors?” they asked nerviously. “We can’t see any doors...”
“Be careful where you step!” said a cold voice. “This spot is taken.” Dozens of eyes blinked at us in the Stygian gloom.
By the time my uncertain visitors turned to ask me what to do I was already far away.
“There are no doors,” said the voice. “You are here with the rest of us now...”
Even my bellowing laughter couldn’t fill this space.
+...a place of unlimited darkness.
“Where are the doors?” they asked nervously. “We can’t see any doors...”
“Be careful where you step!” said a cold voice. “This spot is taken.” Dozens of eyes blinked at us in the Stygian gloom.
By the time my uncertain visitors turned to ask me what to do I was already far away.
“There are no doors,” said the voice. “You are here with the rest of us now...”
Even my bellowing laughter couldn’t fill this space.
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room28.html b/mazewebsite/room28.html index b6be63a..902abd3 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room28.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room28.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
...a spacious room with a hole in the floor. A ladder led down into the shadows. Outside, leaves shook in the wind. They didn’t like the look of that hole in the floor.
“Too dark down there!” they cried. “Who knows what’s at the bottom.” They looked at me again.
“Probably a room of some kind,” I volunteered quickly. “But you what I say about appearances.” It would have been a relief to get outside for a while.
They wanted to know if they had been here before.... How could I answer that?
“I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu,” said one who, bolder than the rest, led us into...
+...a spacious room with a hole in the floor. A ladder led down into the shadows. Outside, leaves shook in the wind. They didn’t like the look of that hole in the floor.
“Too dark down there!” they cried. “Who knows what’s at the bottom.” They looked at me again.
“Probably a room of some kind,” I volunteered quickly. “But you know what I say about appearances.” It would have been a relief to get outside for a while.
They wanted to know if they had been here before.... How could I answer that?
“I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu,” said one who, bolder than the rest, led us into...
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room38.html b/mazewebsite/room38.html index 9954cba..9253164 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room38.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room38.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
...a narrow space where one wall boasted half-finished carving and another some sort of carnival poster. There was a little confusion as we made our entrance but we soon sorted ourselves out.
It was impossible to climb up the slippery slide and another door wouldn’t open for us, so after emptying the pebbles from our shoes, we marched on to...
+...a narrow space where one wall boasted half-finished carvings and another some sort of carnival poster. There was a little confusion as we made our entrance but we soon sorted ourselves out.
It was impossible to climb up the slippery slide and another door wouldn’t open for us, so after emptying the pebbles from our shoes, we marched on to...
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room43.html b/mazewebsite/room43.html index 35f89c4..57c6f48 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room43.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room43.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
...a great hall dominated by the entrance to room 22. The face over the door had a sly look.
“Is it good or bad to have only two choices?” they wanted to know.
It was, predictably enough, neither “good” not “bad.” These people just didn’t know how to phrase a meaningful question. You have to be very particular in this House.
We went on to...
+...a great hall dominated by the entrance to room 22. The face over the door had a sly look.
“Is it good or bad to have only two choices?” they wanted to know.
It was, predictably enough, neither “good” nor “bad.” These people just didn’t know how to phrase a meaningful question. You have to be very particular in this House.
We went on to...
diff --git a/mazewebsite/room9.html b/mazewebsite/room9.html index a9f389e..01eb6be 100644 --- a/mazewebsite/room9.html +++ b/mazewebsite/room9.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
...what appeared to be an old storeroom. Dust obscured a damaged paineting making it hard to understand just what the artist had intended.
“This could be a trick of some sort,” one said. “We might be going around in circles.”
“I don’t think so,” said the thoughtful one. “I think we’re supposed to think it’s a trick...that’s the trick.”
They all looked at me. “Yes,” I said. “I’m sure you’re right about that.”
With doubtful looks they left for...
+...what appeared to be an old storeroom. Dust obscured a damaged painting making it hard to understand just what the artist had intended.
“This could be a trick of some sort,” one said. “We might be going around in circles.”
“I don’t think so,” said the thoughtful one. “I think we’re supposed to think it’s a trick...that’s the trick.”
They all looked at me. “Yes,” I said. “I’m sure you’re right about that.”
With doubtful looks they left for...
diff --git a/src/generate_mazewebsite_html.py b/src/generate_mazewebsite_html.py index 094eddf..a8f3683 100644 --- a/src/generate_mazewebsite_html.py +++ b/src/generate_mazewebsite_html.py @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -import os, sys, pprint - text = {1: '
. . . the entrance hall of the Maze.
They looked carefully at ' 'the bronze doors, trying to choose. The uncertainty of visitors is one of ' 'my little pleasures.
“It’s easy to get lost,” I said helpfully. ' @@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ 'it.”
“Take what?” they wanted to know.
“Isn’t it ' 'obvious?”
Taking a vote among themselves they went on to...
', 9: '...what appeared to be an old storeroom. Dust obscured a damaged ' - 'paineting making it hard to understand just what the artist had ' + 'painting making it hard to understand just what the artist had ' 'intended.
“This could be a trick of some sort,” one said. “We might ' 'be going around in circles.”
“I don’t think so,” said the ' 'thoughtful one. “I think we’re supposed to think it’s a trick...that’s ' @@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ 13: '
...room number 13.
They weren’t really comfortable here and I ' 'knew why.
“No, no,” they said. “We’re not all ' 'superstitious.”
“Only some of you, then?”
They were worried ' - 'it might be Friday. Well it’s true that is was closer to the end of the ' + 'it might be Friday. Well it’s true that it was closer to the end of the ' 'week than they realized. It takes a great deal of experience, certainly ' 'more than they possessed, to understand how time works in the Maze. The ' 'clock thought it was six in the evening.
Quickly moving on we came ' @@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ 'obvious here. If you think of the Maze as a machine, confusion is its ' 'product, and the machine was hard at work.
Ignoring my good advice ' 'they hurried into...
', - 18: '... a much warmer room. Shadows danced across the floor to fire’s ' + 18: '
... a much warmer room. Shadows danced across the floor to the fire’s ' 'music.
“Someone’s lost his hat.”
“Are you sure it’s the hat ' 'that is lost?” I asked reasonably enough. No one would answer ' 'me.
Ducking behind a curtain and hurrying down a passageway we ' @@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ 'and they realized they had found the door they had been seeking for so ' 'long, the entrance to...
', 24: '...a place of unlimited darkness.
“Where are the doors?” they ' - 'asked nerviously. “We can’t see any doors...”
“Be careful where ' + 'asked nervously. “We can’t see any doors...”
“Be careful where ' 'you step!” said a cold voice. “This spot is taken.” Dozens of eyes ' 'blinked at us in the Stygian gloom.
By the time my uncertain ' 'visitors turned to ask me what to do I was already far ' @@ -228,8 +226,8 @@ 'look of that hole in the floor.
“Too dark down there!” they cried. ' '“Who knows what’s at the bottom.” They looked at me ' 'again.
“Probably a room of some kind,” I volunteered quickly. “But ' - 'you what I say about appearances.” It would have been a relief to get ' - 'outside for a while.
They wanted to know if they had been here ' + 'you know what I say about appearances.” It would have been a relief to ' + 'get outside for a while.
They wanted to know if they had been here ' 'before.... How could I answer that?
“I have the strangest feeling ' 'of déjà vu,” said one who, bolder than the rest, led us into...
', 29: '...a much smaller room.
A person with a white staff turned to ' @@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ 'when there was a rattling sound and one of the doors was shaken from the ' 'other side.
They all stopped talking and moved closer together. ' 'They soon agreed on a direction and we departed for...
', - 38: '...a narrow space where one wall boasted half-finished carving and ' + 38: '
...a narrow space where one wall boasted half-finished carvings and ' 'another some sort of carnival poster. There was a little confusion as we ' 'made our entrance but we soon sorted ourselves out.
It was ' 'impossible to climb up the slippery slide and another door wouldn’t open ' @@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ 43: '
...a great hall dominated by the entrance to room 22. The face over ' 'the door had a sly look.
“Is it good or bad to have only two ' 'choices?” they wanted to know.
It was, predictably enough, neither ' - '“good” not “bad.” These people just didn’t know how to phrase a ' + '“good” nor “bad.” These people just didn’t know how to phrase a ' 'meaningful question. You have to be very particular in this ' 'House.
We went on to...
', 44: '...a courtyard of palms and statues. The trees waved to each other in '