Chapter 1 Walkthrough: The Bookstore, the Laptop and the Libretto

What happens in chapter 1?

You start in your own shop, Among the Books, on a Monday morning. The chapter is short and has one purpose: to put a stolen libretto in your hands and send you off to find your friend Dr. Coffey. You will need three things from it: the laptop password, your satchel and the libretto that turns up in the lower room.

What are the exact commands for chapter 1?

A line made only of directions means a run of moves, so type each direction as its own command.

think
s
n
n
u
think
sit
open laptop
type kublakhan
type massa
take satchel
open satchel
stand
d
s
tell short about massa
n n d
search unsorted books
x massa

The first n after the s does not move you. It is interrupted when the federal agents come through the front door, so type n a second time to continue.

How do I get past the laptop?

Type think in your upstairs office to be reminded of the password. It is kublakhan, one a after the l. Older guides print kublakahn, which the game rejects. After the password works, type massa searches your files for information about the stolen score. The walkthrough corrections list the other places older guides differ.

Why take and open the satchel?

The satchel is the fix for the game’s carrying limit. Take it here and type open satchel straight away, because items only go inside an open satchel. You will put keys and a flashlight in it in later chapters, as the survival tips explain.

What do I tell the agents?

Go back down to the front of the shop and tell one of the agents about massa, the operetta score. In our run we used tell short about massa. This clears you with the agents, and it is the only conversation in the chapter that you must have.

Where is the fourth libretto?

Walk north twice to the back of the store and go down to the Lower Room. Type search unsorted books to find a fourth copy of the libretto, which came to your shop from the Peabody library and your contact there, Dr. Coffey. Then x massa to examine it. The game now tells you it is time to leave the shop and visit Coffey.

How do I leave the store?

From the Lower Room type u s s, which takes you up to the back of the store and through Among the Books to the front of the store. The next s opens the shop door and steps outside. Chapter 2 covers the walk to the library from there. You can see the shop and its rooms on the bookstore page.