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1 Maze of twisty little passages

"You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike" is a memorable line from the game. Among hackerHacker is a term used to describe different types of computer experts. It is also sometimes extended to mean any kind of expert, especially with the connotation of having particularly detailed knowledge or of cleverly circumventing limits. The meaning ofs it is sometimes modified to refer to something other than passages that one can be lost in.

In another part of the game, the player is in a maze of passages that are different, not alike. In this maze, the phrase maze of twisty little passages is varied into twelve slightly different formulations, one for each location:

• Maze of twisty little passages
• Twisty maze of little passages
• Little twisty maze of passages
• Maze of little twisty passages
• Little maze of twisting passages
• Little maze of twisty passages
• Twisting maze of little passages
• Twisty little maze of passages
• Twisting little maze of passages
• Maze of little twisting passages
• Maze of twisting little passages
• Little twisting maze of passages

2 Plugh

When you first arrive at an area known as "Y2", you receive the message A hollow voice says "plugh". The magic word takes you between the rooms "inside building" and "Y2".

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