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INTRODUCTION
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"The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M" is an Interactive Fiction by Michael D. Hilborn that was submitted to the 2011 Interactive Fiction Competition (under the pseudonym "Edmund Wells"). Included in this archive are the following files:

 - DoctorM.gblorb: The actual game, which requires an interpreter (see below).
 - Cover.jpg: Cover art for the game.
 - Newspaper_Clipping.jpg: A feelie!
 - Sample_Transcript.pdf: A sample transcript demonstrating how one might play 
   a similar game.
 - solution.txt: A complete walkthrough of the game.
 - README.txt: The file you are reading now.
 
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PLAYING THE GAME
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"The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M" requires an IF interpreter capable of reading Glulx-formatted games in a Blorb file. See the following web site for a complete list of interpreters:

  http://inform7.com/if/interpreters/
  
Recommended interpreters are:

  Zoom for Mac OS X (by Andrew Hunter)
  Windows Glulxe or Git for Windows (by David Kinder)
  Zoom for Unix (by Andrew Hunter)

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TIPS & HINTS
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Newcomers and old-timers should both type "ABOUT" at the beginning of the game for credits and acknowledgements, not to mention useful tips. Really, you should type "ABOUT" even if you are experienced. And you should type "CONVERSATION" to learn how to interact with the NPCs.

Examine everything. Talk to NPCs. List their TOPICS. Ask them about those topics. You won't regret it.

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CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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You can send your comments, criticisms, praise, bug reports, or jokes to mhilborn@biggles2k.com . Bug reports and transcripts are welcome.

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LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO
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Copyright 2011, Michael D. Hilborn. "The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M" by Michael D. Hilborn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. This basically means you are free to copy, distribute, and transmit the work under the following conditions:

(1) You must attribute this work to me, Michael D. Hilborn.

(2) You may not use it for commercial purposes.

(3) You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.

Of course, any of the above conditions can be waived by me. All you need to do is write and ask for my permission.

For detailed information, consult:
  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
  
  