Walk into the ocean. When you get in waist deep, you will begin to swim. Practice swimming around.

Type: DRINK SOME WATER You taste the ocean water. YUCK! This water's too salty!

Swim back to the beach. Walk to the south. The screen will change. You are now on a new stretch of beach. Walk south. The screen will change again. You have discovered the old fisherman's shanty.

Type:
LOOK AROUND

A poorfisherman's shanty adorns this part of the coastline. A pier stretches, from the house, out into the ocean to the west. You see a pretty meadowland off to the east.

LOOK AT THE HOUSE

The fisherman's shack looks badly in need of repair, as the sun, wind, and salt spray have taken their toll. From the house, an old pier leads out into the ocean.

LOOK AT THE PIER

The old worn pier juts out into the ocean from the weather-beaten house.

Walk onto the pier and head west. The screen will change. You see an old fisherman fishing off the pier. As you approach, the fisherman gets up, and walks off the screen to the east. Follow the fisherman east. The screen will change. Walk up to the door.

Type:
OPEN DOOR

The door opens and you enter. The screen will change. You are inside the fisherman's shanty. Walk up to the man.

Type:
TALK TO THE FISHERMAN

You talk to the grizzledfisherman as he sits at the table. Sighing, he tells you, "Them fish ain't been bitin' lately. If things don't git better soon, I don't know WHA T to do! ''