Rooms in Jardin

• A Long Long Tunnel - This dark tunnel seems to go on forever! There are no real distinguishing marks, except for an occasional tunnel branching off to the north or south. It just seems, well, endless!
• A Long Long Tunnel - This dark tunnel seems to go on forever! There are no real distinguishing marks, except for an occasional tunnel branching off to the north or south. It just seems, well, endless!
• A Long Long Tunnel - This dark tunnel seems to go on forever! There are no real distinguishing marks, except for an occasional tunnel branching off to the north or south. It just seems, well, endless!
• A Rabbit Hole - The corn row bends at a 90 degree angle, and heads south. You've never seen such tall corn. Another thing you've never seen before is a rabbit hole the size of the one you almost just fell into because you were far busier staring up at the corn, than you were watching where you were putting your feet. Looks like you could actually fit down that hole! You notice that a tiny path leads north beside the shed.
• A Southern Branch - The darkness is so deep in here that it has a flavor, and that flavor is bitter on your tongue ... or maybe it's the fear that's causing the sweat to run into your eyes and your hands to shake uncontrollably that's putting that bitter metallic taste in your mouth. Does it matter?
• Another T Crossing - The tunnel south come to an end, and you have to go either east or west. There seems to be a bit of light coming from the east, but the way west is completely shrouded in darkness.
• Before a Gargantuan Shed - This must the giant's garden tool shed. The handle on the door is level with your nose! The door seems to be shut pretty tightly, but you think you could open it if you really tried. To the south, a row of corn crosses the garden, perpendicular to the other rows. You can proceed to the east, where you can see the corn row suddenly shifts and heads south. You wonder at the strange layout of this amazing garden.
• Behind the Steel Door - After all that hassle ... there's nothing in here! You can taste the disappointment! You can't understand why anyone would put a steel door down here, to protect: nothing! You're sure there must be something you're missing!
• Behind the Vines - The way is clearer now, and it appears to be far less overgrown. Hmm. Better be careful. Never know what could lurk up ahead! Seems like this particular area sees quite a bit of wear, if the footprints in the dirt are any indication.
• Beside a Stream - Oooh! What a nice spot! The stench from the compost heap is almost completely gone. The sun is making the water of a little stream beside the path twinkle like diamonds! You can hear birds singing in the distance ... ooohhh .... lovely! You consider removing your shoes and wading in the clear water.
• Beside the Mighty Oak - At the west edge of the garden is a big - BIG - tree. You squint up into the sky, trying to see the tops of the branches, but the foliage is so thick that you have no idea how tall the tree really is. However if the circumference of the trunk is any indication, you'd have to consider bringing an oxygen tank up with you should you ever decide to climb it! Okay okay! Maybe not, but geez! It's BIG! Looking east, you see a row of strawberry plants that are nearly waist high on you! Eagerly, you paw through the bushes, wondering if you'd be able to eat a whole strawberry if you found one, but the bush seems empty. Must be out of season. Darn!
• Daylight! - You are in the Healing Temple of Delos, where clerics of Isis work their powers with her blessing on all those in need of care. A feeling of peace and tranquility washes over you in waves like warm water on a cool night. Soft mats and cots are scattered around the room, as well as jars giving off an herbal fragrance that wafts through the room.
• Dead End - The tunnel abruptly comes to an end here. You poke around and feel for cracks in the wall, or for anything that might indicate a hidden doorway, but you find nothing. The knots in your stomach loosen up a bit as you realize that, at least, nothing can sneak up from behind you in here. Maybe you should rest while you're in this relatively safe little spot.
• End of the Path - As you come to the end of the path, an amazing vista opens up before you. A garden! And what a garden! The vegetables that you can see from where you are look big enough to eat you! You proceed with great caution, hoping you don't run into anything that could possibly mistake you for a strangely colored mobile carrot.
• End of the Tunnel - Looks like you've come to the end of the tunnel. You shine your light around, straining to see into the far edges of the burrow, but to no avail. You grope blindly ... and you think you feel something made out of wood to the south. As your fingers explore the piece of wood, alert to every knot and bump, you feel something that could be latch! Your heart is pounding so loud in your ears that it sounds like a river is rushing through your head.
• Fe Fi Fo Fum - Uh oh! Your merry jaunt down this lovely path is suddenly interrupted by what looks like two tremendous green tree trunks. You almost jump out of your skin when you realize that the trunks are attached to two very large green-shod feet, and that it is not a tree blocking the sun overhead at all! You look up, and are amazed when it finally dawns on you that this being towering over you must be the Jowly Mean Giant - in the flesh!!!
• In a Brighter Corridor - Wow! It's not quite as dark here. You think you could actually turn your light out and grope your way along, but decide against it because it still is really very dark. The ground here seems slippery, as if there's more clay in the ground, or as if it's wetter here, but you still can't see well enough to be sure.
• Lost in the Woods - You are in an unfinished room.
• Man Eating Plant!!! - Cooooome on in! Step right up! See one of the seven wonders of the universe! Feast your eyes on this MAN EATING PLANT! Yes indeed, truly a sight to behold! Curiosity overcomes you, and you step forward to see this marvel, a real live man eating plant!!! And there it is!!! Right in front of you!!! A man, eating a plant!!! Well, what did you expect for free? A 50 foot venus fly trap? :P
• Near the Compost Heap - What is that s m e l l???? Ugh! It's so bad it's making your eyes water! You peer around and realize that you're standing right next to the compost heap! No wonder! You can't imagine anything that smells like that being good for anything whatsoever! You realize that going any closer to it would be very very bad for your health.
• Near the Entrance - As soon as you step out from under the hole, you are pitched into deep darkness. You notice that the tunnels have a funny smell - but you can't seem to put your finger on what it reminds you of. The tunnels walls are made of rough packed dirt, and they feel wet and cold.
• On the East Side of the Shed - This seems to lead away from the garden, and you wonder where the path will take you. Those ever present brambles keep you from wandering off to the east, while the shed wall rises to your west. From this side, it looks sort of beaten up and run down. Maybe the giant couldn't afford any paint ...
• On the Rock in the Pond - Oooooh! This is NICE! You sit on the warm rock and dangle your feet into the water ... kicking them back and forth lightly. You feel as if you're just a little kid again! You're just about ready to take off a piece of clothes so that you can roll it up like a pillow and use it to take a nap ... when you notice a dark place in the water at the foot of the rock. Looks like a tunnel down there!
• Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere! - The path almost vanishes underneath a tangled mass of huge leaves. In fact, you almost vanish under that very same mass of leaves! They're up to your chest!!! You bend over and peer into the gloom under the green canopy, and see some pumpkins that look bigger than last year's winner at the county fair! Then you remember that pumpkins aren't done growing til fall, and that these must be about half grown!!! Whoa! This must be where Cinderella got her royal carriage! :)
• Scarecrow's Treasure Room - You let yourself down into the musty hole, and you realize that there isn't much down here at all. Just as you prepare to climb back out a gleam in the corner catches your eye ...
• Shady Bend - The path makes a sudden turn to the east, and a bit farther ahead, you notice that there seems to be a bright lit, wide open area. There are tightly woven bushes west of you which prevents progress in that direction. It does look like you can go north on a little path between some bushes though.
• The Big Bun - You knew you should have left when you still had a chance!!! There, before your disbelieving eyes, stands the huge De-energizer Bunny! Pink fuzz and all! He beats his enormous drum a few times, then his eyes light up and he heads in your direction ... and he keeps on going, and going, and going, and going ... and ...
• The End of a Row - The row ends here. North and west of you are thick brambly bushes, full of thorns. You decide not to try forcing your way through them. At this end of the row, the plants are about knee high. You look at the leaves, and realize that you're looking at a radish plant! Wow! Those radishes must be the size of basketballs!!! What a sight to behold!
• The Garden Path - Oooooh! Now what is this? A little path ... almost hidden from sight! Hmmm ... you find it almost impossible to not follow your urge to explore the path to its end. There is a sign half hidden by a bush ...
• The Giant Legumes - Leaving the crunching sounds behind you, you proceed down the row. Legumes as tall as trees tower on either side of you, their stems thicker than your thigh. You think what you're seeing is bok choy, or maybe swiss chard ... but the plants are so big that you can't really be sure.
• The Hole Under the Shed - Looks like this is more than just a simple hole. Even as dark as it is in here, you can see that rough earthen tunnels lead off in the four cardinal directions. You begin to wonder what on earth could have dug such a complex looking tunnel system.
• The Overgrown Path - As soon as you set foot on this path, you begin to wonder if you've made a mistake. The path is very tiny and hard to negotiate. In fact, it's more like an animal track than a real path. But all the same, it's clearly marked, and although you find yourself climbing over all sorts of obstacles, you can follow it fairly easily.
• The Pit - You stand in a section of a pipe that leads to a dead end. In the floor there is a pit leading down. There are bars set in the side of the pit wall functioning as a ladder.
• The Potato Patch - As soon as you step into the garden, you find yourself in a large potato patch. It looks like world hunger could be seriously alleviated by this one, single section of the garden! You stand there, dumbstruck, and gradually become aware of a strange crunching sound. That is when you notice that the plants are all covered with potato bugs the size of your Aunt Aggie's beagle! Ewwwww.....
• The Secret Room - There is dust all over the place. It looks like nobody has been here for ages. In the middle of the room you see a socket with a crystal globe. The globe glows with a pulsing light. To the north you see a stone door. To the south you see a grey block.
• The Vines - It is becoming hard to proceed at this point. A large oak beside the path seems to be dressed in a gown of vines. The vines droop from the lower branches and hang almost down the ground, obscuring your vision. You cautiouly part the vines that block your way, and you feel that they are heavy with grapes.
• The West Side of the Shed - You are soooo relieved when you finally stumble out of the woods and find that you have truly made it back to the shed! That compost heap had been good for something after all! You stand there panting, catching your breath, and you realize that you're on the other side of the shed. To the south you can see a way through the brambles to the garden. Just as you brace yourself to make a plunge through the thorny bushes, you notice a fair sized hole in the ground. It looks like it goes under the shed!
• Wading in the Stream - The temptation was just too much! Off come the shoes! You sigh with relief as your hot feet are caressed by the cool water. You notice that there's a smaller path, a bit overgrown, on the other side of the stream, and you decide to explore it - just as soon as you've had enough of your wading. Might be a while! :)