S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (a text adventure)

Simulated death in a wonderfully lit death simulatorYou are outdoors.
> Look
You see: the Ukraine. If this had graphics, you’d probably be witnessing a beautiful recreation of the bleak landscape inside the “Zone”: the area of the Ukraine worst affected by the fallout from the reactor fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in 1986. You might also witness the glitches generated by your graphics card as it overheats under the demands of the engine providing said recreation.
> North
You have died. The ground beneath your feet has electrocuted you to death. Would you like to restart? Y or N.
> Y

You are outdoors.
> West
You are on a sparsely vegetated hillside. There is a tutorial here explaining that the effects of the radiation have resulted in “anomalies”: bits of the landscape that may injure or kill you.
> North
You are in a field. There is a bandit here.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit.
The bandit is injured. The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit shoots back.
>Shoot bandit
The bandit was killed.
>Examine bandit
The bandit has: 1 round of ammunition, a salami and an artefact.
>Examine artefact
Artefacts are created by anomalies. They will impart both positive and negative effects on anyone who carries them. This particular artefact will endow the carrier with an increased resistance to heat, but has been linked to chronic disorders of the bowel.
>Use artefact
You have died from an untreated obstruction of the small intestine. Your corpse receives a 5% bonus to thermal resistance. Would you like to restart? Y or N.
>Y

You are outdoors.
> East
You are on a farm, near a derelict farmhouse. The entire Ukrainian army is here.
>Look at army
The army looks back. The army shoots at you.
>Shoot army
The army shoots back. You have died. Would you like to restart? Y or N.
>Y

You are outdoors.
> South
You are in the dark, radioactive ruin of a factory. There are mutants here. The mutants don’t like you. It seems the radiation has turned the local populace into grues.
> Quit
You have scored 7 out of a possible 10. Bye.

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