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date: '2025-08-19T21:03:01+01:00'
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title: "The Gerbil Riot of '67"
author: Simon Avery
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*With thanks to Matt Westcott for [JSSpeccy](https://github.com/gasman/jsspeccy3), an open-source ZX Spectrum emulator written in JavaScript*

> [!transparent]- Solution
> Complete Solution
> by Duncan Cross
> (duncan_cross@abelgratis.com)
> 
> Stuff in (brackets) is not essential.
> 
> Examine body.
> Take syringe.
> South. East.
> (Go south and watch the film for a hint)
> North. Take picture.
> (Examine picture.)
> South. East. East. North.
> Take top. Open fridge. Get garlic.
> North. Get blanket. Wear it.
> South. South. West. North.
> (Examine Johnson.) Push north wall.
> North. Get all. South. South.
> West. West. West. North.
> (Examine Oswald.) Get fire bucket.
> South. West. North.
> Get the horn. South. South.
> Show picture to Ralph. South.
> Get acid. North. North. East. South.
> Down. Throw bucket on fire. Down.
> LoIn crates. Get zinc.
> East. Eat garlic.
> Examine shadows. Get glands.
> East. East. East.
> Pull rope. (Examine plug. Read it.)
> East. Examine mud. East.
> (Examine tree. Listen. Talk to tree. Hug tree. Get acorn. Eat it.)
> West. West. South.
> [If there is nobody here, you have release 1, you fool. You can still
> complete the game, however. Those of you with release 2, Blow horn.]
> (South. Take a leek/leak. Examine it. North.)
> North. Whistle. South.
> West. West. West. Up. Up. North. East. North.
> Unlock cupboard with key. LoIn cupboard. Take copper.
> Make battery. Tie wires to battery. South.
> West. South. Down. Down. East. East. East. East.
> Get rope. East. East. Throw rope.
> (Climb rope.) Drink monkey glands. Climb rope.
> In. (Talk to squirrel.) Give battery to squirrel.
> Out. Down. West. West. West. West. West. West. Up. Up. North. West. North.
> Spill ink on tissue. Give tissue to shrink.
> Inject fudge. South. East. East. East. East. South.
> Give sweetie to Harry. Take jacket. (Wear it.)
> North. West. West. West. South. Down. Down. East. East. East. South. South.
> East. Give jacket to Arnold.
> East. North. Get matches. South. West. West. North. North. North. North.
> Burn bush. East. East.
> North. Examine pit. Examine hub. Push button.
> Give top to Tony. South. South.
> Show tattoo to crazy people. East.
> Get wad. West. North. West. West. South. South.
> West. West. West. Up. Up. North.
> East. East. East. East. East.
> Give wad to guard. East.
> 
> Congratulations! You've finished Gerbil Riot.
> 
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