User manual GAMES PC ISHAR 3

[. . . ] Her burns have healed remarkably in the year since the fire, but she languishes in a deep trance-like dementia. I t s' a s i f t h e b l a z e c o n s u m e d h e r s e n s e s . D e a f , d u m b , a n d b l i n d t o all stimulation, she's a fair match for the infirmary's gloom. d h er ha d I ha v e a d m itIte k n o w n o w ?W o u ld w ha t I k n o w n th en 3 0/ 7 In a frenzied instant, a cankered feline pounced on Alice while she was about to be carried inside. [. . . ] It was agreed to bury the boys separately in a clandestine fashion. One will be buried far behind Ramsbottom church, the other in Ribchester. 15 September 1873 It takes two to feed her, one to wedge open her mouth and the other to funnel food and medicine down her throat. Her jaw, it seems, is clenched in a death's grip. 1 October 1873 For the past fortnight, I have labored until dawn in the laboratory preparing a new potion. Her recent activity has reinvigorated my research. I discovered last night, quite by accident really, that the smallest infusion of prussic acid and strychnine brings about a curious reaction. At least it seems to work well on the rats. Too much of either ingredient could prove quite lethal of course. 15 October 1873 A p p r o a c h i n g A l i c e 's r o o m , I h e a r d t h e m u f f l e d s o u n d s o f laughter. A pair of orderlies were cursing at her and threatening h e r w i t h l e a t h e r s t r a p s . I t s' e a s y t o s e e t h a t t h i s p a i r w a s w e a n e d from the same teat. Alice didn't respond to their tomfo tomfoolery; and the orderlies were not impressed by my reprimand. Good help is so hard to find. 18 October 1873 The Superintendent paid a visit. Ceasing in mid-attack, she turned the spoon on herself, digging it into her wrists, trying to open up her veins. I stitched her wounds and tended to the orderly. A l i c e s h o u l d n 't s u f f e r a n y p e r m a n e n t p h y s i c a l s c a r s ; i t ' s t o o e a r l y th is sh ou ld n 't to say the same about the orderly. An ou tb ur st su ch as -1 3 /4 /7 4 ha ve su rp ri se d m e. She has returned to her dormant state. Nothing I say or do can entice her to relive her early morning animation. 7 December 1873 There's been a slight change. Her mouth is now relaxed, and we can feed her without force. When it's time for her elixir, she seems to part her lips slightly as if she's inviting the new potion into her belly. Hardly a cure, but any change symbols progress. 8 December 1873 A mangy cat was licking at Alice's cheek. It hissed when I entered, and pounced onto the windowsill - it must be flesh and bones only to squeeze through the grate. I could almost perceive a smile on its scabbed face. It's curious how an animal's countenance can appear almost human. [. . . ] S h e 's ikderahis, I seem to 74 10 August 1874 t place l -2 / 8 / I t 's d i f f i c u l t f o r m e t o c o n n e c t t h e m a s s i v e l y p a s s i v e A l i c e t o t h e aggressively assertive, powerful person she describes in her dreams. Her exploits with the knife conjure images of a musketeer's swashbuckling panache; her acts of courage those of a selfless hero. These are not "delusions of grandeur. " This is no simple madness. eally see does sh e r How en 12 August 1874 h ersel f t h ? [. . . ]