. You are at the bottom of a short cliff face.  The cliff is roughly
	forty feet high; its face is jagged with rocky outcroppings.
	Paths lead away to the north and west.
c d:rock
	, There is a small rock on the pathway that catches your eye.

^ n Go north.
	g tree

^ w Go west.
	g kobold

^ u Climb the cliff.
	c a:rope
		p You throw the rope up the cliff to aid you in your
			climb.
		c tied_loop
			P The loop at the end of the rope hooks around a rock.
				You climb up.
			g dragon
		C
			P But it falls back down.  You try to climb the cliff
				without it, but you don't get very far.
	C
		p You try to climb up the cliff, but it's too steep for you
			to make it.

c a:rope , !tied_loop
	* 1 Tie a loop in the rope.
		p Ok.  There is now a loop in the rope.
		s tied_loop = 1

c a:rock
	* 2 Throw the rock up the cliff.
		p You toss it upwards.  It travels half the way up the cliff,
			then bounces back down again.
		d rock
C
	* 3 Pick up the rock.
		c !rock
			p Ok.  It's a really neat rock.
		C
			p Ok.
		s rock = 1
		a rock

* 4 Shout, "Hey up there!"
	p You hear a faint rumbling in response, but that's it.