Do You Carry The Fire

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<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You are standing on a barren road. Everything is covered in ash. This bleak world is devoid of life. [[Walk along the road|The Road]] [[Walk through the woods|The Woods]]

<h4>YOU SURVIVED ✅</h4> <h2>You joined a trustworthy group.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You were eaten by cannibals.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU SURVIVED ✅</h4> <h2>You found a safehaven.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You starved to death.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You were fatally shot.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You were struck by lightning.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You are invited to join the group. [[Accept|Gending Group]] [[Reject|The Group - Walking Away]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You walk away from the group. You are better off without them. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Hungry]] [[Walk into the woods|The Woods]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You stand alone on an empty stretch of road. You are hungry. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Stranger]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The barren woods are full of dead leaves. Every step you take echoes through the eerie quiet. [[Continue through the woods|The Woods - Stormy Weather]] [[Follow the river|The River]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You follow a shallow discoloured river. The water is visibly polluted. There looks to be farmland on the other side. [[Continue following|The River - Clearing]] [[Jump across|Bending Drown]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> A storm begins to develop. The sky grows darker as the rain picks up. [[Continue through the woods|The Woods - Clearing]] [[Wait out the storm|The Storm - Unrelenting]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The river comes to a clearing. There is no sign of anyone else around. [[Take refuge|Gending Safety]] [[Go for a swim|Bending Drown]]

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You were swept away by the river.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You encounter a trio of three women. They look apprehensive. [[Indicate you mean no harm|The Group - Making Friends]] [[Indicate you are a threat|Bending Shot]]

<<set _randomPassage = either("The Road - Debris", "The Road - Cart", "The Group")>> <<display _randomPassage>>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You take a closer look at the pile. It is a heap of small wood and metal fragments. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Hungry]] [[Attempt to construct something|Bending Tetanus]]

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You developed tetanus.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You reach a large clearing of farmland. There is a small toolshed. [[Seek shelter|The Toolshed]] [[Walk across the clearing|Bending Lightning]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You enter the small wooden building. The winds slams the door closed behind you. It is too dark to see. [[Search for resources|The Toolshed - Searching]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You encounter an old man. He is sitting on the road. [[Ignore him|The Road - Starving]] [[Interact with him|Old Man]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The man watches you carefully. He is sceptical of your intentions. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Alone]] [[Ask for food|Gending Food]] [[Tell a joke|Old Man - Amused]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You are extremely hungry. You are losing the ability to move. [[Continue on the road|Bending Starvation]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The storm only gets worse. Dusk is approaching. [[Continue through the woods|The Woods - Clearing]] [[Sleep in the brush|Bending Freeze]]

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You froze to death.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<h4>YOU SURVIVED ✅</h4> <h2>You found food.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The old man laughs at your joke. He invites you to join him on his journey. [[Accept|Gending Companion]] [[Reject|Old Man - Walking Away]]

<h4>YOU SURVIVED ✅</h4> <h2>You found a companion.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The old man respects your decision. He offers you food as a parting gift. [[Accept|Gending Food]] [[Reject|The Road - Alone]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You continue along the road. You hear something behind you. Someone is coming. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Exposed]] [[Make a run for the trees|Hidden]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You hide in the brush along the road. A group of marauders march into view. [[Stay still|Gending Avoided]] [[Make a run for it|Bending Shot]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> A man's voice calls out to you in a threatening tone. [[Ignore him|Bending Shot]] [[Turn around|The Road - Marauders]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You turn around to see a small band of marauders. They are armed with weapons. [[Approach the marauders|Bending Eaten]] [[Make a run for it|The Escape]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You sprint into the woods. [[Keep running|The Escape - Running]] [[Turn around|Bending Shot]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> As you feel around the room, something bumps into you. You are not alone. [["Hello?"|Bending Eaten]] [["Who's there?"|Bending Eaten]] [["I come in peace!"|Bending Eaten]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You stumble around in the dark. A repulsive scent fills the air. [[Continue searching|The Toolshed - Company]]

<h4>YOU SURVIVED ✅</h4> <h2>You avoided the marauders.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> A trail runs through the woods. [[Keep running|Gending Safety]] [[Take the trail|The Trail]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You follow the trail as it winds through the trees. There is a fork ahead of you. [[Turn left|Gending Safety]] [[Turn right|The Trail - Hazardous]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The trail becomes increasingly narrow. Loose rocks complicate every step. [[Keep running|The Trail - Something]] [[Stop and rest|The Trail - Short Break]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You stop to catch your breath. There are no signs that you are being followed. [[Continue|Gending Avoided]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> Something lies up ahead. [[Continue|The Campfire]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You encounter what looks to be a firepit. Beside it lies a man who died long ago. [[Search the campsite|Gending Food]] [[Inspect surroundings|The Campfire - A Bed]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The coast is clear. You discover a makeshift bed. Pieces of cloth are laid out upon a row of branches. [[Continue|Gending Safety]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The oldest of the three steps forward. With a stern expression, she asks you a question. <h3>"What matters most to you?"</h3> [['"Safety"'|The Group - Confirmation]] [['"Survival"'|Bending Shot]] [['"Hope"'|The Group - An Offer]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> <h3>"Safety?"</h3> [['"Yes, though taking risks is important too."'|The Group - An Offer]] [['"Nevermind. I don't care about safety."'|The Group - Interrogation]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> <h3>"So you were lying?"</h3> [['"Yes."'|Bending Shot]] [['"No!"'|Bending Shot]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You encounter a pile of debris. [[Ignore|The Road - Endless]] [[Stop to inspect|The Pile]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> There is an overturned shopping cart up ahead. [[Ignore|The Road - Endless]] [[Stop to inspect|The Shopping Cart]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The shopping cart is missing a wheel. It is empty. [[Continue on the road|The Road - Endless]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> Sometimes, the empty road stretches as far as the eye can see. Other times, there is a change of scenery up ahead. [[Continue on the road|Special Location]]

<<set _randomPassage = either("The Bridge", "The Cemetery")>> <<display _randomPassage>>

<h1>The Bridge</h1> What was once an elevated river crossing is now only rubble. There is nothing to cross. [[Go around|The Bridge - Ground Below]] [[Jump across|Bending Bridge]]

<h1>The Cemetery</h1> You find yourself surrounded by crumbling tombstones. Everything is covered in a blanket of fine ash. There are two buildings on the property. [[Explore the mausoleum|The Cemetery - Mausoleum]] [[Explore the chapel|Gending Safety]]

<h4>YOU DIED ❌</h4> <h2>You didn't quite make it.</h2> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://www.carrythefire.world/quiz.html'">Return to CarryTheFire.World</button>

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You climb down to the ground below. The river looks to be too wide to jump across. [[Follow the river|The River - Clearing]] [[Jump across|Bending Drown]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You attempt to enter the mausoleum, but something is blocking the door. There are two windows, one on each side. [[Inspect the left window|The Cemetery - Window]] [[Inspect the right window|The Cemetery - Window]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> The window is small, but you could fit through it. The glass is fully intact. [[Break in|Lucky Find]]

<<display "HeaderTemplate">> You find yourself in a room full of intricately organized items. The stockpile includes everything from canned food to board games. [[Continue|Gending Safety]]