YO!This is the loader for MOTH,the game constructed by Denithor of Academy. All code,ideas,art,and literal bullshit are made by Academy,and should be treated like it is,which it is... If you want an interesting conversation,write to Denithor of Academy:JARI NYSTEDT,BAKKEVEIEN 17,3290 STAVERN,NORWAY.    NO NORMAL SWAPPING!!MOTH is BUGGED beyond salvation!!I apologise..."We had the experience,but missed the meaning,/And approach to the meaning restores the experience/In a different form,beyond any meaning/We can assign to happiness."   -T.S Eliot.        Great,huh?    (Read Wolfsbane.)   End of bootblock.   see you!

WE IN ACADEMY ARE PROUD TO PRESENT

                 "MOTH"


     A GAME BASED ON A WET DREAM BY
         WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

OK,I  CAN  FIGURE  YOU  ALL  IN ECSTASY
JUMPING  UP  AND DOWN SAYING:  "HURRAY!
ANOTHER ACADEMY PRODUCT.NOW I CAN SLEEP
PEACEFULLY AGAIN!"
(I AM AT LEAST GOING TO JUMP UP AND
DOWN IN ECSTASY WHEN THIS DAMN PROGRAM
IS FINISHED,WHICH IT IS NOW.)


INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS  GAME  IS  A  QUALITY  PRODUCT  BY
ACADEMY,SO  WE  RECOMMEND  YOU  TO  GET
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT.  (A
JOYSTICK WILL DO.) 

TOGGLE  SCROLL-"SPEED"  WITH  THE RIGHT
MOUSE BUTTON,SELECT GAME SPEED WITH THE
LEFT.
THE  SCORE  WILL BE MULTIPLIED WITH 1,2
OR 3 DEPENDANT OF THE GAME SPEED.


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              THE STORY...
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THE STORY FROM A DISTANT STAR:
A MAGGOT ONCE HAD TRAVELED FAR,
FROM A PLANET CLOSE TO ROTH,
MOTH.

THE MAGGOT SANG SINCERELY,
WHEN SUDDENLY,
HYPERSPACE GOT CONFUSED,
IT DEVELOPED A THREE TON QUARK.
THE MAGGOT FELT ABUSED
AND BEGAN TO BARK.

THE THREE TON QUARK FELT ON HIS HEAD
IT FELT LIKE LED.

THE MAGGOT NEVER WAS THE SAME.
THE QUARK HAD ON HIM A STRANGE EFFECT.
HE BEGAN TO WANT A LITTLE FAME,
AND MUCH RESPECT.

SO HE BEGAN TO EAT AND EAT
(MEAT, AND OTHER THINGS TOO.)
TILL HE NO LONGER SAW HIS FEET
(MAGGOTS SELDOM DO.)

WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS STORY,
YEAH BUDDY,YOU
SHALL SEEK ETERNAL GLORY
AND EAT SOME PILLS TOO.

YOU ARE THE MAGGOT IN THIS GAME,
WHEN YOU PLAY IT,EAT THE PILLS,
AND STAY INSANE.
(A SHAME THAT NOONE BOUGHT THIS GAME
SO I COULD PAY MY BILLS)

I'LL END THIS STORY,I'VE MUCH TO DO
NOW PLAY THIS GAME TILL YOU TURN BLUE.
(ANYWAY,GOOD LUCK TO YOU...)
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YOU CAN SING IT TOO,WITH THE MUSIC FROM 
"NO SIGN O' THE DIMES" BY PRINCE.



ANYWAY...
          PRESS FIRE TO START

BEST SCORE:0158

(I SHALL HAVE A DECENT HI-SCORE LIST ON
MY NEXT GAME,OK?)


         VARIOUS INFORMATION

INTRO  MUSIC  AND GAME MUSIC IS MADE BY
THERON  OF  ACADEMY.THE  MUSIC  YOU ARE
LISTENING  TO  NOW  IS  CALLED  "ODE TO
BIBALO",BUT  I'D  RATHER  CALL IT "BLUE
DREAM".    THE  GAME  MUSIC  IS  CALLED
"VENGEANCE",AND  I'D  CALL IT "SCOLOPAX
RUSTICOLA".   CAN SOMEBODY GET US A
SHRINK???


THE  SCROLLTEXT  IS  MADE  BY  DENITHOR
BECAUSE  NOBODY  ELSE  WANTS  TO  WRITE
IT,(OR SO IT SEEMS...)

THE GAME ITSELF WAS CODED IN APPROX.3
DAYS,BUT THE WHOLE PACK TOOK A MONTH OR
TWO,OF COURSE WITH LONG DELAYS.

THERE  WILL  BE MORE GAMES FROM ACADEMY
SOME  DAY,BUT  AS  MY FAVOURITE PROVERB
SAYS SO ELOQUENTLY :  "WHEN PIGS FLY.."

ACADEMY  IS  A GROUP IN NORWAY.  WE ARE
NOT   THE   BEST  IN  NORWAY  THOUGH,AS
EVERYBODY  HERE  IN THIS COUNTRY CLAIMS
TO BE.

NORWAY  IS  A  COUNTRY  NORTH  IN (OF?)
EUROPE,  WHERE  NO  POLAR  BEARS  ROAM.

TRUE HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH.

SO IS TIMBUKTU.

THE  LENGHT  OF  THIS  SCROLL  IS 11152
BYTES.

I CANNOT FIND ANY BUGS IN THIS PROGRAM!

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OOOPS!SORRY!SOME BUGS ARE UNAVOIDABLE!
I'M SURE THEY'LL DISAPPEAR SOON.


           FAMOUS LAST WORDS
           -----------------
"THAT DOG KNOWS ME! IT WON'T BITE."

"I  THINK  I'LL GO AND BUY "THE SATANIC
VERSES" TODAY."

"THIS PLANE CAN'T POSSIBLY CRASH."

"THIS BOAT CAN'T POSSIBLY SINK."

"I'LL GET RICH ON THESE SHARES!"

"I THINK I'LL GO AND PLAY MOTH."

"CALM DOWN! THIS ROPE IS SAFE."

"NO NEED TO WORRY,AIN'T NO BULLETS IN
THIS GUN."

"I BET MY LIFE ON THAT HORSE!"

"I   THINK   I'LL   GO   DOWN   TO  THE
MACDONALD'S  AND GET MYSELF A HAMBURGER
TODAY."

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3 COMMUNIST JOKES:

THE SOVIET LEADER WAS TALKING TO THE
CHINA LEADER.

"YOU KNOW," HE SAID."THAT THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US. I COME FROM THE
WORKER'S CLASS,BUT YOU ARE FROM THE
ARISTOCRATIC MANDARIN CLASS."

THE CHINESE REPLIES:
"YEAH,BUT THERE ARE SIMILARITIES TOO."
"WE ARE BOTH TRAITORS TO OUR CLASS."
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QUESTION:
WHAT IS THE TRANSITION STAGE BETWEEN
CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISM? 

ANSWER:
ALCOHOLISM.
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GORBIE HOLDING A SPEECH:
2  YEARS  AGO,THE ECONOMY OF SOVIET WAS
TERRIBLE,WE  WERE  STANDING ON THE EDGE
OF  AN  ABYSS.  HOWEVER,TODAY I AM GLAD
TO  SAY  THAT  WE HAVE TAKEN A BIG STEP
FORWARD.
 
(WHO CALLED THIS A JOKE? I THINK IT'S
OLDER THAN THE BUTLER-FLY JOKE.)
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  CREDITS AND SPECIAL AKNOWLEDGEMENT 
              MUST GO TO
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               DENITHOR
 (FOR CODE,GAME GRAPHICS,DESIGN,TEXT AND
              EXISTENCE.)

                THERON
 (FOR MUSIC,TESTING(!) AND PATIENCE.)

                CIRION
         (FOR LOADER GRAPHICS.)

                ECLIPSE
         (FOR NOTHING AT ALL)

               HIROSHIMA
 (FOR ALL YOUR INTEREST IN FAT AGNUS)

               COMMODORE
 (FOR GIVING ME,BUT NOT ECLIPSE,A GOOD
                LAUGH!)

           TRACKDISK.DEVICE
   (FOR NOT GIVING ME A GOOD LAUGH!)
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 FURTHER THANKS TO

             STEPHEN KING
             ISAAC ASIMOV
             DOUGLAS ADAMS
                PEANUTS
                ASYLUMS
             FREDERIK POHL
              CARL SAGAN
             RAY BRADBURY
           ARTHUR C. CLARKE
            L.S CHRISTENSEN
          ERIC VAN LUSTBADER
           ALISTAIR MACLEAN
            DESMOND BAGLEY
            URSULA LE GUIN
              TOM CLANCY
               JON BING
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           JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
                MAARUD
                 MONEY
               AMIGA 500
                THE SEA
               PANASONIC
           THE POST SERVICE
             DEPECHE MODE
               TIKI-100
                ICELAND
             J.R.R TOLKIEN
 THE BOOK "TIME IS THE SIMPLEST THING"
 THE GUY WHO STOLE ALL THE DUNE BOOKS
           FROM THE LIBRARY.
               SMIRNOFF
                ACADEMY
                 NICE
                 PIZZA
              THE GRAVITY
               ICECREAM
               PAGE 513
            DELUXE PAINT 2
           TUSSILAGO FARFARA
                  AND
                  ...
              MY ADDRESS
                 ----
MERCI  BEAUCOUP TO THE PEOPLE I MET IN
NICE WHO MADE THE TRIP WORTHWHILE.
              AU REVOIR!

TALKING ABOUT NICE:
THIS IS MY OPINION ABOUT (ACID) HOUSE
MUSIC:
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GOT IT?





    WE GIVE OUR BEST REGARDS TO...

           
                  IT
               TETRAGON
              WOLVERINES
             CRYPTOBURNERS
               PIRANHAS
              TARTAN ARMY
                LEVEL 4
 FREEDOM FORCE (FREE NELSON MANDELA!)
              THE WIZARDS
                  TPO
          ESCAPE (FROM WHAT?)
                 X-MEN
                  YES
      OVERSIZE (IF YOU SAY SO...)
          FLASH TEAM NORWAY 
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         OTHER FRIENDS OF US.
 (WHO NEEDS ENEMIES,WITH FRIENDS LIKE
             THAT? ETC..)


         PERSONAL HELLOS TO...
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         GRENDEL OF BYTERAPERS

          QUAL I OF TETRAGON

    COSINE (ARE WE STILL IN TOUCH?)

              (HEINE)KEN

               UNITED(?)
(HI WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS NOW (KBK,WERE
WOLF  ,I  DON'T  KNOW.) DON'T SPEND TOO
MUCH   TIME   DRINKING  BOOZE.IT  MIGHT
DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN (?) SERIOUSLY!)


            END OF CENTURY
(SORRY ABOUT BEING LATE,OR NOT BEING AT
 ALL! I'LL DO SOMETHING SERIOUS ABOUT
                 IT!) 



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IF  YOU  HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,PLEASE FEEL
FREE  TO CALL ME.  THE TELEPHONE NUMBER
IS  (0)34-97021.NORWAY  IS THE COUNTRY.
I DON'T WANT ANY STUPID QUESTIONS ABOUT
JOINING OTHER GROUPS! (I DON'T THINK
WE'LL GET ANY ANYWAY...) 
IF YOU HAVE TURBO PASCAL,CALL ME!



LET'S HAVE SOME POETRY!

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               THOUGHTS
                  BY
               DENITHOR
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ETERNITY AND DESIRE
CAN'T ILLUMINATE THE FIRE
FLOWING IN THE THOUGHTS OF MAN
DRIFTING OVER ENDLESS SAND

(THIS ONE WAS DEEP!)

FIRE,BURNING 
HEADS ARE TURNING,
WHENEVER ARE WE LEARNING?

THE THOUGHTS THAT MAKE ME SICK
RHETHORIC,
FROM KNOWLEDGE WAR IS MADE
IT MAKES HUMANITY FADE
SHADE.

POETRY WILL SURVIVE
WHEN ECONOMY FAIL TO THRIVE,
BUT SUPPRESSED BY NORMAL WIT
'CAUSE POETRY IS PLAIN SHIT.

IF SOMEONE CLAIM THAT GOD CREATED MAN,
I CALL IT A LIE.
COZ IF HE WANTS US TO DESTROY THE EARTH
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY.

(IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS ONE,
I MUST SAY THAT NEITHER DO I.)

LAWS OF NATURE
POLITICANS AND BUTTERFLIES
SERVE LIES
LIKE STARS SHINE
AND BEES WHINE.

HOPELESS POET.
SEND HIM 'WAY.
HE IS USING RAM,
DON'T LET HIM STAY,
PLEASE,
GIVE US RELEASE!
MAKE HIM EAT SOME FLEECE.
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DIXI
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 HEY,LISTEN FELLERS!  I'VE NOT GONE MAD
OR  SOMETHING.YOU KNOW,WHEN YOU GET OLD
AND  NOSTALGIC,YOU  OFTEN TEND TO WRITE
DOWN    SOME   LYRICS.IT   BECOMES   AN
OBSESSION,AND  REALLY,DO YOU THINK THAT
SITTING  IN  FRONT  OF A KEYBOARD AND A
MONITOR 22 HOURS A DAY IS A MORE NORMAL
BEHAVIOUR?      (THE     QUESTION    IS
RHETORICAL, SO I DON'T WANT AN ANSWER.)

WHY DID I WRITE THAT?


OK,THE NEXT ONE IS BETTER:



       I JUST MAKE THEM UP,SEE!
                  BY 
             ISAAC ASIMOV

ADAPTED SPECIALLY FOR ACADEMY PROMOTION
                  BY
               DENITHOR
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OH,ACADEMY
OH,ACADEMY
THERE IS SOMETHING (DON'T GO 'WAY!)
THAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU SAY.
THOUGH I'D RATHER DIE
THAN TRY
TO PRY
THE FACT, YOU'LL FIND,
IS THAT MY MIND
HAS EVOLVED THE JACKPOT QUESTION FOR
TODAY.
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I INTEND NO CHEAP DERISION,
SO PLEASE ANSWER WITH DECISION,
AND, DISCARDING ALL YOU PETTY CAUTIOUS
FEARS,
TELL THE SECRET OF YOUR VISION!
HOW ON EARTH
DO YOU GIVE BIRTH
TO THOSE CRAZY AND IMPOSSIBLE IDEAS?
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IS IT INDIGESTION
AND A QUESTION
OF THE NIGHTMARE THAT RESULTS?
OF YOUR EYEBALLS WHIRLING,
TWIRLING,
FINGERS CURLING
AND UNFURLING,
WHILE YOUR BLOOD BEATS MADDENED CHIMES
AS IT KEEPS IMPASSIONED TIMES
WITH YOUR THICK,UNEVEN PULSE?
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IS IT THAT, YOU THINK,OR LIQUOR
THAT BRINGS ON THE WILDNESS QUICKER?
FOR A TEENY
WEENY
DRY MARTINI
MAY BE JUST YOUR PRIVATE GENIE;
OR PERHAPS THOSE TOM AND JERRIES
YOU WILL FIND THE VERY
BERRIES
FOR INDUCING
AND UNLOOSING
THAT WEIRD GIMMICK OR THAT KICKER;
OR AN AWFUL
COMBINATION 
OF UNLAWFUL
STIMULATION,
MARIJUANA PLUS TEQUILA,
THAT WILL GIVE YOU JUST THE FEEL O'
THINGS A-CLICKING
AND UNSTICKING
AS YOU START YOUR CEREBRATION
TO THE CRAZY SYNCOPATION
OF A BRAIN A-TOCKING-TICKING.
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SURELY SOMETHING,SAY,
MAKES YOU FEY
AND QUITE OUTRE
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SINCE I LIKE YOU WITH DEVOTION,
WON'T YOU GIVE ME JUST A NOTION
OF THAT SHREWDLY PEPPED-UP POTION
OUT OF WHICH EMERGE YOUR PLOTS?
THAT WILD SECRET BUBBLY MIXTURE
THAT HAVE MADE YOU SUCH A MIXTURE
IN MOST FAVORED COMPUTER SPOTS---
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NOW,ACADEMY,I PRAY
DON'T GO AWAY---

OH,ACADEMY---

OH,ACADEMY---
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YUK!
POETRY SUCKS!

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   OK,DENITHOR'S EGO TRIP IS OVER.

            XTH OF MAY 1989
           YTH OF JUNE 1989


         NOW PLAY THIS "GAME"!

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PS.YOU  MAY LACK SOME NORMALITY IN THIS
TEXT,BUT  WHAT  CAN YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU
LOAD AN ACADEMY PRODUCT??

PPS.THIS  GAME  CONCEPT  MUST  BE OLDER
THAN THE WHEEL!

             (C) MCMLXXXIX



       CONTACT THERON/ACADEMY: 
             ROGER HOLMSEN
             M.BOKELIGT.20
              3250 LARVIK
                NORWAY

IF MADNESS RULED THE WORLD,ACADEMY
WOULD BE ONE OF THE LEADERS.