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You stop for a moment as some sort of large knobbly wheel rolls past you. As you watch, it unrolls into some sort of giant lizard/centipede and walks through a doorway. You try to catch up to it, but it's already vanished.
You step up into the drawing and glance around you. Ever hear the expression "too many cooks spoil the broth"? This looks like a case of too many architects. Maybe Home Depot had a big staircase sale or something.


You turn around, looking for where you entered this hellmaze, and aren't in the least surprised to find that the way back to the Gallery has vanished without a trace. Sigh. Another fine mess you've gotten yourself into.
<center>''or''</center>


{{button|Take the stairs up}}
You stop for a moment and watch a worried-looking teenage girl chasing a tall blond rockstar around the stairs and ledges in the distance. She reminds you of someone, but you can't remember who.
{{button|Take the stairs down}}
 
{{button|Take the stairs sideways}}
<center>''or''</center>
 
The stairway leads you to a queue of hooded monks walking up a spiral staircase. You get in line in the hopes that they'll lead you to the exit, but after following them for nearly an hour, you don't seem to get anywhere. Man, it's worse than the DMV. You give up and look for another exit.
 
{{button|Take the stairs <direction>}}
{{button|Take the stairs <direction>}}
{{button|Take the stairs <direction>}}


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Occurs during [[Louvre It or Leave It]].
Occurs during [[Louvre It or Leave It]].
==Notes==
*The image is in one of 4 possible orientations.
*The choices lead to one of six possible paintings:
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (The Birth of Venus)|The Birth of Venus]]
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (The Death of Socrates)|The Death of Socrates]]
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (The Last Supper)|The Last Supper]]
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (Nighthawks)|Nighthawks]]
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (The Persistence of Memory)|The Persistence of Memory]]
**[[Louvre It or Leave It (The Scream)|The Scream]]
==History==
*Prior to May 14, 2014, this was choice adventure 94 and had a different working mechanism.
==See Also==
*[[Louvre Map]]


==References==
==References==
* [[Wikipedia:Relativity (M. C. Escher)|''Relativity'']] is a lithograph print by artist [[Wikipedia:M. C. Escher|M. C. Escher]], which features many staircases in various orientations.
* [[Wikipedia:Relativity (M. C. Escher)|''Relativity'']] is a lithograph print by artist [[Wikipedia:M. C. Escher|M. C. Escher]], which features many staircases in various orientations.
*"Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into." was a catchphrase of [[wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy|Oliver Hardy berating Stan Laurel]], which was misquoted as "another ''fine'' mess" frequently enough that the misquote became the title of one of their short films.
*The lizard/centipede is from [[Wikipedia:House of Stairs|''House of Stairs'']], another of Escher's prints, which also features such a set of staircases.
*The worried-looking girl chasing a tall blond rockstar is a reference to the film [[Wikipedia:Labyrinth (film)|''Labyrinth'']] &ndash; in the final scene, a worried girl (a young [[Wikipedia:Jennifer Connelly|Jennifer Connelly]]) chases a tall blond man (played by [[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]]) around a maze of stairs inspired by ''Relativity''.  The fact that 'she reminds you of someone' is a reference to the song 'Magic Dance' from the soundtrack to the film, which starts with the lyrics "You remind me of the babe / What babe? / Babe with the power / What power? / Power of voodoo / Who do? / You do / Do what? / Remind me of the babe".
*The hooded monks are from [[Wikipedia:Ascending and Descending|''Ascending and Descending'']], another of Escher's prints.

Latest revision as of 21:25, 22 October 2016

You stop for a moment as some sort of large knobbly wheel rolls past you. As you watch, it unrolls into some sort of giant lizard/centipede and walks through a doorway. You try to catch up to it, but it's already vanished.

or

You stop for a moment and watch a worried-looking teenage girl chasing a tall blond rockstar around the stairs and ledges in the distance. She reminds you of someone, but you can't remember who.

or

The stairway leads you to a queue of hooded monks walking up a spiral staircase. You get in line in the hopes that they'll lead you to the exit, but after following them for nearly an hour, you don't seem to get anywhere. Man, it's worse than the DMV. You give up and look for another exit.

Take the stairs <direction>
Take the stairs <direction>
Take the stairs <direction>

Occurs during Louvre It or Leave It.

Notes

History

  • Prior to May 14, 2014, this was choice adventure 94 and had a different working mechanism.

See Also

References

  • Relativity is a lithograph print by artist M. C. Escher, which features many staircases in various orientations.
  • The lizard/centipede is from House of Stairs, another of Escher's prints, which also features such a set of staircases.
  • The worried-looking girl chasing a tall blond rockstar is a reference to the film Labyrinth – in the final scene, a worried girl (a young Jennifer Connelly) chases a tall blond man (played by David Bowie) around a maze of stairs inspired by Relativity. The fact that 'she reminds you of someone' is a reference to the song 'Magic Dance' from the soundtrack to the film, which starts with the lyrics "You remind me of the babe / What babe? / Babe with the power / What power? / Power of voodoo / Who do? / You do / Do what? / Remind me of the babe".
  • The hooded monks are from Ascending and Descending, another of Escher's prints.
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