Great story! I found you really had to hunt for the right commands, and it was quite difficult at times, but enjoyable.
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Thank you very much for playing Rabenstein. Technically the game comes with many synonyms, the most prominent verb implementation probably is "USE". So instead of "SLEEP" you can write "USE BED" and instead of DIG you can write "USE SHOVEL". If you consider this, the game comes down to a very, very simple set of commands: USE, EXAMINE, SEARCH. GIVE, OPEN, TALK. I'm guessing you haven't played one of my earlier efforts, as this kinda is a trademark of mine and what I'm famous for, creating a fusion of classic looking games that also try to meet modern era expectations :) hope this helps! Glad you enjoyed it!