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...Simply copy these snippets into the prompt of a Lisp compiler and by the time the tutorial is done you will have your own text adventure game!

There are many great Lisp compilers out there that you can use, but the easiest to use for this tutorial is Franz's Allegro Common Lisp, a very powerful commercial Lisp that Franz, Inc. has graciously made available through a telnet environment HERE so you can try it out without installing any software on your PC. Simply click on the link and you browser will launch a telnet window that gives you everything you need!

(Another Lisp I really like to use is the open-source CLISP, which you might want to download if you know you'll be spending more time with Lisp)

If you're using Allegro Common Lisp, please execute the following from the Lisp prompt: