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OLD ENGLISH SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INVOKED.
Well! This was just about like doing magic in Phaze. He returned to the RECIPE. Now it listed:
2 OUNCES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE 1/4 CUP BUTTER
1 CUP SUGAR
2 MEDIUM EGGS
1/8 TEASPOON SALT
1/2 CUP WHEAT FLOUR
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This he was able to make some sense of. He glanced across at Agape, and saw that her activity chamber
was in operation: things were happening in a lighted box in her section of the wall.
He read the assembly instructions. He was supposed to melt the chocolate and butter together, then stir
in the other ingredients. He should be able to manage.
He touched 4. LIST OF INGREDIENTS. This turned out to be the master list of everything available.
There were dozens of types of chocolates, and similar variety for the others.
He returned to INSTRUCTIONS and read beyond the point he had before. Sure enough, it mentioned
that there were several types of options, including automatic selection of standard variants. He went to
OPTIONS, found the place, and touched STANDARD VARIANTS. Then he returned to
INGREDIENTS.
Now the listing was much contracted. There was only one type of chocolate. He touched that, and the
screen inquired QUANTITY? followed by a graduated scale of measurements. He touched the scale at
the twoounce point.
Now his activity chamber came to life. Two ounces of chocolate landed in its floor.
Um. Perhaps he had overlooked another instruction. He reviewed, and found it: he needed a container.
He specified one of suitable capacity, then specified in a SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS option that the
available chocolate be placed in the container. The chamber turned dark, then lighted again: the
chocolate was in the pan. The mess on the chamber floor had been removed.
He added the butter, then instructed the chamber to heat it to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Almost immediately the mixture started boiling violently. Goo splatted on the window of the chamber.
Oops!
He turned off the heat and reviewed his general instructions and his recipe. He discovered that at this
stage he was only supposed to heat enough to melt the chocolate and butter, not to bake it. He decided to
start over.
ERROR the screen blazoned. It seemed that he had to make do with what he had; no second starts. He
should have known; no one would ever let any mistakes stand if restarts were permitted. He could have
gotten in trouble with his first loss of chocolate; evidently the system tolerated that amount of spillage.
Meanwhile, Agape's project was well along. She might be an alien creature, but she had a much better
notion of cooking than he did!
His start was a mess, but a good deal of the chocolate/ butter solution had been saved. He marked 100° F
heat, and got the degree of melt he needed. Then, following instructions, he stirred in the remaining
ingredients. The sugar was no problem, but the eggs were in translucent packages, and he had to do spot
research to discover how to open these by remote control. He managed to bungle it, getting half an egg
splattered across the outside of the pan.
When he had everything stirred in, he had a rather thick brown mass in the pan. Now he set the heat for
400° F and let it bake for a nominal half-hour. Actually it didn't take that long; the game computer used
microwave energy to do the equivalent in just a few minutes, because otherwise the booth would be tied
up too long for each game and would not be able to accommodate all the game players.
The two finished products were brought out, and for the first time Bane and Agape could smell and
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The screen blinked. For a moment he was afraid that this was not a viable choice, but then it replied
OLD ENGLISH SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INVOKED.
Well! This was just about like doing magic in Phaze. He returned to the RECIPE. Now it listed:
2 OUNCES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE 1/4 CUP BUTTER
1 CUP SUGAR
2 MEDIUM EGGS
1/8 TEASPOON SALT
1/2 CUP WHEAT FLOUR
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This he was able to make some sense of. He glanced across at Agape, and saw that her activity chamber
was in operation: things were happening in a lighted box in her section of the wall.
He read the assembly instructions. He was supposed to melt the chocolate and butter together, then stir
in the other ingredients. He should be able to manage.
He touched 4. LIST OF INGREDIENTS. This turned out to be the master list of everything available.
There were dozens of types of chocolates, and similar variety for the others.
He returned to INSTRUCTIONS and read beyond the point he had before. Sure enough, it mentioned
that there were several types of options, including automatic selection of standard variants. He went to
OPTIONS, found the place, and touched STANDARD VARIANTS. Then he returned to
INGREDIENTS.
Now the listing was much contracted. There was only one type of chocolate. He touched that, and the
screen inquired QUANTITY? followed by a graduated scale of measurements. He touched the scale at
the twoounce point.
Now his activity chamber came to life. Two ounces of chocolate landed in its floor.
Um. Perhaps he had overlooked another instruction. He reviewed, and found it: he needed a container.
He specified one of suitable capacity, then specified in a SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS option that the
available chocolate be placed in the container. The chamber turned dark, then lighted again: the
chocolate was in the pan. The mess on the chamber floor had been removed.
He added the butter, then instructed the chamber to heat it to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Almost immediately the mixture started boiling violently. Goo splatted on the window of the chamber.
Oops!
He turned off the heat and reviewed his general instructions and his recipe. He discovered that at this
stage he was only supposed to heat enough to melt the chocolate and butter, not to bake it. He decided to
start over.
ERROR the screen blazoned. It seemed that he had to make do with what he had; no second starts. He
should have known; no one would ever let any mistakes stand if restarts were permitted. He could have
gotten in trouble with his first loss of chocolate; evidently the system tolerated that amount of spillage.
Meanwhile, Agape's project was well along. She might be an alien creature, but she had a much better
notion of cooking than he did!
His start was a mess, but a good deal of the chocolate/ butter solution had been saved. He marked 100° F
heat, and got the degree of melt he needed. Then, following instructions, he stirred in the remaining
ingredients. The sugar was no problem, but the eggs were in translucent packages, and he had to do spot
research to discover how to open these by remote control. He managed to bungle it, getting half an egg
splattered across the outside of the pan.
When he had everything stirred in, he had a rather thick brown mass in the pan. Now he set the heat for
400° F and let it bake for a nominal half-hour. Actually it didn't take that long; the game computer used
microwave energy to do the equivalent in just a few minutes, because otherwise the booth would be tied
up too long for each game and would not be able to accommodate all the game players.
The two finished products were brought out, and for the first time Bane and Agape could smell and
touch their brownies.
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His was burned, so dry and hard that it would be a real effort to consume it. Hers was underdone,
resembling a pudding; she had evidently set the heat too low, and perhaps included some fluid by
mistake.
"Who wins?" he asked. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]