Talisman, Challenging the Sands of Time
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IBM PC version

Talisman, Challenging the Sands of Time, was designed and written by
Bruce Hoffman. Illustrated by Raimund Redlich and Brian Poff.

(c) 1987 by Polarware/Penguin Software

Running the game
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Start NOVEL.BAT to run the game. (NOVEL.EXE is the original version of
the game executable. It is *not* needed to run the game.)

This patched version of the game removes the copy protection. Patched
by Paul David Doherty (with help from Dave Grebe). Send patch-related
bug reports to <h0142kdd@rz.hu-berlin.de>.

Clues
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Talisman's packaging includes an "Arabian Express" credit card looking
roughly like this:

         +-----------------------------------+
         |          ARABIAN EXPRESS          |
         |                                   |
         |    RJ8906               TA3756    |
         |                                   |
         |  VALID DATES                      |
         |  9/480 THRU 9/481                 |
         |                                   |
         |  XERXES                           |
         +-----------------------------------+

It also includes an advertisement leaflet from Muhammad's Market,
containing the following two ads for flying carpets:

                    Anyone Can Fly In Style!

For the budget minded. Muhammad's    Super DeLuxe. Made exclusively
standard flying carpet is plain but  for Muhammad's Market. Hand-
practical in every way. Soft sand    crafted by Murphy's of Mecca,
tones accent this wear-defiant,      this superb carpet features
strong, tightly-woven rug. If thou   only the finest Persian silk.
art looking to save some Darics,     Richly-colored with a variety of
this is the only way to fly!         designs. Adorned with 4" fringe.
CP 65011 Economy Carpet  62 Darics   Especially perfect for long
                                     flights -- takes you everywhere
                                     hands free!
                                     CP 65013 DeLuxe Carpet  99 Darics
