I absolutely loved playing this. I didn't actually make the final deductive leap into what was *actually* going on, but I loved uncovering all the pieces of the story using deductive logic (and the odd bit of trial and error). It was so fun to explore your mystery in little parts, and felt like a proper detective linking these insane characters and their stories together. I made a Google Sheets to track everyone and it was very satisfying.

In the end, I came to the comments here to read about other people's theories about the ending. It didn't satisfactorily resolve for me in the way I had wished it would - despite having unlocked 97% of the files, I hadn't understood any specifics on *why* the events were happening as they were.

Thank you for making such a cool thing, and I wish for many more cool things like this in the future.

Fantastic game!

(Spoilery constructive feedback for the author below)

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1. I wish there was an easier way to `find` text not only across scenes but also within scenes.  Right now what I had to do each time is to first type the command `find ring` and then Ctrl+F and use my browser's search to directly highlight the instances of the word `ring`.  This felt janky because the game window kept shrinking/expanding (fullscreen switches) and the browser kept finding words in the itch.io comments.  I would really much prefer it if, after clicking a scene through the Find results, the searched word would beunderlined in all its instances.

2. I felt that there were a few too many puzzles that required me to figure out the layout of the house itself -- characters going "upstairs" or "downstairs" and the reader expected to know where they end up, at least approximately.  The positioning of rooms was not fully intuitive (e.g. a kitchen below the dining room... until I learned about the dumbwaiter), and I found myself wishing for more help there.  I know @ says "I couldn't find any records of the layout, so I can only go off the names that I've found within the audio", but, I wish at least the player was more obviously told to write down the layout of which rooms are "upstairs" and which are "downstairs".

3. The name of the game isn't great (I'm sorry).

4. The time delay between deaths was very confusing and as far as I know it was simply left unexplained, which I found dissatisfying.  I loved the fact that the rate keeps going up, with more and more bodies dropping, but I couldn't find any explanation for why the deaths are accelerating.

I'll expand on this with very major spoilers in ROT13:  

V haqrefgnaq gung rnpu gvzr fbzrbar qvrf sebz gur nagvzrzr phefr ("gur cerivbhf ivpgvz"), gur arkg ivpgvz orpbzrf rvgure gur ynfg crefba gb unir gubhtug bs gurz be gur svefg crefba gb guvax nobhg gurz ntnva (abg pbhagvat guvaxvat nobhg vgf hasnzvyvne obql).  Rirelbar sbetrgf nobhg gur cerivbhf ivpgvz naq eryngrq zrzbevrf va gur zbzrag bs qrngu, ohg gur arkg ivpgvz jvyy fhqqrayl ertnva gurfr zrzbevrf gur svefg gvzr gurl guvax/gnyx nobhg gur cerivbhf ivpgvz (hfhnyyl unccraf guebhtu n culfvpny bowrpg gung erzvaqf gurz), juvpu gevttref gur "pbhagqbja" sbe guvf arkg ivpgvz'f qrngu.  

V qb abg ng nyy haqrefgnaq jul, va-jbeyq, gurer jnf n uhtr gvzr qrynl orgjrra gur qrnguf bs gur svefg srj punenpgref (Ehcreg, Uneel, Rir) juvyr gur ynfg qrnguf unccra rkgerzryl dhvpxyl nsgre rnpu bgure (Rqqvr, Znegun, Gbal).  V gubhtug vg zvtug or gur "culfvpny zrzbenovyvn" pbaarpgvba, ohg gung'f abg pyrna rabhtu naq snvyf gb rkcynva gur beqre (r.t. jul Gubeagba pnzr nsgre Ehcreg rira gubhtu Wbua jnf unaqyvat gur xrl), fb zl orfg thrff vf gung vg'f n pbzovangvba bs "jnf guvaxvat nobhg ivpgvz nf gurl qvrq" naq "vf erzvaqrq bs gur ivpgvz guebhtu fbzrguvat arj".

5. I enjoyed the large amount of red herrings, but I felt that there were a few too many of them near the end which were left unresolved in a way that doesn't exactly convince the player if they are or aren't connected, even by the time the final theory is completed.  I think the time delays between deaths are causing this issue -- if there was a good explanation for them, explaining the rate of the pattern, it would probably reduce some time waste.

I decided this @ person deserved a name, but heclearly doesn't have one, so I named him David Langford.

(Lrf, guvf vf n ersrerapr; fcrpvsvpnyyl gb Ynatsbeq'f fubeg fgbel Oyvg.)

Love, love, loved this game. I had caught 97 Pokémon by the end, but the 98th was a bit too hard to find without looking in the comments.

This game is amazing.

V'ir fcrag gur cnfg unys na ubhe ernqvat gur pbzzragf urne gb gel naq svther bhg gur fbyhgvba sbe gur unatzna tnzr naq V unir gb fnl V qvfnterr jvgu gur abgvba gung gur "ynfg chmmyr" jnf gbb uneq, gubhtu V thrff V unq gur yhpx gb cynl gur nyernql hcqngrq irefvba. Nf fbba nf V ernq gur ynfg gjb ragevrf V jnf fb pbashfrq nobhg Wbua'f qrngu.

V fgvyy jnag gb xabj gur fbyhgvba gb gur unatzna gubhtu. gur hcqngr fnlf gurer vf bar naq vg vf qevivat zr penml.

Bgure guna gung V guvax 00-qernz vf n ovg gbb qvssvphyg gb svaq.

In the end I think it is kinda cool that some mysteries about the people here stayed mysteries (gur fbhepr bs Naavr'f zbarl ceboyrzf, vf Ivpgbevn certanag?, jung vf gbalf erny anzr) because that's the way a real murder investigation would have also ended. I still want to know the hangman solution though.

William Rous, are you going to make a sequel, or even better, a prequel?

Hey, I made a post on r/gametheorists for them to play this game on one of their streams, please go up vote it  and reccoment the game yourself, I honestly feel as if this is a fantastic game if it got enough traction.

V nz fb pbashfrq nobhg ubj gb fbyir gur unatzna zvavtnzr. Vg qbrfa'g gnxr @f anzr (arvgure E abe Y), vg qbrfa'g gnxr n sbe Nzryvn, vg qbrfa'g gnxr R sbe Ryrnabe, vg qbrfa'g npghnyyl gnxr nal ibjryf (n,r,v,b,h). V'yy unir gb tvir hc ba gung bar hayrff fbzrbar pna uryc zr bhg.

It's 6am now. I probably should not have started this right before bed...

Thank you for the wonderful and amazing game!

What an amazing game! Finished in two sessions. I made a google sheet to keep track where people are at each time and it was really helpful. (ROT13) Gur qrqhpgvba sbe gur gjrysgu crefba naq Xngurevar jnf ernyyl jryy qbar, fhcre unccl V jnf noyr gb svther vg bhg ol zlfrys!

Gripping experience. Spoilertown below.

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Made it to the end credits but somehow I still feel like I missed something. Are they a fakeout? (Some other people were mentioning a 98th entry and I have 97 with no other clues! It seems people also found @’s name but I have no clue how.)

I don’t understand the rules of the curse. (Is that what it is?)

The broad strokes seem to be: Remember the previous target, then after some time you’ll hear a thunderclap, die, and be forgotten.

(I had and continue to have a hard time with the time-delay aspect. I think it must be a part of it, otherwise @’s writing in 00-final-note doesn’t make sense, he wouldn’t be on death’s door — and that’s as close to a definitive answer as I can find. Time-delay: Is that why Eve died the way she did, not because of Edmund’s singing but because it took a bit for her remembering Thornton to kick in? Likewise for Damian, only dying in his sleep and not right after he remembered Helen?)

Other people’s memories change to fill the void, so Martha says she had a wedding for herself, that sort of ridiculous confabulation. BUT if someone does remember the last person, they die and the curse goes on? I can’t square that with all of the deaths.

Rupert remembers Amelia after hearing the player piano perform a piece, says her name, walks to the study, wonders aloud about asking Oswald about Amelia, dies. (Do you have to say the previous person’s name? Is it just that time delay?)

Thornton moves Rupert’s body and remembers that he’s dead, but the thunderclap only sounds for him when he’s muttering to himself in the kitchen. (He doesn’t mention Rupert by name immediately before death, only saying ‘He’s really dead…’. Otherwise, he just says “Mr. Galley” to when he talks to John in the Study.

Skipping forward, the other confusing part are the 3 final deaths.

Annie shoots herself and a thunderclap sounds at the same time. She does mention Oswald to John, but only by pronoun - before then, she says his name to himself, reading it out from the list Victoria made. Suicide didn’t work to stop the curse… Why?

Then John doesn’t remember Annie and doesn’t read the paper with her name on it, saving himself. The last time he said her name was before the combination gunshot/thunderclap, so he’s safe from the curse from that point. (Is he?)

Katherine eventually dies at home, some time after Annie. I guess because she’s the last person to… say Annie’s name? I don’t understand how John’s trick worked.

John dies, he has to just to square with the bodycount. All of the numbered/lettered people are dead bodies. But he doesn’t die by curse as he is pointedly omitted from @’s final list and we don’t hear a thunderclap on the recording. He must be the middle-aged man on the steps mentioned in the intro - and if he really didn’t die by curse, he must be the only publicly-identified victim mentioned in the intro.

But. I don’t get it! What does @ figure out? He knows the names of everyone hit by the curse, so he’s next in line after Katherine, right? Why does the last line in the final message say “God I hope this works” — he died,right?

Other side-mysteries:

I was convinced that there had to be a scene in the Garden mentioned by Oswald but seemingly no dice. I guess it isn’t bolded like the other locations, so that checks out, and Oswald is a walking red herring anyway.

It’s odd that there are two loose-end female characters, Amelia and Eleanor. I’m fairly sure that Eleanor is a red herring who died long before the start of the story. (I guess like, it’s ironic that despite Oswald’s theory, she and her mother end up the only Galleys who Katherine remembers.)

She’s given more attention than Amelia, who is mentioned just three times. No explanation given on why she’s at the head of the curse. Hell of a birthday present for poor old Rupert. I assume she’s also been dead for ages (I guess she had to be as you have to remember the dead to contract the curse), but that’s all I got.

Can we really not figure out Tony’s father’s name, or did @ just not realize at the moment he wrote the note? I certainly can’t.

Anyway I feel both like a smartypants for getting to the end and like a dumb-dumb for not understanding what is at the end. If anyone could shed some light on this for me, that would be nice. Thank you William for the game, well done!

encrypted with rot13.com

I haven't read all the comments yet, but I haven't seen anyone say this yet, but...

gur cnggrea rkcynvaf jul gur vairfgvtngbe jnf cvpxrq gb "fbyir" vg.

Gur phefr cerfhznoyl ortna jura Ryrnabe qvrq. Jr jrer gbyq gung gurl jrer nyy sbeovqqra gb fcrnx bs ure be rira erzrzore ure, gurl unq gb cergraq yvxr fur arire rira rkvfgrq. Fur orpnzr fghpx va gur ubhfr. 

Snfg sbejneq gb gur ortvaavat bs gur tnzr, naq vs jr er-ernq gur vaivgngvba Ehcreg frag Wbua, jr svaq bhg gurl jrer sevraqf naq gung Ehcreg whfg obhtug n cynlre cvnab naq jnagrq gb fubj Wbua jub nccneragyl vf n gnyragrq cvnavfg. Ehcreg cebzvfrf gb trg gur cvnab jbexvat ol gur gvzr Wbua neevirf.

Fb gur cnggrea gung pbagvahrf sebz gurer vf rnpu crefba svaqvat fbzrguvat gung erzvaqf gurz bs gur crefba gung jnf sbetbggra naq erzrzorevat gurz. Vs fbzrbar erzrzoref gurz, gur phefr gnxrf gurz (cerfhznoyl natre naq wrnybhfl sbe gur crefba orvat erzrzorerq, jura fur, Ryrnabe, jnf sbetbggra).

12 Ehcreg: Trgf gur cvnab jbexvat, urnef gur fbat naq frrf gur erpvgny cebtenzzr, erzrzoref Nzryvn.

11 Gubeagba: Wbua gryyf uvz Ehcreg'f anzr naq tvirf uvz gur Puncry xrl, n cynpr gung Ehcreg jrag n ybg.

10 Rir: Rqqvr tvirf Rir pbpbn gung Gubeagba znqr.

9 Uryra: Rqqvr tvirf Uryra gur ratntrzrag evat zrnag gb zneel bss ure qnhtugre.

8 Qnzvna: Qnzvna guvaxf nobhg gur jngpu gung Uryra gnfxrq uvz gb svaq.

7 Ivpgbevn: Jura Rqqvr nfxf nobhg zneelvat ure, fur fnlf fur pna'g naq V oryvrir fur fnlf guvf orpnhfr fur'f certanag, naq gur onol erzvaqf ure bs Qnzvna. 

6 Rqqvr: Gbal tvirf Rqqvr bar bs gur oenpryrgf gung Ivpgbevn naq ur unq nf xvqf.

5 Znegun: Creuncf fur fnj n cubgb bs Rqqvr orsber fur fgnegrq oheavat gurz, creuncf Naavr erzvaqrq ure bs Rqqvr orpnhfr V guvax gurl jrer gbtrgure ng bar cbvag, vqe, ohg Naavr fnlf Rqqvr'f anzr, naq znlor urnevat gur anzr vf rabhtu sbe n zbgure gb erzrzore ure fba.

4 Gbal: Guvf bar vfa'g fb fgebat, ohg Naavr ernqf anzrf bss gur yvfg naq zragvbaf Znegun jber n fgebat creshzr. Creuncf gur creshzr jnf rabhtu gb erzvaq Gbal, rfcrpvnyyl fvapr ur jnf fgnaqvat bire ure obql naq pbhyq fzryy vg gura.

3 Bfjnyq: Naavr oevatf gur tha gung Gbal guerngrarq Bfjnyq jvgu.

2 Naavr: Gur yvfg fur jebgr naq gur qenjvat fur fnj

X Xngurevar: Wbua fnlf gur anzr Naavr gb Xngurevar, ntnva, gur anzr vf rabhtu sbe n zbgure naq fur erzrzoref ure. Vg'f nyfb cbffvoyr gung - orvat ng ubzr - Xngurevar fnj guvatf gung erzvaqrq ure bs Naavr gung jr ner abg njner bs.

1 Wbua: Ur npghnyyl qvq abg qvr bs gur phefr, ohg V guvax ur gubhtug ur jnf ybfvat uvf zvaq naq xvyyrq Naavr (jub qvq abg erzrzore), naq ur xvyyrq uvzfrys ol whzcvat qbja gur ubyr gung yrnqf gb gur ragenapr.

Gur phefr gura pbagvahrq guebhtu Xngurevar ng fbzr cbvag, fgnegvat gur fgevat gung @ jnf vairfgvtngvat. @ tbrf ba gb zragvba gung ur ernyvmrf jul ur jnf cvpxrq gb vairfgvtngr gur pnfr - orpnhfr ur jnf fb qvfpbaarpgrq sebz gur bhgfvqr jbeyq, vg jnf irel hayvxryl nalbar jbhyq abgvpr be erzrzore uvz nsgre ur qvrq. Jr ner arire zrnag gb yrnea @'f anzr orpnhfr gung xrrcf hf fnsr, naq gur phefr jvyy qvr jvgu uvz.

Fb qvq vg fgneg jvgu Nzryvn? Jnf Nzryvn npghnyyl "renfrq" ol gur phefr, be jnf fur fvzcyl sbetbggra yvxr n abezny crefba jbhyq qb nobhg fbzrbar gurl xarj n ybat gvzr ntb, naq erzrzorevat ure vf jung njbxr gur phefr gung avtug? Vs Ryrnabe jnf gur fgneg bs guvf, gura jnf gung ubj gur cneragf riraghnyyl qvrq, jura gurl svanyyl yrg gurzfryirf erzrzore ure? Cerfhznoyl abg, orpnhfr Bfjnyq erzrzorerq uvf cneragf, naq gur phefr frrzf gb jvcr gur zrzbel sebz rirelbar, ab znggre gur qvfgnapr (rt, Xngurevar sbetbg nobhg Naavr sbe n yvggyr ovg).

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I really liked this a lot. One thing I found particularly impressive was the pacing of the gameplay experience, which I would divide into the following sections:

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- 1. Act I - tutorial section, manages to teach mechanics and convey effectively to the player the level of difficulty and methodical deduction expected of them. Figuring out all the names while not having to deal with all the rooms yet.

- 2. Act II - getting increasingly confused before figuring out the twist and the numbering, I figured this out halfway through the act, but even if you're stumped you'll definitely have it figured out by 12. Once this is sorted out it becomes more fun to revisit old scenes and understand them differently

- 3. Making steady progress forward in time. (While also leaving some tantalizing mysteries behind that you can't yet solve.) Pushing through here might eventually get boring but then...

- 4. Barrage of deaths (18-23) - it really feels like this section has a lot of forward story momentum. Very sad and dramatic feeling as everything descends into chaos.

- 5. Getting to the finale (25, 26), slower pace, sadness.

- 6. Once you've gotten here it feels fun to go back over the old scenes some of which you haven't read since the twist. Somewhere in here think I figured out the lateral jump about the scene with person 12. But generally the game rewards playing methodically and fleshing out all the scenes by elimination. I think this avoids the trap some deduction games fall into where towards the end you're just bored of reading the same scenes over and over looking for a needle in a haystack. This is also where I figured out the contagion mechanism. There was also a nice mix of randomly finding new scenes, and finding tricky scenes I knew I was missing which felt satisfying.

- 7. The lateral jump about timeslot 25, you understand you're missing something here by the beginning of 6, but finishing 6 helps you narrow down which remaining references are relevant and gives your thoughts some time to ferment. And by the end there are 5-6 clues pointing you to the right place. I think the additional clues the author added here are really helpful.

- 8 The lateral jump about the narrator and finding file 98. I wasn't able to figure this out without some peeking, and would have appreciated maaaybe one more clue. (Maybe 21-CH-3 should be marked as containing an extra reference? Maybe a second dream mention in 00-final-note?)

I'd be curious to hear how this matches or doesn't match other people's play experience!

I really liked the title. The number of times I was stuck, and typing 'help' did in fact get me unstuck felt very clever. ❤️

I also found it funny how often I would enter a filename I was pretty certain of, it wouldn't work, and later I would enter the 'same' filename again just to double-check and it worked. Felt like https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-10-04

Really loved this game. Made me remember Obra Dinn so fondly and makes me want to play all the other games you mentioned as inspirations. I started with a lot of apprehension and while taking a break from work and wow its like idk how many hours later and I just finished the game in almost a single sitting.

I see others mentioned a Qernz Fprar which I missed (might check for it again later)

Vz phevbhf nobhg ubj Znegun naq Ivpgbevn rng oernxsnfg vs Gubeagba vf nyernql tbar ng qvaare gur cerivbhf avtug?
Any ideas on that anyone?

Hey I was wondering (rot 13) Jnf gurer zber svyrf? V unir n (1) arkg gb 00-nhqvb-erpbirel, 16-QV-6-7, 24-QV-1, 25-NG-1, naq 26-RA-1. V nyernql tbg 25-JV-X, ohg vg qbrfag fubr hc, v whfg tbg gur raqvat fperra. V nyfb unir gur svany abgr naq qernz. Jung nz v zvffvat?

I loved this game! I think everything is pretty intuitive although I needed some help for a couple things :)

Devoured this game in one sitting. I didn't go past Act 2 until I had all of the previous events figured out, which meant that I realized the basics of the mystery early on (which still felt very satisfying!). Also meant that I found a certain file waaaay ahead of time, which made the actual end a little anti-climactic, if still compelling. I did not like the final secret, however -- it did not work at all like the rest of the game and also confused me as I had already made a couple of attempts at the minigame and realized what was up. The link refused to load for me, too, which only added to my frustration as I felt like I was missing something huge -- a connection I had somehow missed? I was not.

Still, that's only a pet peeve with what amounts to an easter egg -- the game itself is incredible. Deeply enjoyed my time with it, would recommend it to anyone who enjoys deductive games, would love to see more games like this!!

I sat down and opened up the game. Then, almost immediately, I opened up a notepad file to take notes. Then, not long after, I opened a second concurrent file for a different type of information. Eventually, a third. These weren’t even fully necessary mechanically — I was just becoming increasingly invested in tracking the non-essential details and character dynamics. I crunched through the game in a single (fairly long) sitting and feltsatisfied with every part of it. It was tremendously well-executed.

The big questions, the details, combing through to answer every question and find every last scene. The fact that it was possible (mechanically) to make leaps ahead of what seemed to be the set of intended paths if an idea occurred to you. The details that fleshed out the characters and dynamics. The avoidance of over-explaining. It’s all wonderful.

I really love a game that trusts the player to buy in and do the mental legwork required to get invested and understand that some context will never be explicit or even fully outlined. This gave that in spades.

I might go so far as to say that, while I tremendously enjoyed Obra Dinn and can clearly see the inspiration, I enjoyed this gamemore. Thank you for the fantastic experience!

The first game in a while that's made me fire up a notepad instance and make my own notes

99.9%'d it (zvffrq gur qernz fprar) on my own and I just want to reiterate the praises! It is a fantastic and compelling puzzle game and I had a lot of fun playing it. I loved the mystery behind it (and the mystery behind that!).

My favourite moments was undoubtedly when I figured out the first main twist and then frantically going back to check nyy gur vafgnaprf bs guhaqrepyncf, unun. Gur avtug fprarf nyfb, sbe fbzr ernfba? They felt very real. The writing in general helped me connect with the characters (2 my beloved) which made it all the more impactful. 

GREAT great work I'll be recommending it for sure, thank you!!!

What an amazing game! I got to the ending but I still have some questions. Spoilers ahead.

(ROT13) Vf gurer zber gb gur qernz svyr guna Evpuneq'f anzr naq Yrr Fvzf' fbat? Vf vg cbffvoyr gb 'ybt va' nf Evpuneq/hfreanzr1? Naq vf vg cbffvoyr gb jva unatzna?

Finished now. Incredible, incredible game. Thank you for making it. What a wild, wild game. I'm gonna go be hollow for a bit now. Oof!

This is an amazing, amazing game. And I am not finished. But I figure I will do a typo report but it is a light spoiler so I'll space it out.
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SPOILER FOR A ROOM NAME BELOW
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in "11-BI-*-*", "Why do think I have anything to do with this?" should instead be "Why doyouthink I have anything to do with this?" (missing word bolded and italicized for emphasis)
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Elsewise, amazing work and I will comment further when I'm actually finished <3

I just started and I'm stuck on the name command. I've tried typing in names, but nothing seems to be working. Please help

Edit: oooohhh, I was confused on how to 'fill the gaps', I get it now.

LIGHT SPOILERS BELOW.

I finished this a week ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it. What a well-crafted story. As other commenters noted, the pacing is immaculate and each revelation about our characters and the situation they're in is perfect right up until the end where we're asked to make one last "leap" in logic, which I think was perfectly fair even if it stumped me for an hour plus. The biggest revelation for me was not even that final puzzle, it was the one that requires us to make the same deduction about a character we know existed but none of the characters in our story remember. Now THAT'S a great puzzle -- made me gasp out loud when I reread those early logs as I realized what this meant for the story. Lastly, I think the framing device is perfect and adds a deep sense of mystery and eventually horror as we realize what happened to all these people, the first investigators and now, presumably, us...

I haven't even gotten to the third act yet but this is so fun and well paced.

I don't think hangman game was meant to be unwinnable. There's an another way to win it we still hasn't found yet, or a glitch prevents it.

Why? Look at the update log above. What did the author write in there?

Bugs:

    Fixed: 'hangman' not accepting correct solution.

There's at least one 'correct solution'. So it's meant to be solvable, obviously.

I lost some progress with this so I'm still in the middle of going through Act 3 but I just want to saythank youfor making this interesting mystery game.  Also, the ability to name each section is giving me too much power because for example 1 has been redubbed "Marley was dead to begin with" and 26 is "No pool at Sunset Boulevard".

I hope some streamers play this game like Obra Dinn and Outer Wilds. I'm at a phase where I want to see others reaction to this game and watch a supercut of it made by Eelis.

I am confused about the ending, I left my questions here if someone wants to explain their theory to me. Also, I included my complete notes that I took. I recorded the file codes in the order that I accessed them, besides the People section. [SPOILERS ABOUT THE ENDING BELOW] 

bxnl fb V guvax gur phefr vf na napvrag phefr gung jvcrf n crefba sebz gur jbeyq naq sebz gur zrzbevrf bs rirelbar, xvaqn yvxr gur ErMreb Juvgr Junyr, Gur Fvyrapr, Rgreany Fhafuvar bs gur Fcbgyrff Zvaq, Gb gur Zbba, rgp. 

Vg ragref gur ubhfr ivn zhfvp, naq gura vg whzcf sebz Naavr gb Xngr naq crefvfgf hagvy vg ernpurf na vairfgvtngbe.

1. Jung qbrf gur unatzna ercerfrag? V qba'g haqrefgnaq jul ur gevrf fbzrguvat jura Naavr nyernql gevrq vg? Vg vf vzcyvrq gung vg qbrfa'g jbex. Jung vf lbhe gurbel ba jul uvf nggrzcg jbexf jura Naavr'f qvq abg?

2. V qba'g xabj jung gur ORYY fbhaq zrnaf gurzngvpnyyl?

3. V qba'g xabj vs Ryrnabe vf n erq ureevat. Qbrf fur vaivgr gur phefr va? Be vf fur whfg na vaabprag puvyq naq Bfjnyq jebatyl nggevohgrf vg gb ure?

4. V qba'g xabj ubj byq guvf phefr vf, vs vg pnzr sebz Nzryvn Jrfg?

MY NOTES: 

00-ernqzr

---26-RA-1 - bar qrngu vf havdhr

01-DH-1-11

00-vaivgngvba

02-RA-1-6-7-10

---n qbyy oernxf

03-YV-1-4-5-6-7-8-9

---04-FG-1-5-8

---04-OV-6-9

---K 02-YV-4-5-6-7-8-9

---K 04-YV-4-7

---rirelbar yrnirf gur yvivat ebbz

---guerr crbcyr fgnegrq va gur yvivat ebbz (Znegun 5, Uryra 9)

---sbhe crbcyr wbva gur yvivat ebbz (Wbua 1, Rqqvr 6, Gbal 4, Ivp 7)

---02-YV-5-8-9

04-FG-1-5-8

---Qnzvna svaqf na haxabja obql

---jvar oernxf

---05-QV-1-5

04-OV-6-9

---Rqzhaq ybfg gur ratntrzrag evat

05-QV-1-5

---xrl gb gur puncry

---06 Fghql 1 naq Gubeagba 06-FG-1-11

06-FG-1-11

---Gubegba vf va gur Xvgpura sebz 2-5

---10 tbrf gb Xvgpura Orgjrra 2-6 03-XV-10-11

---tvir gur xrl gb Bfjnyq

03-XV-10-11

---ubg pbpbn sbe Naavr Qnhre jub jnagf gb tb gb Senapr

04-XV-?-10-11

05-XV-8-10-11

---Qnzvna gnxrf Naavr gb Rqqvr’f ebbz 06-RQ-8-10

06-RQ-8-10

---Naavr jnagf ure oebgure

---Qnzvna yrnirf 07-RQ-10

07-RQ-10

---Rir vf whfg fyrrcvat

08-RQ-4-10

---r'f pheeragyl gnyxvat gb Rqqvr va gur Xvgpura 08-XV-1-6

---Ohg V guvax Bfjnyq vf hc gb fbzrguvat gbb. 03-NG-2-3

---Gbal arire tbrf onpx gb RQ

---K 09-RQ-10

03-NG-2-3

---Naavr naq Bfjnyq qba’g xabj rnpu bgure naq qb abg pbafcver

---3 yrnirf ohg 2 erznvaf K 04-NG-3

08-XV-1-6

---fbzrbar vf qrnq va gur xvgpura, 

---Ubj pbhyq V unir fbzrguvat gb qb jvgu guvf? V jnf gurer ng gur Qvavat ebbz gnoyr jvgu rirelbar ryfr!

---Rqqvr cbhef n tynff bs jvar?

---09-QV-1-3

09-QV-1-3

---[@] Gurer'f n guhaqrepync bhgfvqr.

---Naq V sbhaq n abgr gurer nobhg n cresbeznapr bs Qibenx'f Uhzberfdhrf, nygubhtu V'q arire urneq bs gur cvnavfg. 07-FG-3

---Bfjnyq gryyf Wbua gb purpx Gbal’f Ebbz K 10-GB-1-?

---frrzf yvxr rirelbar jnf univat qvaare ng 07. 07-QV-1-4-5-6-7-8-9. Ab Rir, ab Bfjnyq

07-QV-1-2-4-5-6-7-8-9 (Ab Fyrrcvat Rir, ab Bfjnyq)

---Gbal naq Naavr unq n pung rneyvre (2-4)

---Naavr guvaxf fur fnl Ehcreg rneyvre

---Gur xvgpura vf orybj gur Xvgpura ol n qhzojnvgre

---Wbua naq Rqqvr tb gb gur Xvgpura (08-XV-1-6)

---Znegun tbrf gb svaq Bfjnyq 5

---Gbal tbrf gb uvf fvfgre va Rqqvr’f Ebbz ng Qnzvra’f fhttrfgvbaf (08-RQ-4-10)

---rirelbar ryfr erznvaf (08-QV-2-7-8-9)

08-QV-2-7-8-9

---Naavr fnj fbzrbar fur xabjf fgrny cbpxrg jngpu  sebz Uryra’f orqebbz.

---PENFU sebz nobir, Ivp tbrf gb purpx

---Naavr naq Qnzvra tb gnyx va Ivp’f ebbz 09-IV-2-8

---Ivp, cynl gur cvnab va gur Yvivat ebbz naq V'yy pbzr (N guveq crefba wbvaf gurz) 11-YV-1-7-8

09-IV-2-8

---Uryra unf n ebbz gung unq n cbpxrg jngpu va vg

---Naq V pnzr qbja gb gur Yvivat ebbz whfg orsber qvaare, ohg bayl Uryra jnf gurer. 06-YV-2-9

---Naavr: Gbal'f cebonoyl uvqqra vg fbzrjurer (Qnzvra tbrf gb Gbal 10-??-4-8

---Gurl obgu yrnir, Qnzvna gb Gbal, Naavr gb svaq Bfjnyq 10-QV-2-3

06-YV-2-9

---Naavr naq Uryra pung nobhg gur fgbyra cbpxrgjngpu

---Gbal fnvq... Ur fnvq gurer jnf n anzr ba gur obk.

---Gurl tb gb qvaare

02-XV-11

---Gur sebag qbbe pna snvagyl or urneq bcra, gura pybfr, gura bcra ntnva., oryy evatf, qbbe pybfrf ntnva

---K 03-DH-11

02-YV-5-8-9

---Znegun naq Uryra jrer unatvat bhg? Ohg jurer

---Qnzvna jnf cerivbhfyl jbexvat ba znxvat gur cubar jbex jvgu Ivp 01–QV-7-8

04-NG-2-7

---Ivpgbevn unaqf fbzrguvat gb Naavr gung Rqqvr jbhyq erpbtavmr

07-FG-3

---Bfjnyq ivfvgf gur fghql naq yrnirf

10-QV-2-3

---Naavr pungf jvgu Bfjnyq nobhg 2 qrnq obqvrf, Ehcreg naq Trbetr

---Bfjnyq vaivgrf ure gb uvf ebbz 11-BF-2-3

---Ivp cynlf gur cvnab

11-BF-2-3

---Gurl zragvba Ryrnabe

---gurer’f fbzrbar ryfr va gur cvpgher gung Bfjnyq qbrfa’g erpbtavmr

---gurl purpx gur ovyyvneqf ebbz

11-YV-1-7-8

---Ivp V jnf whfg gnyxvat gb fbzrbar va urer nobhg

---Qnzvna sbhaq gur cbpxrg jngpu, ur nyfb sbhaq n qrnq obql bs n lbhat jbzna

---Wbua fcbxr jvgu Gbal va uvf ebbz 10-GB-1-4

---[7 Ivpgbevn] Jr'yy unaq onpx gur cbpxrg jngpu naq gura jr'yy yrnir gb Zhz'f ubhfr... Jr'yy trg Naavr naq tb

---DH vf sybbqrq

---Lbh pna urne gur gjb crbcyr va gur Ovyyvneq ebbz. (Uryra naq znyr) 11-OV-6-9

---gurl nyy yrnir gb gur ovyyvneqf ebbz

11-OV-6-9

---Rqqvr sbetbg nobhg Rir, ohg qvq svaq n lbhat jbzna rneyvre

---Rqqvr sbhaq gur evat

---[@] Crefba 6 yrnirf, naq fubegyl nsgrejneqf rirelbar ryfr va gur ubhfr neevirf.

12-OV-1-2-3-4-5-7-8-9

---Znegun yvrf nobhg pnyyvat gur cbyvpr ol @

---Gbal naq Rqqvr unir n srhq 4-6 ohg rirelbar ryfr tbrf gb fyrrc

13-FG-1

13-NG-2

13-BF-3

13-GB-4-6

---Rqqvr farnxf va gb fgrny Gbal’f tha hfvat n frperg ragenapr naq gura tbrf gb gur yvivat ebbz 14-YV-6

13-ZN-5

---Znegun qvrf jvgu gur guhaqrepync, @ vf Fgbpxubyz Flaqebzrq

13-IV-7-8

---Ivp yvrf nobhg gnyxvat gb Uryra ng YV 10 (10-YV-2-7)

---@ tvirf hf 15‑IV‑1‑2‑4‑5‑7

10-YV-2-7

---Uryra naq Ivpgbevn unir n phgr pung (juvpu Ivpgbevn yngre sbetrgf)

---Ivpgbevn tvirf ure ynfg anzr bs Znfrxb

14-YV-6

---Rqqvr cynlf cvnab (fnzr fbat nf 01), Ivpgbevn lryyf, Rqqvr yrnirf ohg qbrfa’g tb gb IV

14-IV-7

---Ivpgbevn svaqf n qrnq zna va ure orq jura gur cvnab cynlf naq fpernzf

---ab bar ryfr frrzf gb unir n 14?

15‑IV‑1‑2‑4‑5‑7

---1-2-4 tb gb svaq Rqqvr naq Bfjnyq

---5-7 tb gb QV 

16-QV-5-7

---Ivpgbevn gbbx bss gur oenpryrg (Rqqvr’f Oenpryrg cebonoyl)

---Znegun tbrf gb purpx ba gur znfgre orqebbz 17-ZN-1-5

---naq crefba 7 pbagvahrf gb rng. 17-QV-6-7

---[@] Rqvg: V guvax V'ir sbhaq gur svany pyhr V jnf ybbxvat sbe Yrg'f whfg ubcr gurl xrcg gur obql...

15-QV-3-6

---Bfjnyq jnf gnyxvat gb gjb sevraqf va 14? 14-QV-1-2-3

---gurl yrnir sbe gur xvgpura 16-XV-3-6

16-XV-1-2-3-4-6 

---[1 Wbua Uboorf] Jnvg! Orsber lbh tb... Vs nalbar svaqf fbzrguvat arj be arrqf gb trg rirelbar'f nggragvba, cynl gur cvnab va gur Yvivat ebbz. Jr'yy nyy zrrg gurer. Qbrf gung fbhaq nyy evtug?

---[3 Bfjnyq] Ng ure jrqqvat! V jnf gurer ng ure jrqqvat... Nfx ure jub fur zneevrq...

---1 yrnirf gb svaq Znegun, 6 yrnirf gb svaq Ivp

17-XV-2-3-4

---gur cbpxrg jngpu fnlf “Ehcreg” ba vg

---Naavr vf znq gung Gbal qebccrq gur qbyy

---Naavr gryyf Gbal gb teno gur oenpryrg orarngu ure cvyybj, 18-NG-4

---Fur yrnirf, naq gura ur yrnirf. 

18-XV-3

---Bfjnyq rngf n fanpx naq qvrf

17-ZN-1-5

---qbyy qebccrq

---Znegun fgnlf 18-ZN-5

---Wbua tbrf gb gur Nggvp 18-NG-1-4

17-QV-6-7

18-NG-1-4

---Gbal yrnirf, Wbua fgnlf 19-NG-1-2

19-NG-1-2

---[2 Naavr] V sbhaq nabgure obql ylvat arkg gb gur bar jr sbhaq guvf zbeavat. 18-IV-2-7

---gur cubar vf va Qvavat ebbz

---Naavr tbrf gb Znegun’f 20-ZN-2-5

---Wbua tbrf gb Qvavat 20-QV-1

18-IV-2-7

---Naavr jvgarffrf Ivp’f guhaqrepync

20-QV-1

---Gurer’f n qrnq obql va gur qvavat ebbz

---Xngurevar vf Naavr Ornhzbag’f zbz

---cvnab cynlf

---unatzna

---Wbua wbvaf gur bguref

21-YV-1-2-4

---Gurer’f n obql va gur yvivat ebbz (vg vf Znegun) 20-YV-2-5 

---Gbal naq Naavr jrer va gur nggvp jura Wbua neevirq 02-NG-2-4

---Gbal svaqf gur tha ba Rqqvr

---Znegun pnzr naq fcbxr gb Gbal lrfgreqnl, nsgre Wbua qvfnccrnerq gb ybbx ng gur cvnab!

---Gbal svtherf vg bhg ohg pbyyncfrf

---Naavr arrqf gb trg bhg bs gurer

---Wbua fgnlf 22-YV-1

20-YV-2-5 

---Znegun fnlf V'z gnxvat pner bs guvatf. Ohg pbyyncfrf

02-NG-2-4

---Gbal qebcf n qbyy, gura tbrf gb gur yvivat ebbz

22-YV-1

---Wbua ehaf gb gur Puncry 23-RA-1

22-PU-2-3

---Bfjnyq pnhtug Gbal jvgu tha va uvf orqebbz. V jbhyqa'g gehfg uvz. Vg'f orggre vs ur qbrfa'g xabj jr'er urer, V guvax.

23-PU-1-2

---Naavr fnlf fur gnyxrq gb fbzrbar evtug orsberunaq

---Naavr gevrf gb fubbg urefrys ohg guhaqrepync unccraf

24-QV-1

---Xngr gnyxf gb Wbua

---[@] Rqvg: V guvax V'ir fcbggrq gur cnggrea. V pna'g oryvrir V qvqa'g abgvpr guvf bevtvanyyl... V arrq gb grfg n gurbel.

25-NG-1

---[@] Rqvg: ybbxvat onpx ng nyy gur qrnguf, vg'f pyrne gurer'f bar gung qbrfa'g dhvgr svg gur cnggrea. Jul?

01–QV-7-8 ? 

02-BF-3

---Bfjnyq gnyxf gb uvzfrys

01-FG-12

---GURER VF N CREFBA 12?!

---Nzryvn vf gur fbat

00-nhqvb-erpbirel

---[@] Rqvg: V'ir znantrq gb pbaivapr gurz gb erpbire gur nhqvb sebz bar zber obql, ba gbc bs gur bevtvany gjryir. V unir n gurbel V jnag gb grfg. (Nygubhtu, vg'f n funzr guvf bar jba'g svg vagb zl obql ahzorevat flfgrz...) (vf ur ersreevat gb uvzfrys?)

01-QV-7-8

---Naavr zbarl

---Ivp vf certanag

---fur’f jrnevat fbzrguvat

01-OV-6-10

---vg vf rirf oveguqnl

---fur’f qevaxvat juvfxrl

01-YV-3-5

---Bfjnyq jnf vaivgrq ol Rqqvr naq ur vf cynlvat n fbat erdhrfgrq ol Rqqvr

01-UR-4-9

---Gbal gbhpurf gur cbpxrg jngpu (juvpu unf Ehcreg’f anzr ba vg)

04-UR-4

---Gbal fgrnyf gur cbpxrg jngpu

04-XV-3-10-11

---Bfjnyq vf ehqr gb gur ohgyre

05-NG-2-4

---Gbal vf gur svefg gb abgvpr fbzrguvat jrveq vf tbvat ba

---Naa arrqf zbarl

05-OV-6-7

---Ivp urycf Rqqvr svaq gur evat

05-YV-3-9

---Ze Qhre vf ohfl

06-QV-5-6-7

---Znegun gnyxf nobhg gur oenpryrg

06-GB-3-4

---Bfjnyq vf whfg ybbxvat nebhaq, Gbal znxrf fher gur tha naq cbpxrg jngpu ner fgvyy gurer

07-XV-11

---ohgyre qvrf evtug jura ur svtherf bhg gur gehgu

08-ZN-3-5

---Bfjnyq lryyf ng Znegun

09-RQ-6-10

---Rir qvrf….

09-ZN-5-7

---Ivp naq Znegun sbetrg Rir

09-GB-4-9

---Gbal ybfrf fbzrguvat

25-JV-X

---hfvat 00-nhqvb-erpbirel, guvf unccraf evtug nsgre Xngr erzrzoref nobhg ure qnhtugre

10-GB-1-4

---Uboorf ivfvgf Gbal

10-RQ-8

---Qnzvna ybbgf Rir’f obql sbe n cbpxrg jngpu

10-ZN-5-6

---Rqqvr sbetrgf nobhg Rir

11-GB-4-5

---Gbal gnxrf uvf tha

12-GB-6

---Rqqvr ybbxf sbe Gbal’f tha

14-NG-2-4

---vg’f abg tubfgf?

14-QV-1-3-5

---Bfjnyq fgnlf gb qvar

17-QV-6-7

---Ivp ernyvmrf jung vf unccravat

18-ZN-5-6

---Rqqvr sbetrgf Ivp

19-XV-3-5

---Bfjnyq gryyf Znegun gb ohea gur cubgbf

19-QV-4-6

---Rqqvr pevrf nobhg gur oenpryrg, Gbal ybbgf Rqqvr’f obql sbe xrlf gb gur cnagel

20-XV-3-4

---Bfjnyq jneaf Gbal gb fgnl njnl sebz tubfgl crbcyr

…

Nsgre trggvat nyy gur svyrf, gurer’f n arj zrffntr va zl vaobk. Naq gura unatzna cynlf.

V qba’g trg gur checbfr bs gur unatzna tnzr bs [@]? 

Crefba 1 Wbua Uboorf

- Qbrfa’g xabj gur Tnyyrlf

- Frcnengrq sebz Pyner

Crefba 2 Naavr Tnyyrl

Crefba 3 Bfjnyq

---7 FG, 8 ?, 9 QV, 10 QV

---‘hapyr’ glcr gb Rqqvr

---V unq n terng-hapyr pnyyrq Ehcreg, nygubhtu V arire zrg uvz.

Crefba 4 Gbal Qnhre

---3-NG, 4-YV 

Crefba 5 Znegun Tnyyrl 

---17-ZN

---Whfg wbvarq gur Tnyyrl fheanzr

---cebonoyl zneevrq gb Ehcreg Tnyyrl

---Zbgure bs Rqqvr

Crefba 6 Rqqvr Tnyyrl

---1 YV,

---erny anzr vf Rqzhaq

---ratntrq gb Rir

---unq n syvat jvgu Ivpgbevn va gur cnfg

Crefba 7 Ivpgbevn Znfrxb

---4 NG, 10 YV

Crefba 8 Qnzvna Znfrxb

---pbhegvat Ivpgbevn 

---irel unaqfbzr

---frrzf gbb dhvrg naq frevbhf.

---fyrrcvat jvgu lbhe fvfgre, Naavr

---Sebz Ybaqba, gevc gb Rtlcg

Crefba 9 Uryra Qnhre

---10-YV, 11-OV, 12-OV, 14-IV, 15-IV, 16-QV, 17-QV

---Zef Qnhre

---Zbz bs Gbal

---Zbz bs Rir

Crefba 10 Rir Qnhre

---?, 2 RA, 3 XV, 

---Fvfgre bs Ivpgbevn

---Ratntrq gb Rqqvr, guerj gur evat

---Qehax

Crefba 11 Gubegba

---Jbexf sbe Ehcreg

---unq n naprfgbe anzrq Trbetr Gubeagba

Crefba 12 Ehcreg Tnyyrl

Ryvmnorgu Tnyyrl unq n puvyq anzrq Ryrnabe Tnyyrl

Nzryvn Jrfg jnf n cvnab cynlre jub tbg GUHAQREPYNC qvfnccrnerq

I've created a cheat sheet/walk-through for those who are stuck

MAJOR SPOILER WARNING (It spoils the whole game. You've been warned)

https://pastes.io/type-help-by-william-rous-cheat-sheet-1

If you still have references in your file, just search the file in the cheat sheet and it will show you the reference scenes.

i finished this game and absolutely loved it!! one little niggling curiosity tho, (ROT13) jung qb gur ahzoref ng gur raq bs gur qernz svyr zrna?

Wow, this game was amazing. I think that there was a glitch with the Hangman game, though. Sometimes I'd guess a letter and it wouldn't count as wrong, but it wouldn't show up, either. Because of that, I failed it. Does this game have an alternate ending if you win Hangman?

i have 95 saved files, none of them have any references. i finished the hangman (i think), but I can't seem to progress any further? there's still just 1 message in my inbox, is there an "end" to the game?

I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm a few hours in and finding it just delightful so far.

Video games aren't often my thing so this was pitched as something a little different, and it ended up being one of the best I've ever played- up to and including Obra Dinn. Wears its influences stylishly on its sleeve and becomes wholly unique in the process; gave me the same rush of satisfaction that comes with working out a sudoku if sudoku left you thinking about it for days afterwards and recommending it to people like it's a Jackson or Woolf novel. Love seeing people help each other out in the comments too :-)

I found a good way to view all the files at once.

Using the 'find' command, when you just type 'find' and enter it without anything else, it will pull up all found files you have so far with titles and everything. I've found it super helpful, I know some people were complaining about it being annoying to type list, list 2 etc without it becoming confusing and time consuming . Even with the updates making it easier to view acts, if you want to view all of them this works really well. 

Alright, I've made more progress but I'm stuck again. 
[Spoilers below] (Split into two+ messages cause Itch doesn't like the image/ size

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(I also haven't done the hangman yet, I don't quite understand how to use it)

I have 94 stored files, including (ROT13)

00-nhqvb-erpbirel

01-FG-12

25-JV-X

naq

00-qernz, juvpu V guvax V tbg whfg ol glcvat vg nsgre er-ernqvat gur cnffntr nobhg gur qernz, ohg V unir n srryvat V fubhyq'ir tbggra vg va nabgure znaare.

Gurer ner fbzr haerfbyirq ersreraprf:

(1) 07-RQ-10

(1) 10-ZN-5-6

(1) 19-XV-3-5

Pna V trg fbzr yvtug uvagf? Gunax lbh!

Ugh what a fantastic game! Such a cool story and game play. The characterisation is handled so well, especially for a text based game. Great puzzles, never felt impossible but was always tricky. Incredible! <3

also gur jubyr zrzbel xvyyvat pbaprcg vf fb pbby. Sryg irel serfu naq perrcl. Gur erirny vf qbar fb jryy, ernyyl srryf yvxr hapbirevat fbzrguvat lbh fubhyqa'g or.

Wonderful game!
Curious if anyone can clarify some of the events -

Va nyy bs gur qrnguf, gur crefba qvrq jura gurl erzrzorerq gur cerivbhf crefba va gur punva, naq va zbfg (be nyy?) pnfrf vg jnf qhr gb erzrzorevat na bowrpg be frafr nffbpvngrq jvgu gurz.
-Ehcreg erzrzoref Nzryvn sebz gur cvnab zhfvp
-Gubeagba erzrzoref Ehcreg sebz gur Puncry Xrl
-Rir erzrzoref Gubeagba sebz gur ubg pubpbyngr
-Uryra erzrzoref Rir sebz gur evat
-Qnzvna erzrzoref Uryra sebz gur jngpu
-Ivp erzrzoref Qnzvna sebz gur evat? (guvf bar V'z hapregnva ba, vg'f jura Rqqvr vf cebcbfvat gb ure)
-Rqqvr erzrzoref Ivp sebz gur oenpryrg
-Znegun erzrzoref Rqqvr sebz gur cvnab zhfvp
-Gbal erzrzoref Znegun sebz gur creshzr (uhttvat ure va gur rneyvre fprar, urnevat Naavr qrfpevor gur creshzr, gura purpxvat gur obqvrf)
-Bfjnyq erzrzoref Gbal sebz (gur zragvba bs) gur tha
-Naavr erzrzoref Bfjnyq sebz gur yvfg naq/be ure zrzbel bs gur qenjvat
-Xngurevar erzrzoref Naavr (abg fher, ohg cbffvoyl sebz gur cubar naq gur cerivbhf pnyy)
Univat arire zrg Xngurevar va crefba, Uboorf zvtug unir orra fnsr sebz gur phefr nsgre fur qvrq.