Quotes / The Key Is Behind the Lock

To reach Hel, first you must enter the Eternal Prison. To enter the Eternal Prison, you must defeat the terrible bird Vidofnir. To defeat Vidofnir, you will need the power of flame. Surtr's wife, Sinmara, possesses the power of flame. You will need the Light Scythe in order to receive the power of flame from Sinmara. The Light Scythe lies inside the Eternal Prison. Therefore, you cannot reach Hel.

— Modgud, La-Mulana 2

I was working for a computer education company, setting up the classes. One week we were training for Cisco routers. To do this, another training company sent us six routers in two cargo boxes locked with combination locks. The sheet of paper with the combinations was shipped securely inside.

— from Rinkworks Computer Supidities, specifically this page

So we're at Nicodemus's place. Nicodemus is a very private person, and an extremely clever person. Check out his defenses. What's tricky here is that Nicodemus never leaves his house, which is protected by force fields and a magically locked door.
The force field isn't a problem. The magical door lock is the problem. You see, I need the Unlock Magic spell for that.
Nicodemus sells the Unlock Magic spell.
In terms of making sure he isn't disturbed, Nicodemus is the sharpest bastard in the country.

—Lets Player Nakar, on Ultima VI [1]

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