From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!floyd!vax135!lime!we13!otuxa!nwuxc!inuxc!duane Newsgroups: net.games Title: Re: zork frustration - (nf) Article-I.D.: inuxc.275 Posted: Fri Aug 6 09:44:58 1982 Received: Sun Aug 8 08:32:17 1982 The brick is a plastic explosive. It is necessary when you ascend the volcano (dormant of course) in the balloon to get the strongbox. You also need the fuse!! The nailed door will be transformed(sort of) when you find and deal success- fully with the Cyclops. Hope that helps.