koan village 2: the woods

[php]if ($_COOKIE[‘protracker’] == 6) { [/php]
the guru could not investigate the village, because he was in jail.
[php]} elseif ($_COOKIE[‘protracker’] == 9) { [/php]
the guru could not investigate the woods because he was currently eating at the all-you-can-eat lettuce buffet.
[php]} elseif (!isset($_REQUEST[‘p’])) { // lost[/php]
the guru stumbled around lost in the woods until he finally found a signpost. the signpost pointed three directions: the lake, the village, or certain death in the deep dark woods.
[php]} elseif ($_REQUEST[‘p’] == ‘vil’) { // from the village[/php]
the guru followed the trail from the village into the woods.

eventually, he reached a fork in the road. a signpost clarified the choice: he could either head to the lake or to certain death in the deep dark woods.

of course, he could always return to the village.
[php]} elseif ($_REQUEST[‘p’] == ‘lak’) { // from the lake[/php]
the guru walked back into the woods from the lake. he reached the signpost again, and once more made that fateful decision: certain death in the woods, or the peace and security of the village.

of course, he could always return to the lake.
[php]} elseif ($_REQUEST[‘p’] == ‘ddw’) { // from the ddw[/php]
the guru was so excited that he made it back from the deep dark woods alive. few villagers could make such a claim. he reached the signpost which afforded him the choice of either the lake or the village.

or, he could throw caution and intelligence to the wind and head back into the deep dark woods.
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