Let's Play ZORK

Touch the gothic lettering and the trophy case.
 
>TOUCH GOTHIC LETTERING
Fiddling with the wooden door isn't notably helpful.

>TOUCH TROPHY CASE
Fiddling with the trophy case doesn't seem to work.

>EXAMINE LETTERING
The engravings translate to "This space intentionally left blank."
 
>TAKE TROPHY CASE
The trophy case is securely fastened to the wall.

>TAKE LETTERING
What a concept!

>WEST
You have moved into a dark place.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
 
>TURN LANTERN ON
Strange Passage
This is a long passage. To the west is one entrance. On the east there is an old wooden door, with a large opening in it (about cyclops sized).

why do you keep insisting on going back the way we came
 
>EAST.TURN OFF LANTERN.EAST
Living Room
You are in the living room. There is a doorway to the east. To the west is a cyclops-shaped opening in an old wooden door, above which is some strange gothic lettering, a trophy case, and a closed trap door at your feet.

The lantern is now off.

Kitchen
You are in the kitchen of the white house. A table seems to have been used recently for the preparation of food. A passage leads to the west and a dark staircase can be seen leading upward. A dark chimney leads down and to the east is a small window which is open.