Getting you started ...

You are at your own funeral: EXAMINE FLOWERS, EXAMINE CARD, EXANINE SPIRIT (to get your soul), FOLLOW SPIRIT, D, GET ROD, OPEN GATE WITH ROD, OPEN COFFIN, OPEN COFFIN WITH ROD, GET STAFF, EXAMINE STAFF, READ STAFF, TYPE LIFE, EXAMINE SHADOW, GIVE STAFF TO SHADOW (he give you a sword), ENTER PASSAGE...