Go back, play it again. It's still pretty damn solid, for its age. Hell, it can be worth digging in deeper, too. There's a surprising amount of Zork titles.
No game has ever home close to Zork for me. I was the right age for it, and there was so much imagination in it, and more importantly, it inspired so much imagination in the player. Nothing wrong with new games, but nothing's ever come close to that feeling.
I tried to use glow-in-the-dark thread for a Halloween piece and it did not work at all. I was so disappointed. Some people online suggested holding it up to a bright light for a while, I did that and still nothing 😭
It's finicky stuff for sure. And the texture is odd. Apparently there are a few different kinds, some glow better than others, and they're all a little weird. Some are more plastic like. This glows pretty well (it's brighter in person than in the photo) but it also fades kinda quick.