Add provenance documentation for test story files

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z-machine story files
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story files used for interpreter compatibility testing.
binary files are gitignored (*.z* pattern).
zork1.z3
author: Infocom (Marc Blank, Dave Lebling)
version: 3 (V3)
notes: classic Infocom title, used for initial interpreter development
LostPig.z8
author: Admiral Jota (Grunk)
version: 8 (V8)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.z8
license: freeware
notes: modern Inform game, used for V5/V8 opcode development
curses.z5
author: Graham Nelson
version: 5 (V5)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/curses.z5
license: freeware
notes: first Inform game (1993), exercises many opcodes
photopia.z5
author: Adam Cadre
version: 5 (V5)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/photopia.z5
license: freeware
notes: narrative-heavy, triggered op_set_colour implementation
Tangle.z5
author: Andrew Plotkin
version: 5 (V5)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/Tangle.z5
license: freeware
notes: "Spider and Web" - clever parser tricks, unreliable narrator
shade.z5
author: Andrew Plotkin
version: 5 (V5)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/shade.z5
license: freeware
notes: small atmospheric game, good smoke test
anchor.z8
author: Michael Gentry
version: 8 (V8)
source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/anchor.z8
license: freeware (original z-machine version)
notes: "Anchorhead" - horror, heavy object manipulation, largest test game