/usr/share/pennmush/game/txt/motd.txt is in pennmush-common 1.8.2p8-1.1.
This file is owned by root:root, with mode 0o644.
The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.
1 2 3 | Welcome to PennMUSH!
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Yell at your god to personalize this file
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