text: [Themes: island, treasure, gender-neutral protagonist, beach, kids, nature]
  
  > describe your surroundings
  You are in a cylindrical chamber. The floor and curved walls of this subterranean room have been lined with smooth stones. Light falls in through the circular opening in the low ceiling, glinting off the specks of dust that drift in the air.
  
  In the center of the room squats a wooden chest wrapped in iron bands.
  
  > Go upwards
  You pull yourself up through the circular hole in the ceiling.
  
  The dense forest thins and becomes a wide plain. There are no trees here. Instead, this whole area is covered with coarse grasses as tall as your waist. Trails east and south lead back into the jungle.
  
  Standing alone in the center of the wide plain is an enormous stone head. In the ground, under the watching eyes of the statue, is the stone circle.
  
  > examine the sun
  You have to squint a bit against the bright sunlight and blue sky.
  
  > go east
  The dense canopy of leaves breaks up the sunlight. The ground is covered with a spongy layer of moss and ferns. The humid air smells of both flowering and decaying plants.
  
  Trails to the west and southwest meander through the trees, and the way back to the beach is east. A steep cliff rises up directly to the south, and to the southeast you see a steep climb that goes up towards its summit.
  
  A power station is poking out from among the ferns.
  
  > look at the power station
  The device has a glass dome on top and a single button labeled ON/OFF. At the base, thick electrical cables snake both southwest and southeast (up the slope).
  
  > go southeast
  You climb up the steep slope toward the top of the cliffs. After a while, you emerge into the sunlight.
  
  You are on a rocky point that rises up through the canopy of the trees. Steep cliffs drop into the rainforest in every direction except to the northwest, where a steep path leads down. From this high perch you can see many of the other small islands that make up the archipelago.
  
  A tall, cylindrical lighthouse rises into the sky next to you, overlooking the ocean and the jungle below. Snug up against the curved stone wall is another power station.
  
  The area around the lighthouse is populated with a troop of playful monkeys who hoot and screech as they chase each other around.
  
  > look at the power station
  The device has a glass dome on top and a single button labeled ON/OFF. At the base, thick electrical cables snake northwest (down the slope).
  
  > press the button
  The monkeys react when you approach the power station. Howling in fear and aggression, they gather up into a tight pack between you and the lighthouse before you can get anywhere close to it.
  
  > examine the monkeys
  The monkeys, tense and aggressive, crouch in a cluster between you and the lighthouse. Thirty pairs of eyes scrutinize your movements.
  
  > check your inventory
  You are carrying:
  the amazing treasure
  the brass key
  some gloves (being worn)
  a tub of grease
  a shovel
  the beacon (providing light)
  the map
  a waterproof case (open but empty)
  the silver whistle (being worn)
  
  > Blow whistle
  The piercing scream of the emergency whistle causes the monkeys to panic! Terrified, they scramble across the rocky ground, jump off into the trees, and go leaping and swinging down through the jungle. In just a few seconds, they are all gone.
  
  > South
  The tall cliff blocks your way in the that direction.
  
  > climb the cliff
  Your wall-climbing skills are quite good. Otherwise you never would have been able to infiltrate the headquarters of the Clan of the White Lotus in order to recapture the San Tilapian crown jewels. But you had ropes that time. There's no way the vines here will hold your weight. You might instead try the path to the southeast.
  
  > examine the vines
  The steep cliff is taller than the tallest rainforest trees. Clinging vines snake their way up the rocky wall, here and there dangling long chains of magenta flowers. A trail toward the top of the cliffs rises steeply to the southeast.
  
  > Smell flowers
  You smell sweet perfume from the flowers.
  
  > West
  The dense forest thins and becomes a wide plain. There are no trees here. Instead, this whole area is covered with coarse grasses as tall as your waist. Trails east and south lead back into the jungle.
  
  Standing alone in the center of the wide plain is an enormous stone head. In the ground, under the watching eyes of the statue, is the stone circle.
  
  > South
  You are in a lush rainforest clearing, surrounded by steep cliffs. Clinging vines snake their way up the rocky wall, here and there dangling long chains of magenta flowers. Trails lead north and northeast. A large waterfall to the east roars and churns up a dense cloud of mist.
  
  Another power station is poking out from among the dense foliage beside the waterfall.
  
  > press the button
  You press the button on the power station. With a puff of ozone, the glass dome flickers with green light and the device begins to emit a low hum.
  
  You have a brief flashback to that time in Philadelphia when the professor found, and then cranked up, Ben Franklin's original lightning machine. The main difference this time is that the power station doesn't explode.
  
  > East
  Be careful: Carrying the treasure map through the waterfall would certainly destroy it.
  
  > put the map in the tube
  You roll up the treasure map slide it into the tube.
  
  > Close tube
  You close the waterproof case.
  
  > Go east
  You walk through the curtain of water, getting pelted and soaked in the process.
  
  This cave has been turned into a small workshop with an assortment of furniture on one side and an array of machinery on the other. Everything in the room is damp from the constant mist churned up by the cascade of falling water at the cave's entrance, which lies to the west. There is a rusty iron gate in the eastern wall.
  
  Among the machinery is the room's most impressive feature: a massive water wheel, which is attached to a long horizontal track in the wall. At the near end of the track you see a crank and a kind of display panel.
  
  > look at the panel
  The control panel displays five small light bulbs in a horizontal line. Currently, the first two lights are lit.
  
  > go to the east
  This part of the beach probably floods completely when the tide comes in: all the sand has been washed away and only large rocks remain. Their many pockets and indentations are filled with pools of seawater. The beach becomes more sandy to the northwest and to the west, a large crack in the rocks leads down into a dark cave.
  
  > press the button
  You press the button on the power station. With a puff of ozone, the glass dome flickers with green light and the device begins to emit a low hum.
  
  > go southeast
  You are on a rocky point that rises up through the canopy of the trees. Steep cliffs drop into the rainforest in every direction except to the northwest, where a steep path leads down. From this high perch you can see many of the other small islands that make up the archipelago.
  
  A tall, cylindrical lighthouse rises into the sky next to you, overlooking the ocean and the jungle below. Snug up against the curved stone wall is a power station.
  
  > Go northwest
  The dense canopy of leaves breaks up the sunlight. The ground is covered with a spongy layer of moss and ferns. The humid air smells of both flowering and decaying plants.
  
  Trails to the west and southwest meander through the trees, and the way back to the beach is east. A steep cliff rises up directly to the south, and to the southeast you see a steep climb that goes up towards its summit.
  
  A power station is poking out from among the ferns. Its glass dome is glowing with green light, and it is humming quietly.
  
  > look at the panel
  The control panel displays five small light bulbs in a horizontal line. Currently, the first four lights are lit.
  
  > press the button
  You flip the lamp's switch and the room is immediately filled with the brightest light your eyes have ever squinted to avoid seeing. It shines out from the lighthouse and soon attracts the attention of the passing ship.
  
  Fortunately, it is Captain Atlee's ship and within an hour or two, you find yourself safely back among her crew. You also find yourself reunited with Professor d'Squarius!
  
  "You found it!" he cries when he sees you holding the amazing treasure. "Fascinating," he says as he studies the piece. "I had read about it having handles. But why would it need so many?"
  
  Back in his cabin, the professor tucks the amazing treasure into a padded crate and tells the story of how, after the lifeboat deflated, he got caught in a current that carried him away from the island. At some point he was spotted and scooped from the sea by Atlee, who had managed to escape the pirates with her skillful maneuvering.
  
  "While you were away, I had a look at that." He gestures to one of several maps piled up on the table. The parchment shows a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. "Seems like there's loads of good stuff squirreled away in there."
  
  The story of what happens next -- your confusing trek through that network of caves, the unlikely method by which you slay the fearsome dragon, the clever way you recover the priceless (but impossibly delicate) Ming vase -- is a story that must wait for another day.