text: [Themes: The Owl Consults Extended Universe]
  
  > Go downward
  The middle deck of the ship is a vast open space surrounded glass windows. I intended to use it for astronomical research; I'm sure Dashing has been using it as a ballroom, or something similarly ridiculous. Exits lead port and starboard, and there is a mahogany door fore. A gangway and staircase connect this deck with the ones above and below, respectively.
  
  I can see a klaxon here.
  
  > Go north
  In designing the airship, I realized that in addition to numerous science laboratories, I would also need a command center from which to issue my nefarious directives. It has the standard amenities one would expect from a supervillain's lair: a long table surrounded by plush leather chairs, a trapdoor cunningly concealed in the floor, a secret compartment full of SECRETS, and a model of the Earth. A mahogany door leads aft.
  
  > answer the line one
  You switch back to Amelia on line 1.
  
  This room is garishly appointed with the hunting trophies Dashing must have scavenged throughout the world: hulking bears and moose from the Americas, lions from Africa, elephants from the Orient, and a menagerie of creatures even I barely recognize. While I obviously don't approve of his vicious little hobby, I have to admit that he at least has a healthy respect for nature.
  
  Exits lead north, west, and east (the last being through a heavy metal door), and a spiral staircase elegantly winds upward.
  
  I can see a display case (which contains a cudgel and a harpoon) here.
  
  > close the door
  I've closed the austere mahogany door.
  
  > Answer line 2
  You switch back to Dirk on line 2.
  
  In designing the airship, I realized that in addition to numerous science laboratories, I would also need a command center from which to issue my nefarious directives. It has the standard amenities one would expect from a supervillain's lair: a long table surrounded by plush leather chairs, a trapdoor cunningly concealed in the floor, a secret compartment full of SECRETS, and a model of the Earth. A mahogany door leads aft.
  
  > answer the line one
  You switch back to Amelia on line 1.
  
  This deck provides a spectacular panoramic view of the open sky. It would be enjoyable to watch the fluffy clouds darting past if I weren't on an important mission. Exits lead in east and west, and there is a mahogany door to the north. An ornate staircase leads down, and a more utilitarian gangway leads upward.
  
  I can see a klaxon here.
  
  > Go upward
  The beautiful open sky is around me here on the top deck of the ship. It's a pleasant setting; a high railing even protects me from most of the wind. The view is spoiled somewhat by a garish metal structure to the west, but there are smaller rooms to the north and east. A gangway leads down to the lower decks.
  
  Motionless robots litter the deck. Even deactivated, they're still imposing.
  
  I can also see an orange striped lever here.
  
  > put the card in the slot
  That's too large to fit.
  
  > put the punch in the slot
  The computer beeps angrily and spits out the card.
  
  > put the punch in slot
  I'll have to be holding the aquamarine punch card before I can put it into something else.
  
  > Aft
  The beautiful open sky is around me here on the top deck of the ship. It's a pleasant setting; a high railing even protects me from most of the wind. The view is spoiled somewhat by a garish metal structure to the west, but there are smaller rooms to the north and east. A gangway leads down to the lower decks.
  
  There is a horde of robots here clunkily performing the latest dances from the American jazz clubs. At least they don't seem to notice me, or at least they're too absorbed in dancing to care about me.
  
  I can also see an orange striped lever here.
  
  > unlock the door with the lockpicks
  As I approach the reactor, the robots swarm around it, blocking me from getting any closer. It would appear that one artificial, mechanical abomination is protecting another.
  
  > go to the south
  The beautiful open sky is around me here on the top deck of the ship. It's a pleasant setting; a high railing even protects me from most of the wind. The view is spoiled somewhat by a garish metal structure to the west, but there are smaller rooms to the north and east. A gangway leads down to the lower decks.
  
  Motionless robots litter the deck. Even deactivated, they're still imposing.
  
  I can also see an orange striped lever here.
  
  > Go east
  I've found my way into Captain Dashing's bedroom. I suppose that's the dream of many a foolish young lady, isn't it?
  
  The ceiling is reflective, if you can believe such a thing, and the walls are done in the most tasteless mishmash of gilt Romanesque columns, gothic candelabras, and red velvet wallpaper you can possibly imagine. There are mirrors everywhere, and rather a grandiose portrait of the Captain himself hanging on one of the walls. The entire habitat is clearly calculated to overwhelm one's good sense until one cannot help but swoon onto the absurd contraption passing for a bed. An exit west leads back to the main deck of the airship.
  
  > answer the line two
  You switch back to Dirk on line 2.
  
  In designing the airship, I realized that in addition to numerous science laboratories, I would also need a command center from which to issue my nefarious directives. It has the standard amenities one would expect from a supervillain's lair: a long table surrounded by plush leather chairs, a trapdoor cunningly concealed in the floor, a secret compartment full of SECRETS, and a model of the Earth. A mahogany door leads aft.
  
  > look at the secret compartment
  The secret compartment. It's closed.
  
  > open it
  All right, I've opened the secret compartment, revealing a silver punch card and a small orange switch.
  
  > examine the earth
  It's a globe, useful in my continuing plans for world domination.
  
  > Spin globe
  Done. Ah, that reminds me of my Gravity Accelerator Doomsday Device. It never got off the drawing board, sadly.
  
  > Aft
  (first opening the austere mahogany door)
  
  The middle deck of the ship is a vast open space surrounded glass windows. I intended to use it for astronomical research; I'm sure Dashing has been using it as a ballroom, or something similarly ridiculous. Exits lead port and starboard, and there is a mahogany door fore. A gangway and staircase connect this deck with the ones above and below, respectively.
  
  I can see a klaxon here.