text: [Themes: bugs]
  
  > Go downwards
  You're hunched over in a tiny cabin. The room isn't much bigger
  than a large closet, and you wonder how people can spend the night here. An open hatch leads up to the boat deck.
  You see a dresser and a bed here.
  
  You brace yourself on the bed while dropping your possessions as you feel the boat skip off a wave and land hard.
  
  > Close hatch
  Closed.
  
  You can hear thunder rumbling in the distance as the boat speeds along. It crashes against a tremendous wave and you're thrown to the floor. You gather yourself and stand back up.
  
  > Close hatch
  It's already closed.
  
  The boat continues to rock violently back and forth.
  
  > examine the bed
  The bed is quite small and it doesn't appear to be more than five feet long.
  
  You're being thrown around the tiny cabin as if you were a piece of popcorn in one of those popcorn machines. You try to hang on to anything that can keep you from bouncing off the walls.
  
  > get on the bed
  Okay, you're now sitting on the bed.
  
  You feel the boat lunge forward after hitting a tremendous wave head on. The boat appears to go airborne for a few seconds before landing on its side. A moment later, you're lying on the ceiling of the boat cabin.
  
  You whip your head around and watch in terror as the boat hatch starts to buckle. An instant later the hatch door explodes open, allowing an incredible amount of water to fill the cabin. You fight your way to the hatch opening to escape but the water pressure is just too much. You are pinned against the back wall as you try to catch your breath.
  A moment later you are submerged in dark cold water. The silence is eerie. So is death.
  
  > go to the west
  The water is not very inviting.
  
  Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, a steady rain starts to fall. You glance up at the skies ahead and it doesn't look good. The wind is starting to swirl and the sea water is starting to get agitated. The boat continues to speed straight out to sea as it pounds into the waves of the choppy water.
  
  > examine panel
  The control panel is the brain center of the boat. There are many dials, displays and buttons, but the ones that you're most concerned with are the ignition, throttle, steering wheel and speedometer. There is not much left of the steering wheel, though.
  
  Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, a steady rain starts to fall. You glance up at the skies ahead and it doesn't look good. The wind is starting to swirl and the sea water is starting to get agitated. The boat continues to speed straight out to sea as it pounds into the waves of the choppy water.
  
  > Full
  You were:
  Excited by the opportunity to hit the game-winning home run;
  Anxious after barely fouling off a pitch;
  Distressed about being in the trainer's room wounded;
  Tranquil when you realized you had to travel via ambulance;
  Frightened after the ambulance was involved in an accident;
  Terrified when you hung upside down on the stretcher;
  Encouraged after you survived the forest fire;
  Apprehensive of the house on the beach;
  Incredulous when you stumbled onto a crime in progress;
  Pessimistic about getting out of the trunk alive;
  Overwhelmed by Bobby's and Tommy's plan;
  Concerned that you only had a few minutes to plan an escape in the bathroom;
  Optimistic that your Swiss army knife would save the day;
  Desensitized when you ran out of emotional support;
  Satisfied when you ate hot pizza;
  Felicitous after you discovered an escape option;
  Indignant when you caused the shelf to fall in the cellar;
  Rejuvenated after you stepped outside for the first time at the
  cabin;
  Delighted after you landed safely in the barn;
  Gratified when you found a way to get gas from the barn;
  Mendacious when you destroyed the light;
  Thrilled that you finally started the boat;
  Flabbergasted at your predicament in the boat.
  
  > Awe3
  Restored.
  
  Backyard, Near Barn
  You've made your way to the rear of the backyard. Directly north, a large barn stands before you and to the northwest, a path leads through some brush toward the water. The backyard is south. Leaning up against the barn is a ladder.
  You see a ladder here.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You have a window screen, a can of coke, a note, a beer, a funnel, a piece of rope about seven feet long (tied to the two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle), a two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle, a piece of rope about eight feet long (tied to the two-liter plastic Sprite bottle), and a two-liter plastic Sprite bottle. Your front pocket seems to contain your Swiss army knife. Your back pocket seems to contain two C batteries.
  
  > drop seven
  (You untie it from the two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle first.)
  Dropped.
  
  > drop eight
  (You untie it from the two-liter plastic Sprite bottle first.)
  Dropped.
  
  > drop the bottles
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: Dropped.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: Dropped.
  
  > Go northwest
  Backyard, Near Barn
  You've made your way to the rear of the backyard. Directly north, a large barn stands before you and to the northwest, a path leads through some brush toward the water. The backyard is south. Leaning up against the barn is a ladder.
  You see a ladder, a piece of rope about seven feet long, a piece of rope about eight feet long, a two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle, and a two-liter plastic Sprite bottle here.
  
  Taken.
  
  Backyard, Near Pole
  You're standing on a small path that leads from the backyard to the water. The path is protected by thick brush and trees and just ahead, is a large pole. To the north, you can see water as well as a small dock and near the dock is a small motor boat. The barn is southeast of here.
  
  > climb the ladder
  You lean the ladder against the tall post.
  
  You ascend the ladder.
  
  Top of the Ladder, Near Pole
  You're standing at the top of a ladder, more than half-way up the
  light pole.
  
  > throw the beer at right light
  You chuck the can of coke at the left light; a perfect shot. The light splits into several pieces, showering the ground below. You catch a glimpse of the can of coke falling to the ground, near the pole.
  
  You heave the beer at the right light and hit it square on. The light breaks into many pieces, showering the ground with tiny glass fragments. You watch the beer land on the ground, near a bush.
  
  > get the bottles
  You descend the ladder.
  
  Backyard, Near Pole
  You're standing on a small path that leads from the backyard to the water. The path is protected by thick brush and trees and just ahead, is a large pole. Leaning up against the pole is a ladder. To the north, you can see water as well as a small dock and near the dock is a small motor boat. The barn is southeast of here.
  You see a can of coke and a beer here.
  
  Backyard, Near Barn
  You've made your way to the rear of the backyard. Directly north, a large barn stands before you and to the northwest, a path leads through some brush toward the water. The backyard is south.
  You see a piece of rope about seven feet long, a piece of rope about eight feet long, a two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle, and a two-liter plastic Sprite bottle here.
  
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: Taken.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: Taken.
  
  > look at what you're carrying with you
  You have a window screen, a note, a funnel, a portable TV, a two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle, and a two-liter plastic Sprite bottle. Your front pocket seems to contain your Swiss army knife.
  
  Jaybird says (to Floyd), "get all"
  seven foot rope: Taken.
  eight foot rope: Taken.
  
  > Go east
  Backyard, Near Pole
  You're standing on a small path that leads from the backyard to the water. The path is protected by thick brush and trees and just ahead, is a large pole. Leaning up against the pole is a ladder. To the north, you can see water as well as a small dock and near the dock is a small motor boat. The barn is southeast of here.
  You see a can of coke and a beer here.
  
  You're standing on a short wooden dock, near a boat. The smell of
  salt air fills your lungs and you are instantly reminded of your younger days, when you and your father would go on fishing trips that would last all afternoon. The boat can be boarded to the east and dry land is due south.
  
  At the Dock, In the Boat
  You're in a decent size boat, which is currently docked. You're not very familiar with boats and most of the features of this craft are not recognizable. There is no sail, so you quickly determine that it must be powered. You recall the note from Jimmy. It's powered alright, but it has no gas.
  
  An open hatch, which leads down into the cabin, is here. Just beyond the hatch is the boat's control panel. At the rear of the boat is the outside casing of the gas tank. The opening to the tank is currently secured by a gas cap.
  
  > get the cap
  Which cap do you mean, the bottle cap, or the gas cap?
  
  > get the bottles
  window screen: Dropped.
  note: Dropped.
  funnel: Dropped.
  portable TV: Dropped.
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: Dropped.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: Dropped.
  seven foot rope: Dropped.
  eight foot rope: Dropped.
  
  Which cap do you mean, the gas cap, or the bottle cap?
  
  > Gas
  Taken.
  
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: Taken.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: Taken.
  
  > open the bottles
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: You unscrew the bottle cap from the two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: You unscrew the bottle cap from the two-liter plastic Sprite bottle.
  
  > pour the bottles in the tank
  two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle: I don't know how to pour the two-liter plastic Pepsi bottle.
  two-liter plastic Sprite bottle: I don't know how to pour the two-liter plastic Sprite bottle.
  
  > pour the gas in the tank
  Which gas do you mean, the dark gas, or the clear gas?
  
  > Dark
  You slowly pour the gas contained in the bottle into the funnel until the bottle empties.
  
  > get all except the gas cap
  window screen: Taken.
  note: Taken.
  portable TV: Taken.
  seven foot rope: Taken.
  eight foot rope: Taken.