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   9 ;"   PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE    ":
   2 ) STARSHIP QUEST
   1 l to "Magnetic Moon"":
   1 ;"THE STORY."
   1 ;"START THE TAPE":
   1 ;"Good luck - you'll need it!!":
   1 ;"By Larry Horsfield":
   1 ;" The Sequel to ""Magnetic Moon""":
   1 ;" STOP THE TAPE ";
   1 ;" STARSHIP QUEST ":
   1 ;" PRESS ENTER ";
   1 0 [ Y / N ]
   1 / PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS
   1 , [ Y / N ]
   1 , WORN or HERE."
   1 + The sequel to ""Magnetic Moon""
   1 ) instructions and story?
   1 ( Thanks also to Walter Pooley forhelp with  the loader screens;  to Brian R. Pell for the inlay  illustration; and specially to  Mandy Rodrigues of ""ADVENTURE   PROBE"" magazine, for all her    help, advice and encouragement."
   1 ' goodbye to your girlfriend!!":
   1 & instructions and story again ?
   1 $ Do you wish to read the
   1 $ Do you need to read the
   1 "Your captain has received ordersto go directly to the nearest   Survey Base so that the injured Commander Giles, who you rescuedfrom the scoutship ""Pathfinder"",can receive full medical aid.   But the commander has just told you some fantastic news about   the moon's mother planet!!"
   1 "You rush to the control room andtell Captain Morgan about the   discs, and that you suspect the planet may be the storehouse of much knowledge! The human race  has been able to explore and    colonise planets within our own galaxy, but true intergalactic  space travel has so far been    impossible.":
   1 "You realise that there is only  one course of action open to youif you are to uncover the secretof the discs - jump ship again! But you have only TWO minutes toget some equipment and get to   the space lifeboat before the   ship makes its hyperspace jump!":
   1 "You may get extra information   about your surroundings if you  LOOK AROUND, ACROSS, OVER, UNDERor IN places and things, or in  compass directions, i.e. LOOK   NORTH, etc. You can EXAMINE
   1 "You may change the character setby using the FONT option. Simplytype 
   1 "You immediately think of the twodiscs that were given to you by the beautiful priestess Jaelainein the temple beneath the moon'ssurface, and of what she told   you about them being the ""Keys  to the Universe"".":
   1 "You can find out how many turns you've taken by typing ""TURNS"", or ""TU"".";:
   1 "You are absolutely shocked by   this news! You plead with the   Captain to at least stop the    ship so that you and a party of men can take one of the space   lifeboats and fly back to the   planet! ""No!"", says the Captain,""you may not, Lieutenant! We areonly a couple of minutes from   making the hyperspace jump to   Rigel III!""."
   1 "What if the secret of the discs lies on the very planet you are hurtling further away from as   each second passes?! You simply MUST get back to that planet andstart your search!!"
   1 "This adventure was written using""PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURE WRITER"",by Gilsoft.";:
   1 "There will be occasions when youwill ""die"". You'll then be askedif you want to be resurrected.  If you reply ""Y"", you will be   resurrected at the last RAMSAVEdposition. If you type ""NO"" (you must type both letters, not just""N""), the normal ""QUIT"" routine will follow. NOTE: Your positionis always RAMSAVEd at the start of each part, and if you SAVE   your position to tape."
   1 "There are some single-letter    commands, and these are:
   1 "The inspiration came from many  science fiction novels, but in  particular the story ""GALACTIC  DERELICT"", by Andre Norton."
   1 "The exits on board the Stellar  Queen spaceship are as follows: FORWARD (FO = N)    AFT (AF = S)PORT (PO = W) STARBOARD (ST = E)"
   1 "Sincere thanks to my playtestersLorna Paterson & Sue Roseblade  for all their hard work.
   1 "SAVE and LOAD (to tape) are as  normal, and you can also RAMSAVEand RAMLOAD to and from memory.":
   1 "If you want to repeat your last command, simply type ""AGAIN"", orjust ""A""."
   1 "If you are starting from a SAVEdor RAMSAVEd position, it may be necessary to redescribe the
   1 "He also tells you that another  Survey Corps spaceship will be  given the task of exploring the planet and its ""magnetic moon""!"
   1 "Elsewhere, the exits are the    usual compass directions, i.e.  N,S,E,W,NW,SW,NE,SE, plus U & D."
   1 "Commander Giles told you that   just before the tractor beam haddragged the Pathfinder down ontothe moon, her crew had seen somelarge cities and spacefields on the moon's mother planet.":
   1 "Captain Morgan listens to you   and tells you that although he  would love to turn back and landon the planet, he MUST get the  injured Commander Giles to the  Survey Hospital on Rigel III!"
   1 "After freeing your spaceship,   the Stellar Queen, from the gripof the ""Magnetic Moon"", the shipis now in space, speeding fasterand further away from the moon.":
   1 ""it"" can  be used to refer to the first   noun in any sentence, e.g. ""GET THE FLASHLIGHT FROM THE SACK ANDEXAMINE IT, THEN SWITCH IT ON"". Note that ""the"" may be omitted.":
   1 ""FONT"" followed by a numberfrom 1 to 4, e.g. FONT 3. Note  that FONT 1 is the character setpresent when you first load the adventure, and you can change   the FONT in Part 1 only."
   1 "   P.S. Don't forget to say
   1 "    Can you do it in time?!"
   1  objects to find out more about  them, or SEARCH things or placesto find objects that may be of  use to you. You may be able to  ASK characters FOR objects, or  you can SAY things to them."
   1  location in order to restore theselected character font."
   1  X = EXAMINE; I = INVENTORY;
   1  R = REDESCRIBE."
   1  G = GET; T = TAKE; Q = QUIT
   1  "You can GET, DROP, WEAR & REMOVEALL, and you can EXAMINE ALL    objects CARRIED
   1  "This adventure will accept full English sentences and 
   1  "This adventure is in 3 parts andat the end of parts 1 & 2 you'llhave to save your position to   tape in order to start play in  parts 2 & 3."