diff --git a/examples/Pneuma.bas b/examples/Pneuma.bas
index 7019757..2a2a5a1 100644
--- a/examples/Pneuma.bas
+++ b/examples/Pneuma.bas
@@ -176,97 +176,99 @@
 2980 PL = 5 : REM initial player location
 2990 RETURN
 3000 REM ========== room descriptions ==========
-3010 DIM RD$ ( RC, 5 ) 
-3020 RD$ ( INV, 1 ) = "" 
-3021 RD$ ( INV, 2 ) = ""
-3022 RD$ ( INV, 3 ) = ""
-3023 RD$ ( INV, 4 ) = ""
-3024 RD$ ( INV, 5 ) = ""
-3030 RD$ ( GAL, 1 ) = "The galley contains gleaming, stainless steel cupboards along the aft wall. A food"
-3040 RD$ ( GAL, 2 ) = "preparation surface is on the port wall, currently covered in rotting food. A chef"
-3050 RD$ ( GAL, 3 ) = "stands at the work surface, methodically chopping food even though everything has"
-3060 RD$ ( GAL, 4 ) = "already been thoroughly diced. There are doors in the starboard and forward walls and"
-3070 RD$ ( GAL, 5 ) = "a stairway leads downwards in the far corner." 
-3080 RD$ ( REC, 1 ) = "Space is clearly at a premium in this ship. The room doubles as both a dining and"
-3090 RD$ ( REC, 2 ) = "recreation area. Long tables for dining are located on the port side, while couches"
-3100 RD$ ( REC, 3 ) = "and low tables are scattered around the remaining space. There are doors in the aft"
-3110 RD$ ( REC, 4 ) = "and starboard walls."
-3120 RD$ ( REC, 5 ) = ""
-3130 RD$ ( ARM, 1 ) = "Locked cabinets line the starboard wall. Each cabinet has a prominently displayed"
-3140 RD$ ( ARM, 2 ) = "notice on its door reading 'Weapons to be removed only when authorised by the Chief"
-3150 RD$ ( ARM, 3 ) = "Security Officer'. However, the door to one cupboard has been prized open, it is"
-3160 RD$ ( ARM, 4 ) = "warped and bent. This cupboard appears to be empty. The only exit is a starboard door."
-3170 RD$ ( ARM, 5 ) = "" 
-3180 RD$ ( BDG, 1 ) = "The bridge is the heart of the ship. A vast array of glowing screens and switches fill"
-3190 RD$ ( BDG, 2 ) = "every surface. On the screens are complex graphics providing detailed information about"
-3200 RD$ ( BDG, 3 ) = "the status of every system on the ship. Many of them are showing red warning symbols."
-3210 RD$ ( BDG, 4 ) = "There is a console directly in front of you, a pilot gripping the throttle."
-3220 RD$ ( BDG, 5 ) = "An aft exit leads back into the main corridor."
-3230 RD$ ( SLP, 1 ) = "The sleeping quarters is filled with bunks, one up, one down. Several of the bunks"
-3240 RD$ ( SLP, 2 ) = "contain sleeping forms, some gently shoring. The room has a partition to separate"
-3250 RD$ ( SLP, 3 ) = "male and female bunks. Against the forward wall are two corresponding sets of heads."
-3260 RD$ ( SLP, 4 ) = "The room is messy, with discarded personal items everywhere ... on bunks, on the floor."
-3270 RD$ ( SLP, 5 ) = "There is a door in the port wall."
-3280 RD$ ( MED, 1 ) = "The medical centre looks relatively normal, but there is evidence of discarded items"
-3290 RD$ ( MED, 2 ) = "lying around the room. Blood filled syringes are scattered on a workbench, as well as"
-3300 RD$ ( MED, 3 ) = "some bloodied bandanges. The words 'I'm losing myself' are scrawled messily in blood on"
-3310 RD$ ( MED, 4 ) = "one wall. In the corner you can see a medical scanner and next to it, a terminal. On the"
-3320 RD$ ( MED, 5 ) = "terminal screen are the words 'Medical Log'. Exits lead port and forward."
-3330 RD$ ( GYM, 1 ) = "The gymnasium is full of exercise equipment. A woman is running furiously on a treadmill."
-3340 RD$ ( GYM, 2 ) = "She looks exhausted and emaciated, but she keeps running at top speed, almost at a sprint."
-3350 RD$ ( GYM, 3 ) = "Her eyes remain fixed on the treadmill console. There are aft and port exists, as well as"
-3360 RD$ ( GYM, 4 ) = "a stairwell leading to the lower deck in the far corner."
-3370 RD$ ( GYM, 5 ) = ""
-3380 RD$ ( LAC, 1 ) = "This is a featureless, utilitarian corridor. A stairwell leads upwards. There are also"
-3390 RD$ ( LAC, 2 ) = "exits leading starboard and forward."
-3400 RD$ ( LAC, 3 ) = ""
-3410 RD$ ( LAC, 4 ) = ""
-3420 RD$ ( LAC, 5 ) = ""
-3430 RD$ ( ENG, 1 ) = "The engine room is characterised by a continual rumble, as though incredible energies are"
-3440 RD$ ( ENG, 2 ) = "barely being contained. There is an engine control in the far corner, festooned with"
-3450 RD$ ( ENG, 3 ) = "switches and engine readouts. A single exit leads out into the corridor."
-3460 RD$ ( ENG, 4 ) = ""
-3470 RD$ ( ENG, 5 ) = ""
-3480 RD$ ( STO, 1 ) = "The storeroom is full of crates, most neatly stacked, but with some scattered across the"
-3490 RD$ ( STO, 2 ) = "floor, their contents spilling out. Along the port wall is a door marked 'Test specimens'."
-3500 RD$ ( STO, 3 ) = "From behind the door, strange animal noises are audible ... snuffling sounds and the"
-3510 RD$ ( STO, 4 ) = "occasional primate shriek. A dead man wearing a scuffed and torn lab coat is lying face down"
-3520 RD$ ( STO, 5 ) = "in front of the specimen door. Two other exists lead forward and aft."
-3530 RD$ ( MEN, 1 ) = "The room is a hellhole. Cages stand open, while various animals roam about: chimpanzees,"
-3540 RD$ ( MEN, 2 ) = "dogs, and rats. Some of the rats are dead, having been savaged and eviscerated. The floor"
-3550 RD$ ( MEN, 3 ) = "and walls are smeared with animal faeces, and the smell is almost overpowering. A single"
-3555 RD$ ( MEN, 4 ) = "port door leads back into the storeroom."
-3560 RD$ ( MEN, 5 ) = ""  
-3570 RD$ ( LAB, 1 ) = "The laboratory is full of scientific equipment, chemical glassware, electronic analysers,"
-3580 RD$ ( LAB, 2 ) = "fume cupboards, and two couches. The place looks disorded, like the rest of the ship, the"
-3590 RD$ ( LAB, 3 ) = "result of frenetic activity. A number of experiments seem to be in progress, with logbooks"
-3600 RD$ ( LAB, 4 ) = "and tablets covered in dense calculations and notes. Whatever has been happening in here,"
-3610 RD$ ( LAB, 5 ) = "it has been done with extreme urgency. Exits lead aft and to starboard."
-3620 RD$ ( LFC, 1 ) = "This is a featureless, utilitarian corridor. A stairwell leads upwards. There are also"
-3630 RD$ ( LFC, 2 ) = "doors leading to port and forward."
-3640 RD$ ( LFC, 3 ) = ""
-3650 RD$ ( LFC, 4 ) = ""
-3660 RD$ ( LFC, 5 ) = ""
-3670 RD$ ( POD, 1 ) = "You are in a large room, with a row of spacesuits hanging on the port wall. At the forward"
-3680 RD$ ( POD, 2 ) = "end of the room is a small, two seater vehicle, capable of operating in space outside the"
-3690 RD$ ( POD, 3 ) = "main ship for limited periods. In front of the small ship is the pod bay door, leading out"
-3700 RD$ ( POD, 4 ) = "into space. There is a porthole on the far wall. There is a single exit leading aft."
-3710 RD$ ( POD, 5 ) = ""
-3720 RD$ ( AMC, 1 ) = "The main corridor stretches away from you towards the front of the ship. It is featureless"
-3730 RD$ ( AMC, 2 ) = "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
-3740 RD$ ( AMC, 3 ) = "to starboard."
-3750 RD$ ( AMC, 4 ) = ""
-3760 RD$ ( AMC, 5 ) = ""
-3770 RD$ ( MMC, 1 ) = "The main corridor stretches away from you both forward and aft. It is featureless"
-3780 RD$ ( MMC, 2 ) = "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
-3790 RD$ ( MMC, 3 ) = "to starboard."
-3800 RD$ ( MMC, 4 ) = ""
-3810 RD$ ( MMC, 5 ) = ""
-3820 RD$ ( FMC, 1 ) = "The main corridor stretches away from you towards the rear of the ship. It is featureless"
-3830 RD$ ( FMC, 2 ) = "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
-3840 RD$ ( FMC, 3 ) = "to starboard, as well as a third door leading forward."
-3850 RD$ ( FMC, 4 ) = ""
-3860 RD$ ( FMC, 5 ) = ""
+3010 DIM RD$ ( RC, 5 )
+3015 REM inventory
+3020 DATA "", "", "", "", "" 
+3025 REM galley
+3030 DATA "The galley contains gleaming, stainless steel cupboards along the aft wall. A food"
+3040 DATA "preparation surface is on the port wall, currently covered in rotting food. A chef"
+3050 DATA "stands at the work surface, methodically chopping food even though everything has"
+3060 DATA "already been thoroughly diced. There are doors in the starboard and forward walls and"
+3070 DATA "a stairway leads downwards in the far corner." 
+3075 REM recreation room
+3080 DATA "Space is clearly at a premium in this ship. The room doubles as both a dining and"
+3090 DATA "recreation area. Long tables for dining are located on the port side, while couches"
+3100 DATA "and low tables are scattered around the remaining space. There are doors in the aft"
+3110 DATA "and starboard walls.", ""
+3120 REM armoury
+3130 DATA "Locked cabinets line the starboard wall. Each cabinet has a prominently displayed"
+3140 DATA "notice on its door reading 'Weapons to be removed only when authorised by the Chief"
+3150 DATA "Security Officer'. However, the door to one cupboard has been prized open, it is"
+3160 DATA "warped and bent. This cupboard appears to be empty. The only exit is a starboard door.", ""
+3170 REM bridge
+3180 DATA "The bridge is the heart of the ship. A vast array of glowing screens and switches fill"
+3190 DATA "every surface. On the screens are complex graphics providing detailed information about"
+3200 DATA "the status of every system on the ship. Many of them are showing red warning symbols."
+3210 DATA "There is a *console* directly in front of you, a pilot gripping the throttle."
+3220 DATA "An aft exit leads back into the main corridor."
+3225 REM sleeping quarters
+3230 DATA "The sleeping quarters is filled with bunks, one up, one down. Several of the bunks"
+3240 DATA "contain sleeping forms, some gently shoring. The room has a partition to separate"
+3250 DATA "male and female bunks. Against the forward wall are two corresponding sets of heads."
+3260 DATA "The room is messy, with discarded personal items everywhere ... on bunks, on the floor."
+3270 DATA "There is a door in the port wall."
+3275 REM medical centre
+3280 DATA "The medical centre looks relatively normal, but there is evidence of discarded items"
+3290 DATA "lying around the room. Blood filled syringes are scattered on a workbench, as well as"
+3300 DATA "some bloodied bandanges. The words 'I'm losing myself' are scrawled messily in blood on"
+3310 DATA "one wall. In the corner you can see a medical scanner and next to it, a terminal. On the"
+3320 DATA "terminal screen is a portion of the *medical log*. Exits lead port and forward."
+3325 REM gymnasium
+3330 DATA "The gymnasium is full of exercise equipment. A woman is running furiously on a treadmill."
+3340 DATA "She looks exhausted and emaciated, but she keeps running at top speed, almost at a sprint."
+3350 DATA "Her eyes remain fixed on the treadmill console. There are aft and port exists, as well as"
+3360 DATA "a stairwell leading to the lower deck in the far corner.", ""
+3370 REM lower aft corridor
+3380 DATA "This is a featureless, utilitarian corridor. A stairwell leads upwards. There are also"
+3390 DATA "exits leading starboard and forward.", "", "", ""
+3400 REM engine room
+3430 DATA "The engine room is characterised by a continual rumble, as though incredible energies are"
+3440 DATA "barely being contained. There is an *engine control* in the far corner, festooned with"
+3450 DATA "switches and engine readouts. A single exit leads out into the corridor.", "", ""
+3460 REM storeroom
+3480 DATA  "The storeroom is full of crates, most neatly stacked, but with some scattered across the"
+3490 DATA  "floor, their contents spilling out. Along the port wall is a door marked 'Test specimens'."
+3500 DATA  "From behind the door, strange animal noises are audible ... snuffling sounds and the"
+3510 DATA  "occasional primate shriek. A dead man wearing a scuffed and torn lab coat is lying face down"
+3520 DATA  "in front of the specimen door. Two other exists lead forward and aft."
+3525 REM menagerie
+3530 DATA "The room is a hellhole. Cages stand open, while various animals roam about: chimpanzees,"
+3540 DATA "dogs, and rats. Some of the rats are dead, having been savaged and eviscerated. The floor"
+3550 DATA "and walls are smeared with animal faeces, and the smell is almost overpowering. A single"
+3555 DATA "port door leads back into the storeroom.", ""
+3560 REM laboratory 
+3570 DATA "The laboratory is full of scientific equipment, chemical glassware, electronic analysers,"
+3580 DATA "fume cupboards, and two couches. The place looks disorded, like the rest of the ship, the"
+3590 DATA "result of frenetic activity. A number of experiments seem to be in progress, with logbooks"
+3600 DATA "and tablets covered in dense calculations and notes. Whatever has been happening in here,"
+3610 DATA "it has been done with extreme urgency. Exits lead aft and to starboard."
+3615 REM lower forward corridor
+3620 DATA "This is a featureless, utilitarian corridor. A stairwell leads upwards. There are also"
+3630 DATA "doors leading to port and forward.", "", "", ""
+3660 REM pod bay
+3670 DATA "You are in a large room, with a row of spacesuits hanging on the port wall. At the forward"
+3680 DATA "end of the room is a small, two seater vehicle, capable of operating in space outside the"
+3690 DATA "main ship for limited periods. In front of the small ship is the pod bay door, leading out"
+3700 DATA "into space. There is a *porthole* on the far wall. There is a single exit leading aft.", ""
+3710 REM aft main corridor
+3720 DATA "The main corridor stretches away from you towards the front of the ship. It is featureless"
+3730 DATA "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
+3740 DATA "to starboard.", "", ""
+3760 REM mid main corridor
+3770 DATA "The main corridor stretches away from you both forward and aft. It is featureless"
+3780 DATA "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
+3790 DATA "to starboard.", "", ""
+3810 REM forward main corridor
+3820 DATA "The main corridor stretches away from you towards the rear of the ship. It is featureless"
+3830 DATA "and utilitarian. The lighting is dim. You can see doors either side of you, to port and"
+3840 DATA "to starboard, as well as a third door leading forward.", "", ""
+3860 REM assign to room descriptions
+3870 FOR ROOM = 0 to RC-1
+3880 FOR I = 1 TO 5
+3885 READ DESC$ : RD$ (ROOM, I) = DESC$
+3886 REM PRINT DESC$
+3890 NEXT I
+3900 NEXT ROOM
 4000 RETURN
 4010 REM ========== print room description ==========
 4020 FOR LINE = 1 TO 5
@@ -287,85 +289,58 @@
 4160 RETURN
 5000 REM ========== interactive item descriptions ==========
 5010 DIM ID$(IC, 20)
-5020 ID$( MEDLOG, 1 ) = "The last few entries of the medical log are still visible on the screen:"
-5030 ID$( MEDLOG, 2 ) = " "
-5040 ID$( MEDLOG, 3 ) = "'2142-6-13: Three days since chimpanzee Nova was innoculated with agent #53."
-5050 ID$( MEDLOG, 4 ) = " However, subject Nova showing no signs of adaptation to planetary destination"
-5060 ID$( MEDLOG, 5 ) = " atmosphere. In fact, she appears listless, though punctuated with periods of"
-5070 ID$( MEDLOG, 6 ) = " extreme agression."
-5080 ID$( MEDLOG, 7 ) = " "
-5090 ID$( MEDLOG, 8 ) = " 2142-6-14: This morning, Dr Pearson was bitten by Nova. Very quickly he exhibited"
-5100 ID$( MEDLOG, 9 ) = " signs of a high fever and is now resting in his quarters."
-5110 ID$( MEDLOG, 10) = " "
-5120 ID$( MEDLOG, 11) = " 2142-6-15: After a brief period of catatonia, Pearson got up on his own, returned"
-5130 ID$( MEDLOG, 12) = " to the medical bay and began to compulsively prepare more agent #53 samples. He"
-5140 ID$( MEDLOG, 13) = " is otherwise uncommunicative."
-5150 ID$( MEDLOG, 14) = " "
-5160 ID$( MEDLOG, 15) = " 2142-6-17: Pearson's compulsive behaviour continues unabated. We have a hypothesis"
-5170 ID$( MEDLOG, 16) = " for what the virus, which we have now designated HO-1, does to the brain. However,"
-5180 ID$( MEDLOG, 17) = " we are struggling to isolate Pearson and may have to seal the medical bay."
-5190 ID$( MEDLOG, 18) = " "
-5200 ID$ (MEDLOG, 19) = " 2142-6-17: Hollow (HO-1) confirmed as airborne, and other cases appearing around the ship."
-5210 ID$ (MEDLOG, 20) = " Shipwide lockdown declared but crew cohesion and discipline already breaking down.'"
-5220 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 1 ) = "Looking through the porthole, you seen a spacesuit clad figure floating outside."
-5230 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 2 ) = "Although he is tethered to an anchor point on the ship's hull, he is otherwise floating"
-5240 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 3 ) = "freely, his arms and legs splayed out to his sides."
-5250 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 4 ) = " "
-5260 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 5 ) = "Peering at the figure more closely, as he slowly rotates, a light from the ship"
-5270 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 6 ) = "briefly illuminates his face. He's clearly dead, his oxygen ran out some time ago."
-5280 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 7 ) = "His expression is frozen in a rictus of pain. He was screaming almost until the end ..."
-5290 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 8 ) = ""
-5300 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 9 ) = ""
-5310 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 10 ) = ""
-5320 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 11 ) = ""
-5330 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 12 ) = ""
-5340 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 13 ) = ""
-5342 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 14 ) = ""
-5344 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 15 ) = ""
-5346 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 16 ) = ""
-5348 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 17 ) = ""
-5350 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 18 ) = ""
-5352 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 19 ) = ""
-5354 ID$ (PORTHOLE, 20 ) = ""
-5356 ID$ (CONSOLE, 1 ) = "The console shows the state of the ship's engines. They are in overdrive. The pilot"
-5358 ID$ (CONSOLE, 2 ) = "appears to have the throttle jammed wide open with his right arm. The muscles in his"
-5360 ID$ (CONSOLE, 3 ) = "forearm are taught, there's no way he's going to release the throttle. He left hand"
-5362 ID$ (CONSOLE, 4 ) = "works its way around the console switches. After a few moments you realise that he is"
-5364 ID$ (CONSOLE, 5 ) = "executing the same sequence of switches over and over again."
-5366 ID$ (CONSOLE, 6 ) = " "
-5368 ID$ (CONSOLE, 7 ) = "You speak to the pilot but he is unresponsive. Mentally he is somewhere else. He is"
-5370 ID$ (CONSOLE, 8 ) = "mumbling to himself but you cannot make out the words, although he appears to be"
-5372 ID$ (CONSOLE, 9 ) = "reciting some sort of launch checklist."
-5374 ID$ (CONSOLE, 10 ) = " "
-5376 ID$ (CONSOLE, 11 ) = "One thing is certain, the ship is out of control, careering through space at maximum"
-5378 ID$ (CONSOLE, 12 ) = "speed. Rescue will be impossible unless you can find a way to shut down the engines."
-5380 ID$ (CONSOLE, 13 ) = ""
-5382 ID$ (CONSOLE, 14 ) = ""
-5384 ID$ (CONSOLE, 15 ) = ""
-5386 ID$ (CONSOLE, 16 ) = ""
-5388 ID$ (CONSOLE, 17 ) = ""
-5390 ID$ (CONSOLE, 18 ) = ""
-5392 ID$ (CONSOLE, 19 ) = ""
-5394 ID$ (CONSOLE, 20 ) = ""
-5296 ID$ (ENGINE, 1 ) = "The control panel is grubby, smeared with oil and grime. This is clearly"
-5298 ID$ (ENGINE, 2 ) = "the engineering heart of the ship. Most of the readouts mean nothing to you,"
-5300 ID$ (ENGINE, 3 ) = "whatever your duties were on this ship, you were clearly not a warp engineer."
-5302 ID$ (ENGINE, 4 ) = " "
-5304 ID$ (ENGINE, 5 ) = "Many of the lights on the front panel are flashing red. Not all is well with"
-5306 ID$ (ENGINE, 6 ) = "the Pneuma. Even to your untrained eye, it's obvious that the ship's engines appear to"
-5308 ID$ (ENGINE, 7 ) = "be on the point of burnout, having been run at full capacity for many hours."
-5310 ID$ (ENGINE, 8 ) = " "
-5312 ID$ (ENGINE, 9 ) = "To the top left of the panel, a screen reads:"
-5314 ID$ (ENGINE, 11 ) = " "
-5316 ID$ (ENGINE, 12 ) = "'WARNING: CORE BREACH IMMINENT'"
-5318 ID$ (ENGINE, 13 ) = " "
-5320 ID$ (ENGINE, 14 ) = "Just below the screen is a large red button, shielded by a cover that can be"
-5322 ID$ (ENGINE, 15 ) = "flipped aside."
-5324 ID$ (ENGINE, 16 ) = ""
-5326 ID$ (ENGINE, 17 ) = ""
-5328 ID$ (ENGINE, 18 ) = ""
-5330 ID$ (ENGINE, 19 ) = ""
-5332 ID$ (ENGINE, 20 ) = ""
+5020 REM medical log
+5030 DATA "The last few entries of the medical log are still visible on the screen:", " "
+5040 DATA "'2142-6-13: Three days since chimpanzee Nova was innoculated with agent #53."
+5050 DATA " However, subject Nova showing no signs of adaptation to planetary destination"
+5060 DATA " atmosphere. In fact, she appears listless, though punctuated with periods of"
+5070 DATA " extreme agression.", " "
+5090 DATA " 2142-6-14: This morning, Dr Pearson was bitten by Nova. Very quickly he exhibited"
+5100 DATA " signs of a high fever and is now resting in his quarters.", " "
+5120 DATA " 2142-6-15: After a brief period of catatonia, Pearson got up on his own, returned"
+5130 DATA " to the medical bay and began to compulsively prepare more agent #53 samples. He"
+5140 DATA " is otherwise uncommunicative.", " "
+5160 DATA " 2142-6-17: Pearson's compulsive behaviour continues unabated. We have a hypothesis"
+5170 DATA " for what the virus, which we have now designated HO-1, does to the brain. However,"
+5180 DATA " we are struggling to isolate Pearson and may have to seal the medical bay.", " "
+5200 DATA " 2142-6-17: Hollow (HO-1) confirmed as airborne, and other cases appearing around the ship."
+5210 DATA " Shipwide lockdown declared but crew cohesion and discipline already breaking down.'"
+5215 REM porthole
+5220 DATA "Looking through the porthole, you seen a spacesuit clad figure floating outside."
+5230 DATA "Although he is tethered to an anchor point on the ship's hull, he is otherwise floating"
+5240 DATA "freely, his arms and legs splayed out to his sides.", " "
+5260 DATA "Peering at the figure more closely, as he slowly rotates, a light from the ship"
+5270 DATA "briefly illuminates his face. He's clearly dead, his oxygen ran out some time ago."
+5280 DATA "His expression is frozen in a rictus of pain. He was screaming almost until the end ..."
+5290 DATA "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""
+5300 REM console
+5310 DATA "The console shows the state of the ship's engines. They are in overdrive. The pilot"
+5320 DATA "appears to have the throttle jammed wide open with his right arm. The muscles in his"
+5340 DATA "forearm are taught, there's no way he's going to release the throttle. He left hand"
+5350 DATA "works its way around the console switches. After a few moments you realise that he is"
+5360 DATA "executing the same sequence of switches over and over again.", " "
+5370 DATA "You speak to the pilot but he is unresponsive. Mentally he is somewhere else. He is"
+5380 DATA "mumbling to himself but you cannot make out the words, although he appears to be"
+5390 DATA "reciting some sort of launch checklist.", " "
+5400 DATA "One thing is certain, the ship is out of control, careering through space at maximum"
+5410 DATA "speed. Rescue will be impossible unless you can find a way to shut down the engines."
+5420 DATA "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""
+5430 REM engine control
+5440 DATA "The control panel is grubby, smeared with oil and grime. This is clearly"
+5450 DATA "the engineering heart of the ship. Most of the readouts mean nothing to you,"
+5460 DATA "whatever your duties were on this ship, you were clearly not a warp engineer.", " "
+5470 DATA "Many of the lights on the front panel are flashing red. Not all is well with"
+5480 DATA "the Pneuma. Even to your untrained eye, it's obvious that the ship's engines appear to"
+5490 DATA "be on the point of burnout, having been run at full capacity for many hours.", " "
+5500 DATA "To the top left of the panel, a screen reads:", " "
+5510 DATA "'WARNING: CORE BREACH IMMINENT'", " "
+5520 DATA "Just below the screen is a large red button, shielded by a cover that can be"
+5530 DATA "flipped aside.", "", "", "", "", "", ""
+5940 FOR OBJECT = 0 TO IC-1
+5950 FOR I = 1 TO 20
+5960 READ DESC$ : ID$ (OBJECT, I) = DESC$
+5970 NEXT I
+5980 NEXT OBJECT
 5990 RETURN
 6000 REM ========== print interative object description ==========
 6010 FOR LINE = 1 TO 20