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06 Library At Night: revision 

- note => notes
- change how the computer is operated
- Isabelle doesn’t just randomly grab an unused floppy first try
- only one window in the basement
- wording changes/fixes
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flashlights.
</p>
<p>
Following the description Lucas had given, they find their way down to
Following the description Lucas had given, the two find their way down to
the basement and into a small room. They close the door behind themselves
and look around. To the left is a desk holding a terminal and a bunch of
small devices. Across from the door is a row of five racks almost as tall
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To the right is a shelf holding various boxes, stacks of flat, round
cases, and other random things.
</p>
<p class="comment">
Again, request for formatting suggestions below...
</p>
<p>
<span class="comment">TODO: change Karl&apos;s note -&gt; Karl&apos;s
note<b>s</b></span><br />
<span class="quote speech">I guess this is it. Let&apos;s take a look at
Karl&apos;s note</span>, Isabelle says in a hushed voice.
<br />
Karl&apos;s notes</span>, Isabelle says in a hushed voice.<br />
Annie pulls it out of her bag.<br />
<span class="quote speech">It says to find a terminal connected to the
computer first... By the way, Lucas said something about taking a new
floppy disk from the shelf, can you search for that?</span><br />
computer first. I guess this one will do... By the way, Lucas said
something about taking a new <span class="quote non-speech"><i>floppy
disk</i></span> from the shelf, he described it as an eight inch square
thing. Can you search for that?</span><br />
Annie goes over to the terminal; Isabelle turns to the boxes. Annie puts
the keys on the desk and inspects the terminal for cables.<br />
<span class="quote speech">There&apos;s a box with cookies back
here.</span><br />
She pulls it out from behind the terminal. <br />
<span class="quote speech">I want one</span>, says Isabelle. <br />
Isabelle says: <span class="quote speech">I want one.</span><br />
They giggle. Both end up taking a cookie before stashing the box behind
the terminal again.
</p>
<p>
Annie reaches around the side and flips the power switch. The terminal
makes a bonk sound and a crackling noise. She feels the hairs on her arm
stand up as she inadvertently moves it in front of the screen. <br />
<span class="quote speech">Whoa...</span><br />
makes a <span class="quote non-speech">bonk</span> sound and a crackling
noise. She feels the hairs on her arm stand up as she inadvertently
moves it in front of the screen.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Whoa!</span><br />
The screen begins to light up.<br />
<span class="quote speech">... I guess this is supposed to happen.</span>
<br />
Annie looks back at the note. <br />
<span class="quote speech">&#8216;Turn on main power switch on
computer&apos;...</span>, she mumbles to herself.<br />
Annie looks back at the notes.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Computer main power switch to RST...</span>,
she mumbles to herself.<br />
She looks at the racks. They are mostly filled with what looks like
large drawers with buttons on them. The one in the center is different.
It has a bunch of panels with all sorts of cables plugged into them, most
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panels with buttons and lights, and a few other devices.
</p>
<p>
<span class="quote speech">I found you a new floppy disk.</span> Isabelle
<span class="quote speech">I found you a floppy disk.</span> Isabelle
interrupts her.<br />
She pulls a large, square, floppy thing, half-wrapped in a paper sleeve,
out of one of the boxes. She lifts it out of the sleeve. Turns out,
it&apos;s another sleeve made of thin plastic with openings that
were previously covered by the paper. The openings reveal something black
and shiny.<br />
out of one of the boxes. She removes the sleeve. Turns out, it&apos;s
another sleeve made of thin plastic with openings that were previously
covered by the paper. The openings reveal something black and shiny.
<br />
Annie notices: <span class="quote speech">Someone has written om the
sleeve, I guess this one has been used.</span><br />
Isabelle puts it back and grabs an identical box that&apos;s still
shrink-wrapped. She opens it and takes a disk out.<br />
<span class="quote speech">There we go.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Lucas said to put it in the computer and push
a lever down.</span><br />
They look back and forth between the floppy disk and the computer until
Isabelle points to a device in the center rack with a large, flat slot.
<br />
<span class="quote speech">It could fit in there.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Could fit in there.</span><br />
She walks up to it and pushes the disk into it. It fits perfectly. Then,
she pushes on the mechanism in the center of the slot. It latches in
place.<br />
<span class="quote speech">What&apos;s next?</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">The note says to turn on the
<span class="quote non-speech">main power switch</span></span> &ndash;
<span class="quote speech">The notes say to flip the
<span class="quote non-speech">main power switch</span> to
<span class="quote non-speech">RST</span></span> &ndash;
Annie repeats while inspecting one of the panels with buttons &ndash;
<span class="quote speech">Maybe this one?</span>
She points at a key switch. <br />
She points at a key switch with multiple positions.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Only one way to find out.</span><br />
Isabelle picks up the keys and hands them to her. One of them fits and
Isabelle grabs the keys and hands them to her. One of them fits and
turns.
</p>
<p>
Fans come on; they hear the loud noise of air rushing through the
computer. Some of the lights and buttons light up. Annie looks at the
note again: <br />
notes again: <br />
<span class="quote speech"><span class="quote non-speech">Spin up boot
drive</span>... Lucas has also written here:
<span class="quote non-speech">HDD number two</span></span><br />
The two look back at the racks.<br />
<span class="quote speech">These drawer thingies here have numbers on
them, maybe that&apos;s what they mean?</span><br />
Isabelle presses the power button on number two. It lights up and the
button next to it starts blinking. She presses it. The device makes a
loud clonk noise followed by a motor accelerating inside. Clicking and
more mechanical noises. The button stops blinking and stays lit up.<br />
<span class="quote speech">The last step on the note is to press
&#8216;reset&apos; and &#8216;load&apos; and to enter something into the
terminal. They also wrote down a list of commands that might help us to
find and copy the manual, and
Isabelle presses the power button on number two. It lights up, some more
fans come on, and the button next to it starts blinking. She presses it.
The device makes a loud <span class="quote non-speech">clonk</span>
noise followed by a motor accelerating inside. Clicking and more
mechanical noises. The button stops blinking and stays lit up.<br />
<span class="quote speech">The last step in the notes says
<span class="quote non-speech">hold LOAD, main power switch to RUN</span>
and to enter something into the terminal. And then there&apos;s a list
of hints and commands that might help us, and
<span class="quote non-speech">Good luck!</span>...</span><br />
Isabelle pushes the buttons and they walk over to the terminal.
</p>
<p>
After a lot of typing into the terminal and figuring things out the hard
way &ndash; and maybe a couple more cookies disappearing &ndash; they
find the manual on one of the hard drives and manage to get it onto the
floppy disk. They follow the instructions to turn the computer off and
Annie takes the disk out of the computer.
manage to find the manual on one of the hard drives and somehow get it
onto the floppy disk. They follow the instructions to turn the computer
off and Annie takes the disk out of the computer.
</p>
<p>
<span class="quote speech">Shhh.</span><br />
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<br />
<span class="quote speech">Shit</span>, Isabelle whispers.<br />
They turn around and sneak to the other end of the hallway. It opens up
into a room filled with crates that has small windows near the ceiling.
into a room filled with crates that has a small window near the ceiling.
The footsteps are making their way down the stairs. Annie reaches for
one of the windows and opens it as quietly as possible while Isabelle
the window and opens it as quietly as possible while Isabelle
pushes one of the crates under it - not quite as quietly. The person on
the stairs starts running. Isabelle jumps onto the crate and quickly
climbs through the window. Annie, trying to follow her example,