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Adventure Game Hints Part Three: On the Vogon Ship Vogon Hold - illustration by Rod Lord Where the heck am I? Answers: 1. As your status line says, you are in the Vogon Hold. 2. ASK FORD ABOUT THE EARTH. 3. The Earth has been destroyed by the Vogon fleet. You and Ford have hitched a ride aboard one of the ships of the Vogon fleet by using the electronic Sub-Etha signaling device, also known as a Thumb. Questions: 1. Where the heck am I? 2. How do I prevent myself from getting groggy and dying? 3. What is that thing Ford puts on his satchel before he lies down for his nap? 4. How can I wake Ford? 5. How can I get the atomic vector plotter out of the glass case? 6. What is the tall dispensing machine? 7. Why does the dispensing machine go "click"? 8. What is a babel fish? 9. How can I get a babel fish? 10. What's that gibberish I keep hearing over the ship's intercom? 11. Is there any way to stop the guards from dragging me to the Captain's quarters? 12. What's going on here in the Captain's Quarters? 13. How can I prevent the guards from throwing us in the airlock? 14. Is there any way to survive getting blown out of the Airlock? Location Map: Vogon Ship Part Four: Aboard the Heart of Gold Play Edition One Play Edition Two Introduction - How to Play the Game Game Hints Index Why Two Editions? The History of the Game Building the New Edition Interview with Steve Meretzky Back to top LISTEN LIVE Audio Help QUANDARY AND QUINTESSENTIAL PHASES Picture Gallery Audio Trailer TERTIARY PHASE Picture Gallery Audio Trailer ADVENTURE GAME  winning illustrations Nolan Worthington Andrew Wyld Roger Smith Artist Profiles GUIDES TO THE GUIDE Radio 1 Documentary: Listen Again BBC News Guide THE MOVIE Hitchhhiker's Guide Movie website Buy recordings of the series from the BBC Shop The new series are Above the Title Productions The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites

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