perishes nobly.

You arrive at the Amazon Queen (strangely reminiscent of the
African Queen in that great Humphrey Bogart movie). TALK to the
captain and OFFER him cigarettes and the gold nugget. Then you get
taken "down the river" - and how.

8. SLAVE TRADERS
You must get on board the boat without being seen or eaten. When
Sam the guard disappears, walk over to the hollow reeds at the
right of the screen. USE the poison root on the river, killing the
fish with the nasty little choppers. Wait till the coast is clear
again, then PICK UP a reed and enter the water [Note: you must do
this from the right of the screen or the current will take you past
the boat.]

You swim across to the stern ladder. Wait for the guard to pass and
CLIMB on to the boat. You are now in one of those classic Access
software scenes, familiar to "Countdown" fans, in which you must
keep moving to avoid the guard in a confined space. It helps if you
SAVE the game here. Walk to the port side of the boat (that's the
left, you landlubbers!) and PICK UP the fishing pole on the deck.
Now walk up the deck beside the captain's cabin as the guard comes
down the starboard side. Walk right around the cabin, keeping it
between you and the guard as he passes on his round.

Go to the crate standing between the two cabins. OPEN the lid and
PICK UP the harpoon inside. Keeping out of sight of the guard, walk
to the bow of the boat (the pointy end) and MOVE the harpoon gun so
it's pointing down the deck. SELECT the harpoon and USE it on the
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