The "Village"

1. How can I get into the village?
   
2. What does it mean when the crystal ball glows?
   
3. Is the Arcturian balloon creature useful?
   
4. Is the textbook in the Mayor's office important?
   
5. How does the platinum detector work?
   
6. What's a bedistor? Is it useful?
   
7. What's this innocuous machine in Shady Dan's?
   
8. How can I open the strong box?
   
9. Are the dice or the roulette wheel useful?
   
10. Is the ostrich of any use?
    
11. How can I get past the airlock?
    
12. Why is the explosive melting?
    
13. How does the explosive work? Where should I use it?