I've tried about 50 times. I raised the pedestal from the water in the holding pen, but I can't get the controller to rotate it or to open the second gate. I pull the large (left) lever to activate the windmill, then pull the rightmost lever, and nothing happens. (The center lever -- raise/lower platform -- works fine.) I push the buttons and nothing happens. Then time runs out and the storm ends. Each time, I go to the cage, and it's still facing the entryway.
This is the 2nd time I've played the game. I Didn't have this problem the first time. I can't think of anything I'm doing differently.
I use an iMac G5 with OS-X 10.4.3.

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