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The next morning, Basil hangs the moose head again, but one of the antlers keeps drooping.

There are just a few minutes remaining until the fire drill, and Sybil calls to remind Basil of the drill and say the key for the fire alarm is in the safe.

Basil retrieves the key, but he trips the burglar alarm, which the guests mistake for the fire alarm.

As Basil tries to explain, the guests ask to hear both bells so they can tell the difference.

Hearing the fire bell from the demonstration, Manuel and Polly think the fire bell means the drill has started, so Basil has to explain the situation to them, too.

After the demonstration, Basil says the real drill will start in 30 seconds, so the guests stand about in the lobby, to Basil's annoyance.