PieceMaker42: If you don't mind I could get your save file and do it for you and then give you the saves back. I know it is not ideal, but at least you can move on.
Hehe. I never even thought of that solution.
In a general sense, I wonder if there's a market for a service where people send you their save file to get past a point in a video game.
I'm betting with the right marketing, there is. ;p The MMO gold buying/selling industry is a multi million/billion dollar industry. It wouldn't be a stretch to think that culture of paying for advancement could easily be applied to single player games as well! ;)
In the OP's case, it sounds like he's bugged if the tentacle is never ending. Unless....anyone knows what happens if you fail to click your left mouse button enough while riding the tentacle? Is it possible he's simply not clicking it enough?