determine if a player is either in or near a given room.]
Definition: a room is within earshot:
if it is the location then decide yes;
if it is adjacent to the location then decide yes;
decide no.
Definition: a person is within earshot:
let spot be the location of it;
if spot is the location then decide yes;
if spot is adjacent to the location then decide yes;
decide no.
Part 6 - Following