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Book 1 - Objects

Part 1 - School-Desks

A school-desk is a kind of container. A school-desk is always fixed in place, open, and not openable.

A desktop is a kind of supporter. A desktop is part of every school-desk. The description of a desktop is usually "Just like every other desk in the school, this has a brown, flat fake-wood surface for writing and a black metal compartment underneath for storing books and things."

Before inserting something into a desktop which is part of a school-desk (called the item):

try inserting the noun into the item instead.

Before putting something on a school-desk when a desktop (called the surface) is part of the second noun:

try putting the noun on the surface instead.

Rule for disclosing contents of a school-desk (called the item):

let surface be a random desktop which is part of the item;

let matching seat be the pair-match of the item;

if something in the item is mentioned

begin;

say "Besides [the list of mentioned things in the item] you can see [a list of mentionable things on the surface] on [the item], and [a list of mentionable things in the item] inside. ";

otherwise if the surface supports something;

say "On [the item] [is-are a list of mentionable things on the surface][if the player is on the matching seat], and inside it [is-are a list of mentionable things inside the item][end if]. ";

otherwise if the player is on the matching seat;

say "Inside [the item] [is-are a list of mentionable things inside the item]. ";

end if.

[The desk is designed to appear to the player as one object even though it has two components--the player shouldn't have to distinguish between the inside of the desk and on the desktop.]

The description of a school-desk is usually "Just like every other desk in the school, this has a brown, flat fake-wood surface for writing and a black metal compartment underneath for storing books and things."

A description-concealing rule when the player is on a school-chair (called the current-seat):

repeat with item running through school-desks in the location

begin;

if the item is not the pair-match of the current-seat, now the item is not marked for listing;

end repeat.

Definition: A school-desk (called the item) is nearby if the pair-match of the item supports the player.

Does the player mean doing something when the noun is nearby or the second noun is nearby: it is very likely.

[This is so the game only mentions the desk at which the player is sitting in the event there are more than one in the room.]

Instead of opening a school-desk (called the target), try searching the target.

Check closing a school-desk: say "The desk just has an open storage space below the desktop. It can[']t be closed." instead.