#AREA
Desert Scarab Lair~
Orb~
Desert Scarabs~

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#ROOMS

#61000
Beneath the Great Dune~
Sand dribbles down the clay walls in little runnels, making you doubt the

stability of the walls.  Dust motes float around, and the dry air smells

dusty.  You can climb out of the hole or you can follow the tunnel south,

deeper into the dune.

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walls~
The walls are made of a sandy clay which crumbles as it dries, creating

piles of sand on the floor.  Watching the walls slowly crumble before

your eyes does little for your confidence in the stability of the tunnel.

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climb~
hole up passage~
if( find_skill( ch, climb ) > random( 1, 7 ) ) {

  act_tochar( #climb, ch );

  act_notchar( #rclimb, ch );

  transfer( ch, find_room( 48100 ) );

  loop( followers ) {

    act_tochar( #follow, rch );

    act_notchar( #rfollow, rch );

    transfer( rch, find_room( 48100 ) );

    act_notchar( #arrives, rch );

    }

  }

else {

  act_tochar( #fall, ch );

  act_notchar( #rfall, ch );

  }

~
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climb~
You climb up the side of the clay wall, through the hole.

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rclimb~
$n climbs up the side of the clay wall, through the hole.

~
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rfollow~
$n climbs up the wall and through the hole in the ceiling.

~
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follow~
You follow your leader up through the hole in the ceiling.

~
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fall~
You fall, almost twisting your ankle.

~
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rfall~
$n slips off the side of the clay wall, almost hurting $mself.

~
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arrives~
$n arrives, squirming out from beneath the dune.

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#61001
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
The walls of this tunnel are made of a crumbling yellow clay.  Rivulets

of sand run down from the low ceiling, slithering to rest in ever-growing

piles on the rock-strewn floor.  A soft breeze flows through the area, a

breath of cool air.

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[Merior] cool air in this hot and stifling place (or something?)

[Orb] Yeah, its under the sand, where its semi cool.  They've got the

ventiliation thing going on.  You see the borer beetles digging their

holes for that purpose., 

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sand~
act_tochar( #search, ch );

act_notchar( #rsearch, ch );

~
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search~
You sift through the piles of sand but you find nothing of value.

~
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rsearch~
$n sifts through the piles of sand, but finds nothing of value.

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#61002
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Small boulders of dun-colored stone line the western wall of the tunnel

narrowing the corridor down to a rather tight fit.  Gravel crunches

underfoot, sending echoes through the tunnel.  Strange scratches nearly

an inch wide mark the clay walls.  The tunnel extends north and south,

running into darkness.  A small alcove has been scraped out of the

eastern wall, from which the sound of dripping water echoes.

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scratches~
Long slashes mar the clay walls.  Extending to as long as three feet or

as short as one, the slashes are confined to the lowest 3 feet of the

wall.

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#61003
An Alcove in the Tunnels~
The floor of this small alcove is a hard, sandstone basin.  Water seeps

out of the walls and drips down to be collected in the rounded basin. 

The clear water is cool and a slightly sweet scent wafts up from it. 

Water deposits line the walls in the form of crystalline structures, from

amethyst to salt.

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amethyst crystal~
Transluscent spikes of pale purple crystal jut out from the wall around

the basin.

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basin sandstone~
This depression in the floor appears to have been hollowed out over a

long time by the water dripping down into it.  Little more than a puddle,

the water is nearly clear, and smells slightly sweet.

~
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salt~
White crystals clump together on the wall, the remains of long-evaporated

water.

~
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chip get~
crystal amethyst~
if( !is_player( ch ) )

  end;

if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

  if( random( 1, 10 ) >= 6 ) {

    remove_rflag( reset0, room );

    act_tochar( #get, ch );

    act_notchar( #rget, ch );

if( random( 1, 10 ) >= 8 ) {

}

  else {

    remove_rflag( reset0, room );

    act_tochar( #shatter, ch );

    act_notchar( #rshatter, ch );

    }

  }

else {

  act_tochar( #shatter, ch );

  act_notchar( #rshatter, ch );

  }

~
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get~
You carefully chip at the amethyst, producing a perfect crystal!

~
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rget~
$n chips away at the amethyst, freeing a perfect crystal!

~
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shatter~
You chip at the amethyst, but the delicate crystalline structure shatters.

~
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rshatter~
$n chips at the amethyst, but the delicate crystalline structure shatters.

~
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#61004
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - Near a Pair of Large Boulders~
Two large boulders set along the eastern wall make this section of the

tunnel a very tight squeeze.  Abstract patterns of lines are imprinted

into the soft sand of the floor, while strange blurs blot out the lines

in places.  Occasional motes of dust float through the dry air.

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line blur~
Patterns of lines and blurs cover the lowest three feet of the wall. 

Nearly an inch thick, some of the slashes have been blotted out as if by

someone dragging a weight along the malleable clay of the wall.

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boulders~
Two boulders take up most of the space in this tunnel.  Made of a

dun-colored stone, the giant rocks stand nearly four feet high. 

Strangely the rocks seem to be nearly the same shape and size.  They are

rounded with surprisingly few rough edges, as though they were rounded

deliberately.

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act_tochar( #by, ch );

act_notchar( #rby, ch );

continue;

~
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by~
You squeeze past the boulders.

~
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rby~
$n squeezes by the boulders.

~
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#61005
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
The slithering sound of sand running down walls fills the tunnel, leaving

doubt about the integrity of the tunnel.  Dust motes float on the cool,

dry air, making breathing difficult.  Piles of sand lie at uneven

intervals along the floor, beneath holes that have been bored into the

sandy clay.

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borer beetles here

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holes wall~
Nearly two feet in diameter, the holes in the wall are dark but you can

hear scrabbling noises within.

~
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piles~
Seemingly piled up at random, these little mounds of sand look to have

been hastily pushed together.  They sit at irregular intervals all along

the floor.

~
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search~
hole~
if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

  remove_rflag( reset0, room );

  act_tochar( #dig, ch );

  act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

  mload( 1775, room );

wait( 1 );

send_to_room( #boo, room );

  mob = mob_in_room( 1775, room );

  attack( mob, ch, 1d3, "flailing legs" );

  }

else

  act_tochar( #nothing, ch );

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dig~
You rummage around in the holes in the wall.

~
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rdig~
$n rummages around in the holes in the wall.

~
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boo~
A large @Yborer beetle@n pops out of one of the holes, obviously irate!

~
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nothing~
You search the holes but find nothing.

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if( mob_in_room( 1849, room ) )

send_to_room( #push, room );

else

  end;

~
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push~
The worker beetle hastily pushes some sand into little piles, trying to

keep the path clear.  His efforts only seem to compound the problem.

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if( rflag( reset0, room ) )

send_to_room( #fly, room );

else

  end;

~
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fly~
@ySand flies out from the holes in the wall spraying everywhere. 

Something is obviously busy in there.

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#61006
A Tunnel Under the Sand - Near a Collapsed Room~
The dubious integrity of the walls has finally succumbed to gravity here,

and fully half the chamber is filled with sand and chunks of clay. 

Various rocks and unidentifiable lumps are mixed in with the sand and

clay.  An ominous rumbling fills the chamber, suggesting a hurried

departure would be in order.

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[Orb] search for gold here

[Orb] dig down to get to the second level.

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sand floor ~
Mixed in with the clay and lumpy sand are small rocks that gleam a dull

yellow color.  The sand is not hard packed and looks as though it could

be dug down through.

~
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search~
sand pile clay rocks lumps~
if( !is_player( ch ) )

  end;

if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

  remove_rflag( reset0, room );

  if( random( 1, 20 ) > 1 ) {

    act_tochar( #fail, ch );

    act_notchar( #rfail, ch );

    }

  else {

    act_tochar( #find, ch );

    act_notchar( #rfind, ch );

    obj_to_char( oload( 455 ), ch );

    }

  }

else {

  act_tochar( #fail, ch );

  act_notchar( #rfail, ch );

  }

~
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fail~
You rummage through the sand but find nothing.

~
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rfail~
$n rummages through the sand but finds nothing.

~
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find~
You rummage through the sand and find a precious chunk of gold!

~
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rfind~
$n rummages through the sand and finds a precious chunk of gold!

~
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dig~
d do down sand~
if( !is_open( room, down ) ) {

  act_tochar( #dig, ch );

  act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

  open( room, down );

  }

else

  act_tochar( #nothing, ch );

~
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dig~
You move some of the sand aside, revealing a small hole.

~
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rdig~
$n moves some of the sand aside, revealing a small hole.

~
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nothing~
The hole is already cleared.

~
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#61007
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
This constrictingly close chamber is filled with piles of yellow sand. 

The tops of a few boulders peek out above the high piles.  Fine and

powdery, the sand drifts down from above, piling ever higher.  The only

opening is to the west through which you can see only darkness.

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up~
The sand above you is fine and powdery.  It drifts down to lightly cover

you, as you gaze up at it.  You think you might be able to clear it away

without the aid of a shovel.

~
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boulders~
Boulders of yellowish rock peek out from beneath piles of fine, powdery

sand.

~
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dig~
up sand ceiling ~
if( !is_open( room, up ) ) {

  act_tochar( #dig, ch );

  act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

open( room, up );

  }

else

  act_tochar( #nothing, ch );

~
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dig~
You dig your way through the sand, making a hole just wide enough to

pass through.

~
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rdig~
$n digs through the sand above you.

~
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nothing~
The way is already clear.

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#61008
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
The uneven rocky floor of the tunnel is liberally strewn with yellowish

sand.  Sharp shards of stone lie among the sand, mingling with round

pebbles and flat shale.  Tiny stones roll off in every direction with

your every step, creating a clatter.  A very faint light flickers in the

west, so dim that it is merely a minute lessening of the darkness.

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sand~
The yellowish sand which blankets the floor for the corridor is light and

powdery.  It has drifted down from the ceiling and walls to settle in

uneven piles all over the floor.

~
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shard stone~
The tiny round pebbles litter the floor, lying where they fell when the

sand holding them into the wall drifted away.  They roll away and crunch

underfoot, making the footing treacherous.

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#61009
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
An eerie glow from the west bathes the dry walls, bathing all the cracks

and crevices in the crumbly clay in a shade of reddish-brown.  Odd

shadows dance across the surface of the uneven walls, flickering as the

source of the light moves.  The floor of this room is coated with a thin

layer of shattered glass.

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floor glass~
A thin layer of transparent, yellow glass coats the floor, shattered into

a million jagged pieces.

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shadows~
Shadows cast by the odd reddish glow emanating from the west dance and

flutter as the light source moves.  The shades of small boulders and rocks

loom menacingly, seemingly ready to grasp you at any moment.

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#61010
Within a Bone-strewn Lair~
This room is little more than a depression scratched out of the crumbling

clay.  Various bones and debris are scattered all over the floor.  The

dry air of the tunnels is extremely hot here, as shimmering heat lines

rise from patches of phosphorescent red that line the walls.  Shattered

glass lies strewn everywhere.

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big fire beetle here in its lair

no.mob to keep firebeetle alone.

[Velhart] I know I have stinky feet, but can't search bones?

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red patches phosphorescent~
Perhaps some sort of fungus, these randomly placed patches burn with a

red-hot heat.  Where the patches cling to the wall, singe and burn marks

marr the clay surface.

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glass~
Thin, yellowish glass lies scattered all over the floor of this small

room.  Charred, melted fragments stick together, as though it has been

subjected to intense heat multiple times.

~
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bones~
The floor is strewn with gnawed bones, scraps of rotting flesh, and

tattered cloth.  The hungry beetle who lives here seems to have feasted

on many an adventurer.

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#61011
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Bits of sand crumble from the abrasive walls, tumbling across the floor. 

A soft breath of air washes through, accompanied by a faint, acrid odor. 

Hundreds of narrow lines mark the sand; parts of the walls are marred

with long slashes.

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[Merior] are all the marks gonna make sense? guess i'll see

[Orb] Hehe, it would if I had remembered to put the prog on the mobs. :P

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slashes~
Long, inch-thick slashes mar the wall near the sand.  The marks run about

a half inch deep into the wall.

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#61012
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Heading east and west, this dark tunnel is cool and dry, brushed with the

faintest breeze.  Spidery veins of brilliant white quartz run through

the walls, breaking the surface of the hard-packed clay.  Tracks in the

form of faint scrabbling lines are pressed into the sandy floor.

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veins quartz~
Opaque white quartz spreads out through the wall in an abstract design.

Tendrils ranging from one inch to nearly a foot in width reach out

through the walls.

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#61013
A Dead End in the Tunnels~
This room seems to be used to store the refuse the worker beetles clear

from the tunnels.  Various objects are scattered around the floor. 

Half-decayed food mixes with small, shiny objects to create quite a mass

of garbage.  Piled up nearly to the ceiling near the back of the chamber,

the huge pile of refuse exudes a sickening odor of decay.  Near the

northeastern corner, the heavily decayed corpse of a short, squat

humanoid molders.

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hint of a corpse.

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garbage refuse huge pile~
Odd bits of bone, rotten meat, and other pieces of detrital material lie

in a huge heap.  Towards the back part of the huge garbage pile, you can

make out the remains of a fully intact, short, squat skeleton.

~
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short squat skeleton intact corpse~
The short, squat corpse nearly hidden towards the back of the refuse pile

is very old.  The bones show multiple gnaw marks up and down their length

and are cracked in places.  Huddled over, the squat figure looks like it

died protecting something.  Judging by its size and the shape of its

skull, the body likely belonged to a goblin or hobgoblin.

~
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short squat corpse hobgoblin skeleton~
if( is_player( ch ) )

  if( rflag( reset0, room ) )

  if( random( 1, 20 ) == 1 ) {

  act_tochar( #find, ch );

  act_notchar( #rfind, ch );

  obj_to_char( oload( 2027 ), ch );

  remove_rflag( reset0, room );

  }

else {

  act_tochar( #find2, ch );

  act_notchar( #rfind, ch );

  obj_to_char( oload( 2 ), ch );

  remove_rflag( reset0, room );

  }

else

  act_tochar( #already, ch );

else

  act_tochar( #not, ch );

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already~
The short, squat corpse has been rummaged through quite thoroughly already.

~
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find~
Searching through the skeleton, you find an alicorn clutched in its hands!

~
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rfind~
$n rummages around the garbage and finds something!

~
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find2~
You find a gold coin clutched in the skeleton's tiny hand.

~
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not~
You do not find anything in the corpse.

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mob = mob_in_room( 1849, room );

interpret( mob, "drop all" );

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#61014
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Several large boulders narrow the tunnel down to a tiny corridor through

which you have to carefully pick your way.  A hole in the wall to the

south looks freshly excavated.  A pile of dirt lies near the new exit,

piled into a perfectly round half-sphere.

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dirt mound pile~
Meticulously rounded into a perfect pile, the dirt is a dun-colored,

crumbly clay.  The mound stands about 4 feet tall, taking up a good

portion of the room.

~
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boulders~
Large, round boulders of dun-colored stone take up a good portion of the

room in the tunnel.  Two of them have been rolled up against the northern

wall leaving impressions behind to show their passage.

~
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hole~
The gaping hole to the south has yet to be smoothed and shored to match

the rest of the tunnel.  Sand and small pebbles rain down from the top of

the hole to litter the ground.

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#61015
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - A New Excavation~
This roughly scratched out indentation in the wall seems to be the

beginning of a new tunnel.  Great chunks have been gouged out of the

walls and the dirt left to lie on the ground.  A vein of bright quartz

runs through the eastern wall.  The opaque white stone is covered with

small gouges.  Fresh, cool air flows out of a large hole in the southern

wall.

~
[Ssleestaq] the air pushes me back? heh. big air.

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vein quartz wall east~
Opaque white stone runs in spidery veins through the eastern wall.  It

looks as though someone or something has tried to remove it, but the vein

appears to run deep.

~
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gouges~
These jagged holes in the wall appear to have been made to loosen the

clay enough for it to be dug out.  Cracks radiate out from each gouge,

and pieces of the wall have fallen away to litter the floor.

~
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floor walls~
The floor of this unfinished chamber is littered with pieces of the wall,

sand, clay, and rough stones.  The walls do not look stable, as they have

not been smoothed and shored up as have the walls of the rest of the

tunnel.

~
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hole~
The large hole is nearly three feet in diameter.  Sweet, cool air flows

out of the hole and into the tunnels beyond.

~
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enter climb~
hole~
act_tochar( #nope, ch );

act_notchar( #rnope, ch );

~
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nope~
You try to crawl into the hole, but the air pushes you back.

~
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rnope~
$n tries to crawl into the hole but is pushed back by the current of air.

~
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floor rocks debris quartz pile~
act_tochar( #nope, ch );

act_notchar( #rsearch, ch );

~
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nope~
You search through the rocks and debris but find nothing.

~
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rsearch~
$n searches through the rocks and debris but finds nothing.

~
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#61016
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - A Depression in the Sand~
The tunnel here is filled with a fine, powdery sand.  Nearly two feet

deep, the blanket of powdery white sand is so fine that you sink into it

like water.  A depression in the sand lies in the direct center of the

room, and all the sand is slanted down toward it.

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Ant Lion code here.

Sort of a newbie remorhaz ;)

no.mob set to keep bad old ant lion alone

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floor depression sand~
The inverted cone of sand is about three feet wide.  In the center of the

depression, a small hole is visible.  The sand of the cone is ridged so

that very little of it moves.

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if( random( 1, 10 ) > 5 ) {

  if( !mob_in_room( 1718, room ) ) {

    if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

      remove_rflag( reset0, room );

      act_tochar( #hello, ch );

      wait( 1 );

      send_to_room( #eek, room );

      mload( 1718, room );

      mob = mob_in_room( 1718, room );

      attack( mob, rand_player( room ), 3d4, "crushing bite" );

      }

    else

      continue;

    }

  else

    continue;

  }

else

  continue;

~
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hello~
@eThe sand trembles beneath you and starts sliding toward the middle of

the room!

~
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eek~
@eA giant red @Rant lion@n @eleaps out of its lair and tries to drag you

under!

~
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d do dow down~
~
act_tochar( #down, ch );

~
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down~
You don't see any way to get down into the ant lion's lair.

~
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dig~
floor down sand d do~
if( !mob_in_room( 1718, room ) ) {

  if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

    remove_rflag( reset0, room );

    act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

    act_tochar( #dig, ch );

    wait( 1 );

    act_tochar( #ant, ch );

    act_notchar( #rant, ch );

    wait( 1 );

    act_room( #pop, ch );

    mload( 1718, room );

    mob = mob_in_room( 1718, room );

    attack( mob, rand_player( room ), 3d4, "crushing bite" );

    }

  else {

    act_tochar( #thump, ch );

    act_notchar( #rthump, ch );

    transfer( ch, find_room( 61018) );

    act_tochar( #thud, ch );

    act_notchar( #rthud, ch );

    }

  }

else {

act_room( #nope, ch );

mob = mob_in_room( 1718, room );

  attack( mob, rand_player( room ), 3d4, "crushing bite" );

  }

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dig~
You dig into the middle of the sandy depression, trying to widen the hole.

~
E
rdig~
$n digs into the middle of the sandy depression, trying to widen the hole.

~
E
ant~
As you dig deeper into the sand, a tremor passes through the ground.

~
E
rant~
A tremor passes through the ground as $n digs deeper into the sand.

~
E
pop~
@eA giant red @Rant lion@n @eleaps out of its lair and tries to drag you

under!

~
E
thump~
You dig into the sand and it begins to move.  Sliding into the middle of

the depression, the sand swirls you down into a dark hole.

~
E
rthump~
$n starts digging in the sand.  A slight tremor passes through the sand

and it begins to slide downward into the depression in the middle of the

room.  You are pulled along with the streams of sand into a dark hole!

~
E
thud~
You land heavily on the floor of a bone-strewn lair.

~
E
rthud~
$n falls through the sand to land heavily next to you.

~
E
nope~
@eProvoked by the threat to its lair, the ant lion attacks!

~
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enter~
hole~
act_tochar( #enter, ch );

~
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enter~
The tiny hole is too small to enter.  Perhaps try digging to widen it?

~
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#61017
A Bend in a Tunnel Under the Dunes~
The tunnel bends sharply here, creating a sharp bend from which the clay

corridors radiate out to the north and east.  The close walls of the

tunnels open here somewhat, creating a rather large chamber.  The walls

are solid, packed clay of a yellowish brown color.  Covering the floor of

the chamber is an inch-thick layer of sand, liberally strewn with pebbles

and bits of debris.

~
[Ssleestaq] bends sharply creating a sharp bend??  that's a bit more than redundant.

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walls clay~
The walls of yellow, packed clay are shored up and smoothed over.  A few

lumps and fist-sized stones have escaped the busy beetles, though, and

the wall is uneven in places.

~
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sand floor~
The floor is blanketed by a cover of yellowish sand nearly an inch thick. 

The sand has been spread out to cover the floor evenly, and the rocks and

debris strewn across it seem to have been set purposefully in their

places.

~
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#61018
In the Ant Lion's Lair~
Various tiny bones and dried beetle carapaces litter this area.  Dead and

decaying victims, the remnants of past meals, lie scattered all through

the lair.  Bits of clothing and dismembered limbs are piled into a mound

near the northern wall.  The sandy floor of the chamber is dull reddish

brown and is crusted with dried blood.  The ceiling is made up of a thin

layer of sand, through which you could easily climb.

~
[Starshine] add u to climb action?

[Starshine] extras for the bones/carapaces/etc in room?

~
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climb ~
up out~
act_tochar( #dig, ch );

act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

transfer( ch, find_room( 61016 ) );

act_notchar( #arrive, ch );

~
E
dig~
You climb up through the thin layer of sand covering the ant lion's lair.

~
E
rdig~
$n climbs up through the thin layer of sand covering the ant lion's lair.

~
E
arrive~
$n comes climbing up through the sand.

~
!
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u up~
~
act_tochar( #nope, ch );

~
E
nope~
You will have to climb up through the sand.

~
!
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~
pile mound~
if( rflag( reset0, room ) ) {

  if( random( 1, 10 ) == 5 ) {

    remove_rflag( reset0, room );

    act_tochar( #find, ch );

    act_notchar( #rfind, ch );

    obj_to_char( oload( 1006 ), ch );

    }

  else {

    remove_rflag( reset0, room );

    act_tochar( #fail, ch );

    act_notchar( #rfail, ch );

    }

  }

else {

  act_tochar( #fail, ch );

  act_notchar( #rfail, ch );

  }

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find~
You rummage through the debris and find a piece of useful parchment.

~
E
rfind~
$n rummages through the debris and finds a piece of useful parchment.

~
E
fail~
You rummage through the debris but find nothing of value.

~
E
rfail~
$n rummages through the debris but finds nothing of value.

~
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#61019
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Bored deep into the sandy clay, this tunnel is dry and cool.  A soft wind

washes through the area, bringing a breath of light, dry air to your

nostrils.  The fine, yellowish sand which blankets the floor stirs

slightly as the air blows gently through the tunnel.  A vein of bluish

ore streaks its way through the ceiling of the tunnel.  Visible only in

patches here, the aqua-colored vein shows more of itself as you head

north.

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vein ore ceiling~
Ore of a lovely aqua color streaks the dun-colored clay of the ceiling

here.  Thin, spidery veins of bluish ore radiate outward from a center

located to the north.

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#61020
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
The yellowish clay walls of this section of the tunnel are shot through

with a myriad of blue-green veins of ore.  The ceiling of the tunnel is

almost entirely the lovely aquamarine color which streaks the walls.  In

the exact center of the room, an iridescent crystal of imperfect, though

lovely, structure glimmers faintly, shedding a flickering azure light on

the room.  Bending sharply to the west and south, the tunnels head off

into darkness.

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crystal~
Nearly a foot across, the visible portion of the crystal glows with a

faint light.  A large crack runs across the right side of the crystal,

marring the perfect facets.

~
E
veins ceiling ore~
The aqua-colored vein of ore wends its way through the ceiling and walls

of this area of the tunnel.  Concentrated most strongly in the ceiling, it

streaks down through the walls, as well.

~
A
dig get grab take~
crystal~
act_tochar( #get, ch );

act_notchar( #rget, ch );

~
E
get~
You try to dig the crystal out of the ceiling but it is too deeply

embedded.

~
E
rget~
$n tries to dig the crystal out of the ceiling but it is too deeply

embedded.

~
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#61021
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Tiny rivulets of sand make faint slithering sounds as they run down the

crumbly clay walls of the tunnel into ever-growing piles on the floor.  A

gentle breeze blows through the tunnel, carrying a light haze of sand

which fills your throat.  The dark yellow walls of the narrow tunnel are

streaked with filaments of a lovely blue-green ore.  Near the eastern

portion of the northern wall, the veins of ore become so thick that it

almost completely covers the clay.

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ore northern veins~
Spidery veins of a deep aquamarine ore wind their way through the crumbly

clay of the northern wall.  Becoming most concentrated to the eastern

edge of the wall, the ore extends into the chamber to the east, from

which a faint blue light shines.

~
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rivulets clay walls~
The walls consist of a crumbly, sandy clay.  Rivulets of sand stream down

from the dried walls, giving the walls the impression of precarious

stability.

~
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piles floor~
Fine yellowish sand crumbles down from the walls to settle into small,

irregular piles on the floor of the tunnel.

~
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#61022
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - Intersecting Paths~
The tunnel opens into two paths here, heading north and bending to run

west.  A rough hole has been bored into the southern wall, creating quite

a large opening.  The material dug out of the wall has been roughly

strewn over the ground, creating an uneven surface covered with a thick

layers of pebbly sand.

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south hole~
This jagged, gaping hole has been torn out of the southern wall.  Nearly

six feet in diameter, the hole is obviously newly made, as fresh clay

blankets the floor of the chamber.

~
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material sand stones~
The dun-colored clay which litters the ground has obviously been freshly

excavated from the tunnel wall to the south.  Tossed around in a

haphazard fashion, the debris lies strewn everywhere.

~
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#61023
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
A soft, whispering breeze blowing through the tunnel brushes your skin

lightly, a cool caress.  The soft sand covering the floor is littered with

broken shards of stone and small round pebbles.  Slightly curving walls

support the low ceiling of the tunnel.  Scratching sounds echo faintly

through the tunnel, carried on the cool breeze.

~
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sand shard pebbles floor~
The yellowish sand which covers the floor is strewn with rounded pebbles

and sharp shards of stone.

~
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#61024
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - A New Excavation~
This room is little more than a gaping hole in the wall.  Clawed roughly

out of the crumbly clay, this aperture is generally of the same

dimensions as the corridor that precedes it.  Fresh clay has been exposed

here, and is strewn liberally over the floor of the chamber to the north. 

The walls are irregular and jagged stones jut out from the floor, giving

this chamber the look of a work in progress.

~
maybe for expansion at some point

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dig search~
clay dirt floor debris~
act_tochar( #dig, ch );

act_notchar( #rdig, ch );

~
E
dig~
You dig through the clay but find nothing.

~
E
rdig~
$n digs through the clay but finds nothing.

~
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#61025
A Tunnel Under the Dunes - Before a Strange Design~
The walls of the tunnel are noticeably smoother here than in the eastern

portion of the tunnels.  The dun-colored clay begins to lighten to a paler

shade of yellow as you move west.  The sand on the floor is a mix of dark

yellow grains and pale, almost white granules.  On the southern wall, a

strange pattern of scratches and slashes has been cut; it is a seemingly

abstract design.

~
In case ya didnt get the hidden meaning, this is the beetle copy of the

world map.  Thought it might be nice to give a subtle hint of more than

average intelligence.

[Merior] i thought these were dumb beetles.. what are they doing with a world map?

[Merior] and what technology have they to make the map with? and knowledge?

[Orb] see the queen's room ;)

[Teek] When looking at the design on the wall, it says "a winding, twisting line wending its way".  Simply should be winding.

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southern wall pattern scratches slashes design~
Long scratches and deep gouges have been slashed into the wall here.  The

abstract design resolves into a more purposeful pattern as you gaze at it

for a moment.  You can pick out a winding, twisting line wending its way

through gouges that are roughly symmetrical on either side of the

twisting line.  Triangular shapes cluster together near the northeastern

corner of the mosaic.  Short dashes cover the center of the mosaic, and

in the exact middle is a huge circular shape with six tiny lines

radiating from it.

~
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#61026
A Junction Under the Sand~
This wide, vaulted chamber is a sharp contrast to the close tunnel to the

east.  Its high ceiling and curving walls are a pale yellow at the

eastern side of the room, ranging to pearly white farther west.  A faint

golden glow radiates from the northern, southern, and western exits.  The

amber light emanating from the west flickers and dances every few moments.

~
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west light~
A rounded archway leads into a brightly lit room.  The shimmering golden

glow from the west is impossible to look at for long.

~
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#61027
A Small Side Chamber in the Tunnels~
The close walls and ceiling of this small side chamber are a smooth snowy

white, contrasting sharply with the crumbly dun-colored walls of many of

the previous sections of the tunnel.  The floor is covered by a thick

layer of fine, white sand.  A faint light pulses from all corners of the

room, striking the sand and occasionally reflecting a brilliant glare

into your eyes as you move.

~
guard here

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#61028
A Small Chamber off the Tunnels~
A snowy coverlet of pearl-white sand blankets the floor of this small

chamber.  The rounded ceiling curves down in an almost spherical shape;

the entrance is higher than the back of it.  Milk-white walls glimmer

with a faint amber light.  The dim glow glints off the crystalline sand,

amplifying its golden radiance.

~
guard here

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floor sand~
Millions of pearly granules of sand blanket the floor in a white coverlet. 

The sand is so light as to be nearly clear, though a few errant yellowish

grains intrude to blemish the alabaster perfection of the whole.

~
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#61029
A Chamber of Radiant Light~
This chamber is bathed in a radiant golden glow.  A pool in the middle of

the floor is filled with what appears to be liquid light.  Surrounding

the pool is a crystalline barrier of gold-tinged quartz.  The sand in the

room is a white color, the granules seeming almost clear, creating a

blinding glare as the light radiating from the pool strikes it.  In the

western wall, a huge circular hole gapes.  Cool, sweet air flows out of

hole to blow through the room and down into the tunnels.

~
no.mob to keep queen alone until she summons her guards

[Orb] Okay, added the intelligence modifier to the pool (I only just

learned you can -add- stats with drain_stat.  Wonder of wonders).  She's

drank out of it for so long, she's getting purty smart.  Her stats

reflect this.  When her guards come into the room, they drink, too, but

not nearly as much.  Thats why she's completely clear, and they're only

patched with it.  She's the queen so holds the workers in thrall.  She

scratched the map on the wall after seeing the one she has in her inv,

and the scratches the little workers make is in imitation of her actions.

[Ssleestaq] okay you can't fill from an obvious pool?

[Ssleestaq] at least give a failure message of somekind

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pool floor~
Nearly five feet in diameter, this pool is filled with a fluid that

gleams like molten light.  No heat rises from the incandescent liquid

which lies in the rounded basin.  An occasional ripple passes across the

surface of the pool, setting the light in the room dancing.

~
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barrier quartz crystals~
This lovely, six inch high formation of gold-tinged quartz crystals

borders the pool, keeping the radiant liquid confined to its basin.

~
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hole~
Nearly three feet in diameter, the hole in the western wall is perfectly

circular.  Cool air flows out of the hole and out into the tunnels.

~
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~
~
if( mob_in_room( 1829, room ) )

  send_to_room( #drink, room );

else

  end;

~
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drink~
The crystalline scarab bends down and drinks from the radiant golden

pool, setting the light dancing as ripples disturb the pool.

~
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drink~
pool~
act_tochar( #drink, ch );

act_notchar( #rdrink, ch );

i = 30d4;

dam_message( ch, i, "the arc of incandescent light" );

inflict( ch, mob, i, "an arc of incandescent energy" );

~
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drink~
You touch the radiant golden liquid and an incandescent streak of light

arcs out to engulf your body!

~
E
rdrink~
$n touches the radiant golden liquid and an incandescent streak of light

arcs out to engulf $s body!

~
!
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enter climb~
hole~
act_tochar( #nope, ch );

act_notchar( #rnope, ch );

~
E
nope~
You try to crawl into the hole, but the air pushes you back.

~
E
rnope~
$n tries to crawl into the hole but the air pushes $m back.

~
!
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#61030
A Tunnel Under the Dunes~
Swirling currents of air blow through the cool tunnel here, the dry

breeze picking up bits of dust as it whispers in from the north.  Soft

walls of crumbly clay support the low ceiling of the tunnel, though

runnels of sand stream down them constantly, making you doubt their

stability.  Fine yellow sand covers the floor, mixed with rounded pebbles

and jagged shards of shattered stone.

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floor~
The floor is littered with rounded stones and shards of shale, making

footing rather treacherous.  A few sparkling nodules of iron pyrite lie

mixed in with sandstone and shale.

~
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wall~
The walls of this tunnel are crumbly and soft.  Rivulets of sand slither

to the floor every so often.

~
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#61031
A Dead-End Under the Dunes~
The tunnel dead-ends here in a slumping cave-in of sandy clay.  The walls

seem to have buckled, dumping tons of sand down into the tunnel and

permanently cutting off whatever lies southward.  Sand spills down from

the ceiling, slowly filling the chamber with millions of yellowish grains.

~
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south~
The tunnel to the south has completely collapsed.  It appears that

efforts have been made to dig it out again, judging by unnatural piles of

sand.  However, the sand is spilling down steadily, and you have no doubt

that this entire room will eventually be buried.

~
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