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@ -2695,6 +2695,14 @@ This room description has two possible forms: "Ah, the unknown cell. ", at first
allowing no space after "unknown cell."
When varying descriptions are being given for kinds of rooms or things, it can be useful to make use of a special value called "item described", which refers to the particular one being looked at right now. For example:
A musical instrument is a kind of thing. The tuba and the xylophone are musical instruments. The description of a musical instrument is usually "An especially shiny, well-tuned [item described]."
The tuba now has the description "An especially shiny, well-tuned tuba.", and similarly for the xylophone.
The "item described" value can similarly be used in any textual property of a room or thing, and in particular can be used with the "initial appearance" and "printed name" properties, which are also forms of description.
[x] Text with random alternatives {PM_ComplicatedSayStructure} {PM_ComplicatedSayStructure2} {PM_ComplicatedSayStructure5} {PM_ComplicatedSayStructure4} {PM_ComplicatedSayStructure3}
^^{text substitutions: random variations}