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Chapter - Birdcage

The petter-cage is a closed openable enterable transparent fixed in place container. Understand "cage/birdcage/iron/latch/bars" as the petter-cage. The printed name of petter-cage is "birdcage". The description of the petter-cage is "It is a wrought-iron cage[if the location is MGR3], battered and bent from the fall[end if], large enough to fit a human."

Instead of taking or taking off the petter-cage when the location is MGR3e:

say "The cage is attached to the greenhouse ceiling with a thick metal wire. Even trying to detach the huge cage would likely make you fall to your death."

Instead of smelling the petter-cage:

say "It reeks of death and rotten eggs."

Instead of examining the petter-cage:

say "[description of petter-cage] [if the petter-cage is closed]It is closed with a small latch. Through the bars you see what looks like[otherwise]Inside there is[end if] a bird's nest."

Instead of entering the petter-cage:

if the petter-cage is closed:

try opening the petter-cage;

if the location is MGR3e:

say "[one of]You grab the bars and put one foot on the floor of the cage, but a loud cracking noise from where the cage is attached to the glass ceiling makes you change your mind. You let go of the cage[or]You'd rather not try that again[stopping].";

otherwise:

say "[one of]You get into the cramped cage. The eggshells crack under your feet. The reek in here is unbearable. Suddenly you get the vague feeling that someone is coming outside, someone who is going to lock you inside the cage. You can't actually see or hear anyone, but decide to get out as fast as humanly possible[or]You rather not try that again[stopping]."

Instead of climbing or swinging the petter-cage when the location is mgr3e:

Say "[one of]You grab the bars and lift yourself up, but a loud cracking noise from where the cage is attached to the glass ceiling makes you change your mind. You let go of the cage[or]You'd rather not try that again[stopping]."

Instead of climbing or swinging the petter-cage-wire:

try climbing the petter-cage.

Instead of attacking or cutting the petter-cage when the location is MGR3e:

say "[one of]You strike the side of the cage. It sways away on its steel wire. A yellow cloud of spores billows up, dense enough to make you cough and your eyes run. But the cage itself seems unaffected[or]You'd rather not try that again[if the harrison-cardboard-box is not handled], but the wire look like it might be possible to cut[end if][stopping]."

Instead of pushing or pulling the petter-cage when the location is MGR3e:

say "It swings away when you let go, and you barely manage to avoid it on the way back. Then it stops. There is not a lot of room for it to move here."

Rule for writing a paragraph about the petter-cage:

now everything in the petter-nest is mentioned;

now the petter-nest is mentioned;

say "There is a [if the location is MGR3e]human-size birdcage suspended from the ceiling [otherwise]battered human-size birdcage [end if]here. [if the petter-cage is open]Through the open door[otherwise]Between the wrought-iron bars[end if] you see something inside that looks like a bird's nest."

The petter-nest is a fixed in place container in the petter-cage. Understand "nest" or "bird's/twigs" as the petter-nest. The printed name of petter-nest is "bird's nest".

The harrison-cardboard-box is in petter-nest.

After opening the petter-cage:

say "You open the door. [run paragraph on]";

try examining the petter-nest.

Instead of examining the petter-nest:

if the petter-cage is closed:

say "You can't see much through the bars of the birdcage.";

otherwise:

say "A bird's nest made of dry twigs fills the bottom of the cage. It is full of broken eggshells and small bird bones[if the harrison-cardboard-box is in petter-nest and harrison-cardboard-box is not handled]. Hidden among the bones is a strangely clean and intact small cardboard box[end if].";

let L be a list of things;

repeat with N running through things in petter-nest:

if (N is not harrison-cardboard-box or harrison-cardboard-box is handled) and N is not scenery:

add N to L;

unless L is empty:

say "[line break]In the nest you can also see [L with indefinite articles]."

Instead of taking the petter-nest:

say "You'd prefer not to touch it."

Instead of petter-digging the petter-nest:

try searching the petter-nest.

Instead of smelling the petter-nest:

say "It reeks of death and rotten eggs."

Instead of inserting something into the petter-cage:

try inserting the noun into the petter-nest.

Instead of examining something which is in the petter-nest when the petter-cage is closed:

say "You can't see much through the bars of the birdcage."

The petter-eggshells are plural-named scenery in the petter-nest. The printed name of petter-eggshells is "eggshells". Understand "eggshells/eggshell/egg/eggs" as the petter-eggshells. The description of petter-eggshells is "The eggshells have blue spots."

Instead of taking the petter-eggshells:

say "You don't even want to touch them."

Instead of eating or tasting the petter-eggshells:

say "Only the shells remain."

Instead of smelling the petter-eggshells:

say "They reek of death and rot."

Instead of petter-digging the petter-eggshells:

try searching the petter-eggshells.

Instead of cutting the petter-eggshells when the player carries a petter-sharp petter-machete:

say "The eggshells are too tiny to even hit with the machete."

The petter-bird-skeletons are plural-named scenery in the petter-nest. The printed name of petter-bird-skeletons is "bird bones". Understand "bones/bone/chicken/chick/skeleton/skeletons/beak/beaks/skull/skulls" as the petter-bird-skeletons. The description of petter-bird-skeletons is "The bones are tiny and the skulls have little beaks."

Instead of taking the petter-bird-skeletons:

say "You don't even want to touch them."

Instead of cutting the petter-bird-skeletons when the player carries a petter-sharp petter-machete:

say "The bones are too tiny to even hit with the machete."

Instead of eating or tasting the petter-bird-skeletons:

say "You'd prefer not to touch them. There doesn't seem to be any meat left on them anyway."

Instead of smelling the petter-bird-skeletons:

say "They reek of death and rot."

Instead of petter-digging the petter-bird-skeletons:

try searching the petter-bird-skeletons.

The petter-parrots is a petter-non-existent. The printed name of the petter-parrots is "memory of parrots". Understand "parrots/birds/feathers/pandemonium" as the petter-parrots. The description of the petter-parrots is "There is no sign of those parrots you saw before."

The petter-shards are a plural-named petter-non-existent. The printed name of the petter-shards is "glass shards". Understand "glass/window/ceiling/-- shards" or "broken glass" as the petter-shards. The description of the petter-shards is "You can't find any of the broken glass from the ceiling here. In fact you're not altogether sure that the ceiling is damaged at all."