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Part of the Flat

Chapter of Coraline's Room

Coraline's Room is a room.

The description is "This is your room, your own, comfortable room. It may be a bit boring and it may be a little too small for your age. A window lets you see something of the world outside. Your bed is against one wall, a wardrobe is opposite it. The door leads north to the rest of the flat."

The other description is "This looks like your own room, but then it looks different, too. The walls are painted a very cheerful green and pink. A window lets you see something of the world outside. Your bed is against one wall, a wardrobe is opposite it. The door leads north to the rest of the flat."

The other printed name is "The Other Coraline's Room".

The window is scenery in Coraline's room. The window can be either open or closed. It is closed.

The description is "You see trees, fields, and beyond them, on the horizon, distant purple hills. The window is [if open]open[otherwise]closed[end if]."

The other description is "You see trees, fields, and beyond them, on the horizon, distant grey hills. The trees look as if they were drawn in crayon by a little child. The window is [if open]open[otherwise]closed[end if]."

Instead of searching the window, try examining the window.

Instead of opening the window:

if the window is open, say "It's already open.";

otherwise:

say "You open the window a little bit.";

now the window is open.

Instead of closing the window:

if the window is closed, say "It's already closed.";

otherwise:

say "You close the window.";

now the window is closed.

The flower vase is an open not openable container in Coraline's room. It is portable.

The carrying capacity is 1.

The size is 2.

The description is "A blue flower vase [if the the shrub of nettles is in the flower vase]with a shrub of nettles in it [end if]to decorate Coraline's room."

A shrub of nettles is in the flower vase.

The size is 1.

Instead of examining the vase:

if the nettles are in the vase:

display figure of the full vase;

otherwise if the vase contains nothing:

display figure of the empty vase;

continue the action.

Instead of examining the nettles:

if the nettles are in the vase:

display figure of the full vase;

otherwise:

display figure of the nettles;

continue the action.