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Slapping  , Stabbing  , Looking up a spell  , Talking to  , Grinding  , Pumping  , Petting  , Casting xyzzy  , Dancing  , Acting silly  , Crying  , Birthing  , Cutting with  , Waving at  , Breathing  , Tossing  , Running  , Drawing the pentagram  , Growing the belladonna  , Growing the carrot  

Pumping something   (past tense pumped)

Typed commands leading to this action

"pump [something]" 

"blow [something]" 

Rules controlling this action

before    doing anything other than looking, waiting, examining or birthing during Giving Birth   

instead of    pumping the bellows in the King's Bedroom   

instead of    pumping the bellows in the sorcerer's den   

check    (if the noun is not the bellows, say "You cannot pump that." instead) 

carry out    (say "You move the bellows a few times. Air comes from the pointy part. Not very useful, here.")