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Standard actions concerning the actor's vision
Looking , Examining , Looking under , Searching , Consulting it about 

Examining something (requires light) (past tense examined)

The act of looking closely at something. Note that the noun could be either a direction or a thing, which is why the Standard Rules include the 'examine directions rule' to deal with directions: it simply says 'You see nothing unexpected in that direction.' and stops the action. (If you would like to handle directions differently, list another rule instead of this one in the carry out examining rules.)

Some things have no description property, or rather, have only a blank text as one. It's possible that something interesting may be said anyway (see the rules for directions, containers, supporters and devices), but if not, we give up with a bland response. This is done by the examine undescribed things rule.

Typed commands leading to this action

"look at [something]"

"look [something]"

"examine [something]"

"read [something]"

Named values belonging to this action

examine text printed ... truth state

Rules controlling this action

before    an actor doing anything   

instead of    examining the elevator when the puzzle number is 1   

instead of    examining the white button when the puzzle number is 1   

instead of    examining the chau gong when the puzzle number is 1   

instead of    examining the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 1   

instead of    examining the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 1   

instead of    examining the superfast automatic lifts when the puzzle number is 2   

instead of    examining the chau gong when the puzzle number is 2   

instead of    examining the nipple gong when the puzzle number is 2   

instead of    examining the agung double gong when the puzzle number is 2   

instead of    examining the white button when the puzzle number is 5   

instead of    examining the white button when the puzzle number is 6   

instead of    examining a direction when the puzzle number is 5   

instead of    an actor doing anything with the dummy_lift   

instead of    examining the blue button   

instead of    examining the problem screen   

instead of    examining the calculator   

instead of    examining the add-button   

instead of    examining the add-button   

instead of    examining the strange machine   

instead of    examining the organ   

instead of    examining the bellows   

instead of    examining the tap   

instead of    examining an apple   

instead of    examining a compartment door   

instead of    an actor examining   

check    examining a closed chest (called item)   

carry out    standard examining rule   name  unlist

carry out    examine directions rule   name  unlist

carry out    examine containers rule   name  unlist

carry out    examine supporters rule   name  unlist

carry out    examine devices rule   name  unlist

carry out    examine undescribed things rule   name  unlist

report    an actor examining  report other people examining rule   name  unlist