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Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing

Turning something (past tense turned)

Turning is the act of rotating something - say, a dial.
In the Standard Rules there are no carry out rules for this action because nothing in the standard Inform world model which reacts to it. The action is provided for authors to hang more interesting behaviour onto for special cases: say, turning a capstan.

Typed commands leading to this action

None

Rules controlling this action

check an actor turning can't turn what's fixed in place rule
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A "[regarding the noun][They] [are] fixed in place."
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check an actor turning can't turn scenery rule
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A "[We] [are] unable to."
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check an actor turning can't turn people rule
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A "[The noun] [might not like] that."
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report an actor turning report turning rule
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A "Nothing obvious [happen]."
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B "[The actor] [turn] [the noun]."
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set

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