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- Small changes to DefaultConsultTopic to correct use of stringLister.
- Corrected numerous typos reported by Bob Bates and Mike Sousa.
- Changed the description of the rock object in the Hiding With Words section so that there's still a description once the diamond is moved.
- Removed the long obsolete reference to the showExitsInStatusLine property in the gameMain object.
- Corrected Solomon's DefaultAskTellTopic to make proper use of gTopicText.
- Changes to the implementation of the dynamite object in connection with the Fuse class.
- Corrected dobjFor(LieOn) on the monolith in the discussion of the TravelPushable class.
- Slight change to the explanation of sightSize in connection with DistanceConnector.
- Changed the stagingLocations method of the top bunk HighNestedRoom so it's possible to get off the bunk as well as on.
- Corrected the way InitiateTopics work with the curatorWatching State.
- Changed the definition of the templeWestWall in the Lever section.
- Corrected Sarah's DefaultShowTopic.
- Corrected Sarah's InitiateTopic in the initiateConversation section to produce the desired result.
- Tweaked the isReady condition of the curatorSurprise AgendaItem and ConvAgendaItem.
- Expanded the definition of the eastShore room in the Vaporous section, and reversed the direction of the steps leading up and down to make them compatible with the direction of the steps from the landing above.
- Amended discussion of PathPassage to reflect the fact that the library now uses getEnteredVerbPhrase to redirect TAKE PATH (but not GET PATH or PICK UP PATH) to FOLLOW PATH.
- Amended discussion of OutdoorRoom to illustrate the use of the new style <<one of>>..<<or>>..<<at random>> syntax.
- Changed the desc property of the glassJar in the section on RestrictedContainer to illustrate the use of the new style <<if expr>>...<<else>>...<<end>> syntax.
- Removed the now obsolete discussion of a bug in TADS prior to version 3.0.9 from the discussion of Candle & Fire Source.
- Modified the atmosphereList of the streetCorner location defined in the section on SenseFuse to take advantage of the abolity to embed expressions in single-quoted strings, and added an explanatory note.
- Added examples of <<one of>>...<<at random>>, <<one of>>...<<shuffled>> and <<one of>>...<<cycling>> to the discussion of DefaultGiveShowTopic.
- Amended DefaultAskForTopic to take advantage of embedding expressions in single-quoted strings.
- Modified the discussion of TCommandTopic to reflect the fact that the TCommand extension is now supplied with the standard TADS 3 distribution.
- Added solomonBedroom to the list of possible Tardis destinations at the end of the discussion of VehicleBarrier, and changed the definition to illustrate an alternative syntax for initializing a LookupTable.
- In various places rewrote certain string expressions to take advantage of the new ability to put << >> embedded expressions in single-quoted strings.