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Section - Books

Understand the command "read" as something new. Reading is an action applying to one visible thing. Understand "read [something]" as reading.

Check reading when night and location is not regionally in Dreamlands: say "It's too dark to read right now." instead.

Check reading: if noun is not a book, try examining noun instead.

A book is a kind of thing. Understand "book" or "books" or "page" or "pages" as a book.

A book can be open or closed. A book can be openable. A book is usually closed. A book is always openable. Does the player mean doing something to an open book: it is likely. Check opening a book (called tome): try reading tome instead. Check closing a book (called tome): now tome is closed; say "You close [the tome] again." instead.

A book has a number called current page. The current page of a book is usually 0. To say current page of (tome - a book): let n be the current page of tome; choose row n in the contents of tome; say "[desc entry]".

A book has a table-name called contents. The contents of a book is usually Table of No Contents.

Table of No Contents

Carry out reading:

repeat with tome running through books enclosed by location:

now tome is closed;

now noun is open;

if current page of noun is 0, now current page of noun is 1;

say "[if current page of noun is 1]You open [the noun] and study the first page.[paragraph break][end if][current page of noun][paragraph break][if the current page of noun is at most the number of rows in contents of noun - 1]It looks like you could see more if you turn the page[otherwise][The noun] is turned to the last page[end if].".

Check turning a book (called tome):

increase the current page of tome by 1;

if current page of tome is greater than the number of rows in contents of tome begin;

now the current page of tome is 0;

say "You seem to have reached the end of [the tome]. You close it again." instead;

otherwise;

say "You turn the page.";

try reading tome instead;

end if.