Torbjörn Andersson

The crabs at the Ivy Mike test site behave the same way: ``` >EXAMINE CRABS The crabs snap their claws at you. The alert crabs glare at you with beady...

Actually, there _is_ some code in ```I-CRABS``` that looks like it's meant to prevent the duplicate messages. The ```CRABS-F``` routine always marks the crabs as ```SEEN```, and ```I-CRABS``` does this:...

```LANDING-F``` too: ``` >LISTEN TO LANDING The landing emits a wooden moan of discomfort. The landing is sagging dangerously. It's not going to last much longer! ``` ```zil ( )...

```MILK-F``` too: ``` >EXAMINE MILK Liquid dribbles out of the cracked coconut. The last drops of milk dribble out of the cracked coconut. ``` ```zil

And ```MCRANE-F```: ``` >WATCH CRANE The giant bird turns to look at you. Though the paper face is utterly featureless, you somehow get the feeling that it likes you. The...

And ```BOY-F```: ``` >EXAMINE BOY The boy pulls the bubble wand out of the dish, puts it to his lips and blows a big soap bubble. The boy kicks his...

Same thing in ```SHADE-F```: ``` >WATCH SHADE The ghostly shades begin to converge on the dory. One by one, they step into the vessel, hand the oarsman a silver coin,...

```DORY-F```: ```zil ( ) ```

```LEMMINGS-F``` is another example of where you _don't_ get double messages: ```zil ( ) ( ``` ```I-RODENTS```, like ```I-CRABS```, checks if ```RODENTS``` has the ```CHILLY``` bit.

```LEM-F``` also doesn't give a double message: ```zil ( ) ``` So it seems there is no standard bit to use to suppress messages in time routines. In ```I-LEM``` the...