Dear Readers, 

        Read the preface if you are unfamiliar 
with multi-user simulated environments. (commonly called MUSH's or MUD's.)



A Tale on TinyTIM



I.  The Program

        @create Love
           Created.

        @desc Love = This feathered thing
        does not fly.  It crawls like a serpent
        offering sweet apples.
           Set.

        @succ Love = You feel a dizzying sensation as
        if nothing in the world can go wrong.
           Set.
        @osucc Love = You see %n convulse with
        meaningless vocalizations and epileptic
        efforts.
           Set.

        @fail Love = You feel suicide-inducing
        disappointment.; @kill %n = 100.
        @ofail Love = You see %n instantly drop
        in inexplicable death.


II.  The Demonstration

        drop Love.
           Dropped.
           Love has left.
           Love has arrived.
        look Love
           This feathered thing does not fly.  It crawls
           like a serpent offering sweet apples.

           Eros has arrived.

        say Eros, get my Love.
           You say: "Eros, get my Love."

           Eros says, "Ok."
           You see Eros instantly drop in inexplicable
           death.
           Eros has left.


III.  The Experimentation

        look Love
           This feathered thing does not fly.  It crawls
           like a serpent offering sweet apples.
        get Love
           Taken.
           You feel a dizzying sensation as if nothing
           in the world can go wrong.

           Love suddenly wrenches itself from your
           grip.  Its feathered wings stroke vigorously,
           carrying it away.

           Dropped.
           Love has left.

        @find Love
           This object does not exist.



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- o - Jennifer Crystal Chien
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