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Appendix A - Action Message Properties

d = dObjFor i = iObjFor A=Action C=Check V=Verify

AskAbout     Thing dV          notAddressableMsg
AskFor       Thing dV          notAddressableMsg
AttachTo     Thing dV          cannotAttachMsg
             Thing iV          cannotAttachToMsg
Attack       Thing dA          uselessToAttackMsg
AttackWith   Thing dA          uselessToAttackMsg
             Thing iV          notAWeaponMsg
Board        Thing dV          cannotBoardMsg
Break        Thing dV          shouldNotBreakMsg
BurnWith     Thing dV          cannotBurnMsg
             Thing iV          cannotBurnWithMsg
Clean        Thing dV          cannotCleanMsg
CleanWith    Thing dV          cannotCleanMsg
             Thing iV          cannotCleanWithMsg
Climb        Thing dV          cannotClimbMsg
ClimbDown    Thing dV          cannotClimbMsg
ClimbUp      Thing dV          cannotClimbMsg
Close        Thing dV          cannotCloseMsg
Consult      Thing dV          cannotConsultMsg
ConsultAbout Thing dV          cannotConsultMsg
CutWith      Thing dA          cutNoEffectMsg
             Thing iV          cannotCutWithMsg
Default      Decoration diV    notImportantMsg
             Distant diV       tooDistantMsg(self)
             Intangible diV    notWithIntangibleMsg
             Unthing diV       notHereMsg
Detach       Thing dV          cannotDetachMsg
DetachFrom   Thing dV          cannotDetachMsg
             Thing iV          cannotDetachFromMsg
DigWith      Thing dV          cannotDigMsg
             Thing iV          cannotDigWithMsg
Drink        Thing dV          cannotDrinkMsg
Drop         Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
Doff         Thing dV          notDoffableMsg
Eat          Thing dV          cannotEatMsg
Enter        Thing dV          cannotEnterMsg
EnterOn      Thing dV          cannotEnterOnMsg
Extinguish   Thing dV          cannotExtinguishMsg
Fasten       Thing dV          cannotFastenMsg
FastenTo     Thing dV          cannotFastenMsg
             Thing iV          cannotFastenToMsg
Flip         Thing dV          cannotFlipMsg
Feel         Thing dA          feelDesc ””
Follow       Thing dV          notFollowableMsg
GetOffOf     Thing dV          cannotGetOffOfMsg
GetOutOf     Thing dV          cannotUnboardMsg
GoThrough    Thing dV          cannotGoThroughMsg
GiveTo       Thing iV          notInterestedMsg
JumpOff      Thing dV          cannotJumpOffMsg
JumpOver     Thing dV          cannotJumpOverMsg
Kiss         Thing dV          cannotKissMsg
             Actor dA          cannotKissActorMsg
LieOn        Thing dV          cannotLieOnMsg
Listen       Thing dA         (soundDesc ”“ )
Light        Thing             asDobjFor(Burn)
Lock         Thing dV          cannotLockMsg
         IndirectLockable dC   cannotLockMsg
LockWith     Thing dV          cannotLockMsg
             Thing iV          cannotLockWithMsg
             Lockable dV       noKeyNeededMsg
         IndirectLockable dC   cannotLockMsg
LookBehind   Thing dA          nothingBehindMsg
LookIn       Thing dA          lookInDesc ””
LookThrough  Thing dA          nothingThroughMsg
LookUnder    Thing dA          nothingUnderMsg
Move         Thing dA          moveNoEffectMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
             Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
MoveTo       Thing dA          moveToNoEffectMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
             Immovable dC      cannotMoveMsg
MoveWith     Thing dA          moveNoEffectMsg
             Thing iV          cannotMoveWithMsg
             Immovable dC      cannotMoveMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
Open         Thing dV          cannotOpenMsg
PlugIn       Thing dV          cannotPlugInMsg
PlugInto     Thing dV          cannotPlugInMsg
             Thing iV          cannotPlugInToMsg
Pour         Thing dV          cannotPourMsg
PourInto     Thing dV          cannotPourMsg
             Thing iV          cannotPourIntoMsg
PourOnto     Thing dV          cannotPourMsg
             Thing iV          cannotPourOntoMsg
Pull         Thing dA          pullNoEffectMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
             Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
Push         Thing dA          pushNoEffectMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
             Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
PushTravel   Thing dV          cannotPushTravelMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotMoveMsg
             Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
PutBehind    Thing iV          cannotPutBehindMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotPutMsg
             Component dV      cannotPutComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dC      cannotPutMsg
PutIn        Thing iV          notAContainerMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotPutMsg
             Component dV      cannotPutComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dC      cannotPutMsg
PutOn        Thing iV          notASurfaceMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotPutMsg
             Component dV      cannotPutComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dC      cannotPutMsg
PutUnder     Thing iV          cannotPutUnderMsg
             Fixture dV        cannotPutMsg
             Component dV      cannotPutComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dC      cannotPutMsg
Screw        Thing dV          cannotScrewMsg
ScrewWith    Thing dV          cannotScrewMsg
             Thing iV          cannotScrewWithMsg
Search       Thing dA          as LookIn
SitOn        Thing dV          cannotSitOnMsg
ShowTo       Thing iV          notInterestedMsg
Smell        Thing dA         (smellDesc ”“ )
StandOn      Thing dV          cannotStandOnMsg
Switch       Thing dV          cannotSwitchMsg
Take         Fixture dV        cannotTakeMsg
             Component dV      cannotTakeComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dA      cannotTakeMsg
TakeFrom     Fixture dV        cannotTakeMsg
             Component dV      cannotTakeComponentMsg(location)
             Immovable dC      cannotTakeMsg
TellAbout    Thing dV          notAddressableMsg
TalkTo       Thing dV          notAddressableMsg
Taste        Thing dA          tasteDesc ””
Turn         Thing dV          cannotTurnMsg
             Immovable dA      cannotMoveMsg
TurnOff      Thing dV          cannotTurnOffMsg
TurnOn       Thing dV          cannotTurnOnMsg
TurnTo       Thing dV          cannotTurnMsg
TurnWith     Thing dV          cannotTurnMsg
             Thing iV          cannotTurnWithMsg
ThrowDir     Thing dA          dontThrowDirMsg or ShouldNotThrowAtFloorMsg
ThrowTo      Thing dV          willNotCatchMsg(self)
TypeLiteralOn Thing dV         cannotTypeOnMsg
Unfasten     Thing dV          cannotUnfastenMsg
             Thing iV          cannotUnfastenFromMsg
UnPlug       Thing dV          cannotUnplugMsg
UnPlugFrom   Thing dV          cannotUnplugMsg
             Thing iV          cannotUnplugFromMsg
Unlock       Thing dV          cannotUnlockMsg
         IndirectLockable dC   cannotUnlockMsg
UnlockWith   Thing dV          cannotUnlockMsg
             Thing iV          cannotUnlockWithMsg
             Lockable dV       noKeyNeededMsg
         IndirectLockable dC   cannotUnlockMsg
Unscrew      Thing dV          cannotUnscrewMsg
UnscrewWith  Thing dV          cannotUnscrewMsg
             Thing iV          cannotUnscrewMsg
Wear         Thing dV          notWearableMsg

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