A single action in detail.<br><i>About the action rulebooks <ahref=inform:/doc178.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/help.png></a></i></p>
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<hr><b>Standard actions which happen out of world</b><br><fontcolor="#800000">Quitting the game</font> <ahref=62_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Saving the game</font> <ahref=63_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Restoring the game</font> <ahref=64_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Restarting the game</font> <ahref=65_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Verifying the story file</font> <ahref=66_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Switching the story transcript on</font> <ahref=67_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Switching the story transcript off</font> <ahref=68_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Requesting the story file version</font> <ahref=69_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Requesting the score</font> <ahref=70_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Preferring abbreviated room descriptions</font> <ahref=71_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions</font> <ahref=72_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000"><b>Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions</b></font> <ahref=73_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Switching score notification on</font> <ahref=74_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Switching score notification off</font> <ahref=75_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <fontcolor="#800000">Requesting the pronoun meanings</font> <ahref=76_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b><fontcolor="#800000">Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions </font></b><aname=LMode1></a> (<i>past tense</i> preferred sometimes abbreviated room descriptions)<br>
<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">"brief"</p><pclass="hangingin2">"normal"</p><p><b>Rules controlling this action</b></p><p>
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