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 concerning the actor's possessions</b><br>Taking inventory <ahref=0_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Taking <ahref=1_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Removing it from <ahref=2_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Dropping <ahref=3_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Putting it on <ahref=4_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Inserting it into</b> <ahref=5_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a>, Eating <ahref=6_A.html><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Inserting <fontcolor="#000080">something</font> into <fontcolor="#000080">something</font></b><aname=Insert></a> (<i>past tense</i> inserted it into)<br>
<p>By this action, an actor puts
something he is holding into a container: for instance, putting a coin into a
collection box.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<pclass="hangingin2">instead of <i>doing something to the cables</i> <ahref="source:story.ni#line56"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/Reveal.png></a></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">convert insert to drop where possible rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('convert insert to drop where possible rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The convert insert to drop where possible rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert what's not held rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert what[=0x0027=]s not held rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert what[=0x0027=]s not held rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert something into itself rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert something into itself rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert something into itself rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000096', 'plus1000096'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000096"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert into closed containers rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into closed containers rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert into closed containers rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000097', 'plus1000097'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000097"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000097"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[The second noun] [are] closed."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into closed containers rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into closed containers rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert into what's not a container rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into what[=0x0027=]s not a container rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert into what[=0x0027=]s not a container rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000098', 'plus1000098'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000098"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000098"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[regarding the second noun][Those] [can't contain] things."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into what[=0x0027=]s not a container rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert into what[=0x0027=]s not a container rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert clothes being worn rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert clothes being worn rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert clothes being worn rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000099', 'plus1000099'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000099"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000099"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"(first taking [regarding the noun][them] off)[command clarification break]"</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert clothes being worn rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert clothes being worn rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<pclass="hangingin2">check <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">can't insert if this exceeds carrying capacity rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert if this exceeds carrying capacity rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t insert if this exceeds carrying capacity rule is not listed in the check inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000100', 'plus1000100'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000100"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<divid="extra1000100"style="display: none;"><pclass="in2"> <spanstyle="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; background-color: #8080ff;"> A </span><spanstyle="color: #000066;">"[There] [are] no more room in [the second noun]."</span> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A)')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t insert if this exceeds carrying capacity rule response (A) is [=0x0022=]New text.[=0x0022=].')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>set</i></div>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">carry out <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard inserting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard inserting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard inserting rule is not listed in the carry out inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i></p>
<br><pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">concise report inserting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('concise report inserting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The concise report inserting rule is not listed in the report inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000102', 'plus1000102'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000102"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<pclass="hangingin2">report <i>an actor inserting something into</i> <fontcolor="#800000">standard report inserting rule</font> <ahref="javascript:pasteCode('standard report inserting rule')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>name</i><ahref="javascript:pasteCode('The standard report inserting rule is not listed in the report inserting it into rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a> <i>unlist</i> <ahref="#"onclick="showResp('extra1000103', 'plus1000103'); return false;"><imgborder=0id="plus1000103"src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 1</p>
<br>Click on the speech-bubble icons to see the responses, or here to see all of them: <ahref="#"onclick="showAllResp(); return false;"><imgborder=0src=inform:/doc_images/responses.png></a> 7</p>