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The custom message for trying to destroy the bubble isn't printed #32

Open eriktorbjorn opened 5 years ago

eriktorbjorn commented 5 years ago 
>LOOK
Blue Dock
You are viewing this area, color-coded in blue, through the first of several
transparent bubbles connecting the dock with a large spherical object tethered
by silvery ropes. The blue airlock dome is behind you, and the spherical
spaceship is aft of here. There is a hook by the airlock.

>BREAK BUBBLE WITH TAPE LIBRARY
Trying to destroy the bubble isn't notably helpful.

That's because PRE-MUNG handles the command before BUBBLE-PSEUDO has a chance to:

<ROUTINE BUBBLE-PSEUDO ()
     <COND (<VERB? MUNG>
        <TELL "The bubble is made of indestructible plastic." CR>)
           (<VERB? LOOK-INSIDE>
        <TELL "You can see the dock area quite clearly." CR>)>>