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Document Path: /doc/object/short

Lfun:	short - the short description of an object

Synopsis:
	string short()

Description:
	All visible items must have a short function. This function returns
	the short description of the item. If the function is missing or it
	returns 0 the item will be invisible to players. 

Return value:
	A string containing the short description of the object.

	There are some guidelines concerning style in short descriptions,
	provided to produce correct-looking english sentences when used by
	players. MOST IMPORTANT: shorts have to be in lower case in most
	cases! Please read build/shorts.

Examples:
	short() { return "a knife"; }

	A wizard tool might want to have a short() like this:

	short() {
		if (wizardp()) return "a wizard tool invisible to players";
	}

Note:
	PLEASE have a look at 'man build/shorts'!

See also:
build/shorts
object/long
object/id