Constellation lantern

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The Constellation Lantern is used to project the constellations of Elanthia. Some show only constellations of one season, some can show all.

Analyze

You analyze the vert faenor lantern and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
******************** CONSTELLATION LANTERN ********************
This vert faenor lantern is a sort of planetarium.  It projects the images of constellations, but one at a time.  It has a variety of "screens" that allow it to display constellations of the northern hemisphere.
These lanterns can be limited to showing only the constellations of a single season, or they can be made to show the constellations of all four seasons (auction level).

Alteration Guidelines:
These constellation lanterns CANNOT be altered.

You may GLANCE, PEER, LIGHT, EXTINGUISH, and RAISE your lantern.

Usage

Verb First Third
GLANCE Glancing at the vert faenor lantern you notice that the small candle in the small niche isn't lit. You also notice that the screen numbered "1" and labeled "The Handmaidens (Charlatos 21 - Olaesta 3)" is fitted to the glass door.
PEER Beneath the lantern is a tiny cage that houses several screens. Tiny etchings at the bottom of each piece label them and read: Screen 1- The Handmaidens (Charlatos 21 - Olaesta 3), Screen 2- The Hammer (Olaesta 4 - Olaesta 18), Screen 3- The Cat's Paw (Olaesta 19 - Ivastaen 2), Screen 4- The Mistress of Adoration (Ivastaen 3 - 17), Screen 5- The Rat (Ivastaen 18 - Lumnae 1), and Screen 6- The Dragonfly (Lumnae 2 - Lumnae 15).

Clearly, the different constellations can be displayed by changing screens. You can accomplish this by turning the lantern and specifying the number of the desired screen.

Usage:

 TURN [MY] lantern                 (makes it flicker)
 TURN [MY] lantern TO SCREEN {num} (sets the lantern to use the {num} screen)
 TURN [MY] lantern TO SCREEN 0     (removes the screen that may already be in place)
LIGHT Striking a match, you light the candle within your vert faenor lantern and close the small glass door. Striking a match, XXX lights the candle within her vert faenor lantern and closes the small glass door.
EXTINGUISH Opening the glass door of your vert faenor lantern, you gently blow on the candle within and extinguish the flame. Opening the glass door of her vert faenor lantern, XXX gently blows upon the candle nestled within and extinguishes the light.
RAISE
(with no screen)
You raise your vert faenor lantern. XXX raises her vert faenor lantern.
RAISE You lift your vert faenor lantern into the air and are rewarded with the silhouette of a constellation upon the floor. Details in the lantern's screen make out the gowns of the handmaiden's, which are punctuated at six points by the brightly glowing stars of the constellation. XXX raises her vert faenor lantern into the air causing the light to spill through the screen she's placed upon the glass door. Light pools upon the floor and the silhouette of a constellation appears there. Details in the lantern's screen make out the gowns of the handmaiden's, which are punctuated at six points by the brightly glowing stars of the constellation.
TURN You turn your vert faenor lantern. XXX turns her vert faenor lantern, causing the light within to flicker.
TURN
(to screen 1-6)
With nimble fingers you pull a screen from the bottom of your vert faenor lantern and fit it across the glass door of your lantern, replacing the screen that had been there. You notice that the new screen is numbered "2" and labeled "The Hammer (Olaesta 4 - Olaesta 18)". With nimble fingers, XXX draws a screen from the bottom of her vert faenor lantern and fits it across the glass door.
TURN
(to screen 0)
You remove the screen and return it to the bottom of the vert faenor lantern. XXX removes the screen and returns it to the bottom of the vert faenor lantern.
Constellation lantern Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Lantern
Alterable No
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
GLANCE PEER LIGHT EXTINGUISH
RAISE TURN