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+			    THE CIRCLEMUD HERALD
+   		 "We addict players for their own enjoyment."
+			     September 19, 1993
+
+
+NEW COMMANDS AND NEW MUD BEHAVIOR:
+---------------------------------
+
+**  Your character no longer gains move points with age.  However, age
+    does still affect your HMV gains.  Also, move point modifier objects
+    now work correctly.
+
+**  You can now use "all" and "all.x" very generally with the get, put,
+    drop, junk, donate, give, wear and remove commands.  Type HELP GET
+    for more info.
+
+**  The "track" function will show you the first step on the shortest
+    path to anyone in the game.
+
+**  If you drop your link for more than 1 hour, you will be force-rented
+    at 25% greater than normal rent prices.  If you don't have enough
+    money to rent with, your most valuable items will be junked until
+    the money you have can cover your items.
+
+**  You can now remove your own messages from the board.  Also, if you
+    put someone else's name in parentheses in the message header, they
+    will be able to remove the message too.
+
+**  The MIDGAARD MAIL SYSTEM is now complete.  The Post Office is north
+    of the entrance to the Grunting Boar inn.  Stamps cost 150 coins.
+
+**  Fountains have now been implemented.  You can drink from fountains
+    or fill containers from fountains using the FILL command.
+
+**  The SHOUT command, as always, only reaches people in your zone (you
+    can see who these people are by typing WHERE).  The HOLLER command
+    reaches everyone in the game but costs 10 movement points.
+
+**  When you are writing a message, you will now not be interrupted
+    by tells, shouts, emotes, socials, and even people talking in the
+    same room.
+
+**  The WIMPY command has been upgraded so you can set at how many hit
+    points you flee.  Type HELP WIMPY for more info.
+
+*****************************************************************************
+    IF YOU LEAVE THE GAME FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, either by renting or plain
+    quitting, your hit points, move points, and mana will be fully restored
+    when you come back!  This doesn't work if you're poisoned.
+*****************************************************************************
+
+**  Use the ASSIST command to engage in mortal combat with someone in the
+    room who is getting pummeled.
+
+**  Use the SPLIT command to split gold among the members of your group
+    (including yourself) who are in the room.  i.e. If you are in a group
+    with 4 other people who are in the room with you, type "SPLIT 100"
+    to give each of them 20 coins.
+
+**  You can use the VISIBLE command to break a spell of invisibility before
+    it expires.