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+CONCEPT
+        files
+
+DESCRIPTION
+        As a wizard, you are working with files. Each file represents
+        the bulding plan for one or more objects (except text or doc files
+        of course).
+
+        The mudlib has a root, and when working with filenames, you
+        can always specify a full pathname from the root by starting
+        with a '/' (slash) at the beginning of the file name.
+
+        (oops, truncated - why when where did it happen?)
+
+SEE ALSO
+        objects(C), create(A), reset(A)