??ANSWER TO EXERCISE 9

Object -> bag "toothed bag"
  with name "toothed" "bag",
       description "A capacious bag with a toothed mouth.",
       before
       [; LetGo: "The bag defiantly bites itself
                  shut on your hand until you desist.";
          Close: "The bag resists all attempts to close it.";
       ],
       after
       [; Receive:
                 "The bag wriggles hideously as it swallows ",
                 (the) noun, ".";
       ],
  has  container open;

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