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switching on and off

All forms are parser-gated on switchable. A light-source that switches on in a dark room banishes the darkness and describes the room; switching the sole light off plunges you back.

The author writes:

create the Parlor
  a room
  dark

  Heavy curtains keep the Parlor in permanent dusk. A ceiling fan hangs
  overhead.

create the brass lamp
  aka lamp
  switchable, light-source
  in the Parlor

  A brass oil lamp converted to electricity.

create the ceiling fan
  aka fan
  switchable
  scenery
  in the Parlor

  A four-bladed ceiling fan.

create the player
  starts in the Parlor
  carries the brass lamp

The player sees:

> look
It's pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.

> turn on the lamp
Parlor
Heavy curtains keep the Parlor in permanent dusk. A ceiling fan hangs overhead.

The brass lamp switches on, banishing the darkness.

> switch on the lamp
The brass lamp is already on.

> activate the ceiling fan
The ceiling fan hums to life.

> power off the lamp
You switch off the brass lamp, plunging the area into darkness.