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 ===Output===
-Quarries break after a while.  It is possible that dropping a piece of marble may cause a quarry to break sooner, but this is unconfirmed. Reports range from 10 to 40 marble sheets before breaking. Remember that it’s quite easy to find more marble nearby and if you want a serious dig, set up several quarries beforehand.
+Quarries break after a while.  It is possible that dropping a piece of marble may cause a quarry to break sooner, but this is unconfirmed. Reports range from 10 to 40 marble sheets before breaking. Remember that it's quite easy to find more marble nearby and if you want a serious dig, set up several quarries beforehand.
 === Quarrying Strategies ===

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 Use one of the prospecting strategies below to home in on the exact location of a marble spot.
-Once a quarry spot has been found and a [[Stone Quarry]] has been built on (and the quarry removed after), you cannot get more marble from the same spot, though it will show up as a valid quarry spot when prospecting.  Attempting to build on the used spot or a non-existent spot will give you a dirt quarry. Except for the fact that you can detect marble at the spot, there is no way to distinguish between those two cases.  Consequently, it's good manners to build a marker that will not degrade over time (such as a [[Basic Sign]]) on a used spot, setting the label to indicate there was a quarry there and what type it was.
+Once a quarry spot has been found and a [[Stone Quarry]] has been built on (and the quarry removed after), you cannot get more marble from the same spot, though it will show up as a valid quarry spot when prospecting.  Attempting to build on the used spot or a non-existent spot will give you a dirt quarry. Except for the fact that you can detect marble at the spot, there is no way to distinguish between those two cases.  Consequently, it's good manners to build a marker that will not degrade over time (such as a [[Single Sign]]) on a used spot, setting the label to indicate there was a quarry there and what type it was.
 Also of interest, the spots are always at coordinate tile corners, just where the coordinates change values. These spots are fairly easy to see, especially in desert, and can help tremendously when you get down to the 2-3 coord range.  Dropping texture detail to minimum makes them even easier to spot.

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 === Prospecting strategies ===
-These links refer to pages from previous tales. YMMV! All links are dead
+These links refer to pages from previous tales. YMMV! All links are dead except the last one
 * T7: [http://66.228.48.199/atitdprospect/prospect.html Prospecting Helper], a web app designed to simplify the process. Also serves as a visual guide.

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 === Prospecting strategies ===
-These links refer to pages from previous tales. YMMV!
+These links refer to pages from previous tales. YMMV! All links are dead
 * T7: [http://66.228.48.199/atitdprospect/prospect.html Prospecting Helper], a web app designed to simplify the process. Also serves as a visual guide.

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 ===Prospecting===
-In order to prospect, you need a partner, although only the person attempting to shatter slate needs to be attuned to the marble.  Your partner is another person standing within 32 coords -- if there are multiple people in range, the game picks the person closest to you.  So, to avoid confusing results, only prospect when there is just you and one other.
+In order to prospect, you need a partner, although only the person attempting to shatter slate needs to be attuned to the marble.  Your partner is another person standing within 32 coords—if there are multiple people in range, the game picks the person closest to you.  So, to avoid confusing results, only prospect when there is just you and one other.
 You prospect from the Special menu by throwing two pieces of slate down (Self->Skills->Prospect for <marble>).
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 == Using a Quarry ==
-[[Stone Quarry|Stone Quarries]] are buildings used to extract [[Decorative Stone]] from the ground.  Quarrying generally requires four people operating in unison.  (It is possible to replace one or two of the people with custom [[gearbox|gearboxes]].  The first [[gearbox]] replacement is often easier to construct than the second one; and you must have [[Marble Mechanics]] skill in order to install one and [[Advanced Marble Mechanics]] to install a second!)
+[[Stone Quarry|Stone Quarries]] are buildings used to extract [[Decorative Stone]] from the ground.  Quarrying generally requires four people operating in unison.  (It is possible to replace one or two of the people with custom [[gearbox]]es.  The first [[gearbox]] replacement is often easier to construct than the second one; and you must have [[Marble Mechanics]] skill in order to install one and [[Advanced Marble Mechanics]] to install a second!)
 *Marble is extracted one piece at a time.
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 All four quarry workers receive the same directions, but the order in which they are listed is different for each person.
-To successfully raise the marble, each worker must work one of the four directions, and <b>no two people can work the same direction</b>.  Thus, coordination is crucial.  If one direction is chosen by two or more people, then the lifting attempt fails, and the marble slides down one level.  Lifting will fail if a worker clicks on a second move that has already been selected, otherwise it will display the words "Changed Direction" (even if the same move has been selected), costing END timer for both moves.
+To successfully raise the marble, each worker must work one of the four directions, and '''no two people can work the same direction'''.  Thus, coordination is crucial.  If one direction is chosen by two or more people, then the lifting attempt fails, and the marble slides down one level.  Lifting will fail if a worker clicks on a second move that has already been selected, otherwise it will display the words "Changed Direction" (even if the same move has been selected), costing END timer for both moves.
 Provided each worker selects a different direction, the marble will be lifted one level.  When the piece of marble is lifted to level 7, it is fully extracted and goes into the quarry's take menu
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 '''The alphabet method''': Before starting, each worker is designated a number: Quarrier 1, Quarrier 2, etc.  Then, during lifting, each worker simply chooses whichever direction corresponds to their number in alphabetical order.  For example, if the list is "WL NU SD ER", you should alphabetize it to "ER NU SD WL"; then quarrier 1 pulls Eastern-Right, 2 Northern-Up, etc.  This method is usually the faster of the two, and has the additional advantage of requiring no communication between the participants.  Tip: give people who struggle with the alphabet position 1 or 4.
-'''The call method''': Each worker is assigned a number, just as above; additionally, one worker is designated as the "caller".  During lifting, the caller shouts out the list of directions ("WL NU SD ER") in the order that he sees them.  The order given by the caller is the order in which the workers take their positions (quarrier 1 pulls Western-Left, 2 pulls Northern-Up, etc).  (This can be slightly simplified by having the caller be the first or last position, and not calling out their own directions.  For example "NU SD ER" if the caller took the first (WL) position.)
+'''The call method''': Each worker is assigned a number, just as above; additionally, one worker is designated as the "caller".  During lifting, the caller shouts out the list of directions ("WL NU SD ER") in the order that he sees them.  The order given by the caller is the order in which the workers take their positions (quarrier 1 pulls Western-Left, 2 pulls Northern-Up, etc.).  (This can be slightly simplified by having the caller be the first or last position, and not calling out their own directions.  For example, "NU SD ER" if the caller took the first (WL) position.)
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