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<<else>>#

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<<else>> is a macro that is used to indicate text that should be displayed if the condition is false. It is paired with <<if>> or <<endif>>.

The door to the left leads to the pantry.
<<if visited("Pantry")>>
No way are you going back in there!
<<else>>
Sounds like a good place to search...
<<endif>>

The <<else>> macro can itself contain another "if condition", which causes the contents to only display if THAT condition is true:

<<if $health is 3>>\
You're in tip-top condition - fighting fit and frankly fearsome. No human or god can lick you!
<<else if $health is 2>>\
DOOMED! You're DOOMED, puny player!! You've lost already! YOU CANNOT WIN!! MWAHAHAHAHA!
<<endif>>\

You can insert as many <<else if>>'s as you want inside an <<if>> / <<endif>> pair.

(Note: if you prefer, you can also write "else if" as "elseif".)