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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)engrave.h	3.3	91/07/31	*/
+/* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef ENGRAVE_H
+#define ENGRAVE_H
+
+struct engr {
+	struct engr *nxt_engr;
+	char *engr_txt;
+	xchar engr_x, engr_y;
+	unsigned engr_lth;	/* for save & restore; not length of text */
+	long engr_time;		/* moment engraving was (will be) finished */
+	xchar engr_type;
+#define DUST	   1
+#define ENGRAVE    2
+#define BURN	   3
+#define MARK	   4
+#define ENGR_BLOOD 5
+#define HEADSTONE  6
+#define N_ENGRAVE  6
+};
+
+#define newengr(lth) (struct engr *)alloc((unsigned)(lth) + sizeof(struct engr))
+#define dealloc_engr(engr) free((genericptr_t) (engr))
+
+#endif /* ENGRAVE_H */