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fix #H6189 - Eyes of the Overworld database entry

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The phrasing of the data.base entry for the Eyes of the Overworld
reads as if it is continuing some passage in a reference book, but
that comes off strange when using '/' to see it.  Rephrase it.

data.base could stand to have an entry for 'lenses'....
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# NetHack 3.6 data.base # NetHack 3.6 data.base
# $NHDT-Date: 1524683801 2018/04/25 19:16:41 $ $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.84 $ # $NHDT-Date: 1545359287 2018/12/21 02:28:07 $ $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.2-beta01 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.87 $
# Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team # Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
# Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers # Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
# NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. # NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
@@ -1629,9 +1629,19 @@ eye of the aethiopica
the power to instantly open a portal to any other area of the the power to instantly open a portal to any other area of the
dungeon, allowing its invoker to travel quickly between dungeon, allowing its invoker to travel quickly between
areas. areas.
# note: The Eyes of the Overworld is the title of Jack Vance's sequel
# to The Dying Earth and in it the 'Eyes' were separate "cusps" that
# needed to be worn like contact lenses, one on each eyeball. Wearing
# just one and attempting to look with both eyes caused instant stun.
# And when wearing two you couldn't see normal world, only a projection
# of it that had similar topology but where everything was "better".
# NetHack simplifies things: a pair of lenses is a single item like
# spectacles (eyeglasses), and the effect of wearing these lenses has
# been changed to be useful to game play (Xray vision). [The quote is
# not derived from the book.]
eyes of the overworld eyes of the overworld
... and finally there is "the Eyes of the Overworld". This The Eyes of the Overworld is a rather obscure artifact.
obscure artifact pushes the wearer's view sense into the These magical lenses push the wearer's view sense into the
"overworld" -- another name for a segment of the Astral Plane. "overworld" -- another name for a segment of the Astral Plane.
Usually, there is nothing to be seen. However, the wearer Usually, there is nothing to be seen. However, the wearer
is also able to look back and see the area around herself, is also able to look back and see the area around herself,