long_desc = "\

A massive body of stagnant water, choked with roots and dead wood that \
protrude like the earths broken bones from amidst a covering of lily pads. \
The shores are massed thick with bramble runs and scrub as far as the eye \
can see. Mist rolls across the surface of the water in a deep haze, with \
no signs of the far shore.\n";
