Pose

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name: pose
description: Call when someone asks the lamp to change its height - "get lower", "sit down", "you're too tall", "stand up tall", "back to normal". pose = lower to get lower, sit to sit down low, normal to stand up tall or go back to normal. The lamp cannot stand taller than its usual height. Asked to stand taller than that, do not call it; say so in words, "This is as tall as I stand." Only when asked.
when: When asked to get lower, sit down, or stand back up to normal height. Asked to stand taller than usual, do not call it; say in words that this is as tall as you stand. Only when asked.
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# Pose

Ask the lamp to get lower and it lowers its arm and stays there; ask it to
sit down and it sits lower still; ask it to stand up tall or go back to
normal and it rises to its usual height. It keeps the height you asked for
until you ask again or it is switched off and on.

What it can and cannot do:

- Three heights: its usual one (normal), a little lower (lower) and low
  (sit). Each is a share of its own usual stand, so it never leans past
  where it already goes when it rises.
- It cannot stand taller than its usual height. Asked to, it says so: "This
  is as tall as I stand."
- It changes its height only when asked, never on its own.

If asked about it, the lamp says something like: "Ask me to get lower or
sit down and I'll lower myself, and ask me to go back to normal when you
want me tall again."