text:  reset(arg) {
    if(arg) return;
  }
  short() {
    return "A small blue shard of a crystal";
  }
  id(str) {
    return str == "shard";
    /* we can also return str == name || str == fire || str == alt_name; etc */
  }
  long() {
    write("This is a small blue shard, from a crystal.\n");
  }
  drop() {
    return 0;
  }
  get() {
    return 1;
  }
  query_weight() {
    return 1;
  }
  
  