1)
You clap your hands together and say (acid blast)

You pull out a handful of olivine powder which bursts into a zillion
technicolour sparkles!

You watch with self-pride as your acid blast hits Box.

Something inside the box makes a nasty sound!
2)
You clap your hands together and say (acid blast)

You pull out a handful of olivine powder which bursts into a zillion
technicolour sparkles!

You feel in contact with the essence of acid.

You watch with self-pride as your acid blast hits Box.

Suddenly box dissipates with a nasty hiss.
3)
an iron javelin <red glow>
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You concentrate immensely and mumble (identify)

an iron javelin vibrates slightly for a moment.

The following messages seem to vibrate from an iron javelin:

It is called javelin and identified as 'javelin', 'an iron javelin' and 'iron
javelin'.
It takes the following slots: held.
It will insignificantly improve your agility in combat.
It does poor damage per hit.
Tascruel did the heroic deed to bring this piece of equipment before you and
it has been in the game for 4h, 46min and 9s. It is bit weighty, smallish, in
trashed condition and has few scratches and dents.
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So.. was it trashed cause of acid? I suppose I might have trashed it..