Make inhabited worlds display as '@'. Document this.

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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ respect the copyrights of the originators of Star Trek.</para>
                          Curses Interface By
                               Stas Sergeev 
 
-               SST 2K polishing and historical research by
+               SST2K polishing and historical research by
                             Eric S. Raymond
 </literallayout>
 </dedication>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ important, and the detailed command descriptions which follow will be
 a lot more meaningful to you.</para>
 
 <para>You have weapons: phasers and photon torpedoes. You have a defense:
-deflector shields.  You can look at things: long-range scaners,
+deflector shields.  You can look at things: long-range scanners,
 short-range scanners, and a star chart.  You can move about, under
 warp drive or impulse power.  You can also dock at a starbase, rest
 while repairs are being made, abandon ship, self destruct, or give up
@@ -253,13 +253,14 @@ The Emeritus game is strictly for masochists.</para>
 
 <para>The fourth question, new in SST2K, sets your game options.  A
 blank answer or 'fancy' enables all SST2K features.  The option
-'plain' disables a number of features (Tholians, planets &amp;
-dilithium, Thingies shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming
-and movement, time-warping through black holes, death-ray upgrade),
-approximating the original CDC 6600 FORTRAN game from UT Austin.  The
-option 'almy' approximates Tom Almy's C translation from 1979,
-disabling Thingies shooting back, base shields, and time-warping
-through black holes.</para>
+'plain' approximated the original CDC 6600 FORTRAN game from UT Austin
+and disables a number of features: Tholians, planets &amp; dilithium,
+Thingies shooting back, deep-space-probes, Klingon ramming and
+movement, time-warping through black holes, death-ray
+upgrade. inhabited worlds.  The option 'almy' approximates Tom Almy's
+C translation from 1979, disabling Thingies shooting back, base
+shields, time-warping through black holes, and inhabited
+worlds.</para>
 
 </chapter>
 <chapter><title>How To Issue Commands</title>
@@ -387,7 +388,8 @@ described by an example.</para>
 There are ordinary Klingons (K) at sectors 5 - 8 and 6 - 2, and a
 Klingon Commander (C) at 9 - 9.  The (GULP)
 <quote>Super-commander</quote> (S) is occupies sector 4 - 4, and a
-Romulan (R) is at 1 - 6.  A planet (P) is at sector 7 - 6.  There are
+Romulan (R) is at 1 - 6.  An uninhabited planet (P) is at sector 7 - 6
+(if it were inhabited, it would display as a '@').  There are
 also a large number of stars (*). The periods (.) are just empty
 space&mdash;they are printed to help you get your bearings.  Sector 6
 - 4 contains a black hole ( ).</para>
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@ short-range scan anytime you like.</para>
 
 <para>If your short-range sensors are damaged, this command will only show
 the contents of adjacent sectors.</para>
+
 </sect1>
 <sect1><title>Status Report</title>
 
@@ -596,6 +599,7 @@ galaxy, which you are not permitted to cross.</para>
 
 <para>Long-range scans are free.  They use up no energy or time, and can be
 done safely regardless of battle conditions.</para>
+
 </sect1>
 <sect1><title>Star Chart</title>
 
@@ -605,7 +609,7 @@ Shortest abbreviation:  C
 </literallayout>
 
 <para>As you proceed in the game, you learn more and more about what things
-are where in the galaxy. When ever you first do a scan in a quadrant,
+are where in the galaxy. Whenever you first do a scan in a quadrant,
 telemetry sensors are ejected which will report any changes in the
 quadrant(s) back to your ship, providing the sub-space radio is
 working. Spock will enter this information in the chart. If the radio
@@ -1247,9 +1251,10 @@ Mnemonic:  PLANETS
 Shortest abbreviation:  PL
 </literallayout>
 
-<para>Mr. Spock presents you a list of the available information on planets
-in the galaxy.  Since planets do not show up on long-range scans, the
-only way to obtain this information is with the <quote>SENSORS</quote> command.</para>
+<para>Mr. Spock presents you a list of the available information on
+planets in the galaxy which are potential dilithium sources.  Since
+planets do not show up on long-range scans, the only way to obtain
+this information is with the <quote>SENSORS</quote> command.</para>
 
 </sect1>
 <sect1 id="freeze"><title>Freeze</title>
@@ -1523,11 +1528,11 @@ Emeritus.</para>
 promotion available if you go beyond the <quote>Expert</quote> range.
 You can also have a certificate of merit printed with your name, date,
 and Klingon kill rate, provided you are promoted from either the
-<quote>Expert</quote> or <quote>Emeritus</quote> levels. This
-<quote>plaque</quote> requires a 132 column printer. You may need
+<quote>Expert</quote> or <quote>Emeritus</quote> levels. You may need
 print the certificate to a file, import it into your word processor,
 selecting Courier 8pt font, and then print in <quote>landscape
 orientation</quote>.</para>
+<!-- The plaque used to require an 132 column printer. Stas changed that. -->
 
 </chapter>
 <chapter><title>Handy Reference Page</title>