disappear = "$F{The} falls to bits.",

          "Nearby sand pours into $F{the}.",      

          "Nearby sand pours into $F{the}, almost completely blocking access.",
          "$F{The} has disappeared completely beneath the sand.")

          "Nearby sand pours into $F{the}, almost completely blocking access.")

        disappear = "$F{The} has disappeared completely beneath the sand.",

                               "$F{The} has just melted away.")

                               "$F{The} is almost completely melted.")

        disappear = "$F{The} melts and disappears.",