// If we show the beam on startup, we have to initialise it.

                    mprf(MSGCH_EXAMINE_FILTER, "This spell doesn't need a beam path.");

                    mprf(MSGCH_EXAMINE_FILTER,
                         "This spell doesn't need a beam path.");

            int thing_to_find;
            thing_to_find = targeting_cmd_to_feature(key_command);

        {
            const int thing_to_find = targeting_cmd_to_feature(key_command);

        }

                    mpr("You can't see that creature any more.", MSGCH_EXAMINE_FILTER);

                    mpr("You can't see that creature any more.",
                        MSGCH_EXAMINE_FILTER);

                    {
                        // We have to turn off show_beam, because
                        // when jumping to a previous target we don't
                        // care about the beam; otherwise Bad Things
                        // will happen because the ray is invalid,
                        // and we don't get a chance to update it before
                        // breaking from the loop.
                        show_beam = false;

                    }

        // Tried to step out of bounds

            // Tried to step out of bounds