diff --git a/navar_city/mlab/tavern4 b/navar_city/mlab/tavern4
index 494cac987..e461e1996 100644
--- a/navar_city/mlab/tavern4
+++ b/navar_city/mlab/tavern4
@@ -1333,27 +1333,11 @@ arch sage
 name wise old man
 msg
 @match wizard
-Yes, a wizard of high powers resides
-in this tower... or is said to. It
-has been so long since anyone dared
-to journey up the long flights (and, I
-dare say... fights) that it is not
-known what is in the upper echelons
-of the tower... ah there are so many
-stories.
+Yes, a wizard of high powers resides in this tower... or is said to. It has been so long since anyone dared to journey up the long flights (and, I dare say... fights) that it is not known what is in the upper echelons of the tower... ah there are so many stories.
 @match stories|story|tower
-Well the towere extends into the
-clouds further than at least I can
-see... and it is rumored to have
-been here since ancient times...
-collecting wandering spirits... the
-very tavern that can be seen under us
-was built from the ruins of an
-ancient hall or temple.
+Well the towere extends into the clouds further than at least I can see... and it is rumored to have been here since ancient times... collecting wandering spirits... the very tavern that can be seen under us was built from the ruins of an ancient hall or temple.
 @match *
-Ah how great the view is!
-Pitty the bats bar my passage to the
-higher platform... damn wizard!
+Ah how great the view is! Pitty the bats bar my passage to the higher platform... damn wizard!
 endmsg
 hp 20
 x 9