diff --git a/scorn/houses/easy_house.1.a b/scorn/houses/easy_house.1.a
index fc3fe415e..384f0bb61 100644
--- a/scorn/houses/easy_house.1.a
+++ b/scorn/houses/easy_house.1.a
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ enter_x 10
 enter_y 19
 msg
 Created:  2006-05-26 Bort
-Modified: 2009-07-12 Andreas Kirschbaum
+Modified: 2012-01-08 Rick Tanner
 endmsg
 end
 arch grass
@@ -1548,11 +1548,7 @@ x 11
 y 18
 arch letter
 msg
-This house is infested with orcs and goblins.
-A few are not normal, so be careful.
-An exterminator will arrive in a few days.
-You will receive our bill when the job is done.
-Thank you for choosing Extreme Exterminators Inc!
+This house is infested with orcs and goblins.  A few are not normal, so be careful.  An exterminator will arrive in a few days.  You will receive our bill when the job is done.  Thank you for choosing Extreme Exterminators Inc!
 endmsg
 end
 end