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 {{for|the monster in other variants|pack rat}}
-A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s. A [[hero]] can make pack rats [[tame]] by [[throwing]] [[cheese]] at them.{{refsrc|mondata.h|240|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. The pack rat is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[rodent]] that can be seen via [[infravision]]. A [[hero]] can make pack rats [[tame]] by [[throwing]] [[cheese]] at them.{{refsrc|mondata.h|240|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A pack rat has a [[bite attack]] that deals [[physical damage]] and a [[touch attack]] which performs [[item theft]] similar to that of a [[monkey]].

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 ==Strategy==
-While barely much stronger than the [[black rat]]s that they share a glyph with, pack rats can be annoyances due to their item theft and cannot be easily distinguished from their black rat cousins at a glance. Use [[far look]] to keep track of which specific glyphs represent which monsters so that pack rats do not steal valuable items.
+While barely much stronger than the [[black rat]]s that they share a glyph with, pack rats can be annoyances due to their item theft and cannot be easily distinguished from their black rat cousins at a glance. Use the [[far look]] and [[call]] commands in order to keep track of which specific glyphs represent which monsters so that pack rats do not steal valuable items.
 ==History==

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   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Bite 1d3, Touch 1d1 [[steal item]]
+  |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 1d3 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Touch attack|touch]] 1d1 [[item theft]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=None

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 {{for|the monster in other variants|pack rat}}
-A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s.
+A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s. A [[hero]] can make pack rats [[tame]] by [[throwing]] [[cheese]] at them.{{refsrc|mondata.h|240|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A pack rat has a [[bite attack]] that deals [[physical damage]] and a [[touch attack]] which performs [[item theft]] similar to that of a [[monkey]].
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 A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s.
-A pack rat has a [[bite attack]] that deals [[physical damage]] and a touch attack which performs [[item theft]] similar to that of a [[monkey]].
+A pack rat has a [[bite attack]] that deals [[physical damage]] and a [[touch attack]] which performs [[item theft]] similar to that of a [[monkey]].
 ==Generation==

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-A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]], [[SpliceHack]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s.
+A pack rat has a bite attack and a touch attack that can [[steal item]]s similar to that of a [[monkey]].
 ==Generation==

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-A pack rat is a rodent appearing only on the [[Special level (SLASH'EM)#Rat level|Rat King's level]] in SLASH'EM.  It can steal items, but cannot teleport away like a [[nymph]], but rather attempts to run away like a [[monkey]].  Fortunately it is not very dangerous, having the same [[Monster level|level]] as a [[sewer rat]] (zero).  It can be hard to distinguish the pack rats among all the other rats on the Rat King's level, particularly since the [[black rat|black rats]] which also appear there share the same glyph.
+A '''pack rat''', {{monsym|pack rat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]], [[SpliceHack]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[tiny]] [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] like other [[rodent]]s.
-==In real life==
+A pack rat has a bite attack and a touch attack that can steal items similar to that of a [[monkey]]. SpliceHack increases their [[Monster level|level]] to 2 and [[Monster difficulty|difficulty]] to 3, and exchanges the theft touch attack for a 0d0 bite theft attack; Hack'EM keeps the level and difficulty increases, but uses the same attack specs as SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM.
-Pack rats in real life are not true rats; rather, they are rat-like rodents known for burrowing in attics and stealing small items, particularly shiny ones.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 Rats are long-tailed rodents.  They are aggressive,
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