Pit

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Pits are hazardous to your health. Some pits contain spikes at the bottom, which can occasionally poison you. Pits can be deadly, especially for little dogs and kittens. They can be filled in with boulders. Any item the boulder covers will almost certainly remain undisturbed by monsters until you dig it up again. It isn't a good stashing method, however, because boulders are in limited supply, and organic items left underground will rot . You can dig down with a pick-axe to create a pit. Flying or levitation can be used to cross a pit without falling in it.

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"The dwarf falls into a pit!"

There is an extended command, "#untrap", that lets you reach for the dwarf and try to rescue it from the pit.

"You reach for the dwarf. The dwarf is grateful!"

Congratulations! You now have a peaceful dwarf.

Some monsters may be too heavy to rescue from a pit, but the attempt may still calm down the trapped monster.

"The ogre lord is too heavy for you to lift.  The ogre lord thinks it was nice of you to try."

Actually, you probably want to leave monsters in the pit, but you can use "#untrap" to rescue your own pets from pits. If the pet "backs away skeptically", try repeating "#untrap" several times.

Encyclopedia entry

Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the
idea of the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm.
I rushed to its deadly brink.  I threw my straining vision
below.  The glare from the enkindled roof illumined its inmost
recesses.  Yet, for a wild moment, did my spirit refuse to
comprehend the meaning of what I saw.  At length it forced --
it wrestled its way into my soul -- it burned itself in upon my
shuddering reason.  Oh! for a voice to speak! -- oh! horror! --
oh! any horror but this!
       [ The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allan Poe ]

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