Some simple typo/spelling fixes.

There are more of these coming - this is just my first batch.

lib/world/mob/271.mob

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ the Earl of Sundhaven~
 The Earl of Sundhaven is out for a stroll.
 ~
    A tall noble with sand-colored hair and goatee is strolling by with an
-amiable but authoritave countenance.  Long out of knighthood, he nevertheless
+amiable but authoritative countenance.  Long out of knighthood, he nevertheless
 looks quite confident in his abilities to defend himself, and has gone on to
 wining, dining and governing the human population.
 ~
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ the town hangman~
 The town hangman is here, idly swinging a noose.
 ~
    This brawny, placid fellow is garbed in loose black garments and an
-eyepatch, from his days as a pirate along the northern coast.  He has, of
+eye-patch, from his days as a pirate along the northern coast.  He has, of
 course, since seen the light and sticks to legal murder.
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@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ the cartographer~
 The cartographer grins at you over wire-rimmed spectacles.
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    Thin and wisp-haired, this old man regards you with a wily grin and looks
-ready to cut some deals.  There is a rumour he was kicked out of the mages
+ready to cut some deals.  There is a rumor he was kicked out of the mages
 guild for fraud.  Can you trust his goods?
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@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ E
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 mekala thai cook~
 Mekala~
-Mekala tosses some pad tai in a pan nearby.
+Mekala tosses some pad thai in a pan nearby.
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    This young, dark woman has traveled far from jungle lands to prepare her
 spicy-hot dishes for this heavily traversed town.  She sings a foreign song in
-a bizarre, guttaral tongue.
+a bizarre, guttural tongue.
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@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ variety of colored silk goods.
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-boy mischievious~
-a mischievious boy~
-A mischievious boy is looking for something to set on fire.
+boy mischievous~
+a mischievous boy~
+A mischievous boy is looking for something to set on fire.
 ~
    His small, darting eyes are set off by a mess of tousled black hair.  Ever
 since his sling shot was taken away, he has been playing with torches.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ the gate watchman~
 The gate watchman stares glass-eyed at the horizon.
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    He was apparently chosen for his inability to blink.  He is a brawny fellow,
-but doesnt strike you as having the froth-mouthed drive to fight as seen in the
+but doesn't strike you as having the froth-mouthed drive to fight as seen in the
 town guards.
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@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ sparrow bird pets~
 a little sparrow~
 A little sparrow pecks at the ground.
 ~
-   The tiny metal clasp round a leg of this diminuitive bird tells you it is
+   The tiny metal clasp round a leg of this diminutive bird tells you it is
 someone's pet.  It regards you with one eye then the other in a nervous
 fashion, awaiting its first chance to fly to freedom.
 ~
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ naga black guard guardian~
 a black naga guardian~
 The black naga guardian is coiled here.
 ~
-   The guardian naga is a serpentlike creature, coal-black scales shield an
+   The guardian naga is a serpent-like creature, coal-black scales shield an
 elongate body with the head of a woman, and make no sound with her curious
 writhing.  It looks intelligent enough to judge whether you are worthy to pass
 into the guild of rogues that is its keeping.
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ lamprey black~
 a black lamprey~
 Something makes an eel-like motion under the water.
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-   A giant leechlike movement under the water marks the outline of a lamprey,
+   A giant leech-like movement under the water marks the outline of a lamprey,
 skin wet and oil-black.  The row of teeth that gapes for an instant above the
 waterline gives a hint of its hunger for prey in this deserted place.
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