@verb #3873:"player_isa" this none this rxd #9131
@program #3873:"player_isa" this none this
targ = args[1]
if (targ in players() || targ:isa(#5544) || targ:isa($bug))
  return 1
endif
try
  verb_info(args[1], "tell")
  return 1
except (E_PERM)
  return 1
except (ANY)
  return 0
endtry
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