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diff --git a/octopi/library/octopus/tentacle.cpp b/octopi/library/octopus/tentacle.cpp
index 7c618033..beb2fb4e 100644
--- a/octopi/library/octopus/tentacle.cpp
+++ b/octopi/library/octopus/tentacle.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 
 #include <basis/astring.h>
 #include <basis/mutex.h>
+#include <loggers/program_wide_logger.h>
 #include <processes/ethread.h>
 #include <structures/amorph.h>
 
 using namespace basis;
+using namespace loggers;
 using namespace processes;
 using namespace structures;
 
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ tentacle::tentacle(const string_array &group_name, bool backgrounded,
 : _group(new string_array(group_name)),
   _pending(new queueton),
   _input_guard(new mutex),
-  _action(NIL),
-  _products(NIL),
+  _action(NULL_POINTER),
+  _products(NULL_POINTER),
   _backgrounded(backgrounded)
 {
   // we only start the thread if they've said they'll support backgrounding.
@@ -99,28 +101,28 @@ const char *tentacle::outcome_name(const outcome &to_name)
 int tentacle::motivational_rate() const
 { if (_action) return _action->sleep_time(); else return 0; }
 
+entity_data_bin *tentacle::get_storage() { return _products; }
+
 void tentacle::attach_storage(entity_data_bin &storage)
 {
   _products = &storage;
-  if (_action) _action->start(NIL);
+  if (_action) _action->start(NULL_POINTER);
 }
 
 void tentacle::detach_storage()
 {
   if (_action) _action->stop();
-  _products = NIL;
+  _products = NULL_POINTER;
 }
 
 bool tentacle::store_product(infoton *product,
     const octopus_request_id &original_id)
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG_TENTACLE
   FUNCDEF("store_product");
-#endif
   if (!_products) {
-#ifdef DEBUG_TENTACLE
+//#ifdef DEBUG_TENTACLE
     LOG("storage bunker has not been established!");
-#endif
+//#endif
     return false;
   }
   return _products->add_item(product, original_id);
@@ -156,9 +158,9 @@ outcome tentacle::enqueue(infoton *to_chow, const octopus_request_id &item_id)
 infoton *tentacle::next_request(octopus_request_id &item_id)
 {
   GRAB_CONSUMER_LOCK;
-  if (!_pending->elements()) return NIL;  // nothing to return.
+  if (!_pending->elements()) return NULL_POINTER;  // nothing to return.
   infoton *to_return = (*_pending)[0]->_product;
-  (*_pending)[0]->_product = NIL;
+  (*_pending)[0]->_product = NULL_POINTER;
     // clean out so destructor doesn't delete the object.
   item_id = (*_pending)[0]->_id;
   _pending->zap(0, 0);
@@ -167,10 +169,8 @@ infoton *tentacle::next_request(octopus_request_id &item_id)
 
 void tentacle::propel_arm()
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG_TENTACLE
   FUNCDEF("propel_arm");
-#endif
-  infoton *next_item = NIL;
+  infoton *next_item = NULL_POINTER;
   do {
     octopus_request_id id;
     next_item = next_request(id);