diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dtschust/zork/parser/ZorkReader.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dtschust/zork/parser/ZorkReader.java
index f975c5f..f5e49d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dtschust/zork/parser/ZorkReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dtschust/zork/parser/ZorkReader.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.*;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class ZorkReader {
 
@@ -90,59 +91,7 @@ public class ZorkReader {
                             tempRoom.creature.put(creatureName, creatureName);
                         }
 
-                        NodeList triggers = element.getElementsByTagName("trigger");
-                        for (j = 0; j < triggers.getLength(); j++) {
-                            ZorkTrigger tempTrigger = new ZorkTrigger();
-                            Element trigger = (Element) triggers.item(j);
-                            NodeList commands = trigger.getElementsByTagName("command");
-                            for (l = 0; l < commands.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element command = (Element) commands.item(l);
-                                ZorkCommand tempCommand = new ZorkCommand(getString(command));
-                                tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempCommand);
-                                tempTrigger.hasCommand = true;
-                            }
-                            NodeList conditions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("condition");
-                            for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
-                                NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
-                                NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
-                                if (has.getLength() > 0) {
-                                    NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
-                                    ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
-                                            getString((Element) has.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) owner.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionHas);
-                                } else {
-                                    NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
-                                    ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
-                                            getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionStatus);
-                                }
-
-                            }
-                            NodeList ttype = element.getElementsByTagName("type");
-                            if (ttype.getLength() > 0) {
-                                tempTrigger.type = getString((Element) ttype.item(0));
-                            } else {
-                                tempTrigger.type = "single";
-                            }
-                            NodeList prints = trigger.getElementsByTagName("print");
-                            for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.print.add(getString(print));
-                            }
-                            NodeList actions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("action");
-                            for (l = 0; l < actions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element action = (Element) actions.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.action.add(getString(action));
-                            }
-
-                            tempRoom.trigger.add(tempTrigger);
-                        }
+                        readTriggersInObject(element, tempRoom);
 
                         NodeList containers = element.getElementsByTagName("container");
                         for (j = 0; j < containers.getLength(); j++) {
@@ -154,9 +103,9 @@ public class ZorkReader {
                         NodeList borders = element.getElementsByTagName("border");
                         for (j = 0; j < borders.getLength(); j++) {
                             Element border = (Element) borders.item(j);
-                            String borderdirection = getString((Element) border.getElementsByTagName("direction").item(0));
-                            String bordername = getString((Element) border.getElementsByTagName("name").item(0));
-                            tempRoom.border.put(borderdirection, bordername);
+                            String borderDirection = getString((Element) border.getElementsByTagName("direction").item(0));
+                            String borderName = getString((Element) border.getElementsByTagName("name").item(0));
+                            tempRoom.border.put(borderDirection, borderName);
                         }
 
                         /*Add this room to the rooms hashmap, put it in the generic objects hashmap, and store it's type in the objectlookup hashmap*/
@@ -202,58 +151,7 @@ public class ZorkReader {
 
                         }
 
-                        NodeList triggers = element.getElementsByTagName("trigger");
-                        for (j = 0; j < triggers.getLength(); j++) {
-                            ZorkTrigger tempTrigger = new ZorkTrigger();
-                            Element trigger = (Element) triggers.item(j);
-                            NodeList commands = trigger.getElementsByTagName("command");
-                            for (l = 0; l < commands.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element command = (Element) commands.item(l);
-                                ZorkCommand tempCommand = new ZorkCommand(getString(command));
-                                tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempCommand);
-                                tempTrigger.hasCommand = true;
-                            }
-                            NodeList conditions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("condition");
-                            for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
-                                NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
-                                NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
-                                if (has.getLength() > 0) {
-                                    NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
-                                    ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
-                                            getString((Element) has.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) owner.item(0)));
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionHas);
-                                } else {
-                                    NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
-                                    ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
-                                            getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionStatus);
-                                }
-
-                            }
-                            NodeList ttype = element.getElementsByTagName("type");
-                            if (ttype.getLength() > 0) {
-                                tempTrigger.type = getString((Element) ttype.item(0));
-                            } else {
-                                tempTrigger.type = "single";
-                            }
-                            NodeList prints = trigger.getElementsByTagName("print");
-                            for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.print.add(getString(print));
-                            }
-                            NodeList actions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("action");
-                            for (l = 0; l < actions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element action = (Element) actions.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.action.add(getString(action));
-                            }
-
-                            tempItem.trigger.add(tempTrigger);
-                        }
+                        readTriggersInObject(element, tempItem);
 
                         /* Put each item in the items hashmap, the generic objects hashmap, and store its type in objectlookup*/
                         data.Items.put(tempItem.name, tempItem);
@@ -296,59 +194,7 @@ public class ZorkReader {
                             tempCont.item.put(itemName, itemName);
                         }
 
-                        NodeList triggers = element.getElementsByTagName("trigger");
-                        for (j = 0; j < triggers.getLength(); j++) {
-                            ZorkTrigger tempTrigger = new ZorkTrigger();
-                            Element trigger = (Element) triggers.item(j);
-                            NodeList commands = trigger.getElementsByTagName("command");
-                            for (l = 0; l < commands.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element command = (Element) commands.item(l);
-                                ZorkCommand tempCommand = new ZorkCommand(getString(command));
-                                tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempCommand);
-                                tempTrigger.hasCommand = true;
-                            }
-                            NodeList conditions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("condition");
-                            for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
-                                NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
-                                NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
-                                if (has.getLength() > 0) {
-                                    NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
-                                    ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
-                                            getString((Element) has.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) owner.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionHas);
-                                } else {
-                                    NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
-                                    ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
-                                            getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionStatus);
-                                }
-
-                            }
-                            NodeList ttype = element.getElementsByTagName("type");
-                            if (ttype.getLength() > 0) {
-                                tempTrigger.type = getString((Element) ttype.item(0));
-                            } else {
-                                tempTrigger.type = "single";
-                            }
-                            NodeList prints = trigger.getElementsByTagName("print");
-                            for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.print.add(getString(print));
-                            }
-                            NodeList actions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("action");
-                            for (l = 0; l < actions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element action = (Element) actions.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.action.add(getString(action));
-                            }
-
-                            tempCont.trigger.add(tempTrigger);
-                        }
+                        readTriggersInObject(element, tempCont);
 
                         /* Put each container in the containers hashmap, the generic object hashmap, and the objectlookup hashmap*/
                         data.Containers.put(tempCont.name, tempCont);
@@ -383,28 +229,9 @@ public class ZorkReader {
                         NodeList attacks = element.getElementsByTagName("attack");
                         for (j = 0; j < attacks.getLength(); j++) {
                             Element attack = (Element) attacks.item(j);
-                            NodeList conditions = attack.getElementsByTagName("condition");
-                            for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
-                                NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
-                                NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
-                                if (has.getLength() > 0) {
-                                    NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
-                                    ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
-                                            getString((Element) has.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) owner.item(0)));
-                                    tempCreature.conditions.add(tempConditionHas);
-                                } else {
-                                    NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
-                                    ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
-                                            getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempCreature.conditions.add(tempConditionStatus);
-                                }
 
-                            }
+                            readConditionsInTrigger(attack, tempCreature.conditions);
+
                             NodeList prints = attack.getElementsByTagName("print");
                             for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
                                 Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
@@ -417,58 +244,7 @@ public class ZorkReader {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        NodeList triggers = element.getElementsByTagName("trigger");
-                        for (j = 0; j < triggers.getLength(); j++) {
-                            ZorkTrigger tempTrigger = new ZorkTrigger();
-                            Element trigger = (Element) triggers.item(j);
-                            NodeList commands = trigger.getElementsByTagName("command");
-                            for (l = 0; l < commands.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element command = (Element) commands.item(l);
-                                ZorkCommand tempCommand = new ZorkCommand(getString(command));
-                                tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempCommand);
-                                tempTrigger.hasCommand = true;
-                            }
-                            NodeList conditions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("condition");
-                            for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
-                                NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
-                                NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
-                                if (has.getLength() > 0) {
-                                    NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
-                                    ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
-                                            getString((Element) has.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) owner.item(0)));
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionHas);
-                                } else {
-                                    NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
-                                    ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
-                                            getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
-                                            getString((Element) object.item(0))
-                                    );
-                                    tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempConditionStatus);
-                                }
-
-                            }
-                            NodeList ttype = element.getElementsByTagName("type");
-                            if (ttype.getLength() > 0) {
-                                tempTrigger.type = getString((Element) ttype.item(0));
-                            } else {
-                                tempTrigger.type = "single";
-                            }
-                            NodeList prints = trigger.getElementsByTagName("print");
-                            for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.print.add(getString(print));
-                            }
-                            NodeList actions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("action");
-                            for (l = 0; l < actions.getLength(); l++) {
-                                Element action = (Element) actions.item(l);
-                                tempTrigger.action.add(getString(action));
-                            }
-
-                            tempCreature.trigger.add(tempTrigger);
-                        }
+                        readTriggersInObject(element, tempCreature);
 
                         /* Put each creature in the creatures hashmap, the generic object hashmap, and the objectlookup hashmap*/
                         data.Creatures.put(tempCreature.name, tempCreature);
@@ -487,4 +263,68 @@ public class ZorkReader {
         return data;
     }
 
+    private static void readTriggersInObject(Element element, ZorkObject tempRoom) {
+        int j;
+        int l;
+        NodeList triggers = element.getElementsByTagName("trigger");
+        for (j = 0; j < triggers.getLength(); j++) {
+            ZorkTrigger tempTrigger = new ZorkTrigger();
+            Element trigger = (Element) triggers.item(j);
+            NodeList commands = trigger.getElementsByTagName("command");
+            for (l = 0; l < commands.getLength(); l++) {
+                Element command = (Element) commands.item(l);
+                ZorkCommand tempCommand = new ZorkCommand(getString(command));
+                tempTrigger.conditions.add(tempCommand);
+                tempTrigger.hasCommand = true;
+            }
+
+            readConditionsInTrigger(trigger, tempTrigger.conditions);
+
+            NodeList ttype = element.getElementsByTagName("type");
+            if (ttype.getLength() > 0) {
+                tempTrigger.type = getString((Element) ttype.item(0));
+            } else {
+                tempTrigger.type = "single";
+            }
+            NodeList prints = trigger.getElementsByTagName("print");
+            for (l = 0; l < prints.getLength(); l++) {
+                Element print = (Element) prints.item(l);
+                tempTrigger.print.add(getString(print));
+            }
+            NodeList actions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("action");
+            for (l = 0; l < actions.getLength(); l++) {
+                Element action = (Element) actions.item(l);
+                tempTrigger.action.add(getString(action));
+            }
+
+            tempRoom.trigger.add(tempTrigger);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void readConditionsInTrigger(Element trigger, List<? super ZorkCondition> conditionsList) {
+        int l;
+        NodeList conditions = trigger.getElementsByTagName("condition");
+        for (l = 0; l < conditions.getLength(); l++) {
+            Element condition = (Element) conditions.item(l);
+            NodeList object = condition.getElementsByTagName("object");
+            NodeList has = condition.getElementsByTagName("has");
+            if (has.getLength() > 0) {
+                NodeList owner = condition.getElementsByTagName("owner");
+                ZorkConditionHas tempConditionHas = new ZorkConditionHas(
+                        getString((Element) has.item(0)),
+                        getString((Element) object.item(0)),
+                        getString((Element) owner.item(0))
+                );
+                conditionsList.add(tempConditionHas);
+            } else {
+                NodeList sstatus = condition.getElementsByTagName("status");
+                ZorkConditionStatus tempConditionStatus = new ZorkConditionStatus(
+                        getString((Element) sstatus.item(0)),
+                        getString((Element) object.item(0))
+                );
+                conditionsList.add(tempConditionStatus);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }