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1.1     ! root        1:        The object of Boggle (TM Parker Bros.) is to find, within 3 minutes,
        !             2: as many words as possible in a 4 by 4 grid of letters.  Words may be formed
        !             3: from any sequence of 3 or more adjacent letters in the grid.  The letters
        !             4: may join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  However, no position
        !             5: in the grid may be used more than once within any one word.  In competitive
        !             6: play amongst humans, each player is given credit for those of his words
        !             7: which no other player has found.
        !             8: 
        !             9:        This program is intended for people wishing to sharpen their skills
        !            10: at Boggle.  If you invoke the program with 4 arguments of 4 letters each,
        !            11: (e.g. "boggle appl epie moth erhd") the program forms the obvious Boggle
        !            12: grid and lists all the words from the online dictionary found therein.
        !            13: If you invoke the program without arguments, it will generate a board for
        !            14: you, let you enter words for 3 minutes, and then tell you how well you
        !            15: did relative to the online dictionary.
        !            16: 
        !            17:        In interactive play, enter your words separated by spaces, tabs,
        !            18: or newlines.  A bell will ring when there is 2:00, 1:00, 0:10, 0:02, 0:01,
        !            19: and 0:00 time left.  You may complete any word started before the expiration
        !            20: of time.  You can surrender before time is up by hitting 'break'.  While
        !            21: entering words, your erase character is only effective within the current
        !            22: word and your line kill character is ignored.
        !            23: 
        !            24:        Advanced players may wish to invoke the program with 1 or 2 +'s
        !            25: as the first argument.  The first + removes the restriction that positions
        !            26: can only be used once in each word.  The second + causes a position to be
        !            27: considered adjacent to itself as well as its (up to) 8 neighbors.  Hit
        !            28: any key to begin.

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