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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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