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1*41184Sbostic	The object of Boggle (TM Parker Bros.) is to find, within 3 minutes,
2*41184Sbosticas many words as possible in a 4 by 4 grid of letters.  Words may be formed
3*41184Sbosticfrom any sequence of 3 or more adjacent letters in the grid.  The letters
4*41184Sbosticmay join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  However, no position
5*41184Sbosticin the grid may be used more than once within any one word.  In competitive
6*41184Sbosticplay amongst humans, each player is given credit for those of his words
7*41184Sbosticwhich no other player has found.
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9*41184Sbostic	This program is intended for people wishing to sharpen their skills
10*41184Sbosticat Boggle.  If you invoke the program with 4 arguments of 4 letters each,
11*41184Sbostic(e.g. "boggle appl epie moth erhd") the program forms the obvious Boggle
12*41184Sbosticgrid and lists all the words from the online dictionary found therein.
13*41184SbosticIf you invoke the program without arguments, it will generate a board for
14*41184Sbosticyou, let you enter words for 3 minutes, and then tell you how well you
15*41184Sbosticdid relative to the online dictionary.
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17*41184Sbostic	In interactive play, enter your words separated by spaces, tabs,
18*41184Sbosticor newlines.  A bell will ring when there is 2:00, 1:00, 0:10, 0:02, 0:01,
19*41184Sbosticand 0:00 time left.  You may complete any word started before the expiration
20*41184Sbosticof time.  You can surrender before time is up by hitting 'break'.  While
21*41184Sbosticentering words, your erase character is only effective within the current
229898Ssamword and your line kill character is ignored.
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24*41184Sbostic	Advanced players may wish to invoke the program with 1 or 2 +'s
25*41184Sbosticas the first argument.  The first + removes the restriction that positions
26*41184Sbosticcan only be used once in each word.  The second + causes a position to be
27*41184Sbosticconsidered adjacent to itself as well as its (up to) 8 neighbors.  Hit
28*41184Sbosticany key to begin.
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