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