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Hugh Burns

Release 1

Section 9 - Quitting

To quit: [10020]

if the ask count is less than 3:

print "[line break][line break][tab]WHY, [first name], YOU ARE IN A HURRY TODAY.[line break][line break][tab]YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT[line break][tab][the subject].[line break][line break][tab]SORRY I COULD NOT HELP YOU MORE. BYE.[line break]";

else if the ask count is less than 7:

print "[line break][line break][tab]YOU ARE DEFINITELY A DEEP THINKER, [first name].[line break][line break][tab]YOU WERE ASKED [ask count] QUESTIONS AND FULLY EXPLORED[line break][tab][explore count] OF THEM.[line break][line break][tab]PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN WHEN YOU CAN STAY LONGER.[line break][line break][tab][tab]GOOD-BYE.[line break]";

else:

print "[line break][line break][tab]YOU EXPLORED [explore count] QUESTIONS OUT OF THE [ask count] I ASKED.[line break][tab]THAT'S [(explore count divided by the ask count) times 100] PERCENT.[line break][line break][tab]LET ME REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE STILL IN THE FIRST STAGES[line break][tab]OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THESE IDEAS MUST SIMMER NOW.[line break][line break][tab]ALSO, I HOPE YOU CAN CREATE SOME OF YOUR OWN 'TOPIC'[line break][tab]QUESTIONS. I WON'T ALWAYS BE AROUND TO HELP!!![line break][line break][tab][tab]HOPE YOUR PAPER IS TERRIFIC![line break][line break][tab][tab]GOOD BYE & GOOD LUCK![line break]";

end the story finally;

[Since we are not using Inform's main loop, we must explicitly add:]

follow the shutdown rules.