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  1. MERLIN  Version 1.0
  2.  
  3. by BJ Gleason,  The American University, Thin Air Labs
  4.  
  5. Merlin is a simple game.  All you have to do is clear the field
  6. of the blocks.  Use the number keys to flip the blocks on and
  7. off.  The matrix is in the same order as the numeric keypad.
  8.  
  9.                          +---+---+---+
  10.                          | 7 | 8 | 9 |
  11.                          +---+---+---+
  12.                          | 4 | 5 | 6 |
  13.                          +---+---+---+
  14.                          | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  15.                          +---+---+---+
  16.  
  17. Pressing a corner key (1,3,7,9) will toggle 4 squares in that corner:
  18.  
  19.                          +---+---+---+
  20.                          | X | X |   |
  21.                          +---+---+---+
  22.                          | X | X |   |
  23.                          +---+---+---+
  24.                          |   |   |   |
  25.                          +---+---+---+
  26.  
  27. Pressing the side keys (2,4,6,8) will flip the entire side:
  28.  
  29.                          +---+---+---+
  30.                          | X |   |   |
  31.                          +---+---+---+
  32.                          | X |   |   |
  33.                          +---+---+---+
  34.                          | X |   |   |
  35.                          +---+---+---+
  36.  
  37. The center key (5) will flip the adjacent squares:
  38.  
  39.                          +---+---+---+
  40.                          |   | X |   |
  41.                          +---+---+---+
  42.                          | X | X | X |
  43.                          +---+---+---+
  44.                          |   | X |   |
  45.                          +---+---+---+
  46.  
  47.  
  48. The 0 key will set up a new board at random. The ESC key will
  49. exit.
  50.  
  51.  
  52. COMMENTS, BUGS AND IDEAS
  53.  
  54.      If you have an comments, suggestions or bug reports, you can
  55.      write to the author at:
  56.  
  57.  
  58.           BJ Gleason
  59.           The American University
  60.           CSIS  (Thin Air Labs)
  61.           4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
  62.           Washington, DC  20016
  63.  
  64.           Compuserve : 73337,2011
  65.           Genie      : BJGLEASON
  66.  
  67.      
  68.      This program and documentation is being placed into the
  69.      public domain by the author.
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  71.  
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  74.  
  75. ə