Recess At Last — 57 of 73

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Book 1 - Start of Game

When play begins:

say "Mrs. McClintock stopped in the middle of explaining how to add fractions with unlike denominators, looked across the room at the four dozen eyes straining slyly to look out at the recess yard, and smiled. After what the weather lady on Channel 8 called 'the worst, wettest winter in recorded history,' the teacher had to know it was a lost cause.[/l]'OK, we'll finish this lesson tomorrow. Clear your desks and line up for recess.'[/l][italic type]Yesss![roman type][/p]You had been waiting for this moment since you woke up! A crisp, cold, bright day of sunshine and a brand new pair of sneakers--the perfect combination--nothing was going to ruin your recess today! Almost in unison, twenty-four fourth graders sighed in relief, twenty-four fourth graders put away their math books, and twenty-four fourth graders began to line up.";

wait for any key;

center "* - * - *";

say "[/p]Before you could move, Mrs. McClintock caught your eye.[/l]'Hold on, there, Jamie. You too, Sam. You two still didn[']t turn in your Explorer worksheets. You need to finish them before you can go out.'[/l]Two fourth graders slumped back down in their seats as twenty-two fourth graders dashed gleefully out into the cold sunshine.";

wait for any key;

repeat with item running through things

begin;

now the item is not mentioned;

end repeat;

clear the screen.