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║  o   INTRODUCTION                                                     ║
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║      In this game of military strategy, Silencer battles the forces   ║
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║      of evil in a due of die situation.  The Silencer must fight      ║
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║      creatures that relentlessly attack.  Silencer is alone, but is   ║
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║      bold and cunning to the end.  As Silencer you too must make      ║
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║      decisions;  to run and hide, or attack.  The choice is yours.    ║
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║      But remember,  the dangers are great, as well as the rewards     ║
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║      are high.  Just when you think you have them in your grasp...    ║
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║      they will turn in many different directions.  They too are in    ║
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║      it for the thrill.  Don't hesitate, time can catch you too.      ║
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║  o   GAME                                                             ║
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║      The game can be played by one to four players.  You may          ║
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║      choose your skill level and the amount of time to complete       ║
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║      each level.  There are fifteen different levels, starting with   ║
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║      zero and going up from there.  There are seven creatures;        ║
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║      each creature has different movements, characteristics, and      ║
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║      score values if silenced.  See the creature characteristics      ║
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║      option on the setup menu for more details.                       ║
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║      The Silencer has five lives to start with; but after 5,000,      ║
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║      10,000, 20,000 and 40,000 points the silencer will receive       ║
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║      an extra life.                                                   ║
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║  o   GAME - continued                                                 ║
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║      The Silencer can be move in any direction by pressing the        ║
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║      arrow keys or by using the number keypad.  The Silencer can      ║
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║      move horizontally, vertically, and diagonally with respect       ║
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║      to the game board.  The Silencer can move blocks that are        ║
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║      designated in blue (also known as movable blocks.)  To push      ║
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║      movavle blocks the Silencer must push from behind the block.     ║
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║      To pull movable blocks the silencer must be adjacent to the      ║
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║      block first and press the space bar.  Each press of the space    ║
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║      bar can pull only one movable block for only one movement on     ║
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║      the game board.                                                  ║
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║  o   GAME - continued                                                 ║
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║      There are five different blocks.  There are two different blue   ║
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║      blocks,  both can be moved by Silencer.  One can be moved        ║
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║      outside of the game board and the other can not.  There are      ║
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║      two different red blocks,  both are permanent and can not be     ║
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║      move by the Silencer.  One can swallow movable blocks and the    ║
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║      other can not.  The last block is the yellow block (also         ║
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║      known as the explosive block)  The explosive block will          ║
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║      destroy the Silencer if the Silencer trys to move it.            ║
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║  o   Game - continued                                                 ║
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║      The object of the game is to silence all creatures on each       ║
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║      level with in the time allowed.  The score is based on each      ║
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║      creature and the current level.  The speed and quantity of       ║
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║      creatures on each level are based on the skill level, the        ║
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║      time limit, and the current level.                               ║
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║      The hardware type option in the setup menu may allow you to      ║
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║      play this game on a faster or slower PC.                         ║
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║      Good luck and happy silencing..............                      ║
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║  o  Predator                                                          ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Predator will try to move   ║
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║                   in that direction.                                  ║
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║     Destruction : The Predator can be silenced by squashing it        ║
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║                   between a wall and a movable block or between a     ║
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║                   movable block and any other block.                  ║
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║     Score       : 10 points per each Predator silenced.               ║
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║     Description : The Predator is light magenta.                      ║
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║  o  Imitator                                                          ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Imitator will try to        ║
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║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
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║                   Imitator will imitate a permanent block.  Also      ║
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║                   at random the Imitator will change back and will    ║
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║                   continue to attack the silencer.                    ║
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║     Destruction : The Imitator can be silenced by squashing it        ║
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║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
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║                   a movable block and any other block.  The           ║
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║                   Imitator must not be imitating to be silenced.      ║
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║     Score       : 10 points per each Imatator silenced.               ║
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║     Description : The Imatator is light blue.                         ║
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║  o  Replicator                                                        ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Replicator will try to      ║
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║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
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║                   Replicator will replicate itself, resulting in      ║
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║                   two Replicators.                                    ║
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║     Destruction : The Replicator can be silenced by squashing it      ║
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║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
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║                   a movable block and any other block.                ║
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║     Score       : 15 points per each Replicator silenced.             ║
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║     Description : The Replicator is light green.                      ║
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║  o  Beeliner                                                          ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to move away from the Silencer.  Where     ║
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║                   ever the Silencer is located the Beeliner will      ║
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║                   try to move in the opposite direction.              ║
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║     Destruction : The Beeliner can be silenced by squashing it        ║
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║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
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║                   a movable block and any other block.                ║
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║     Score       : 15 points per each Beeliner silenced.               ║
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║     Description : The Beeliner is green.                              ║
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║  o  Detonator                                                         ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Detonator will try to       ║
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║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
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║                   Detonator will explode, taking blocks with it.      ║
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║                   (The blocks that are connected in some way with     ║
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║                   itself.)  The remains will be 1 more Detonator.     ║
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║     Destruction : The Detonator can only be silenced by squashing     ║
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║                   it between a wall and a movable block or between    ║
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║                   a movable block and a permanent, or between a       ║
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║                   movable block and a explosive block.                ║
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║     Score       : 20 points per each Detonator silenced.              ║
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║     Description : The Detonator is light red.                         ║
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║  o  Degenerator                                                       ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Degenerator will try to     ║
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║                   move in that direction.  The Degenerator can move   ║
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║                   movable blocks.                                     ║
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║     Destruction : The Degenerator can only be silenced by making      ║
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║                   it try to move an explosive block.  If the          ║
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║                   Degenerator is silenced it will degenerate into     ║
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║                   a replicator creature and the explosive block       ║
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║                   will become a permanent block.                      ║
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║     Score       : 25 points per each Degenerator silenced.            ║
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║     Description : The Degenerator is brown.                           ║
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║  o  Paragon                                                           ║
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║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
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║                   Silencer is located the Paragon will try to move    ║
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║                   in that direction.  When the Paragon finds itself   ║
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║                   at a dead end and blocks are surrounding it on at   ║
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║                   least 3 sides, the Paragon will create a nest.      ║
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║                   The surrounding blocks will become permanent        ║
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║                   blocks and the center will become an egg block.     ║
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║                   At a random interval the nest and the egg block     ║
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║                   will desolve into 8 Predators.                      ║
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║     Destruction : The Paragon can not be silenced.  If must be able   ║
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║                   to create the nest and hatch into Predators.        ║
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║     Description : The Paragon is magenta.                             ║
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║                                                 May 15, 1991          ║
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║     Dear Game player,                                                 ║
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║     Let me introduce myself to you.  My name is Donald E. Foss.       ║
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║     The game silencer is my first attempt at writing a software       ║
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║     graphic game.  I tried to include some of the strategy of         ║
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║     other board games like chess, but still have the action of        ║
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║     arcade games like search and destroy.                             ║
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║     I would like to thank you for playing Silencer and hope that      ║
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║     you enjoy it as much as I do.   Don't hesitate to use the         ║
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║     help utility.  The game is easy to learn, but there are           ║
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║     some hints on how to play it better in there.                     ║
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║     Good silencing,                                                   ║
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║     Donald E. Foss                                                    ║
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