Poetry 2

Date: 198x
Type: Program
Platform(s): TS 2068

Generates random poetry in a specific pattern.

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Library tape of the Indiana Sinclair Timex User’s Group.

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   10 REM Poetry2, ADAPTIONS BY FRANK DAVIS 1989
   20 DIM A$(15,12): DIM B(15)
   30 RANDOMIZE : GO TO 90
   40 FOR M=1 TO 13
   50 RESTORE 190+10*M
   60 FOR G=1 TO RND*14+1: READ B$: NEXT G: LET A$(M)=B$
   70 LET B(M)=LEN B$: NEXT M
   80 RETURN 
   90 POKE 23692,0
  100 FOR H=1 TO 15
  110 GO SUB 40
  120 PRINT '"THE ";A$(1, TO B(1));" ";A$(2, TO B(2));" ";A$(3, TO B(3)),"   IN THE ";A$(4, TO B(4));","   
  130 PRINT A$(5, TO B(5));" FOR A ";A$(6, TO B(6)),"   TO ";A$(7, TO B(7));" THE ";A$(8, TO B(8));"...."
  140 PRINT A$(9, TO B(9));" ";A$(10, TO B(10));" IN ";A$(11, TO B(11))
  150 PRINT "    ....";A$(12, TO B(12));", ";A$(13, TO B(13));"."''''
  151 PRINT "  AS  ....";A$(13, TO B(13));",";A$(14, TO B(14));"."
  160 PAUSE VAL "198"
  180 NEXT H: GO TO 1
  200 DATA "O.T.","MAN","BOY","WOMAN","CHILD","SHADOW","ECHO","GIRL","MUTANT","PROPHET","MARTYR","REPUBLICAN","ROBOT","PRINCESS","WITCH","ANCHORMAN","THETAN"
  210 DATA "SANG","WAITED","SAID","SCREAMED","CRIED","PLEADED","PRAYED","STOOD","FELL","STUMBLED","READ","CURSED","CHANGED","MELTED","MOVED","EXTERIORIZED"
  220 DATA "SADLY","GLADLY","SLOWLY","FAINTLY","MADLY","HUMBLY","LOUDLY","BITTERLY","QUIETLY","QUICKLY","CURIOUSLY","INTENTLY","SICKLY","POINTLESSLY","REASONABLY","RUDELY"
  230 DATA "DARK","DOORWAY","GATEWAY","MORNING","EVENING","RUINED CITY","WASTELAND","MOTEL","CANYON","FOREST","ROCK CONCERT","ALIEN FILM","SWAMP","DESERT","FLYING SAUCER","THETA TRAP"
  240 DATA "LOOKING","SEARCHING","HOPING","DESIRING","DESPAIRING","ASKING","PLEADING","WAITING","CRYING","REACHING","INTERESTED","DYING","WISHING","EVOLVING","MUTATING","AUDITING"
  250 DATA "WAY","REASON","SIGN","FUTURE","WISH","BUS","DOOR","DEATH","TRUTH","LIFE","BOOK","TELEVISION","COKE","TELEPHONE","VOTER","PEPSI"
  260 DATA "REACH","FEEL","MOVE","STEAL","SHARE","CHANGE","TWIST","FACE","DESIRE","BLAME","TOUCH","ABUSE","MOVE","CHANGE","CONSTRAIN","REMOVE"
  270 DATA "MOON","MORNING","NIGHT","PAIN","FEAR","INSECTS","LIGHT","POWER","HATE","SUN","LAWYER","FISH","DEMOCRATS","RATS","CLOWNS"
  280 DATA "TAKING","WATCHING","CHANGING","BLAMING","GETTING","TREMBLING","WONDERING","HOPING","SPEAKING","CALCULATING","HALUCINATING","RANTING","LOOKING","FEELING","ASPIRING"
  290 DATA "HEART","PAST","HOW","WHY","DOWN","THROUGH","FOR","THEN","JUST","AS","NOW","WHEN","WHILST","ALMOST","LIKE","SIMULATING"
  300 DATA "NOTHING","GIVING","FADING","DARING","LAUGHING","DYING","CRYING","CHANGING","BLAMING","GRASPING","ALL","FEARING","CAMPAIGNING","SELLING","RETREADING"
  310 DATA "TAKING","WATCHING","CHANGING","BLAMING","GETTING","TREMBLING","WONDERING","HOPING","SPEAKING","CALCULATING","BORING","HIDING","BUILDING","WATCHING","FREAKING"
  320 DATA "NOTHING","GIVING","FADING","DARING","LAUGHING","DYING","CRYING","CHANGING","BLAMING","GRASPING","SCHEMING","INSENSATE","EVOLVING","HURTING","LOVING","DRINKING"
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