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                          The SLAG Hint System
          Written by Brian "Beej" Hall (beej@piratehaven.org)
         The slag script has been granted to the public domain
                 http://www.piratehaven.org/~beej/slag/
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Files in this archive:

slag
  Perl script that converts .slg files into .inf files, which can then
  be compiled with Inform into complete hint programs. Release 8.

Makefile
  Type "make" to build all the hints included in the Makefile, or just
  look at the Makefile for an example of how to build.

vimac
  Some vi macros to help convert Invisiclue files to SLAG files
  (contains escape characters)

preSLAG.awk
  A GAWK script to help convert Invisiclue files to SLAG files.
  Written by Fredrik Ramsberg, who has also put it in the public domain.

preSLAG.txt
  Description of preSLAG.awk and its limitations.



Files not in this archive, but available at ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org :

  In /if-archive/solutions/slag/ :

    *.z5
    Compiled hint source files, ready to be run with frotz or another
    interpreter.
  
  In /if-archive/solutions/slag/source/ :

    *.slg
    SLAG hint source files--check these out for examples of how to build
    your own.


