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+.TH HANGMAN 6 bowell
+.CT 1 games
+.SH NAME
+hangman, ana, word_clout \- word games
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B /usr/games/hangman
+[
+.I arg
+]
+.PP
+.B /usr/games/ana
+[
+.I n
+]
+.PP
+.B /usr/games/word_clout
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Hangman
+chooses a word at least seven letters
+long from a dictionary.
+You then guess letters one at a time.
+.PP
+The optional argument
+.I arg
+names an alternate dictionary.
+The special name
+.L \-a
+gets a very large
+dictionary.
+.PP
+.I Ana
+reads words, one per line, from standard input and prints
+anagrams on standard output.
+The number
+.I n,
+which also may be given in standard input, limits the
+number of words in the anagrams.
+.PP
+.I Word_clout
+traces connections in a thesaurus to find
+just words.
+Need to express unpleasant feelings so they seem auspicious?
+.I Word_clout
+suggests calling them `warm'.
+The program will give instructions in its uses, which
+include service as a thesaurus.
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+.F /usr/dict/words
+.TP
+.F /usr/dict/web2
+alternate dictionary for hangman
+.F /usr/lib/spell/amspell
+.SH BUGS
+.I Hangman
+runs hyphenated compounds together.