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'<center><B><font color = maroon>CHOOSE GAME START</font></B></center>'
*nl
'<B>Original Start:</B>'
'You are Michael Kuznetsov, a fairly average, 35 year old businessman whose life is about to be turned inside out. Features magic and an (incomplete) over-arching plot. Beware of unintelligible translations.'
*nl
'<B>Alternate Start:</B>'
"You are a 15-year-old small-town girl about to start her first year of high school. Name and starting stats are customizable, no magic and no major 'plot' other than <i>life</i>. Not to say that your classmates and family don't have their own stories, though!" 

act '<center><b>Original start</b></center>':
	cla
	showstat 1
	showobjs 1
	addobj 'Player'
	gt 'roomPRE'
end

act '<center>Original start (skip intro)</center>':
	gs 'begin1'
	gt 'street'
end

act '<center><b>Start the alternative game</b></center>':
	cla
	showstat 1
	showobjs 1
	!addobj 'Player'
	gt 'alterStart'
end
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