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"""A quiet morning ritual for the terminal.
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Nothing is saved. Nothing accumulates. Every run is the first run.
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"""
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import random
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import sys
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import time
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# Delay between each character in the typewriter effect, in seconds.
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TYPING_DELAY: float = 0.03
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# Pause after a full line is revealed, in seconds.
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LINE_PAUSE: float = 0.8
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# Breathing room before and after the prompt, in seconds.
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PROMPT_PAUSE: float = 1.0
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# Greetings, chosen at random each run.
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GREETINGS: tuple[str, ...] = (
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    "\u2600\ufe0e  Good morning.",
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    "\U0001f375  A quiet moment, before the day begins.",
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    "\U0001f33f  You are here.",
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)
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# Closings, chosen at random each run.
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CLOSINGS: tuple[str, ...] = (
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    "Thank you. That is enough.",
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    "The morning is yours. Begin.",
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    "Nothing held. Nothing kept. Go gently.",
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)
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​
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def slow_print(text: str) -> None:
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    """Print text one character at a time, like a gentle typewriter.
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    Each character is flushed immediately to create a smooth
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    reveal effect. A brief pause follows the completed line.
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    Args:
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        text: The message to display.
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    """
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    for character in text:
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        sys.stdout.write(character)
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        sys.stdout.flush()
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        time.sleep(TYPING_DELAY)
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    sys.stdout.write("\n")
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    sys.stdout.flush()
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    time.sleep(LINE_PAUSE)
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​
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def print_greeting() -> None:
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    """Display a soft, randomized greeting.
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    Prints blank lines for spacing, then reveals a greeting
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    chosen at random from the available options.
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    """
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    print()
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    greeting = random.choice(GREETINGS)
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    slow_print(greeting)
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    print()
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def prompt_user() -> str:
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    """Invite the user to share one sentence.
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    Waits quietly for a single line of input. The sentence
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    is received but never stored beyond this moment.
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    Returns:
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        The sentence the user entered.
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    """
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    time.sleep(PROMPT_PAUSE)
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    slow_print("What is on your mind this morning?")
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    print()
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    sentence = input("  \u2192 ")
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    print()
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    time.sleep(PROMPT_PAUSE)
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    return sentence
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def print_closing() -> None:
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    """Display a gentle closing message.
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    Chooses a closing at random and reveals it slowly,
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    leaving space around it so the words can breathe.
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    """
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    closing = random.choice(CLOSINGS)
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    slow_print(closing)
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    print()
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def main() -> None:
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    """Run the morning ritual.
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    The flow is simple and unchanging: greet, listen, close.
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    Nothing from the session is saved or remembered.
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    """
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    try:
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        print_greeting()
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        prompt_user()
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        print_closing()
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    except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
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        # If the user leaves early, exit quietly.
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        print()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    main()
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​