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Section - Credits

Displaying about-text is an action out of world. Understand "about" or "credits" as displaying about-text.

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say "'Hitotoki' is a Japanese noun commonly translated as 'a moment.' This game attempts to describe a moment in time. It is inspired by haiku, and includes themes common in traditional haiku, in addition to always responding in haiku-like 5-7-5 phrases. I'm no poet, but I've done my best to respect the form.";

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say "The object of the game is to fully experience the moment. There is an ending, but bringing it about is a bit of a riddle. If you'd like to know more, read the spoilerful [bold type]postscript[roman type].";

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say "Many thanks to my alpha-tester E whose early insight into the nature of the work brought much into focus and made it exciting to work on this project again."