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Ask the Oracle yes-or-no questions, and it will answer them. Type your first question below. You can ask up to 12 questions at a time, but you can stop before then if you wish. <<textbox "$Question1" "" "Question2" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question2]] to move on.

//$Question1// <<set $Answer1 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer1. <<textbox "$Question2" "" "Question3" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question3]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

<> Here are your questions and the Oracle’s answers: <html> </html> //$Question1// <html> </html> $Answer1. <html> </html> <<if $Question2 isnot "">> //$Question2// <html> </html> $Answer2. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question3 isnot "">> //$Question3// <html> </html> $Answer3. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question4 isnot "">> //$Question4// <html> </html> $Answer4. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question5 isnot "">> //$Question5// <html> </html> $Answer5. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question6 isnot "">> //$Question6// <html> </html> $Answer6. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question7 isnot "">> //$Question7// <html> </html> $Answer7. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question8 isnot "">> //$Question8// <html> </html> $Answer8. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question9 isnot "">> //$Question9// <html> </html> $Answer9. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question10 isnot "">> //$Question10// <html> </html> $Answer10. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question11 isnot "">> //$Question11// <html> </html> $Answer11. <html> </html> <<else>><</if>> <<if $Question12 isnot "">> //$Question12// <html> </html> <<set $Answer12 to either("Yes", "No")>> $Answer12. <<else>><</if>> <html> </html> [[Start Over|Start]] <>

//$Question2// <<set $Answer2 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer2. <<textbox "$Question3" "" "Question4" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question4]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question3// <<set $Answer3 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer3. <<textbox "$Question4" "" "Question5" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question5]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question4// <<set $Answer4 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer4. <<textbox "$Question5" "" "Question6" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question6]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question5// <<set $Answer5 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer5. <<textbox "$Question6" "" "Question7" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question7]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question6// <<set $Answer6 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer6. <<textbox "$Question7" "" "Question8" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question8]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question7// <<set $Answer7 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer7. <<textbox "$Question8" "" "Question9" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question9]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question9// <<set $Answer9 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer9. <<textbox "$Question10" "" "Question11" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question11]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question8// <<set $Answer8 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer8. <<textbox "$Question9" "" "Question10" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question10]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

//$Question11// <<set $Answer11 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer11. <<textbox "$Question12" "" "End" autofocus>> [[Finish|End]]

//$Question10// <<set $Answer10 to either("Yes", "No")>>$Answer10. <<textbox "$Question11" "" "Question12" autofocus>> Hit “Return” or [[click here|Question12]] to move on. [[Finish|End]]

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A <html><a href="http://twinery.org/">Twine</a></html> game by <html><a href="http://theeasilyamused.com/">David E. Sky</a></html>, from a system developed by <html><a href="http://www.sheilaheti.com/">Sheila Heti</a></html>, based on the //<html><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching">I Ching</a></html>//. Find out more [[here|About]].

In Sheila Heti’s 2018 novel/memoir //<html><a href="http://www.sheilaheti.com/motherhood-1/">Motherhood</a></html>//, she uses a simplified version of the //<html><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching">I Ching</a></html>// to ask questions and get a random yes or no answer. The resulting dialogues are very interesting. An excerpt from the beginning of her book: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Is this book a good idea? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Is the time to start it now? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Here, in Toronto? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;So then there’s nothing to be worried about? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Yes, there’s nothing to be worried about? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//no// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Should I be worried? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;What should I be worried about? My soul? &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;//yes// I decided to recreate her system (she flips coins) in <html><a href="http://twinery.org/">Twine</a></html>. See more things like this at my website, <html><a href="http://theeasilyamused.com/">TheEasilyAmused.com</a></html>. Get back to it [[here|Start]].