diff --git a/dandelions1.txt b/dandelions1.txt
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+++ b/dandelions1.txt
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+  .;:;:.
+  ::;:;:
+  ';:;;'
diff --git a/dandelions2.txt b/dandelions2.txt
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+++ b/dandelions2.txt
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+  .;:;       `::`
+  ::;:':      /
+  ';:;;'     `
diff --git a/dandelions3.txt b/dandelions3.txt
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+++ b/dandelions3.txt
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+  .;:       `::`
+  ::;:        /
+  ';:;;'     `
diff --git a/dandelions4.txt b/dandelions4.txt
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index 0000000..0de4be6
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+++ b/dandelions4.txt
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+.         `::`
+::          /
+';:;       `
diff --git a/dandelions5.txt b/dandelions5.txt
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+++ b/dandelions5.txt
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+          `::`
+:           /
+';         `
diff --git a/dandelions6.txt b/dandelions6.txt
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+++ b/dandelions6.txt
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+           `::`
+            /
+'          `
diff --git a/stem.txt b/stem.txt
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+++ b/stem.txt
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+_   ||
+>'. ||  _
+ `> ||.'<
+  `>|/ <`
+   `||/`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/word-guess.rb b/word-guess.rb
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+++ b/word-guess.rb
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+require "colorize"
+require 'random_word_generator'
+
+class Word
+ attr_reader :current_status, :complete_word
+
+ def initialize (word)
+  @complete_word = word
+   @current_status = generate_dashes
+ end
+
+ def generate_dashes
+   number_of_dashes = ""
+   @complete_word.length.times do
+     number_of_dashes += "_"
+   end
+   return number_of_dashes
+ end
+
+ def letter_sentinel(guess)
+   # check to see if letter matches (.chars would be like .to_a for a string.)
+   @complete_word.chars.each_with_index do |letter, index|
+     if guess == letter
+       @current_status[index] = letter
+     end
+   end
+   # check to see if whole word matches
+   if @complete_word == guess
+     @current_status = @complete_word
+   end
+   @current_status
+ end
+
+ def correct_guess?(guess)
+   @complete_word.include?(guess) || @complete_word == guess
+ end
+
+end
+
+class Game
+ def initialize (difficulty)
+
+   if difficulty == "low"
+     @word = Word.new(RandomWordGenerator.of_length(rand (10..14)))
+   elsif difficulty == "medium"
+     @word = Word.new(RandomWordGenerator.of_length(rand (6..9)))
+   elsif difficulty == "high"
+     @word = Word.new(RandomWordGenerator.of_length(rand (3..5)))
+   else
+     puts "Hmm I don't recognize #{difficulty}. I'll just generate a random word" +
+          " for you."
+     @word = Word.new(RandomWordGenerator.word)
+   end
+
+   @number_of_guesses = 6
+   @guesses = []
+ end
+
+ def play
+   until @number_of_guesses == 0 || @word.current_status == @word.complete_word
+     #puts @word.complete_word
+     puts "\nGuesses so far: #{@guesses.join(", ")}"
+     draw_top(@number_of_guesses -1)
+     draw_stem
+     puts @word.current_status
+     print "Guess a letter: "
+
+     guess = gets.chomp.downcase
+     if !@guesses.include?(guess) && (guess.length == 1 || guess.length == @word.complete_word.length)
+       @guesses << guess
+       make_a_guess
+     elsif @guesses.include?(guess)
+       puts "\nYou have already guessed #{guess}."
+     else
+       puts "\nPlease guess a letter or the entire word."
+     end
+   end
+   end_game
+ end
+
+   def make_a_guess
+     @word.letter_sentinel(@guesses.last)
+     if !@word.correct_guess?(@guesses.last)
+       @number_of_guesses -= 1
+     end
+  end
+
+   def draw_stem
+     x = ["./stem.txt"]
+   File.open(x[0]) do |f|
+     f.each_line do |line|
+       print line.colorize(:green)
+     end
+   end
+ end
+
+ def draw_top(index)
+   tops = ["./dandelions6.txt", "./dandelions5.txt", "./dandelions4.txt", "./dandelions3.txt", "./dandelions2.txt", "./dandelions1.txt"]
+   File.open(tops[index]) do |f|
+     f.each_line do |line|
+      print line.colorize(:magenta)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+# finish
+  def end_game
+    if @number_of_guesses == 0
+      puts
+      draw_stem
+      puts "Ou! You lost :(\n"
+           "The word was '#{@word.complete_word}'"
+    else
+      puts "\nYOU WON!"
+    end
+    puts "The word was '#{@word.complete_word}'"
+  end
+end
+
+# Play the game until the user wants to quit
+while true
+  puts "Chose your difficulty level. Low, medium or high: "
+  game = Game.new(gets.chomp.downcase)
+  game.play
+
+  print "\nWould you like to play again? Enter 'Yes' or 'No': "
+  anwser = gets.chomp.downcase
+  if anwser == "no"
+    break
+  end
+end