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+import random
+#future: name can be changed to input to get a name from the users input
+name = "YourName"
+#future: question as above can be redone to ask user
+question="Are we living in a simulation?"
+#sets up empty string for answer is then populated with the elif statements
+answer=""
+#random number assigner between 1 and 9
+random_number =random.randint(1,9)
+
+#print(random_number)
+print(name + " asks: " + question)
+if name =="":
+  print("Question" + question)
+if question=="":
+  print("Error no question asked")
+if random_number==1:
+  answer="Yes - definitely."
+elif random_number==2:
+  answer="It is decidedly so."
+elif random_number==3:
+  answer="Without a doubt."
+elif random_number==4:
+  answer="Reply hazy, try again."
+elif random_number==5:
+  answer="Ask again later."   
+elif random_number==6:
+  answer="Better not tell you now."
+elif random_number==7:
+  answer="My sources say no."   
+elif random_number==8:
+  answer="Outlook not so good."
+elif random_number==9:
+  answer="Very doubtful."
+
+else:
+  print("Error")
+
+print("Magic 8 Ball's Answer: " + answer)
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