Format/typo check 2004/burley

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information on how to play.
### Try:
```sh
echo "Do or do not. There is no try."
```
## Judges' remarks:
This is a [draw poker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_poker) program. You
@@ -53,15 +46,15 @@ Straight 4 times your bet
Jacks or Better 1 times your bet
```
The program allows you to go into debt. However I'm sure you would
never control-C kill the program just because you got behind, right?
On the other hand the program never willingly exits, so you have
to leave even when you are ahead. :-)
The program allows you to go into debt. However I'm sure you would never
control-C to kill the program just because you got behind, right? On the other
hand the program never willingly exits, so you have to leave even when you are
ahead. :-)
Can you figure out a winning betting "strategy"? Then can you modify
the program so this "strategy" no longer works?
Notice the clever use of `setjmp()` and `longjmp()` calls. Can you keep track
Notice the clever use of `setjmp(3)` and `longjmp(3)` calls. Can you keep track
of what state is being saved and restored?
NOTE: the author talks about how it is a single statement. This might not be