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x=9
y=9
t=0
w=x+9
z=y-3
a={}
i=1
s=0
function TIC()cls(8)if btn(0)then y=y-2 end
if btn(1)then y=y+2 end
if btn(2)then x=x-2 end
if btn(3)then x=x+2 end
if btn(4)then t=0 h=0 end
rect(x,y,15,20,3)rect(x+6,y,3,45,3)for j,k in pairs(a)do
circ(k.x,k.y,2,0)k.x=k.x+k.d
end
rect(w,z,15,20,7)rect(w+6,z,3,45,7)if h==0then w=x z=y
else w=x+9 z=y-3 end
for j,k in pairs(a)do
if k.x>x and k.x<x+15 and k.y>y and k.y<y+20 and h==0then
s=s+1
a[k.e]=nil
end end
print(s,5,5,0)t=t+1
if t>5then h=1 end
if t%20==0then
a[i]={x=0,y=math.random(9,130),d=1,e=i}
i=i+1
end end