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 A text-based client for the popular Wordle game. 
 
-usage: `python3 wordle.py [--nounicode]`  
+usage: `python3 wordle.py [--no-unicode]`  
 
 alternatively, you can play it remotely:  
 `telnet ssh.xereeto.co.uk 7777 `