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<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Writes a random quote
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script selects a random quote from data/quotes.csv and writes it to the console.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./write-quote.ps1
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	$table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/data/quotes.csv"

	$randomNumberGenerator = New-Object System.Random
	$row = [int]$randomNumberGenerator.next(0, $table.Count - 1)
	$quote = $table[$row].QUOTE
	$author = $table[$row].AUTHOR
	$spaces = "                                                                                                                             "
	$spaces = $spaces.Substring(0, $quote.Length - $author.Length)
	""
	""
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⠤⠐⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡌⡦⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⣼⡊⢀⠔⠀⠀⣄⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⠃⠉⠡⡠⠤⠊⠀⠠⣀⣀⡠⠔⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⢟⠿⠛⠛⠁"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠶⠖⠊⠁⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣿⣿⠟⡱⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣾⣿⡇⠀⢀⡠⠀⠀⠀⠈⠑⢦⣄⣀⣀⣽⣦⣤⣾⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⡆⠀⠀⢀⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⡰⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣧⣠⠊⣠⣶⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⠿⠛⢿⣿⣫⢕⡠⢥⣈⠀⠙⠀⠰⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⢀⠜⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣰⣿⣿⠿⣛⡛⢛⣿⣿⣟⢅⠀⠀⢿⣿⠕⢺⣿⡇⠩⠓⠂⢀⠛⠛⠋⢁⣠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠘⢶⡶⢶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⡡⣒⣬⢭⢠⠝⢿⡡⠂⠀⠈⠻⣯⣖⣒⣺⡭⠂⢀⠈⣶⣶⣾⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠙⠳⣌⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣵⣨⣿⣿⡏⢀⠪⠎⠙⠿⣋⠴⡃⢸⣷⣤⣶⡾⠋⠈⠻⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣷⣿⣟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢦⣌⡙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠩⠭⡭⠴⠊⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠓⠦⣄⡉⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣰⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣰⠤⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠓⠒⠒⠶⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣀⣴⣿⣯⣤⣔⠒⠚⣒⣉⣉⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣉⣉⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⡁⡆⠙⢶⣀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣴⣶⣾⣿⣟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⣩⣴⣿⠇⡇⠸⡆⠙⢷⣄⠻⣿⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣭⣵⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⠟⢰⢣⠀⠈⠀⠀⠙⢷⡎⠙⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⡆⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠁⢀⠇⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⢸⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡜⡿⡘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⡎⠖⢹⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠋⡟⠀⠀⣸⣷⣀⣤⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀"
	"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣓⡲⠬⢭⣙⡛⠿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣀⠀⡜⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀"
	""
	""
	Write-Host ""'“'"$quote"'„'"" -foregroundColor Green
	Write-Host "$spaces- $author" -foregroundColor Blue
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}