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+
+require("curses");
+
+function show_message(message)
+ local width = string.len(message) + 6;
+ win = curses.newwin(5, width, (curses.LINES() - 5) / 2, (curses.COLS() - width) / 2);
+ win:box('|', '-');
+ win:mvaddstr(2, 3, message);
+ win:getch();
+ win:delwin();
+end
+
+curses.initscr();
+curses.cbreak();
+curses.mvaddstr((curses.LINES() - 5) / 2, (curses.COLS() - 10) / 2, "Hit any key");
+curses.getch();
+show_message("Hello, World!")
+
+curses.endwin();
+