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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# A little demo script that displays astronomical events
+#
+# Best used in a UTF-8 environment.
+
+remind -g -@2 - <<'EOF'
+# Set this variable to 1 if your terminal has a dark background or 0 if
+# it is light.
+
+SET bg_dark 1
+BANNER %
+
+IF bg_dark
+   SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 Sunrise:       🌅 [sunrise()]%
+   SPECIAL COLOR 255 128 0 Sunset:        🌇 [sunset()]%
+
+   REM [moondate(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 0 New moon:      🌑 [moondate(0)]%
+   REM [moondate(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 First Quarter: 🌓 [moondate(1)]%
+   REM [moondate(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 255 Full moon:     🌕 [moondate(2)]%
+   REM [moondate(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 255 255 128 Last Quarter:  🌗 [moondate(3)]%
+ELSE
+   SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 Sunrise:       🌅 [sunrise()]%
+   SPECIAL COLOR 128 32 0 Sunset:        🌇 [sunset()]%
+
+   REM [moondate(0)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 0 New moon:      🌑 [moondate(0)]%
+   REM [moondate(1)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 First Quarter: 🌓 [moondate(1)]%
+   REM [moondate(2)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 0 0 0 Full moon:     🌕 [moondate(2)]%
+   REM [moondate(3)] +60 SPECIAL COLOR 128 128 64 Last Quarter:  🌗 [moondate(3)]%
+ENDIF
+
+EOF