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# Proverb
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For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes.
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Given a list of inputs, generate the relevant proverb. For example, given the list `["nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom"]`, you will output the full text of this proverbial rhyme:
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```text
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For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
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For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
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For want of a horse the rider was lost.
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For want of a rider the message was lost.
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For want of a message the battle was lost.
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For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
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And all for the want of a nail.
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```
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Note that the list of inputs may vary; your solution should be able to handle lists of arbitrary length and content. No line of the output text should be a static, unchanging string; all should vary according to the input given.
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* * * *
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For installation and learning resources, refer to the
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[Ruby resources page](http://exercism.io/languages/ruby/resources).
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For running the tests provided, you will need the Minitest gem. Open a
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terminal window and run the following command to install minitest:
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gem install minitest
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If you would like color output, you can `require 'minitest/pride'` in
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the test file, or note the alternative instruction, below, for running
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the test file.
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Run the tests from the exercise directory using the following command:
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ruby proverb_test.rb
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To include color from the command line:
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ruby -r minitest/pride proverb_test.rb
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## Source
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail)
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## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
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It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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