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+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief Search for words in a long textual paragraph.
+ */
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <string>  // required for MS Visual C++
+#else
+#include <cstring>
+#endif
+
+/** Main function
+ */
+int main() {
+    std::string paragraph;
+    std::cout << "Please enter your paragraph: \n";
+    std::getline(std::cin, paragraph);
+    std::cout << "\nHello, your paragraph is:\n " << paragraph << "!\n";
+    std::cout << "\nThe size of your paragraph = " << paragraph.size()
+              << " characters. \n\n";
+
+    if (paragraph.empty()) {
+        std::cout << "\nThe paragraph is empty" << std::endl;
+    } else {
+        while (true) {
+            std::string word;
+            std::cout << "Please enter the word you are searching for: ";
+            std::getline(std::cin, word);
+            std::cout << "Hello, your word is " << word << "!\n";
+            if (paragraph.find(word) == std::string::npos) {
+                std::cout << word << " does not exist in the sentence"
+                          << std::endl;
+            } else {
+                std::cout << "The word " << word << " is now found at location "
+                          << paragraph.find(word) << std::endl
+                          << std::endl;
+            }
+            std::cin.get();
+        }
+    }
+}