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Crystal greeting test
			puts "Who might you be?"
loop = true
while loop 
  name = gets
  if !name.nil?
    name = name.strip
  end
  # you should probably be checking .nil? only once 
  if name.nil? || name.empty?
    puts "please enter your name:"
  else
    loop = false
  end
end

puts "hello #{name}!"