module SampleSiddhartha

# File lib/sample_siddhartha.rb, line 5
def read(minimum_chars = 1000)
  file = './lib/siddhartha.txt'
  text = []
  File.readlines(file).each do |line|
    text << line
  end

  siddhartha_paragraphs = text.join(' ').split("\r\n \r\n")
  rando = rand(0..517)

  todays_siddhartha = []
  i = 0
  until todays_siddhartha.join(' ').length > minimum_chars
    todays_siddhartha << siddhartha_paragraphs[rando + i]
    i = i + 1
  end

  todays_siddhartha.join("\n\n")
end