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ans='!'
while expr "X$ans" : "X!" >/dev/null; do
   read ans
   case "$ans" in
   !)
       sh
       echo " "
       echo -n "$rp "
       ;;
   !*)
       set `expr "X$ans" : "X!\(.*\)$"`
       sh -c "$*"
       echo " "
       echo -n "$rp "
       ;;
   esac
done
rp='Your answer:'