The Polar Game in Haskell, Day 2

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Another short day since I had several phone interviews. Thanks to the folks who left comments! I got a little further today; I feel like I'm starting to understand Haskell's data handling a little bit better. It's a cliché but I think the hard part is un-learning, and understanding what something like this doesn't do. So here's where it stands...
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