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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -870,8 +870,10 @@
 var coins = [];
 // Initialize split duration timer
 var splitDuration = 120; // Duration in frames (2 seconds at 60 FPS)
 var splitTimer = 0;
+// Initialize flag to track if player is split
+var isPlayerSplit = false;
 // Initialize score and final score text
 var score = 0;
 var finalScoreTxt = new Text2('Final Score: 0', {
 	size: 100,
@@ -1050,9 +1052,9 @@
 	} // Prevent player movement when the home screen is up
 	if (Math.abs(y - touchStartY) > Math.abs(x - touchStartX)) {
 		if (y < touchStartY && !leftPlayer && !rightPlayer) {
 			player.jump();
-		} else if (y > touchStartY && !leftPlayer && !rightPlayer && !player.isJumping && player.lane === 1 && splitTimer === 0) {
+		} else if (y > touchStartY && !leftPlayer && !rightPlayer && !player.isJumping && player.lane === 1 && !isPlayerSplit) {
 			// Animate leftPlayer and rightPlayer to move to the sides
 			var leftTargetX = player.x - 650;
 			var rightTargetX = player.x + 550;
 			var animationDuration = 20; // Duration in frames (0.33 seconds at 60 FPS)
@@ -1071,8 +1073,9 @@
 			// Play swipe sound when player splits
 			LK.getSound('swipe').play();
 			player.visible = false; // Hide the original player
 			player.hitbox = [leftPlayer, rightPlayer]; // Move player hitbox to left and right players
+			isPlayerSplit = true; // Set flag to true when player splits
 			// Initialize update functions after adding to game
 			if (!leftPlayer) {
 				leftPlayer = new LeftPlayer();
 				leftPlayer.x = player.x;
@@ -1457,8 +1460,9 @@
 					leftPlayer.destroy();
 					leftPlayer = null;
 					player.visible = true;
 					player.hitbox = [player]; // Reset player hitbox to original player
+					isPlayerSplit = false; // Reset flag when player merges back together
 					// Play swipe sound when player merges back together
 					LK.getSound('swipe').play();
 				}
 				// Add any specific update logic for LeftPlayer here
@@ -1479,9 +1483,8 @@
 					rightPlayer.destroy();
 					rightPlayer = null;
 					player.visible = true;
 					player.hitbox = [player]; // Reset player hitbox to original player
-					splitTimer = 0; // Reset splitTimer to 0 when player merges back
 					// Play swipe sound when player merges back together
 					LK.getSound('swipe').play();
 				}
 				// Add any specific update logic for RightPlayer here