function key = get_key ( )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% get_key() returns a key for the random number generator.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    30 December 2021
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Output:
%
%    integer key, a random value between 1 and 2147483647.
%
  I_MAX = 2147483647;
  key = randi ( [ 1, I_MAX ] );

  return
end
