$cons->ReadRect(left,top,right,bottom)
Reads the content (characters and attributes) of the rectangle specified 
by left, top, right, bottom from the console. 
Returns a string containing the rectangle read, or undef on error. 
You can then pass the returned variable to WriteRect to restore the saved 
rectangle on screen (or on another console). 

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