B U R E A U C R A C Y --------------------- Welcome to an Interactive Plus Infocom Adventure, presented by Mr.Who ??? Once upon a time (not very long ago), a man moved from one apartment in London to another. He dutifully notified everyone of his new address, including his bank; in fact, he went to the bank and filled out a change-of-address form himself. The man was very happy in his new apartment. Then, one day, the man tried to use a credit card but couldn't. He discovered that his bank has invalidated his credit card. Apparently, the bank had sent a new card to his old address. For weeks, the man tried to get the bank to acknowledge his change-of-address form. He talked to many bank officials, and filled out new forms, and tried to get a new credit card issued, but nothing worked. The man had no credit, and the bank behaved like, well, a bank. It's a sad story, one that gets replayed every day for millions of people worldwide. Of course, sometimes it's not a bank at fault: sometimes it's the postal service, or an insurance company, or the telephone companay, or an airline, or the Government. But all of us, at one time or another, feel persecuted by a bureaucracy. You begin Bureaucracy in your new house. As per the letter, you will fly to Paris (for business and pleasure) just as soon as you get some money to take you to the airport. That money should be in today's mail, so you should be off soon...unless, of course, there's some problem with the mail. Oh, by the way: The man in our story about the bank was Douglas Adams, the principal author of this game. The bank did finally send him a letter, apologizing for the inconvenience - but they sent it to his old address. On the right-hand side of the status line, you'll see a couple of numbers indicatong your blood pressure. You start the game with a healthy blood pressure of 120/80. However, your blood pressure will go up whenever something annoying happens. Conversely, your blood pressure will gradually lower and return to normal if nothing annoying happens for a while. An extremely high blood presure can be fatal. If you think your blood pressure is getting dangerously high, you should probably do only "safe," non-annoying activities until your blood pressure is normal again. You'll be asked some questions in the game, and here is the right answers (they are found in the Popular Paranoia mag included in the package). What chemical is the international... ASPARTAME What do Ronald Wilson Reagan,... 666 What device is being used to keep... AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES Where is the center of communist... OHIO The existence of which one of the... DELAWARE What Left-leaning organization... NFL What is the breeding ground for most... YOUGURT How do they learn so much about you? GARBAGE By what percentage do students who... 300 What local government subsidized... CABLE TV What is Mexico unleashing on the... KILLER BEES What secret FBI surveillance method... TRAFFIC HELICOPTERS Who is their leader? QUEEN MUM What well-meaning legislation was... GI BILL How are the dentists of America... NOVOCAINE The letter from Happitec included the following important things: ...To obtain your airline ticket, simply take this letter to your travel agency. Then you're on your way to paris! There is mailed a cheque for $75 to your new home. Made by Mr.Who ???