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From: positron@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Scott Haas)
Subject: Re: Bureaucracy Help Needed (spoilers)
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Date: Sun, 06 Dec 92 20:09:19 EST
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In article <1992Dec6.210229.4535@Princeton.EDU> jacobw@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Jacob Solomon Weinstein) writes:
>I hate to admit this, but I'm stuck on Bureaucracy, which is supposed to
>be a pretty easy game, with only 7 points. 

No way. Who told you that Bureaucracy is a pretty easy game? It's one of
Infocom's hardest. And you happen to be stuck on one of the most obscure
puzzles in the game. Worry not.

>As far as I can tell, I've
>done just  about everything I can do on my street, except for the bank
>and the nerd.
>I have the cheque, and I'm fairly certain I need to figure out some way
>of turning it into money so I can catch a cab. But I can't figure out
>how to get any of the tellers to accept it. 

Spoilers follow...

You need to do something out of the ordinary to get the teller to
deposit the check.

If you try to use a deposit slip, she'll reject it.

You want her to consider the inverse of the amount on the check.

The solution is really obscure. The next hint is the complete solution.

Fill out a *withdrawal* slip. Take it to the *deposit* window and give
it to the teller. She'll get confused, and credit $75.00 to your account.


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