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	Title: Text of Infocom Memo Distributed November 28, 1984
	Source: The New Zork Times, v4(1)
	Date: Winter 1985
	Transcription by Steve Derby
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Once upon a time, in the little kingdom of Infoproduction, good King
Brogmus looked out from the window of his castle, across the
goldfish-filled moat, and saw that a danger threatened the land — a
danger in the form of the terrible dragon Backlog.

So King Brogmus met with his wise men, and his soothsayer cut
open a floppy disk and spilled its entrails to get a reading of events to
come. Finally, after many days, the king emerged from the catacombs of
his castle with a plan.

And the king's heralds went forth throughout the land, stopping at
every mailbox and calling for volunteers to slay the dragon. And though
Backlog was huge and terrifying, volunteers poured forth from every
village and every department to battle the monster.

Good King Brogmus, and his brave knight Sir Eric, led battle after
battle against the mighty dragon, and each time they wounded it deeply,
but each time it rose to threaten the kingdom again. Then, one day,
following the greatest and most tiresome battle of all, after the
dragon had suffered sixty thousand wounds (plus another six thousand
wounds in its sampler and twenty thousand wounds in its invisiclues),
it roared a final bellow of fire and expired. The kingdom was safe at
last.

And the people rejoiced, and ate dragon meat, with stuffing and
cranberry sauce, while the king consulted with his advisors once again.
And the king made a wise decision to halt the battles, for he knew that
even though volunteers were still streaming in from every corner of
the land, to continue the campaign might only arouse the equally terrifying
dragon Overstock.

So the heralds went forth throughout the land, thanking the good
people of the kingdom for their help and their courage. And King
Brogmus looked out across the moat, content in the knowledge that
Backlog would never threaten the kingdom again, and everyone lived
happily ever after.

Until the next Christmas season???
