Aboard the Heart of Gold

1. This is a very difficult problem.
2. Furthermore, you won't be able to tackle it until you're pretty far into the game. Don't let it worry you until you get up around 200 points.
3. Don't read any further unless you've gotten the cup of tea (_real_ tea, not Advanced Tea Substitute).
4. Don't go any further unless you've been in the Maze.
5. Presumably you've tried OPEN THE DOOR.
6. You have to show an example of your intelligence to the screening door.
7. Read the Guide entry on INTELLIGENCE.
8. Can you think of anything contradictory that you could have or do?
9. To show your intelligence, there are two specific items that you must be holding at the same time.
10. Have you noticed what happens when you take or drop the (real) tea?
11. To prove your intelligence to the door, you must be holding TEA and NO TEA at the same time.