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.
12. Try going back to the beginning of the game and taking or dropping NO TEA.
13. Does the response to that ring any bells?
14. Have you ever read or examined the black particle in the Maze?
15. Do you know where you are when you are in the Maze? If not, see the questions on the Maze.
16. The Maze is your own brain, and the particle is your common sense. Once you have removed the particle, you will no longer be fettered by common sense...
17. ...and can take NO TEA.
18. Spelling it out step by step: First, acquire a cup of tea. Then get rid of the common sense particle in the Maze. TAKE TEA THEN TAKE NO TEA. Finally, show the tea and then the no tea to the screening door. Or, you could save time on the last step and just KNOCK ON THE DOOR while holding the two items.
19. Did you die upon passing through the screening door? It's because Marvin lives in the room beyond the door, and his awesome depression pervades the place.
20. You'll have to make yourself very happy before entering.
21. Have you ever done anything that made you very happy and contented?