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How to fill in Form 27-B without getting a Visit

6 MESSAGES. OPENED BY MARROW 2061-09-28 11:00

  1. 2061-09-28 11:00

    I processed these for four years. Box 14, 'Reason for continued existence', must be completed in block capitals and must not exceed one line. Write 'CONTRIBUTING'. Anything longer is flagged as 'narrative' and narrative gets a Visit.

  2. 2061-09-28 11:45

    I put 'SPITE' in box 14 in 2054 and nobody came. I think they just thought I was being honest.

  3. 2061-09-28 12:10

    That's because 'SPITE' is five letters and fits the field. The system approved you. That's worse, in a way.

  4. 2061-09-30 17:20

    What do you put in box 22 when it asks for next of kin and they're all underground? Asking for Mum.

  5. 2061-09-30 19:03

    Put 'SEE FORM 27-C'. There is no Form 27-C. The tube will circulate between departments until the heat death of the universe, and your mum will be left alone.

  6. 2061-10-05 10:15

    The Larder has forty blank 27-Bs, lifted fresh from a Bureau sorting office, still smelling of toner. Useful as fire starters or as forms. Two for a candle.

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