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families consisting of more than three people are forced to split up.

2."I'm almost inclined to agree," muses Ivan James, a nearby firefighter. "People really should know better than to dry their cats in the microwave oven. But it's also that microwave oven that should not start a fire if one leaves it running overnight. Let's just put higher national safety standards in place that all products must be certified to meet. The extra expense shouldn't worry people if it's the difference between life and death after all."

Upon arriving at your desk early this morning, you were stunned to find there weren't any dilemmas to resolve.

State department officials are in an uproar over the leaking of key government cables by the website WikiSpills. The site's owner, under the nom de plume "El Denunciante," is operating from an anonymous location in neighboring Bigtopia, where the government can't reach him. Arkondia's leaders are sharply divided on how to respond.

"This is utter madness!" seethes Buffy Steele, one of your most trusted economic planners. "The country would be in ruins without our central planning! Who ensures that everything runs smoothly? Sure we mess up sometimes, but hey, we are only human. Besides, we intended to send that town teddy bears. Hmm... yeah, we did intend it! Those teddy bears are edible, you know?"

Yes, we should really finish writing the story.

Following new legislation in Rex Ventorum, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages.

"El Denunciante is a terrorist and has committed treason," argues reactionary talk radio host Jack Sanchez. "The fact is, he has consistently presented an anti-Arkondia agenda, and people like him need to be stopped from propagandizing their filth. What we need is to block this website and any others which threaten the security of this great nation. Like those opposition party blogs that keep popping up! I mean, what use is personal freedom if you don't have security and peace of mind?"


"This seems like a lot of needless work, if you ask me," says Jacob Parke, your brother-in-law, while enjoying a foul-smelling beverage in your office. "Why should the people get to discuss you and your government anyway? Seems to me things would be much easier if you just told them what their opinion was and blocked out all others. After all, who knows what's best for them better than you, am I right? Cheers!"

It's been two weeks, and we've already finished the first part of the expansion.

***Don't forget about the international delegation***