Her dysfunction in printed text has been covered up by Bill: he has bribed the typing teacher to issue a printed diploma to his daughter. In the gambling saloon of the club, under the arrays of mechanically repeated cultural symbols lit above the poker machines (‘A’ for ace, ‘Q’ for...
Brisbane explains that he believes it to be the legendary pyramid of Alexander the Great, and that it's supposed to contain some sort of ancient game. They check it out, narrowly avoiding a number of dangerous traps, and come across a room that, as Tristan put it, is the size of Cleve...
Fact - the train seats in Japan have more leg room than in Australia (at least in Brisbane), provided you get a seat... Even so, the trains in Australia and service in general, while far better than less-well-off countries is nowhere near as good as Japan. -2 (...