ILLUMINATI®
A BELATED HOLIDAY STORY
-by Donna H. Putnam(from Illuminated Newsletter #5, Feb. 1991)

Dear FBI,
I will pass along a little story that may bring a holiday smile to your faces. I play Illuminati, along with several of your other fine games, and found myself needing to pass along info to an ally on the Friday before Christmas. As I was attending a party that evening, I told my children to have him call that home when he tried to reach me.
I am a teacher and most of the other guests at the party were other teachers, administrators, school psychologists, etc. When the phone call came, I stood in the corner talking about our failed infiltration of the international cocaine smugglers, our need to pick up a terrorist group, our power, influence, morale, etc. As I spoke, the room became deathly silent. When I hung up and turned back to the party, I was met with openmouthed stares of disbelief as everyone tried to figure out what madwoman had infiltrated the public school system. (I did not tell them that I happen to control the Public Schools!) It took several minutes of explanation before I convinced them that this was a GAME. As I already have a reputation for being a little crazy (students and faculty alike call me "the Mad Scientist" at my Junior High School), this won't help matters!
fnord!