The MemorandumRevolves around the invention of a new bureaucratic language, Ptydepe, which is adopted by an organisation despite the fact that few employees seem to understand it. |
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Alex authorization BALLAS and COLUMN BALLAS and PILLAR calling toward S.D. carrying Charter 77 Chorukor cigar cigarette combing her hair deputy Director's Office drawer Eg jeht employee enters by B.D. fire extinguisher GEORGE off-stage GROSS enters GROSS off-stage halts HANA Havel HELENA calling HELENA enters interjections introduction of Ptydepe knife and fork know Ptydepe LEAR leave by S.D. letter lunch Managing Director MARIA off-stage MARIA runs mean memo memorandum Miss Helena morning natural language organization Pause PILLAR disappears PILLAR enter PILLAR looks PILLAR nods PILLAR shakes play Ptydepe classroom Ptydepe text Ptydepe word Ptydepist puts Rachaj raises his hand returns by S.D. rubber stamp Ryzal S.D. BALLAS S.D. GROSS SAVANT enters SCENE secret door Secretariat shakes his head sits sorry Staff Watcher stares supplementary order takes tell Thank things THUMB raises Tom Stoppard Translation Center turns typist's desk VACLAV HAVEL walks watch znojvep