READ THIS ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY AS IT CANNOT BE RECALLED LATER.

AS  YOU  KNOW, THE 'GALACTIC VAPORIZOR DEVICE' HAS BEEN  STOLEN.   WE  HAVE 
TRACED  IT  TO DEZERIA, A PLANET USED BY THE REBELS TO  STASH  THEIR  LOOT.  
JOHNSTON  WAS SENT TO FIND AND DESTROY THE DEVICE.  HE AND DR.  SWELT  WERE 
RESPONSIBLE  FOR ITS CREATION AND ONLY HE AND THE DOCTOR KNOW THE  DESTRUCT 
SEQUENCE NEEDED TO DESTROY IT.  JOHNSTON WENT IN OVER A MONTH AGO AND  LAST 
WEEK DR. SWELT WAS KIDNAPPED BY THE REBELS ON A RAID TO HIS PLANET.   THUS, 
WE NO LONGER HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DESTRUCT SEQUENCE.

LAST  WEEK  A  REBEL  SHIP WAS CAPTURED AND ON IT  WAS  FOUND  A  MESSENGER 
CARRYING  A LETTER AND A GREEN KEY.  THE LETTER INDICATES THAT  THE  STOLEN 
GVD  IS  HIDDEN IN THE MAZES OF DEZERIA UNTIL THE REBELS CHOOSE TO  USE  IT 
AGAINST  THE FEDERATION OF GALACTIC STATES. INTERROGATION OF THE  MESSENGER 
UNDER  PENTAZINE REVEALED THAT THERE IS A RED KEY NEEDED TO PASS  FROM  THE 
TRADER QUADRANT.  HE ALSO GAVE US INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO THE  CAPTURE 
OF REBELS THAT MAY KNOW OF JOHNSTON'S FATE.  AS YOUR BRIEFING HAS  ADVISED, 
DEZERIA  IS  DIVIDED  INTO FOUR  EQUAL AREAS  BY  WALLS  THAT  CAN  NOT  BE 
BREACHED  EXCEPT THROUGH THE MAZES.  TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN FROM  THE 
TRADERS  ABOUT  JOHNSTON WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE OTHER  REBELS  AND 
LEARN WHAT WE CAN FROM THEM.

ONCE  YOU HAVE THE RED KEY,  YOU MUST MAKE IT TO THE RENDEZVOUS  POINT  AND 
SIGNAL WITH YOUR WRIST  TRANSMITTER  FOR THE ORBITING SHIP TO PICK YOU  UP.   
YOUR GOAL NOW IS TO OBTAIN THE RED KEY.  THAT IS VITAL.  DO NOT ATTEMPT  TO 
MOVE INTO OTHER QUADRANTS UNTIL WE HAVE LEARNED WHAT WE CAN FROM THE REBELS 
WE  ARE  PURSUING.   THE  RENDEZVOUS POINT IS  LAT-9500,  LONG-19500.   THE 
ORBITING  CRAFT  WILL  WAIT UNTIL 479.12 FOR YOUR  PICK-UP  SIGNAL.   AFTER  
THAT DATE  THE  PICKUP  CRAFT MUST LEAVE AND IT WILL BE ASSUMED  THAT   YOU  
HAVE FAILED. 

THE TRANSPORT SPACECRAFT IS READY TO LAND YOU ON DEZERIA.  GOOD LUCK.

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