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\ WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? /
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\ A Mystery Exploration Game /
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\ By Dane Bigham, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott /
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\ COPYRIGHT 1985 BR0DERBUND SOFTWARE, INC. /
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\ -Written by The Whip- /
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INTRODUCTION
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The Chase is On...
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Monday, 5 a.m. A ringing sound jars you awake. You grope
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for the phone and drop the receiver on the floor. Out of the
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darkness comes the voice of your boss. "Wake up, kid. Got an
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Assignment for you."
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You stumble out of bed, turn on the light, and grab your brand
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new detective's notebook.
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"Ready, chief," you answer, your voice thick with sleep.
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"Just got a call from Interpol. Looks like Carmen's gang's
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pulled another caper."
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"Any leads?"
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"Not with this bunch. They're too slick. Can't give you any
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more details on the phone. Better get down to the office double
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quick. It's going to be a rough one."
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"Right, chief."
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As your trembling hand replaces the phone on its cradle,
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you wonder why you ever got into this line of work. Before this
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morning, Carmen Sandiego and her Villains' International League
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of Evil (V.I.L.E.) were just sensational headlines in the
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newspaper. For more than five years, Carmen and her gang of
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felons had managed to stockpile the world's most valuable
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treasures, while outwitting every so-called "crime expert" from
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New York to Sydney. Now they've struck again. And you, the
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newest employee of the Acme Detective Agency, have been given
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the near-impossible assignment of tracking them down.
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Your Assignment
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The thief is hiding in one of 30 cities. Your job is to
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track him or her down, using clues you unearth along the way.
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Clues can point to the city itself or the country in which the
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city is located.
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There are 10 possible suspects, any one of whom could be
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the thief. Carmen Sandiego is the most elusive of the lot.
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As a new detective, you begin at the Rookie level. As your
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investigative skills inprove, you climb your way up through the
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ranks - five levels in all - until you reach Ace Detective.
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The Crime Computer, THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS,
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and the Police Dossiers will all be useful in unraveling clues.
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(Due to the size of The World Almanac, I am obviously not
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including this with the documentation...Go buy your own copy!)
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Work quickly. You have only a limited amount of time to
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solve the case. The Crime Computer will let you know what your
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deadline is. (The higher you rank, the tougher the case.)
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Special Keys
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CONTROL-I...Toggles joystick/keyboard
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CONTROL-L...Lists your current rank at the Acme Detective Agency
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CONTROL-D...Delete a detective's name from Interpol's files
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CONTROL-R...Ends current game and starts a new one
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CONTROL-S...Toggles sound on/off
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CONTROL-Y...Flips y-axis on joystick
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CONTROL-F...View the Detective Hall of Fame
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Beginning the Search
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Your starting point is the scene of the crime - the city
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where the thief swiped the treasure. Refer to the OFFICIAL
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INTERPOL MAP LIST to check for your exact location by city and
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country.
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The main screen always gives your present location, the day
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and the time. As you arrive in each new city, be sure to read
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the descriptions that appear on the screen. They contain
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information that could be useful in solving future cases. The
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pictures themselves - notable landmarks or typical scenes from
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that country - may also come in handy.
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The four options on the Main Menu help you track down the
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suspect. The options are:
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[SEE CONNECTIONS] lists all possible destinations reached by
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connecting flights from your present location. Check these
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first to see where the thief might have gone. When you've seen
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the connecting cities, clear them from the screen with the [HIDE
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CONNECTIONS] option.
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[DEPART BY PLANE] lets you depart for the city of your choice
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once you're ready to take off after the suspect. A schematic
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map on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen shows your
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travel options. Select your destination and your travel route
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will be displayed.
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[INVESTIGATE] lets you unearth clues in each city so you can
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track the suspect to the next destination. Every city has three
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locations, which change case by case. Visit as many or as few
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clue locations as you wish, but remember that the more
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investigating you do, the more valuable time you lose. Use the
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World Almanac to help unravel the clues you dig up.
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[VISIT INTERPOL] helps you narrow down your list of suspects.
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Using Interpol's Crime Computer, you'll pin down the identity of
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the thief. Here's how:
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Select [VISIT INTERPOL] from the Main Menu. On the right
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side of the screen you'll see a list of characteristics. As you
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pick up clues about the suspect, enter information about these
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characteristics into the Crime Computer in the following way:
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Highlight a characteristic that you know - for example, hair -
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and press RETURN or button #0 on the joystick to cycle through
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all possible hair color choices. For any category in which you
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don't know an identifying characteristic, just leave the space
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blank. Select COMPUTE when you've finished entering all the
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information you know. The Crime Computer will give you a list
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of all suspects who have these characteristics. When you've
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narrowed down the list to one suspect, the Crime Computer will
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issue you an arrest warrant. Now you're ready to make an arrest
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as soon as you catch up with the suspect. (If you need to change
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the warrant because new clues point to a different suspect,
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simply enter the correct characteristics in the Crime Computer
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and a new warrant will be issued.)
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Using The World Almanac
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Your most important investigative tool is The World
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Almanac. Here you'll find information about nations of the
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world plus other facts you'll need to catch your suspect. Start
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at the index, located in the front (not the back) of the book to
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find the country or other subject in question. Remember: Clues
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may point to either the connecting cities or other locations
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within those countries.
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Examples for using The World Almanac:
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What country uses kroner as its currency?
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1. Check your connections to find out which cities the
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thief might have fled to. The possible connections could be
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Montreal, London, and Olso.
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2. Check your Official Interpol Map List to identify the
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countries where each city is located.
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3. Located these countries in the index and turn to the
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appropriate pages.
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4. By looking under "Finance: Currency" in the section
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describing each country, you'll discover that the kroner is used
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in Norway, the dollar in Canada, and the pound in the United
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Kingdom. Looks like Norway is where you should head!
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Where does the King Cobra live?
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1. Again, first check your connections, then use your
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Official Interpol Map List to identify the countries where these
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cities are located. (If you don't know already.)
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2. Think of the general category in The World Almanac where
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you might find information about king cobras - in this case,
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snakes.
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3. Look up "Snakes" in the index, and turn to the
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appropriate page.
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4. Find "King Cobra" under "Snakes." From the description,
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you now know that its home is South Asia. If one of the
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connecting cities were Bangkok, the capital of the Southeast
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Asian nation of Thailand, this city would be a good place to go!
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Sleuthful Hints
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The thief cleverly stays in hiding, and orders a crony to
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check you out. When you see a Suspicious Presence run across
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the screen, you know you're on the right track.
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No thief worth his or her salt gives up without a fight.
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The closer you get, the more dangerous your situation becomes.
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Use the Crime Computer sparingly or you'll use up valuable
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hours. And don't waste time playing tourist or aimlessly
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criss-crossing the globe. Instead, use The World Almanac to
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decipher clues and keep your investigation time down.
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Be sure you've been issued an arrest warrant by the Crime
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Computer before you catch up with the thief. If you don't have
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a warrant, you can't make an arrest. and the thief will slip
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through your fingers. And be sure your warrant is for the
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correct suspect. Because if it's not, you'll be thrown off the
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case!
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Every case is different. Whenever you begin a new
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assignment, you start at a new city. You'll be looking for a
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new stolen treasure, and a new suspect.
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If you've reached the top of the detective ranks and have
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been retired, you can get back on the job by picking an assumed
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name. Your real name could be on a hit list!
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Official Interpol Map List
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Currently known V.I.L.E. Operational Bases
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CITY COUNTRY
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Peking (Beijing) People's Republic of China
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Tokyo Japan
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Bangkok Thailand
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Singapore Singapore
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Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
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Sydney Australia
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Montreal Canada
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New York USA
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Mexico City Mexico
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Lima Peru
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Rio De Janeiro Brazil
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Buenos Aires Argentina
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Reykjavik Iceland
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Oslo Norway
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London UK
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Paris France
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San Marino San Marino
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Budapest Hungary
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Moscow USSR
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Rome Italy
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Istanbul Turkey
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Athens Greece
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Bamako Mali
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Cairo Egypt
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Baghdad Iraq
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Kigali Rwanda
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Moroni Comoros
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Kathmandu Nepal
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New Delhi India
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Colombo Sri Lanka
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Police Dossiers
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The following information has been gleaned from Interpol's
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files and our field agents. While brief, these descriptions may
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contain valuable clues to be used in tracking down and
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identifying members of the V.I.L.E. organization.
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[Name: Carmen Sandiego]
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Occupation: A former spy for the Intelligence Service of
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Monaco.
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Miscellaneous: Carmen Sandiego (known to the inner circle as
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"Buffy") is reported to be an agent, double agent, triple agent,
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and quadruple agent for so many countries that even she has
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forgotten which one she is working for. The auburn-haired
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founder of the Villains' International Legion of Evil (V.I.L.E.)
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has recruited the most cunning and resourceful band of thieves
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in history. During her years as a Monacan secret agent, she
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generally posed as a tennis pro and always traveled to and from
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th matches in here 1939 Packard convertible. Carmen has a
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fondness for tacos and never appears in public without her
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famous ruby necklace "The Moon of Moldavia."
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[Name: Merey LaRoc]
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Occupation: Ms. LaRoc is a freelance aerobic dancer
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Miscellaneous: For the past five years, this brunette beauty
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has been traveling around the world with a mobile health spa to
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conduct exercise classes for the extremely wealthy. Rumor has
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it that this is merely a cover for her criminal activities.
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When she isn't pilfering the treasures of the World, Merey can
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usually be found participating in the good life. A world class
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mountain climber, she has a mania for fance jewelry and spicy
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foods. Her favorite mode of travel is in the back of a fancy
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limousine where she can relax and plot her next job.
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[Name: Dazzle Annie Nonker]
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Occupation: Proprietress of the toughest yogurt bar east of
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Suez.
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Miscellaneous: Born sole heir to the fortune of the shoelace
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king, Baron Franz von Nonker, Annie was quickly disinherited
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when she ran off with a Croation tennis pro. Cast adrift when
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she failed to make the cut for the Davis Cup mixed doubles, she
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was forced to live only by her wits and the paltry $3,000,000
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she had been able to save out of her allowance. With this
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modest windfall and her innate grit, the blond bombshell was
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able to open Chez Acidophilus. Frequented by the dregs of
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humanity, Chez Acidophilus has become the headquarters for
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V.I.L.E. Annie is rumored to have a tattoo and craving for
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shellfish. She is known to drive a Bugatti limousine.
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[Name: Lady Agatha Wayland]
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Occupation: A colorful character with a prediction for
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sensible shoes, Lady Agatha is a reader of mystery stories set
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in upper-class English drawing rooms.
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Miscellaneous: Lady Agatha has no ability at solving murder
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cases but is very interested in amassing great wealth. A
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compulsive lawbreaker, she loves to exceed the speed limit in
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her Denghby super-chauvinist speedster. Red tresses streaming
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in the open air, she drives through the countryside looking for
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great Mexican restaurants. An avid sportswoman, Lady Agatha has
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been known to pick up a few extra dollars on weekends trouncing
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unsuspecting locals at the local tennis courts. She is reported
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to have a diamond ring the size of a small grapefruit stolen
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from the Royal Treasury of Graustark.
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[Name: Len "Red" Bulk]
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Occupation: Ex-professional hockey player and compulsive
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gambler, Len was barred for life from playing when he was caught
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trying to bribe himself.
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Miscellaneous: Bitter and unemployed, Bulk was forced to turn
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to crime in order to support his gambling habit. He swears he
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will quit just as soon as he "wins the big one." Because of an
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unfortunate habit of blocking too many shots with his head, Len
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will occasionally think he is a Big Horn sheep and begin
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climbing the nearest peak. Cannot fit into any car that has a
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top, loves seafood and tries to impress strangers by showing
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them the tattoo of a mermaid on the thumb of his right hand.
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[Name: Scar Graynolt]
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Occupation: Scar plays the role of a mild-mannered folk
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guitarist, while in reality, he is a complete plug-ugly.
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Miscellaneous: Graynolt made a fortune selling reflective
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headbands to scandinavian basketball teams to allow them to play
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outdoor games forthe first time during the winter months. A
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super athlete, Scar plays killer croquet for money. One of his
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prize possessions is a five-carat pinky ring he won from Ihor
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Ihorovitch in a marathon match that lasterd three days. Rarely
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seen in public, he rides around in a limousine with shaded
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windows with his trusted man-servant, a 6'8" sherpa, as his only
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companion. He is said to have red hair.
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[Name: Nick Brunch]
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Occupation: Hard-boiled ex-private eye, ear, nose and throat.
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Miscellaneous: The only things that interest Nick are fast cars
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and faster women. He'll never turn down a caper that permits
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him to live in the fast lane. An avid mountain climber, Brunch
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was last seen roaring through an Alpine village on his
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Kamikaze-1250 motorcycle. He generally wears a soiled
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trenchcoat, snap-brimmed fedora and sports a Dick Tracy
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Crimefighter's ring on his left hand. A close friend of Scar
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Graynolt, they share a common interest in Mexican food. Brunch
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has black hair, brown eyes and a seedy mustache.
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[Name: Fast Eddie B.]
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Occupation: A world class croquet player, he always carries his
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custom-made set of mallets in the trunk of his convertible.
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Miscellanous: Gentleman thief and society cat burglar, Fast
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Eddie mixes easily with the jet set and can usually be found at
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one of PEOPLE Magazine's top 10 playgrounds for the rich.
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Impeccably groomed at all times, he once fought a duel with a
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waiter in his favorite Mexican restaurant who spilled a drop of
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hot sauce on his white linen suit. His most famous crime was
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the theft of a damask tablecloth. Posing as a waiter, Fast
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Eddie removed it from the table during a state dinner for the
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Ambassador without spilling a drop or breaking a plate. In
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fact, the theft wasn't even noticed until dessert was served.
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This raven-haired criminal mastermind always leaves a diamond
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stickpin at the scene of the crime as his trademark.
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[Name: Ihor Ihorovitch]
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Occupation: Pretender to the Czarist throne and a lot of other
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things, too, Ihorovitch has an amazing ability to disappear from
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sight for varying amounts of time.
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Miscellaneous: He seems to have a great fascination for very
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large marsupials. A likeable brute, Ihorovitch provides an
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additional hand for the mob's nefarious activities. Blond and
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sporting a strange Ukranian tattoo, he has been known to eat the
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contents of an entire lobster tank by himself. Ihorovitch has a
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color television set installed in his limousine so he doesn't
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have to miss the Saturday morning cartoon shows.
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[Name: Katherine "Boom-Boom" Drib]
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Occupation: Three-time winner of the Trans-Siberian Motorcycle
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race, Drib is the official hostess for V.I.L.E.
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Miscellaneous: The brunette beauty - a one-time centerfold for
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Popular Mechanics magazine - is a fanatic about health and
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fitness. Although she has never actually attended a meeting,
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she is a charter member of Merey LaRoc's aerobic class. A
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gourmet cook specializing in seafood dishes, she is also
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fascinated with the concept of mountain climbing. She has a
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tattoo of an eagle on her left bicep.
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Written by The Whip 5-1-85
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