A series of four telegrams sent to Falun to the care of Emerson Lighthouse staying at the Rugbottom hotel via the New Babbage Municipal Telegram Service:
Urgent Message to Emerson Lighthouse
Emerson! (Stop) The worst has happened! (Stop) The Plank has fallen into a sinkhole! (Stop)
Second Urgent Message to Emerson Lighthouse
Order has fallen! (Stop) Banded together in fear of ‘rats’ beneath Plank. (Stop) Bert established as alpha male for survival! (Stop)
Third Urgent message to Emerson Lighthouse
Bert cannibalized by four of us. (Stop) Njal leads with Ravilan fist! (Stop) Plank survives under her leadership! (Stop)
Fourth message to Emerson Lighthouse
Plank vowed to devour mop head that abandoned them to underground! (Stop) Death to mop head! (Stop)
Happy April Fools. (Stop) Hope you laughed. (Stop) Beryl (Stop)
I hope you didn’t pay by the word for these.
By the letter actually.
Completely worth it.
Genius, Beryl! Pure genius!
You had me on the first three! But you can’t fool me with the fourth. My staff *love* me.
You didn’t question it till the fourth? Definitely worth it then!