The photocopying machine seemed to have run out of steam. Its old age meant it could no longer work effectively to speedily churn out copies. Panic overcame Umar Hadi, a staff member at the media section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who had been tasked with copying the press statement that was to be read by President Megawati that morning. The rumble of the machine and the ticking of the clock added to his tenseness. An important event