The starters were each given some personal information about the target (including his address and occupation) and were asked to forward the letter to someone they knew on a first-name basis, with the same instructions, in order to eventually reach the target as quickly as possible.
Initiators banikwa okunye ulwazi lomuntu siqu mayelana nenjongo (kufaka phakathi ikheli le nasezinkolelweni), futhi kwadingeka ukuba athumele incwadi kumuntu ababengabazi ngegama, nge imiyalo efanayo, ukuze befinyelela umgomo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.