Criminalised for forgetfulness

What has happened to the ubiquitous man in a box, with whom we would communicate whence we gave him money? He (I never met any women this way) has been put out to grass that has been covered in tar and stones. He wanders this flatland in his flat cap, peering at — and occasionally through — glass, to see if the numbers on your paper are correct up yet. He now has a greater sense of responsibility than before — when he was protected from the elements and had time to improve himself by reading — he is now hypervigilant. ¶ We too must now be more vigilant. No longer do we have the luxury of storing our carriage, going about our business, and then paying our debt. We must seek out machinery (let us hope that it is functional) that bears a contract, we must (over) estimate the time required for our business — the first part of which must be spent seeking out machinery, reading its contract and supplying it with the correct coins of the realm (no copper, no notes, no change) to acquire a document. We must then return to our carriage (in which we were forced to temporarily imprison our children, because we fear the killers and the kiddy-fiddlers) and display the document we have purchased in the correct manner. Only then will we be free to go about our business (for the time estimated/purchased). Should you forget to do any of this, (because your father, or your dog has died, or you’re pregnant etc.) you will become a criminal. ¶ You must Pay & Display.