This notion that Candyland is getting ready to attack Pastria is simply ridiculous. ...and having said that, all options are on the table.
— President Green
The goverment of the Saccharine Republic of PASTRIA is trying to set up a number of TREACLE ENRICHMENT FACILITIES to advance its civilian CAKE INDUSTRY. Sixteen such FACILITIES must be set up so that the PEACEFUL PURPOSES may be achieved.
Word has reached you, however, that the brutal administration of CANDYLAND and their lackeys, the WELL-FOUNDED PUPPET REGIME, have developed a novel type of air-dropped GRAVY BOMB which surely will spoil the DELICATE FLAVOUR of your treacle should it strike a relevant facility. Having lost their best scientists to THE HORRORS OF DIABETES, the Pastrians have decided to enlist your VOLUNTARY AND UNCOERCED SUPPORT to solve their conundrum. It seems like the effectivity of the bomb crucially depends on the placement of your facilities. Will you be able to find a solution?
To further confound matters, the pesky UN DESSERT INSPECTOR has set up his camp on the fourth square.
* This puzzle's dynamics have unfortunately been lost to the ages.
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