❝ peridot ❞

[dramatispersonae]

[You are presented with yet more spiders, spiders, and also spiders. They appear to be weaving, creating words in their webs, strung between treetops. One of them drops down in front of you. It is an exposition spider! It's hard to tell if it's male or female, but the voice is enthusiastic:]

❝ We will present you with words; it is up to you to determine which words you choose to keep, which words you discard, and which you apply to whom. ❞

❝ I wonder. Do you think words have power? ❞