| 0 | SFX: Distant wind, birds, etc.; a taste of the WOODS background later—fades up and down | |
| 1 |  |
SFX: Decaying wind, silence |
| 2 |  |
SFX: Same sound from (0) up and down |
| 3 |  |
SFX: Decay and silence |
| 4 |  |
SFX: Silence one beat |
| 5 |  |
MUSIC: Dies Irae, fortissimo, roughly fifteen seconds here and for each of following three frames |
| 6 |  |
MUSIC: Dies Irae continues |
| 7 |  |
MUSIC: Dies Irae continues |
| 8 |  |
MUSIC: Dies Irae continues; then abruptly ends |
| 9 |  |
SFX: Along with
some of the indicated lines from the OTHERS, there is always a general murmuring mixed
with the weary trudging of feet along a path which accompanies any of the WANDERERS
scenes—the WOODS background. DIRK: The end! --: The end? Already? --: I don’t like your stories very much… --: (under) Not really very… satisfying… --: I like a story to have three…three key elements… --: (sotto voce) Death, decay, destruction— (others laugh) --: —a start, and a finish, and— DIRK: Hey, I didn’t ask to be Storyteller. If you guys have any complaints— --: (under) I think that a story’s content should be mirrored by its form… |
| 10 |  |
STEVE:
There’s something wrong thematically with your stories, Dirk. You’re not
focusing. DIRK: Okay, so… STEVE: At the center of all great stories is Man’s quest for human truth. Let me tell a story; I’ll show you what I mean. DIRK: Be my guest. |