253 FRAMES
The Annotated Transcript
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SFX: Distant wind, birds, etc. — a taste of the WOODS BACKGROUND
described later — fades up
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SFX: Decaying wind; silence
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SFX: Same sound from (0) up and down
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SFX: Decay and silence
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SFX: Silence one beat
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MUSIC: Dies Irae, fortissimo, roughly fifteen
seconds here and for each of following three frames
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MUSIC: Dies Irae continues
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MUSIC: Dies Irae continues
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MUSIC: Dies Irae continues; then abruptly ends
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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 accompanying the WANDERERS scenes — the WOODS BACKGROUND
DIRK: The end!
(skeptical reaction from others, overlapping)
—: 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 . . .
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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.
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