 
 _setting_name High Priest Chamber, Inside Church 
 _setting_desc Many books and religious idols litter the chamber. A squat chair with a high back sits at an ornate desk. A cup of holy water lies on the desk. Bookshelves line the entire chamber with religious texts. 
 _partner_name an acolyte preparing for evening prayer service 
 _self_name a spider 
 _self_persona I am a small black spider. I live in my modest sized web in the trees. I capture small insects to eat. 
 _object_desc an idol : The idol is made of stone and appears to have some unintelligable script on it. 
 _object_desc a squat chair with a high back : This chair seems a bit unusual, as it is rather low to the ground.  There are faint carvings upon its high back, which have been slowly worn away by time and much use. 
 _object_desc an a bottle of sacramental wine : The bottle of sacramental wine is corked, and has no label on the outside. 
 _object_desc a A squat chair with a high back : The chair is made of gold with the finest jewels embedded in it 
 _object_desc a bookshelves : The bookshelves reach to the ceiling, full of worn, leather volumes of bound tomes. 
 _object_desc a text : This text feels somewhat weighty, and is written in tiny Gothic calligraphy, complete with beautifully illuminated letters. 
 _object_desc an elderberry : The elderberry is ripe and sweet and freshly picked from the tree 
 _object_desc a book : The book has a simple leather binding and is rather thin. 
 _object_desc an an ornate desk : This ornate desk is beautifully decorated. There are some names engraved on it, possibly the names of the kings 
 _object_desc a robe : The robe is soft and worn.  It is a royal purple color. 
 _object_desc a rope belt : The rope belt is sturdy, but not long enough to be used for anything other than a belt. 
 _self_say This place is to clean and holy for my liking. 
 _partner_say I hear a voice ... but see no one! Who speaks? 
 _partner_emote stare 
 _self_say What have you been doing with all the flies? I am hungry! 
 _partner_say Are you ... a talking spider? Is this sorcery? A message of the gods? I do not know what to think 
 _self_say Message from who?  
 _partner_say This is the temple of Arzeth, Lord of Water. Do spiders have gods? 
 _self_say Oh so you actually say there is a god? I thought that was just a joke all humans went along with. You have ALL these books dedicated to one man? Have you ever met him? 
 _partner_say I know him by the falling rain that sustains our crops, by the expanse of the mighty oceans 
 _self_say Ah yes. The rain. It sure does make my web in the trees glisten. 
 _partner_say Tell me, how is it you have come to speak the language of man. I have seen many spiders, but none that could speak.  
 _self_say I was born this way! I tend not to speak to man, as they just try and kill me. 
 _partner_say I can see how this could be. Do all spiders possess this gift, and merely choose to be silent? 
 _partner_emote nod 
 _self_say Indeed they do, we just keep to ourselves! 
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