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A story text must be comprehended as a story, thereby
explaining the need for the supertask just described.
But, texts are also intended to relate a
scenario to the reader. Lycanthrope,
for example, is not just a story; it tells
the reader about events which could potentially happen, some more likely
than others. A reader
can understand the relationship between the two friends
using some of the same processes which they would in an attempt
to understand the relationship if it were occurring in the physical
world.
The scenario comprehension supertask is
responsible for comprehending events happening around
a reasoner. Because of this, it can also be used to
comprehend the events which are occurring inside
of a story world.
Kenneth Moorman
11/4/1997