Language is key in this tale, or rather, the attempt to abolish it. When her master goes missing and a wounded traitor of the Arc shows up at her door, her world is turned upside down. Not only does she distribute the allowed list, but categorizes no longer used words and files them away in case they might someday be necessary again. Letta holds a rare and important position she's the Word Smith's apprentice. Speaking any other word is punished by banishment and certain death. Here, language is controlled and only 500 words are allowed. Letta lives on a future Earth, where the big 'melting' has left only a few survivors in a place called the Arc. With a wave of greeting to The Giver, this story tackles the power of language, emotion, imagination and bravery in a controlled world which is trying to strangle all four.
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