Path to the Futuro
lights uponthe stae. There is atwIstng road which
coer to its digonal oposite. On the back wall,
ofanamfont wth a mountamtowering obove [Link] the one
leads from
oloyoNa alove it. The nxod nad seems to enter Its dork with me
the
amdforest.
frure, SAOKE, Nagreyhood SMOKES
nkong others to followhim
stops, turns fnter a
SMOKE: Come on, youlot! We h
haven't
got ll day.
gestures
Slowy, aseies of other figues emerge. Frst, comess a
fue ofshiny metal Then comes POLLUTION, a CAR, box like
inoly marks and fishy green scales. Finally conmes /slimy fgure
suit of dollar bilk MONEY, Wecoueed
aninga
POLLUTION: O, Smoke! I'm exhausted.
The others laugh, nastily,.
MONEY: (holding his nose) 'Exhausted' -- good, one
Pllution! And don't stand so close - you stink
POLLUTION: Call me, [Link]'ve been together along time
SMOKE: What would you say Pol, ifl told you lve found
the perfect place for us?
POLLUTION: ld say it's about time.
SMOKE: What wouldyou say, Car, ifltold you this place
was pure, beautiful and fullof life?
CAR: (snarling) Horrible!Oyinue
MONEY: (recoling) Yukou broooeo
POLLUTION: (choking) How disgusting!oov bno
SMOKE: What would you say ifl told you we can turn
it into something dirty, smelly and istorted?
Wouldn't you like togobble up whatever you
like, Money - and get bigger and bigger? You
Car, wouldn't you like to go wherever you
wanted, chopping down forests and clearng Iike
mountains to make roads? And wouldnt you
the prety flowers
to contaminate the soil and all
and poison deep blue oceans, Pollution?
The others look at each other.
beungatetd
meantnto
CAR:
(slighty apologetic) l dont
seems tOo
goodto betrue
Smoke, but ... wel, it
Surely people will drive us out?