Mark it alone. Then open the table.

This mark is private until the table opens. No one else in the house sees it, and neither does the desk.

• Industry

  Does anyone here do a real job, and does that job matter?

  –5+

• Household

  Is a marriage, a parent, or a child a real life here, or just a prop?

  –5+

• Piety

  Can conscience actually stop someone, or is reverence only in the shot so it can be mocked?

  –5+

• Courage

  Does anyone risk something they would miss, or is it only noise?

  –5+

• Republic

  Does anyone owe a neighbor, a law, or a town — or is every person out for themselves?

  –5+

• Temperance

  Is appetite shown and then put down, or are you being trained to want the next one?

  –5+

• Truth

  Does a promise still hold, and does a lie come with a bill?

  –5+

• Stewardship

  What is left for the people who come after — a place, a craft, a name?

  –5+