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In the fifth text, she makes one more ''The Tempest'' reference with "All lost! To prayers, to prayers! All lost!" and "What, must our mouths be cold?" from the first scene of the play, during a shipwreck.
In the fifth text, she makes one more ''The Tempest'' reference with "All lost! To prayers, to prayers! All lost!" and "What, must our mouths be cold?" from the first scene of the play, during a shipwreck.


Addressing the SPDR, she says, "Arachne hung herself, you know. Take a hint already." This references a Greek fable in which a woman named Arachne claimed to be better at weaving than even the goddess Athena. Athena took offense and declared a contest. While Arachne won with her tapestry depicting 21 incidents of infidelity among the gods, Athena declared the subject too offensive and destroyed Arachne's loom. In shame, Arachne hung herself. In one version of the tale, Athena then took pity on her and transformed her into a spider.
Addressing the SPDR, she says, "Arachne hung herself, you know. Take a hint already." This references a Greek fable in which a woman named Arachne claimed to be better at weaving than even the goddess Athena. Athena took offense and declared a contest. While Arachne won with her tapestry depicting 21 incidents of infidelity among the gods, Athena declared the subject too offensive and destroyed Arachne's loom. In shame, Arachne hung herself.


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