When the file opens, that power satisfies the user. When the writer allows reader agency by writing good links, the hypertext enables readers to come to their own conclusions about a story. As always, the writer cannot guarantee which associations the reader will make. The writer also cannot predict which links the reader will follow. This means every link counts.
Some readers feel satisfied to click one link and read one component.
Feeling satisfied, a reader won't care if there are components she did not read. The reader's experience always will be formed in relation to the writer's link decisions. Readers have the final word. Their agency cannot be denied.