Assertion: aleph | /r/CapableOf | serve as introduction
Facets:
value: to the story's plot
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to short commentaries on its issues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The two epigraphs that precede "The Aleph" serve as introductions to the story's plot as well as short commentaries on its issues.