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+# A Greeting
+
+When Konilo starts, a greeting is displayed:
+
+     _              _
+    (_|   |   |_/  | |
+      |   |   | _  | |  __   __   _  _  _    _    _|_  __
+      |   |   ||/  |/  /    /  \_/ |/ |/ |  |/     |  /  \_
+       \_/ \_/ |__/|__/\___/\__/   |  |  |_/|__/   |_/\__/
+
+             888    d8P                      d8b  888
+             888   d8P                       Y8P  888
+             888  d8P                             888
+             888d88K      .d88b.   88888b.   888  888   .d88b.
+             8888888b    d88""88b  888 "88b  888  888  d88""88b
+             888  Y88b   888  888  888  888  888  888  888  888
+             888   Y88b  Y88..88P  888  888  888  888  Y88..88P
+             888    Y88b  "Y88P"   888  888  888  888   "Y88P"
+
+    Try `manual` for a user guide or browse the block `catalogue`
+
+At this point, you are in the listener.
+
+# The Listener
+
+The listener is an interactive read/evaluate loop. It's the
+primary interface for working with Konilo. You type in words,
+the listener will interpret them, and carry out actions for
+you.
+
+If you aren't writing programs, you'll likely mostly use it to
+load and start programs. For example, to take a look at a
+mandelbrot, you could load it with:
+
+    * jmf:mandelbrot
+
+And then run it with:
+
+    jmf:mandelbrot
+