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Spiel is a terminal-based framework for creating and presenting slide decks using Python. It enables users to define slides as functions that return renderable objects (via Rich), and presents them in a navigable terminal user interface built with Textual. The framework supports features like live reloading during development, slide transitions, and dynamic content generation through a trigger system. The architecture centers around a `Deck` class that manages a sequence of `Slide` objects. Each slide's content is defined by a function that can optionally receive a `Triggers` object for time-based or interactive effects. The presentation is driven by a custom Textual application (`SpielApp`) that handles user input, screen transitions (including slide-to-slide animations), and automatic reloading of the deck when source files change. Key components include the CLI for launching presentations, a flexible slide definition system, and reusable widgets for rendering content such as syntax-highlighted code and images. Notable reusable components include the `Triggers` class for managing interactive state, the `Swipe` transition for slide animations, the `Image` widget for terminal image display, and a set of utility functions (`clamp`, `filter_join`, `chunks`) that solve common programming problems. These components are designed with low coupling and could be extracted for use in other projects with minimal modification.