Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

Clov

[0124] (with irritation) [0125] I say I don't complain.

Hamm

[0126] Personally I feel a little queer. [0127] (Pause)
[0128] Clov.

Clov

[0129] Yes.

Hamm

[0130] Have you not had enough?

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Segment 2

Clov

[0131] Yes! [0132] (Pause) [0133] Of what?

Hamm

[0134] Of this... this... thing.

Clov

[0135] I[]'ve always had. [0136] (Pause) [0137] Not you?

Hamm

[0138] (gloomily) [0139] Then there's no reason
for it to change.

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Segment 3

Clov

[0140] It may end. [0141] (Pause) [0142] All life long the
same questions, the same answers.

Hamm

[0143] Get me ready. [0144] (Clov does not move.)
[0145] Go and get the sheet. [0146] (Clov does
not move
.)
[0147] Clov.

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Segment 4

Clov

[0148] Yes.

Hamm

[0149] I'll give you nothing more to eat.

Clov.

[0150] Then we'll die.

Hamm.

[0151] I'll give you just enough to prevent
you from dying.
[0152] You'll be hungry all
the time.

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Segment 5

Clov.

[0153] Then we shan't die. [0154] (Pause) [0155] I'll go
and get the sheet.

Hamm

[0156] He goes towards the door

Hamm

[0157] No! [0158] (Clov halts.) [0159] I'll give you one

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