Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

Nell

[0430] It was in the Ardennes.

[0431] They laugh more briefly

Nagg

[0432] On the way out of Sedan. [0433] (They laugh still
more briefly
)
[0435] Are you cold?

[0435|001]

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Segment 2

Nell.

[0436] Yes, very cold. [0437] And you?

Nagg

[0438] I'm frozen. [0439] (Pause.) [0440] Do
you want
to go in?

Nell

[0441] Yes.

Nagg.

[0442] Then go in. [0443] (Nell does not move.)[0444] Why don't
you go in?

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Segment 3

Nell

[0445] I don't know.

[0446] Pause.

Nagg.

[0447] Did he change your sawdust?

Nell

[0448] It isn't sawdust. [0449] (Pause. [0450] Wearily.) [0451] Can
you not be a little accurate, Nagg?

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Segment 4

Nagg.

[0452] Your sand then. [0453] It's not important.

Nell

[0454] It is important.

[0455] Pause

Nagg.

[0456] It used to be sawdust.

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Segment 5

Nell

[0457] Yes indeed.

Nagg

[0458] And now it's sand. [0459] (Pause) [0460] From the shore.
[0461] (Pause.) [0463] Now it's sand he fetches from the shore.

Nell

[0464] Yes indeed.

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