Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-HRC-SB-3-5

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Segment 1

Clov

[1331] You whistle me. [1332] I don't come.
[1333] The alarm goes off. [1334] I'm gone.
[1335] It doesn't go off. [1336] I'm dead.

[1337] Pause

Hamm

[1338] Is it working going working? [1339] (Pause. [1340] Impatient.)
[1341] The alarm-clock, is it working going working ?

Clov

[1342] Why wouldn't it be going working.

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Segment 2

Hamm

[1343] Because it's been going working too long much.

Clov

[1344] But it's hardly been working at all.

Hamm

[1345] (angrily) [1346] Then because it hasn't been
working enough!
it's been
working too little!

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Segment 3

Clov

[1347] I'll go and see. [1348] (Exit Clov. [1350] Brief
x ring of alarm off.
[1351] Enter Clov
with the alarm-clock.
[1352] He holds
it against Hamm's ear and releases
the alarm.
[1353] They listen to it ringing
to the end.
[1354] Pause.) [1355] Worthy of
the last judgement!
[1356] Did
you hear?

Hamm

[1357] Vaguely.

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Segment 4

Clov.

[1358] The end is extraordinary.

Hamm

[1359] I prefer the middle. [1360] (Pause) [1361] Is
it not time for my sedative.

Clov

[1362] No. [1363] (He goes to the door, turns.)
[1364] I'm going.

Hamm

[1365] It's time for my story. [1366] Do you
want to listen to my story?

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