Samuel Beckett
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Segment 1

Hamm

[1711] (very surprised). [1712] What story?

Clov

[1713] The one [place = inline] one you have never stopped
telling yourself.

Hamm

[1714] Ah you mean my chronicle?

Clov

[1715] That's the [place = inline] That's the one.

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Segment 2

[1716] Pause

Hamm

[1717] (angrily) [1718] Keep on, can't you, keep on!

Clov

[1719] You've got on with it, I hope.

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Segment 3

Hamm
[1720] (modestly) [1721] Oh not very much [place = supralinear] far, not
very much. [place = inline] far. [1722] (He sighs.) [1723] They are
[place = inline] There are days like that, one isn't
inspired. [1724] (Pause.) [1725] Nothing to do [place = supralinear] be done but
to wait for it come . [1726] (Pause.) [1727] No
forcing, no forcing, it's fatal. [1728] (Pause.)

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Segment 4

[1729] I've nevertheless got on it with a little.
[1730] (Un temps [place = supralinear] Pause.) [1731] You know, craftsmanship.
[1732] (Pause.) I say I've nev (Pause.
[1733] Irritably.) [1734] I say I've nevertheless
got on with it a little.

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Segment 5

Clov

[1735] (admiringly). [1736] Well I'll be...! [1737] In
spite of all you've been able to get on
with it!

Hamm

[1738] (modestly) [1739] Oh not very far, you know,
not very far, but never the less,
better than nothing.

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Segment 6

Clov

[1740] Better than nothing! [1741] I take off my
hat to you.

Hamm

[1742] I'll [place = inline] I'll tell you how it goes. [1743] He comes
crawling on his belly -

Transcription
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    • Segment 2
    • Segment 3
    • Segment 4
    • Segment 5
    • Segment 6

Fin de partie / Endgame © 2018 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
Editors: Dirk Van Hulle, Shane Weller and Vincent Neyt