Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-OSU-RARE-29-6

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Segment 1

[1526] earth, there's no cure for that! [1527] (Pause.) [1528] It was an
excessively dry day, I remember, zerpo by the hygrometer.

[1529] Ideal weather, for my rheymatics rheumatics lumbago poor old bones.. [1530] (Pause.
[1531] Violently.) [1532] But what in God's name do you imagine? [1533] That
the earth will awake in srppring?
[1534] That there'll be fish to be
found in the rivers and seas again?
That the rivers
& seas will run
abound w with
fish again?

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Segment 2

[1535] That there'is still
manna in heaven still for imbeciles like you?
[1536] (Pause.) [1537] Grandually
Gradually I recovered my calm, at least sufficiently to
adsk him how long he had taken on the way.
[1538] Three whole days.
[1538|001] Good. [1539] In what state he had left the child? [1540] In deep Deep in sleep.

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Segment 3

[1541] (Forcibly.) [1542] But in what deep sleep, in what deep sleep
already?
[1543] (Pause.) [1544] To make Well to [cut] make[] it short I finally offered to
take him into my service.
[1545] He had touched me. [1546] And then I
imagined already that I wasn't much longer for this world!

[1547] (He laughs. [1548] Pause.) [1549] Well? [1550] (Pause.) [1551] Well? [1552] (Pause.) [1553] Here if
you were careful you might die a nice normal natural death, in
peace and comfort.
[1554] (Pause.) [1555] Well? [1556] (Pause.)

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Segment 4

[1557] In the end he
asked me if I'd would I[] consent to take in the child as well,- if
he were still alive.
[1558] (Pause.) [1559] It was the moment I was
waiting for.
[1560] (Pause.) [1561] Would I consent to take in the child..
[1562] (Pause.) [1563] I can see him still, down on his knees, his hands
flat on the ground, staring glaring at me with his mad eyes, in
spite of what I had just told him the [xxx] I had just given him defiance of my wishes..
[1564] (Pause. [1565] Normal tone.)

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Segment 5

[1568] I'll soon have finished with this story. [1569] (Pause.) [1570] Unless
I introduce bring in other characters.
[1571] (Payuse.) [1572] But where would I
find them?
[1573] (Pause.) [1574] Where would I look for them? [1575] (Pause.
[1576] He whistles. [1577] Enter Clov.) [1578] Let's pray to God.

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Segment 6

Nagg

[1579] Mye sugar-plum!

Clov

[1580] There's a rat in the kitchen!

Hamm

[1581] A rat! [1582] Are there still rats?

Clov

[1583] In the kitchen there's one.

Hamm

[1584] And you haven't extirminated it?

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Segment 7

Clov

[1585] Half. [1586] You disturbed us.

Hamm

[1587] He can't get away?

Clobv

[1588] No.

Hamm

[1589] You'll finish him later on. [1590] Let's pray to God.

Clov

[1591] Again?

Nagg

[1592] Mye sugar-plum!

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Segment 8

Hamm

[1593] God first! [1594] (Pause.) [1595] Are you ready right?

Clov

[1596] (resigned). [1597] Off we go.

NHamm

[1598] (to Nagg). [1599] And you?

Nagg

[1600] (clasping his hands, closing his eyes, in a gabble). [1601] Our
Father which art -

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Addition 1
poor old bones.
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Addition 2
That the rivers
& seas will run
abound w with
fish again?
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Addition 3
still
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Addition 4
make[]
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Addition 5
would I[]
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Addition 6
the [xxx] I had just given him
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Addition 7
defiance of my wishes.
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Doodle 15
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Doodle 16
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