Samuel Beckett
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Segment 1

Hamm

[2083] (soft). [2084] What'll I do? [2085] (Pause. [2086] In a howl.) [2087] What'll I
do!? [2088] (Clov sees the picture, takes it down, stands it
on the floor with its face tio the wall, hangs up the a
alarm-clock in its place.) [2089] What are you doing?

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Segment 2

Clov

[2089|001] What remains to be done. [2089|002] Lingering. [2090] Winding up.

Hamm

[2092] Look at the land. earth.

Clov

[2093] Again?

Hamm

[2094] Since it's calling to you.

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Segment 3

Clov

[2095] Is your throat hurting you? [2096] (Pause.) [2097] Would you like a
jujube lozenge? [2098] (Pause.) [2099] No? [2100] (Pause.) [2101] Pity.

[2102] Clov goes, humming, towards window right, halts before
it, looks up at it.

Hamm

[2103] Don't sing.

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Segment 4

Clov

[2104] (turning towards Hamm). [2105] One hasn't the right to sing
any more?

Hamm

[2106] No.

Clov

[2107] Then how can it end?

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Segment 5

Hamm

[2108] You want it to end?

Clov

[2109] I want to sing.

Hamm

[2110] I can't prevent you.

[2111] Pause. [2112] Clov turns towards the window.

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Segment 6

Clov
[2113] What did I do with that ladder? [2114] (He looks round for it.)
[2115] You didn't see that ladder? [2116] (He sees it.) [2117] Ah, about time.
[2117|001] I knew it was I saw it
somewhere. [2118] (He goes towards window left.) [2119] Sometimes I wonder if I'm
in my roight mind. [2120] Then it passes over and i'm as lucid
as before. [2121] (He gets up on ladder, looks out of window.)

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Segment 7

[2122] Mother of God, [2123] she's under water! [2124] (He looks.) [2125] How can
that be? [2126] (He pokes forward his head, his hand above his
eyes.) [2127] It hasn't rained. [2128] (He wipes the pane, looks. [2129] Pause.)
[2131] Ah what a fool I am! [2132] It's I'm on the wrong the wrong side. [2133] (He gets down,
takes a few paces towards window right.) [2134] Under water!
[2135] (He goes back for the ladder.) [2136] What a fool I am!

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Segment 8

[2137] (He drags
ladder towards window right.) [2138] Sometimes I wonder if I'm
in my right senses. [2139] Then it passes off and I'm as intel-
ligent as ever. [2140] (He sets down ladder under window right,
gets up on it, looks out of window. [2141] He turns towards
Hamm.) [2142] Any particular sector you're interested in? fancy [2144] Or
merely the whole thing lot?

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Segment 9

Hamm

[2146] Whole thing.

Clov

[2147] The general effect? [2148] (Pause. [2149] He turns towards window.)
[2150] Let's see.

[2151] He looks.

Hamm

[2152] Clov.

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Addition 1
I knew it was I saw it
somewhere.
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Addition 2
I'm on the wrong
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Addition 3
fancy
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Addition 4
lot
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Fin de partie / Endgame © 2018 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
Editors: Dirk Van Hulle, Shane Weller and Vincent Neyt