Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
Fin de partie / Endgame

MS-OSU-RARE-29-6

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Segment 1

[2210] Why I always obey you. [2211] Can you explain that to me?

Hamm

[2212] No...[2213]Perhaps it's compassion. [2214] (Pause.) [2215] A kind of great
compassion.
[2216] (Pause.) [2217] Oh you won't find it easy, you won't
find it easy.

[2218] Pause. [2219] Clov begins to move about the room, looking for searching in search of
the glass.

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Segment 2

Clov

[2221] I'l tired of our goinxgs on, very tired. [2222] (He searches.)
[2223] You're not sitting on it?

[2224] He moves the chair, looks at the place where it stood,
resumes his search
.

Hamm

[2225] (anguished). [2226] Don't leave me there! [2227] (Angrily Clov puts
the chair back in its place.)
[2229] Am I right in the centre?

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Segment 3

Clov

[2230] You'd need a microscope to find this - [2231] (He sees the glass.)
[2232] Abo Ah, about time I knew it was I saw it somewhere.

[2233] He picks up the glass, goes to the ladder, hgets up on
it, turns the glass on the without
.

Hamm

[2234] Give me the dog.

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Segment 4

Clov

[2235] (looking). [2236] Quiet!

Hamm

[2237] (angrily). [2238] Give me the dog!

[2239] Clov drops the glass, clasps his hands to his head.
[2240] Pause. [2241] He gets down precipitately, looks for the dog,
sees it, picks it up, hastens towrads Hamm and strikes
him violently on the head with the dog
.

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Segment 5

Clov

[2242] There's your dog for you!

[2243] The dog falls to the ground. [2244] Pause.

Hamm

[2245] He struck hit me!

Clov

[2246] You drive me mad, I'm mad!

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Segment 6

Hamm

[2247] If you must strike hit me, strike hit me with the axe. [2248] (Pause.)
[2249] Or with the gaff, strike hit mew with the gaff. [2250] Noyt with
the dog.
[2251] With the gaff. [2252] Or with the axe.

[2253] Clov picks up the dog and gives it to Hamm who takes it
in his arms.

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Segment 7

Clov

[2254] (imploring). [2255] Let's stop playing!

Hamm

[2256] Never! [2257] (Pause.) [2258] Put me in my coffin.

XClov

[2259] There are no more coffins.

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Segment 8

Hamm

[2260] Then let there be an end! [2261] (Clov goes towards ladder.
[2262] Violently.) [2263] With a bang! [2264] (Clov gets up on ladder, gets
down again, looks for glass, sees it, p^ picks it up, gets
up on ladder, raises glass.
)
[2265] Of darkness! [2266] And me? [2267] Did
anyone ever have pity on me?

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Addition 1
I knew it was I saw it somewhere
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