Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
En attendant Godot / Waiting for Godot

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

[0399|001] Vladimir whispers to Estragon
[0400] Estragon highly excited.

ESTRAGON

[0400] (Highly excited) [0401] An erection!

VLADIMIR

[0402] With all that ensues FOLLOWS. [0403] Where it falls mandrakes
grow.
[0404] That's why they shriek when you tear them
up.
[0405] Did you not know that? X up [LW]

ESTRAGON

[0406] Let's hang ourselves immediately.

VLADIMIR

[0407] From a bough? [0408] (they go towards the tree) [0409] I
wouldn't trust it.

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Segment 2

ESTRAGON

[0410] We can always try.

VLADIMIR

[0411] Go ahead.

ESTRAGON

[0412] After you.

VLADIMIR

[0413] No no, you first.

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Segment 3

ESTRAGON

[0414] Why me?

VLADIMIR

[0415] You're lighter than I am.

ESTRAGON

[0416] Just so!

VLADIMIR

[0417] I don't understand.

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[0418] Use your intelligence, can't you.

[0419] (VLADIMIR uses his intelligence)

VLADIMIR

[0420] (Finally) [0421] I remain in the dark.

ESTRAGON

[0422] This is how it is. [0423] (he reflects) [0424] The bough...
the bough...
[0425] (angrily) [0426] Use your head, can't you?

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[0427] You're my only hope.

ESTRAGON

[0428] (With effort) [0429] Gogo light - bough not break - Gogo
dead.
[0430] Didi heavy - bough break - Didi alone.
[0432] Whereas -

VLADIMIR

[0434] I hadn't thought of that.

ESTRAGON

[0436] If it hangs you it'll hang me.

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Segment 6

VLADIMIR

[0437] But am I heavier than you?

ESTRAGON

[0438] So you tell me. [0439] I don't know. [0440] There's an even
chance.
[0441] Or nearly.

VLADIMIR

[0442] Well? What do we do?

ESTRAGON

[0443] Don't let's do anything. [0444] It's safer. follow him
down [x]

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