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

MS-HRC-DA-145-1

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Segment 1

ESTRAGON

[2808] I don't know.

VLADIMIR

[2809] How many?

ESTRAGON

[2810] I don't know.

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Segment 2

VLADIMIR

[2811] (Triumphantly) [2812] It's Godot! [2813] At last! [2815] Gogo!
[2816] It's Godot! [2817] We're saved! [2818] Let's go and meet him.

[2820] (He drags ESTRAGON towards the wings.
[2821] ESTRAGON resists, pulls himself free, exit
right)

X him R

[Sighs xx]

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Segment 3

[2822] Gogo! [2823] Come back!

[2825] (VLADIMIR runs to extreme left, scans the
horizon.
[2826] Enter ESTRAGON right, he hastens
towards Vladimir, falls into his arms)

[2827] There you are again again!

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

[2828] I'm in hell!

VLADIMIR

[2829] Where were you?

ESTRAGON

[2833] They're coming there too!

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Segment 5

VLADIMIR

[2834] We're surrounded!

[2835] (ESTRAGON rushes wildly towards back)

[2836] Imbecile! [2837] There's no way out there. [2838] (he takes
Estragon by the arm and drags him towards front.

[2839] Gesture towards auditorium) [2840] There! Not a soul
in sight!
[2841] Off you go! [2842] Quick!

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Segment 6

[2843] (He pushes Estragon towards auditorium.
[2844] ESTRAGON recoils in horror)

[Chin] up [2845] You won't? [2845|001] (he contemplates the auditorium) [2846] Well
I can understand that.
[2847] Wait till I see. [2848] (he
reflects)
[2849] Your only hope left is to disappear.

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Segment 7

ESTRAGON

[2850] Where?

VLADIMIR

[2851] Behind the tree.

[2852] (ESTRAGON hesitates)

[2853] Quick! [2854] Behind the tree.

[2855] (ESTRAGON goes and crouches behind the tree,
realizes he remains in view,
[2857] comes out from
behind the tree)

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