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

MS-HRC-SB-6-4-1

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Segment 1

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 2

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 3

ESTRAGON

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

[0419] Vladimir uses his intelligence

VLADIMIR

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

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Segment 4

ESTRAGON

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

VLADIMIR

[0427] You're my only hope.

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Segment 5

ESTRAGON

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

VLADIMIR

[0434] I hadn't thought of that.

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Segment 6

ESTRAGON

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

VLADIMIR

[0437] But am I heavier than you?

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Segment 7

ESTRAGON

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

VLADIMIR

[0442] Well? What'll we do?

ESTRAGON

[0443] Don't let's do anything.
[0444] It's safer.

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