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

MS-HRC-SB-6-4-2

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Segment 1

[2672] Estragon sleeps. [2673] Vladimir gets
up softly, takes off his coat
and lays it across Estragon's
shoulders, then starts walk-
ing up and down, swinging
his arms to keep himself
warm.

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Segment 2

[2674] Estragon wakes
with a start, jumps up,
casts about wildly.
[2675] Vladimir
runs to him, puts his arms
round him.
)

[2676] There... there... Didi is
there... don't be afraid..

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Segment 3

ESTRAGON

[2677] Ah!

VLADIMIR

[2678] There... there... it's all
over.

ESTRAGON

[2679] I was falling...

VLADIMIR

[2680] It's all over, [2681] it's all over.

ESTRAGON

[2682] I was on top of a -

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Segment 4

VLADIMIR

[2683] Don't tell me! [2684] Come, we'll
walk it off.

[2685] He takes Estragon by the
arm and walks him up
and down until Estragon
refuses to go any further
.

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Segment 5

ESTRAGON

[2686] That's enough. [2687] I'm tired.

VLADIMIR

[2688] You'd rather be stuck there
doing nothing?

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