Digital Manuscript ProjectL'Innommable / The Unnamable

[2025]
And but supposing, instead of suffering less
than the first day, or as much, he suffers
more, as time passes, more and more
more and more, as time passes, and the
transfer is effected, the metaphor metamorphosis is accomplished,
meta metaphor
of unchanging future into unchangeable past.
[2036]
For the moment let him xxx toss and fidget [place = supralinear] turn at
least, roll sprawl roll on the ground, damn
it all, since there's no other remedy, anything,
to break the monotony.
[2037] They waste no time Damn it all, look
look at the burnt alive,
at the burnt alive, they don't have [place = supralinear] wait to be told,
when they're [place = supralinear] not tied down, to rush about in
every direction, without method, crackling,
in search of a little cool.
[2040] May he Let him try xxx [place = supralinear] But simply to [place = inline] But simply to
discovers for himself without assistance further
assistance the consolations of flight from self,
that's all, he won't go far, he won't need to go far.
[2043] No one asks him to [place = supralinear] think reason, simply to suffer suffer, always in
the same way, without hope of diminution,
without hope of dissolution, it's no more
complicated than that.[2044] No need to reason [place = supralinear] think in order to be
without hope.[2045] Agreed then on monotony, it's
more stimulating.[2046] But how can it be ensured?
[2047]
No matter, no no no no No matter, no matter,
No matter how, no matter how, they're doing
the best they can, with the wretched means at
their disposal, a voice, a little light, the
poor devils, that's what they're paid for, they
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L'Innommable / The Unnamable © 2013 Samuel Beckett Digital Manuscript Project.
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