Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 155
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L'Innommable Segment 155, version 1 (Minuit 1953, p. 14)
J'ai beau me dire qu'elle n'a pas d'autre but que d'alimenter le discours à un moment donné, où il risque de s'évanouir, cette excellente explication ne me satisfait pas.
The Unnamable Segment 155, version 2 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 05r)
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It is in vain I tell myself that its only purpose is to stimulate the lagging discourse, this excellent explanation does not satisfy me.
The Unnamable Segment 155, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 05r)
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It is in vain I tell myslef 
that its only purpose
is to stimulate the lagging discourse, this excellent explanation
does not satisfy me.
The Unnamable Segment 155, version 4 (Spectrum, p. 6)
It is in vain I tell myself that its only purpose is to stimulate the lagging discourse, this excellent explanation does not satisfy me.
The Unnamable Segment 155, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 05r)
It is in vain I tell myself that its only purpose is to stimulate the lagging discourse, this excellent explanation does not satisfy me.
The Unnamable Segment 155, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 8)
It is in vain I tell myself that its only purpose is to stimulate the lagging discourse, this excellent explanation does not satisfy me.
L'Innommable Segment 155, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 13)
J'ai beau me dire qu'elle n'a pas d'autre but que d'alimenter le discours à un moment donné, où il risque de s'évanouir, cette excellente explication ne me satisfait pas.