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L'Innommable Segment 2181, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-4-1, f. 32v)
Ou si c'est un seul, il
pourra s'en aller, sans avoir rien à se reprocher crainte de remords, ayant perdu son
temps à faire l'impossible, et au delà,
ou il pourra rester ici avec moi, ça pourrait
lui arriver, j'aurais ça me ferait un semblable, ce
serait épatant, mon premier semblable,
ça ferait date, non, xx me savoir un semblable, non, je ne saurais rien, ça ne
fait rien, ce serait épatant quand même,
d'avoir un semblable, un congénère, il
n'aurait pas besoin de me ressembler,
qu'est-ce que je dis, il là, il me ressemblerait forcément, il n'aurait qu'à
se laisser aller, se laisser tomber, il
pourrait croire tout ce qu'il voudrait, sur
le moment, qu'il n'en pouvait plus, ou
que l'endroit l'avait xxx lui plaisait, il pourrait
même s'écrier, Je n'irai pas plus loin,
xx xx ayant l'habitude d'annoncer d'annoncer ses
décisions, à haute voix, pour mieux les
connaître, il pourrait même ajouter, [⁁] [⁁] à toutes fins utiles,
un cas où il changerait d'avis Pour l'instant, [⁁] [⁁] tout au moins,
ce serait sa dernière bêtise, il n'aurait
qu'à se laisser aller, il disparaîtrait,
il ne saurait rien non plus, nous serions
là tous les deux, chacun à son insu,
à l'insu l'un de l'autre, c'est un excellent beau
rêve que je viens de faire là, un excellent rêve.
épatant. [2181|001] Puis un autre s'amènerait,
à la recherche de son xxx, x essaierait
viendrait, à la recherche de W, xxx je
suis M, lui raconterait des histoires, lui
ferait des propositions alléchantes essaierait
de le faire servir, de l'avoir par la
bande, à coups de cajolerie, de menaces,
L'Innommable Segment 2181, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 186)
Ou si c'est un seul, comme moi, il pourra partir, sans crainte de remords, ayant perdu sa vie à faire l'impossible, et au delà, ou rester ici avec moi, ça pourrait lui arriver, ça me ferait un semblable, ce serait épatant, mon premier semblable, ça ferait date, me savoir un semblable, non, je ne saurais rien, ça ne fait rien, ce serait épatant quand même, un semblable, un congénère, il n'aurait pas besoin de me ressembler, il me ressemblerait, forcément, il n'aurait qu'à se laisser aller, il pourrait croire tout ce qu'il voudrait, sur le moment, qu'il n'en pouvait plus, ou que l'endroit lui plaisait, il pourrait même s'écrier, Je n'irai pas plus loin, ayant l'habitude d'annoncer ses décisions, à haute voix, pour mieux les connaître, il pourrait même ajouter, à toutes fins utiles, Pour l'instant, ce serait sa dernière bêtise, il n'aurait qu'à se laisser aller, il disparaîtrait, il ne saurait rien non plus, nous serions là tous les deux, chacun à son insu, à l'insu l'un de l'autre, c'est un beau rêve que je viens de faire là, un excellent rêve.

The Unnamable Segment 2181, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-3, f. 07r)
If Or
if there is only one, like me, he can depart
without fear of remorse, having wasted his life
on an impossibility done all he could, and
even more, to achieve the impossibility, and
so lost his life, or stay here with me, that
might befall him, and be a like for me,
that would be
jolly stunning, my first like, that would
be epoch-making, to know I had a like,
no, I'd know nothing, no matter, it would
be jolly (stunning) all the same, a like,
a congener, he wouldn't need have to be like me,
he couldn't but be like me, he need only relax
he would he need only relax, he could believe
what he liked for whatever he liked,
believe what he liked, at the time,
that he could bear no more, or that the place
was charming, he might even exclaim,
I'll settle down here, being used to proclaiming
his decisions to announcing his decisions, in a
loud voice at the top of his voice, and so
get to know them better, he might even
add, to cover all eventualities, For the
moment, it would be his last ix imbecility,
he need only relax, he'd disappear, he'd
know nothing either, there we'd be the two
of us, unkn unbeknownst to ourselves,
unbeknownst to each other, that's a
darling I've had, an that's a darling
dream I've been having, a perf very excellent
dream.

The Unnamable Segment 2181, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 104r)
And if there is only one, like me, he can depart without fear of remorse, having done all he could, and even more, to
achiecve the impossible and so losrt his life, or stayw with me
here, and be my like that may befall him, he might do that, and be a like for me,
that would be stunning delightful, my first like, that would be epoch-making, to know I had a like, a congener, he wouldn't have to
be like me, he couldn't be but be like me, he need only relax,
, he might believe what he pleased, at the outset, that he could was
bear no more in hell, or that the place was charming, he might even
exclaim, I'll settle down here never stir again, being used to
announcing his decisions, at the top of his voice, and so thus get
to know them better, he might even add, to cover all eventualit- risks
ies, For the moment, it would be his last bit of balderdash inanity,
he need only relax, he'd disappear, he would he'd know nothing either,
there would we'd be the two of us, unbeknownst to ourselves, unbeknownst to each other, that's a darling dream I've been having,
a very excellent broth of a dream.

The Unnamable Segment 2181, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 101r)
And if there is
only one, like me, he can depart without fear of remorse, having
done all he could, and even more, to achieve the impossible and so
lost his life, or stay with me here, he might do that, and be a like
for me, that would be lovely, my first like, that would be se[e]poch-making, to know I had a like, a congener, he wouldn't have to be
like me, he couldn't but be like me, he need only relax, he might
believe what he pleased, at the outset, that he was in hell, or
that the place was charming, he might even exclaim, I'll never stir
again, being used to announcing his decisions, at the top of his
voice, so as to[/] get to know them better, he might even add, to cover
all risks For the mome
,nt, it would be his last howler, he need
only relax, he'd disappear, he'd know nothing either, there we'd be the two of us, unbeknown to ourselves, unbeknown to each other,
that's a darling dream I've been having, a broth of a dream.
The Unnamable Segment 2181, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 127)
And if there is only one, like me, he can depart without fear of remorse, having done all he could, and even more, to achieve the impossible and so lost his life, or stay with me here, he might do that, and be a like for me, that would be lovely, my first like, that would be epoch-making, to know I had a like, a congener, he wouldn't have to be like me, he couldn't but be like me, he need only relax, he might believe what he pleased, at the outset, that he was in hell, or that the place was charming, he might even exclaim, I'll never stir again, being used to announcing his decisions, at the top of his voice, so as to get to know them better, he might even add, to cover all risks, For the moment, it would be his last howler, he need only relax, he'd disappear, he'd know nothing either, there we'd be the two of us, unbeknown to ourselves, unbeknown to each other, that's a darling dream I've been having, a broth of a dream.
L'Innommable Segment 2181, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 152)
Ou si c'est un seul, comme moi, il pourra partir, sans crainte de remords, ayant perdu sa vie à faire l'impossible, et au-delà, ou rester ici avec moi, ça pourrait lui arriver, ça me ferait un semblable, ce serait épatant, mon premier semblable, ça ferait date, me savoir un semblable, non, je ne saurais rien, ça ne fait rien, ce serait épatant quand même, un semblable, un congénère, il n'aurait pas besoin de me ressembler, il me ressemblerait, forcément, il n'aurait qu'à se laisser aller, il pourrait croire tout ce qu'il voudrait, sur le moment, qu'il n'en pouvait plus, ou que l'endroit lui plaisait, il pourrait même s'écrier, Je n'irai pas plus loin, ayant l'habitude d'annoncer ses décisions, à haute voix, pour mieux les connaître, il pourrait même ajouter, à toutes fins utiles, Pour l'instant, ce serait sa dernière bêtise, il n'aurait qu'à se laisser aller, il disparaîtrait, il ne saurait rien non plus, nous serions là tous les deux, chacun à son insu, à l'insu l'un de l'autre, c'est un beau rêve que je viens de faire là, un excellent rêve.