Digital Manuscript ProjectKrapp's Last Tape / La Dernière Bande

[0183] [x] In a
kind of shuffling [dance] he reenters
[zone] of light, from an unexpected
angle, [say front] right, shuffles and
[turns for a moment about] the [x]
table, finally lets himself fall on
the chair. After a moment he bends
over the tape, winds it forward
a little, starts up machine, resumes
his listening attitude.
[0183|001] Tape. - a [moment] in the life of all
pioneers
[0089] Sat [by] the fire [looking] into the fire with closed eyes [turning over] in my mind separating
winnowing, [out] as it [went]
the grain from the chaff.[0090] Jotted
down a few notes, on the back of
an envelope.[0091] It is good to be home
again, in my old things.[0097] The new
light above my desk is a great
improvement.
[0106] The grain, what do I mean [by] that,
I mean ... (Pause.) I suppose I mean those
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Editors: Dirk Van Hulle and Vincent Neyt