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![]() [0171] and goes backstage into shadow. [0173] Noise of cork drawn with loud pop. [0174] 10 seconds pause. [0175] Second cork. [0176] 10 seconds pause. [0177] Third cork. [0178] Ten seconds pause. [0179] Brief burst of song from A in shadow. [0179|001] Pause. [0183] 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 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.
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![]() DOODLE 10 Insufferable prig |
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[0171] A stops the machine, broods, gets up and goes backstage into the shadows. [0172] Pause of 10 seconds. [0173] Sound of a cork popping. [0174] Ten seconds. [0175] Second pop. [0176] Ten seconds. [0177] Third pop. [0178] Ten seconds. [0179] Brief burst of song. [0183] A comes back into light from an unexpected angle, say front right, sits down, resumes his pose, switches on machine.
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![]() [0207] bench by the weir DOODLE 15 |
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![]() [0418] Perhaps my best years are over. [0224] agreed it was hopeless |
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![]() [0296] The eyes she had. ([0297] Broods. [↑] Realizes he is recording silence switches off. Broods.) [0299] Everything there, everything, all the - [0300] (realizes this is not being recorded, switches on.) [0301] Everything there, every bleeding thing, all the light and dark of the ... (hesitates) ages. [0305] Let that go! [0306] Jesus! [0307] Take his mind off his exercises! [0308] Jesus! ([0309] Pause) [0311] Ah well, maybe he was right. [0312] (Pause.) [0313] Maybe he was right. ([0314] Broods. [0316] Switches off |
([0285] A switches off, sits brooding, [0286] fumbles in his pockets, takes out an envelope, fumbles, puts back the envelope, gets up and goes front right into shadows. [0287] Ten seconds. [0288] Sound of bottle against glass, then brief siphon. [0289] Ten seconds. [0290] Bottle against glass alone. [0291] Fifteen seconds. [0292] He comes back front left into light, with an unused tape in his hand, sits down, takes tape off machine and lays it on table, puts tape in his hand on machine, takes envelope from his pocket, consults back of it, switches on and begins to record.
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