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laid so young so long ago the darkened room
the sleepless days and all night the skylight the
pink shade and little sleep that short sickness
when we come to that and then the dark where
she was laid this prayer giver of light and
taker of it away this prayer again take it
away.
(Pause. Weeps. Five seconds.) Out
there by the Slow & Easy third class coast line
to avoid the charge all her troubles in a
grip in the sack beautiful sun most of the
way just the tunnels through the Head
corner seats on the sea side gazing out beautiful
1 theme only leads to tears
1 theme only leads to smile
1 theme only leads to laugh
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Coming up to the end alone quite still on her back her head
on the pillow under the light, the eyes -
(Pause.) Closed mostly, then suddenly open
wide and gaze up unblinking half a
minute forty seconds. (Pause.) Undazzled.
(Pause.)
The pillow for the head. (Pause.) Alone quite
still body & face, only the eyes. (Pause.)
Closed mostly. (Pause.) Coming up to her end.
(Pause.) Oh time giver of light -
(Pause.) Oh time when we come to this
and then the dark where she was laid
so young so long ago this prayer giver
of light and taker of it away this
prayer again take it away. (Pause,
4 seconds. Tears, 8 seconds. Pause, 4 seconds.)
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