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JOHN. And you fled.
DENNY. And I fled—
JOHN. And you thought—
DENNY. And I thought:
This is what's waiting; the rest is unreal.
JOHN. But then—
DENNY. But then I saw that it had rained again, lightly, and the rain had cooled the air and puddled the street with these tiny, skittish oil paintings, and I wasn't hungry anymore, and my body didn't ache, and I thought yes—
and I thought no—
and I thought yes—
— Dec 13, 2018 03:15PM
DENNY. And I fled—
JOHN. And you thought—
DENNY. And I thought:
This is what's waiting; the rest is unreal.
JOHN. But then—
DENNY. But then I saw that it had rained again, lightly, and the rain had cooled the air and puddled the street with these tiny, skittish oil paintings, and I wasn't hungry anymore, and my body didn't ache, and I thought yes—
and I thought no—
and I thought yes—
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DENNY. (Overlaps.) From the instant you saw me, you wanted to undo me—
JOHN. That's nonsense, Denny—
DENNY. (Overlaps.) —because everything I have is /mine/, and everything you have is inherited—
JOHN. (Overlaps.) I can't make you understand—
DENNY. (Overlaps.) This— this /friendship/— this /mockery/—
ROSAMUND. Denny—
DENNY. This seduction—
— Dec 20, 2018 07:59PM
JOHN. That's nonsense, Denny—
DENNY. (Overlaps.) —because everything I have is /mine/, and everything you have is inherited—
JOHN. (Overlaps.) I can't make you understand—
DENNY. (Overlaps.) This— this /friendship/— this /mockery/—
ROSAMUND. Denny—
DENNY. This seduction—
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is on page 49 of 72
JOHN. I must have sounded insane to you on the phone—
JESSIE. No.
JOHN. How could I not?
JESSIE. Anything that causes dread makes sense to me.
— Dec 20, 2018 07:50PM
JESSIE. No.
JOHN. How could I not?
JESSIE. Anything that causes dread makes sense to me.
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is on page 48 of 72
/After a moment, he hums a chorus of "Que Sera Sera"... or rather, a chorus of "Que Sera Sera" hums itself/ through /him./
— Dec 20, 2018 07:49PM
Keaton
is on page 47 of 72
Gidger? (Beat.)
We all sound alike.
I thought we were each unique.
I held our distinctions in such high regard. I thought our nuances were essential.
I can't hear them anymore.
When I read them... I don't hear them.
We all sound the same. (Beat.) We sound like the past.
— Dec 20, 2018 07:47PM
We all sound alike.
I thought we were each unique.
I held our distinctions in such high regard. I thought our nuances were essential.
I can't hear them anymore.
When I read them... I don't hear them.
We all sound the same. (Beat.) We sound like the past.
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is on page 33 of 72
JESSIE. Oh yes — the little thing you brag to yourself about.
The tiny violence that violates nothing.
— Dec 19, 2018 07:33AM
The tiny violence that violates nothing.
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is on page 31 of 72
JESSIE. It's not enough to be famous to a few dozen drunks in evening clothes who condescend to worship me.
I want my life known. I want to publish my life. I want to nail it into people's heads.
— Dec 19, 2018 07:32AM
I want my life known. I want to publish my life. I want to nail it into people's heads.
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is on page 30 of 72
And those who aren't dead are young. [...] Jess...?
I feel so sure about things—
JESSIE. About what things?
JOHN. I don't know. That's the odd part.
I haven't a clue what will /happen/... but I know it will be /right/...
— Dec 19, 2018 07:28AM
I feel so sure about things—
JESSIE. About what things?
JOHN. I don't know. That's the odd part.
I haven't a clue what will /happen/... but I know it will be /right/...
