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    THREE DIALOGUES*

    SAMUEL BECKETT AND GEORGES DUTHUIT

    TAL COAT

    B.Total object, comlete !"t# m"$$"%& a't$, "%$tea( o) a't"al object. +e$t"o% o) (e&'ee.

    D.Mo'e. T#e t'a%% o) t#e ("$c'eet o-e't#'o!%. T#e !o'l( a )l+ o) mo-eme%t$ a'ta/"%&o) l"-"%& t"me, t#at o) e))o't, c'eat"o%, l"be'at"o%, t#e a"%t"%&, t#e a"%te'. T#e )leet"%& "%$ta%t o)$e%$at"o% &"-e% bac/, &"-e% )o't#, !"t# co%tet o) t#e co%t"%++m "t %o+'"$#e(.

    B.I% a% ca$e a t#'+$t"%& to!a'($ a mo'e a(e0+ate e'e$$"o% o) %at+'al ee'"e%ce, a$'e-eale( to t#e -"&"la%t coe%ae$t#e$"a. 1#et#e' ac#"e-e( t#'o+ $+bm"$$"o% o' t#'o+ma$te', t#e 'e$+lt "$ a &a"% "% %at+'e.

    23.B+t t#at !#"c# t#"$ a"%te' ("$co-e'$, o'(e'$, t'a%$m"t$, "$ %ot "% %at+'e. 1#at 'elat"o%bet!ee% o%e o) t#e$e a"%t"%&$ a%( a la%($cae $ee% at a ce'ta"% a&e, a ce'ta"% $ea$o%, aCe'ta"% #o+'4 A'e !e %ot o% a 0+"te ("))e'e%t la%e4

    B B %at+'e I mea% #e'e, l"/e t#e %a"-e$t 'eal"$t, como$"te o) e'ce"-e' a%( e'ce"-e(, %ot a(at+m, a% ee'"e%ce. All I !"$# to $+&&e$t "$ t#at t#e te%(e%c a%( accoml"$#me%t o) t#"$a"%t"%& a'e )+%(ame%tall t#o$e o) 'e-"o+$ a"%t"%&, $t'a"%"%& to e%la'&e t#e $tateme%t o) acom'om"$e.

    D.5o+ %e&lect t#e "mme%$e ("))e'e%ce bet!ee% t#e $"&%")"ca%ce o) e'cet"o% )o' Tal Coata%( "t$ $"&%")"ca%ce )o' t#e &'eat majo'"t o) #"$ 'e(ece$$o'$, a'e#e%("%& a$ a't"$t$ !"t#t#e $ame +t"l"ta'"a% $e'-"l"t a$ "% a t'a))"c6jam a%( "m'o-"%& t#e 'e$+lt !"t# a l"c/ o) E+cl"("a%&eomet'. T#e &lobal e'cet"o% o) Tal Coat "$ ("$"%te'e$te(, comm"tte( %e"t#e' to t'+t# %o' tobea+t, t!"% t'a%%"e$ o) %at+'e. I ca% $ee t#e com'om"$e o) a$t a"%t"%&, b+t %ot t#at!#"c# o+ (elo'e "% t#e Mat"$$e o) a ce'ta"% e'"o( a%( "% t#e Tal Coat o) to6(a.

    B.I (o %ot (elo'e. I a&'ee t#at t#e Mat"$$e "% 0+e$t"o%, a$ !ell a$ t#e 7'a%c"$ca% o'&"e$ o)Tal Coat, #a-e 'o("&"o+$ -al+e, b+t a -al+e co&%ate !"t# t#o$e al'ea( acc+m+late(. 1l"8""!e #a-e to co%$"(e' "% t#e ca$e o) Ital"a% I98""%te'a "$ %ot t#at t#e $+'-ee( t#e !o'l( !""l" ll"eee$ o) b+"l("%&6co%t'acto'$, .2 me% ""/m"m l"/e a% o"l"e', b+t t#at t#e %e-e" "t"m ()'om t#e)"el( o) t#e o$$"ble, #o!e-e' m+c# t#e ma #a-e e%la'&e( "t. T#e o%l t#"%& ("$t+'be( bt#e 'e-ol+t"o%a'"e$ Mat"$$e a%( Tal Coat "$ a ce'ta"% o'(e' o% t#e la%e o) t#e )ea$"ble.

    D.1#at ot#e' la%e ca% t#e'e be )o' t#e ma/e'4

    B.Lo&"call %o%e. 5et I $ea/ o) a% a't t+'%"%& )'om "t "% ("$&+$t, !ea' o) +% elo"t$,!ea' o) 'ete%("%& to be able, o) be"%& able, o) (o"%& a l"ttle bette' t#e $ame ol( t#"%&, o)&o"%& a l"ttle )+'t#e' alo%& a ('ea' 'oa(.

    D.A%( 'e)e''"%& !#at4

    B.T#e e'e$$"o% t#at t#e'e "$ %ot#"%& to e'e$$, %ot#"%& !"t# !#"c# to e'e$$, %ot#"%&)'om !#"c# to e'e$$, %o o!e' to e'e$$, %o (e$"'e to e'e$$, to&et#e' !"t# t#eobl"&at"o% to e'e$$.

    D.B+t t#at "$ a -"ole%tl et'eme a%( e'$o%al o"%t o) -"e!, o) %o #el to +$ "% t#e matte'o) Tal Coat.

    B.

    D.:e'#a$ t#at "$ e%o+ )o' to6(a.

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    II

    MASSON

    B.I% $ea'c# o) t#e ("))"c+lt 'at#e' t#a% "% "t$ cl+tc#. T#e ("$0+"et o) #"m !#o lac/$ a% a(6-e'$a'.

    D.T#at "$ e'#a$ !# #e $ea/$ $o o)te% %o!a(a$ o) a"%t"%& t#e -o"(, ;"% )ea' a%(t'embl"%&;. H"$ co%ce'% !a$ at o%e t"me !"t# t#e c'eat"o% o) a mt#olo&8 t#e% !"t# ma%, %ot$"ml "% t#e +%"-e'$e, b+t "% $oc"et8 a%( %o! . . . ;"%%e' emt"%e$$, t#e '"me co%("t"o%,acco'("%& to C#"%e$e e$t#et"c$, o) t#e act o) a"%t"%&;. It !o+l( $eem, "% e))ect, t#at Ma$$o%$+))e'$ mo'e /ee%l t#a% a% l"-"%& a"%te' )'om t#e %ee( to come to 'e$t, ".e. to e$tabl"$# t#e(ata o) t#e 'oblem to be $ol-e(, t#e :'oblem at la$t.

    B. 6T#o+ l"ttle )am"l"a' !"t# t#e 'oblem$ l"e #a$ $et #"m$el) "% t#e a$t a%( !#"c#, b t#e

    me'e )act o) t#e"' $ol+b"l"t o' )o' a% ot#e' 'ea$o%, #a-e lo$t )o' #"m t#e"' le&"t"mac, I )eelt#e"' 'e$e%ce %ot )a' be#"%( t#e$e ca%-a$e$

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    t#o$e o) #"$ -e#"cle, t#o$e o) #+ma%"t. T#e

    a$$+mt"o% +%(e'l"%& all a"%t"%& "$ t#at t#e

    (oma"% o) t#e ma/e' "$ t#e (oma"% o) t#e )ea$

    "ble. T#e m+c# to e'e$$, t#e l"ttle to e'e$$,

    t#e ab"l"t to e'e$$ m+c#, t#e ab"l"t to e'e$$ l"ttle, me'&e "% t#e commo% a%"et to

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    ab"l"t. 1#at

    D.O%e mome%t. A'e o+ $+&&e$t"%& t#at t#e a"%t"%& o) -a%

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    D.Do a$ o+ lea$e. B+t &et "t o-e'.

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