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LISTEN TO ME

A PLAY

There are three characters.

The first one says. No noun is remown
The second one says. Forget the air
The first one says. But you need the air
The third one says. For has nothing to do with get.

They giggle

And then they are not through with three.

And then they are solemn and they know that the world will.

If they know that the world will.

It is not used that they need where.

Three characters.

There are always more than three characters because air is where.

Now I ask you if you listen to me do you say as air is there.

And so no longer three characters but all who are there say this.

Listen to me

A soliloquy

There is any day not what they say there is a man there and it is well done.
If he likes it or not it is well done. They like to know that it is well done. That
is what a man is they like to know that it is well done. What is it that a man is
a man is that they like to know that it is well done. If it is not well done he is
dead and they like to know that he is dead if it is well done. That is the one
thing that there is that there is now that he is dead and that it is well done.

If three characters are in the play is it in the way.

No more than four characters every go away.

A chorus of three characters and then a chorus of four characters but the

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characters that are the three characters are not the same characters as the char-
acters that are four characters.

Four characters now come together and think apart. They do not think there-
fore they think apart.

The four characters.

First character. Since there are no men in existence anywhere except here on
this earth being men is not an easy thing to happen.

Second character. Listen to me and they do.

It is natural that there are many

It is natural that there are few

A city says how do you do

Or only one or two.

The third character has a french poem
Un ecrivain a un ecrivain

Une amie a un ami

Les amis font des amis annee annee.

Si non oui.

The fourth character. After all they enjoyed themselves

And if they did not after all they enjoyed themselves.

After four characters have thought apart and been together they always have
to say it to each other.

And so now they do.

Listen to me

Now they do.

And so they do

Listen to that.

A motto

Why should alas be near to nothing.

Any one not looking on would say

Anything is a careful story of how they enjoyed themselves if they do.

Curtain.

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There are never five characters in listen to me. Why is that.

Sweet William had his genius and so he did not look for it. He did look for
Lillian and then he had Lillian.

That shows that five characters are not that.

Three four seven characters yes because seven is seven.

How sweet of seven to be seven.

The last of seven speaks first.

What does it speak about. It speaks about the great difficulty of what any-
thing is about.

Is about. He says. Is about.

About what. He says. And what is about.

Well what is about.

What is it about puts in another word and it is as best yes.

There are seven characters and the last one is

holzen

Now the next to the last will speak.

All that was inside him inside dear Sweet William was shown not to be in him
but to be held up so any one looking could see them. Dear sweet William.

The third person the last now speaks which is not the same as is now speak-
ing. But is it.

He says. I am forty now it is funny isn't it. I am forty now and that is funny.

The fourth from the last one has no reason not to have any feeling. He re-
members all the time that he has not had it before.

Well well who is a genius he said and she said well well. He the fourth one
from the end one would that make the third one well the fourth one did not say
well well who is the genius.

The fifth one from the end one said. What is a genius she said and he said what
is a genius, and they both answered at once who is a genius. When they both an-
swered at once they answered well well what is a genius.

Then the second from the fourth one spoke more slowly and he said. It
is always well to tell what it is that is done.

meditation

And the first one the first one of the seven of them said in XXXXXXXXXXX. What is a word of one syllable is it easier to understand than one of several. I wonder, anyway anything is the story of anybody's life. No story is interesting although I always listen to it and they have to make up the ending and if it does not make you cry and nothing makes them cry because no one can try to make them cry and so there is no ending. That is what makes stories what they are and now I will tell one.

That is what the first of the seven is saying, and just then they have to do as they are told.

And so all together they say, I wish words of one syllable were as bold as old. I will tell in words of one syllable anything there is to tell not very well but just well.

And so there was no curtain.

Curtain is a word of two syllables.

Guess again.

And just then nobody disturbed them and so they could listen and they listened to this.

Now Sweet William had his genius and so he could tell a careful story of how they enjoyed themselves. But he did not have his Lillian, he looked for Lillian and so he could not tell a careful story of how they enjoyed themselves.

Curtain.

Then Sweet William forgot nothing. To forget is not to remember but to remember is not to forget.

## Act I

### Sweet William and Lillian

And so Sweet William was nervous as is his habit.

And Sweet William said because Sweet William was saying.

And then Sweet William saw his Lillian and they said.

He had his birthday on his birthday.

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And he said

All that was inside him inside dear Sweet William was shown not to be in him
but to be held up so anyone looking could see them

Dear Sweet William.

There is no sighing.

Lillian

Need is not more cared for than needles.

Dear Sweet William

But need to weed is not more cared for than nettles.

Dear Sweet William

Whatever we see is not whenever we do what.

Lillian

What.

And she lay down on a sofa.

All five characters rushed up.

But there are not five

Not even not alive.

Sweet William stopped at any time and at any way.

Lillian Lillian is not as easily remained or remaining as Sweet William.

Now imagine a scene which is on this earth and as many come about as are and
are not there. They are so careless with their luggage and luggage gradually gets
reduced, at least they find there was a place where more could be put and so there
was less in any other place.

This is what Lillian had as her blessing.

And Sweet William, sweet William had Lillian.

So then as often as any one all the characters are talking.

To talk is very pleasant when it looks like writing.

That is what three said when they were five.

But there are never five.

No one literally no one must remember anything.

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They must be old with thought and they must not remember anything.

All of which very gradually if it is slow it is slowly.

Oh can you be left with me.

Sweet William.

He arouses Sweet William.

Curtain.

Every one is saying there is no Lillian for Sweet William.

And Sweet William

Sweet William is saying there is no Sweet William for Sweet William.

All of it has changed.

There is no Sweet William.

All of it has changed

There is Lillian.

And then the edge of dresses all seven place dresses where dresses were.

Sweet William. It is no anxiety to be Sweet William.

And now all the world is full of people that means it is all covered over
with them, and nobody knows who anybody looks like and that is no trouble to any
Sweet William.

Sweet William says enough is enough but he does not mean it. If he did would
Lillian would Lillian.

If he did would Lillian.

And so the world is all covered with Sweet William not Sweet William.

The world is all covered with Lillian all with Lillian.

And why should there be any world if there is sweet William.

Nobody answers enough.

This is a description of the world covered with Sweet William.

Curtain.

Very likely no one needs to remember any time.

Dear Sweet William.

They came to sea to say to say dear dear Sweet William.

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Which had better remember to remember.
And which had better forget to forget
It makes no difference
Listen to me
Dear Sweet William and Lillian

Curtain.

## Act II

The three characters and sometimes two come together and without sitting down
they frown.

First character. Why do you do what you do

Second Character. If the earth is not covered with water what is water.

Third Character. If the air is not filled with air how can they dare.

Two together say, that they will finish with everything.

Three and two do not make five because five is a number that they do not use
therefore three and two make six.

First character. First character is not lonesome when chess is changed to checkers. But said the other one no one can use these words because these words can change. Oh said the other one can words change. Yes said the other one words can-not change but anybody can put anything away.

Where said the other one can they put anything away.

Why not if they do.

Is said by not more than one at a time.

This prepares everything so well that very soon and very shortly they are not
able to cherish what they would like.

The first character. What would they like.

All of them. Now does not that sound like Sweet William.

What would they like.

Sweet William has not been missing.

Nobody is bolder and so sweet William is never nervous.

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All who are old are older.

Characters.

Five KIVKA Remember that these are never.

Is there any matter that there are no five characters when so many nations
are dutiful.

Sweet William has never recognised nations.

And Lillian

Lillian has never divided anything from anything and in this way the earth is the earth and the earth which is the earth is the earth which is, there is a hesitation not within but without, which is, there is no hesitation within without, which is, do not like what there is not to like, within, very quietly five enter.

In no time at all there is no time.

After all what had the KIVKA two and the three done, and what had the four and
the six done. Some can count to eight but had they ever tried.

Sweet William said that they had not.

Curtain.

It is very charming that the whole earth is covered with people and everybody counting no one can count five. they can count two and three and four and six and seven but they cannot count five and eight not really five not really eight.

And after all make it daily.

First character Some count eight daily.

Second character Nobody denies that the earth is covered with people and since there are no people except on this earth people are people.

Third character And how about counting.

All the characters What do we do when we do not do what we do.

Neither Sweet William nor Lillian are lost.

All together How can they be lost when the earth is all covered with people.

Sweet William and Lillian With people.

All together all the characters all together All the earth is covered with people and so no one is lost because as the whole earth is covered with people

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Suddenly in the midst of all this silence somebody begins talking.

Sweet William has heard nothing.

The first character. Please be patient because I am going away.

Second Character Where

Third Character Where where I am going.

Fourth Character And have you been there

Fifth Character I am there.

Oh yes said the first character I have been there.

The second character likes everything that happens.

Once in a while nothing happens.

The Third Character What is the difference between what is allowed.

The second character is nervous.

Sweet William was but he is not so any longer.

Not all this having happened it is time to look about, none of the characters say this neither does anybody else have to say this but nevertheless this is what happens, this is what happens all the time just as often more nearly is everything prepared than it was.

And Sweet William is very happy he would be now that he is no longer nervous and very often just as likely he is no longer nervous. If he is then he is and he is no longer nervous.

So then although no one does say so what is it that does happen.

It does happen nobody says so but it is so it does happen.

There is no curtain because it does happen.

Very well it does happen but very well is a hesitation and as there is a hesitation they say very well.

So then they do say something.

All together they say Very well.

Does anybody know for certain how many characters are they.

That is a question.

And as the earth is all covered with people this is not a question because listen to me does anybody know for certain how many characters there are.

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First character I can count them.

Second character Count them

Third Character I count them

Fourth Character There is no use counting them

Fifth Character What you need to do is to count them

Curtain.

It is very wonderful but everybody can tell the first character apart.

First character I know I am

Second Character Who told you

Third Character What did they tell you

Fourth Character If they told you did you know or did you only know that they told you so.

Fifth Character The best thing to do is to know the first character by looking.

All together Which is the first character.

All together The first character.

After a little silence the first character says, After all does it matter.

After that the first character says.

But after all it does matter.

The first character. I have never thought of telling.

The first character. No I have never thought of telling

The first character I have never thought of telling anything.

The first character No I have never thought of telling anything.

Curtain.

It is very easy not to be very lively in the morning as the earth is all completely covered by people.

Curtain.

Any curtain is a curtain but no curtain for a curtain as a curtain may a curtain try.

A curtain is very old if a bed is said to be in there and suddenly no one knows why curtain have gone away.

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First Character. There is no place where tables are since the earth is made of
gold.

Second Character. Since the earth is made of gold there is no happiness as old.

Third Character. Never listen to another

Fourth Character. No mother to another

Fifth Character. If the earth is covered with people and it is and they come to
cover which it is then neither one nor another has any bother never to be left to
one another where they are.

Remember there is no fifth character anywhere.

Chorus of characters Remember

Chorus of characters That there is no fifth character anywhere.

By and by believing that there are as many people.

No where except on this earth are there so many any people and nowhere except
on this earth are there any Sweet William who had his genius and then he looked
for his Lillian.

First Character. If you were going to look for anything on this earth what
would you do.

Sweet William. Begin counting.

Lillian. How many would you count.

First Character. Any million.

Second

SWeeek Character. If you counted a million would it make a trillion.

Third Character. Not necessary if there are never any less than six or two.

Fourth Character. No five or eight

Fifth character. No five is ever alive.

Sixth Character. Counting does not letting counting co nt.

Seventh Character. And so every count is counted.

Eighth Character. Not by me.

All the characters together There is no eighth character.

And so Sweet William sighs.

Sighing is not only natural but never natural to Sweet William.

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Sweet William never means Sweet William he just means that the earth is all covered over with the people on it and all of it is as Sweet William syas, Sweet William does Sweet William is Sweet William.

## Sweet William

It is not nevessary that Sweet William says that all the earth is covered with Sweet William but he knows Sweet William knows he knows he knows he knows Sweet William is Sweet William.

And so everybody begins to delight in a fight.

## What is a fight.

First Character What is what is light
Second Character Which is which is might.
Third Character Did I hear something about words of one syllable.
Fourth Character Well yes perhaps you did
Fifth Character Perhaps if there are words of one syllable there is a fifth character.
All the characters There is no fifth character.
The sixth character I can change words of one wyllable into words of two
Seventh character And he did
Eighth character He did not
All the characters There is a ninth character.
Ninth character It is well that he did.

Sweet William is not hearing he is only listening.

He listens and as he listens they all are ready to cover the earth completely and the earth nobody knows about it but there is loss of water on the earth, nobody knows about it it is just the same as if nobody knows about it and Lillian, Lillian makes it all be very well as much water as there is.

Sweet William not no Sweet William not.

This sounds like a confusion but confusion is more than two syllables.

Anybody can count anything they can count syllables and people and each is each but Sweet William is never Sweet William and Lillian is Lillian even Lillian.

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The third character interrupts the earth and the earth is all covered with people.

Anybody can be careful of what they do.

So says Sweet William and Lillian.

And if they are not what do they do.

What do they do says Sweet William and says Lillian.

Curtain.

Fifteen characters cough altogether.

What have they seen.

They have seen what they said

What have they said

They have said what they have seen.

That is what has happened to all fifteen.

And after a while.

There is no after a while for fifteen.

And for fifty-six.

There is no after a while for forty-six.

And so counting is lugubrious.

Character And everybody counts.

Second Character What is a count

Third Character A count is a gentleman who has a name

Fourth Character And what is his name

Fifth Character His name is count.

All the characters In this case is there a fifth character.

Fifth Character Yes because he can count.

Curtain.

## Act III

The world is all covered over with people.

As the people cover the world all over the world is all covered over with people.

And nobody can believe what they hear.

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They do not hear that the world is all covered over with people but it is.
And everybody can count and they do.

First Character

I wish Sweet William and his Lillian could count.

Everybody follows the first character around and he never gets lost. When he gets lost he has been bewildered because Sweet William has been nervous. Sweet William is nervous and so is Lillian but Lillian is not nervous not at all nervous and so is Sweet William.

In this way the first character gets lost.

When the first character gets lost he finds the second character and as soon as he finds the second character they lost the second character and all the time how can they if the world is all covered over with people and it is how can they lose the second character.

Listen to me

How can they lose the second character.

Which character have they lost.

They have lost the second character.

Curtain.

As soon as they know they lost the second character there is no curtain and they know that they cannot lose the second character because the earth is covered all over with people.

The second Character

There is a second character

The third Character

There is a third character

The fourth character

There is a fifth character

The fifth character

There is no fifth character

Curtain.

Sweet William prepared verdure.

Verdure two syllables

Pools one

Sweet William prepared what he had.

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Had one syllable

He one syllable

What one syllable

Prepared. Three Syllables

Sweet William prepared verdure and fountains and he admired what he did.

Sweet William continued to prepare verdure and fountains and continued to admire what he did.

Sweet William had his genius.

Sweet William had his syllables

Sweet William had water and had no water in his pools. Sweet William had water in his water falls.

Water-fall Three syllables made up a two syllables and one syllable

And so Sweet William came to be about.

About two syllables

Came one syllable

to one syllable

be one syllable

Now there is no opposition to anything being together.

Sweet William had his genius and he looked for his Lillian.

Did Lillian know that the earth is all covered over with people which it is
Lillian had no connection with syllables. Syllables are not so

And now there is action.

Action is two syllables

Curtain.

Action just as so which is so

Curtain.

Any one counting to-day does not count once a day. This is what Lillian would
say if Sweet William were not in the way.

Sweet William cannot go away. How can Sweet William stay if they are or are not counting to-day.

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In no way is every day a part of speech

Curtain.

Sweet William remarkably can not go away.

Curtain.

Sweet William is not surrounded by anything the earth is that which is covered
over with people and Sweet William has a fountain.

He had his genius but now he has his fountain and he is looking has been has
been one syllable has been in having his Lillian Two syllables

So now be ready to prepare to come in and out. Out and about.

Come one syllable

In one syllable

and one syllable

Out one syllable

about two syllables.

And everything startling.

Three syllables.

You see why Sweet William is often. Very often.

Everybody sees it all coming

Curtain.

Sweet William occasionally on account.

They all three stare.

If you say that the earth and the air is all covered everywhere then there is
nothing to do but to do it too. And that is what they do.

Sweet William if he had his genius and he had that is what he had to do. He
had to look for Lillian too.

The scene is the earth all covered over with people and the air and beside
that there is not anywhere.

Naturally not since there is the air and the earth and all filled with every-
body everywhere.

So then what can they do they cannot come back to earth too.

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everybody.

Second Character And what would they do if they did

Third Character It is never better to have any character come further as the
earth is covered all over and any light is bigger than the moon.

Fourth Character Oh yes bigger and brighter

Fifth Character Than the moon.

## Scene V

What happened when the earth was covered all over which it is

This happened that there was never any yesterday before to-day and no to-morrow after yesterday.

First Character And everybody said yes yes

Second Character And everybody said nevertheless

Third Character And they said

Fourth Character That there is no question and answer.

As you see the fifth character does not exist and this is natural oh so natural when the earth is covered all over with everybody.

So now this scene is to take place it does not take place but it is to take place all over.

If it is all over it does not take place.

Any dog knows that about the moon now.

And now this time there are going to be five dogs who do not bay at the moon and the fifth one does not matter neither does any other one of the four of them for that matter.

All the dogs It is very necessary that they do not bark at the moon and it has come to be that the moon does not matter because all the other lights are so much better.

And so any dog can know that luna now any longer has nothing to do with lunatic.

In this scene the earth is to be covered over all over and the dogs are not to bay at the moon.

## Scene V

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Any character The world is covered by people all over

All the Characters Yes Yes

Curtain.

Sweet William

Dear Sweet William

There are no characters where there is Sweet William

Sweet William says

What each one can do

Words of one syllable

What each one does

Words of one syllable although it does not sound like it

What each one can do

Sweet William is never all alone

Therefore there are no characters where there is Sweet William

Sweet William Suddenly there is a war

Suddenly is a word of three syllables

There is a war

Words of one syllable

Sweet William Suddenly there is a war.

Sweet William What is suddenly there is a war.

Sweet William The earth is all covered over with people when this is so then it is not so that suddenly there is a war.

Because suddenly if the earth is all covered over with people then sudden is not any more.

Sweet William If the earth is which the earth is covered over all over with people then there is no sudden no sudden any more.

Sweet William never weeps and never expresses himself

Sweet William never weeps

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Sweet William never expresses himself.

Suddenly there is a war.

If the earth which it is covered over with everybody which they are then
never any more is there any sudden any more.

So then where are we

Words of one syllable

Sweet William Where we are.

Sweet William had his genius and he looked for his Lilian.

Sweet William.

Curtain.

There is not any sudden any more.

Sweet William

There were people here and there everywhere.

Sweet William There are people there and here everywhere.

Lillian There are people here and there everywhere.

All at once Sweet William had his genius and he looked for his Lillian.

Curtain.

All of a sudden there is no all of a sudden.

There are people everywhere.

Sweet William Where

Lillian Everywhere.

Sweet William But do I like it.

Lillian You do not like it.

Sweet William Everywhere

Curtain.

And so there.

There are people on the earth everywhere.

Sudden is not sudden anywhere.

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Sweet William Do I like sudden if there is no sudden anywhere.
Sweet William Do I like everywhere if there are people on the earth everywhere.
Sweet William Everywhere
Lillian Anywhere.
Sweet William No war is begun again because war is sudden and there is no sudden anywhere because there are people on the earth everywhere.
Sweet William Did I say it as I did say, was saying.
Sweet William Saying something.
Sweet William Saying if I was saying
Sweet William Saying something.
Sweet William Was I saying something.
Sweet William had his genius and he looked for his Lillian.
Sweet William Saying that it was just as well not to see what to say.
Sweet William There.
All at once there was and there had not been a war
All words of one syllable.
All at once
Words of one syllable
All at once.
More often
Not words of one syllable
All at once
Words of one syllable
Sweet William was never troubled never troubled by words of one syllable or more more syllables.
Sweet William was never troubled by a war.
Sweet William Was I troubled.
Sweet William Not any more
Any is a small word but made up of two syllables.

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Small words made up of two syllables

Any.

Sweet William Not troubled any more.

After the earth was covered all over with people which it is.

Sweet William Not after

Sweet William Not ever after

Sweet William Ever after

Small words two syllables.

Any ever after.

There is never any ever after in a war so there is no war.

Not ever after any more.

Sweet William had his genius and his Lillian.

Sweet William had his genius

Sweet William had his Lillian

Sweet William

Had his genius

Sweet William

Had his lillian.

Sweet William never said I because I has not any syllables not even one.

Can one letter be a word of one syllable.

Sweet William did not ask every one.

How can any one ask every one when the earth is covered all over with every one.

Sweet William did ask any one.

Sweet William.

Dear Sweet William

Curtain and end of Third act.

Act IV

First Character

Some more

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All the characters who are there say that they had not been there before.

First Character Before

Second Character Nobody knows before.

Third Character Words of more than one syllable.

Third Character Begin at the other end

Fourth Character The other end has begun before.

Fifth Character How can there be another end when the earth is round.

All the characters in tears. If the earth is round and there are people on it
everywhere.

After a moment's quiet nobody cries.

After another moment's quiet nobody tries.

They all together they sit down.

The earth is all covered over with people and they all are seated down.

First Character More arrangements are made

Second Character For getting up

Third Character No for sitting down.

Fourth Character Sitting down has so many syllables

Fifth Character Not at all

Sixth Character The fifth character never knows about syllables.

Seventh Character Not at all

Eighth Character It has happened so often that everybody is dead.

Ninth Character Not at all

All the characters The earth is all covered over with people.

All the characters Not at all

Sweet William All ready
Lillian I never change my mind.
Sweet William Already.
All the characters Dear Sweet William
All the characters And Lillian
All the Characters Not at all

After a quiet moment there is no quiet moment there is no quiet moment after
of before.

All the characters Why not
One syllable

All the characters Because there is no after or before
Two syllables.

Sweet William

And so gradually there is this understanding about syllables.

Anything that is not is more than one syllable two or more. After and before.

After that there is no silence.

Silence. Two syllables.

Two Syllables Silence

Everybody knows better than that syllables knows better than that.

Sweet William Syllables have to be

There is no argument that makes anything better than is the reason that they
laugh.

First Character
One Syllable
That they laugh.

Second Character That is what arguments are.

They all the people all over the earth and there are people all over the earth
all sit down.

That is what arrangements are

Three Syllables in arrangements.

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He had forgotten about it being the earth and all covered over with people but forgotten forgotten was never a memory to him.

At once he had a bright thought.

He thought that if he did not have water in a pool and of course he did as well as he did not of course he would be would make nothing more likely and yet if was likely not at all that there was the earth if not why not and why only people everywhere on it. He never had thought of that better not.

Sweet William was often hopeful.

What is the earth. Sweet William asked that but he meant not.

Sweet William What is the earth

Sweet William I like not to know.

Sweet William I like not to know where there is no difference.

Difference has so many syllables.

Sweet William is never discouraged.

Like the earth he can have it be that it is never again.

Sweet William But he is never encouraged

Sweet William Would hope that he would like that they would have that they must never all the people be there.

Sweet William There is no one because I like it.

Sweet William Because I like it there is no one there is no earth and there are not people everywhere on it.

Lillian There is a wish

Lillian There is a horse

Lillian There is a head

Lillian There is an eye

Lillian There is a kneel

Lillian There is a wish when I kneel on the eye of the horse and wish it.

Sweet William was not there

Curtain.

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## Act V

All the characters are in act five.

It is interesting if it is true that all the characters are in act five.

But there never is a five.

First Character Never

Second Character Never a five

Third Character Any one can choose anything that there never is.

Fourth Character Choosing

Fifth Character very fifth Character There is no choosing.

Sixth Character There is no fifth Act and there is a fifth Character.

Seventh Character Left alone means everything.

Eighth Character Once in a while they think that they wish they were well.

Ninth Character Very well

Tenth Character Very very well

Curtain.

If the earth is everywhere covered all over with people nobody sees them all.

First Character And if anybody does why not.

All the characters After all that is what it is after all.

All the characters After all never happens again.

All the Characters Does it.

All the Characters Perhaps Character is four syllables.

All the Characters Perhaps

All the Characters And so it is important

All the Characters Perhaps

All the Characters That there is the earth and that there are people everywhere on it.

All the Characters Perhaps.

All the Characters Why is there no Sweet William who has his genius and looks after his Lillian in Act Five.

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All the Characters Why not.

All the Characters Because not

All the Characters Why is there no Act Five

All the Characters Of course not

All the Characters Of course of course not.

All the Characters No Act Five

All the Characters No never.

All the Characters Of course not.

All the Characters Any number could be like that.

All the Characters Of course any number could be like that

All the Characters Like that

All the Characters Of course

All the Characters Not of course not.

All the Characters And so it is perfectly true that through and through any number could be not true.

All the Characters Happily arrange not to have the number five.
And they count like that.

All the Characters When they and we

All the Characters The earth is all covered over with people everywhere and no-body counts five.

All the Characters Nobody

All the Characters Counts five

Curtain

Act Six

Sweet William has just met.

Curtain.

All the Acts together. Any act rather

What is a game.

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Act four What you do do

Act V

I had a triumph to have a triumph there must be more than one syllable.

Act V

Triumph

Act IV

I had a triumph

Acts Altogether
They all say
Go go away.

Triumph and away are two syllables.

Fifth Act I like what I have

Acts Altogether
Fine all one syllable
And then they do not sadly say.
Act V can never go away.
Because it never has been there.
Act five dear Act five
Caught alive.

While all this is anxiously progressing, Sweet William has been forgotten. He likes having it known that it is not a meadow if the road is cut in he likes it not to be known that it is as often made again.

Dear Sweet William Could we know how we have it.

Dear Sweet William Remember looking alike has nothing to do with it they do not change they do not care, they have no need to follow any one about because says Sweet William what is their better way.

Sweet William is always careful of their feelings even if he knows that he is very sorry. He is very sorry he is always careful of their feelings even if he knows he is very sorry.

That is what Sweet William is he is very careful of their feelings he is very sorry he is very sorry he is careful of their feelings that is what Sweet William is he is very sorry.

That is what Sweet William is.

It is not a pity that William is two syllables not at all a pity.

Sweet William is careful not to say that Acts are altogether he is very careful to say that he is not very sorry he is very careful to say that he is not very careful of their feelings he is very careful of their feelings he is very sorry he does say that Acts are not altogether. That is what Sweet William is he is careful to say that Acts are not altogether.

All the Acts together. All the acts are never together nothing is ever together there is no act one no act two no act three no act four no act six there is act five.

Act V

No act five

Act five

Act five

Act five

Yes act five

After a while Sweet William is answering.

Yes I am here.

Very well then.

Who is there.

Who is there

I am here.

Sweet William is answering he is very careful not to hurt anybody's feelings and he is sorry.

First Character

Sweet William has his genius and he looked for his Lillian

Act V

There is no strain in being act five

Curtain.

The play now ends in detection, they look alike and they look for one another and they find it.

First

XXXX Character

If I am the first Character how do they know I am not the second

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character.

Second Character Who is.
Second Character Not as loudly. Who is.
Third Character If I met a stranger how do I know he is a stranger.
Fourth Character Who is
Second Character Quite as loudly. Who is.
Third Character If I look like the ninth character how do I look
First Character Who can look
All the characters We can look
The ninth Character If I look
Eighth Character If you look
Fifth Character What do you see when you look.
Fourth Character The only one I know is not the one to know.
Third Character No
Fourth Character Oh no.
First Character There is no no in no.

All the characters who have been looking about see Sweet William he is nowhere
to be seen. They count eight he is to be seen, they count five he is nowhere
to be seen they count one he is nowehre to be seen.

Sweet William is nowhere to be seen.

They count five one at a time he is nowehre to be seen.

Curtain.

The first Character seems to like it.

The second Character after he stops to think seems to like it.

The third Character finally says that he is not likely to be added

The fourth Character does not want to be added to what but is there any trouble
about it.

The fifth Character makes every one leave every one alone

The sixth Character finds it very happily that as any one comes in was it the
one he saw.

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if they have not met they have not met yet.

And Sweet William

Sweet William has not met

Sweet William has met yet

Dear Sweet William has not not met yet. Dear Sweet William he has not not met yet and Lilian well Lillian Lillian has met. Has Lillian met yes Lillian has met yet Sweet William dear Sweet William and Lillian only Lillian and the Characters each one has not met yet and all the Acts have all of them not yet not met yet.

And the Curtain. The Curtain has met not met yet and the Curtain has met.

The curtain has met.

Curtain.

After the curtain.

I like a curtain because a curtain has always a curtain to s e. If you see the curtain then anybody can see that after it it is not one two three.

A curtain is two syllables and as such it is a curtain.

One syllable.

How I would like that it could be that it could be said that it is true that one is too and two is three and three is four and five is two and one is one and a curtain can come and come, the only word here in two syllables is curtain, the only word in two syllables is William the only word in two syllables is Lilian the only word in three syllables is Characters and the only word in one syllable is Acts.

Acts

Curtain

Characters

Characters

Curtain

Acts

There is no one and one

Nobody has met any one

Curtain Can Come.

Curtain.