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<< *162 DAVID BAXTER : WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE SAY SOMETHING ?
LONDON , PLAYS AND PLAYERS . 1967 . PP. 27-64 . FIRST PERF.
: 140267 . CHAR. : 01 TREBOR , 02 WEBSTER , 03 GIRL >> $
#27 $
< ( PLAY OPENS , SEMI-DARKNESS , BARE STAGE . $
WE PICK UP WEBSTER , SITTING , SINGING TO HIMSELF SOFTLY . )
 > $
02 IT 'S NICE TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE , AND WHAT YOU 'RE DOING
 , OR AT LEAST TRYING TO DO , LIKE SITTING ON A LAVATORY SEA
T , YOU KNOW WHAT YOU 'RE DOING , IN FACT , IT 'S PROBABLY T
HE ONLY TIME YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU 'RE DOING . $
I 'M TALKING TO MYSELF , I REALISE THAT , BUT IT DOESN'T WOR
RY ME , WHEN YOU 'RE ALONE YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT WOULD
 WORRY SOME PEOPLE , BUT THEY DON'T WORRY YOU . $
I TRIED NOT TALKING TO MYSELF ONCE AND THE PAIN WAS UNBEARAB
LE . $
THINKING : THAT 'S ANOTHER THING I TRIED TO DO AWAY WITH , B
ECAUSE I DISCOVERED IF YOU DO AWAY WITH THOUGHT YOU DO AWAY
WITH A LOT OF OTHER THINGS , SUCH AS WORRY , DOUBT , MEGALOW
ANIA , ANXIETY , GRIEF , DEPENDABILITY . $
OH , LO . . .