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(He goes to the mantelpiece and picks up the paper-knife.)

Oh please listen, Ive just fallen out of their hearts like a little bird falls out of her nest. Pick me up, put me in your heart, youll see how nice I feel there. 🔊

They won’t forget me. Theyll die, but others will come and pick up the job. Ive left them in charge of my life. 🔊

She drops the knife. Pause. INÈS picks it up and stabs herself furiously.

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