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Suddenly
his female assistant (also
hippy) appears, and whispers something
in his ear. He answers by whispering in
her ear. They are both still and silent
contemplating whatever words or
information they have exchanged. She
hands the Guru a small battered
cow-bell.
Immediately
from D/S/C enters a
character we shall call Clown/Death (he
was to begin with the actor playing the
Philosopher).
He
stands before the Guru and his
assistant looking at them, with a totally
self-contained, quiet hypnotic presence.
All his actions are sudden, abrupt and
decisive. He is wearing a dark raincoat
and soft white beach shoes, and carries
a small rather worn suitcase.
He
drops his trousers, steps out of his
shoes, bends without kneeling and opens
the case. He takes out a small black veil,
a bowler hat which he places on his
head, pushes the trousers and shoes into
the case, taking out one small object,
and then shutting the case. The object
turns out to be an elastic band and red
ping-pong ball nose, which he places on
his own.
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