[St-IV-2]

[Deemer]

(Nina takes the abandoned stage. She recites from Treplev's play.)

NINA: "Men and lions, eagles and quail, stags and geese and spiders, the silent fishes of the sea, starfish and creatures invisible to the naked eye - every form of life on earth has become extinct. For thousands of centuries, the earth has been barren. The moon shines her light in vain. No cranes wake and cry in the meadow. In the lime grove, no hum of beetles is heard. The earth is cold - and empty - and filled with cold, empty terror."

(A shot is heard. Nina sinks to the floor of the stage. She wraps her arms over her head, softly crying. The play is over.)

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