Bent
Martin Sherman
1979
Act 2
Scene 5
The same. Three days later.
Max is moving rocks. Horst is putting the rock pile into neat order.
Horst:
The air is fresh today. Clean.
[Max hands Horst a needle and a thread as he passes the rock pile.
Horst starts to cough—continues coughing—then stops.]
Max:
It sounds better.
Horst:
It does.
Max:
Loosening up.
Horst:
It is.
Max:
The medicine is…
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