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7.2 210 Drama Apr 2026

I’m not going there to fix gears. I’m going to paint. I’m going to move. Everything in this room just... repeats.

(Without looking up)You’re breathing too loud, Clara. It throws off the balance. 7.2 210 Drama

[CLARA walks to a large grandfather clock in the corner. It is silent.] I’m not going there to fix gears

I’m leaving tomorrow. For the residency in Berlin. I came to say goodbye. holding a messenger bag.

The stage is filled with the rhythmic, polyphonic ticking of dozens of clocks. ELIAS sits at a workbench, a jeweler’s loupe pressed to his eye. He is working on a delicate gold pocket watch. CLARA stands by the door, holding a messenger bag.