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Japanese Doll: Oh!
Boxing Doll: What’s the matter?
Japanese Doll: I’m awake!
Boxing Doll: Of course, you’re awake! It’s midnight!
Japanese Doll: Midnight!
Boxing Doll: All dolls wake up at midnight!
Japanese Doll: Do they?
Boxing Doll: Everybody knows that!
Japanese Doll: Will… will they wake up, too?
Boxing Doll: Look. They are dolls aren’t they?

And it is midnight, isn’t it?
And I told you before – all dolls wake up at midnight!
Japanese Doll: Oh!

Thank you.

VISUAL
Boxing Doll moves a little, stretches, yawns, flexes his muscles began to shadowbox.

Suddenly

Not understanding
Loud, slow, clear, trying to be patient with her
Frightened

Looking at the others

Losing his patience
Japanese Doll nods in fright

Japanese Doll continues to nod
Pause, she is all the more frightened because the Boxing Doll talked loud at her.

Timidly

Boxing Doll: I’m Sorry!
Japanese Doll: Sorry?
Boxing Doll: For hollering. You wouldn’t know because you’re new.
Japanese Doll: I was only made today.
Boxing Doll: You’re pretty!
Japanese Doll: Am I, Am I really pretty?
Boxing Doll: I think you’re beautiful! Maybe somebody will buy you.

Japanese Doll: Oh!
Boxing Doll: I don’t see why somebody didn’t buy you today. The shop was full; everybody wanted dolls. Why didn’t somebody buy you?
Japanese Doll: Is it good to be bought?
Boxing Doll: Yes!
Japanese Doll: Why?
Boxing Doll: It’s the best thing that could ever happen to a doll − to be bought, to be brought home; to be owned by somebody, to be loved.
Japanese Doll: How do you know?
Boxing Doll: Never mind. I know.

Japanese Doll: Did somebody buy you?
Boxing Doll: Yes.
Japanese Doll: Then why are you here in the toy shop?
Boxing Doll: They…. they brought me back.
Japanese Doll: Oh! Please don’t cry!

Boxing Doll: I’m not crying! Boxing dolls never cry!
Japanese Doll: Who bought you?
Boxing Doll: A man…a real big man. He was always
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