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In the final moments of the play, Vladimir and Estragon contemplate suicide and the possibility of leaving, only to remain trapped in their cycle of waiting for the mysterious Godot.
ESTRAGON: Why don't we hang ourselves?
VLADIMIR: With what?
ESTRAGON: You haven't got a bit of rope?
VLADIMIR: No.
ESTRAGON: Then we can't.
VLADIMIR: Let's go.
ESTRAGON: Wait, there's my belt.
VLADIMIR: It's too short.
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