A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
One character is already there. Another arrives.
One – Did you see? It’s a full moon.
Two – Yes.
Pause.
One – How long does the full moon last?
Two – I don’t know. It’s not a precise length of time. It comes gradually. One day, the moon is full. Then it starts to wane bit by bit. Why?
One – It’s been a full moon for three weeks now.
Two – Really?
One – Is it possible for the moon to stay full for three weeks?
Two – No.
One – That’s what I thought.
Two – It mustn’t be the moon then.
One – So, what is it?
Two – I don’t know… I’d say… a spotlight.
One – You’re right, it must be a spotlight.
Blackout.
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