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What ?
EARTH My people . -My people , do … Do they know ? About me dying ?
( Nobody answers , again .)
EARTH
( Desperate ) Because-because maybe it ’ s one of those things were they just-they just don ’ t know-
-Earth please just-
SUN
EARTH ( Broken )
-Because how could they know and and still … And still …
( EARTH begins to sob . Everyone sits around looking at her . They want to help , but they can ’ t .)
How could they ?
EARTH
( SUN walks up to EARTH and embraces her . She completely sinks into him .)
I just-
-I know . I know .
EARTH
SUN ( Soothing )
( One by one , all of the planets get up and gather around EARTH to embrace her . She is fully broken down sobbing in their arms . We see them all , huddled together . Hold a dying EARTH . BLACKOUT .)
END OF PLAY