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Deirdre Bair argued that this character may have been inspired by a bicycle race competitor. This character beats one of two brothers who sleep in a hayloft and mind his sheep and goats. A former poet receives a (20[1])carrot before asking his partner if (20[1])they are “tied…down” to this character. (20[1])A boy frightened by “whips” and “roars” relays a message about this character arriving (*) “surely (10[1])tomorrow.” (10[2])In a play titled for this character, a belt snapping in half foils an attempt at a hanging. Pozzo is twice mistaken for this man by two men in bowler hats who stand next to a leafless tree while hoping to meet this character. For 10 points, name this unseen character whom Vladimir and Estragon wait for in a Samuel Beckett play. ■END■

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