kaufman, in bed masturbating, looks up at the closed door.
a depressed kaufman fishes on his floor through an ever increasing pile of books: books about turtles, mirror resilvering, tropical fish, hegel, etc. he picks up the portable darwin. the cover features a daguerreotype of darwin. kaufman paces and reads.
kaufman looks off into space, thinking. silence. suddenly, he grabs his mini-recorder and paces like a caged animal.
kaufman types tentatively. off-screen we hear donald's enthusiastic typing and giggling.
kaufman awakes with a start. enthusiastic off-screen typing. kaufman peers through the darkness at the books, papers coffee cups, and dirty plates all around.
kaufman lies half-awake in bed, sweating, his eyes darting back and forth. he looks over at the clock. it's 3:32.
kaufman holds the orchid thief open with one hand and types with the other.
kaufman types.
kaufman is on the floor typing. his mini-recorder is on.
kaufman types.