Despite this, water is still regarded with suspicion; the last line of the second section, "A Game of Chess," says "Good night ladies-, this mimics Lil's friend and they are also the last words spoken by Ophelia, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, before she drowns. ... These are the final two sections of the poem. ... For example in part two, "A Game of Chess," the quotation, "Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door," this supports the idea of anticipation and waiting, and all the time being wasted and wished away is while the Waste Lander's hope and wait for water....

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