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127,032 Years In Purgatory

In filmmaker Ethan Coen's Waiting, a man is stuck for generations in Purgatory—thanks to bureaucratic errors. Read our exclusive excerpt from his new book.

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NELSON: So Now I’ve been in Purgatory for a hundred and twenty-seven thousand and thirty-two years—

SEBATACHECK: Purga—

Something hits Sebatacheck and forces out a laugh.

NELSON: … and I’m awfully tired of it so if there aren’t any other problems, can I go to Heaven now?

He is lost in reminiscence.

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