I can't keep doing this! I can't! I can't... always do this! It's not fair! It's not fair, Clara! Why can't I just lose?!
[He spins round on Clara -- still standing with her back to him. But chalked on the blackboard in front of her, a single word: "No!"]
But I can remember, Clara. You don't understand. I can remember it all. Every time.
[Just the word "No!"]
And you'll still be gone. Whatever I do... You still won't be there.
[The Doctor sags. Like that admission ripped the heart out of him. And then, impossibly - her voice.]
Doctor. You are not the only person who ever lost someone. It’s the story of everybody. Get over it. Beat it. Break free.
[She steps towards him, puts a hand to his face.]
Doctor, it's time. Get up, off your arse, and win.
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