[image ID: a black-pen sketch of Alan Strang of Equus and a horse. Strang, not depicted as any specific actor, is represented as a thin, long-limbed and somewhat androgynous figure. he is entirely nude, and stands at the centre of the drawing. his body is turned slightly towards the right, while his head is thrown back with his gaze aimed towards the top-left. Strang's arms are behind him, supporting his weight as his hands clutch a railing-like structure. he has a small mouth, which hangs slightly open, and his eyes are relatively large. his hair is shoulder-length and falls around his face in loose curls.

the horse's head hangs over Strang's left shoulder, is seen in profile and facing the left. the horse's hooves are raised off the ground, its body in the midst of a dramatic turn. both creatures' eyes are blacked out.

to the left of the figures, in block capitals, the word "equus" is written down the lower half of the page. the middle three letters are each embellished with a dot at their centres.

the hatching is dense and layered. the background is left entirely blank. /.End ID]

h a p p y b i r t h d a y

Peter Firth

27 October 1953

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[image ID: a black-pen sketch of Alan Strang of Equus. Strang, depicted as a thin and semi-androgynous figure, lies on his back at the bottom of the sketch. he is stripped to the waist, dressed in loose-fitting trousers. his left hand rests by his thigh, his right by his hip. his head is thrown back, and the top of his face is obscured by his hair. the figure is shaded with dense cross hatching, such.that his skin has a somewhat shiny appearance.

behind him, a portrait of Martin Dysart in profile, placed on the left. depicted as an older man, Dysart looks towards the right, affecting an inquisitive look. his face is shaded in a different style to Strang, the lines more sparse and naturalistic.

to Dysart's right, the word "equus" in large block capitals. inside the letter Q is the face of a horse, looking towards the right.

at the bottom of the page, in smaller block capitals, is the text: "you'll feel nothing. nothing's going to happen now but what you want to happen." /.End ID]