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  Fromhypnoticsuggestion:once,waking,hehadnotrecognisedhissleepingapartment:morethanonce,waking,hehadbeenforanindefinitetimeincapableofmovingorutteringsounds。Fromsomnambulism:once,sleeping,hisbodyhadrisen,crouchedandcrawledinthedirectionofaheatlessfireand,havingattaineditsdestination,there,curled,unheatedinnightattirehadlain,sleeping。

  Hadthislatteroranycognatephenomenondeclareditselfinanymemberofhisfamily?

  Twice,inHollesstreetandinOntarioterrace,hisdaughterMillicentMillyattheagesof6and8yearshadutteredinsleepanexclamationofterrorandhadrepliedtotheinterrogationsoftwofiguresinnightattirewithavacantmuteexpression。

  Whatotherinfantilememorieshadheofher?

  15June1889。Aquerulousnewbornfemaleinfantcryingtocauseandlessencongestion。AchildrenamedPadneySockssheshookwithshockshermoneybox:countedhisthreefreemoneypennybuttonsone,tloo,tlee:adoll,aboy,asailorshecastaway:blond,bornoftwodark,shehadblondancestry,remote,aviolation,HerrHauptmannHainau,Austrianarmy,proximate,ahallucination,lieutenantMulvey,Britishnavy。

  Whatendemiccharacteristicswerepresent?

  Converselythenasalandfrontalformationwasderivedinadirectlineoflineagewhich,thoughinterrupted,wouldcontinueatdistantintervalstoitsmostdistantintervals。

  Whatmemorieshadheofheradolescence?

  Sherelegatedherhoopandskippingropetoarecess。Ontheduke’slawnentreatedbyanEnglishvisitor,shedeclinedtopermithimtomakeandtakeawayherphotographicimageobjectionnotstated。OntheSouthCircularroadinthecompanyofElsaPotter,followedbyanindividualofsinisteraspect,shewenthalfwaydownStamerstreetandturnedabruptlybackreasonofchangenotstated。Onthevigilofthe15thanniversaryofherbirthshewrotealetterfromMullingar,countyWestmeath,makingabriefallusiontoalocalstudentfacultyandyearnotstated。

  Didthatfirstdivision,portendingaseconddivision,afflicthim?

  Lessthanhehadimagined,morethanhehadhoped。

  Whatseconddeparturewascontemporaneouslyperceivedbyhimsimilarlyifdifferently?

  Atemporarydepartureofhiscat。

  Whysimilarly,whydifferently?

  Similarly,becauseactuatedbyasecretpurposethequestofanewmaleMullingarstudentorofahealingherbvalerian。Differently,becauseofdifferentpossiblereturnstotheinhabitantsortothehabitation。

  Inotherrespectsweretheirdifferencessimilar?

  Inpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness。

  As?

  Inasmuchasleaningshesustainedherblondhairforhimtoribbonitforhercf。neckarchingcat。Moreover,onthefreesurfaceofthelakeinStephen’sgreenamidinvertedreflectionsoftreesheruncommentedspit,describingconcentriccirclesofwaterrings,indicatedbytheconstancyofitspermanencethelocusofasomnolentprostratefishcf。mousewatchingcat。Again,inordertorememberthedate,combatants,issueandconsequencesofafamousmilitaryengagementshepulledaplaitofherhaircf。earwashingcat。Furthermore,sillyMilly,shedreamedofhavinghadanunspokenunrememberedconversationwithahorsewhosenamehadbeenJosephtowhomwhichshehadofferedatumblerfuloflemonadewhichithehadappearedtohaveacceptedcf。hearthdreamingcat。Henceinpassivity,ineconomy,intheinstinctoftradition,inunexpectedness,theirdifferencesweresimilar。

  Inwhatwayhadheutilisedgifts1anowl,2aclock,givenasmatrimonialauguries,tointerestandtoinstructher?

  Asobjectlessonstoexplain:1thenatureandhabitsofoviparousanimals,thepossibilityofaerialflight,certainabnormalitiesofvision,thesecularprocessofimbalsamation:2theprincipleofthependulum,exemplifiedinbob,wheelgearandregulator,thetranslationintermsofhumanorsocialregulationofthevariouspositionsclockwiseofmovableindicatorsonanunmovingdial,theexactitudeoftherecurrenceperhourofaninstantineachhour,whenthelongerandtheshorterindicatorwereatthesameangleofinclination,videlicet,55/11minutespasteachhourperhourinarithmeticalprogression。

  Inwhatmannersdidshereciprocate?

  Sheremembered:onthe27thanniversaryofhisbirthshepresentedtohimabreakfastmoustachecupofimitationcrownDerbyporcelainware。Sheprovided:atquarterdayorthereaboutsiforwhenpurchaseshadbeenmadebyhimnotforhersheshowedherselfattentivetohisnecessities,anticipatinghisdesires。Sheadmired:anaturalphenomenonhavingbeenexplainedbyhimnotforhersheexpressedtheimmediatedesiretopossesswithoutgradualacquisitionafractionofhisscience,themoiety,thequarter,athousandthpart。

  WhatproposaldidBloom,diambulist,fatherofMilly,somnambulist,maketoStephen,noctambulist?

  TopassinreposethehoursinterveningbetweenThursdayproperandFridaynormalonanextemporisedcubicleintheapartmentimmediatelyabovethekitchenandimmediatelyadjacenttothesleepingapartmentofhishostandhostess。

  Whatvariousadvantageswouldormighthaveresultedfromaprolongationofsuchextemporisation?

  Fortheguest:securityofdomicileandseclusionofstudy。Forthehost:rejuvenationofintelligence,vicarioussatisfaction。Forthehostess:

  disintegrationofobsession,acquisitionofcorrectItalianpronunciation。

  Whymighttheseseveralprovisionalcontingenciesbetweenaguestandahostessnotnecessarilyprecludeorbeprecludedbyapermanenteventualityofreconciliatoryunionbetweenaschoolfellowandajew’sdaughter?

  Becausethewaytodaughterledthroughmother,thewaytomotherthroughdaughter。

  Towhatinconsequentpolysyllabicquestionofhishostdidtheguestreturnamonosyllabicnegativeanswer?

  IfhehadknownthelateMrsEmilySinico,accidentallykilledatSydneyParaderailwaystation,14October1903。

  Whatinchoatecorollarystatementwasconsequentlysuppressedbythehost?

  AstatementexplanatoryofhisabsenceontheoccasionoftheintermentofMrsMaryDedalus,bornGoulding,26June1903,vigiloftheanniversaryofthedeceaseofRudolphBloombornVirag。

  Wastheproposalofasylumaccepted?

  Promptly,inexplicably,withamicability,gratefullyitwasdeclined。

  Whatexchangeofmoneytookplacebetweenhostandguest?

  Theformerreturnedtothelatter,withoutinterest,asumofmoney?。7s。0。,onepoundsevenshillings,advancedbythelattertotheformer。

  Whatcounterproposalswerealternatelyadvanced,accepted,modified,declined,restatedinotherterms,reaccepted,ratified,reconfirmed?

  ToinaugurateaprearrangedcourseofItalianinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructed。Toinaugurateacourseofvocalinstruction,placetheresidenceoftheinstructress。Toinaugurateaseriesofstatic,semistaticandperipateticintellectualdialogues,placestheresidenceofbothspeakersifbothspeakerswereresidentinthesameplace,theShiphotelandtavern,6LowerAbbeystreetW。andE。Connery,proprietors,theNationalLibraryofIreland,10Kildarestreet,theNationalMaternityHospital,29,30and31Hollesstreet,apublicgarden,thevicinityofaplaceofworship,aconjunctionoftwoormorepublicthoroughfares,thepointofbisectionofarightlinedrawnbetweentheirresidencesifbothspeakerswereresidentindifferentplaces。

  WhatrenderedproblematicforBloomtherealisationofthesemutuallyselfexcludingpropositions?

  Theirreparabilityofthepast:onceataperformanceofAlbertHengler’scircusintheRotunda,Rutlandsquare,Dublin,anintuitiveparticolouredclowninquestofpaternityhadpenetratedfromtheringtoaplaceintheauditoriumwhereBloom,solitary,wasseatedandhadpubliclydeclaredtoanexhilaratedaudiencethatheBloomwashistheclown’spapa。

  Theimprevidibilityofthefuture:onceinthesummerof1898heBloom

  hadmarkedaflorin2s。withthreenotchesonthemillededgeandtendereditinpaymentofanaccountduetoandreceivedbyJ。andT。Davy,familygrocers,1CharlemontMall,GrandCanal,forcirculationonthewatersofcivicfinance,forpossible,circuitousordirect,return。

  WastheclownBloom’sson?

  No。

  HadBloom’scoinreturned?

  Never。

  Whywouldarecurrentfrustrationthemoredepresshim?

  Becauseatthecriticalturningpointofhumanexistencehedesiredtoamendmanysocialconditions,theproductofinequalityandavariceandinternationalanimosity。

  Hebelievedthenthathumanlifewasinfinitelyperfectible,eliminatingtheseconditions?

  Thereremainedthegenericconditionsimposedbynatural,asdistinctfromhumanlaw,asintegralpartsofthehumanwhole:thenecessityofdestructiontoprocurealimentarysustenance:thepainfulcharacteroftheultimatefunctionsofseparateexistence,theagoniesofbirthanddeath:themonotonousmenstruationofsimianandparticularlyhumanfemalesextendingfromtheageofpubertytothemenopause:inevitableaccidentsatsea,inminesandfactories:certainverypainfulmaladiesandtheirresultantsurgicaloperations,innatelunacyandcongenitalcriminality,decimatingepidemics:catastrophiccataclysmswhichmaketerrorthebasisofhumanmentality:seismicupheavalstheepicentresofwhicharelocatedindenselypopulatedregions:thefactofvitalgrowth,throughconvulsionsofmetamorphosisfrominfancythroughmaturitytodecay。

  Whydidhedesistfromspeculation?

  Becauseitwasataskforasuperiorintelligencetosubstituteothermoreacceptablephenomenainplaceofthelessacceptablephenomenatoberemoved。

  DidStephenparticipateinhisdejection?

  Heaffirmedhissignificanceasaconsciousrationalanimalproceedingsyllogisticallyfromtheknowntotheunknownandaconsciousrationalreagentbetweenamicro-andamacrocosmineluctablyconstructedupontheincertitudeofthevoid。

  WasthisaffirmationapprehendedbyBloom?

  Notverbally。Substantially。

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