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  Documents:thebirthcertificateofLeopoldPaulaBloom:anendowmentassurancepolicyof#500intheScottishWidows’AssuranceSocietyintestatedMillicentMillyBloom,comingintoforceat25yearsaswithprofitpolicyof#430,#462100and#500at60yearsordeath,65yearsordeathanddeath,respectively,orwithprofitpolicypaidupof#299100togetherwithcashpaymentof#133100,atoption:abankpassbookissuedbytheUlsterBank,CollegeGreenbranchshowingstatementofa/cforhalfyearending31December1903,balanceindepositor’sfavour:#18146

  eighteenpounds,fourteenshillingsandsixpence,sterling,netpersonalty:

  certificateofpossessionof#900Canadian4%inscribedgovernmentstockfreeofstampduty:docketsoftheCatholicCemeteries’GlasnevinCommittee,relativetoagraveplotpurchased:alocalpresscuttingconcerningchangeofnamebydeedpoll。

  Quotethetextualtermsofthisnotice。

  I,RudolphVirag,nowresidentatno52Clanbrassilstreet,Dublin,formerlyofSzombathelyinthekingdomofHungary,herebygivenoticethatIhaveassumedandintendhenceforthuponalloccasionsandatalltimestobeknownbythenameofRudolphBloom。

  WhatotherobjectsrelativetoRudolphBloombornViragwereinthe2nddrawer?

  AnindistinctdaguerreotypeofRudolphViragandhisfatherLeopoldViragexecutedintheyear1852intheportraitatelieroftheirrespectively

  1stand2ndcousin,StefanViragofSzesfehervar,Hungary。AnancienthagadahbookinwhichapairofhornrimmedconvexspectaclesinsertedmarkedthepassageofthanksgivingintheritualprayersforPessachPassover:aphotocardoftheQueen’sHotel,Ennis,proprietor,RudolphBloom:anenvelopeaddressedTomyDearSonLeopold。

  Whatfractionsofphrasesdidthelectureofthosefivewholewordsevoke?

  TomorrowwillbeaweekthatIreceived……itisnouseLeopoldtobe……

  withyourdearmother……thatisnotmoretostand……toher……allformeisout……bekindtoAthos,Leopold……mydearson……always……ofme……dasHerr……Gott……dein……

  WhatreminiscencesofahumansubjectsufferingfromprogressivemelancholiadidtheseobjectsevokeinBloom?

  Anoldmanwidower,unkempthair,inbed,withheadcovered,sighing:

  aninfirmdog,Athos:aconite,resortedtobyincreasingdosesofgrainsandscruplesasapalliativeofrecrudescentneuralgia:thefaceindeathofaseptuagenariansuicidebypoison。

  WhydidBloomexperienceasentimentofremorse?

  Becauseinimmatureimpatiencehehadtreatedwithdisrespectcertainbeliefsandpractices。

  As?

  Theprohibitionoftheuseoffleshmeatandmilkatonemeal,thehebdomadarysymposiumofincoordinatelyabstract,perfervidlyconcretemercantilecoexreligionistexcompatriots:thecircumcisionofmaleinfants:thesupernaturalcharacterofJudaicscripture:theineffabilityofthetetragrammaron:thesanctityofthesabbath。

  Howdidthesebeliefsandpracticesnowappeartohim?

  Notmorerationalthantheyhadthenappeared,notlessrationalthanotherbeliefsandpracticesnowappeared。

  WhatfirstreminiscencehadheofRudolphBloomdeceased?

  RudolphBloomdeceasednarratedtohissonLeopoldBloomaged6

  aretrospectivearrangementofmigrationsandsettlementsinandbetweenDublin,London,Florence,Milan,Vienna,Budapest,Szombathely,withstatementsofsatisfactionhisgrandfatherhavingseenMariaTheresa,empressofAustria,queenofHungary,withcommercialadvicehavingtakencareofpence,thepoundshavingtakencareofthemselves。LeopoldBloomaged6hadaccompaniedthesenarrationsbyconstantconsultationofageographicalmapofEuropepoliticalandbysuggestionsfortheestablishmentofaffiliatedbusinesspremisesinthevariouscentresmentioned。

  Hadtimeequallybutdifferentlyobliteratedthememoryofthesemigrationsinnarratorandlistener?

  Innarratorbytheaccessofyearsandinconsequenceoftheuseofnarcotictoxin:inlistenerbytheaccessofyearsandinconsequenceoftheactionofdistractionuponvicariousexperiences。

  Whatidiosyncrasiesofthenarratorwereconcomitantproduct$ofamnesia?

  Occasionallyheatewithouthavingpreviouslyremovedhishat。Occasionallyhedrankvoraciouslythejuiceofgooseberryfoolfromaninclinedplate。

  Occasionallyheremovedfromhislipsthetracesoffoodbymeansofalaceratedenvelopeorotheraccessiblefragmentofpaper。

  Whattwophenomenaofsenescenceweremorefrequent?

  Themyopicdigitalcalculationofcoins,eructationconsequentuponrepletion。

  Whatobjectofferedpartialconsolationforthesereminiscences?

  Theendowmentpolicy,thebankpassbook,thecertificateofthepossessionofscrip。

  ReduceBloombycrossmultiplicationofreversesoffortune,fromwhichthesesupportsprotectedhim,andbyeliminationofallpositivevaluestoanegligiblenegativeirrationalunrealquantity。

  Successively,indescendingheloticorder:Poverty:thatoftheoutdoorhawkerofimitationjewellery,thedunfortherecoveryofbadanddoubtfuldebts,thepoorrateanddeputycesscollector。Mendicancy:thatofthefraudulentbankruptwithnegligibleassetspaying1s。4d。inthe#,sandwichman,distributorofthrowaways,nocturnalvagrant,insinuatingsycophant,maimedsailor,blindstripling,superannuatedbailiff’sman,marfeast,lickplate,spoilsport,pickthank,eccentricpubliclaughingstockseatedonbenchofpublicparkunderdiscardedperforatedumbrella。Destitution:theinmateofOldMan’sHouseRoyalHospital,Kilmainham,theinmateofSimpson’sHospitalforreducedbutrespectablemenpermanentlydisabledbygoutorwantofsight。Nadirofmisery:theagedimpotentdisfranchisedratesupportedmoribundlunaticpauper。

  Withwhichattendantindignities?

  Theunsympatheticindifferenceofpreviouslyamiablefemales,thecontemptofmuscularmales,theacceptanceoffragmentsofbread,thesimulatedignoranceofcasualacquaintances,thelatrationofillegitimateunlicensedvagabonddogs,theinfantiledischargeofdecomposedvegetablemissiles,worthlittleornothingorlessthannothing。

  Bywhatcouldsuchasituationbeprecluded?

  Bydeceasechangeofstate,bydeparturechangeofplace。

  Whichpreferably?

  Thelatter,bythelineofleastresistance。

  Whatconsiderationsrendereditnotentirelyundesirable?

  Constantcohabitationimpedingmutualtolerationofpersonaldefects。

  Thehabitofindependentpurchaseincreasinglycultivated。Thenecessitytocounteractbyimpermanentsojournthepermanenceofarrest。

  Whatconsiderationsrendereditnotirrational?

  Thepartiesconcerned,uniting,hadincreasedandmultiplied,whichbeingdone,offspringproducedandeducedtomaturity,theparties,ifnowdisunitedwereobligedtoreuniteforincreaseandmultiplication,whichwasabsurd,toformbyreuniontheoriginalcoupleofunitingparties,whichwasimpossible。

  Whatconsiderationsrendereditdesirable?

  TheattractivecharacterofcertainlocalitiesinIrelandandabroad,asrepresentedingeneralgeographicalmapsofpolychromedesignorinspecialordnancesurveychartsbyemploymentofscalenumeralsandhachures。

  InIreland?

  ThecliffsofMoher,thewindywildsofConnemara,loughNeaghwithsubmergedpetrifiedcity,theGiant’sCauseway,FortCamdenandFortCarlisle,theGoldenValeofTipperary,theislandsofAran,thepasturesofroyalMeath,Brigid’selminKildare,theQueen’sIslandshipyardinBelfast,theSalmonLeap,thelakesofKillarney。

  Abroad?

  CeylonwithspicegardenssupplyingteatoThomasKernan,agentforPulbrook,RobertsonandCo,2Mincinglane,London,E。C。,5Damestreet,Dublin,Jerusalem,theholycitywithmosqueofOmarandgateofDamascus,goalofaspiration,thestraitsofGibraltartheuniquebirthplaceofMarionTweedy,theParthenoncontainingstatues,nudeGreciandivinities,theWallstreetmoneymarketwhichcontrolledinternationalfinance,thePlazadeTorosatLaLinea,SpainwhereO’Haraofthecameronshadslainthebull,Niagaraoverwhichnohumanbeinghadpassedwithimpunity,thelandoftheEskimoseatersofsoap,theforbiddencountryofThibetfromwhichnotravellerreturns,thebayofNaplestoseewhichwastodie,theDeadSea。

  Underwhatguidance,followingwhatsigns?

  Atsea,septentrional,bynightthepolestar,locatedatthepointofintersectionoftherightlinefrombetatoalphainUrsaMajorproducedanddividedexternallyatomegaandthehypotenuseoftherightangledtriangleformedbythelinealphaomegasoproducedandthelinealphadeltaofUrsaMajor。Onland,meridional,abisphericalmoon,revealedinimperfectvaryingphasesoflunationthroughtheposteriorintersticeoftheimperfectlyoccludedskirtofacarnosenegligentperambulatingfemale,apillarofthecloudbyday。

  Whatpublicadvertisementwoulddivulgetheoccultationofthedeparted?

  rewardlost,stolenorstrayedfromhisresidence7Ecclesstreet,missinggentabout40,answeringtothenameofBloom,LeopoldPoldy,height5ft91/2inches,fullbuild,olivecomplexion,mayhavesincegrownabeard,whenlastseenwaswearingablacksuit。Abovesumwillbepaidforinformationleadingtohisdiscovery。

  Whatuniversalbinomialdenominationswouldbehisasentityandnonentity?

  Assumedbyanyorknowntonone。EverymanorNoman。

  Whattributeshis?

  Honourandgiftsofstrangers,thefriendsofEveryman。Anymphimmortal,beauty,thebrideofNoman。

  Wouldthedepartednevernowherenohowreappear?

  Everhewouldwander,selfcompelled,totheextremelimitofhiscometaryorbit,beyondthefixedstarsandvariablesunsandtelescopicplanets,astronomicalwaifsandstrays,totheextremeboundaryofspace,passingfromlandtoland,amongpeoples,amidevents。Somewhereimperceptiblyhewouldhearandsomehowreluctantly,suncompelled,obeythesummonsofrecall。Whence,disappearingfromtheconstellationoftheNorthernCrownhewouldsomehowreappearrebornabovedeltaintheconstellationofCassiopeiaandafterincalculableeonsofperegrinationreturnanestrangedavenger,awreakerofjusticeonmalefactors,adarkcrusader,asleeperawakened,withfinancialresourcesbysuppositionsurpassingthoseofRothschildorofthesilverKing。

  Whatwouldrendersuchreturnirrational?

  Anunsatisfactoryequationbetweenanexodusandreturnintimethroughreversiblespaceandanexodusandreturninspacethroughirreversibletime。

  Whatplayofforces,inducinginertia,rendereddepartureundesirable?

  Thelatenessofthehour,renderingprocrastinatory:theobscurityofthenight,renderinginvisible:theuncertaintyofthoroughfares,renderingperilous:thenecessityforrepose,obviatingmovement:theproximityofanoccupiedbed,obviatingresearch:theanticipationofwarmthhuman

  temperedwithcoolnesslinen,obviatingdesireandrenderingdesirable:

  thestatueofNarcissus,soundwithoutecho,desireddesire。

  Whatadvantageswerepossessedbyanoccupied,asdistinctfromanunoccupiedbed?

  Theremovalofnocturnalsolitude,thesuperiorqualityofhumanmaturefemaletoinhumanhotwaterjarcalefaction,thestimulationofmatutinalcontact,theeconomyofmanglingdoneonthepremisesinthecaseoftrousersaccuratelyfoldedandplacedlengthwisebetweenthespringmattressstriped

  andthewoollenmattressbiscuitsection。

  Whatpastconsecutivecauses,beforerisingpreapprehended,ofaccumulatedfatiguedidBloom,beforerising,silentlyrecapitulate?

  Thepreparationofbreakfastburntoffering:intestinalcongestionandpremeditativedefecationholyofholies:thebathriteofJohn:

  thefuneralriteofSamuel:theadvertisementofAlexanderKeyesUrimandThummin:theunsubstantiallunchriteofMelchizedek:thevisittomuseumandnationallibraryholyplace:thebookhuntalongBedfordrow,Merchants’Arch,WellingtonQuaySimchathTorah:themusicintheOrmondHotelShiraShirim:thealtercationwithatruculenttroglodyteinBernardKiernan’spremisesholocaust:ablankperiodoftimeincludingacardrive,avisittoahouseofmourning,aleavetakingwilderness:

  theeroticismproducedbyfeminineexhibitionismriteofOnan:theprolongeddeliveryofMrsMinaPurefoyheaveoffering:thevisittothedisorderlyhouseofMrsBellaCohen,82Tyronestreet,lower,andsubsequentbrawlandchancemedleyinBeaverstreetArmageddon:nocturnalperambulationtoandfromthecabman’sshelter,ButtBridgeatonement。

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