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  Thefaceofherfather,thelateMajorBrianCooperTweedy,RoyalDublinFusiliers,ofGibraltarandRehoboth,Dolphin’sBarn。

  Whatrecurrentimpressionsofthesamewerepossiblebythehypothesis?

  Retreating,attheterminusoftheGreatNorthernRailway,Amiensstreet,withconstantuniformacceleration,alongparallellinesmeetingatinfinity,ifproduced:alongparallellines,reproducedfrominfinity,withconstantuniformretardation,attheterminusoftheGreatNorthernRailway,Amiensstreet,returning。

  Whatmiscellaneouseffectsoffemalepersonalwearingapparelwereperceivedbyhim?

  Apairofnewinodoroushalfsilkblackladies’hose,apairofnewvioletgarters,apairofoutsizeladies’drawersofIndiamull,cutongenerouslines,redolentofopoponax,jessamineandMuratti’sTurkishcigarettesandcontainingalongbrightsteelsafetypin,foldedcurvilinear,acamisoleofbaptistewiththinlaceborder,anaccordionunderskirtofbluesilkmoirette,alltheseobjectsbeingdisposedirregularlyonthetopofarectangulartrunk,quadruplebattened,havingcappedcorners,withmulticolouredlabels,initialledonitsforesideinwhiteletteringB。C。T。BrianCooperTweedy。

  Whatimpersonalobjectswereperceived?

  Acommode,onelegfractured,totallycoveredbysquarecretonnecutting,appledesign,onwhichrestedalady’sblackstrawhat。Orangekeyedware,boughtofHenryPrice,basket,fancygoods,chinawareandironmongerymanufacturer,21,22,23Moorestreet,disposedirregularlyonthewashstandandfloor,andconsistingofbasin,soapdishandbrushtrayonthewashstand,together,pitcherandnightarticleonthefloor,separate。

  Bloom’sacts?

  Hedepositedthearticlesofclothingonachair,removedhisremainingarticlesofclothing,tookfrombeneaththebolsterattheheadofthebedafoldedlongwhitenightshirt,insertedhisheadandarmsintotheproperaperturesofthenightshirt,removedapillowfromtheheadtothefootofthebed,preparedthebedlinenaccordinglyandenteredthebed。

  How?

  Withcircumspection,asinvariablywhenenteringanabodehisownornothisown:withsolicitude,thesnakespiralspringsofthemattressbeingold,thebrassquoitsandpendentviperradiilooseandtremulousunderstressandstrain:prudently,asenteringalairorambushoflustoradder:lightly,thelesstodisturb:reverently,thebedofconceptionandofbirth,ofconsummationofmarriageandofbreachofmarriage,ofsleepandofdeath。

  Whatdidhislimbs,whengraduallyextended,encounter?

  Newcleanbedlinen,additionalodours,thepresenceofahumanform,female,hers,theimprintofahumanform,male,nothis,somecrumbs,someflakesofpottedmeat,recooked,whichheremoved。

  Ifhehadsmiledwhywouldhehavesmiled?

  Toreflectthateachonewhoentersimagineshimselftobethefirsttoenterwhereasheisalwaysthelasttermofaprecedingseriesevenifthefirsttermofasucceedingone,eachimagininghimselftobefirst,last,onlyandalone,whereasheisneitherfirstnorlastnoronlynoraloneinaseriesoriginatingInandrepeatedtoinfinity。

  Whatprecedingseries?

  AssumingMulveytobethefirsttermofhisseries,Penrose,Bartelld’Arcy,professorGoodwin,JuliusMastiansky,JohnHenryMenton,FatherBernardCorrigan,afarmerattheRoyalDublinSociety’sHorseShow,MaggotO’Reilly,MatthewDillon,ValentineBlakeDillonLordMayorofDublin,ChristopherCallinan,Lenehan,anItalianorgangrinder,anunknowngentlemanintheGaietyTheatre,BenjaminDollard,SimonDedalus,AndrewPisserBurke,JosephCuffe,WisdomHely,AldermanJohnHooper,DrFrancisBrady,FatherSebastianofMountArgus,abootblackattheGeneralPostOffice,HughE。BlazesBoylanandsoeachandsoontonolastterm。

  Whatwerehisreflectionsconcerningthelastmemberofthisseriesandlateoccupantofthebed?

  Reflectionsonhisvigourabounder,corporalproportionabillsticker,commercialabilityabester,impressionabilityaboaster。

  Whyfortheobserverimpressionabilityinadditiontovigour,corporalproportionandcommercialability?

  Becausehehadobservedwithaugmentingfrequencyintheprecedingmembersofthesameseriesthesameconcupiscence,inflammablytransmittedfirstwithalarm,thenwithunderstanding,thenwithdesire,finallywithfatigue,withalternatingsymptomsofepicenecomprehensionandapprehension。

  Withwhatantagonisticsentimentswerehissubsequentreflectionsaffected?

  Envy,jealousy,abnegation,equanimity。

  Envy?

  Ofabodilyandmentalmaleorganismspeciallyadaptedforthesuperincumbentpostureofenergetichumancopulationandenergeticpistonandcylindermovementnecessaryforthecompletesatisfactionofaconstantbutnotacuteconcupiscenceresidentinabodilyandmentalfemaleorganism,passivebutnotobtuse。

  Jealousy?

  Becauseanaturefullandvolatileinitsfreestate,wasalternatelytheagentandreagentofattraction。Becauseactionbetweenagentsandreagentsatallinstantsvaried,withinverseproportionofincreaseanddecrease,withincessantcircularextensionandradialreentrance。Becausethecontrolledcontemplationofthefluctuationofattractionproduced,ifdesired,afluctuationofpleasure。

  Abnegation?

  InvirtueofaacquaintanceinitiatedinSeptember1903intheestablishmentofGeorgeMesias,merchanttailorandoutfitter,5EdenQuay,bhospitalityextendedandreceivedinkind,reciprocatedandreappropriatedinperson,ccomparativeyouthsubjecttoimpulsesofambitionandmagnanimity,colleagualaltruismandamorousegoism,dextraracialattraction,intraracialinhibition,supraracialprerogative,eanimminentprovincialmusicaltour,commoncurrentexpenses,netproceedsdivided。

  Equanimity?

  Asnaturalasanyandeverynaturalactofanatureexpressedorunderstoodexecutedinnaturednaturebynaturalcreaturesinaccordancewithhis,herandtheirnaturednatures,ofdissimilarsimilarity。Asnotascalamitousasacataclysmicannihilationoftheplanetinconsequenceofcollisionwithadarksun。Aslessreprehensiblethantheft,highwayrobbery,crueltytochildrenandanimals,obtainingmoneyunderfalsepretences,forgery,embezzlement,misappropriationofpublicmoney,betrayalofpublictrust,malingering,mayhem,corruptionofminors,criminallibel,blackmail,contemptofcourt,arson,treason,felony,mutinyonthehighseas,trespass,burglary,jailbreaking,practiceofunnaturalvice,desertionfromarmedforcesinthefield,perjury,poaching,usury,intelligencewiththeking’senemies,impersonation,criminalassault,manslaughter,wilfulandpremeditatedmurder。Asnotmoreabnormalthanallotheralteredprocessesofadaptationtoalteredconditionsofexistence,resultinginareciprocalequilibriumbetweenthebodilyorganismanditsattendantcircumstances,foods,beverages,acquiredhabits,indulgedinclinations,significantdisease。Asmorethaninevitable,irreparable。

  Whymoreabnegationthanjealousy,lessenvythanequanimity?

  Fromoutragematrimonytooutrageadulterytherearosenoughtbutoutragecopulationyetthematrimonialviolatorofthematrimoniallyviolatedhadnotbeenoutragedbytheadulterousviolatoroftheadulterouslyviolated。

  Whatretribution,ifany?

  Assassination,never,astwowrongsdidnotmakeoneright。Duelbycombat,no。Divorce,notnow。Exposurebymechanicalartificeautomaticbedorindividualtestimonyconcealedocularwitness,notyet。Suitfordamagesbylegalinfluenceorsimulationofassaultwithevidenceofinjuriessustainedselfinflicted,notimpossibly。Ifany,positively,connivance,introductionofemulationmaterial,aprosperousrivalagencyofpublicity:moral,asuccessfulrivalagentofintimacy,depreciation,alienation,humiliation,separationprotectingtheoneseparatedfromtheother,protectingseparatorfromboth。

  Bywhatreflectionsdidhe,aconsciousreactoragainstthevoidincertitude,justifytohimselfhissentiments?

  Thepreordainedfrangibilityofthehymen,thepresupposedintangibilityofthethinginitself:theincongruityanddisproportionbetweentheselfprolongingtensionofthethingproposedtobedoneandtheselfabbreviatingrelaxationofthethingdone:thefallaciouslyinferreddebilityofthefemale,themuscularityofthemale:thevariationsofethicalcodes:thenaturalgrammaticaltransitionbyinversioninvolvingnoalterationofsenseofanaoristpreteritepropositionparsedasmasculinesubject,monosyllabiconomatopictransitiveverbwithdirectfeminineobjectfromtheactivevoiceintoitscorrelativeaoristpreteritepropositionparsedasfemininesubject,auxiliaryverbandquasimonosyllabiconomatopicpastparticiplewithcomplementarymasculineagentinthepassivevoice:thecontinuedproductofseminatorsbygeneration:thecontinualproductionofsemenbydistillation:thefutilityoftriumphorprotestorvindication:theinanityofextolledvirtue:thelethargyofnescientmatter:theapathyofthestars。

  Inwhatfinalsatisfactiondidtheseantagonisticsentimentsandreflections,reducedtotheirsimplestforms,converge?

  Satisfactionattheubiquityineasternandwesternterrestrialhemispheres,inallhabitablelandsandislandsexploredorunexploredthelandofthemidnightsun,theislandsoftheblessed,theislesofGreece,thelandofpromiseofadiposeposteriorfemalehemispheres,redolentofmilkandhoneyandofexcretorysanguineandseminalwarmth,reminiscentofsecularfamiliesofcurvesofamplitude,insusceptibleofmoodsofimpressionorofcontrarietiesofexpression,expressiveofmuteimmutablematureanimality。

  Thevisiblesignsofantesatisfaction?

  Anapproximateerection:asolicitousadversion:agradualelevation:atentativerevelation;asilentcontemplation。

  Then?

  Hekissedtheplumpmellowyellowsmellowmelonsofherrump,oneachplumpmelonoushemisphere,intheirmellowyellowfurrow,withobscureprolongedprovocativemelonsmellonousosculation。

  Thevisiblesignsofpostsatisfaction?

  Asilentcontemplation:atentativevelation:agradualabasement:asolicitousaversion:aproximateerection。

  Whatfollowedthissilentaction?

  Somnolentinvocation,lesssomnolentrecognition,incipientexcitation,catecheticalinterrogation。

  Withwhatmodificationsdidthenarratorreplytothisinterrogation?

  Negative:heomittedtomentiontheclandestinecorrespondencebetweenMarthaCliffordandHenryFlower,thepublicaltercationat,inandinthevicinityofthelicensedpremisesofBernardKiernanandCo,Limited,8,9and10LittleBritainstreet,theeroticprovocationandresponsetheretocausedbytheexhibitionismofGertrudeGerty,surnameunknown。Positive:heincludedmentionofaperformancebyMrsBandmanPalmerofLeahattheGaietyTheatre,46,47,48,49SouthKingstreet,aninvitationtosupperatWynn’sMurphy’sHotel,35,36,and37LowerAbbeystreet,avolumeofpeccaminouspornographicaltendencyentitledSweetsofSin,anonymous,authoragentlemanoffashion,atemporaryconcussioncausedbyafalselycalculatedmovementinthecourseofpostcenalgymnasticdisplay,thevictimsincecompletelyrecoveredbeingStephenDedalus,professorandauthor,eldestsurvivingsonofSimonDedalus,ofnofixedoccupation,anaeronauticalfeatexecutedbyhimnarratorinthepresenceofawitness,theprofessorandauthoraforesaid,withpromptitudeofdecisionandgymnasticflexibility。

  Wasthenarrationotherwiseunalteredbymodifications?

  Absolutely。

  Whicheventorpersonemergedasthesalientpointofhisnarration?

  StephenDedalus,professorandauthor。

  Whatlimitationsofactivityandinhibitionsofconjugalrightswereperceivedbylistenerandnarratorconcerningthemselvesduringthecourseofthisintermittentandincreasinglymorelaconicnarration?

  Bythelisteneralimitationoffertilityinasmuchasmarriagehadbeencelebrated1calendarmonthafterthe18thanniversaryofherbirth8September1870,viz。8October,andconsummatedonthesamedatewithfemaleissueborn15June1889,havingbeenanticipatorilyconsummatedonthe10Septemberofthesameyearandcompletecarnalintercourse,withejaculationofsemenwithinthenaturalfemaleorgan,havinglasttakenplace5weeksprevious,viz。27November1893,tothebirthon29December1893ofsecondandonlymaleissue,deceased9January1894,aged11days,thereremainedaperiodof10years,5monthsand18daysduringwhichcarnalintercoursehadbeenincomplete,withoutejaculationofsemenwithinthenaturalfemaleorgan。Bythenarratoralimitationofactivity,mentalandcorporal,inasmuchascompletementalintercoursebetweenhimselfandthelistenerhadnottakenplacesincetheconsummationofpuberty,indicatedbycatamenichemorrhage,ofthefemaleissueofnarratorandlistener,15September1903,thereremainedaperiodof9monthsand1dayduringwhichinconsequenceofapreestablishednaturalcomprehensioninincomprehensionbetweentheconsummatedfemaleslistenerandissue,completecorporallibertyofactionhadbeencircumscribed。

  How?

  Byvariousreiteratedfeminineinterrogationconcerningthemasculinedestinationwhither,theplacewhere,thetimeatwhich,thedurationforwhich,theobjectwithwhichinthecaseoftemporaryabsences,projectedoreffected。

  Whatmovedvisiblyabovethelistener’sandthenarrator’sinvisiblethoughts?

  Theupcastreflectionofalampandshade,aninconstantseriesofconcentriccirclesofvaryinggradationsoflightandshadow。

  Inwhatdirectionsdidlistenerandnarratorlie?

  Listener,S。E。byE。;Narrator,N。W。byW。:onthe53rdparalleloflatitude,N。and6thmeridianoflongitude,W。:atanangleof45?totheterrestrialequator。

  Inwhatstateofrestormotion?

  Atrestrelativelytothemselvesandtoeachother。Inmotionbeingeachandbothcarriedwestward,forwardandrerewardrespectively,bytheproperperpetualmotionoftheearththrougheverchangingtracksofneverchangingspace。

  Inwhatposture?

  Listener:reclinedsemilaterally,left,lefthandunderhead,rightlegextendedinastraightlineandrestingonleftleg,flexed,intheattitudeofGea-Tellus,fulfilled,recumbent,bigwithseed。Narrator:reclinedlaterally,left,withrightandleftlegsflexed,theindexfingerandthumboftherighthandrestingonthebridgeofthenose,intheattitudedepictedonasnapshotphotographmadebyPercyApjohn,thechildmanweary,themanchildinthewomb。

  Womb?Weary?

  Herests。Hehastravelled。

  With?

  SinbadtheSailorandTinbadtheTailorandJinbadtheJailerandWhinbadtheWhalerandNinbadtheNailerandFinbadtheFailerandBinbadtheBailerandPinbadthePailerandMinbadtheMailerandHinbadtheHailerandRinbadtheRailerandDinbadtheKailerandVinbadtheQuailerandLinbadtheYailerandXinbadthePhthailer。

  When?

  GoingtoadarkbedtherewasasquareroundSinbadtheSailorroc’sauk’segginthenightofthebedofalltheauksoftherocsofDarkinbadtheBrightdayler。

  Where?

  Penelope

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