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  BLOOMIndalmaticandpurplemantle,tothebishopofDownandConnorwithdignity。Thanks,somewhateminentsir。

  WILLIAM,ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGHInpurplestockandshovelhat。

  WillyoutoyourpowercauselawandmercytobeexecutedinallyourjudgmentsinIrelandandterritoriesthereuntobelonging?

  BLOOMPlacinghisrighthandonhistesticles,swears。SomaytheCreatordealwithme。AllthisIpromisetodo。

  MICHAEL,ARCHBISHOPOFARMAGHPoursacruseofhairoiloverBloom’shead。Gaudiummagnumannuntiovobis。Habemuscarneficem。Leopold,Patrick,Andrew,David,George,bethouanointed!

  Bloomassumesamantleofclothofgoldandputsonarubyring。

  Heascendsandstandsonthestoneofdestiny。Therepresentativepeersputonatthesametimetheirtwentyeightcrowns。JoybellsringinChristchurch,SaintPatrick’s,George’sandgayMalahide。Mirusbazaarfireworksgoupfromallsideswithsymbolicalphallopyrotechnicdesigns。Thepeersdohomage,onebyone,approachingandgenuflecting。

  THEPEERSIdobecomeyourliegemanoflifeandlimbtoearthlyworship。

  BloomholdsuphisrighthandonwhichsparklestheKoh-i-Noordiamond。

  Hispalfreyneighs。Immediatesilence。Wirelessintercontinentalandinterplanetarytransmittersaresetforreceptionofmessage。

  BLOOMMysubjects!WeherebynominateourfaithfulchargerCopulaFelixhereditaryGrandVizierandannouncethatwehavethisdayrepudiatedourformerspouseandhavebestowedourroyalhandupontheprincessSelene,thesplendourofnight。

  TheformermorganaticspouseofBloomishastilyremovedintheBlackMaria。TheprincessSelene,inmoonbluerobes,asilvercrescentonherhead,descendsfromaSedanchairbornebytwogiants。Anoutburstofcheering。

  JOHNHOWARDPARNELLRaisestheroyalstandard。IllustriousBloom!Successortomyfamousbrother!

  BLOOMEmbracesJohnHowardParnell。Wethankyoufromourheart,John,forthisrightroyalwelcometogreenErin,thepromisedlandofourcommonancestors。

  Thefreedomofthecityispresentedtohimembodiedinacharter。

  ThekeysofDublin,crossedonacrimsoncushion,aregiventohim。Heshowsallthatheiswearinggreensocks。

  TOMKERNANYoudeserveit,yourhonour。

  BLOOMOnthisdaytwentyyearsagoweovercamethehereditaryenemyatLadysmith。Ourhowitzersandcamelswivelgunsplayedonhislineswithtellingeffect。Halfaleagueonward!Theycharge!Allislostnow!Doweyield?No!Wedrivethemheadlong!Lo!Wecharge!DeployingtotheleftourlighthorsesweptacrosstheheightsofPlevnaand,utteringtheirwarcry,BonafideSabaoth,sabredtheSaracengunnerstoaman。

  THECHAPELOFFREEMANTYPESETTERSHear!Hear!

  JOHNWYSENOLANThere’sthemanthatgotawayJamesStephens。

  ABLUECOATSCHOOLBOYBravo!

  ANOLDRESIDENTYou’reacredittoyourcountry,sir,that’swhatyouare。

  ANAPPLEWOMANHe’samanlikeIrelandwants。

  BLOOMMybelovedsubjects,aneweraisabouttodawn。I,Bloom,tellyouverilyitisevennowathand。Yea,onthewordofaBloom,yeshallerelongenterintothegoldencitywhichistobe,thenewBloomusalemintheNovaHiberniaofthefuture。

  Thirtytwoworkmenwearingrosettes,fromallthecountiesofIreland,undertheguidanceofDerwanthebuilderconstructthenewBloomusalem。

  Itisacolossaledifice,withcrystalroofbuiltintheshapeofahugeporkkidney,containingfortythousandrooms。Inthecourseofitsextensionseveralbuildingsandmonumentsaredemolished。Governmentofficesaretemporarilytransferredtorailwaysheds。Numeroushousesarerazedtotheground。Theinhabitantsarelodgedinbarrelsandboxes,allmarkedinredwiththeletters:L。B。Severalpaupersfallfromaladder。ApartofthewallsofDublin,crowdedwithloyalsightseers,collapses。

  THESIGHTSEERSDyingMorituritesalutant。Theydie。

  Amaninabrownmacintoshspringsupthroughatrap-door。HepointsanelongatedfingeratBloom。

  THEMANINTHEMACINTOSHDon’tyoubelieveawordheSays。ThatmanisLeopoldM’Intosh,thenotoriousfireraiser。HisrealnameisHiggins。

  BLOOMShoothim!Dogofachristian!SomuchforM’Intosh!

  Acannonshot。Themaninthemacintoshdisappears。Bloomwithhissceptrestrikesdownpoppies。Theinstantaneousdeathsofmanypowerfulenemies,graziers,membersofparliament,membersofstandingcommittees,arereported。Bloom’sbodyguarddistributeMaundymoney,commemorationmedals,loavesandfishes,temperancebadges,expensiveHenryClaycigars,freecowbonesforsoup,rubberpreservatives,insealedenvelopestiedwithgoldthread,butterscotch,pineapplerock,billetsdouxintheformofcockedhats,readymadesuits,porringersoftoadinthehole,bottlesofJeyes’Fluid,purchasestamps,40days’indulgences,spuriouscoins,dairyfedporksausages,theatrepasses,seasonticketsavailableforalltramlines,couponsoftheroyalandprivilegedHungarianlottery,pennydinnercounters,cheapreprintsoftheWorld’sTwelveWorstBooks:FroggyandFritzpolitic,CareoftheBabyinfantilic,SoMealsfor7/6culinic,WasJesusaSunMyth?historic,ExpelthatPainmedic,Infant’sCompendiumoftheUniversecosmic,Let’sAllChortlehilaric,Canvasser’sVadeMecumjournalic,love-lettersofMotherAssistanterotic,Who’sWhoinSpaceastric,SongsthatReachedOurHeartmelodic,Pennywise’sWaytoWealthparsimonic。Ageneralrushandscramble。WomenpressforwardtotouchthehemofBloom’srobe。TheladyGwendolenDubedatburststhroughthethrong,leapsonhishorseandkisseshimonbothcheeksamidgreatacclamation。Amagnesiumflashlightphotographistaken。Babesandsucklingsareheldup。

  THEWOMENLittlefather!Littlefather!

  THEBABESANDSUCKLINGSClapclaphandstillPoldycomeshome,CakesinhispocketforLeoalone。Bloom,bendingdown,pokesBabyBoardmangentlyinthestomach。

  BABYBOARDMANHiccups,curdledmilkflowingfromhismouth。

  Hajajaja。

  BLOOMShakinghandswithablindstripling。MymorethanBrother!

  Placinghisarmsroundtheshouldersofanoldcouple。Dearoldfriends!Heplayspussyfourcornerswithraggedboysandgirls。

  Peep!Bopeep!Hewheelstwinsinaperambulator。Ticktacktwowouldyousetashoe?

  Heperformsjuggler’stricks,drawsred,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandvioletsilkhandkerchiefsfromhismouth。Roygbiv。32feetpersecond。Heconsolesawidow。Absencemakestheheartgrowyounger。HedancestheHighlandflingwithgrotesqueantics。Legit,yedevils!Hekissesthebedsoresofapalsiedveteran。Honourablewounds!Hetripsupafatpoliceman。U。p。:up。U。p。:up。Hewhispersintheearofablushingwaitressandlaughskindly。

  Ah,naughty,naughty!HeeatsarawturnipofferedhimbyMauriceButterly,farmer。Fine!Splendid!HerefusestoacceptthreeshillingsofferedhimbyJosephHynes,journalist。Mydearfellow,notatall!Hegiveshiscoattoabeggar。Pleaseaccept。Hetakespartinastomachracewithelderlymaleandfemalecripples。Comeon,boys!

  Wriggleit,girls!

  THECITIZENChokedwithemotion,brushesasideatearinhisemeraldmuffler。MaythegoodGodblesshim!

  Therams’hornssoundforsilence。ThestandardofZionishoisted。

  BLOOMUncloaksimpressively,revealingobesity,unrollsapaperandreadssolemnly。AlephBethGhimelDalethHagadahTephilimKosherYomKippurHanukahRoschaschanaBeniBrithBarMitzvahMazzothAskenazimMeshuggahTalith。

  AnofficialtranslationisreadbyJimmyHenry,assistanttownclerk。

  JIMMYHENRYTheCourtofConscienceisnowopen。HisMostCatholicMajestywillnowadministeropenairjustice。Freemedicalandlegaladvice,solutionofdoublesandotherproblems。Allcordiallyinvited。GivenatthisourloyalcityofDublinintheyearIoftheParadisiacalEra。

  PADDYLEONARDWhatamItodoaboutmyratesandtaxes?

  BLOOMPaythem,myfriend。

  PADDYLEONARDThankyou。

  NOSEYFLYNNCanIraiseamortgageonmyfireinsurance?

  BLOOMObdurately。Sirs,takenoticethatbythelawoftortsyouareboundoverinyourownrecognisancesforsixmonthsinthesumoffivepounds。

  J。J。O’MOLLYADanieldidIsay?Nay!APeterO’Brien!

  NOSEYFLYNNWheredoIdrawthefivepounds?

  PISSERBURKEForbladdertrouble?

  BLOOMAcid。nit。hydrochlordil。,20minims,Tinct。mix。vom。,4minims。

  Extr。taraxel。lig。,30minims。

  Aq。dis。terindie。CHRISCALLINANWhatistheparallaxofthesubsolareclipticofAldebaran?

  BLOOMPleasedtohearfromyou,Chris。K。II。

  JOEHYNESWhyaren’tyouinuniform?

  BLOOMWhenmyprogenitorofsaintedmemoryworetheuniformoftheAustriandespotinadankprisonwherewasyours?

  BENDOLLARDPansies?

  BLOOMEmbellishbeautifysuburbangardens。

  BENDOLLARDWhentwinsarrive?

  BLOOMFatherpater,dadstartsthinking。

  LARRYO’ROURKEAneightdaylicenceformynewpremises。Yourememberme,sirLeo,whenyouwereinnumberseven。I’msendingaroundadozenofstoutforthemissus。

  BLOOMColdly。Youhavetheadvantageofme。LadyBloomacceptsnopresents。

  CROFTONThisisindeedafestivity。

  BLOOMSolemnly。Youcallitafestivity。Icallitasacrament。

  ALEXANDERKEYESWhenwillwehaveourownhouseofkeys?

  BLOOMIstandforthereformofmunicipalmoralsandtheplaintencommandments。

  Newworldsforold。Unionofall,jew,moslemandgentile。Threeacresandacowforallchildrenofnature。Saloonmotorhearses。Compulsorymanuallabourforall。Allparksopentothepublicdayandnight。Electricdishscrubbers。Tuberculosis,lunacy,warandmendicancymustnowcease。

  Generalamnesty,weeklycarnival,withmaskedlicence,bonusesforall,esperantotheuniversalbrotherhood。Nomorepatriotismofbarspongersanddropsicalimpostors。Freemoney,freeloveandafreelaychurchinafreelaystate。

  O’MADDENBURKEFreefoxinafreehenroost。

  DAVYBYRNEYawning。Iiiiiiiiiaaaaaaach!

  BLOOMMixedracesandmixedmarriage。

  LENEHANWhataboutmixedbathing?

  Bloomexplainstothosenearhimhisschemesforsocialregeneration。

  Allagreewithhim。ThekeeperoftheKildareStreetMuseumappears,draggingalorryonwhicharetheshakingstatuesofseveralnakedgoddesses,VenusCallipyge,VenusPandemosVenusMetempsychosis,andplasterfigures,alsonaked,representingthenewninemuses,Commerce,OperaticMusic,AmorPublicity,Manufacture,libertyofSpeech,PluralVoting,Gastronomy,PrivateHygiene,SeasideConcertEntertainments,PainlessObstetricsandAstronomyforthePeople。

  FATHERFARLEYHeisanepiscopalian,anagnostic,ananythingarianseekingtooverthrowourholyfaith。

  MRSRIORDANTearsupherwill。I’mdisappointedinyou!Youbadman!

  MOTHERGROGANRemovesherboottothrowitatBloom。Youbeast!

  Youabominableperson!

  NOSEYFLYNNGiveusatune,Bloom。Oneoftheoldsweetsongs。

  BLOOMWithrollickinghumour。IvowedthatIneverwouldleaveher,Sheturnedoutacrueldeceiver。

  Withmytooraloomtooraloomtooralcomtooraloom。HOPPYHOLOHANGoodoldBloom!There’snobodylikehimafterall。

  PADDYLEONARDStageIrishman!

  BLOOMWhatrailwayoperaislikeatramlineinGibraltar?TheRowsofCasteele。Laughter。

  LENEHANPlagiarist!DownwithBloom!

  THEVEILEDSIBYLEnthusiastically。I’maBloomiteandIgloryinit。Ibelieveinhiminspiteofall。I’dgivemylifeforhim,thefunniestmanonearth。

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