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。
BLOOMWinksatthebystanders。Ibetshe’sabonnylassie。
THEODOREPUREFOYInfishingcapandoilskinjacket。Heemploysamechanicaldevicetofrustratethesacredendsofnature。
THEVEILEDSIBYLStabsherself。Myherogod!Shedies。
Manymostattractiveandenthusiasticwomenalsocommitsuicidebystabbing,drowning,drinkingprussicacid,aconite,arsenic,openingtheirveins,refusingfood,castingthemselvesundersteamrollers,fromthetopofNelson’sPillar,intothegreatvatofGuinness’sbrewery,asphyxiatingthemselvesbyplacingtheirheadsingasovens,hangingthemselvesinstylishgarters,leapingfromwindowsofdifferentstoreys。
ALEXANDERJ。DOWIEViolently。FellowchristiansandantiBloomites,themancalledBloomisfromtherootsofhell,adisgracetochristianmen。AfiendishlibertinefromhisearliestyearsthisstinkinggoatofMendesgaveprecocioussignsofinfantiledebaucheryrecallingthecitiesoftheplain,withadissolutegranddam。Thisvilehypocrite,bronzedwithinfamy,isthewhitebullmentionedintheApocalypse。AworshipperoftheScarletWoman,intrigueistheverybreathofhisnostrils。Thestakefaggotsandthecaldronofboilingoilareforhim。Caliban!
THEMOBLynchhim!Roasthim!He’sasbadasParnellwas。MrFox!
MotherGroganthrowsherbootatBloom。SeveralshopkeepersfromupperandlowerDorsetstreetthrowobjectsoflittleornocommercialvalue,hambones,condensedmilktins,unsaleablecabbage,stalebread,sheeps’tails,oddpiecesoffat。
BLOOMExcitedly。Thisismidsummermadness,someghastlyjokeagain。Byheaven,Iamguiltlessastheunsunnedsnow!ItwasmybrotherHenry。Heismydouble。Helivesinnumber2Dolphin’sBarn。Slander,theviper,haswrongfullyaccusedme。Fellowcountrymen,sgenlinnbanbatacoisdegancapall。Icallonmyoldfriend,DrMalachiMulligan,sexspecialisttogivemedicaltestimonyonmybehalf。
DRMULLIGANInmotorjerkin,greenmotorogglesonhisbrow。
DrBloomisbisexuallyabnormal。HehasrecentlyescapedfromDrEustace’sprivateasylumfordementedgentlemen。Bornoutofbedlockhereditaryepilepsyispresent,theconsequenceofunbridledlust。Tracesofelephantiasishavebeendiscoveredamonghisascendants。Therearemarkedsymptomsofchronicexhibitionism。Ambidexterityisalsolatent。Heisprematurelybaldfromselfabuse,perverselyidealisticinconsequence,areformedrake,andhasmetalteeth。InconsequenceofafamilycomplexhehastemporarilylosthismemoryandIbelievehimtobemoresinnedagainstthansinning。
Ihavemadeapervaginalexaminationand,afterapplicationoftheacidtestto5427anal,axillary,pectoralandpubichairs,Ideclarehimtobevirgointacta。
Bloomholdshishighgradehatoverhisgenitalorgans。
DRMADDENHypsospadiaisalsomarked。IntheinterestofcominggenerationsIsuggestthatthepartsaffectedshouldbepreservedinspiritsofwineinthenationalteratologicalmuseum。
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