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           Shehadredslipperson.Turkish.Worethebreeches.Supposeshedoes?WouldIlikeherinpyjamas?Damnedhardtoanswer.Nannetti’sgone.Mailboat.NearHolyheadbynow.MustnailthatadofKeyes’s.WorkHynesandCrawford.PetticoatsforMolly.Shehassomethingtoputinthem.What’sthat?Mightbemoney.

           MrBloomstoopedandturnedoverapieceofpaperonthestrand.Hebroughtitnearhiseyesandpeered.Letter?No.Can’tread.Bettergo.Better.I’mtiredtomove.Pageofanoldcopybook.Allthoseholesandpebbles.Whocouldcountthem?Neverknowwhatyoufind.Bottlewithstoryofatreasureinit,thrownfromawreck.Parcelspost.Childrenalwayswanttothrowthingsinthesea.Trust?Breadcastonthewaters.What’sthis?Bitofstick.

           O!Exhaustedthatfemalehasme.Notsoyoungnow.Willshecomeheretomorrow?Waitforhersomewhereforever.Mustcomeback.Murderersdo.WillI?

           MrBloomwithhisstickgentlyvexedthethicksandathisfoot.Writeamessageforher.Mightremain.What?

           I.

           Someflatfoottramponitinthemorning.Useless.Washedaway.Tidecomeshere.Sawapoolnearherfoot.Bend,seemyfacethere,darkmirror,breatheonit,stirs.Alltheserockswithlinesandscarsandletters.O,thosetransparent!Besidestheydon’tknow.Whatisthemeaningofthatotherworld.IcalledyounaughtyboybecauseIdonotlike.

           AM.A.

           Noroom.Letitgo.

           MrBloomeffacedtheletterswithhisslowboot.Hopelessthingsand.Nothinggrowsinit.Allfades.Nofearofbigvesselscominguphere.ExceptGuinness’sbarges.RoundtheKishineightydays.Donehalfbydesign.