Улисс
Chapter 12
Yea,onthewordofaBloom,yeshallerelongenterintothegoldencitywhichistobe,thenewBloomusalemintheNovaHiberniaofthefuture.
(Thirtytwoworkmen,wearingrosettes,fromallthecountiesofIreland,undertheguidanceofDerwanthebuilder,constructthenewBloomusalem.Itisacolossaledificewithcrystalroof,builtintheshapeofahugeporkkidney,containingfortythousandrooms.Inthecourseofitsextensionseveralbuildingsandmonumentsaredemolished.Governmentofficesaretemporarilytransferredtorailwaysheds.Numeroushousesarerazedtotheground.Theinhabitantsarelodgedinbarrelsandboxes,allmarkedinredwiththeletters:L.B.Severalpaupersfallfromaladder.ApartofthewallsofDublin,crowdedwithloyalsightseers,collapses.)
THESIGHTSEERS:(Dying.)Morituritesalutant.(Theydie.)
(Amaninabrownmacintoshspringsupthroughatrapdoor.HepointsanelongatedfingeratBloom.)
THEMANINTHEMACINTOSH:Don’tyoubelieveawordhesays.ThatmanisLeopoldM’Intosh,thenotoriousfireraiser.HisrealnameisHiggins.
BLOOM:Shoothim!Dogofachristian!SomuchforM’Intosh!
(Acannonshot.Themaninthemacintoshdisappears.Bloomwithhissceptrestrikesdownpoppies.Theinstantaneousdeathsofmanypowerfulenemies,graziers,membersofparliament,membersofstandingcommittees,arereported.