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           ZOE-FANNY:Ilethimlarrupitintomeforthefunofit.

           FLORRY-TERESA:ItwasinconsequenceofaportwinebeverageontopofHennessy’sthreestar.IwasguiltywithWhelanwhenheslippedintothebed.

           STEPHEN:Inthebeginningwastheword,intheendtheworldwithoutend.Blessedbetheeightbeatitudes.

           (Thebeatitudes,Dixon,Madden,Crotthers,Costello,Lenehan,Bannon,MulliganandLynchinwhitesurgicalstudents’gowns,fourabreast,goosestepping,trampfastpastinnoisymarching.)

           THEBEATITUDES:(Incoherently.)Beerbeefbattledogbuybullbusinumbarnumbuggerumbishop.

           LYSTER:(Inquakergreykneebreechesandbroadbrimmedhat,saysdiscreetly.)Heisourfriend.Ineednotmentionnames.Seekthouthelight.

           (Hecorantosby.Bestentersinhairdresser’sattire,shinilylaundered,hislocksincurlpapers.HeleadsJohnEglintonwhowearsamandarin’skimonoofNankeenyellow,lizardlettered,andahighpagodahat.)

           BEST:(Smiling,liftsthehatanddisplaysashavenpollfromthecrownofwhichbristlesapigtailtoupeetiedwithanorangetopknot.)Iwasjustbeautifyinghim,don’tyouknow.Athingofbeauty,don’tyouknow,Yeatssays,orImean,Keatssays.

           JOHNEGLINTON:(Producesagreencappeddarklanternandflashesittowardsacorner:withcarpingaccent.)Estheticsandcosmeticsarefortheboudoir.Iamoutfortruth.Plaintruthforaplainman.Tanderageewantsthefactsandmeanstogetthem.

           (Intheconeofthesearchlightbehindthecoalscuttle,ollave,holyeyed,thebeardedfigureofMananaunMacLirbroods,chinonknees.Herisesslowly.