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           (Agrousewingsclumsilythroughtheunderwood.)

           THEVOICEOFLYNCH:(Inthethicket.)Whew!Pipinghot!

           THEVOICEOFZOE:(Fromthethicket.)Camefromahotplace.

           THEVOICEOFVIRAG:(Abirdchief,bluestreakedandfeatheredinwarpanoplywithhisassegai,stridingthroughacracklingcanebrakeoverbeechmastandacorns.)Hot!Hot!WareSittingBull!

           BLOOM:Itoverpowersme.Thewarmimpressofherwarmform.Eventositwhereawomanhassat,especiallywithdivaricatedthighs,asthoughtograntthelastfavours,mostespeciallywithpreviouslywellupliftedwhitesateencoatpans.Sowomanly,full.Itfillsmefull.

           THEWATERFALL:

           PhillaphullaPoulaphouca

           PoulaphoucaPoulaphouca.

           THEYEWS:Ssh!Sister,speak!

           THENYMPH:(Eyeless,innun’swhitehabit,coifandhugewingedwimple,softly,withremoteeyes.)Tranquillaconvent.SisterAgatha.MountCarmel.TheapparitionsofKnockandLourdes.Nomoredesire.(Shereclinesherhead,sighing.)Onlytheethereal.Wheredreamycreamygullwaveso’erthewatersdull.

           (Bloomhalfrises.Hisbacktrouserbuttonsnaps.)

           THEBUTTON:Bip!

           (TwoslutsoftheCoombedancerainilyby,shawled,yellingflatly.)

           THESLUTS:

           O,Leopoldlostthepinofhisdrawers

           Hedidn’tknowwhattodo,

           Tokeepitup,

           Tokeepitup.

           BLOOM:(Coldly.)Youhavebrokenthespell.Thelaststraw.Iftherewereonlyetherealwherewouldyouallbe,postulantsandnovices?Shybutwillinglikeanasspissing.

           THEYEWS:(Theirsilverfoilofleavesprecipitating,theirskinnyarmsagingandswaying.)Deciduously!

           THENYMPH:(Herfeatureshardening,gropesinthefoldsofherhabit.