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Chapter 5
Thenotfardistantday.Homerulesunrisingupinthenorthwest.
Hissmilefadedashewalked,aheavycloudhidingthesunslowly,shadowingTrinity’ssurlyfront.Tramspassedoneanother,ingoing,outgoing,clanging.Uselesswords.Thingsgoonsame,dayafterday:squadsofpolicemarchingout,back:tramsin,out.Thosetwolooniesmoochingabout.Dignamcartedoff.MinaPurefoyswollenbellyonabedgroaningtohaveachildtuggedoutofher.Oneborneverysecondsomewhere.Otherdyingeverysecond.SinceIfedthebirdsfiveminutes.Threehundredkickedthebucket.Otherthreehundredborn,washingthebloodoff,allarewashedinthebloodofthelamb,bawlingmaaaaaa.
Cityfulpassingaway,othercityfulcoming,passingawaytoo:othercomingon,passingon.Houses,linesofhouses,streets,milesofpavements,piledupbricks,stones.Changinghands.Thisowner,that.Landlordneverdiestheysay.Otherstepsintohisshoeswhenhegetshisnoticetoquit.Theybuytheplaceupwithgoldandstilltheyhaveallthegold.Swindleinitsomewhere.Piledupincities,wornawayageafterage.Pyramidsinsand.Builtonbreadandonions.SlavesChinesewall.Babylon.Bigstonesleft.Roundtowers.Restrubble,sprawlingsuburbs,jerrybuilt.Kerwan’smushroomhousesbuiltofbreeze.Shelter,forthenight.
No-oneisanything.
Thisistheveryworsthouroftheday.Vitality.Dull,gloomy:hatethishour.FeelasifIhadbeeneatenandspewed.
Provost’shouse.ThereverendDrSalmon:tinnedsalmon.Welltinnedinthere.Likeamortuarychapel.Wouldn’tliveinitiftheypaidme.
