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           Woman’sreason.Jewgreekisgreekjew.Extremesmeet.Deathisthehighestformoflife.Bah!

           STEPHEN:Yourememberfairlyaccuratelyallmyerrors,boasts,mistakes.HowlongshallIcontinuetoclosemyeyestodisloyalty?Whetstone!

           THECAP:Bah!

           STEPHEN:Here’sanotherforyou.(Hefrowns.)Thereasonisbecausethefundamentalandthedominantareseparatedbythegreatestpossibleintervalwhich...

           THECAP:Which?Finish.Youcan’t.

           STEPHEN:(Withaneffort.)Intervalwhich.Isthegreatestpossibleellipse.Consistentwith.Theultimatereturn.Theoctave.Which.

           THECAP:Which?

           (OutsidethegramophonebeginstoblareTheHolyCity.)

           STEPHEN:(Abruptly.)Whatwentforthtotheendsoftheworldtotraversenotitself,God,thesun,Shakespeare,acommercialtraveller,havingitselftraversedinrealityitselfbecomesthatself.Waitamoment.Waitasecond.Damnthatfellow’snoiseinthestreet.Selfwhichititselfwasineluctablypreconditionedtobecome.Ecco!

           LYNCH:(WithamockingwhinnyoflaughtergrinsatBloomandZoeHiggins.)Whatalearnedspeech,eh?

           ZOE:(Briskly.)Godhelpyourhead,heknowsmorethanyouhaveforgotten.

           (WithobesestupidityFlorryTalbotregardsStephen.)

           FLORRY:Theysaythelastdayiscomingthissummer.

           KITTY:No!

           ZOE:(Explodesinlaughter.)GreatunjustGod!

           FLORRY:(Offended.)Well,itwasinthepapersaboutAntichrist.O,myfoot’stickling.

           (Raggedbarefootnewsboys,joggingawagtailkite,patterpast,yelling.)

           THENEWSBOYS:Stoppressedition.Resultoftherockinghorseraces.Seaserpentintheroyalcanal.SafearrivalofAntichrist.