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           Onthemiddleshelfachippedeggcupcontainingpepper,adrumoftablesalt,fourconglomeratedblackolivesinoleaginouspaper,anemptypotofPlumtree’spottedmeat,anovalwickerbasketbeddedwithfibreandcontainingoneJerseypear,ahalfemptybottleofWilliamGilbeyandCo’swhiteinvalidport,halfdisrobedofitsswatheofcoralpinktissuepaper,apacketofEpps’ssolublecocoa,fiveouncesofAnneLynch’schoiceteaat2/-perlbinacrinkledleadpaperbag,acylindricalcanistercontainingthebestcrystallisedlumpsugar,twoonions,one,thelarger,Spanish,entire,theother,smaller,Irish,bisectedwithaugmentedsurfaceandmoreredolent,ajarofIrishModelDairy’scream,ajugofbrowncrockerycontaininganagginandaquarterofsouredadulteratedmilk,convertedbyheatintowater,acidulousserumandsemisolidifiedcurds,whichaddedtothequantitysubtractedforMrBloom’sandMrsFleming’sbreakfasts,madeoneimperialpint,thetotalquantityoriginallydelivered,twocloves,ahalfpennyandasmalldishcontainingasliceoffreshribsteak.Ontheuppershelfabatteryofjamjars(empty)ofvarioussizesandproveniences.

           Whatattractedhisattentionlyingontheapronofthedresser?

           Fourpolygonalfragmentsoftwolaceratedscarletbettingtickets,numbered887,886.